After a sugar laden lunch at TGI Friday's (yes, we do still live in Tokyo and yes, there is a Friday's here) we headed over to the Tokyo American Club for a meeting with Santa. All week long we had been preparing for the big event, with me explaining to Ariana that she had to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas. Since she is normally very quiet around strangers, we were practicing in the hopes that she would feel less overwhelmed by the big guy in the big red suit.It worked!! She walked up to the big guy a little tentatively, sat down a little more so, but was able to answer when he asked her what she wanted. We all heard a soft little "I want Simba". And then a big smile when she realized she did it!!!
Now, she did get a little put out when she realized that she couldn't get the Simba doll right there and then. I had to explain that Santa (me) has to go back to the North Pole (Shibuya) and make the Simba for her (has to fight my way through the crowds in the Disney store and pray there is a Simba doll - or Simba something). Then if she is a good girl (and I find the time to do this before Christmas sometime before we leave for vacation next week) when she wakes up on Christmas day, Simba will be there waiting for her.
Ahhhh, the joys of Christmas!!!!!
2 comments:
If you are unlucky with your quest to the North Pole, we don't have a Simba doll. but Ulusse has two Simba underwears. With your magic crochet, you might be able to transform this into a doll? just joking.....you know tat he refuses to watch Kiki now? because of the nasty crows.....At least, he was able to verbalize his fears instead of getting them out at night through nightmares....progress!!! but I miss Kiki!
Celine
Good job Ariana! Someday she'll understand all you went through to get a Simba when she visits Shibuya on her quest for something!
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