I was delightfully invited to  Robbins Brothers 2^nd Annual “Diamonds & Desserts” soiree on Thursday August 14th.  Diamonds are a girls best friend,  so I decided to bring along my other best friend, Jeffery Welch and make it a trio event.  We were openly greeted at the door with a smile and a glass of champagne.  I couldn’t help but notice the eloquent quotes that were written throughout the store. Love!!

I parted with a couple of handbags and accessories to donate to Girls Inc., a charitable organization which strengthens young women with the necessary skills and support for success.  I had a great conversation with one of the girls who is a part of the organization and I was in awe of how audacious she was, or shall I say…she simply “sparkled.”

Beautiful models donned fashionable wedding gowns by  Chloe Dao .

As I  snacked on custom diamond ring sugar cookies and sipped my glass of champagne, I was mesmerized by the array of bling in the room.  From Tacori to Verragio to Kirk Kara and many more….every ring had it’s own elegance.

I fell in love with a unique, artsy, Verragio. Two weeks later and I still can’t get the ring out of my head.  Hopefully my boyfriend is reading this *hint *hint.

As we were leaving I heard my raffle ticket called and  won a copy of Natasha Burton’s “101 Quizzes for Couples” which I will bring along on our cruise in 2 weeks to quiz my significant other.

As if it couldn’t get any better, on the way out of “The Engagement Ring Store”  we were handed AMAZING swag bags including a crystal bracelet, bling key ring, nail polish kit and ring pops!!

So…..when we got home, Jeffrey texts me to tell me this was over the men’s stall:

Here’s your chance. Get out now while you can. Quick, look for a window. Or the ventilation shaft. Okay, remove your clothes. Skivvies, too. Lube your entire body with that hand soap over there. Now take a penny and unscrew the corner of the duct. Now get to struggling. Conviction is important at this point. You do not want to get stuck. Imagine your bride-to-be coming in and seeing your nude lower torso poking out like some sort of modern art installation. That’s an image for the mantel, isn’t it? So squirm like the wind. Once free, secure some clothing and start a new life somewhere with complicated extradition laws. And then back to bachelorhood. Yes, the singularly most forlorn, emotionally vacant time of your life. Come on, is there anything more overrated than bachelorhood? If you’re like most bachelors, you go to bed every night wishing you weren’t one. Let’s look at the sacred, time-tested bachelor traditions you’ll be missing out on. Well, of course, there’s being a slob. As well as extended periods of not bathing and otherwise lapsed personal hygiene. And hanging out with your unattached friends. A group of guys who with each passing year are starting to get, frankly, a little creepy. Your future is out there. Your best friend is out there. Besides, that liquid soap itches like crazy.

LOVE IT!!!