Lord of the Ring

It's gone. That's the only way to put it. I have been in Modesto for 3 days now, I arrived last Saturday, and here it is Monday and now it's gone. What am I referring to you might ask? My college class ring. My ring is gone. After the flight here it was uncomfortable as the pressure (physical pressure from pressurizing and depressurizing the airplane) of flight causes the human body to react strange after a long flight. I had 3 flights on Saturday, I spent damn near 10 hours in the air, and when all was said and done it caused my body to react like I had been eating from a salt lick all day... my fingers swelled making my ring finger uncomfortable. So I took the ring off. Unable to get it back on I put it aside. I have spent all day searching, I have ripped everything apart, retraced my steps a dozen or so times and in the last 36 hours my ring is no longer in my possession. Its strange, I haven't been without that ring for even a full day in just about 8 years and now its gone.
I don't know what to think, my mother has the receipt for it, and she has all the info so I can reorder it from Jostens, but the cost is going to be great. I can't believe that it is gone.
I don't know what to do.... what a way to start the trip....