{ A Chesapeake Bay Kinda Day }

Hello everyone!  Isabelle here!  I am so excited to share with you about my recent trip to the Chesapeake Bay for the day with Lanie and Trey.  If you remember, the two of them took a 'bay day' trip last year.....you can read Part I here and Part II here.  Now, when Trey and Lanie got back last year and went on and on and on about how much fun they had, I asked them to pleeeeeeze let me come the next time they go.  Well, two weeks ago they told me to mark my calendar for a very special day and I knew it was a trip to the bay!  So, Oreo and I counted down the days until our 'bay day' arrived.

As soon as we got there, Lanie had to pick out the best place to put her towel and cooler.  I forgot my towel (I know, right?) but sweet Lanie offered to share hers.

Being the outdoor-sie girl that she is, Lanie brought her sun screen.  Ugh, I forgot THAT too!  I guess I was so excited about going that I forgot some of the most important things to take to the beach.  But again, Lanie lent me hers to use...thank goodness, cause even though it was later in the afternoon, I really, really didn't want to get a sunburn and look like a lobster!

Trey caught up to us and plopped himself down on a log next to Lanie's towel.  "Sup girls?" he asked.   "Well, the sky of course, Trey!" Lanie chirped back, followed by a muffled giggle.  At first Trey just sort of stared at her and then looked up to the sky with a puzzled look on his face.  "Good golly, Trey!  It's a joke!" gushed Lanie.  "I, uh.....I knew that!" Trey shot back in the most confident tone he could muster.....but it wasn't convincing, Lanie and I both knew that he really didn't get it at first.  :)

After about an hour had passed, the sun was getting low so I decided to go for a walk along the beaches high tide line.  Lanie said that was the best place to find sea glass.  Even though I walked quite a ways on my own, I didn't find any sea glass or sharks teeth.  This was probably because I had to constantly keep my eyes on Oreo who insisted on not staying with me and running on ahead.  Still, the early evening was absolutely perfect so I was happy even though I didn't find any treasures!

When I got back from my walk, we all spent time talking and just hanging out together.  It was so relaxing and fun.  Oreo finally stayed beside me after I bribed him with a few treats.  Lanie and Trey were sorry I had not found any sea glass or sharks teeth but both agreed it sure was fun just hanging out together on the bay.

Turned out, Oreo wasn't satisfied with one or two treats.....ohhhhh no, he kept coming back for more and more and more.  He might be a silly dog but he sure is smart when it comes to his treats!  And it doesn't help that I am a total sucker for his cuteness, lol.

We spent about another hour chatting and telling jokes.....and I spent it handing out treats to Oreo to get him to stay with me and not run off down the beach.  It was just a perfect, perfect day and I didn't want it to end.  Now that I am back home at the dorm, I really cannot wait to go back.  I sure hope they let me go next year! 

I was wondering; are any of you going to a beach this summer?  Or, maybe you have already been to one!  I'd love to hear what you liked about it!  I know next time I am going to be sure to bring my towel and sunscreen!!!  :)

  18 Inch Doll Outfits & 18 Inch Doll Accessories by:

Lanie is wearing the Floral Swim Outfit by American Girl®

Isabelle is wearing the Boho Beachy swimsuit by American Girl®
Trey's awesome outfit is by Minipparel ~ Etsy®

 

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{ Super Duper Doll Mag Award! }

Howdy to all our blog peeps....long time no see, right?  Seriously, we are so sorry about that!  Our girls have all been soooo busy with all the end of school year stuff that we didn't have any extra time for even a blog post!  BUT, we are finally out of school now so it's time for some fun!!

So, we are super psyched to share with you that we received an award from Doll Mag!  If ya'll don't know who they are, well, you had better go and find out!  Doll Mag is a cool blog and all though not exclusively devoted to American Girl dolls, it's got a LOT of interesting articles on AG and other brands of dolls!  Whats more, they publish an online magazine with all kinds of neat stuff in it.

The May-June 2015 edition was their first "Doll Blogger" issue.  They held a contest for various top blogger categories including; Most Stylish, Best Newcomer, Best Crafts, Best Photo Stories, Best Reviews, Best Photos, Best Non-AG Site and Best Posts From A Doll's Perspective.  The voting was open to all of Doll Mag's readers.  We didn't even know the contest was goin' on!  So, you can imagine our surprise and excitement to find out that the Doll Mag readers voted Dolly Dorm Diaries to receive the award for the Best Photos category! Yipeeeee-yaaa-whoooie!  We are SO honored!!!  And, congrats to the other category winners as well.....there are some amazing American Girl doll bloggers listed!

Below is the cover of Doll Mag's first "Doll Blogger" issue and here is the link directly to the online issue:  Doll Mag May/June 2015

Also, be sure to check out their blog as well!  

You can find them here:  Doll Mag Blog