The birthday girl never saw it coming. Somehow everything fell into place… The motive was to give her a heightened sense of appreciation for her gift, one we knew she loved and longed for dearly…

First was establishing which she liked best, for her mind was ever changing! Amid some trickery, she finally revealed her desire. Then came finding out the cheapest source after some “skillful” maneuvering on the net…

Next we had to get through the roadblock of convincing everyone that the one she loved was special, and that no other could replace it. Only problem? It was out of the budget… so bouncing some ideas around, we finally got every last cent accounted for.

We were going to get her the doll she wanted! A Neo Blythe, I Love You It’s True (ILYIT) doll!

Fenni and myself went ahead to get the doll 3 weeks before the big day… What a place it was! The shop selling the doll… there were so many choices in that little shop. Oh my gawd! I held a BL Goldie in my hands! A $800 doll! I saw the Nike Blythe ($1200) and that tanned Roxy doll! Even Fenni wasn’t keen on Blythes walked out a wise convert (with the birthday gift in a bag of course).

In a turn of events, the birthday girl thought the ILYIT she liked was too expensive, and tried setting her mind on a cheaper alternative (Ebony) instead…

Hrmmm…

So for the next 3 weeks, the evil duo of Fenni and myself had to play with her mind… keeping her interested in her original love, whilst not giving away any hints leading her to believe she was getting the cheaper doll. Nearer the day, we actually upped the game by telling her not to expect anything more than vouchers! The poor dear… getting messed up by us. Hurhurhur…

But our hardwork and getting scolded for being evil paid off. She was really surprised and most importantly, she really loved her gift. Yay! :)

Gee, now I hope they won’t sabo me on my birthday. :P