So, he bought the ring!! (insert giggles and squeals)
He came home Saturday after golf and just blurted out "Okay, I really was going to propose to you on your birthday, I was in touch with a jeweler to custom design your ring and have it ready.. but it felt like too big of a decision to make on my own, so can we just go shopping?"
So we went, we found my lovely beautiful E-ring & band and now he's talking with the jeweler about the center stone.. unfortunately the jeweler isn't available until tomorrow and neither of us can go. (school & work) so I have no idea when we'll get to look! He's also still going to do a proposal... but the whole decision process of the ring was great and we both love the ring!
I've attached the ring sans center stone...