Hello, people out there in the wide world! It's Kendra, back from a long absence. Since it is the start of a new year, I thought maybe I would give blogging on this site another shot. I want to post photos and observations from my day and use this blog as a personal account of my life. I just want to use this blog as a place to post whatever I'd like! So you can expect a hodge-podge of things from me in the future. But for now, I'm going to catch up on documenting the past couple of days.
~ Friday, January 1, 2016 ~
First up, this is the outfit I wore when I went to the American Girl store with my mom, my sister Emma, and our friends (Jaclynn and her mom) for the premiere of the new Girl of the Year, Lea. I wore this with black jeans, a black leather jacket, and my classic black Converse. My shirt says, "God is my refuge when life gets cray-cray. Psalm 45." I love it, but the grey color isn't the best on my skin tone on its own, so I usually pair this shirt with something more flattering to my coloring. In this case, I used denim and bright green.
We got to The Grove before the AG store opened and we could go in, so we poked around the rest of the outdoor mall. This year, instead of standing in a long line in order to get into the store, the AG employees assigned us numbered groups and told us the approximate time to come back for our group's turn in the store. During our time meandering through the shopping center, we stopped in Crate & Barrel, and I found this ceramic ginger grater. I pointed it out to my mom and jokingly told her, "Apparently they don't like gingers!"
When we returned to the AG store, I took some photos of the displays that caught my eye the most. This is a picture of the window display that AG designed for Lea. The colors and setting inspire me to go out and explore!
This is a picture of the display for the AG doll Rebecca. She's an aspiring actress, so she has a very theatrical display.
This is the Julie doll's display. Her time period is in the 1970s, so she has a fun, "groovy" look to her archive. I've sat in that chair before; it's pretty cool! It's funny to think of how many other girls have sat there, and how excited they must have been to be at the store. I remember the days when there were only three American Girl Places in the country, in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. So it was a dream come true if you ever got to go to one of the stores, with many people making special trips to the AG Place. It is still like that to a degree today, but there are more locations nowadays, especially if you include the little stores that are now opening up in some malls.
Sorry for the poor photo quality in these next couple photos; the sun was in a horrible place for these pics. This next photo is a picture of Lea's rainforest house and her pajamas. The hut has a hammock, some animal friends (some probably available separately), and lots of cute little accessories. I love this set, it totally makes me wish I could live in a little hut like this! Also, you might notice the bunk near the roof -- it comes down.
This is a shot of Lea's hiking outfit and accessories, a little fruit stand, and a random person's hand...
This is Samantha's display. Her story is set in the state of New York, during 1904. Some of her books talk about the suffragettes' fight for the right to vote, so that is featured in her display, along with a "Teddy" bear (very popular in those days), a porcelain doll, and a painting set.
This is Maryellen's diner set. It's so cute and retro! Maryellen's story is set in the 1950s, and this diner totally captures the vintage feel of those days. I think the jukebox is a great touch.
This is Maryellen's display, with a black and white TV, a rocket, a poodle skirt, and the black and white checkered floor.
This is a shot of Maryellen's outfits and play-sets. She's one of the newest dolls to be added to the AG family, so I thought I would get some photos of her outfits.
I think this play outfit is super cute. I love vintage things, so her entire wardrobe is adorable to me, but I liked this outfit particularly. Maybe because it is her most casual look, and I love the little cherries on her clothing.
This is the classic poodle skirt look of the '50s, along with another shot of Maryellen's diner set.
This outfit is pretty cute, but I really just liked the telescope and "stargazing" feeling I got from looking at it. My sister bought the sweater, skirt, and boots of this outfit, but I think the accessories were sold separately.
Once we left the store, we went to the concierge to get our parking validated. On the way there, we saw this "Star Wars The Force Awakens" poster, and I had to get a picture of it. My sister Emma and I both really like Kylo Ren, but I believe Emma likes him more than I do... Or at least she shows it more than I do.;) Also, whenever we go to the concierge, there is this older guy who works for the valet, and he's always super nice to us as we walk by. I think he's nice to everyone, which is really sweet.:) He asks my sister and her friend Jaclynn what their doll's names are whenever he sees their big bags from the AG store, and he even offered to take our picture with the poster pictured below. I love that guy, and I don't even see him that much! He'll probably never know that he makes an impact on complete strangers' lives just by being kind to them.
~ Saturday, January 2, 2016 ~
No pictures from this day, since all I really did was stay home and look on iTunes all day. I was trying to choose what music I wanted to buy with the gift cards I got for Christmas. I was on iTunes almost all day, listening to so many samples of music and so many YouTube videos in order to make my final decisions...
~ Sunday, January 3, 2016 ~
Shown below is the outfit I wore to church. I was taking some photos when Emma came in, so we took a weird photo together. I have so many weird photos of us, it's not even funny.:P
This is a nicer, head-to-toe picture of my outfit.
And a detail shot, brought to you by the photography expertise of Emma.;) If you're wondering what my necklace says, it says, "Never let anyone dull your sparkle."
When we got back from church, I got busy designing a planner for the new year! My mom discovered these Erin Condrin planners that you can design yourself. I've been meaning to buy a planner to help me spend my time wisely, and this one is really fun because I got to pick out the pictures that went on the cover. I went for something kind of artsy and imaginative by using some of the photos I've saved on Pinterest. I spent forever getting my planner to look right, and I can't wait to see it in reality! But apparently there was a bit of a bump in the road with the ordering process... My mom wants to use a discount code on our purchase, but because of the way it's set up, we can't have it honored without some help from the company. We'll just have to wait and see what happens. But I'll be sure to take a picture of the planner whenever it gets here!
During the day, while I designed my planner, I watched "Good Luck Charlie" on Netflix with my sister pretty much for the rest of the day.:P I also finished choosing what songs I wanted from iTunes, and I made my purchases! I love buying new music; it just makes my life feel better somehow. Music is such a big part of my life, so getting new music kind of adds a new spark to my life.
I'm going to start working on a post about what I did today so I can try to get caught up, but I don't think it will be up tonight. There was a lot of good things that happened for me today. I got to observe a fist grade class taught by a family friend at a Christian school, and I got to experience a fantastic day there. Many pictures to come!
~Kendra :)
P.S. This is the day that I officially changed my blog's name from "Me, Myself, and I" to "It's A Ginger's Life."
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