What was already a special, romantic gift turns out to have much more emotional value.
Even in the happiest of relationships, you have to come home with flowers every now and then to show your appreciation for your partner. This man went one step further and made a necklace for his girlfriend with his bare hands. This necklace turned out to be even more special than she initially thought.
Anniversary gift
Terry wanted to give his girlfriend Anna a very special present for their anniversary. He bought part of the gift from the store and he made the other part himself. He combined the two parts and wanted to surprise her with this. Terry didn’t think the end product was good enough. So, he came up with a genius plan to make it the best gift ever.
Curious what he made of it?
Anna and Terry
The couple lives in Australia and when Terry came up with the idea of the necklace, they were together for almost a year. They had started dating after a 4 year long friendship. They were deeply in love with each other and could not imagine life without each other. Both Anna and Terry felt that they would soon be ready to take their relationship to the next level.
Terry wanted to give Anna something memorable for their anniversary. Despite having two left hands, he decided to make something himself.
The process
To show how much Anna meant to him, Terry decided to make his own gift. The process cost him a lot of effort and time, but he still managed to make a beautiful pendant for his beloved. He bought the chain to hang the pendant on in a shop. The two pieces together formed a beautiful piece of jewelry and you could tell a lot of love was put into it.
The necklace
So, Terry bought the necklace at a store, but he made the pendant himself. Terry made this pendant from Tasmanian wood. This luxurious type of wood is used for making high-quality furniture, such as cabinets and tables. It is also widely used for frames and panels. This hard wood has a deep, dark color and a beautiful shine. Perfect material for a beautiful necklace!
Still, the type of wood was not the most interesting part of the jewelry…
The secret
Designing, sanding, painting and gluing the pendant took Terry a lot of time. He hoped that the effort and love he put into his gift would be appreciated by his girlfriend. After all, it symbolized how much he loved her. He hoped she wouldn’t find out that he’d been hiding something from her.
His secret had something to do with the necklace…
The gift
When their anniversary arrived, Terry took Anna to her favorite restaurant. This is where he wanted to give her his present. He was extremely nervous. What if Anna didn’t like the necklace? It was not a designer piece of jewelry, but something that he had made himself. Maybe she would appreciate the idea, but not find it beautiful enough to actually wear. That would be a waste of effort!
The surprise
When they finished eating, Terry took his handmade necklace out of his pocket and handed it to her. His hands trembled as he presented his surprise to her. Anna’s reaction wiped all his uncertainty off the table. She absolutely loved the necklace. When Terry said he made the jewelry himself, tears started welling up in her eyes.
Anna immediately put the necklace on, she had no idea what secret was hidden in the necklace.
The pendant
The necklace became one of Anna’s most prized possessions. She wore the jewelry every day and only took it off when she had to. She had no idea what she was really carrying around her neck. Terry had hidden something very special in the pendant. By hiding this in the pendant, Terry guaranteed that no one would ever discover the secret.
His plan seemed to work, until the truth came out. This turned their whole relationship upside down.
Afraid of being discovered
Although Anna appreciated the necklace very much, Terry always felt a little anxious when he saw the piece of jewelry hanging around her neck. He hid his secret in a safe place, but he was afraid it would come out anyways. If Anna ever found out what was hidden in the pendant, she might no longer want to be his girlfriend.
Friends
The necklace was so special and beautiful to Anna that she showed it to everyone. Every time Terry saw a friend of Anna’s inspecting the necklace a little too closely, his heart skipped a beat. His secret was safe as long as the chain hung around her neck. Anna’s friends held the pendant and looked at it from all sides.
Calling via Zoom
Even the friends who lived outside Australia got to see the necklace. Anna had a number of girlfriends who lived abroad. Although she didn’t call them to specifically show them the necklace, it was so noticeable that she couldn’t stop these friends from wanting to study the jewelry carefully. One of Anna’s friends who lived in Scotland at the time, for example. They had been best friends for years, but hadn’t seen each other in person for a long time. To ease the pain, they called each other at least once a month.
Time flies
In the months that followed, Terry became less and less concerned. Most of Anna’s friends had seen the necklace by now, so it was held and studied less and less. Much to his relief, no one had discovered the secret. The chances of this happening became smaller by the day.
Anna still wore the necklace every day, whether she was going shopping or having a family celebration. The necklace was very dear to her. When she discovered the secret, she was very surprised that she hadn’t noticed it sooner.
Traveling together
The couple decided to go on a nice trip together. They both loved seeing new places and discovering new cultures, but due to some money problems, they hadn’t traveled in a long time. They wanted to make sure this trip was going to be special.
Unfortunately, there was a disagreement that threatened their entire holiday together.
Flying
Anna suffered from a fear of flying. Fortunately, Australia is so big that she could always discover plenty of new places without having to get on a plane. Terry actually liked flying to other continents. He wanted to share this love with Anna, but that was rather difficult since she did not want to fly.
He decided to give in. The couple booked a vacation in their home country.
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