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The RULES of Ella Phlint

I have been wanting to introduce you to a friend of mine. She's a very special friend! She's a lot like ME in many weighs ways... but she gets away with things I often don't! (and sOme people think I get away with a lot!!!) Now mind you, she's not BAD... she's just adventuresome... like me! And she LOVES to TRAVEL! Ohhhhh boy does she love to travel! She is somewhat of a freeloader though... I will admit that. But... oh, don't we ALL have a little bit of that in us? Just a little? Mostly... she's just a girl who wants to have FUN! Here she is!

And she loves to drive!
(gotta watch her though - got a heavy foot on the pedal!)

She says she doesn't mind flying, and she loves boats! (I would imagine the faster the better!) Rumor has it that scooters and skateboards suffice as well! I overheard her say that she wouldn't CARE if she was stuffed in a box and MAILED somewhere -- as long as she gets to TRAVEL!

Well... Ella is here - and she's going to the beach with me for 3 weeks. But it's soooooooo sad... come October, poor little Ella has NO travel plans. This makes her very nervous! So... If YOU would like to host Ella for say a week at your house... please email Ella with an invitation and let her know what dates you might be interested in having her. Please keep in mind that Ella is looking for FUN and ADVENTURE... so if you have an upcoming occasion that you would like to share with her let her know that and she will try to work with you!

Now... there ARE a few rules about having Ella as a house guest.

1.) Obviously, if you want her to visit you will have to give me your home address. If you are not comfortable to have your address given to someone else to have her shipped from their home, please let me know! I will be happy to have her shipped back to me and then ship her to you myself -- but that will slow down her travel and it may be longer before you get her. (or maybe no one will want her and this whole project will FLOP!)

2.) HER SAFETY (in travel) is our top priority! I am willing to pay her travel expenses to ANYWHERE, but you must be willing to pay her expenses back to me, or to the next person waiting for her. I know (from having sent other packages) that it is quite costly for her to go overseas... so keep that in mind! She would LOVE to see foreign lands... but she doesn't come without cost.

3.) I would like her shipped by some method that can be tracked! Do not just stick her in a box and send her U.S. Mail... I would like her to travel in either the big BROWN truck or the Federal Express truck! (or plane)

4.) Other than that? All is fair! If her attire is not appropriate for what you have in mind, feel free to change her clothes. (please just tuck her others in the box when you send her on - or if you wish to keep items you bought for her, please re-dress her in her current travel outfit!) She IS a Build-A-Bear Elephant, and any of the Build-A-Bear animal clothes will fit her -- but you may know of cheaper clothes that fit -- or you might be handy with a needle and want her in something tailored to your needs!

5.) YOU MUST BLOG HER!!! LOL! I should hope this would go without saying! But I'll say it, just so it's out there! If she comes to visit you, I want to know how she spent her time! I (for one) WILL be living vicariously through my friend!!!

I HOPE that you guys are as excited about Ella as I am! I find myself already wondering where she will spend Thanksgiving and Christmas and NEW YEARS!!! Which of my friends will SHE be partying with? WHO's wedding will she get to attend? Who will take her hiking and who will take her skiing? Will ANYone take her bungee jumping? Will she meet any celebrities? Oh! I just can't WAIT to find out! And neither can she!

posted by Melli at 12:42 PM