The One With the Barbie Car vs the Barbie Shower

Question: Was there a toy or thing you always wanted as a child, during the holidays or on your birthday, but never received?

Answer: Yes. A life sized Barbie car.

I have an older, and much cooler, cousin who had a Jeep when we were kids and I remember riding that thing around his back yard all the time. That Jeep made me want my own to ride around my yard, except a Jeep would not suffice. I wanted a life sized Barbie car. Birthdays came and went, Christmases came and went, regular days came and went and I never had a Barbie car to ride around in.

I did, however, get a shower for my Barbie dolls. This shower spewed real water from a shower head and filled the tub with water and bubbles. One day, after being sassy to my mother, that Barbie shower was taken from me and set on top of the refrigerator. It was promised that I could have the shower back after some period of time, but I wanted nothing to do with that agreement. To take matters and punishment into my own hands I refused to ever accept it back, even when it was relinquished back into my possession. I never played with that shower again, although I do still own it.

Lesson learned: thankful to have had anything Barbie at all?

Look how happy I was when I got it...

The One With 2013

                  2013 began with fire crackers and booze in France. Good combination, right? I thought so. After eight years of dreaming about being back in that country for the holidays it had finally happened. That in itself made 2013 a year to remember.

                  As for foreign travel, 2013 also brought a trip to Japan to visit a dear friend and fond memories were made while riding a rickshaw in a typhoon, laughing at the Captain EO show at Disneyland, and eating sushi from a conveyor belt.

                  A trip to Colorado was also taken in 2013 and I will always remember being the Designated Driver on my own birthday and laughing while listening to my parents rehash old stories with their dear friends.

                  This year was memorable in that my best friend had a sweet baby girl, I took my mom to get her first tattoo, Remy was re homed to me from his comfy Californian home, I officially started dating again, I finished the Alice in Wonderland puzzle, and I tried tons of new things such as getting a pedicure and speed dating. Over the past year I spent a lot of time with the people I love and that is what counts.

                  2014 began with friends old and new at a spectacular event at the Kauffman Center in Kansas City. All you can eat mini pizzas and liquor, confetti, dancing, and party hats made for remarkable fun. If the food, company, Twilight Zone marathon, and naps are any indication for the year to come then I am very ready!

The year in photos:

Peace be with you!