Lost Cause - 3 Ring Challenges

The ring has been a recent topic of discussion. Notice there isn't one.

Challenge #1: THE MONSTROSITY THAT IS MY HAND.


LOOK AT THAT! This is the right hand (or the wrong one depending on how you choose to read the first half of this sentence), but I can assure you that the left hand is equally indistinguishable as THE LARGEST FEMALE SPECIMEN OF HAND in this hemisphere. These man hands are going to require some major rockage. Right?!?!

Challenge #2: Every accessory I have ever had in my whole life is either broken, down a drain, lost, or (and this is the most likely scenario) hanging around one of my sisters right now. Try as I may, I have, until now, felt doomed to walk the earth until my dying day unadorned. I'm one of those girls at the party who YOU tell in a whisper, "Oh. Uh, honey, you lost an earring." So, I'm caught, staring blankly into space, grasping at the air that used to be one of my brand new danglies.

Fear not. Someone else was WAY AHEAD OF ME. Wedding ring TATTOOS!! Can't loose that!



I can just see my mom now. Smiling, nodding, THAT'S INTERESTING AMY... Deep breath, mom, even the celebs are doing it! Check out my main man Tony Parker:

For practical purposes (no bling allowed in NBA games) when he married Eva Longoria, he tattooed the sacred date in roman numerals on his wedding finger for all playas in the land to see. Alright, Tony, you can wipe that smug grin off your face. I can palm a basketball too...

Seriously though. I know the ring is THE socially acceptable symbol, but Billy gave me this instead of an engagement ring and it feels perfect:


It's an infinity loop. Billy knows as well as I do that it could've been a shrunken head on a stick and I would still be wearing it. Well, guess what? It's been a whole 11 days and... Still there! Once it's done holding the place (for whatever it precedes) I will have to find somewhere infinitely special to put it (Challenge #3).

Dress Idea #3

This was accomplished by the designer by sewing vintage slips together.

Dress Idea #2

This could be worn OVER the first idea to address any question of femininity that IDEA #1 raised in you.

I checked for all of you. The tiara comes with the dress. The boobs do not.

Dress Idea #1

Propositionally Speaking

I have absolutely no idea how my family on the east coast already knows that Billy and I have BIG NEWS... I feel like I just found out myself... but YES!

William Edward Moor and I, Amy Louise DeCoux, became engaged to be married on Saturday, August 16th. We were up in the Arizona White Mountains visiting his parents and their tightly knit group of family friends when I started getting the feeling that he may have had ulterior motives bringing me up there.

On our second glorious day, we hiked on the Mogollon Rim Trail to a spot that was covered in dog doo and mormon kids and he put my sweaty palm in his and asked me to be his bride.... All together now! Aw.... I know I know.

Called the parents and left messages for each of them separately like, "I'm ok. Everything is fine. Up in AZ. Gimme a call." When my mom called back, her first question was the typical "Are you pregnant?" haha.... When my dad called up (he was in Philly on business at the time), the campsite had us surrounded at a potluck. So, when he asked in a stern voice to speak with Billy, I just handed the phone over, announced his request as Billy walked away, and just busted up laughing in unison with the rest of the table at Billy's blight. LOL.

Marilyn and Bill took us back up there the next day to get a few shots of Billy in action:






Anyway, I haven't stopped smiling yet. We went up to Sacramento this weekend and agreed upon some of the BIG IDEAS. We're tentatively planning to have the ceremony sometime late next summer. That's all we know for now, but we'll keep you all updated for sure!