one word... epic

so this april fools will definitely be one for the books.
it was epic to say the least...

the prank: "congrats!"

so i moved to utah in january
a little over a month after my friend moved back down here from washington
everyone at work thought that the reason i was moving here was to follow him.
my store manager flat out asked me if that's why i was moving.
i told him no WAY!!
i also had people making bets on how long i would last SINGLE in OREM UTAH...
but in the spirit of feeding the gullible...
i borrowed a friend's engagement ring and took a picture of that particular friend kissing my cheek and holding my hand up...
i sent the picture to my store manager, my zone manager and a couple of my co-workers...

my store manager said "CONGRATS!!"

my zone manager said "WHAT?! i did NOT approve of this! is he good to you?!"

my friend said "kilay! no way!"

we all laughed and it was hilarious

until i tried to get the ring off...

it was stuck.

it went on JUST fine

which had me confused...

we tried EVERYthing to get it off...

soap

lotion

oil

floss

ice

i stood outside in the snow with my hand in the air...

nothing worked...

my friend was nervous to tell her husband what had happened

i was nervous that i was gunna lose my finger...

or have over $3000 dollars stuck on it forever...

we finally decided to let it sit over night and see if the swelling would go down.

my finger had puffed up and been rubbed raw from all the twisting and turning and maneuvering we did to try and get it off.

i continued to get text after text and call after call until 3am...

in the morning the swelling had gone down

but not enough to get the ring off

and it was now stuck to my finger in the places it was rubbed raw

i went to work and everyone thought at first that i had really gotten engaged on april fools day...

until i showed them my hand closer....

when they saw the swollen redness they laughed...

my supervisors busted up...

i left on my lunch break to go with my roommate to Jared's to see what they could do for me

the lady didnt know what to do so she asked the manager...

in the mean time, my roomie and i went around the corner and sat on the couch...

we heard him laugh before we saw him....

he came around the corner and asked to see it...

he was laughing hysterically....

he said it was the best thing he had seen in a long time.

he said he loved me and that he was glad i was laughing about it...

they cut the ring...

stuffed two sets of pliers under it and pulled it apart...

it cut my finger when i pulled it off..

my finger is still swollen, but not as bad...

the spots where it was rubbed raw are now scabbing over...

looks like the joke was on me.

my friend whose ring it was has insurance

so they cut it off and will put it back together for free.
i'm so glad we got it off my finger...
it's no longer swollen as bad as it WAS
and the raw spot are now scabbing...

oh well...

it was worth it.

-kmw-