This is the story of an epic quest! It may excite you, it could frighten you, and possibly even move to you tears!

Let us begin.

### Setting the Stage
Today I had one task that I really wanted to complete: get a package for my wife from the post office while she was out. Simple, right? Not!

We had snow yesterday and I hadn't lifted my windshield wipers, so even though it had been sunny this morning, the snow was still piled on my windshield. I decided to clear it off as much as I could and let the rest just melt while I was working on other things. 

### The Adventure Begins

I went out without gloves to just brush the snow off. I cleared the windows and even cleared off the hood so the wind wouldn't pick it up and plaster it across my windshield. You see, I'm a big proponent of being able to see while driving. When I was done clearing the snow, my hands were cold and still had some snow on them. Without thinking, I raised my arms, then dropped them quickly and flicked my wrists to get the snow off my hands. 

I started to head back inside to warm up when I noticed my left hand felt different, lighter. I felt around with my thumb and only found skin. I looked down at my hand.

My ring was GONE!

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The symbol of my love and commitment to the woman who has captured my heart... and it was missing!

### Everything Falls Apart

A bit panicked, I began to search the snowy ground. I cleared the snow to expose the bare ground, but to no avail. I retraced my steps to see if it had fallen off earlier, it had not. I again returned to the place I thought it had flown off and methodically checked every inch of the area. No luck. 

Just when I was realizing that I might have to tell my wife that it was missing, she called. I didn't know how to tell her. I hadn't payed attention to sitcoms when a character lost his ring. After all, that would never happen to me, right?! Yes here I was. 

In hindsight, I don't know why I was worried at all. I know my wife well and we've been through a lot together. When I told her I had lost it, she simply said, "That's ok. I'll help you look for it." I'm blessed to have such an understanding partner. 

### Reunion

When she got back, she gave me a big hug and we got to looking. Finally, after searching in the cold with no success, we had to give up. I will admit that at one point I was:
- Crouching/hopping around
- Looking for a ring
- Thinking about "my precious"

Yeah, that's the point when I decided to call it quits... with looking for the ring. Not with my wife. We're still together. Thought I should clarify that. Sorry for any confusion. 

Below is the area of the quest where I believe I lost the ring. If you can find it, I'll give you 2 SBD. However, it seems unlikely as I scoured the ground and came up empty. 
Regardless, I thought you might enjoy seeing the spot that was marked by the "X" on the map. 

![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1519759812/q1lgki2hftj7oycmamsz.png)

### Off Into The Sunset

So there really isn't a happy ending in terms of finding the ring, but I did get more confirmation of how much my wife loves me and how amazing she is. Even though I lost my ring, it's just a symbol and she still loves me the same. That's a gift itself. 

So even though I didn't find the ring, I still feel like a winner. 

[![Ono mini.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1519760968/dmw1gt6vykwcgl6gzwlq.png)](https://steemit.com/@themanwithnoname)

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