hello friends,

the dolls of destinae have disbanded across the country and continent.....

but not in their hearts.

here are the secrets of the dollhouse and what they have been up to:

christina is in tulip town, doing an internship and making casseroles
alison is in pittsburgh, praying for a car and helping christina with casserole recipes
crystal is in memphis, becoming more ghetto-fied and making recipe cards for the casseroles
kate is in florida at a cornerstone music fest, getting bands to write songs about our casseroles
and rachel is in naperville, telling us that the casseroles are good....even if they aren't.

and then they bring casseroles to picnics at reed's lake and eat them

i can't say that all of this is necessarily true, but i can confirm that christina makes casseroles. alison helps her with them. kate was in florida. crystal is creative. and rachel is the nicest one.

also, 

they all graduated. and made their own cords--purple ones. for the dollhouse.
rachel still has one semester though, teaching little kiddies in chicago and battle creek; she will fight many battles, probably over creeks. or maybe there will be creaks when the fighting is going on...who knows....

one more thing,

we will update this sporatically. for example, christina has nothing to do but plan her outfit for her first day at the internship tomorrow, so she's updating now. she also ate a broccoli cauliflower casserole and it was sure good.

we miss you all. we miss each other. but we are still united at heart. for example, alison and christina had an emotional breakdown the same exact day--that says something.
don't worry, the dolls will reunite soon, perhaps this summer....with the hot summer sun burning their porcelain skin, and making their rosy cheeks even more rosy...and glistening on their hair.
they send a ceramic smile your way.

Currently Reading The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, Why the Poor Are Poor--And Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car! By Tim Harford see related

the car curse

This has happened in a matter of two and a half days:
Nothing is embellished. It is completely and unswervingly truthful. And nothing but the truth.

Doll #1 (Alison) has a green jetta. She has put hundreds of dollars into it this year, due to the unfortunate circumstance of owning a volkswagon. This week, she was driving on the highway....and her car died. Completely. A homeless man named Michael tried to fix it. It was towed.Christina's mechanic tried to fix it. Doll #1 has no car any longer.
Doll #2 (Christina) has a purple geo prism. The check engine light has been on for a few weeks. The mechanic said nothing was wrong. Alison got into the geo prism and it would not start. It was out of gas.
Doll #1 (Alison) drove Doll #2's (christina) car to babysitting. On the way there, a piece above the tire fell down, and burnt a perfect circle into the tire. It exploded. Needless to say, she did not babysit.
Doll #2 (Christina) drove Kate (Doll #3's) car. She turned the key to unlock the door. It broke. AAA was called for the third time in two days. The locksmith came. After a few hours of sitting in a parking lot, and the locksmith trying to fix it--it was unfixable. The key was too worn. There is no spare key.

Three cars are now unworking. Three Days. Three calls to AAA. Four roommates to one car now (Rachel's Honda.) Four jobs they need to be at, two internships, many classes, not enough cars. But we'll make it work. Alison's going to learn to ride the bus, Christina might ride her bike, they have kind and caring boyfriends, and coordinate their schedules somehow between the four roommates.

If you have a new car, working car, working key, working engine, working tire....we would like all of those.

We are thankful that we are alive. It's good to breathe (even when it's breathing in exhaust fumes). We try to laugh at this. (even when it's an "I can't believe this is happening again laugh.) And we do. But it's not easy all the time.

At least we have each other. (even if we are pulling out our dollish hair with frustration...)

Carlessly yours,

The Dolls of Destinae

Currently Reading Scuttle's Big Wish By Sean Delonas see related

  now, we know we haven't updated for a while. we really wanted to see how much everyone missed us. if there is positive (and much) feedback, perhaps we will continue. if not, then our sabbatical lives on. this has to be short because the dolls are short.

first off, alison has turned into scuttle (the annoying bird from the little mermaid.) in fact, she has demanded that everyone call her scuttle and has decided to only eat sunflower seeds. the other day, i caught her in the bathroom glueing white feathers to her shirt. sheesh. however, she's gone now....she migrated to the south until spring comes...or Aslan comes back.

secondly, some of the dolls went to a wedding.
 

it was quite fun. this is their new favorite face to make. it makes them feel more matronly, and it's never too early to start listening to your maternal instincts....(or eating folic acidic foods!)

well, this is a rather un-entertaining blog from the dolls. (sorry) in other news, it is spring break in less than a week. therefore, alison-scuttle can fly back, caw-ing and flapping her way back into our lives.

oh, and there may or may not be engaging news....(if you know what i mean.)

don't you wish you could be "part of our world..."

with utmost sincerity and purest intentions,

the dolls of destinae

 For the most part, we dolls consider ourselves to be fairly level-headed, down to earth type dolls

We try to avoid getting caught up in the materialism of this world, and we often take steps towards living more simply. 

One of these steps involved creating a community closet. This began last year and has continued on. It has saw us through many a stressful exams, job interviews and even variety shows.  Just when we think we'll never be able to find the right outfit, the community closet pulls through.

Now we must admit that from time to time we do favor certain items within the community closet. To name a few: the black bathing suit cover, the sweater that everyone wears, the eileen sweater, the teal goodwill shirt, the sweater that goes missing, the pants of failure, the tan corduroys, and of course.......the teal cardigan.

ahhhh the teal cardigan. one of the most-- if not the most treasured item in the community closet. able to transform from classy to casual with just the change of a tank top. oh how we wore that cardigan with confidence knowing that it would always make for a promising outfit.

but as you know, they say that all good things must come to an end, and unfortunately the teal cardigan is no exception. when the dolls returned this year from summer break we were broken hearted to find the teal cardigan was gone. christina blames a camper from her summer camp. as for me, i blame the cruel, evil injustices of this dark, dark world.

so this xanga post is a tribute to our beloved and overly worn teal cardigan. almost every morning in our house someone says "can i wear the teal cardigan? i mean....oh.....nevermind" and then a salty sparkling tear forms in our eyes.

here it is in all it's glory. proudly worn throughout our lives. friend to a doll, lover to the tan corduroys: