Ring Day

Here at Texas A&M, we make getting your Aggie ring quite the ordeal! {That is not me saying that I don't think it should be made as big of a deal as it is}

Travis got his last Friday, so I made cookies for the occasion

It really is cool how they work. They're so great and meaningful when you get them as a student, but even more so when you leave. No matter where you end up after graduation, Texas or beyond, if you're at a job interview or studying abroad or working far from home, and on and on, if another Aggie sees your ring, you make an immediate bond.

There is a return system for Aggies who have lost their ring. I'm not even sure if it's an official system, or if it is just an on-going tradition for an Aggie who finds someone's lost ring to contact them and return it. {We're still holding out for the return of my sister's ring in this situation} Similarly, when the bonfire tragedy happened here many years ago, lots of Aggies left their own rings at the memorials in honor of the 12 students that died that night.

Soo...I was excitied to get to go with Travis and his family to watch him get his ring!

It is true that not getting my own ring when my time comes has crossed my mind......say THAT to the right person, and they'll write you off as unAmerican and foolish. I'm the kind of Aggie that they call a "2 percenter". I suppose that since they're not exactly just pocket change, I have thought that I like the rings that I already wear enough to be ok not spending the money to get my own. However, after being a part of ring day, I do feel like I might be missing out....haha we'll see, we'll see

Nothin but love,
Bethany