When I was young girl my grandmother whom I called MaMa subscribed
to the Pleasant Company American Girl catalog, for over a year my grandmother
and I would go through all the pages, look at all the historical dolls with
their period attire, and accessories with awe. They were just so beautiful. My
MaMa started off by buying me the Felicity books -the character that I was most
drawn to-written by the wonderful Valerie Tripp. I read all the books until
pages actually fell out, and my love of the written word and my dreams of
writing myself all stemmed from the pages of those books.
My MaMa got
remarried to a wonderful man, and had a huge wedding. I was the maid of honor and my sister was the
flower girl. At the wedding she gave us both an American Girl Doll, I received Felicity,
and my sister got Samantha. It is one of my most prized possessions. That doll sits on my dresser to this day as
does the collection of her adventures as a constant reminder of my Grandmother,
and the piece of my childhood that helped form me to the person I am today. Clearly I have been a huge fan of the company
ever since and was just beyond excited when I was invited to go to the AmericanGirl Store In New York City to welcome in their new line of dolls the WellieWisher’s.
including Felicity- Valiere Tripp. I started talking to her and telling her how her series of books and doll Felicity impacted my life, and then I started crying like a little baby. I am not a woman who cries easily. Thankfully Ms. Tripp was a wonderful woman and took it as a compliment instead of a crazy 30 something lady fangirling. I was already busting at the seams when I received the invite- but to actually get to meet the author of the books I adored, to meet the woman that helped give me a lasting memory with my grandmother- was a real gift. So I am more than thrilled that Ms. Tripp has come together again to work with
