The Necklace

I do not own an abundance of jewelry, although I do have a few nice pieces. I've never been big on 'bling' but do admire it on other people.

BUT, on my vacation, filled with SHOPPING and visits to antique malls, I found a beautiful rhinestone necklace for a mere $14.00, on sale from $20.00. Fourteen dollars, what a deal.

Sadly, I don't have it. The husband God gave me wouldn't let me buy it. Apparently, he believed that my buying a mink purse (with a mink coin purse!), three cookbooks I will only rarely use, and baby plates (my baby is 20, and he had better not touch these plates) was enough purchases for me. He bought a lamp.

This is one of the difficulties of shopping while on vacation. We have to drive a long distance between our favorite stops, and if you don't buy it when you see it, you won't get it. So, I wanted to buy it. It won't be there next year, I'm sure of it. It was an incredible deal.

I suppose I could have thrown a fit, but that would have been rather unbecoming. I'm not a spend-thrift. I'm also not particularly shallow. But, I did really want that necklace!

In deep sadness, I will move on with my life. I will try to remember the truly wonderful things about my vacation. I will cherish the memories of family. I will hold tightly to the ties that bind us together. I will dream of becoming a person of integrity. But, secretly, I will always wonder why I'm not worthy of the $14.00 rhinestones, which would have looked smashing on me.