Congratulations to you and your bride! On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 3:37 PM, Liesl <li...@smm.org> wrote: > Hi Friends, > > Sorry to have been out of the loop for a while. Dang life! Anyway, I just > got legally married (oh my goodness; never thought I'd see the day) and my > partner and I gave each other what we now refer to as "The Nuptial English > Riding Jackets" to each other as wedding gifts. It was going to be watches, > but then we saw the Swedish Riv Snaps and it was all over; decision made in > a snap (sorry; couldn't resist). Anyway, they came at the beginning of the > week and then it dumped snow and got real cold. > > Here's my quick review: light. water beads up on it like crazy (have been > in light rain and snow). toggles are great one-handers; maybe even > mitten-handers. orange zippers are totally sporty. collar configuration is > nice; room for a neck gaitor/small scarf but not too big as to let in wind > and rain. A medium fits erin, who is 5'10", and me, who is 5'2" but a bit > thicker about the middle. It's more flattering on Erin but fine on me; not > too crazy big although a small might've been better but wasn't an option. > We both can fit a down sweater under it. It was *perfect* for shoveling wet > snow. I do not miss having a hood but then again I live in hats. We feel a > bit silly wearing them both at the same time. We are a titch embarrassed > that we spent the money for two jackets but in no way regret it. And > afterall, they are Nuptial Jackets. We think they will be utterly fantastic > on our trip to New Zealand to visit my family both on and off bicycles. I > am pretty sure that it will become beloved over a long long time and will be > a 4-season garment, which is saying a lot for Minnesota. > > Verdict? Yep! > > Riv Chica Warrior > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
-- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
