Lloyd's return- a Lego Photostory

Hey ya'll!

So, it was a few days before Christmas, I had Elena and my first and favorite Lloyd minifigs in my jeans pocket. I was at a friends house, outside, at night, helping direct a Christmas play. The play went well, but backstage was a MESS. I was a mess, everything was a mess, it was so so hectic, I was very glad when it was over, and we could go inside and have cookies and hot cider. I was late, I was finally relaxed, having finished my cookies, about ready to go home, my hand strays to my pocket. Only one mini figure is inside. PANIC.

A quick check confirms that Elena is still here, but Lloyd is gone. I give a hurried explanation to my friend and rush outside, pulling on my coat, tripping on the uneven ground before I turn on my phone flashlight. I scoured the entire area we were multiple times with that flashlight. I can't find him. By the end of it, I'm crying. Yes, a perfectly undignified 17 year old crying over a lost toy. hey, he's special.

My friend rounds up her brothers and searches for him later, in daylight. A few weeks ago, I searched for him again, in daylight. Couldn't find him. But by then, I had accepted the fact he may have to be replaced, and had found a suitable replacement on ebay. It was killing my inside to do that, (Toy story 3, anyone? TRAUMATIZED me.) But I also knew I would soon forget, and start treating the new one like he was the old one. Sure enough, I did, as soon as I'd clicked the purchase button. XD

So here is a photo story I made the morning after Lloyd arrived, I wish I'd taken some behind the scenes shots, they would have been hilarious. 😄 

(imagine: paper and pieces of torn apart mini figures strewn over the table, an unexpected assortment of objects holding up more paper, and curious sibling faces and hands getting into eVeRyThInG)

 *knocking*

Elena: GUYS!! HE'S HERE!!!

Elena: I can't believe you're here, I'm so happy!
Lloyd: It's so good to to see you, I've really missed you!
Elena: Same!

Lloyd: Hey guys!
Movie Lloyd: 'Sup man!
SE9 Lloyd: Glad you're back!
Elena in background: !!!!

*footsteps*

Lloyd: Ah, here she is! This is Cyren, I met her while I was making my way back. Cyren, this is Elena, and a few of my cousins.
Elena: *gasp* you made a friend! Welcome, Cyren!

Elena:You're going to fit in great here, Cyren! I'll introduce you to Scarlett and her family, they're also pirates!
Cyren: Thank you! It's so nice to finally meet you, btw, Lloyd talks about you a lot! I'm happy to be here, but there's just one thing...
Elena: One of us is gonna have to change our hair.
Cyren: Exactly.
*both laughing* 

Lloyd: So, what happened while I was gone? How were the holidays? 

Movie Lloyd: Oh yeah, thanks for getting lost three days before Christmas. Really threw off the mood.

SE9 Lloyd: Elena spent like a week crying. It wouldn't have been too bad, but she was listening to "All I Want for Christmas is You" on REPEAT.

Lloyd: *winces* Oooh. Yikes.

Movie Lloyd: It was awful.

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I hope you found this amusing as I did :D 

(and for anybody wondering, no, he did not arrive with that face, I swapped it for the story, since the expression fit better.) 

(same with Elena lol, thats not her face XD)

I feel like it had too many exclamation points, and it was told in a shorter, choppier tone, but it was written for instagram first, and nobody on insta (besides me) has time to read all that. -_-

But it was fun to make, so there's that. :)

Have a great day,

Bye,

Happy Valentines day. ;) 

This Month on Instagram #15- December

Hey ya'll! 

How was your Christmas? Mine was pretty good. I got a blanket shaped like a mermaid tail, and the collection of Earthsea novels, illustrated! :D I also got a phone number, but who wants to deal with boring grown up stuff. Not ME. 

Better buckle down, this is a long one :D

I originally planned to have multiple dolls in this shoot, and then I was like: nah.

Her doggo.

*giggling* "Grace, stop it!"

✨Pose✨

I love this doll 

omgoodness I love these two 😍

💋💋💋

And an exclusive pic, one I didn't even realize I had until later :D
TA DA.

Ain't it cool? It's so cool.

How was your new years? Hazel's family came to visit per usual, and we also got see Tory for the first time in quite a bit.
I didn't make any resolutions, per usual, because why? if I decide to start or stop doing something, I'm not going to wait until the first of January. 1, I'll never remember by the time it rolls around, 2, ...I can't remember. I'm sure it was good. XD

Point being, IF I resolve to do something, it means I have the motivation to start it, which means its Effective ImmediatelyTM before I lose my mojo. XP 
Besides, life come in phases, phases that don't care about the puny restrictions of the calendar. :D 
I'm in the middle of a phase, a chapter, I'm not going to cut if half for times sake. I'm not going to separate it in half, like "this bit happened in 2019, but then we cut off weirdly and say we start over in 2020, a NeW dEcAdE" I'm not starting over. I'm continuing my story. 
And I'm sorry if I'm being too salty for some of you, if you want to try to start over, thats fine! If you're going to make resolutions and then actually remember them two days later...
...are you even human. 

',:l

But it is cool to look back and see how far I've grown. I've grown stronger, stressing less, strengthened some friendships, drifted out of some friendships, read some good books, drawn some good drawings, taken some lovely pictures, laughed, cried, and loved.
I know some people talk about all the good and bad things that happened to them in the year, (or decade if they're really hard core) but who can remember. not me. XD All I know is that I was pretty happy and pRETTY STRESSED. But mostly happy. 
But I will say that the bad thing that I CAN remember is I just lost my favorite Lloyd minifigure two, three days before Christmas and still haven't found him. 😭
But I WILL find him. 
So 2019 was a pretty good year, but definitely my most stressful, what with all this new growing up nonsense like drivers ed, last year of high school, and duel enrollment collage classes. -_-
Who's idea was all this grown up nonsense. I don't like it and don't want it.
This is getting long, ya'll came here for pictures, I should write up a different blog post if I'm going to talk about life.

Ok I just read what I wrote and WOW I got salty quick, this was supposed to be a positive post. XD 
I also realize that this reads kind of choppy, but thats how my brain works. :/
And since I can't think of anything else to say, here's a picture of the latest member of my adopted fictional children. 

Isn't he adorable? 😄

Anyhoo, how was your Christmas? your new years? have you seen The Mandalorian? do you ever surprise yourself by how salty and bitter you can be? 
Bye,

This month on Instagram #4 -December

Hello everyone! 

December was one long photo shoot/story, my favorite! With all the dolls looking so lovely in their dresses. 🙂❤️💚🎄

Hey hey hey, its a Christmas party! 🎄🎁🍬☕️ The decorations are up, treats are out and they're just waiting for the rest of the guests to arrive. 

"Here's your cocoa, though I'm not sure if your mama would appreciate all the sugar you've had...and the party hasn't even started yet!"  

 "I gotta say, it's SO cool that I got to meet THE Samantha Parkington!" 

 "Oh! They're here!"

Brisk steps and cheerful chatter disturb the cold air as four girls hurry to meet their friends. ❤️💄💋🎁 

*knocking*

 "Hey girls, how you doing?" "Hi!" "Hey, what's up?" "I'm so glad you're here!" "KIT!! THERE'S CANDY!!!" "Oh no..." "Sorry, I just can't say no to her!"

"Welcome! Do come in, you can put your coats in the corner and your gifts under the tree."

"Thanks Josefina, you're the best!"

"C'mon Kit, PLEASE tell me!"

"No, you all find out what your presents are when you open them. And don't give me that look I'm not telling you."

"Then...can we open presents now instead of later?"

"Nope." 

And now for the Christmas portraits! Which I never got around to posting on IG, whoops.

(I hope they look alright to you guys, mine are showing up a bit blurry)

 And their Christmas card.🙂

(Yeah...not sure whats going on with the black)

I hope you guys had a great Christmas and new year, I know I did.

Have a great day, bye