“Well, I can only speak of celebrities,” Sarah responded, “but yes, if you are a female celebrity in Los Angeles, California, engagement rings probably make up the bulk of your jewelry collection.”
Nick looked puzzled. “Isn’t there some kind of etiquette about returning a ring if you break the engagement?”
Sarah smiled. “I think that only applies if the guy can’t necessarily afford to buy a small island without breaking a sweat,” she told him.
As Nick and Sarah got on the road to San Diego, California—their first stop of a few in the state—Sarah leaned back in her seat and looked at Nick.
“It’s a funky city. I’ll bet San Diego, California is colored diamond central,” she said. “Maybe some pink diamonds, or some orange diamonds. Hopefully pink. I can channel my inner J. Lo.”
Anxious to check out Las Vegas itself, and to see what colossal array of engagement rings Las Vegas had to offer, Nick and Sarah were a little bit giddy. They had already made arrangements to stay at the Hard Rock Hotel, see Cirque du Soleil at the Bellagio, and eat at La Cirque, also at the Bellagio. Neither of them had any great interest in gambling, so they’d have plenty of time to check out “Sin City”.
“There’s something a little poetic here. We will be looking in Phoenix, Arizona at diamond engagement rings, we are going to see an Arizona Diamondbacks game, and we are playing golf on a five-diamond course,” he said to Sarah.
Having seen a lot of what the Midwest had to offer in engagement rings, Albuquerque, New Mexico and its Southwestern appeal would be Nick and Sarah’s next stop. They would also catch up with the International Balloon Fiesta, in which 700 hot-air balloons would take off at once. It was a major to-do in the city, and put Albuquerque, New Mexico on the world-wide map. Prior to that, Sarah’s only knowledge of Albuquerque is that Bugs Bunny often lamented that he should have taken a left turn there.
Having re-dedicated themselves to the search for the perfect engagement ring, Nick and Sarah headed for Denver, Colorado. They would be staying about an hour from there, in Breckenridge, Colorado, because Sarah’s best friend from childhood lived in nearby Frisco. Sarah had been promising to visit for years, but hadn’t ever gone.
Nick and Sarah were next headed to look at diamond engagement rings in Cheyenne, Wyoming, but mostly they couldn’t wait to get to Cheyenne's Frontier Days, which is known as the “Daddy of ‘em all” in the rodeo world. Neither had ever been to a real rodeo before. Nick turned the radio on to a country/western station to put them in the right frame of mind. Although Frontier Days—and its corresponding riotously fun Frontier Nights—could keep them busy all day, every day for nine straight days, they vowed to focus a little more time on the jewelry business.
The ride down I-80 gave them a good idea of what being “Out West” was about. During this time, Sarah, who was driving, asked Nick to get online and find the best hotel they could get in Casper, Wyoming. Being raised in the city gave her a fear of staying in some dusty motel a la “Psycho”. She didn’t like tumbleweeds or insects the size of rats (cockroaches don’t count when you’re a New Yorker).
Nick and Sarah opted not to tell him all of the events at the Sturgis Rally. They smiled and waved goodbye as they headed off to their next destination.
Sarah looked at Nick, held out her left hand, and said: “Maybe your Royal Cheapness can buy me a diamond engagement ring in Billings, Montana, since you skipped right to the Harley-themed wedding rings”.
Nick and Sarah said goodbye, put on their ultra-cool, “Easy Rider”-style helmets, and kicked the Harley into motion. They would ride the 5 hours to Rapid City, South Dakota to check out engagement rings in the 57701 zip code, then head off to Sturgis for the biggest Harley Rally in the country. Sarah was giddy with anticipation. She was even ready, if necessary, to drink too much beer and ride topless down the main drag. She did, after all, want to fit in.
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