Man oh man, my year ended great, but my wallet... eh... not so much!

These are my highlights for the past few months~
To start things off, my Christmas haul!

I missed getting pics of some of the stuff I got, like some porcelains, ponywear and MOC G2s, but I’ll try and get pictures of them up soon

My mom did a fantastic job, don’t you think?
First off~ Salty’s my favorite big brother, so even though it’s tiny, I love this little thimble
I%20got%20the%20MIB%20normal%20SDCC%20pony%20to%20go%20with%20my%20red-haired%20one%20:)%20
Got%20my%20second%20princess%20dragon!%20:frolic:%20Four%20more%20to%20go~
And%20now%20onto%20my%20actual%20buys~%20I%20picked%20up%20some%20Dream%20Beauties%20these%20past%20few%20months%20too,%20finishing%20my%20winged%20set,%20and%20coming%20close%20on%20another,%20these%20girls%20are%20so%20pretty%20:lovey:%20:
I%20BIN’d%20this%20girl%20for%20pretty%20cheap%20(around%20$20!),%20and%20she%20even%20had%20her%20box%20and%20her%20hat!%20:frolic:
With%20the%20help%20of%20a%20friend%20of%20mine,%20I%20was%20able%20to%20pick%20this%20girl%20up%20from%20ebay%20UK%20:frolic:%20I%20didn’t%20even%20know%20she%20existed%20before%20I%20joined%20the%20Arena!
Last%20year%20was%20the%20year%20of%20petites%20for%20me%20it%20seemed%20like%20;)%20I%20went%20from%20having%20only%20a%20couple%20of%20the%20rare%20ones%20to%20completely%20finishing%20them!%20(unless%20you%20count%20eye%20variations%20of%20course%20;)%20)%20:drunk:%20I%20even%20snagged%20Sweet%20Scoops’%20charm%20in%20a%20lot%20of%20mommy%20charms!%20:accomplished:%20My%20extras%20even%20paid%20off%20the%20money%20I%20spent%20on%20much%20of%20my%20new%20ones%20too%20:happy:%20Not%20pictured%20is%20Powder%20Puff,%20but%20she’s%20on%20her%20way%20;)
My%20G2%20collection%20grew%20a%20little%20the%20past%20couple%20months%20:lovey:%20And%20I%20don’t%20recall%20if%20I%20ever%20shared%20this%20girl%20but%20she%20definitely%20deserves%20some%20attention%20;)
I%20finally%20got%20myself%20some%20Jewelry%20baby%20accessories,%20and%20the%20ponies%20that%20came%20with%20them%20were%20upgrades%20:lovey:%20I’ve%20since%20sold%20off%20my%20doubles%20of%20Ruby%20and%20Diamond,%20but%20I%20still%20love%20this%20picture~
I%20managed%20to%20snag%20these%20girls%20too%20finally,%20they%20had%20been%20eluding%20me%20for%20quite%20some%20time%20:frolic:%20Lavender%20Woosie,%20MO%20Sprinkles,%20MO%20Tiddlywinks%20and%20UK%20Highlights~
And%20here’s%20where%20the%20fun%20really%20starts%20:silly:%20well,%20that%20and%20the%20wallet%20killing%20;)%20My%20newest%20Nirvanas!%20:lovey:
I%20had%20been%20meaning%20to%20get%20more%20Argie%20babies,%20but%20never%20seemed%20to%20have%20the%20best%20timing.%20I%20did%20pick%20up%20this%20cute%20little%20girl%20though:
I%20added%20some%20new%20Brazilians%20to%20my%20collection,%20but%20Gusty%20and%20Tiddlywinks%20were%20actually%20gifts%20from%20a%20friend!%20:frolic:%20%20:frolic:%20I%20love%20how%20Gusty’s%20symbols%20are%20metallic,%20and%20Truly’s%20colors%20despite%20her%20hair%20cut%20:lovey:
Some%20Spanish/NC%20girls%20I%20snagged%20for%20pretty%20cheap%20:lovey:%20Pardon%20Baby%20Lemondrop’s%20hair,%20it%20refused%20to%20be%20tamed%20:silly:
I%20got%20more%20Italians%20than%20I%20thought%20I%20would%20too!%20:whoa:%20A%20gorgeous%20Heart%20Throb%20that%20I’ve%20wanted%20for%20quite%20some%20time,%20a%20Powder,%20and%20an%20alternate%20Parasol~%20:lovey:

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I%20FINALLY%20got%20the%20last%20sea%20pony%20I%20needed%20too!%20:cheer:%20It%20was%20quite%20the%20long%20hunt%20for%20her,%20but%20she%20and%20her%20shell%20are%20finally%20mine%20:lovey:%20Italian%20Maristella%20with%20pink%20hair!%20:cheer:%20
This%20Italian%20was%20one%20I%20definitely%20hadn’t%20really%20intended%20to%20buy...%20but%20it%20kept%20calling%20to%20me!%20:drunk:%20I%20eventually%20caved,%20and%20now%20my%20white%20Lickety%20has%20a%20friend%20:happy:
I%20also%20added%20more%20Greeks%20to%20my%20collection%20(they’ve%20definitely%20got%20me%20hooked!%20:silly:%20).%20This%20girl%20I%20picked%20up%20in%20a%20poorly%20labeled%20lot%20with%20my%20NC%20Baby%20Lemondrop%20%20for%20only%20$40!%20I%20was%20so%20thrilled%20no%20one%20else%20seemed%20to%20spot%20her%20:accomplished:

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Of%20course%20I%20couldn’t%20just%20leave%20her%20alone%20either,%20I%20had%20to%20pick%20up%20her%20mom%20;)%20She’s%20got%20some%20issues,%20but%20for%20$30%20I%20think%20I%20still%20did%20pretty%20well~
The%20pair%20of%20them%20together%20:lovey:
This%20girl%20pretty%20much%20came%20out%20of%20the%20blue-%20I%20was%20PMed%20by%20a%20member%20who%20wasn’t%20as%20active%20on%20the%20boards%20as%20she%20used%20to%20be%20because%20she%20saw%20my%20wantlist,%20and%20she%20sold%20me%20this%20girl%20:lovey:%20She%20is%20absolutely%20gorgeous%20and%20one%20of%20my%20favorite%20Greeks%20:lovey:%20I%20hope%20one%20day%20I’ll%20be%20able%20to%20find%20a%20Greek%20Moondancer%20in%20the%20same%20pose%20to%20join%20her.
And%20my%20biggest%20wallet%20buster%20(since%20my%20last%20brag%20anyway%20:silly:%20)%20is%20another%20pony%20I%20hadn’t%20really%20expected%20to%20buy.%20I%20started%20bidding%20because%20she%20was%20a%20pretty%20low%20price%20for%20what%20pony%20she%20was...%20but%20as%20the%20bidding%20went%20higher%20and%20higher,%20the%20seller%20found%20ponies%20I%20was%20selling%20she%20was%20interested%20in%20for%20a%20partial%20trade,%20and%20I%20decided%20that%20one%20of%20my%20Greeks%20would%20like%20their%20sister%20:silly:%20Introducing%20my%20second%20Greek%20ever~~%20Lambaditsa%20:cheer:%20%20:lovey:%20%20:cheer:
Here%20she%20is%20with%20my%20Ladybird%20:lovey:
And%20the%20final%20pony%20to%20arrive%20at%20my%20house%20in%202011%20is~~%20A%20beautiful%20Argie%20Moonie!%20:frolic:%20%20:frolic:%20I%20just%20love%20the%20blue%20of%20her%20hair%20:lovey:
For%20kicks,%20here’s%20the%20first%20pony%20to%20arrive%20for%20me%20in%202012!%20:cheer:%20%20:cheer:%20Greek%20Baby%20Medley!%20:cheer:%20%20:cheer:%20This%20is%20her%20‘before’%20shot,%20her%20hair%20is%20currently%20drying,%20but%20she’s%20just%20the%20cutest!%20:lovey:%20And%20I’m%20a%20sucker%20for%20that%20icy%20blue%20hair!%20:drunk:

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Oh%20and%20here’s%20some%20cookies%20if%20you%20made%20it%20through%20all%20that~%20:silly:
