Raquel is the second Girl of the Year to tie in with a past character (Lila was the first). She is Samantha Parkington's great-great-granddaughter (or is it great-great-great, I've seen both?), and she's from MISSOURI!!! Kansas City, to be exact. Ooo, ooo, I hope that means she likes the Chiefs! She clearly likes pink and hair bows like Samantha does, she's learning pickleball (THAT'LL look dated in ten years, I'll bet!) and DJing, and she's biracial, being Mexican and white. She has Joss's head and Tenney's eyes, and despite the pink I think she's cute. Sounds like this one's gonna be fun! I just wish there weren't so damn much PINK!!! Almost all of the new Truly Me outfits released this year have been dominantly pink, and...yeah. I DO NOT HATE PINK! I just hate the belief that all little girls are obsessed with pink. As I've said time and time again, I love green and have since I was old enuff to name the colors. But I can overlook the pink since Raquel is bringing something new to the table...or semi-new. As far as I know, there has never been a modern girl with any ties to a historical. Technically, Raquel ties in with two historicals since Nellie was Samantha's adoptive...sister? Cousin? Samantha's aunt and uncle adopted Nellie and her sisters, so I guess Nellie and Sam were cuzzies.
I'm gonna break these opinions down into categories, since I ALWAYS have opinions.
WHAT I DON'T LIKE
*Too much pink. Y'all knew that already.
*Raquel is a very pretty little doll, but she looks a lot like Maritza Ochoa. Not exactly, mind y'all, as Maritza's hair is different. But Raquel and Maritza could be sisters or cuzzies if someone wanted to play it that way.
*This is a local gripe, but there's so much more to Missouri than the cities and Branson! Lea Clark hailed from St. Louis, and now the other city is getting represented. I kinda wish we had a girl from the Ozarks who liked to explore caves. Missouri IS the Cave State, after all, and caves can be stunningly beautiful.
*Treesa pointed out on Barb's post that there may be idiots who criticize Raquel for being Samantha's relative but also having a Mexican last name. I don't have an issue with it, but y'all know fully well how dumb people can be. Humans will get mad about anything.
WHAT I DO LIKE
*The tie-in to Samantha. I've said in the past that I think Samantha is overrated, but in Raquel's case I think it'll help her. Samantha is very, very loved by a boatload of AG fans, so the tie to her may boost Raquel's sales a bit.
*Her hobbies are unique. We haven't had a pickleball fan yet, nor have we had a budding DJ. DJing isn't the easiest thing to do.
*Is that dog a Pomeranian??? I freaking love Pomeranians!
Overall I like what I see. I don't know yet if I'll bring Raquel home, but I like her so far. She's not another dancer, not another blonde, not another Josefina or classic face.
I'm gonna break these opinions down into categories, since I ALWAYS have opinions.
WHAT I DON'T LIKE
*Too much pink. Y'all knew that already.
*Raquel is a very pretty little doll, but she looks a lot like Maritza Ochoa. Not exactly, mind y'all, as Maritza's hair is different. But Raquel and Maritza could be sisters or cuzzies if someone wanted to play it that way.
*This is a local gripe, but there's so much more to Missouri than the cities and Branson! Lea Clark hailed from St. Louis, and now the other city is getting represented. I kinda wish we had a girl from the Ozarks who liked to explore caves. Missouri IS the Cave State, after all, and caves can be stunningly beautiful.
*Treesa pointed out on Barb's post that there may be idiots who criticize Raquel for being Samantha's relative but also having a Mexican last name. I don't have an issue with it, but y'all know fully well how dumb people can be. Humans will get mad about anything.
WHAT I DO LIKE
*The tie-in to Samantha. I've said in the past that I think Samantha is overrated, but in Raquel's case I think it'll help her. Samantha is very, very loved by a boatload of AG fans, so the tie to her may boost Raquel's sales a bit.
*Her hobbies are unique. We haven't had a pickleball fan yet, nor have we had a budding DJ. DJing isn't the easiest thing to do.
*Is that dog a Pomeranian??? I freaking love Pomeranians!
Overall I like what I see. I don't know yet if I'll bring Raquel home, but I like her so far. She's not another dancer, not another blonde, not another Josefina or classic face.
In health news, I saw my doctor yesterday afternoon. She's very understanding and very professional, and I like her a lot. She did your routine pelvic exam and also did a mini-ultrasound, which was cool. She held the wand in her hand and it brought up the images on her phone. Right now the diagnosis is two large uterine fibroids; she doesn't know HOW large but she knows they're large. I'll need a more extensive ultrasound to know more, but the doctor did say that a hysterectomy wasn't out of the question. She also doubts that these fibroids are the cause of my lameness, and she suggested that I get tested...FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS!!!!!!! Drat, I don't want MS!!! I know it's not the end of the world, but I don't want it!
Breathe, Moon. You've got one friend with a broken neck and another friend who's fighting bone cancer, so things could be a lot worse. The young man who broke his neck is semi-quadriplegic, but he's slowly getting some motion and feeling back in his hands. I don't know if he'll walk again, but his arms and hands are recovering. But either way my life could be harder. Right now my main concern is hospital bills! If I bother with Raquel at all she'll have to wait.
Love,
RagingMoon1987
Sending heartfelt wishes for your recovery, and that you find the strength to endure in the meantime. Also, I appreciate getting to hear reactions on this doll from two different doll bloggers.
ReplyDeleteSigned, Treesa
Thank you very much! Right now I'm trying to get the ultrasound scheduled; it's impossible to reach a human these days. Everything is automated and I have to repeat myself a jillion times before they'll register.
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