Hi Bluepawprint,
I know you are excited for your pearls to arrive, but put expectations out of your mind for now! You will be receiving your beautiful and unique pearls soon, they will "wake up" within the first few days they arrive. I like to leave mine in a safe place where I can walk by and admire them and handle them and try them on. As the light changes they allow me to see their colors and luminous qualities more and more. (And because you are wise, you ordered from someone with good return or exchange policy.)
Pattye
so many pearls, so little time