Sunday, August 24, 2014

{ Independence Picnic ~ 2014 }

Hello! I'm Mia and this will be my first ever post!  And, even though my post is almost two months late, I still wanted to share it here on the blog!  Back in the beginning of July, some of us girls at the dorm decided we wanted to have an Independence Day picnic.  We all set about planning the menu; star-shaped sandwiches, fresh veggies, cheese cubes, cupcakes, cookies, ice cream and bomb pops!  We set the date and texted a couple of our friends with the info.  We were all so excited when the day arrived!

Trey had invited his best friend Alden and he was the first to arrive.....Trey says he always on time.....something about a saying he has; "If you're early, you're on time. If you're on time, you're late.  If you're late, you're left behind!".  Yikes, I'd always be left behind according to Alden!  He's a really nice guy though and we had lots of time to chat before everyone else arrived.


I had not noticed that my tub of cherry tomatoes had tipped over cause I was totally into what Alden was saying.....this was not a good thing cause even though I hadn't noticed it, Honey most certainly had!  By the time I heard his snarfing noises, 6 or 7 of my yummy tomatoes were gone!  I didn't know that Honey liked veggies as much as I did! 

 

Not long after honey had his little appetizer, Trey, Christina and Faith arrived!  O.M.Gosh, they looked super cute!  I loved their outfits.  They both told me that they had bought a new outfits for today.  They both have really good fashion sense.  I'd take their hand-me-downs any day of the week!

 

Even Trey dressed for the occasion but then, he's kinda fussy about what he wears.  Most boys aren't but he always looks so swag.

 

We all gathered around the table.  "Oh Mia, you did such an awesome job of getting everything set up!" Faith exclaimed.  "It looks soooo yummy, too!"  I was really happy to hear Faith's compliment cause I had worked really hard to get it all on the table.  They guys sat right down and started to eat.....no shock there, right?  


I told Christina about Honey's little snack prior to them getting there and she decided to try and distract Honey while we started eating.  She was showing him a pine cone she found over under the trees and for now, he seemed content.  However, it seems that Meatloaf took over where Honey left off......he was trying to be really stealth in sniffing at my tomatoes too!  Little toot!  I'm glad that I made sure the lid was snapped down tight.  I wasn't loosing any more of my delicious tomatoes to these sneaky canines in the crowd!


Hollie arrived about 20 mins later and whispered to us girls that at the last minute, she invited her cousin, Charity.  She asked us to make her feel really welcome cause she is kinda shy.  "Well, of course we will, Hollie!" exclaimed Faith.  "You know how I love meeting new friends!  Tell us, what is she like?"  Hollie told us that Charity has an identical twin sister named Patience.  Charity is the quiet one of the two sisters.  But even though she is quiet, she is a very caring girl that loves to do volunteer work with her sister and the other kids from their school.  They both go to a small Christian School and are in 7th grade.  Charity has a little dog named Sugar that she takes everywhere with her.  A dog?  Another dog?!?!  Oh boy, I immediately thought of my poor tomatoes.....at this point, I was convinced that ALL dogs craved cherry tomatoes!  PLUS, Hollie had brought her 'small but mighty' Boo, who was now running around and barking with Honey and Meatloaf.  Yep, my tomatoes were surely doomed.


Pretty soon Charity arrived and Hollie ran to meet her.  "Hey everybody!  Come meet my cousin, Charity!"  Boy, I was struck by her gorgeous hair!  I love my red hair but hers was even more red than mine and it had beautiful long, soft curls.  Ohhh, she was sooo pretty!  And to think that there are TWO of them!  Her dog really was little.....it fit in a tote she was carrying over her shoulder.  It was so cute with it's little head sticking out of the tote. 


Hollie introduced all of us to Charity and it didn't take long before we were all having the best time talking about school, friends, family and yes, we did talk a little bit about boys.....but not too much, I promise!  The day came to an end way too fast and we promised to face time each other often since not all of us have texting.  By the time I packed up the left-overs, there wasn't much left.  BUT, I am proud to say that, YES, my tomatoes survived the furry guests and were only enjoyed but us humans, lol!   


Even though it was a while ago, did you have a picnic for Independence Day?  Or, did you do something completely different?  What kind of foods did you enjoy?  Did your furry friends try to eat your food? Hahaha! ~Mia ☮

18 Inch Doll Outfits & 18 Inch Doll Accessories by:


Hollie's & Mia's outfits by GillyGals ~ Etsy®
Faith's & Christina's outfits by JanieJumps ~ Etsy®
Charity's dress & tote set by EverythingNice4Dolls ~ Etsy®
Trey's & Alden's outfits by Minipparel ~ Etsy®




26 comments:

  1. Hi, We Love ♥ your story and pics,. Where did you get all the amazing food from? Did you make it yourself? Thanks, looking forward to your next posts, hope it wont be long til your next one. We love reading the adventures, and see your great photos !!! Keep up the good work. :)

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    1. Hi Sue! Thanks sooo much for your kind words! Some of the foods we make and sell in our Etsy Shop - Dolly Dorm Designs. Some we have purchased from other sellers; Pippaloo & LavaFlowerDolls. The soda cans and syrup bottles are lip balms and are perfectly sized for us! ~Mia ☮

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  2. Super cute! My dolls went to a carnival for the 4th.

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    1. Ohhhh, the carnival sounds way coolio! Thanks for sharing that! ~Mia ☮

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  3. This is so cute! I love the picnic table and all the mini food, and your outfits are so perfect! :D

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    1. Hiya Mint! Well thank you soooooooo much! We just love our pic-a-nic table too! The foods were yummilicious!! ~Mia ☮

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  4. What a cool setting and another great story! Thank you!

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    1. Hiya Chrissy!! Thanks so much! I'm so excited that people actually like my story of that day! We had a super time! ~Mia ☮

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  5. I love this store.It is so cute!
    Allison
    XOXO

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    1. Hiya Allison!! Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked my very first post! I'm excited to do another one when the other girls let me! ~Mia ☮

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  6. Awesome photos! Are you going to enter any pictures into DollsOnMyMind's AGPC? I entered on my blog: http://americangirldollsandme.weebly.com/ Will you vote for it?
    Thanks!
    Emily

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    1. Hiya Emily! Thanks! No, we are not entering any pictures in the photo contest. We'll definitely go and check your entry though! Good luck with it! ~Mia ☮

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  7. Are Alden and Charity gonna be part of the Dolly Dorm Diaries family? And me and Kit had a barbeque with friends and watched fireworks!

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  8. Hiya! No, my buddy Alden, Charity and Charity's twin sister Patience will not be joining the D3 family. They live in another part of the state and only visit every once in a while. It was pure chance that I ran into Alden at Deadwood, which is why I was super stoked! And, fireworks and a barbeque?! That sounds sweet! Maybe we could do that next year! -Trey

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  9. Great post! Mia, am I right to think that you like Trey or Alden? It's all right to tell us readers; we won't tell. :) BTW I am having a giveaway on my blog, so please enter. :)

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    1. Hiya Aliah, You are right that I do really like both Trey and Alden a lot but mostly just as friends. However, I do think Alden is pretty handsome...don't you? And, I do find myself a bit more giddy when I'm around him.....do you think that means I like him more than just a friend? ~Mia ☮

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    2. Yes I do. :) I've had lots of friends who have crushes with boys they are already friends with. It's OK, and I think it means you have more of a chance with him. :) Yes, you most likely do like him. :)
      Aliah

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    3. I also don't get to see him all that often as he doesn't live here. I hope he visits Trey more often in the future! ~Mia ☮

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  10. Wow, sounds like you guys had a wonderful picnic!! I love Charity's little puppy. He is so cute!! My dolls are thinking that they would like another puppy, too. ;)
    My family and I went to our friends' house for a party. We went to the pool, then came back and played games and ate lots of great food. I even got to ride a go kart around the yard!! It was fun, but quite noisy. :D
    Then we went home and I watched TV with my dolls before the fireworks started. My Independence Day was quite eventful!! xD

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    1. Hi Abigail! We did have a very fun time all though it did get dark way quicker than we expected. Charity's puppy is soooo stinkin' cute isn't it? I love all it's soft flowy fur. Charity did say it takes a lot of work to keep it really smooth an all. Riding a go-kart sounds AWESOME! Did you drive it all by yourself? I bet it was noisy but you could wear ear buds to muffle some of the noise next time. Sounds like you had a very fun day full of awesome memories.....those are the best kinda days aren't they? We saw fireworks too but we got to sit on the beach and they put them off way out off the end of the pier....it was so beautiful! ~Mia ☮

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  11. Hi everybody!

    Your party sounds really groovy! My friend Jennifer had a barbecue in her backyard. There was all kinds of yummy things to eat, and there was even a pool! It was a groove (in case you wanna see for yourself, check July 2014 of my time capsule (blog) ).

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    1. Hi Julie! Yea man, it was really groovy! A barbecue sounds totally nifty too! I love me some bbq chicken......ummmmm, it's making my tummy growl just thinking about it! I did go and check out your blog....ohhhh, and I love, love, LOVE that pool! You must share where we girls can find one for next summer! Actually, thinking about it, it might work for a multi-peep sleigh in the snow! That would be crazy fun! ~Mia ☮

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  12. May I use one of these pictures for my profile pic? Maybe the "Meet Mia" picture?

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    1. Hiya Alicia! Awwww, you are so sweet! We are so happy that you share your comments and are a fan of our blog!!! However, we do not allow our photos to be used by anyone else. When we are made aware of someone doing so, we ask that the photo(s) be removed. There have been just a couple exceptions to this. We encourage you to take your own photos and have fun with it! Check out our "Camera Bag" page for tips on taking great doll photos! ~Mia ☮

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  13. When are you going to make another blog with Charity? She's SUPER CUTE!!!!

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    1. Charity doesn't live at the dorm and she only visits us every once in a while...so we cant say for sure. Hopefully sometime this summer! ~Mia ☮

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