What I got from the American Girl Store!

So as you can probably see by the photo I got CAROLINE WHEN I WAS IN AMERICA!!!! Ok so there's a big story behind getting her, i'll explain.

sorry about the lack of pics, I not very well at the moment.

So in like the first week of being in America we visited an AG store, I talked more about it in my last post :) I had planned to get Caroline from a store when I was there. So I was walking around the store and marveling at how beautiful and amazing the displays were. After a while I noticed the lack of Caroline items. So I asked one of the ladies if she was sold here and she said that they Caroline is only sold online. My heart legit broke. So my mum talked to the manager and we explained that we were tourists and then my dad phoned the american girl like online place and after hours of back and forth we managed to order a caroline doll and she was mailed to our hotel in Orlando. I am so blessed to have the amazing customer service and such awesome parents :) We walked into the store at 12pm and left at 3pm :) Yeah my younger siblings were tearing up the place! There were opening boxes and playing with their dolls and the tea sets it was so cute! But that experience and the effort to get Caroline just makes her so the more special, I just love that my parents spent so much effort negotiating and arranging the shipment. I love you guys! i know who probs won't read this post but you know I love you >.< We drove from Washington D.C and by the end of our trip we were in Orlando and she was in my hotel!!! And thats the story ;0 I now have another lovely lady to add to my collection! ^.^ 

Just a quick note :) If you are having doubts about getting her, I would try and get her before she retires. She is so pretty and will probs be quite expensive when she's retired! 

Love ya, Lydia!

I'm back from my trip!! :)

Hey hey hey!!! I'm back from my trip to America!!! Ahh it feels so good to be home :) We landed back in New Zealand a week ago today and man, am I glad to be back! I got a bit homesick while I was away! I missed my friends and my sister and my cozy bed >.< As promised I tried to take pictures but like half of them I can't seem to find.. like anywhere on my computer and sim cards O_o So thats strange.. but you have a few from the first week or two of travel! I made them into a little slideshow so this post wasn't a million miles long! So hope you like the slideshow :-*

usa trip slideshow - Kizoa Online Movie Maker


Now i should probably highlight some of my favorite things from my trip!

~ We went to Disney World Florida and it was so cool! My favorite was probably Animal Kingdom because there was less people and it was really inspiring to see all the different presentations about animals! Seeing as I'm thinking of a career with animals >.<

~ 'The Festival of the lion king' musical in Animal Kingdom! Oh the costumes were so incredible and  the dancing was spectacular. They did this aerial dance to 'can you feel the love tonight' there was legit tears in my eyes.

~ My first ever visit to an American Girl Store!!! Oh my gosh so in i think Washington D.C or in a city just outside we went to a mall and there was a American Girl Store in it!! Standing in the entrance I actually had so many feelings and emotions well up inside of me. I was in an American Girl Store!! I sadly didn't take any pictures inside because we thought we'd get told off but I spent about 3 hours inside it just walking and walking and walking around the amazing displays!

~ I went on my first every horse trail ride in Maryland. It was so cool! My horse was called Taco lol.

~ My discovered love for Oreos.. I'm not even kidding I could live on Oreos and Reeses buttercups!!!

~ Going to a Target was so so so great! I just stood in the toys aisle with my mouth hanging open. I need to show you guys what I got sometime >,<

~ Chick-fil-A!! My family ate at this restaurant many times... And consumed many Oreo milkshakes.

~ Toys-R-Us was just as I imagined it to be! A whole like warehouse dedicated to TOYS!! My heaven :)

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed my trip overseas. Going to America was my dream and it was fulfilled! It was everything I had thought it would be, the houses were so cool and the way the neighborhoods were layed out made me so happy! I'm weird I know :) Thank you to all of you who recommended places for us to visit, we went to as many as we could and they were fabulous :-*

-Lydia

Tomorrow's the day :D

Hello! I've packed my suitcase all ready for our trip! We are leaving tomorrow! It's insane! I'm taking my camera but I'm not sure if I gonna be able to post on my blog. We have EXTREMELY  limited suitcase room so I'm going to try bring my laptop but I'll have to see :) If I can't then I'll just bombard you all with posts when i get back ^.^ Due to the suitcase room I'm sadly not going to take any dolls over with me because I'm planning on purchasing some over there :) 

I hope you all have a fabulous rest of your day and I hope to update you guys when I can :) Sorry that it's such a quick post :-*

-lydia

I'M COMING TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!

GUYS I'M COMING TO AMERICA!!!!!!!! Oh my gosh I'm am actually so excited I might pee my pants.. Ok thats weird but you lot have no idea how pumped I am for this trip! I should probably start from the beginning so you all can understand what on earth is going on :) 

If you hadn't noticed, I don't live in the USA. I live in a small country in the corner of the world called New Zealand. 

Ever since I discovered American Girl dolls I have loved the US. Everything from being so patriotic to listening to people with really weird accents. No offence! You should hear a kiwi's accent..Ew. so anyway! Over the years this passion for the states has grown into an obsession! I have so so so so wanted to go!! Just thinking about going brings tears to my eyes, that just explains how weird I am 

>.< Well, earlier this year my parents sprung it on me that in October we would, as a family go over to the USA FOR A HOLIDAY! I literally burst out crying, my dad has video proof. So we are coming over to celebrate my parents like something wedding anniversary and to visit their friends from childhood! (Something along those lines, i'm not totally sure but you get the gist!) 

Now here is where I need your guys help! If you live in the US along the east coast cos that's where we are going. What are some fun things/ cool touristy things that we should do? I am so excited to visit a Toys R Us and a target. You have no idea how big my shopping list is. I'm also so excited to visit my first American Girl Place! I may even be bringing a special someone home... I'm not gonna tell you guys, it's gonna be a SURPRISE!! Mwa ha ha ha I'm so evil :) 

I've been wanted to share this with you awesome people for so long but i decided to wait until closer to the time. And it's actually made the wait more exciting! So I'll fill you lot in on more details nearer to our leaving date! But for now, I'M COMING TO AMERICA!!!!! AHHHH I might cry again.. Oh no.

talk soon lovelies :-*

Lydia 

Gingerbread :)

Excuse her off centred necklace thingy >.< 

I love Gingerbread! She's such a pretty doll :0 Mmm thinking about gingerbread makes me hungry...I'm gonna go eat something now! 

-Lydia 

When I try and edit photos.. O_o

Hello my lovelies! No I haven't died, I just haven't been able to post as often :) I have moved bedrooms. I used to be on the top floor of my house but I swapped with my sister so I could have more space and a wall that I can use for indoor photography! *confetti* I'm so pumped! I also am trying out different editing apps to edit my pictures and make them look lovely :) So as the title of this post hints, I did my first attempt of editing some pics i took in my new room ^.^ There's only 2 but it's better than nothing right?! I don't actually know how to use the editing software (it's called lightroom) so I was just mucking around with scroll bars =) 

Do you guys like Casaleah's dress? I made it from an old dress I bought from a thrift store. I LOVE the pattern, feels very SPRING! Perfect for this time of year, well for me anyway :P 

I hope you all have a fabulous rest of your day!

-Lydia 

A Porcelain Adventure (Part 2)

Hi guys! So if you read my last Porcelain Adventure you will know that I purchased 2 dolls, here is the second one :) I've lost the 'before' pictures but I basically did the same thing that I did with Genevieve. I just re-curled her hair :) Her she is! I think her name is gonna be Sammy :)

She still has a few fly aways but it's definitely much better than she was before O_o 

Isn't her dress just darling?!

Have a great rest of your day :-*

Lydia