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My depression has been acting up a bit but I'm happy today so time for a post ^^.
I went to Tekkoshocon from April 4th-6th and had an AMAZING time.  I saw Gacharic Spin in concert Saturday night, attended a dance panel, saw new anime, did a lot of shopping, made friends, etc.  All the crazy awesomeness you'd expect from a con ^^.
Here are the pictures I took, not all of them are there of cosplayers because this year I made a video on my you tube of them located here:  youtube.com/candeestarful

Here is the other photos I managed to get ^^ Including the stash of goodies I bought
                    
                  Click Here 


My Hakuoki Body Pillow isn't shown, but I will show you all once I get the pillow for inside the case ^^









Another Convention is just on the Horizon: Florida Anime Experience!  I will be attending on May 24th with my good friend Tara.  I am so excited to attend the Manga Library/Maid Café Latte, I am obsessed with maid café things and want to attend as many different café experiences as possible!  Fae con is smaller but its really fun and I know I'll have an amazing time.

While in Florida we also will be going to Epcot *my favorite Disney park* and a Universal park.

For dolly news I am going over all my dolls and changing things to make me happier, as in if they need sold or more so if they need a different wig or eyes, perhaps faceup etc.  So far I have new eyes for my Bambicrony Ellen Leira,and want to get my pukifee some new eyes as well.  I also have a new wig coming for my volks one off f-25 girl.

Not to much longer it will be my Birthday ^^ I am turning 25 ughhhhhhhh old XP.
Its at the end of June and I'll get to attend the Steel City Pet Expo as per usual ^^.  I already have the stuff picked out that I wanted mum to get me and its starting to arrive LOL.  I also have a Lolita Dress Indie Brand Pop Princess on Layaway for my Birthday, thanks so much Annika!

                                     You can find Annika's treasures for sale at:     https://www.etsy.com/shop/lepopprincess?ref=pr_faveshops 

Finally, my Easter was pretty Blah, I got sick but the day before I hung out with my friend Paul and we saw the movie Oculus which was pretty good ^^.  For Easter though I got some Delicious Imported Biscotti *which is like a hard cookie esk dessert, though I call it dessert bread XP*  I wanted some Macarons at first but I couldn't find any nearby ah well.  Now for the Biscotti money shot LOL, until next time ;p


P.S> I entered my dog Prudence in this pet photo contest if you could click the heart under the large picture of the fluffy dog in a fairy outfit we both would appreciate it ^^.  Every vote counts!

http://petstarphotocontest.com/pet-categories/adult-dogs/3855/

^Ugh, everyone is so damn sick^

Hi all, I wanted to start this back to when my poor Pup first got sick but before that. Pictures from my friend Liz's Birthday party! Click the link  if you'd like to check those out ^^.  Click Here!

So, back a little while ago my poor doggy was really lethargic one morning.  I discovered she had blood on the back part of her and near her tail and we decided it was best to get her a vet appointment right away.  Later that day around 2pm, my mum was home and we hurried the precious pup to the vet.  It turns out she was having some constipation problems and her anal gland burst AKA the blood, and she had an infection and a fever.  Poor Pru *my dog's name* went on 3 different medications varying from the next week up to 15 days after, before returning for her return checkup.  The veterinarian's say she needs to finish up with another medication twice a day half a pill to finish getting better.  At least for Pru she now gets to eat green beans and/or pumpkin on top of her food to get the extra fiber she needs, and my dog loves people food.  On the way back the first time from the vet we stopped at KFC and they have these amazing new GO cups.  You get the main small meal mine was the crispy chicken sandwich and a side I got the potato wedges, for only 3 dollars + tax!  They are considered snacks* to some people but I consider it a meal it even comes in a weird rocket shaped container! I would recommend trying them there inexpensive and so good! They are also very easy to eat in a car AKA Go cup ftw.

Okay so I'm back with a lot to report ^^.  I am not sick anymore hurray the medication did its job, and my dog is better as well ^^.  I now have almost 300 fans on younow and I love every one of them who sticks by me.  I will also have a new youtube video up today so stay tuned for that youtube.com/candeestarful *really need to put this in optional links I will someday ^^. It will be later this evening most likely.  You can also follow me on twitter if you like @candeesparkles.

In doll news I got my sweet girl moe 2nd home and shes adjusting well.  I named her Claire and once I get some pics done with the logo she will have some below here^

~Hello New Year/ Goodbye Blondie!~

Hello ^^, It's 2014!  A lot has changed since last I wrote here so I'm going to get right at it!  First of all my title is stating, I am NO LONGER blonde ^^(a lot of my friends know this but for the people who don't).  I have been blonde a long time and when it went darker when I was younger I redyed it a golden blonde, However I am now a ginger ^^.  Some people are calling it strawberry blonde/ginger either way and I love my new color ^^.  As for the picture above ^ these are just some of the awesomeness I got for Christmas this year from family & friends.

I attended another Lolita Meetup recently for my local community, my 2nd one so far ^^.  We had a nice lunch/tea and chatted and got pictures it was a great time! You can click on the pictures of the Valentines day Treats to the left < that I received at the meetup to view all the pictures. *note there on my facebook*

Also recently I started to broadcast on younow.com if your on there and want to fan me I am Jenna Grat on there ^^

Also my youtube is getting underway subscribe if you want
youtube.com/candeestarful
Or you can even tweet me now! @candeesparkles

So on to about dolls then ^^. I am selling one doll currently who Isn't spoken for and at $400 + ship shes a great deal.  Shes a Sd size at 61cm and for more info check out my sales album at: https://www.facebook.com/jenna.grat/media_set?set=a.671627306212677.1073741840.100000962408402&type=3
*you can also message me on facebook for reguards in purchasing her* If you don't have a facebook my email is: jgratter@msn.com

For the dolls I am keeping however, I finally purchased my Moe Dollfie Dream I've been wanting.  When she came however my dream turned more into a nightmare.  I opened up the doll and it turns out her shoulder joint was broken and she has a little black dot on her face that might not come off.  The dot is very small though so I'll be able to live with it if I must, I ordered her a new shoulder joint from volks however and there the ones who told me exactly what part I needed after I told them my story.
 ♥ Volks!  I would recommend not ordering dolls from the Mandarake Nakano branch*still order from Mandarake though*Because a friend of mine also said they tend to have dolls break when there sent.  I had my doll insured for full and messaged them about what happened and they don't even care to reply. *annoyed*

So, yeah but my Moe will be okay when her new shoulder joint part arrives ^^.  I also have a tenshi no Hairbrush coming and I've been wanting one for quite a while so it's really exciting.  You'll also note that I have a new banner image.  The banner is my Jun Tachibana GR, I finally have some pictures of her and hope to put more in the In The Moment Album, *The banner is a bit of a teaser I guess XP?*  The vmf 50 in the old banner has been adopted into a new home. I also have some cute Lolita for my dolls I got recently, as well as Lolita for myself as well XP.

That wraps up this post Happy Valentines Day to everyone and see you next time!

~Before Xmas Massive Info Surge~

Omg its me! OO Yes I am alive! I have been away sooooooooo long and I never meant for this to happen, sometimes I know I can take a month to do a new post but this has gotten to the point of ridiculouscity!  So first I'll tell you why I have taken forever.  At first it was just the normal procrastination and then, I got sick, its been almost 3 weeks now of constant sick ness and im still sick but damn it if I am not writing this post ><!  Aherm so I have had some lightheadedness sometimes its all the time, and ear and head tightening pains along with the random nausea and sweatiness.  In the mornings sometimes I just need the jaws of life to give me a reason to even get out of bed, that's just how bad it has been.  Yes, I have seen a doctor already and I was put on antibiotics, No it hasn't really helped and I plan to return to the doctors soon.

So winding back time we go back to after the Kuro Kiiro Festival.  It was so much fun, I went on Saturday like allll day with my friend Barb.  She slept over a couple nights and was here for Halloween.  I have a little album of Kuro Kiiro for you guys to check out, we did some fun things like see a Taiko Show, Paint a tiny figure, Listen in at a Crispin Panel (Voice Actor), went to lunch at the maid café and etc.  Barb was a fantastic house guest and even brought a cute little strawberry cake for her and I! Oishii!

From the Con I met the Leader of the Pittsburgh Lolita Group and joined ^^.  I only attended one meetup so far as I got so ill.  We went to a Korean BBQ place and had a great time and got ice cream afterwards.  I sang at the karaoke along with the other Lolita's as the Machine was right near our huge comfy table ^^.  Here are the delicious leftovers from the meet up.

*Bulgogi, white rice, and kimchi ^O^*

Finally, I wanted to update what is going on with my dolls after so long.  This is one of my dream girls a Graffiti Jun Tachibana ^^, I've been sick so I'll try to get more pictures of her later.  Her name is Trinity Warren and she is one of the main characters in my story ^^.  I was lucky and was able to get the fullset with both the casual and school girl outfits yay ^^ *which im keeping both of*.

I have also decided to sell some dolls of lately, A list of who is going: DD-06 *sold*(Sakura is being remade as a mdd at a later time ^^), DD Neris *still available* need to get pictures up of her for sale, vmf 50 Karura *sold*, Little Monica Irin *sold on layaway to a good friend*, and finally I will be selling my soul fantasy Seon Mun who will be going up for sale at some point.  Any interest in Neris or Seon mun just contact me on my facebook I'm Jenna Grat and yes I do layaways. ^^

To see all the dolls sold and any ones I didn't mention just visit the lost never forgotten page ^^.  Goodbye for now ;o

P.S> Obviously since Sakura is being remade no wand action pics for now, I didn't play Hakuoki for 3ds yet, and I would of had pukifee pictures but I am needing another magnet for her wings which I wont have til next doll meet sorry guys X.x
Expect more blogging soon though!

~Jun Lullabys & ever approaching Hallows Eve~

*waves* Hey you! Yes its me, I'm back with a lot more info about what I've been up to lately! First off I wanted to mention some of the fun day trips I went on! A few weekends ago mum and I had a blast! On a Saturday we went up to the mills mall and went on a shopping spree! I have a picture of my goodies of course not showing the dog bed we got for Pru and a box for Jewelry I picked up. We also had a fabulous dinner at Applebee's, we both ordered there new dish the pepper honey grilled chicken with fried shrimp on top and green beans. I am telling you if you have not tried it yet it is so GOOOOOD. On Sunday we went downtown to an international festival, It's the first year for Pittsburgh having something like this downtown so it wasn't that big, however it was still worth checking out. I was able to go to the Asian supermarket downtown and get some tomato pocky *loves me some tomato pocky* some hard candy and some peach candy. At the festival I tried there chicken on the stick and it was HUGE, move over Hogwarts we have your new large feast on a stick! *aherm* Anywho, that was some of the best chicken I ever had it was worth going just for the chicken HAHA. Before heading out we went to a little Mexican place for a light meal before heading home, it was down some stairs and a bit secluded from the eye. We tried there nachos and salsa they had so many salsa varieties! We picked 2 and sticked to the one because the other ended up being to spicy x.x. We also had this spinach and mushroom quesadilla which was amazing, I will definitely try to go back there and eat more sometime LOL. Okay so onto my Haul ^^/

 

A memory foam beaded pillow, cute dots nightwear, grey flower over shirt, owl graphic tee, one piece salmon jean combo, turquoise shorts, and pink cloud jean shorts ^^

 
So glad I am finally getting some new clothes, I need to go through my closet, a lot of my stuff is old or getting holey X.x



Go here to see what I mean about Applebee's, there new honey pepper grills are to die for ^o^ Click Here

So besides those day trips, I went to the closer mall recently twice with two different friends, Paul and Christine.  It was super fun and we stopped at Taipei Tokyo before going home when I was hanging with Paul, I had this amazing sushi with Japanese pickles in it and some soup.  The Epic Mickey game was my late bday gift from Christine the rest I got for myself XP.  Btw Epic Mickey is sooooo good I'd recommend picking up a copy ^^.  The GIR bag I got for only 7 dollars!  It was on sale from 30 dollars and I got the VERY LAST ONE.  Hot topic had a sale so I also picked up cute little purses that are actually lip balm dessert flavors for a dollar.  The other stuff is from Glitter! where everything is only a dollar, sides the wall purses.  I picked up awesome nail polishes, 2 cute heart rings, and some hair ties.

 

In other news I have a new pc!  Our old computer is slow and dying out so mum decided to get a new one!  It's a type of Lenovo Idea center and it has Windows 8 and touch screen!  AKA its one bad ass mother AHERM*  I also got a new professional microphone!  That soon as I figure out how to set it up correctly I'll be using to make a new youtube and record more on my facebook music page ^^. *Madoka FTW*




 




For doll news I have my pukifee finally!  She isn't done yet though so I will not be showing her.  She is going away soon for her faceplates to get faceupped by a lovely lady in the Uk and then she will be complete.  Also in doll news I am waiting on 2 dollfie dream outfits to arrive for my girls.  Once I have pictures of my CCS Sakura with her new hands on I will be posting them, she finally has holding hands and a wand home!

As the title says: Jun Lullaby's, I have purchased a Graffiti Jun Tachibana to be my main character Trinity Warren!  She is already home just awaiting on a wig and maybe some new eyes to be complete.  She will have photos in the next post, as for this post my lovely Makoto got a headpiece and I've been wanting to show it off ^^.

So for next time, I'll be Introducing my Pukifee and Jun, Showing some kick ass CCS wand action, as well as doing reviews On Hakuoki for 3ds limited set and more!  See Ya!

P.S> Thanks to the two amazing friends I have who bought the msds I was selling that helped make Jun Possible ♥

~New Dolls/Pitfalls~

Hey all ^^ welcome to another segment of my life!  It is past 11 pm here at night and I don't usually write this late but I am in the mood so I figured what the heck, not to mention I downloaded the photos from my camera earlier for this post ^^.

Okay so well start where else? The beginning of after last I posted.  My boyfriend had to leave suddenly for work on our weekend together and I was crushed *we were supposed to spend the last 2 weekends together but shit happened*.  I broke out into a period of a 5 day extreme depression, again couldn't of gotten through it without my mum constantly pushing me to get out and to feel better.  I was going to go to Otakon with a friend, but it ended up getting to close to it and I didn't have the energy to save up all the extra money I needed for spending and such, plus with how sensitive to heat I am I didn't want to deal with it this year at least. So in short yes, I am a mess of health issues XD. but at least I got to buy a new doll instead!

So this is my new girl ^^ I named her Charlotte Arquette.  My one awesome friend who wants to be named anonymous, helped me get her off of YJ! when I didn't have time to get enough of funds into my own account.
I sent her a thank you gift for helping my doll arrive safe and sound of course.  This girl is a one off f-13 volks in sunlight skin.  She was admittedly a impulse buy when I found her while browsing YJ! for at the time Volks Midi Liz, *whom at the moment I decided not to get*.  Charlotte was shipped to France which is the country my friend lives in and then to me, which helped me to decide to make it part of her story ^^.  She is a new student in a Japanese School who has just moved from France, I found her name using french baby name and surnames sites. She will be getting other blonde wigs eventually, but for now I am happy with this one. The bjd picnic I go to every year at the end of summer is coming up soon, so I hope to buy her some new eyes there.



 

So to continue this post: The Picnic came and went, I had the most sales and there were hardly any other sales there unfortunately.  I bought a pair of msd shoes and a cake and otherwise just sold a lot and made some cash which is always good XP.  I took my new Bambicrony Ellen, whose faceup is by Chi No Tenshi, you can find her  here:Chi No Tenshi

I named my bambi Leira, here she is with her cousin Kira (a little monica Irin).  Tomarrow I will be uploading my picnic pictures on facebook if you would like to have a look see. 

I have the picnic photos done ^^: Click here *note this is my facebook albums

 

Bday Spendings + Day Trip Fun!

Hey welcome back to my blog! This edition *I know this is not a damn daily prophet kudos hp fans!* I will be discussing my Birthday and what I spent my Birthday money on ^^. I'm also going to introduce my Lieselotte finished, and tell you about my day trips I've been taking lately and other random tidbits and such! 

So lets get started shall we?  I have been so excited because I was able to order some awesome anime stuff lately!  That would be Including the Arcade Limited set of Miku Hatsune's Project Diva for PSP!  I have been wanting this game for a long time so I am crazy happy I finally was able to order one.  It will probably take a while coming from Japan, but good things come to those who wait.  I also ordered the K-On first season which if you want K-On I recommend you do too before it goes out of stock everywhere.  

 
Besides anime, I ordered my dog a pink Litey Leash, It's really cool it lights up and can flash or do still lights, not only is it pretty but it can be a safer way if you walk your dogs in the evening.  Amazon has the best prices for the Litey Leashes if you want a pretty color if you don't care about colors then I would recommend ebay. I am using some of my money to pay for a faceup for my new Bambicrony Ellen msd, and use most of the remainder most likely to get the sword hands I need.  Besides the main

Bday money from my dad, I recieved 40, 20 each from my aunt Bonnie and aunt Martha.  I used that to get a ticket for Kennywood which i'm going this Monday with my friend Chyanne who also happens to be an amazing hair stylist at Regis Salon. The money left after paying for the ticket will be spent on stuff at the park.

Also note: Pictures from my Birthday can be found on my face book album: https://www.facebook.com/jenna.grat/media_set?set=a.509622485746494.109452.100000962408402&type=3

 So here she is all done by the talented Vitta Vera!

 She is wearing her new strawberry dress,

 I think the waist chains add a nice touch.

Her name is Akina Kobayashi, she is a Japanese school girl and is best friends with my other Japanese school girl Hinata Uesugi.

See the full size photo under my In the Moment Gallery~

So to finish this off I just wanted to mention the day trips I have been going on, and the awesome little free gifts I got from this one etsy order.  The friday before my Birthday me and my mum went up to the town of Ligonier for the day.  I would definitely recommend checking it out if your near PA especially if you like things from the past.  Ligonier is a adorable quaint little town with an old fashion barber shop, and lots of smaller specialty stores and places to eat made from buildings that used to be peoples homes!  We ate inside this one place for lunch that looks like a Victorian esk house.  All the food I tried there was homemade and excellent.  A lot of the places around had free samples too.  I picked up some books while there about mythology and one called Zen Heart which seems very interesting to me.  So all in all that was a great day.

Another trip we took was this past Saturday to an arts and heritage festival.  We went in the evening and there was tons of craft vendors around and food stalls with fresh delicacies.  I tried the Pad Thai for my dinner and it was excellent, noodles with vegetables and cooked tofu in a spicy sauce.  This is of course America so the portion was pretty huge.  They even had an American Girl doll booth and I picked up some sunglasses for my bjds *there slightly big but my dollfie dreams can make them work*.  Before leaving there was a cute little booth for dogs and I naturally had to pick up my pooch some gourmet treats ^^.  She deserved them, after having to get groomed earlier in the day.  Before we went home we stopped in a cute midway shopping center, my mum got her dinner there and I got to go to the Cold Stone Creamery!  I am telling you if you never went to one before you must!  While there I ordered a small milk and cookies milkshake and even my mum had to admit it was delicious!  It was my first time and I'd love to go back.  Warning there sizes are weird marked as things like, gotta have it, and like it etc XD

Freaken awesome freebies I got: Pink lace doll stockings, Rose headband, ocean pretty pen, silly Vitamin Ball pen, and a milk pocky keychain!

Well thank you for joining me for this post and I hope to see you back real soon ^^ Ja Ne