Hi-ho, Hi-ho, off to the American Girl store we go!!! I am so stinkin' excited about this trip! I need to consistently remind myself that it is NOT ABOUT ME! This is for sweet Ella's 5th Birthday. But I am SO EXCITED! If they had this when I was a kid I sure didn't know about it :) We have so many fun things planned for the next few days. Of course, first and foremost is Kit. Kit Kittredge to those of you who may not know about the whole American Girl Phenom ;) We have an appointment at 3pm manana to meet with a "specialist" and tour the store. In retrospect...this was most likely a bad idea...I'm a sucker. And I love my girl. What else can I say??? I am wondering if we should have possibly taken out a second mortgage on the crib to fund this trip:) THANK GOODNESS for really generous grandparents!!! (that was a shout-out) After the purchase of Kit and all of her goodies, we have plans for The National Zoo which I am super excited about because I have never had the pleasure of meeting a Panda. I was told this week by a client that they smell terrible, however I will endure the eau de par fume for a good look at them:) I kinda hate zoo's really. But how else can we see these amazing creatures??? I'm personally NOT planning any trips abroad except for the obligatory trip to the U.K. that we must take soon. On that note!!! Looks like we will be heading to the U.K. next spring. Don't get me wrong...I LOVE it there. But that is one looooooong plane ride for a 5 year old. If I was independently wealthy and could shop (and look) like Gwyneth then things would be different. I mean, come on. London is one crazy expensive place. However, it is necessary under the circumstances. I will shut the pie-hole now about that! We will hit the road early tomorrow...I am praying that the hubs will drive the first part because it is THE MOST boring drive between here and Richmond. As I write this he just "burped" a sentence to me that he was going to gas the truck up. I love men. I mean really??? What if I did that? He would dry heave for heavens sake! Anyway, hopefully the ten years he has lived in this country will serve him well and we will end up in D.C. instead of Philly. Cross your fingers people ;) Kiss your babies and hug those peeps!!! xx