Christmas!

The last few days have been amazing!  I met my human bright and early on Christmas morning.  We look a lot alike!  I have an awesome new room and tons of clothes.

Not only am I a Christmas present, I got one too!  Meet Pirate, my new kitty!

-Rose

Just Three Days...

And all my waiting will be over!  I can't wait to meet my human.  Her mom says that I'm getting a new bedroom with a closet full of clothes, but the very best of all is that I'm getting a Christmas present, too!  I wonder what it will be?

- Rose

B.F.E. ???

My human's mom says that I have come to live in a place called B.F.E. I'm not exactly sure what that means since I'm sure I'm in Mississippi and that's not the name of my new town. My human's mom just laughed at me when I asked her about it. She won't tell me what she means. Humans sure are strange sometimes.

- Rose

Hi! I'm Rose!

I've been sitting in a closet for over a year now in my box...and it has been very boring!  Lanie was here for the first few months, but it's been very lonely since she left.  Today, the human who put me here took my box out of the closet and opened it for the first time!  She told me that Christmas is getting really close and she wants me to wear a new outfit.  She says that my waiting is almost over and that I'll soon have a little girl to play with me.  I'm really excited!  I think my new dress is very pretty, but I don't think I'll be very comfortable. 

Back in my box, I go...
ROSE

Countdown to Christmas!

I'm taking my daughter trick-or-treating this weekend, but that doesn't mean Christmas isn't already on my mind (and hers, too!).  We had a Disney Princess doll whose arm broke off a few weeks ago. The doll was Aurora, but that's a rather difficult word for a three year old to pronounce so she became Briar Rose and then just Rose.  The one thing my daughter has been saying she wants Santa to bring her is a new Rose, but with a green dress instead of pink.  The American Girl dolls have to be made better than her old doll.  I think she'll be thrilled with her new Rose.

First Post!

A little over a year ago, I became interested in American Girl dolls when a fall catalog randomly showed up in my mailbox.  I suppose I should say I became interested in them again because I really wanted one when I was a little girl (I'm now twenty four and the mother of a beautiful three year old girl).  My mom bought me a knock off when I was seven or eight and I had a great time playing with her especially after my cousin received a similar doll.  I knew that I really wanted my daughter to have a real American Girl doll.  I was leaning towards Elizabeth because she is so stunning and because she was being retired (archived, or whatever) along with Felicity.  My daughter had different ideas and was showing an interest in the My American Girl line.

I am one of those people who has most of her Christmas shopping done before Halloween.  I already knew what my daughter would be finding under the tree in 2010, but since I had the extra money I ordered her just like you doll (#39) to put away for 2011.  I will add some real photos as soon as Santa delivers her!

I also made the decision to purchase another doll as a gift.  This was a very complicated decision for me.  My husband is eleven years older than I am.  When we met, I knew that he was divorced.  What I didn't know was that shortly after his divorce was finalized, his ex wife turned up pregnant.  We dated for a few months before his cousin told me that his ex wife and the baby (which I didn't know existed) were living with my husband's (at the time boyfriend's) parents.  I met his parents, ex-wife, and daughter for the first time at the little girl's first birthday party.  I was head over heels in love with this man and his family hated me immediately.  If I had known then what the next few years would be like, I probably would have ran as fast as my legs would carry me. 

Fast forward five years.  My husband's parents have adopted this little girl.  His ex-wife has finally moved out of their home, gotten remarried, has a son with her new husband, and is living over an hour away.  My husband and I have our own beautiful little girl and a very strained relationship with his family.  This is the first year we are planning to visit their home on Christmas.  I decide that an American Girl doll would be a good Christmas present for her.                   

I chose Lanie Holland, the American Girl of the Year for 2010 for this gift.  I had planned to take a photo of the doll as she was being unwrapped, but I didn't get to because the little girl wasn't there to unwrap her gift.  I did find one of the pictures of Lanie from the American Girl website.