You're familiar with the phrase, "like a kid in a candy store", but I'm here to tell you that's nothing compared to "like a little girl in the American Girl Doll store." While we were in Dallas last week, my mom and I took Nina to The American Girl Boutique and Bistro. If I could have found a way to bottle up her excitement I would have a blockbuster drug on my hands! She ran around the store from display to display oohing and ahhing, touching and caressing literally every doll and toy in the entire store. The grown-up, practical, budget-minded side of me walked through groaning at the prices and marveling at the power of successful marketing, but I tried my best to shut that side down and just enjoy the magic of seeing it through her eyes. We had a great lunch in the Bistro where the dolls get their own menu and a seat at the table. There were a number of girls there celebrating birthdays, and that made a big impression on Nina. I have a feeling next time we go, we'll need to celebrate someone's birthday as she was very enamoured with the singing and cakes being brought out. When we got home, she was so excited in trying to tell J.C. about it that she fumbled the words and feverishly told him about her trip to the "American Dirl Goll Store".
We came out of there a bit poorer than we went in, but if you have a young girl and are ever near Chicago, NYC, LA, Dallas, or Atlanta, I highly recommend a trip to the "American Dirl Goll Store." It was as much a treat for me as it was for her.
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