You're So Vain

Oh, yes... Zelda-pants, you know I'm talking about you!

In fact, I'll sing you a little song...

"You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you."

- You're So Vain, Carly Simon

I caught Zelda trying on new hairstyles at the Clairol site. She says that Betsyjean79 and Glamorfae convinced her to do it. Sure... She just wants me to think that...

She has such STRANGE taste! What do you guys think?

I Snooze I Lose

Lots of stuff happened this weekend, but I was only there for half of it because I was a big sleepyhead!

I was at least awake to try on the new dress that mom made for me using Auntie M's fabric scraps and to herald the arrival of our new Vonvonz Pocket Bunnies.


At first, I couldn't decide which Pocket Bunny would be mine. I ended up with the yellow bunny so that Mr. Chicken would have a friend that matched him.


I was so excited about my new Pocket Bunny that Mr. Chicken and I took a nap with it. I shall call him Mr. Mollibunny. I'm not very creative with names am I?


But then I overslept and didn't get to go with mom and dad on their weekend shopping trip. Zelda-pants went with them though. Boo.

On their day of international eating, their first stop was for Vietnamese noodles at Pho 96. Mom and dad's favorite pho restaurant (Pho 79) moved, so they don't go there anymore. At least Pho 96 is a decent substitute.



Then they went to the Intergalactic Bead Show at the Gwinnett Convention Center to pick up jewelry supplies for mom. She has some Christmas orders and the Art Visions show coming up soon.



Zelda told me that there was an American Girl thing at the convention center too. Pshaw! American Girl... Us Blythe girls are much cuter and way more fun!


After a stop at Fry's Electronics and Batteries Plus, they bought groceries at the Buford Highway Farmers Market.

They brought home all kinds of interesting things like a cherimoya, a mango, pad thai sauce, fried tofu, queso fresco, and Korean dumplings. Mom and dad sure do love food from all over the world.

Speaking of international foods, they then made their second meal stop at Chef Liu. There they had onion cake and Shanghai buns.




And, to finish up the day of international eating, mom and dad had iced bubble coffees from the Mozart Bakery.

Next time, I will have to get up so that I can go with them. A lot can happen while you're sleeping!

'Twas the Day Before Mommy Came Home

'Twas the day before mommy came home...

When all through the kitchen,
Not a creature was stirring,
Not even a chicken.

That's how it goes, right?

Mom and dad had to go to Florida for some family things, so Zelda and I stayed home. When mom is away, things sure are quiet around the house...

At least mommy left us a nice and nutritious lunch. She gave us sandwiches, juice, and tea.


But, of course, I was mostly interested in the cupcakes and scones. I ate those in the living room, but let's not tell mom. I think I can get Turbo to take care of the crumbs for me.


While I filled up on sweets, Zelda insisted that she stay trim and not have any.

Ever since our trip to New York, she wants to be on Project Runway and make it big in the fashion industry. I'd rather make it BIG in the eating department (by getting mom to try lots of Paula Deen recipes)!


Mr. Chicken is sad that mom is so far away. He's been listless the whole time, but she will be home soon...


Until then, mommy and daddy want me to tell everyone that there are many people in their lives that they care about. We all hope they know that they are loved.

Ta-ta for now and lots of hugs from all of us to all of you out there.

Now go hug someone!

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Imagine that every moment is like a cupcake. I'd say that life gives you good cupcakes, bad cupcakes, and ugly cupcakes.

Let's start off with the GOOD cupcakes (like the ones from Gina's Halloween meet)...

The GOOD Cupcakes of Life

Mom and Jessica went to New York last weekend for Gina's Halloween gathering at her studio.

Mom's friend Leslie is a lawyer in Manhattan and lives in the city. She let mom and Jessica stay at her place. What an awesome friend.

Mom met Leslie in college. During their freshman year, they lived down the hall from each other. They hung out a lot. Apparently, mom's had a history of crashing at Leslie's for quite a while now because mom used to sleep on Leslie's futon all the time.

I believe this picture of Leslie's fridge proves how cool she is...


The weekend was filled with all kinds of beautiful things! Mom and Jessica spent lots of time walking in the city. There was so much to see that Zelda and I wish we could have stayed for just one more day.


Mom and Jessica took us to Union Square park right before the meet. They stopped to have breakfast at The Coffee Shop nearby...


The park was pretty and everything was dewy from the rain...







At the park, there was an amazing open-air market selling produce and flowers...






It was at the market that mom and Jessica found some succulents for Leslie as a thank-you gift. We hope she likes them!

Zelda, Maddie, Blanche, and I picked these three out for her. One papa bear size, one mama bear size, and one eenie-weenie baby size...


Then we headed over to Gina's studio. We had so much fun meeting Gina and all the other Blythe collectors that were at the gathering.

Gina was truly amazing. Mom and I were nervous like pancakes at IHOP on Senior Night, but she is so nice that we feel super-silly for having been nervous now.


She has the most amazing doll and toy collection. We've never seen anything so wonderful in our lives! It's like a Blythe paradise!!!

"Take me down to the paradise city, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty..."

- Paradise City, Guns 'n' Roses

We met lots of people while we were there. Here we are with Elena's and Eddo's girls. We didn't catch the name of Goldie's mom. Although, Goldie seemed a little shocked by Momoko's provocative pose. Momoko's my kind of gal!


After all the excitement that day, our moms took us to Times Square for some MORE excitement.




Of course, we had to eat... So we stopped at Pax for a quick bite.


After our bellies were full, Zelda-pants and I got a caricature done of us... The funny thing is that they drew us with people proportions instead of Blythe proportions (yet they draw people with Blythe proportions)! Ha ha.


The BAD Cupcakes of Life

It was inevitable... After all that fun, we had to pack and say good-bye to New York.




The UGLY Cupcakes of Life

And, of course, things just couldn't be perfect because Blanche made us wait for her the morning we left. She's cute as a button, but you never know what she's up to. She's a wild and mysterious one!

The morning that we were leaving, she decided to bring us some breakfast. Between you and me, though, it tasted a little... dusty.



And that was our trip! Hopefully, we'll get to go back someday!