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It sure helped Tiana

It's important to drink a lot of fluids when you're sick so that your body has the raw materials to generate gallons of snot.

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🥳 Happy Birthday, Maritza! (3/3) 🥳

When we got back inside, I made some cucumber sandwiches for us (I rediscovered my taste for them when I made them for Virginia’s birthday back in January), and we watched She’s the Man (2006) with Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum. Neither of us had ever seen it before, but it seemed to match up with both our interests: it’s a modern reimagining of Shakespeare’s gender-bending comedy Twelfth Night which moves the drama from the stage to a high school soccer field! I was a little concerned that given the themes and the era it was made, it might come across as transphobic, but those suspicions turned out to be unfounded, and by the end we were both laughing and applauding!

Then we got ready for bed. Maritza tried to stay awake to help me edit the photos, but she couldn’t keep her eyes open, and when I looked over, she was asleep. (She looked so sweet I had to snap one final photo, a candid portrait of her sleeping serenely, and add it to the others.) 😴

“So, what’s the play about? The one this movie’s based on?” Itza asked Marley as they settled down with their food to start the movie.

“Well, it’s — actually, I think it’d be more fun not to tell you beforehand, that way it’s a surprise.” Marley chuckled.

When they paused for a few minutes (Marley needed a bathroom break), Maritza noticed that Marley seemed conflicted. “Is this weird for you? You don’t have to answer unless you want to.” “You mean, because of the trans stuff?” Marley asked, and Maritza nodded. Marley thought about it. “No… no, not really.” Marley gestured to the character onscreen. “I guess… she’s just pretending. I’m the real deal.” For a moment they sounded confident, quietly self-assured. Then they frowned again and made a face. “I just wish she weren’t better at it than me!”

After Maritza changed into her nightshirt, she lay on Marley’s bed, very tired now but still excited. “This was an awesome birthday,” she murmured, blinking slowly. “What now?”

“Well, I’m gonna edit the photos we took today and post them. Do you wanna help?”

“I think I can stay up long enough to help with that,” Maritza answered, yawning and propping herself up on one arm. But soon her arm relaxed and her eyes closed, and when Marley turned around from uploading the pictures, she was already asleep.

“Sleep well, Itza,” Marley whispered. “Happy Birthday.”

THE END

#american girl #american girl doll #maritza ochoa #world by us #happy birthday maritza! #april 10 #doll photography #doll photoshoot #dollblr #she's the man #amanda bynes #trans #transgender #terfs dni #nonbinary #transmasc

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🥳 Happy Birthday, Maritza! (2/3) 🥳

After the party, we went to a little park nearby to test out her gifts: a new soccer ball and uniform! ⚽ We brought Jip 🐕 along too, but as you can see from the photos, he got a little too excited and tried to steal the ball! 😂

After the party, Maritza changed into her new uniform, eager to try out her gifts. Real springtime had finally arrived in Wisconsin, and outside it was over 65°!

Jip tried to be good, really he did. But as he watched the black-and-white ball rolling across the grass, it was just too tempting, and he suddenly shot out after it, barking eagerly! “Jip, NO!” Itza yelled, laughing as she chased after him.

Maritza knows how important it is to stay hydrated when exercising!

As the shadows grew longer, Itza and Marley rested a bit on a bench in the slowly setting sun before heading towards home again.

#american girl #american girl doll #world by us #maritza ochoa #happy birthday maritza! #april 10 #doll photography #doll photoshoot #soccer #dollblr

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🥳 Happy Birthday, Maritza! (1/3) 🥳

(Okay, well technically “belated” now, since I am once again posting after midnight)

For Maritza’s birthday, her friends from the Riverfront Community Center and I threw her a surprise party, complete with presents 🎁, cake 🎂, and of course the traditional “Happy Birthday” chorus.

“Keep your eyes closed, remember,” Marley said, pulling Martiza somewhere by the hand. When they stopped and she opened her eyes, she was greeted by a joyous shout!

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARITZA!” Makena and Evette called out cheerfully. Maritza looked at the table laden with gifts and a birthday cupcake, her mouth open in happy surprise. “You all did this?”

“Well, it was mostly Marley’s idea, but obviously we had to help!” Makena said with a grin, and Evie nodded.

“Thank you!” Maritza told Marley, then turned to the others. “Thank you all so much!”

“Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You,  Happy Birthday, Maritza…”

Everyone sang as Maritza blew out the flickering candle.

(Don’t worry, I was very careful with the flame around her!)

“Now, which one should I open first?” Maritza mused. She looked at Marley. “What do you suggest?” But Marley only gave a shrug and a mysterious smile. “Okay then… eeny, meeny, miny… this one!” She began to tear open the colorful wrapping.

“Oh, wow, a soccer jersey!” Maritza cried, delighted. (It actually turned out to be an entire uniform!) “And that gives me an idea about the other gift…”

“A soccer ball! I knew it!” she exclaimed. “Awesome!”

“Say cheese, girls!” The three friends posed while Marley snapped a picture.

#american girl #american girl dolls #maritza ochoa #world by us #happy birthday maritza! #april 10 #doll photography #doll photoshoot #makena williams #evette peeters #dollblr

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AG Doll Stats

This is just a silly lil thing I was thinking about the other night

Out of my 7 American Girl dolls:

7/7 (100%) are female

3/7 (43%) are contemporary

4/7 (57%) are historical

1/7 (14%) is from the 1820s

3/7 (43%) are from the 1880s-1900s (still not sure exactly what year Virginia hails from 😅)

5/7 (71%) are from the same stories (Samantha and Nellie from Samantha’s books, and Makena, Evette, and Maritza from the World by Us books)

3/7 (43%) are from the World By Us line

3/7 (43%) are from the Historical Characters line

1/7 (14%) is from the Truly Me line

3/7 (43%) have the Josefina face mold

1/7 (14%) has the Joss face mold

1/7 (14%) has the Makena face mold

1/7 (14%) has the Marie-Grace face mold

6/7 (86%) are official American Girl characters

1/7 (14%) is an original character

3/7 (43%) are White

2/7 (29%) are Hispanic*

1/7 (14%) is Black

1/7 (14%) is biracial

3/7 (43%) are preteens (10-12)

4/7 (57%) are teenagers (13-18)

4/7 (57%) are currently available

3/7 (43%) are retired

0/7 (0%) are customized

*I know that the terms “Hispanic” and “Latina” describe countries of origin, not race; I’m having trouble finding a better word, so if you have any suggestions, please let me know, thanks! ☺️

#american girl #american girl dolls

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IM NOT READYYYYYY

#i am genuinely sad #boop #farewell boops

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Say in the tags!

#cats #cats the musical #polls #musicals

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if you're ok with an incessant amount of boops reblog this so I can get those other 2 badges <3

#boop

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6. Don't fake a pregnancy

7. Don't fake a substance abuse problem (including cigarettes and alcohol)

These both kinda fall under numbers 2 and 3, but are important enough to warrant their own spots

There’s probably more but these are the ones I can think of at the moment! Please be considerate and don’t play pranks at other people’s expenses!

Have fun everyone!

#psa #april fool's day #i used to be this person and i look back now and CRINGE #it's not funny #it's just mean #i did number 7 once to my mother #and then a few years later ACTUALLY got addicted to cigarettes #because karma is a bitch #april 1st

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My 2024 Easter Eggs (with closeups!)

#easter eggs #easter 2024 #alice in wonderland #cheshire cat #hazbin hotel #egg boi #beetlejuice #lydia deetz #strange and unusual #beetlejuice beetlejuice beetlejuice

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🎵 I can already tell... Today is gonna be a f**kin' Happy Day In Hell! 🎵

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#hazbin hotel #charlie morningstar #angel dust #alastor #radio demon #imvu #imvu art #my art #fanart #happy day in hell

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barnyard the original party animals is the uncontested lord of bad implications in childrens movies

#i SCREAMED laughter #then devolved into awful wheezing sounds like a dying donkey #omfg #cw: death mention #cw: language

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Good morning to Banana the Lobster, and only Banana.

#MY EXACT RESPONSE #banana the lobster #lol

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Me, getting myself dressed:

Picks one of my 5 or so tee shirts more or less at random

Pairs it with black jeans

Spends 2 minutes deciding which of the half-dozen or so accessories I regularly rotate I'm going to wear today

Runs some hair gel through my hair to make it spiky

Adds worn-out sneakers, my faux-leather jacket, and a scarf + gloves if it's cold

Looks in the mirror: "Meh, good enough"

Me, getting my dolls dressed:

Spends ages brainstorming the perfect outfit

Sprays hair with water, brushes carefully, carefully, starting from the bottom and gently working out any tangles

Looks up a hairstyle tutorial on YouTube and spends 30+ min. getting it just right, usually starting over at least once

Tries 3 pairs of shoes and 3 pairs of earrings to see which ones work best with the ensemble

Necklace or no necklace? Necklace or no necklace?

Wait, actually I changed my mind about the earrings, take those out and try these instead

(2 hours later) Perfection!

#that doll collector life #american girl #american girl dolls

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🎵 Do you wanna build a snowman? 🎵

We got one more big snow here in Wisconsin last night! ❄️ While I feel a bit cheated by how little of the pretty white stuff we've had this winter, I'm hoping that this is the last (or next to last) we get this season... I'm ready for spring! 🌷 That said, I was still super excited to go out and play in it this morning, and I dragged Maritza with me. My original plan was to do a photoshoot on the roof of Monona Terrace, but once we got outside, I discovered it was amazing packing snow, so we took a detour to a nearby park first to make a snowman! ⛄ I'm glad we did, too, because when we finally did get to the Terrace, the rooftop was closed, so we had to turn right around and go home again. 😅

#american girl #american girl doll #maritza ochoa #world by us #doll photography #dollblr #snow #snowman

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🎂 🎉 ¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Josefina! 🎉 🎂

For Josefina’s birthday, I learned The Birthday Song in Spanish and sang it to her (in very awkward, halting Spanish, despite having practiced a dozen times). Luckily, she was very patient with my hesitations, false starts, and mispronunciations. Then she opened her gift: her mother’s mantón and fan from her Heirloom Accessories set! It was a small celebration, but fun. I also did her hair in her ribbon braided birthday style, and I think it ended up the best it’s looked so far in my three years celebrating her birthday as an adult! 🥳

(Photos look a little weird and blurry because I was experimenting with my new phone camera)

On her bed, Josefina discovered a gift wrapped in pretty turquoise paper with colorful butterflies on it. The turquoise reminded her of her skirt and slippers, and it was even tied with a gold ribbon, reminiscent of her orange sash!

She carefully untied the ribbon. “I wonder what it is?” She tried to be careful with the paper, too, but she was too eager and ripped it. (Marley told her not to worry about it.)

“Mamá’s fan! And her shawl, too! ¡Muchísimas gracias!”

“Try them out!” Marley urged. “Let’s see how you look!” “I feel so fancy and grown-up!” Josefina said as she slipped the silky gold shawl around her shoulders and fanned herself with the delicate black lace fan. “And it’s wonderful to have something of Mamá’s to wear on this special day…” then she touched the choker around her neck, which Marley had made themself from an old bracelet and an amber sun pendant, and continued: “...but it’s nice to have something of yours, too! It’s like my old life and my new, coming together. Gracias de todo corazón — thank you with all my heart!”

#american girl #american girl doll #josefina montoya #happy birthday josefina! #doll photography #dollblr

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I had a dream last night I wanted to share. In the dream, I "woke up" in the middle of the night, and Kaya was on my dresser. I remembered that I don't have Kaya, so I knew it was a dream, but I picked her up and it was wild how real it felt: I could actually feel tactile sensations, like how soft her body was and how smooth her hair felt. I knew she wouldn't be there when I woke up, so I hugged her tight until the dream ended. My subconscious has apparently decided I need Kaya (and of course once again I decide I absolutely must have a doll right when they're starting to discontinue her collection... 🙄)

#american girl #american girl dolls #kaya'aton'my #kaya #dream #lucid dreaming #dollblr