Glam Yellow Diamond Ring

Published on 06/01/12

When Karen Garcia, an executive with BMC Software, lost her wedding ring to a thief 18 years ago, she was rightfully upset. She and her mother-in-law, Annie Garcia of Corpus Christi, had picked out the diamond together and, of course, a wedding ring has intrinsic sentimental value. But it was gone.

"At the time, we were young and busy and she quickly replaced it with just a gold band," husband Roland Garcia e-mailed as he recounted this holiday story. "And each year since then, she has been asking for a new diamond ring for Christmas."

Over the years, Roland was focusing on his legal career and not really tuned in to Karen's desire for a replacement ring. In the meantime, that request for a new symbol of enduring love ramped up to a yellow diamond.