Absolutely dumbfounded....
I had to pause and replay in my head two incidents that occurred recently while I was in California. The fact that they happened within a span of a week really made me think. At the moment I was so dumbfounded as I couldn't believe my ears. In hindsight it was a good thing; otherwise, some smart-a$$ remark would have come out of my mouth. But in all seriousness, I don't think I could have found the words soon enough. So what am I talking about? Here. Let me explain. Incident #1: I was at the bank with my mother (thankfully I can say that this is NOT my bank), and speaking to someone at customer service. She was a pretty young lady, who looked like she was in her early 20s, fresh out of college. We were at her desk with the branch manager and as the manager typed something in the computer, she saw my engagement ring. My engagement ring is a sapphire surrounded by smaller diamonds. She proceeded to tell me how pretty my ring was and asked me what the stone was. I said it was a