At the bare minimum, we're going to need videos of the arrival and the unboxing.
Can't wait to see your new ride! Congratulations, Leah! On Oct 28, 2020, at 1:39 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Beautiful tree, George! > > I’m in the final hour or two of waiting. > > I woke up several times last night and refreshed the tracking. Did I need to > know what was happening with my boxes at 3 am? I guess so. When I finally did > get up it was 6ish, and I sprung out of bed like I’d had a great night’s > sleep. I flounced down the stairs to the coffee machine and had 2 cups. Then, > I decided I’d take my Clementine out. I came home after 10.7 miles and > thought, “You know...I think I’ll go running!” I came home and found my sons > on break from Zooming their lessons. I tasked them with a list of cleaning > and then went upstairs to attack the laundry. > > “You know that cleaning the house doesn’t have any correlation to getting a > new bike, right, Mom?” trailed my son’s voice behind me. > > Ignoring him, I made my way upstairs. A light bulb went off and I realized > that I should clean out all the dressers and closets. Seize the day! With > those all done and the clothes now donated, I decided I’d shower and get > ready. I can’t tell you the last time I’ve spent any time on my hair. Blow > drying? Waste of time. But today I got after it. I looked in the mirror and > thought, “My hair is huge. Texas. I have Texas hair.” I moved on to makeup > and finished it off with a raspberry shade of lipstick. > > All this nervous energy and anticipation is being put to good use. I’m > running out of things to clean. Does anyone want me to come over? Just leave > me a list... > > I’m ready! Where is my bike? > Leah > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Oct 28, 2020, at 9:26 AM, George Schick <bhim...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Well, if nothing else I've learned two new (to me, anyway) words from these >> post threads: "bolus" and "fleek". In the spirit of the raspberry-red color >> of the new bike, here's a pic of the red maple in my back yard that just >> started to turn a few days ago. Reds, reddish-orange, yellow-orange, >> residual light green - it's never been this full of color before. >> >> <DSCN0946.JPG> >> >> >> On Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 9:52:08 AM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> Joe - yes, I remember the excitement of your custom. So fun! And yes, my >> clothes have gone out of style waiting for this bike. On that note, I made >> myself wear jeans instead of leggings or sweats yesterday. It was like, wow, >> what’s the occasion - I’m so dressed up. Months of a pandemic will do this >> to you. Hard pants. That’s what jeans are now. I was wearing my hard pants. >> >> DougP - the prom. I laughed out loud. It is exactly like that. >> >> Edgar - order the Platypus and join me in the frivolity. >> >> Patrick - Well, I can’t say I’d want a brown Monocog, so we’re even. >> >> Fullylugged - thanks! I’m flattered you think I’m on fleek, especially since >> I seem to have left the Bicycle Belle look and fallen headlong into Lone >> Wolf Leah. 🤣 Congrats to your friend - she will love that Hilsen. >> >> Ben - WHAT did you get? You can’t tell us you got your first Riv and then >> say nothing else about it! I feel excited right along with you. >> >> Jeff - I have had all your same thoughts. And I didn’t sleep much last night >> - I admit to checking the tracking at least twice in the middle of the >> night. That bike is here in Las Vegas! We’ll allow each other a little >> frivolity and then get our heads back on our shoulders and care about the >> important stuff. Just a small revelry in the look of new paint and a shudder >> of joy at the feel of a new frame. >> >> Joyce - My #RivSister! We will celebrate just as hard when you get your >> Caribbean blue Platypus. Your make-up color choices may be a little harder >> to work with - I mean, blue lipstick might be a big much, but we can make it >> work. I will stop at raspberry nails and some sort of berry lip, no >> raspberry eyeshadow I think. Planning our lipstick on New Bike Day - this is >> such a #RivSister thing. I hope the Riv guys aren’t too horrified. >> >> UPS comes early afternoon around here. If I’m conscious, I’ll report back! >> If not, just know I died of happiness. >> >> Leah >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > On Oct 28, 2020, at 7:29 AM, JAS <swanso...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Oh Leah, I’m so excited for you! The ever-anticipated date is upon you >> > and what else can be done but spruce up the house and prepare for your new >> > “date” in style? Can’t wait to see all the matchy-matchy you’re >> > planning...bike-nails-helmet-outfit-shoes, etc. Are you going so far as >> > raspberry eye-shadow or just stopping at lipstick? >> > >> > Congratulations! 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