Etta takes the Big Apple.....

.............. the continuing adventures of Etta the traveling Meerkat! After a successful driving lesson, Etta and I hit th eroad with my sister for the Big Apple and the One Of A Kind Show. We treated Etta to a night in New Jersey near the Holland Tunnel... the drive had been long and tricky with lots of fog through the mountains so we decided to unwind a bit before turning in...

Etta seemed to like the Brooklyn Beer we let her sample



she started regaling me with tales of her transatlantic journey - via Australia!



Etta partied a little too much and did NOT want to get up the next morning...



but she rallied and helped us set up for the show



she got to meet lots of folks at the show...

my sister Jessie, who helped at the show



another etsy Treasury team member.. Beth from LilipadCreations



and other folks who were there with etsy



while Etta had a lot of fun she did begin to get homesick for Heather of NiftyKnits so we popped onto etsy so Etta could say "hi" to her friends back home...



after visiting with her fellow Meerkats it was time to send Etta off on the rest of her journey. She was headed to California for Christmas with Sandie, another fellow etteam member. We dressed Etta in her new holiday tutu and carefully packed her up and sent her on her way....

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I'd like to introduce ....

Etta... the traveling meerkat! I participate in the etsy treasury team on etsy and one of our members... Heather of NiftyKnits has sent 2 of her knitted meerkats on a World Tour!

We were honored to host Etta back in early December! My youngest was the most excited for her arrival in the mail and promptly demanded that Etta come visit him at school!

Etta and I headed off in the car... I thought it would be a good time to start her driving lessons as we were driving to NYC together the following week and I needed a trustworthy co-pilot!





When we arrived Leo was already in the cafeteria... he was so excited to see Etta!



Etta checked out her first american tacos!



then got a kiss from Sharon ... head of food services



leo introduced Etta to his friends and showed her around the cafeteria



then Etta got to stay for lunch with Leo's big sister Eily!



stay tuned for Etta adventures to the Big Apple tomorrow!