American Girl Place: Yes, We Are Nine.

The day after our Chinatown dinner, my roommate, her sister and I went to the American Girl Place in Virginia to eat lunch. We had reservations at eleven in the morning, but due to a very long metro ride and getting lost after getting off the metro, we arrived quarter after eleven.

Walking into the American Girl Place reminded me of when I was ten or eleven when my Dad took me to the one in New York for some Daddy-Daughter event there. It was a bit weird, however, being shown to the table and being the oldest ones other than the parents was pretty weird. But it's okay because we were having the times of our lives!!

The table was adorable and we got chairs for our American Girl dolls (left to right: Samantha, Kit and Addy) that hung off the side of the table. They even got little water glasses!

Our meal included an appetizer and entrée for $18. I got tomato bisque with star-shaped croutons, my roommate got Spinach and Artichoke Dip, and her sister got a Tomato and Mozzarella salad. Everything was really good, and the soup was creamy and helped soothe my sore throat. My roommate also got a hot chocolate that makes me wish that I got one!

Look how cute it is!!!

During the break between courses we went through the conversation starters that were provided by the café. Most of them were fine, but this one was a bit odd!

Why would you ask a ten-year-old this?!?

For my entrée I got a grilled chicken sandwich with basil mayo, fresh mozzarella and roasted red peppers. My roommate and her sister both got cheese ravioli with diced tomatoes and spinach.

We didn't get dessert but we did take a wander through the store! I had to go find the Samantha section because she has always been my favorite! She got new dresses and they were all gorgeous. Then I found one of the newer dolls named Caroline that I find completely beautiful. (Is it weird to be jealous of a doll?)

After the American Girl Place we wandered around the mall where I got a sample of a face wash and saw the most beautiful MAC collection inspired by The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I want it for Christmas (hint hint if my mom or dad are reading!). 

Then as we were leaving there was a guy carving pumpkins that looked amazing. Of course my favorite was the one with Harry Potter!

Before leaving, however, we stopped at Shake Shack for a milkshake. I got the regular chocolate milkshake that hit the spot. 

A delicious end to a great day at the American Girl Place! I don't know what my next post will be about. Any suggestions? 

Until next time!

Love,

Kara

I'm At College!

Five weeks ago I moved into my dorm room and started college in Washington, D.C. It has been a hectic, but amazing few weeks filled with new friends, new classes and new sights. So far my favorite part has been making new friends and discovering what college life is all about.

Earlier in the summer, my parents and I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond to go shopping for all my dorm room needs. While I do not have a theme to my side of the room, I do seem to have gotten a lot of gray, white, black, hot pink, and navy blue decorations. I also have accumulated posters and pictures of friends and family to adorn my walls and drawers.

My poster signed by the one and only John Green!

My roommate is the best! She painted this for my birthday! Slytherin pride!

My desk. It's usually not as clean as this!

Nothing is complete without Minnie ears, the TARDIS and Falcon. 

My bit of the bookshelf. Couldn't leave Harry Potter at home!

My mirror area where everything beauty related is kept 

Makeup! And more Slytherin pride on the side!

Quidditch World Cup poster signed by Joey Richter, Joe Moses, Joe Walker and Brian Rosenthal!

Part One of the DVD collection 

Part Two . . .

And I had Mom and Dad send up Kit and Samantha so my roommate and I can go to the American Girl Place!!

Since I am undecided, I am taking a bunch of General Education courses so I don't have to worry about them later on. Right now I am taking five classes: Social Media for Social Change, Cross-Cultural Communications, Understanding Media, Jane Austen and Her World, and College Writing Intensive. I'm lucky that I actually like all of my classes and I find them all interesting. My favorite is probably Jane Austen and Her World because I love the professor and we get all six of Austen's novels. Who wouldn't want to do that? You can see which books I am reading (for school and for fun) on my Goodreads page.

Just a selection of what I am reading this semester

It's definitely weird not living with my parents and sister anymore, but I adjusted really quickly. I think it helped me that I made friends pretty quickly and socialized rather kept to myself in my room. One of the things that I need to work on is time management. I usually stay up until midnight or later doing homework because I was socializing earlier in the evening. I hope to get better at that soon so I can get more sleep and catch up on TV shows like Doctor Who. On that note, this fall is going to be good for TV because of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (that premiere was crazy emotional), How To Get Away With Murder (Viola Davis . . . Need I say more?) and Gracepoint (will it be as good as Broadchurch?).

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Well that's it for this post, more words than pictures than words I'm afraid. But the next post will be about my trip to the top of the Washington Monument and the other memorials around the National Mall. Thanks for reading!

Love,
Kara

P.S. This is my 40th post! How crazy is that?!?