** A bonnie view from on top ay th’ world – Or as close as we could get !! **
The “McRocky” Family’s Scottish Highland Holiday 2016.
Check out this stunning vista from up at 3,600 feet … You can almost see clear across the Highlands from up here. Wow, what an outlook !
One of our exciting day trips during our week away, was an excursion across to the CairnGorm Mountains, which is the home of Scotland’s only funicular railway. For those of you not in the know, a funicular railway is essentially a cable railway, where two tram-like vehicles move up and down a steep incline using a counterbalance system. Basically when one car goes down, the other is pulled up as a result.
With it’s top station nestled high up the CairnGorm Mountain, at an impressive 3,600 feet (or 1097m above level), how could we possibly miss this amazing opportunity to view the Highlands from such a great height !
How small everything seemed from up here though. Like that loch over in the distance, which looks almost as though it could be a puddle. It is however, Loch Morlich, which is a freshwater body near Aviemore, and is approx 1 mile long (And over 3 miles in circumference). At this great height however, it was a strange sensation indeed to look DOWN on the world in such a manner. Everything appears so wee … This must be what it’s like for you humans looking down on us dolls, hey. No wonder to us you sometimes seem to have a God-like complex, in the way you manoeuvre our little plastic lives.
Looking down on the world like this certainly gives you a sense of feeling ABOVE everything. It was a VERY odd sensation indeed.
The view was stunning, and rather inspiring in all honesty. Even if it was a wee bit blustery, and the temperature only reached 4 degrees at it’s highest … Brrrrrr, somewhat BRISK !! But it was still worth a look none the less. If only to have the opportunity to look down from this great height and admire the wonderful world we all inhabit.
Wow, what an amazing experience it was … To be here on top ay th’ world (Almost !!).
That’s all for the time-being though folks. However there’ll be more to come from our Scottish adventures another day … See ye soon.
You can check out my blog about my life as a Disney doll, including many many photos of my adventures, on my facebook page here … https://www.facebook.com/EllaDisneyDoll/
** A Brisk January Adventure On The North Wales Coast - Brrrrrrrr ! **
Sorry that I've been so quiet this last week. But as you may be able to tell from this piccy, a few of us dolls have been away on a nice little winter getaway in Northern Wales ... Woohoooo !!
Seeing as my gal-pal Gwendolyn is actually Welsh herself, Rocky and I invited her and her fella Marshall to join us for this fun little holiday too ... As you can see though, it was a tad cramped to fit the 6 of us in the car (Yes Ruby and Emma are safely seated in the back there as well in case you're wondering), however we did just about manage, and had some lovely days out adventuring all over Snowdonia together.
Mind you, it was very useful having a native to the area as our guide and translator. Even Ruby and Emma started picking up a few Welsh words throughout our stay as a result. I was amazed and impressed by the ease of which Gwen could say the name of the Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch place though, I still cant get my little plastic tongue around any of it ... "Lanfair ... Lanfair-pwell. Or is it pool ? ... Ummmm" ... Nope, I ain't got a clue !
But back to this particular piccy again ...
It was flipping CHILLY at this pretty little bay in Llandudno, I tell you (but luckily an easier name to pronounce as it happens ;) ). But none the less it was fab getting to watch the waves rolling onto shore ... We don't get to see the sea where we live at home you see. Thankfully this day was a lovely sunny one though, so we were all rather warm whilst wrapped up in our winter woollies exploring the rocky coastline around us.
As for the rest of our vacation ... Unfortunately we had a fair amount of rain during the week, so I wasn't really able to get any more piccys to show you our other exploits. But we still didn't let the weather dampen our spirits ... Even when we nearly got stuck in the snow during a sudden unexpected blizzard which we encountered on one mountain pass. Thankfully we managed to back track and find away around in the end though ... Phew !!
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We arrived home again yesterday, and although its a tad strange to be back, there's truly no place like home is there. But I suppose I had better finish the unpacking soon, as it's now back to reality for us ... Sigh !!
So I'll sign off now with what my Welsh friend, Gwen, said just before we departed her former home "Welwn ni chi y flwyddyn nesaf Cymru . Cawsom amser hyfryd !". Which means "See you next year Wales. We had a lovely time !". :)
Chapter 207 – “Blue Christmas – 22nd December 2015.
'Twas two nights before Christmas, when all through Holly's house. Not a creature was stirring, not a dolly, nor a mouse ...
Ok, so perhaps that vision of peace and tranquillity is somewhat far fetched, being that our entire household was currently in the midst of soaking up the seasons festive offerings right now ... All of us that is, but these three poor lost souls who were having a rather BLUE Christmas by all accounts, and THIS is their tale ... Awwww !
Chapter 206 – “Not Such An Innocent Girl” – 1st December 2015.
Following on from the previous chapter, my well meaning light-hearted shopping spree took a rather INTRIGUING turn during the course of this concluding instalment. Particularly with regards to ONE of my siblings, who was JUST about to go all gooey and weak at the knees over a guy ... Awwww, bless !
Is Lucille REALLY as inexperienced and unprepared for such matters as I'm lead to believe though ? Or will her confusing contrary behaviour around one charming chappy in particular, give rise to even MORE questions on that score ? ... Hmm ?
Events continue to unfold of course, answers start to emerge, and in time even MORE unexpected revelations stir up further dramas. Hitting MUCH closer to home than some of us are prepared for, and by design too. Sheesh, what stirrers some people can be, hey !! ... But in the end, even I start to realise that NONE of us are spotless. We all have pasts, secrets, and agendas to a degree ... And I'm not such an INNOCENT girl myself now that I think about it ! ...
Exploring Aysgarth Falls - The place where Robin Hood met Little John (In the film) ! ;)
During our lovely vacation in the Yorkshire Dales recently we had several exciting days out. One of them we visited the picturesque Aysgarth Falls, and here's a little piccy of us adventuring there.
Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by forest and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over almost a mile.
For those of you who've seen the film 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves', you may be interested to know that the upper falls (seen in this photo) and middle falls too, were featured in the movie during the scenes where Robin Hood first meets Little John. When they partake in their famous fight across the water, THIS is where that took place ... Pretty cool, huh ;)
Ruby and Emma didn't have a clue what Rocky was talking about when he was trying to explain about the famous filming etc here mind you. Our littlest Munchkin even asked "Who'th Wobin Hood, Daddy ?" ... Bless her, hey. But the girls loved running about and exploring none the less, whilst us adults watched the cascading waterfalls. We all had a lovely day out though, and even Marguerite seemed to cheer up a touch from it too, which was great !
Greetings from the lovely scenic Yorkshire Dales countryside !
Hi everyone,
Sorry I've been so quiet this last week, but Rocky, the girls and I have been enjoying a nice early spring vacation in the Yorkshire Dales ... Wasn't it PRETTY ?! <3
As you can see, we invited my stepsister, Marguerite, to join us too. I thought the poor dear needed a break, and a change of scenery, to clear her head after her recent split from Bruce ... Although if we're being honest here, I think it was pretty obvious that the sweet girl spent most of her time pining for her former-boyfriend throughout our stay. Hmmmmm :/.
Anyway though, we had a lovely time none the less. Ruby and Emmy were very fond of all the sheepies we kept spotting in the fields near the holiday cottage. Plus we even had a squirrel and pheasant that visited the garden as well. The girls named them Bob (The Squirrel) and Phil (The Pheasant) ... So cute !! :)
I have a few more piccys of our adventures which I'll be uploading over the next few days. But in the meantime however, I suppose I'd better start unpacking now that we're home again at last, hey.
Midnight Changes Everything ! – “Remember the magic will only last so long”.
A tribute to my live action counterpart on the official release of the new 2015 Disney Cinderella movie.
Tah-daaaaaah !! So what do you all think of my modelling efforts from yesterday’s photo-shoot then ?
Isn’t Rai’s crocheted dress utterly FAB ? And SO in keeping with the
gown from the movie too … It’s even layered, and trust me, the skirt is
MUCH bigger than it appears in this photo as well. Plus it flows
gorgeously when in motion, as you can see here.
Best of all though, Rai’s said I can KEEP the dress as well … Ooooh, GOODY !!
I’m amazed how closely Elise has managed to capture the essence of the
movie poster with her photography efforts as well though. It REALLY
looks as though I’m dashing away from the ball in front of a midnight
sky … So romantic <3.
I think it only right that us animated Cinderella’s should tip our hats
to the wonderful new live action movie though. And hopefully it will
refresh our magical story of Fairy Godmothers, pumpkins, glass slippers,
and finding TRUE love against all odds, for a NEW generation as well.
Keeping it alive in people’s hearts for MANY years to come with any luck
!
So here’s to Cinderella on this special day !
Sadly
however, us Brits have to wait a few extra weeks before the movie is
finally released here in the UK. But those of you lucky enough to see
it sooner, please do let me know what you think ?
Or for those of you who dont speak Welsh, 'Happy St.Davids Day !'.
Saint David's Day is the feast of Saint David, the patron saint of
Wales, and falls on 1 March each year. The first day of March was chosen
in remembrance of Saint David as tradition holds that he died on that
day in the year 569. The date was declared a national day of celebration
within Wales in the 18th century.
So, in honour of our own personal close British ties to Wales (Not
forgetting also that our human owner's family line goes back to some
welsh roots on her mother's side a few generations ago as it happens),
we thought we'd mark the occasion today.
Apart from that
though, my lovely hubby simply adores any excuse to teach our daughters
more about the Welsh language and traditions. And in all honesty, Ruby
and Emma can speak it much better than I can so far ... But they do say
children are like sponges and absorb things more easily that us adults,
hey ... Ahem, y--eah.
But anyway, Rocky thought it'd also be a nice idea if we had a little family photoshoot today too, and HERE it is !!
So I guess all that's left to say now is ...
Dydd Gwŷl Dewi Sant hapus ! - Happy St.David's Day 2015 !
Seeing
as Rocky gave me this LOVELY new oven as part of my new kitchen for
Christmas last year, I couldn't exactly pass up the opportunity to have
ago at the culinary tradition of pancake day now, could I ?! I mean, how hard could it really be ?
Yes yes, alright, I DO know that my past cooking exploits haven't gone
amazingly well. Ok, so in all truth I'm terrible at most food
preparation. But it's only batter, so what could honestly go wrong,
right ? ... Hmmmm, yes well ...
<3 Celebrating 65 Years of Disney's Cinderella ! <3
For those of you NOT in the know, on this day 65 years ago, my movie, Disney's animated full length feature of Cinderella, was 1st released on 15th February 1950 !
Cinderella is the 12th in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and turned out to be the greatest critical and commercial hit for the studio since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, receiving 3 oscar nominations as well, including best original song for "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo".
So here I am all dressed up in celebration of this milestone occasion, and I hope you'll all join me in honouring this wonderful masterpiece movie as well ... After all, if it wasn't for this movie, I wouldn't be here !
Happy 65th Anniversary Cinderella ! ... And here's to many many more !
In honour of the milestone anniversary of our movie, my sisters and decided to dress in our finest today, so we could have a group portrait photo of us taken on this very special occasion ... After all, if it wasn't for Disney's Cinderella, none of us would exist ! ... Oooh-errr, hey !
So here we all are, saying Happy 65th Anniversary, to OUR movie !!
In case you're wondering who's who here though, I should probably give a quick rundown now, seeing as I know that my sisters and I can look rather similar at times, meaning it's hard to tell up apart unless you know us all rather well ....
So, to start off, thats ME in the middle naturally, dont I look lovely ;).
The back row from left to right consists of my stepsister Marguerite, Ashley, Lonny, and my other stepsister, Jacqueline.
The middle row to my left is my eldest sister, and the head of our family, Cinderella, and to my right is our new cousin, Elaine (She's a Mattel Cinderella by the way, unlike my sisters and I who are all Disney store).
Lastly the front row from left to right is Iris, Danielle, and Charley.
If you are wondering about my twin sister though, Cin, no she is NOT in this sisterly group photo of ours. I did ask her, and even though she's been nothing but HORRID to me in the past I still made the effort to visit her in her display cabinet today, to invite her to be apart of all the fun ... Sadly however she looked me up and down in a rather put-out and condescending fashion, before turning her nose up and declaring "I'd rather NOT !!" ... Hmmmm, yes well, that was the end of that then, hey. I couldn't help but wonder if she was jealous of my new dress though ? ... Hmmmm, anyway ...
Despite my snooty twin's reaction, the rest of us had a lovely time, and well ... Here's the photographic result of our little gathering ...
I hope you like it as much as we all enjoyed taking it ?
Welcome to the story of my life as a Disney Cinderella Doll :-
Ella - The World According To A Disney Doll.
Hi everyone, my name is Ella, and I'm a Disney Store Cinderella fashion doll who was adopted by Holly of www.Hollys-Dollys.co.uk. Whilst I might be a doll, my life is NOT a childrens story nor fairytale, and as such some content may not be suitable for younger children. After all, I'm not a child myself, even though I'm a doll I'm still an adult ... So THIS is my blog, charting the true story of my adventures, experiences, and growth as an individual, as I become much more than JUST a generic Princess Doll ...
The first thing you should know about me though, is despite the fact I
am a Cinderella doll, I am not her, in fact I'm not anything like her to
tell the truth ... I did not spend my life working for a wicked
stepmother, I do not have a fairy godmother that I know of, and lastly I
did NOT fall in love with Prince Charming, I married a mechanic ... Although Prince Charming is married to one of my sisters, but thats
another story.
My life as a doll is not always easy, and I have
gotten myself into more than a couple of silly situations in my short
plastic life so far, but for better or worse this is me and the story of
MY world !
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I like telling you my tales,
Please note that I am in no way afiliated to Disney, however ALL photo's and story content are copyright (c) to www.Hollys-Dollys.co.uk and cannot be used in any shape or form without my expressed prior consent ... Thanks
Monday, 22 October 2012
Chapter 37 - "In Your Room" - 22nd October 2012.
Rocky is settling into his new home with me, now that we've finally
moved in together. Whilst in the midst of moving some furniture
however, we receive a few unexpected visitors, including someone from my
fella's past, who appears VERY taken with my Little Mermaid gal-pal !
Oooh, I wonder ? ...
Rocky and I are still getting used to living together, I have to admit,
it was a rather curious adjustment to start with, but I am glad to have
him around all the same, somehow it feels as though we are even more
officially a couple now. It’s nice to think that our relationship has
finally progressed beyond just the dating phase, and now that we have
moved in together, have taken the first step towards a proper level of commitment to one another.
I was so happy about my new relationship situation, we had told all our
doll friends about the exciting news over the weekend. I think at first
when we started to say to them that we had news, they thought we were
going to announce that we were engaged, as each and every one of them
had a slight look of disappointment on their faces when Rocky and I said
we had finally moved in together, but luckily that was only ever so
brief before they congratulated us. I think they were all ever so
relieved that we had sorted out our little problem from Friday, and were
pleasantly surprised to see that despite our huge row, we had come out
of it stronger than ever.
Anyway, we decided it was time to put
our room back to rights from my girly slumber party on Friday … awww
‘our’ room, I still cant quite get used to saying that, it makes me
smile so much every time I think about it. Getting back on topic though,
normally I would have asked Holly to move the furniture around for me,
as lets face it, compared to me, she is HUGE and much stronger, so
moving the sofa back to its spot on the dressing table would be no
effort at all for her.
Rocky however had a different idea, he
insisted that now this was ‘his’ home too he would sort it himself, I
tried to talk him out of it, but well, you know what men can be like
once they get an idea in their heads ! … Even worse though, was that he
insisted he could do it all on his own, and would not even let me close
to help him, no matter how many times I offered.
“Sweetheart,
I can handle this fine … I’m nearly there” he kept telling me. I don’t
think he was being entirely truthful though, he had been struggling to
try and move it that last little bit for a while now, but seemed
determined that he was not going to let it get the better of him, and
refused to admit defeat.
“What about if I go and get Rio, or Jackson to help ?” I asked, hoping that perhaps if he would not accept my help, then maybe he would let one of the other guys assist him.
He was groaning a little with the strain of trying to balance and lift
the weight of the sofa, as he replied “No, I’ve almost got it, there’s
no need to bother them”.
Urrrgh he’s hopeless !! … There was no
way he had almost got it, he was just being stubborn … why is it that
sometimes guys will never ask for help, no matter how much they are
struggling ?
Luckily it was only a few moment later that we received our first unexpected visitor to our new joint home.
“Ella, Rocky … Helloooo” said Serena, cheerfully waving to us as she
approached from across the room, she then sounded quite amused as she
enquired “What on earth are you two up to, up there ?”.
I was so pleased that someone else had joined us, maybe she could help me try to knock some sense into my Dearest Love.
“Ohh Serena, I’m soooo glad to see you” I replied excitedly, I nearly
blurted out and asked if she would help me tell Rocky that he was being a
daft plonker here, but thought that may not have been the best way to
get him to co-operate, so instead continued saying “come on up and join
us …. PLEASE !”.
She
instantly seemed to get the idea that I needed a hand, and so dropped
what she was carrying and climbed up onto the dressing table chair.
Rocky just mumbled a little “Hey Serena” greeting, whilst still wresting with his unachievable task.
I didn’t really want to say anything out loud with my Dearest standing
behind me, so instead just inaudibly mouthed “Help!!” to Serena, whilst
slightly gesturing my head in Rocky direction, in the hopes that would give her an idea of what I was up against.
Serena on the other hand, had no bones about being blunt and to the
point with him, as she said whilst nearing the top “Rocky what on earth
are you doing, struggling with that on your own ?”
He didn’t
appear at all impressed by her question, and groaned a little, almost as
if he was pretending that he hadn’t heard her.
As
soon as she had reached the seat of the chair though, Serena seemed to
take charge declaring “Right then, Ella you take that bit, I’ll go over
here and we’ll get this thing moving shall we ! …. Oh and Rocky, if you
say one word about being fine without any help you’ll regret it !!”.
She was so firey and forceful in the way she spoke, I would have been far too scared of upsetting him, or hurting
his feelings, if I had talked to him in such a way. Perhaps its because
Serena doesn’t care about Rocky in the same kind of deep and passionate
way, that she was able to speak to him so, although I do wonder if she
would be any different with someone she herself loved, knowing her as I
do, probably not !! But I guess that’s what was needed in this instance,
as Rocky finally gave in saying “Oh go on then !” when he reluctantly
figured, there was no way he could argue with the two of us about it.
We
still weren’t making any particular progress though, and after a while
my concentration started to waiver a little, and I began to chat with
Serena, I had suddenly realised she was wearing a different dress that I
had not seen before ! It was still blue, like the one I had leant her,
but much more simple and practical, which somehow really suited her
personality well. She started to tell me a little bit about it, but then
Rocky began to chuckle and roll his eyes a tad, he seemed a touch
amused that we were getting distracted by girly chat at a time like
this.
More help came along however, in a rather unexpected form, when a playfully sounding voice from below shouted up teasingly.
“Hey Rocky … Blimey, they told me you were living up here in the ‘pink’
room, but I didn’t quite believe it, until I saw it with my own eyes
!”.
The
three of us instantly turned to see who was talking in such a familiar
and sarcastic tone to my Dearest, and what we saw was actually rather
interesting …
There
was a Ken doll waving up at us, but not one that I had even seen
before, he was carrying another child doll, and reminded me a little of
Heart and his son Petey, but this guy had darker hair and was slightly
more handsome, not nearly as gorgeous as my Rocky of course, but still
not too shabby even if I do say so myself … but wait a minute, are my
eyes deceiving me or, is he wearing Jackson’s old suit ?!
Serena
and I just stared awkwardly, but as usual it was clear Rocky knew the
guy, he was still sounding strained from lifting though, as he replied
“Corey mate, nice to see you’ve finally been set free !”.
Ah
Corey, of course I should have known, you may remember Rocky had
enquired about a doll of that name when we had met the Heart family last
week. At the time it was all rather cryptic, but I had asked Rocky more about it once we were alone later that day … and this is what I found out …
You see, Corey is Heart’s brother, he’s another Heart family Ken doll,
and well, as you could tell from the previous picture etc, he has a son
of his own. There is however much more to his story than that though …
just like Heart, Corey had a wife and she was called Maddy, in fact his
wife was Missy’s sister. But sadly, like many of Holly’s childhood
Barbie dolls, Maddy broke beyond repair and went to the big rubbish dump
in the sky, making him a Widower ! … I know its all so sad, worse than
that though, he and Maddy had a newborn baby daughter when they were
new, but she was now missing, and Holly has not managed to find her yet
!! It wasn’t at all clear if she would ever turn up again either. So the
poor guy has to cope with the loss of his wife, the potential that he
may never see his tiny baby girl again, and all whilst dealing with
being a single parent !! … Oh doesn’t it make your heart just ache ?!
Anyway, he appears surprisingly upbeat considering his situation, but
then it had been several decades since the loss of his wife, so its not
like he hadn’t had time to try and come to terms with it, but even so, I
still was amazed how well he seemed to manage … I think these Heart
family dolls must be made of sterner stuff than us Disney girls, well me
in particular I guess, as honestly, from what I have seen so far, they
are amazing at coping with anything life throws at them !
By
now Corey had climbed up to join us on the dressing table chair. Rocky
just acted as though there was nothing unusual about what we were up to,
almost ignoring it, as he proudly introduced me as his girlfriend.
I have to say, it was quite curious, the look of surprise across
Corey’s face when Rocky mentioned he had a girlfriend, almost as though
it was something unexpected and out of the blue.
I guess in a way, it was nice to know that I was something special, and
that girlfriends had not been a dime a dozen in his previous life …
although I guess really even if they had, would it really have mattered ?
If in the end he was choosing to be with me, above every other doll he
had ever encountered that still would mean I was ever so special to him.
When
Rocky introduced Serena she greeted him enthusiastically, but not being
one to beat about the bush, and seeing how the addition of another
strong guy doll could be an advantage here, she just boldly came out and
asked.
“I don’t suppose you’d mind helping us would you ?”.
Corey
smiled in ever such an amused way at Serena’s question, it almost
reminded me of the way Rocky looks at me when I say something that he’s
really not expecting. It was a look that said, he was not only finding
her comical, but had an ever so slight hint of enthralled charm about
her … how very strange ?!
Anyway Corey replied “Oh, of course, I’d be happy to help” he then looked a little sheepish, as though he didn’t quite know how to say what was coming next “well, that is if perhaps one of you ladies would mind …”
He never finished what he was saying, as by now it had dawned on us, oh
how daft, of course someone was going to have to take his son, how
thoughtless that we hadn’t offered. I felt a little bit guilty, and was
about to say something, but never got the chance …
Out
of know where, Serena just stepped forward and took the child into her
arms. I was so shocked, not only by her interest, but how at ease she
appeared, there was no sign of awkwardness, or not knowing how to hold
the little guy, like I had found when I had little Pammy. In fact, if I
hadn’t known better, I could have sworn she knew what she was doing, as
she affectionately held him close.
Corey
was removing his jacket, but also keeping a close eye on my firey
friend and his son, as Serena asked him “So what’s this little Cutie
Pie’s name ?”
He really appeared pleased at the very natural
and obvious enthusiasm she had for his child, as he replied “Oh, its
Paul … but we usually just call him Paulie”.
Another extended
cutesy nickname for one of the Heart family children, I started to
wonder though, had they named their children themselves ? or had Holly ?
… Hmmm ?
Serena
really looked so very taken with the little guy, I was rather shocked
by it, she had never really come across as the motherly type to me, and
always seemed more the tough and practical sort. But perhaps they were
skills that were perfect for child care ? … Or more likely, I had just
discovered what her soft gooey weak spot actually was !
“Ohhhh aren’t you just the most adorable sight I’ve ever seen ?!” she exclaimed full of excitement, as she gazed down at the bundle of joy in her arms.
I was ever so surprised though, when Corey rather passionately replied
“I’ll say !!”. Somehow I get the impression, from the direction he was
looking at the time, that his comment was more aimed at my friend than
little Paulie.
Rocky and I could not take our eyes off the
three of them, and I had to try ever so hard not to giggle, when it
dawned on me that I may have actually found a very good match for my
self assured gal-pal. Although from the looks of things, so far she was
much more taken with the son, and hadn’t even given his father a second
thought !
Anyway,
Rocky and Corey insisted that they could handle the furniture moving
without my help, and to be honest, I think I would have just gotten in
the way anyway. So I just stepped aside and let them get on with it. I
was just grateful there was finally someone here who Rocky would let
assist him, as I had started to worry earlier that all that heaving on
his own could strain or break one of his limb joints.
Whilst
the guys just got on with it, Serena and I sat ourselves down on the
edge of the dressing table chair to have a little chat. I was actually
rather curious to find out what Serena thought of the funny little guy
she was watching over, and was also interested to see how he would
behave, compared to the wriggly squirmyness I had found with his
cousins. I have to say though, that so far Paulie seemed a much calmer
little chap, and happily say relatively still in my friends lap.
As
Serena once again held Paulie in her arms, I could instantly see she
was starting to fall for the little guy, there was no question in my
mind that she was obviously destined to be a mother one day herself, as
she gazed down at him so adoringly. I started to wonder if that was a
bad sign for me, that I had not taken to children in such an instant way
? Perhaps it means that kids are not for me ?
But then again, everyone’s different, and maybe not every future parent
takes to the idea like a duck to water from the beginning ?
I
was ever so curious, so in the end had to ask her “You seem very good
with kids Serena, do you think you will want children of your own one
day ?”
Serena laughed quite heartily at my question, I wondered
if she would mind me asking such a personal question, but it honestly
didn’t appear to bother her at all, as she replied quite plainly “Well I
guess I need to find a guy first before that is even an issue, don’t I
!?” she then came over a little more serious as she continued “but IF I
ever find someone to love, then yes, I guess I would love children … but
the reality for us girl dolls is never that simple, is it. There are
never enough guy dolls for everyone, so what are the chances of actually
meeting someone who is available, who you actually have that kind of
special connection with … apart from you and Rocky of course, you are
the exception … but unfortunately most of us female dolls aren’t quite
as lucky, and will undoubtedly end up old maids !”.
Awww,
I felt rather sad when I realised how much she would dearly love a
family of her own, but somehow, with how truly gorgeous she is, I
doubted that of all the dolls I knew, there was any chance that Serena
would turn out to be an old maid ! I was also quite surprised though, as
I had never actually noticed before, how few bloke dolls there really
were to go round. It made me feel even more privileged and lucky that I had found my Rocky, and how much we truly love and cherish one another.
Trying to lighten the mood, Serena then came over a little playful, and
giggled as she commented “Well if nothing else, I guess I can always be
a sort-of Auntie to yours and Rocky’s kids, cant I !!”
Oh no,
not another person assuming that we will have children ! … why are
people saying that to me so often ? I mean, I don’t hear Jem and Rio
getting comments about kids, and they have been married forever, and yet
Rocky and I aren’t even engaged yet, and people are already planning a
family for us … what’s that all about ?! But perhaps it not what it
appears, maybe they are just projecting their own unfulfilled desires
onto Rocky and I, in the hopes that if they cant have everything they
want in life, then perhaps we can, so they can sort of live vicariously
though our happy and loving relationship ? So when I think about it, I
guess I really cant be cross at them for that.
By
now the guys had finally lifted the sofa up onto the dressing table
top. Rocky called down to me, rather pleased with himself, he had an
almost ‘see, I told you I could do it’ tone to his voice as he proudly
asked where I wanted it positioned ?
“Oh errr, anywhere in the middle will be fine thanks my Love” I replied sweetly.
I was so happy for him, after all that struggling he had actually
achieved his goal … Phew ! I knew if he hadn’t have managed it, he would
have probably ended up a tad sulky, and I wouldn’t have heard the end
of it this evening, especially if we had had to resort to asking for
Holly’s help and assistance too.
Serena
was still far to captivated with her new little friend to really notice
much of what was going on though. It seemed like little Paulie had
really taken to her too, but then the poor little guy had been missing a
mother figure in his life for quite a long time now, so was probably
just lapping up all the female attention which may very good friend was
lavishing on the little dude.
Rocky
and I gazed over rather interestedly, we were both now very aware that
Corey was staring down at the pair of them, from the look on his face it
was becoming rather obvious that he was starting to get a little
smitten by my flame haired companion, and her natural motherly charm.
Serena bounced the baby boy in her arms joyfully and said to him “Look up there Paulie … look its your Daddy, and he’s
being all helpful and strong … are you going to wave to Daddy ?” Paulie
just giggled contently in her arms, looking ever so happy.
Awwww … She was so adorably cute with him, I could see why Corey
couldn’t take his eyes off her, as even beyond her natural stunning good
looks, she was so very charming in this sweet almost motherly guise.
And yet, even though she came across as being so very in love with this
poor motherless child, it was almost as though she hadn’t even taken a
moment to notice that there was a VERY available, and quite handsome
might I add, guy up there, who from the look on his face at the moment,
would have walked over hot coals just for the chance to catch her
interest.
Oh Serena, wake up, there is a very good chance that
everything you want is looking down at you now, this very moment, and
you are far to blind to see him !! … Deary me … although, when I think
about it, maybe that’s exactly what I looked like when I first met Rocky
? I mean, he kept grinning at me constantly, as did all the other dolls
when we first met, and in the week or so after. Perhaps it was just
like with this situation, they could all see we were meant for each
other, but just had to wait for me to finally cotton on myself … oh
gosh, now seeing what it must have appeared like from the outside, I
realise I must have looked like a blind dim-witted fool ! If Rocky
looked even half as captivated with me, as Corey does with Serena now,
then his feelings and interest should have been obvious to me, even from
a mile away … why on earth had I never noticed ? … I know they say love
is blind, but really … THAT blind ?!?!
Anyway,
whilst the guys got back to work, and shuffled the sofa into its final
position for me, I glanced down at the floor and finally remembered the
dresses that Serena had been carrying, and left down there when she
arrived.
“So what was it you were trying to tell me about dresses earlier ?” I asked enthusiastically.
Serena looked a little lost for a second, but then she appeared to remember, as she replied “Oh yeah, oh I was just returning your lovely blue dress that you leant me”.
“Ah Thanks … but what’s with the pink one ?” I responded rather interestedly as I always love pink dresses ?
“Oh” said Serena sounding a little unsure “well, that’s the other dress
that came with this blue one of mine … I don’t really like it, but I
guess it will do as a spare! I brought it along to show you, as I know
how much you adore clothes”.
I
knew that Serena really didn’t like pink, but then I guess if I had
bright red hair, I would probably feel the same, but I really didn’t not
understand how she could not like that gorgeous gown ? … and then I had
a wonderful idea …
“Well if you don’t like it, how about we do a swap ?”.
“Swap?” she questioned curiously.
“Yes” I replied ever so keenly “I love pink dresses, and you like the
blue one you borrowed from me, so how about you take mine and I take
yours … only if you want to of course ?”.
Serena
looked ever so pleased, but also slightly worried as she replied “Oh
what a lovely idea Ella … but are you sure ? I mean, it is one of your
‘Cinderella’ dresses after all ?”.
“I have loads of blue
dresses” I said insistently “but in all honestly, pink is my favourite
colour” I then blushed a little shyly, as I quietly went on “besides
Rocky really loves it when I wear pink !”.
She gave me
a very sneaky grin, and winked as she told me “Well I guess it would be
rude to argue with that one ! … Thank you Ella, as I really don’t think
I would have ever worn that pink one anyway, so at least now I will
have a spare posh dress for special occasions !”
I have to
admit, I was starting to hope she might wear my former blue dress for a
date with a certain Ken doll, who wasn’t standing too far away from
where we were seated now. But I guess that was jumping ahead a bit, as
we still don’t know if Corey will ever ask my friend out, and even if he
did, would she want to accept the invitation ? Seeing as they have only
just met though, perhaps I should give them a little more time to see
what happens on their own. After all it took Rocky a little while to ask
me out after we had met didn’t it !
We
were starting to wonder what the guys were up to, as it couldn’t
possibly have taken them this long just to shuffle a sofa across. But
when I looked up, was quite surprised to discover that not only had they
finished, but that had made themselves quite at home up there !
I found it ever so odd to see two guys sitting in my spot up there, it was almost surreal. But then I guess when I think about
it, its not MY spot anymore is it ? It’s OUR spot, mine and Rocky’s, so
if he wanted to invite a friend around, then who am I to stop him. In a
way I was very pleased that he was starting to appear more comfortable
in his new surroundings, and perhaps having the odd guy visitor up here
every now and again, would be just the thing to take the edge off the
overly apparent girlyness around him.
I
watched closely as the guys talked, I remembered Rocky telling me that
Corey had been one of his best mates back in the day, apart from Rio of
course, which is why Rocky was so keen to enquire about him when his
brother made an unexpected re-appearance. Not that Rocky didn’t get
along with Heart too, its just that he an Corey had a closer connection,
for whatever reason. Just like I am closer to Jem than Millie, it doesn’t mean I don’t like Millie, its just we all click with certain people better than others don’t we ?!
I felt so warm inside, as I sat there contently watching my Dearest
Love catch up with his good friend. I started to get the feeling, I was
probably going to end up seeing a fair bit more of Corey in my life from
now, which in turn, made me really hope that if he has to end up with
one of the female dolls in our group, then I so hoped it would be
someone I was close too, just like what Rocky and I have with Jem and
Rio. But I guess the poor guy has only just come out of storage, so I
should at least give him a little time to adjust before I initiate any
kind of matchmaking plans.
Anyway,
by now Serena and I thought it was about time we went up and joined the
guys. The funny thing was though, they were so engrossed in whatever it
was they were discussing, that they didn’t appear to notice our
presence, until we were literally right beside them.
“You look nicely at home up here !” I declared ever so playfully to Rocky.
He looked quite amused as he replied “Well, I could live without all
the girly pink and clothes, but this sofa is just the best … its worth
putting up with the pain of living up here just for that !”
“Oh really ?!” I said sarcastically as I giggled and enquired “So that’s ‘the’ best thing about living with me is it ?”.
Rocky raised one eyebrow, and chuckled a little more as he teased
“Well, I guess its not ‘so’ bad spending all this extra time with you as
well … but yeah, basically the sofa is the best bit !!”.
“Oi
!! … I’ll remember that!” I protested, trying to pretend to feel wounded
as I spoke, but honestly couldn’t keep a straight face and ended up
laughing.
It was then he came over much more earnest, as he
replied “In truth, you know its you, don’t you my Darling ? … I cherish
every single moment we spend together”. He then looked ever so sneaky
again, as he wiggled his eyebrows playfully and added “I just think we
need lots more moments on this lovely soft couch !”.
I was so
thrilled he was laughing and joking again, it was a really good sign
that he must be feeling more at home up here with me. I never imagined
he would settle down in here so well, or so fast in fact. He came across
so very content, I started to wish we had moved in together much
sooner, seeing how blissfully happy we had now become.
Our
attention now turned to our friends alongside us though, Serena was
VERY reluctantly returning little Paulie to her father. I could tell by
the look on her face that she didn’t really want to give him up, a stark
contrast to how keen I had been to return Pammy to her mother I think.
Buts its not like Serena could really keep the child, after all, he
wasn’t hers was he.
“Thanks
for looking after him” said Corey every so gratefully, he had a cute
little puppy dog look on his face whilst gazing up at my friend, and a
massive telling grin slapped across his cheeks … blimey these Ken dolls
really are VERY smiley guys aren’t they.
“It was a pleasure”
replied Serena, confidently adding “He’s was good as gold, and I’d
happily watch him any time you have the need”.
Corey
looked rather touched by the offer, which increased his doe eyed
expression ten fold, as he told her “Oh, what a lovely offer Serena,
thank you so much”. He then looked slightly shy as he asked “you’ll have
to let me know where I can find you in the house, as in where you live ?
So I will know where to look for you, should I have the need to take
you up on your very generous offer”.
I almost started giggling
to myself, and I’m sure Rocky was also, it was soooo obvious his
interest in where Serena lived was in no way to do with asking her to
babysit. But once again, my very good friend appeared oblivious to her
admirers interest, as she answered his question rather plainly and to
the point. Honestly, for someone who is usually so astute, she was
really blind as a bat with this one, he couldn’t have been more obvious
if he had sign written it, and yet still she seemed unaware of the
effect she had on him.
It was then that Corey looked a little
embarrassed, as a realisation hit him, and he abruptly stood up
declaring “Oh I do apologise for my rudeness … here I really should let
the lady sit” as he offered up his side on the sofa to my very good
friend.
Serena was not particularly bothered about such, almost
old fashioned, chivalrous things though, but thanked him, and did seat
herself on the arm all the same.
Rocky
however was much more mischievous as he said to me “Well my Darling, I
guess I should let you have a seat too, shouldn’t I ?”. But instead of
getting up, he chuckled playfully, pulling me across onto his lap saying
“There you go, how’s that ?”.
I couldn’t help but giggle at
the ever so cute, and amusingly impish way he was behaving. I so adored
his sense of humour, and the funny little surprises that often came out
of these playful moments. This really was my Rocky at his best, the more
amusingly he behaved, the happier he was feeling inside. I couldn’t
help but let out a huge contented sigh, as I joyfully remained seated on
his lap.
Corey
chuckled slightly at our affectionately sweet manner, as he jokingly
asked Serena “How long have they been together ? … and have they always
been this sickeningly sweet ?”.
They knew we could hear them,
and I think they were playfully teasing for a reaction from us, but
Rocky and I were much to engrossed in each other, we were both still
listening in quite keenly though, to the discussion they were having
behind us as it continued.
“Well they have been together as
long as I have known them” replied Serena before sneakily adding “but
normally they are much worse than this !!”.
When
they finally realised they were not going to bait us into responding,
they actually gave up pretty quickly, and started to chat more normally.
Serena was still coming across very interested in Paulie, asking many a
question about the little guy. And like any parent, I guess, Corey was
keen to respond and told her loads of the funny little traits and
stories about his son.
They
had been talking for quite a while now, and I think had forgotten we
were sat behind them, as neither seemed to take any notice when Rocky
and I glanced in their direction to check on them. Unfortunately I
couldn’t see Serena’s face, but from what I could tell of Corey’s, he
was ever so spellbound by my stunningly gorgeous girl-pal. She seems
such a heartbreaker, and yet so unaware of it, that’s
both Kirk and Corey now who have come over all smitten with her, as
singles guys go, I think there is only Prince Prettyboy remaining, for
her to complete the hat trick !! … But somehow I get the feeling she
would not quite be refined and Princessy enough for that guy, but you
never know, she does seem to have a way with men !
As I turned back to Rocky again I whispered cryptically to him “you don’t think, those two … you know … do you ?”.
He replied just as quietly, as he playfully said “Well, you Disney
Princess girls do seem rather irresistibly charming you know ! …
Although personally, red-heads have never been to my taste”. I giggled
at the intense and loving way he was now looking into my eyes, as he
mischievously added “Of course,
sometimes it takes a little time for you Princesses to finally come to
your senses, and realise what devilishly handsome catches us Ken dolls
really are !!”.
He was such a tease, it was clear he wasn’t
just referring to Serena’s obliviousness, but also the fact that I had
been just as blind to Rocky’s interest in me when we had first met. We
giggled between ourselves quietly, and I felt so happy and adored. I
tell you, if I could have gone back in time to the very beginning,
knowing what I do now, I would probably have jumped on Rocky as soon as I
saw him. It will be interesting to see if Serena ends up having the
same kind of good fortune in love as I have done, I guess only time will
tell though ?
I so hoped that my good friend might have an
opportunity to feel even a fraction the kind of deep love, and sweet
bliss which Rocky and I now shared. As even though I hadn’t seen it
straight away, he truly is the most amazing person I’ve ever met.
