Who is this girl?

Gracie at Aunt Peewee's New Year's Party

making a new friend

 I don't know what happened today. Well, actually, it started a few days ago.

We went to Ocean City to spend time with our friends, the Grays, and the last time we were there, Gracie wouldn't come out of her room. She usually dreads it. But this time, there were no tears on the way. Just a little resistance when we got to the house. But she gradually came out of her shell and by the last couple of days, was wandering around the house and actually ended up IN THE KITCHEN. If I haven't explained this before, Gracie has had a total aversion to going into the beach house due to ( we think) a high pitched noise our fridge had made. The past several visits have been hellish! but I don't know what happened to make her come out of her shell. I just hope it lasts.

 It may not seem like much but for us it's HUGE!
Now for today. The last time I took her to Aunt Peewee's I had to practically drag her out of the car, crying, and she ran straight to her safe place in Aunt Peewee's bedroom and cried the whole time. So I went out prepared for war today. But when we got there, there were NO tears. She walked right in the door with a smile on her face?!?
She went to her safe space in the bedroom, but she was happy and she decided to go out of the room on her own!
I think 2014 is going to bring lots of surprises!

wearing her new pressure sleeves