st. anthony is my homeboy.

i've lost something.  actually, it's more like some things. 

i accused a friend of taking them.  and, even though i confronted him, i'm not backing down.  my intuition tells me i'm right.  the pain in my heart screams that i'm right {even though part of me believes hopes i am wrong}. 

perhaps this is the work of karma coming back around to kick me in the butt. 
perhaps this is a sign that i've been too trusting, too gullible.  
 

 
whatever the reason, i'm missing jewelry.  jewelry that is important to me, has meaning to me & has value that no pawn shop or dollar amount can touch.

my white gold & diamond hoops - worn last thursday night - gone.
my sapphire & yellow gold hoops - gone.
a sapphire & diamond ring - gone.
an aquamarine ring - gone.
my original engagement ring - all not even one-quarter carats of it - gone.
{adam gave me my 'original' engagement ring on my 19th birthday.  i suppose it was more of a promise ring.  i upgraded to a slightly bigger diamond - and kept the 'original' ring - a few years ago.}

i know i'm not crazy.  i didn't misplace these things.  the earrings are earrings i wear all. the. time.  the other items are kept in my jewelry box.  the jewelry box that i am in all. the. time.

everything that is missing was given to me mostly by adam.  some by my parents.  i had the sapphire & diamond ring for over 15 years.  the promise/engagement ring? turning 19 happened almost 14 years ago.  the aquamarine ring had three stones.  three for the month of march.  aquamarine because adam & malia were both born in march {my parents gave it to me well before i birthed aidan}.

i know these are just things - material things - but
my heart is sad.  it makes matter worse that the friend {yes, friend} i accused is battling his own demons & trying to cope with his own life.

still, for what it's worth, i hope that whomever took my baubles got whatever they needed out of them and that whatever they got brought to them more joy than my friendship ever will.  stealing isn't worth it.

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st. anthony, st. anthony...please come around...something is lost that must be found!


{the pictures are from we♥it}