Domo arigato to all of my Hello Kitty Junkies who came out to Three Apples for the Hello Kitty Junkie Trading Party aka Hello Kitty Junkies Meet-Up! I hope everyone had a lot of fun *even tho I am a BIIIG procrastinator who AL-WAYS waits til the last minute* Just thank kitty-ness for Bellerina and Jordan who kept our meet-up in check! n_~
Junkies in attendance: Monica & hubby Mike, Bellerina & Justin (can’t believe he stayed for that long!) & Martin & his gf, Jordan, HKGuy (who brought homemade Hello Kitty cookies & mooncakes), Jenna, Ash, Connie, Araceli & My (Bay area!), fellow blogger Dorothy aka Hello Kitty Examiner aka Dessert Obsessed, Jennifer, Jere & Czarmyne, Jeanne & Sean & friends, Christian stopped by to take our photos (please make it into the Sanrio book)… Did I miss anyone? *sorry if I did* My real life buddies made it too: Frida, Ian, Joy, Vicki, Dani, Nick, Ursula, Melinda x2 — thanks for being AWESOME! *that’s why we are friends* n_n
Monica stroke a pose with Kitty-chan! Can you think of a better way to start off the day?
I was happily surprised to see my non-Hello Kitty loving co-worker buddies stop by! n_n <3 Frida! <3 Ian! They even took a photo with Kitty-chan and me! Was that a sign of Hello Kitty Junkies in the making!? n_~
We played Sanrio Bingo (Hello Kitty Junkie Style)… What is it tho? I tried to create a fun icebreaker so we could all get to know each other better… There was a sheet of 20 questions that matched up to one character on a bingo sheet of 20 character profile pictures. The object is to find one person per question to identify each character! It’s more of a getting-to-know-you exercise so we could interact with more people. It was also to test who knew the Sanrio characters best!
HKGuy, Bellerina and Jenna are got their bingo on!
My and Connie got to know each other… Or at least tried to figure out where I pulled all the info from?
While the Junkies played bingo, Jordan acted as the unofficial “official Hello Kitty bodygaurd” because Kitty-chan has a difficult time controlling all of her adoring fans… In fact, Jordan was so good at this job that she had been the chaperone during other special event days! Maybe I see a change in her career, hehe… n_~
The winners of Sanrio Bingo: 1. Dorothy 2. Bellerina 3. Araceli… They all did a wonderful job talking to new people. After Sanrio Bingo, I gave my fellow Junkies a quiz! What Kind of Hello Kitty Junkie Are You Quiz, to be exact! Jordan clearly is a certified Hello Kitty Junkie since she came in 1st! With a three way tie for 2nd! Bellerina had to re-check the answers for the quiz… Connie and HKGuy got the prizes for 2nd place (sorry Dorothy). I did not take photos of the awesome prizes the Junkies won! Nor did I take photos of our swap! Boo! Where was I!?!? o_O
But don’t worry! Bellerina is here to save the day! She took awesome photos of the winners with their prizes… And she also has photos of how our $5/under swap went! All of this is on her awesome blog post, 3 Apples – Day 4 “HKJ Meetup!” @_@
Here is a group photo of most of us *borrowed* from Christian! n_~
And another one *borrowed* from Jeanne! n_~
I am pretty sure the time was winding down… We each brought in some of our favorite kawaii Hello Kitty stationery sheets so that we could write Kitty-chan some “words from our heart” in celebration of her 35th! I also know how nice Sanrio is being to me — and I do not take if for granted AT ALL! With that being said, it was difficult for me to let go of one of my Sanrio x McDonald’s Happy Meal toys from Canada that Rosemary sent me… But sharing your favorite toys with people who are nice to you is what Hello Kitty would do, right? I know Rosemary would understand the cause it went to, so the Junkies who came out on Sunday signed the Hello Kitty figure as a small thank you…
I planned to do a little Hello Kitty origami… But seriously, I have no clue where the time went! o_O I think Jennifer may have been the only one to fold a little Hello Kitty head out of origami paper… Hopefully we have more time for crafts during the next meet-up! n_n
Hello Kitty Junkie Trading Party Raffle Prize & Winner
I was soooo shocked when I was told that I would be given a bicycle to raffle off to one of the Junkies! Really!?!?! I had to ask Jill three times if she was pulling my leg!
This Sanrio x Nirve co-branded Hello Kitty HK 4 Ever Super Hot Metallic Pink Cruiser!? For one of us Junkies!? I know! *L*U*C*K*Y* @_@
Details of this ride: ladies 1 speed, size: 16” frame, 26” wheels… Retails for $369.99! $_$ Wowza! Sanrio had already donated other prizes AND gift bags! Thank you for the generous donation! o_O
And the raffle prize winner of this Hello Kitty x Nirve cruiser bike donated by Sanrio goes to…
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BELLERINA! Congrats Belle! Waaa-wa wa-wa-wa! I thought for sure I was going to win! o_O I guess not this time. I have contacted her and will notify her of how to get her hands on this kittirific pink cruiser! *jelly* *jelly* *jelly*
Again, domo arigato to all my Hello Kitty Junkies who were able to attend! And a very very special thank you forever and ever to Jill, Dave, Susan, Christian and Jamie! You guys make my kitty dreams come to life!
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