#alylovesag

Ever since elementary school, I have loved American Girl dolls. Like most AG fans, I discovered American Girl at my school's library, when I stumbled upon their historical characters’ book series. After I finished reading Molly’s books, I subscribed to their monthly catalog, and the rest is history.

Needless to say, it's been many years since then. Seven dolls and a high school diploma later, I thought I was ready to leave American Girl behind. Of course, I cherished my dolls and my memories with them. But as I was preparing to graduate, I didn't have time for dolls anymore. My interests were changing as I was growing into a college-aged young woman.

However, this all changed a couple of weeks ago.

Somehow (I'm not sure how, but thinking back on it, I'm pretty sure it was through an ad), I learned that, in celebration of their 35th anniversary, American Girl would be making a few of their retired dolls available for sale again! This caught my attention because there was one specific retired doll that I had always wanted to get: Molly. Molly had been my favorite AG historical character. But for some reason, I had never gotten the chance to buy her. (Probably because my parents said I already owned too many AG dolls!) A few years ago, when I learned that she was retired, I was disappointed that I had never gotten her. But with this special 35th anniversary sales event, I would finally have the chance to get her!

I wondered if buying her would be a waste of money, since she was priced at $150. In my day, dolls were $95. I gave myself a day to consider it, and I decided to go for it. (The beauty of being an adult collector is that your parents can’t tell you “no” anymore!) Now, I have a beautiful Molly doll!