Last year he told me he was going to buy me a winter coat. I tried a Mountain Hardware jacket with a synthetic filler for a couple days. It fit perfectly, but it just didn't cut it. I was still ill then and really didn't handle the cold well. I was so sad to return it, because I loved the jacket. It was pink with a fun pattern embroidered on it, and it could be refersed to be a more subdued gray with pink boxes. Next I tried a Patagonia jacket filled with down that packed really small, but it was too short in the waist (I run into this all the time...). Next I broke down and bought the full-on, top o'the line Mountain Hardware jacket and it stuck. It served me well on all those below freezing mornings I was waiting for the bus.
And winter's come again - but I'm healthy this year, and I'm handling the cold alot better. So Stephan showed up the other night with a big bag in hand...
"Surprise! Happy Thanksgiving!" he cried as he produced the same pink Mountain Hardware I had to return last year! He remembered how much I loved it and got it for me again! I've worn it every day since!
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