From Tiffany & Co. To Diamond Supply Co. x Nike SB Dunks

In the Spring of 2008 I wanted to get Ashley the perfect promise ring. A ring that represented my love and symbolized everything we'd been through and everywhere we were going. I looked around at different places for the perfect type of ring and I came upon the Elsa Peretti® Open Heart ring in sterling silver. I was perfect just like my love. I remember giving her the present in my dorm room Freshman year, and looking back I should have had it ready the day I met her.


Elsa Peretti® Open Heart Ring
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That Winter I found a pair of Nike shoes that were designed in a collaboration between Diamond Supply Co. and Nike SB Dunks. The color of choice for the shoes is the Tiffany Blue that the jewelry is wrapped in, and the swoosh is the perfect silver to match her sterling silver ring. So in an effort to match one another in showing our affections, I got an authentic pair from LDRS in Chicago, Illinois.


The Box


The Unveiling


The Truth

It's awesome to me that we can both have symbols that resemble one another, the only question now is will I run out of shoes or will she run out of rings to get. The last post shows her second ring :) I think we'll be okay. <3

IV-VII-MMXII

April Seventh Two-Thousand and Twelve
4-7-2012
IV-VII-MMXII



Ashley Nicole Johnson… This is my promise, this is my love, and this is my everything poured into a mold. My heart is in your hands; my ring is a symbol of that very part of me that beats for you endlessly. This record is now more than just of my life, but of our life together. Our daydreams and nightmares fuse as one, and our journey has just begun.

The story that unfolds will be of two lovers intertwined and held together by the understanding of One reality that we both seek to attain. With you I know my eyes will be more concentrated on a higher divinity, my mind will put aside material desires, and I will only yearn to be close to you. The warmth and love you show me each day keep me confident that I will only grow stronger in faith and better as a person. You make me the best possible version of myself and you do it all in love. It’s an incredible feeling to know that you are my one and only, my beginning and my end. You are the best partner to have in life and I know you’ll always have my back.

May there be nothing but blessings and peace upon us for the rest of our days to come.

Emi Rose

You'll never know how much you meant to me... You're my angel and you'll forever be in my heart... I wish I could hold you one last time, I wish I could trade your paw print for you any time I wanted. I remember just watching you sleep and cuddle into the blankets, you were always so cozy. I'll always remember the tension between us because I'm all black maybach and you're a cream machine, you'd always shed on me and it would be so frustrating... I'll always remember the last time I held you, you winked at me and smiled, without any words you told me your faith was stronger than mine. You made our house a home and you went on all our journey's with us, from Silvis to Champaign you always kept your mom so happy. I'm so happy you got to meet your uncle's Storm, Salem, and Ziggy... Storm loved you the most, but never as much as me... I'm happy to have known you Emi Emerson, Emster Baxster, Emi Rose Rivera... Always and Forever, in my hearts and in my dreams... Rest in Peace and Assalaamu Alaykum Love.


This is right about when we first got you baby... I never like cats your color, but girl you changed my opinion. Look how sweet you are, forever and ever in my heart just the way you are... purrfect. <3


See you wave hi to me... Look how cozy my little Emi-bye-baby is... <3


Your mom will always hold you close everytime she cuddles for the rest of her life, so please baby lay your spirit in her arms and keep her cozy. You're both my beautiful angels. <3


My streamline baby... Or is that a double punch? Either way baby you're a chip of the old block. <3



See daddy loves you, he took a picture of you on his way back from class... I pretended you were waiting patiently for me to come home :) I love you baby. <3


Look how cute you were. I miss you Emster Baxter. <3


You and your mom had the same beautiful ojos... You were Mommy's girl, and that is the attitude you always had with me... Thanks for at least being nice once baby, I love you. <3


Sisters Forever, Hermanas Por Siempre... <3


You always found places to keep warm. <3


Amara's last kiss... You two we're the best sisters in the world. She's being strong for you, but she had nightmares last night so I woke her up and gave her a kiss for you. She jumped in your pink chair and slept where you always did, I know you were with her. <3


Dad's last kiss goodnight... I hope I tucked you in cozier than ever before baby, you don't know how much this hurts to be without you. <3


You were always such a butterball... I love you girl. <3


Mom's last goodbye. <3


Looking to Heaven... I know your spirit will always watch over us and the house from your perch... Thank you, thank you so much...

Rest in Peace my angel Emi, chase those mice and fly high... You opened my eyes to how beautiful life can be, how caring your mother can be, and how much love any form of life is able to give on a daily basis. Know that I'm giving that love back, know that your name is tattooed on my heart, and know that one day my soul will be with yours again.

I love you Emi Emerson.