In December I travelled to the home of another fan. Here are some pictures and a terrific journal that my host, Bria, would like to share. I had a great time. Thanks for having me over, Bria!
Grace and Bria’s Journal
Grace arrived at my house on Monday, December 7 – my granddad’s birthday. When I walked in with my mom after school from the bus stop I couldn’t wait to open the package!! I loved the card from Ms. Baptiste with the pretty blue and white dress on it. Grace and I had fun watching television, telling secrets and we ate then talked on the phone. But before all of that I introduced her to the other Groovy Girl dolls in my collection and we took pictures. She had a sleeping buddy named Gigi who is my favorite stuffed giraffe, and also my sleeping buddy. I came up with the idea to let her spend the day one on one with each of my Groovy Girl dolls while I was away for the day at school learning.
On Tuesday she spent the day with Solana. They did some cool things while I was at school. You can ask her what they did. Then later when I came home, she helped me finish my homework. Then she helped me design and write my birthday party invitations. We had so much fun. I also read a storybook to her and the other Groovy Girls in my bedroom. Then we went for a ride in the car to the post office and Grace helped me put my birthday invitations in the mail box. Then we stopped by the gas station with my mom to pick up a few snacks and went to the dollar store. Then Grace, Gigi and I went to bed.
On Wednesday Grace played with Bindi and when I came home from school we did homework, went on the computer, ate and then watched some television. Later while Grace and Gigi were falling asleep I read them a bedtime story. Then I fell asleep also. P.s. We also took a shower (Grace was in my robe pocket) before going to bed.
On Thursday Grace and Kendra played together. I don’t know what they did, so ask her. We had fun doing homework when I returned home. Then we ate and went on the computer. We had a snack before dinner time, and then Grace, Kendra and I went for a ride to the library twice. When we came back home we put our pajamas on and pulled our hair up. We watched a little television and then went to bed.
On Friday Grace played with her new BFF Shayla all day. You can ask Grace what they did because I was at school. After school I had a play date with one of my BFF’s Maya. She came over to my house and I introduced her to Grace. My mom was making apple bread while we played. Later my dad, mom, older brother, Deven, Maya, Grace, Shayla and I went over to my neighbor’s house for dinner. My dad ordered food from the Star Tavern in Orange, NJ. We had pizza, pasta and salad!! YUM!! Maya and I made necklaces and bracelets. I made a necklace for Grace and Maya made some jewelry for herself and her mom. Then we took a picture. Then we took Maya home and re-joined the rest of my family at our neighbor’s house. My brother Deven and I watched a movie and played a board game. After my family and I left our neighbors house, my brother and I put our pajamas on, watched a little television and then went to bed. P.s. We stayed up until 12 midnight!!! It was the weekend.
On Saturday We ate breakfast, got dressed and then watched television. Grace played with her sleeping buddy Gigi all day. And guess what?? It SNOWED!!! My brother, Grace and I later worked on a school Christmas project called The Giving Tree, where we had to create homemade cards and attach them to our unwrapped Christmas gifts for some children in Haiti. My mom bought them puzzles. We provided gifts and cards for 5 children and in total the other children at my school (Watchung Elementary) were able to provide gifts and cards for 264 children in Haiti. They attend Watchung’s sister school in Haiti that was founded by one of the Watchung parents. Check out edeyo.org for more information on the project. We had a lot of fun working on it. Later we watched television and put on our pajamas. We decorated our new Christmas tree and Grace helped. We also took some more pictures. We also watched an educational show on the computer. We later relaxed on the couch and ate some clementines. Then we went to bed.
On Sunday Grace played with all of her Groovy Girl friends and Gigi all day. Grace and Gigi also went to church we me and my family on Sunday morning. Then we took a ride to David’s Bridal to order my flower girl dress and my mom’s bride’s maid dress for my godmother’s wedding that is coming up on January 17 – can’t wait!! Then we went to the dollar store and K-Mart. We ate lunch at Taco Bell. YUM!! Then we went home and had some company over. We watched television, put on our pajamas, and ate dinner. Before we went to bed we packed up Grace who was wearing the scrunchy and the new necklace that I gave her. We also packed in some apple bread for Ms. Baptiste and her family to enjoy. She said she enjoyed it! I’m glad she liked it. Everyone said goodbye to Grace. We miss her very much!! Maybe we’ll see her again one day.
Love & Thanks!
Bria
Tracey and I are getting ready for our Author Visit at EPCS tomorrow. We’re looking forward to meeting the 5th graders. We hope they like the slide show!
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