A Wubbly Named Elaina

After only a couple of weeks of planning, seeking donations, and working towards finding someone to create a bed for our wubbly Princess Elaina, we reached our goal of $1000 (we actually raised more, thanks to a VERY generous anonymous donor, so now Elaina will have a cute bedspread, new sheets, and a TON of diapers....the last item was per Hollie's request. Did I mention that this lady is extremely practical and admirably responsible. Amazing lady here!). When I told Hollie that we had surpassed our goal and had found an awesome local furniture company (Creative Construction Design), who was willing to donate all of their labor for FREE....she wept. Feeling her joy was so worth all of the time and effort that has gone into making Elaina's dream of having a nice bed a reality.

Today, as it was the last day of February and the last day of gathering donations for Elaina (technically, we stopped asking for donations, once we reached our goal, but we won't take down the donate button until we find our March Wubbly), I decided that we would have our drawing for one of our FaceBook followers to be able to receive a FREE Emery Wubbly. I gathered up 4/6 of my own wubblies and we went to the Bountiful Country Heart Crafts Store to meet up with Elaina and her family. Elaina's grandparents, brother, and mom were all there to support her and to show their wub! Elaina was the one to choose the name out of the basket. She took a little bit of coaxing, but when she finally grabbed a hold of a piece of paper, we made sure it wasn't dropped back into the basket. It ended up being Elaina's great aunt, Hollie's mom's sis. What a treat!

This picture (above) cracks me up. It may appear that Elaina is grabbing the FREE Wubbly doll we gave to her, but in actuality, she lost complete interest in Emery, as soon as she saw those balloons. Yes, Elaina is a balloon lover, TO THE MAX!

The store owners, Mark & Shanna, came by to watch the drawing and to share their wub with Elaina and her family. They gave her some balloons and took some pics of us all (they even bought an Emery). Have I mentioned that I love the stores where I have our Gypsy Essentials' items located? Seriously, LOVE the owners!

 The funnest part of our little get together? Although Hollie and I have spent several hours gabbing on the phone (she seems like a long-lost friend when we talk, so what can you expect?) and sent countless messages back and forth, up until today, we had not been able to physically meet up (they were sick, then we were sick, then they were sick....you know how the story goes). I was so thrilled to finally meet her precious wubbly, to look into her eyes and know that we were going to be able to make her world a little brighter. I look forward to all that this cause has brought forth in our lives, especially mine. Not only has this allowed us to make a few new friends and figure out a way to provide Elaina with a new bed, but it has also helped me to develop a deeper belief that there are many, many good people in the world and they are just waiting to step up and hit that ball out of the playing field for your team. I really needed to see that! Thank you to everyone to who showed up for Elaina and her family. Your efforts and contributions have made this dream a reality. Can't wait to share her bed when it is finished! Until then.....

KEEP SPREADING THE WUB!