Maybe my luck has turned

I am 22 years old. My whole life it has seemed that I have had quite the bad luck, I admit however, many of these instances could have been avoided with a little more care payed to each situation...when I tried to move out of one of my apartments when the lease was up, I discovered I had initialed by an extra month ending up w/ a blip on my credit report. In another apartment my car is parked "in the garage" and ends up being broken into more easily than outside. I left my boyfriend that I cheated on for someone who ended up being a complete obsessive compulsive liar and I pretty much wasted 3 years of my life (ok maybe that was just me not so much bad luck.)

However, lately things have gone UP and DOWN and now, just maybe my luck has turned. It started out with me getting back together with the boyfriend I left for the crazy ass liar. Good Choice. He makes me really happy and is so sweet and we plan on moving in together already even though we've only been back together for about 4 weeks. Thats another story. Point is, I am happy with him. Our relationship started out with him giving me back my ring that he took back from me upon breaking up 3 years ago. This is a beautiful ring, albeit it is just a "promise" ring even though it really is a small engagement ring, costing $300-400.

Lately I have been making the commute of nearly hour and a half (no traffic) to go stay w/ him on the weekends. This weekend was no different. On Saturday night we went out to quite a nice dinner at an italian place. We even ordered a whole bottle of bubbly...MMM that food was good. Upon getting out of his vehicle at home and I digging in my car for something by boyfriend (lets call him AJ) decided to dig into the snow and throw a big snowball that splattered all over my arm, hand and chest. Not remembering that earlier that day, I had placed my ring on my ring finger as his mother mentioned while looking for apartments that it may be a good idea to say we were getting married soon.

NOW, that ring is too big for my ring finger. And I wasn't thinking about that is I vigorously shook my hand free of the snow. All of a sudden I felt the ring go flying of my hand and obviously disappear somewhere into the snow. I shrieked and told AJ what happened and we began to look around in the snow for it. We did not find it.

The next morning the Hawks played the Bears...and I thought to myself "If the Hawks dont win (it was a close game) then I know I will find my ring. Two bad things cant happen this weekend." That day we went out to rent a metal detector after some more searching w/ no avail. The rental place was a bit away and it closed at 3. We left at 2:35, but guess what we made it at 2:58.

After getting back that afternoon, we tested out the metal detector on various metal items and found it to work. We started in the area I lost the ring on the little sidewalk, and then searched around the area. AJ soon discovered it wasn't working because...the batteries were dead. I was so mad. But, that evening I decided to bite the bullet and buy 3 new 9 volts at a total of $10. We scanned the area some more w/ no avail. That night, in my drunken stupor, I prayed telling God I would try and be more religious if my ring was found.

Monday morning we were about to face defeat, perhaps giving one last scan and return the detector. However, AJ's dad was outside giving the area a test himself. AJ, his mom and I were talking in his room when AJ's dad walked in announing "did you lose something?" whiled holding up my beautiful ring. I was so happy I jumped up and gave him a hug. My prayer had been answered.

UH-OH, I guess I better go to church at least once sometime soon.

And then, on my way home (with one headlight we discovered before I left) I was listening to the radio. Keep track of all 7 @ 7 songs to call in for a prize. So I did, and I called and I guess I was the right caller because I named the songs and won tickets for a concert tonight. Even though it came w/ a "meet and greet" of the band from 3-4 today and I will be at work till 3:30. Oh well. Free tickets, even if they are not the greatest band ever.

So you see, my life has been crap and I have had some jubilations lately. I cant wait to move in with my boyfriend and be all happy ( I hope.) Sure enough, I am getting my damn ring sized asap.