#happy birthday josefina

[desertdollranch]

Happy birthday, Josefina! And mini Josefina, who is dressed up for the special occasion. This year marks the bicentennial of Josefina's stories, which begin in 1824.

In fact, all my mini Josefina dolls are celebrating today! Lining them up shows how they've changed over the years. On the left is my oldest mini, a circa 1997 first edition Pleasant Company doll. Next to her is Christmas Josefina, a 25th anniversary edition released in 2011. Then there's BeForever Josefina from 2014. And birthday Josefina, who was released in 2016 for American Girl's 30th anniversary.

As a 10th birthday present, I gave Josefina this darling little treasure chest, which vaguely reminds me of the large trunk from her collection. I found it at a weird little thrift store in Roswell.

It's a bit too small to hold all of her clothing, but it's perfect for her accessories like shoes, socks, sashes, rebozos, and hair ribbons. There's a mirror under the lid, too.

[shakespearefreak]

🎂 🎉 ¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Josefina! 🎉 🎂

For Josefina’s birthday, I learned The Birthday Song in Spanish and sang it to her (in very awkward, halting Spanish, despite having practiced a dozen times). Luckily, she was very patient with my hesitations, false starts, and mispronunciations. Then she opened her gift: her mother’s mantón and fan from her Heirloom Accessories set! It was a small celebration, but fun. I also did her hair in her ribbon braided birthday style, and I think it ended up the best it’s looked so far in my three years celebrating her birthday as an adult! 🥳

(Photos look a little weird and blurry because I was experimenting with my new phone camera)

On her bed, Josefina discovered a gift wrapped in pretty turquoise paper with colorful butterflies on it. The turquoise reminded her of her skirt and slippers, and it was even tied with a gold ribbon, reminiscent of her orange sash!

She carefully untied the ribbon. “I wonder what it is?” She tried to be careful with the paper, too, but she was too eager and ripped it. (Marley told her not to worry about it.)

“Mamá’s fan! And her shawl, too! ¡Muchísimas gracias!”

“Try them out!” Marley urged. “Let’s see how you look!”

“I feel so fancy and grown-up!” Josefina said as she slipped the silky gold shawl around her shoulders and fanned herself with the delicate black lace fan. “And it’s wonderful to have something of Mamá’s to wear on this special day…” then she touched the choker around her neck, which Marley had made themself from an old bracelet and an amber sun pendant, and continued: “...but it’s nice to have something of yours, too! It’s like my old life and my new, coming together. Gracias de todo corazón — thank you with all my heart!”

[carolineabbott]

recently I got Josefina’s birthday dress 👗 Im so happy that they brought it back 🧡

[lesbianiconmollymcintire]

Happy birthday, Josefina!! 🎂💕

[viddywelldolly]

Wishing Josefina a very happy birthday today! These are some older pics I took of her outside my house. Unfortunately the scenery around where I live is really kinda ugly. But once I move (crossing my fingers for Minnesota) then I'll be able to take so many more pictures with hopefully better scenery!

[haveamagicalday]

I got two American Girl dolls for my birthday today! Molly and Josefina!!

Yay so exciting! Happy birthday!!! I have Molly too!

[saintalectoshomeforwaywardgirls]

3/19/2024: Happy birthday, Josefina!

Here she is in her Feast Day Finery (sans ribbons), just looking beautiful.

To celebrate her birthday, she invited Rebecca and Melody to hang out - and to introduce their pets to her goat, Sombrita. Rebecca brought her kittens and Melody brought her dog Bo (short for Bojangles).

Rebecca is wearing an off-brand dupe of her Lace Dress; Melody is wearing her Fancy Floral Dress.

[endlessly-cursed]

𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙧

"𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡."

BASICS 

Full Name: Catalina Freydis Rosier 

Birthday: 30th of January, 1908 

Weight: 65kg 

Height: 1.63m 

Faceclaim: Winona Ryder

HOGWARTS 

House: Ravenclaw 

Wand: Beech wood, unicorn core, 11 inches and pretty flexible 

The true match for a beech wand will be, if young, wise beyond his or her years, and if full-grown, rich in understanding and experience. Beech wands perform very weakly for the narrow-minded and intolerant. Such wizards and witches, having obtained a beech wand without having been suitably matched (yet coveting this most desirable, richly hued and highly prized wand wood), have often presented themselves at the homes of learned wandmakers such as myself, demanding to know the reason for their handsome wand’s lack of power. When properly matched, the beech wand is capable of a subtlety and artistry rarely seen in any other wood, hence its lustrous reputation.

Amortentia (what they smell like): Milk, honey, lily of the valley, sweet perfume and expensive soap 

Best Subject: History of Magic 

Worst Subject: Flying 

Career: Archivist 

Quidditch: NA 

Extracurriculars: Frog Choir, the Hospital Wing, right hand of the librarian 

FAMILY 

Mother: Sara Josefina Rosier 

Beautiful, sensual and intelligent, Catalina was a bright Ravenclaw witch with a quick wit and a tendency to make men and women in love with her. Of Swedish descendance, she grew up within the Sacred Twenty-Eight, though her affair with King Edward VII was infamous, especially when Catalina and her brother were born of it. She re-met schoolmate Carmine Elderberry, who had been widowed and the two of them lived together. Catalina was obvlivious to their love until she had children of her own. 

Father: King Edward VII 

The infamous king, known as ‘The Caressed’, died when Catalina was two years old, so she only remembers what is told of him, though she mostly ignores the gossip of his sexual apetite. She does have his fondness for food, though, as well as quick wit. 

Sibling: Albert Edward Rosier 

Catalina’s twin brother, he was shy and awkward, but had a secret charm and great sense of humour since he was to be a marquis. Catalina loves her brother dearly, and when he was 17, he fell ill and she nursed him back to health with the help of her future sister-in-law, Ruth Marchmont 

Uncles: No uncles 

Aunts: Carmine Elderberry ( @potionboy3​ ) 

Catalina favoured Carmine since birth, and she taught a teenage Catalina to always stand up for herself and know her worth, as well as defend herself. She never suspected she was in a sapphic relationship with her mother until she had her first child. She still adored her and was part of her life. 

Friends: Ruth Marchmont ( also Annie) 

TBA 

Significant Other: Ètienne Dubois 

Catalina had been courted by many courtiers for her royal blood, but fell in love the moment she saw Dr. Dubois in his robes, with glasses and attending her mother for her excessive wine drinking. The two struck a conversation and she was instantly smitten. She always faked maladies to spend time with him. He soon figured out and told her that, if she wanted him to take her on a date, he’d be obliged. 

The two of them fell in love madly, to the point where they became young parents and married with Catalina pregnant of their first child, Elodie, when she was nineteen. Though many chided the newlyweds for it, they were delighted with baby Elodie. Two more children followed: Èponine and Fabian. They lived a happy life, and he was her rock, and was soon one more member of the family. 

PERSONALITY 

Three Qualities: Kind, resourceful, wise beyond her years 

Three Faults: Shy, quiet, reserved 

Guilty Pleasure: Staying up late 

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 

FAVOURITES 

Colour: Blue, white, pink and green 

Music: Classical mostly, though she listens to anything 

Food: French macarons. Her favourite is the strawberry flavoured one 

Person: Her ‘auntie’ Carmine 

Place in the world: Paris, France 

Holiday: Spring 

Hobbies: Knitting, reading, lettering, piano and medicine facts 

MISC 

Catalina knows how to ride a horse, and was devastated when she couldn’t ride them during her pregnancies 

She studied as a hobby mental illness produced by magic and helped her husband during his toughest cases 

She was also the reason her daughter Elodie wanted to become a doctor, growing up in a medical space 

She was ahead of her time and was the one who made Elodie the way she is 

She also was a beloved socialite and always a favourite of the royal family 

She worked even pregnant as an archivist in many libraries in England 

She likes to cook all kinds of dishes around the world and has an adventurous palate 

She was the reason her brother dated and eventually married Ruth 

She also learned three languages with the help of her brother: Arabic, Ancient Greek and Indian 

[ami-ven]

Happy 208th Birthday, Josefina Montoya!

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[desertdollranch]

The Montoya family are celebrating Josefina turning 10 years old today! For the occasion, her sisters Ana, Francisca, and Clara have brought out Mamá’s heirloom shawl, necklace, and black lace fan. Josefina feels very elegant and grown up wearing her late mother’s fancy accessories.

They’re also celebrating the heroic actions Josefina took when her friend Mariana was struck by a rattlesnake, and her pet goat Sombrita was also in danger of being hurt. Josefina knew exactly what to do to protect Sombrita and heal Mariana. As a memento, Papá gives her the rattles of a rattlesnake that he had encountered as a child. “Now I am giving them to you,” he says, “because I am proud of you.”

Josefina has never felt so happy or so proud. “I’m going to put these in my memory box,” she says to Tía Magdalena. “They’ll remind me of the moment when I found out something important about myself. I found out that I am a healer.”

As her stories progress, Josefina understands that healing goes beyond just treating injuries and illness. She nurtures and raises Sombrita after the little goat’s mother dies. She heals the broken trust between her and Tía Magdalena. She even finds a way to begin healing the deep grief her family has felt since Mamá died. “We’re all given second chances,” she says to Papá. “We just have to be brave enough to take them.” 

[shakespearefreak]

🎂 🪅 🎉 ¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Josefina! 🎉 🪅 🎂

Much less rushed than last year's photo, as I actually marked her birthday on my calendar this year! I still haven't been able to find her orange sash for sale by itself, so I just bought some double-sided orange ribbon for now and tied it loosely.  I wanted to get her her Heirloom Accessories as a gift, but by the time I was able to afford them, they wouldn't have arrived in time. 😕

 I also tried to do her birthday hairstyle with the ribbon braided through it this year; not perfect, but it turned out okay, I think.

[alittlebitbethany]

Hi everybody I’ve posted a new video on YouTube channel in honour of Josefina’s birthday today. Please check it out it would mean a lot to me. Image Description: a screenshot of a YouTube video featuring a photo of a male American Girl doll posting an envelope in a red postbox . The text reads BC’s Doll Place: Happy Birthday Josefina 2024! Part 1 (With Subtitles).

[lesbianiconmollymcintire]

Happy birthday, Josefina! 💕🎂🎉

[camilo-makesyousmile]

Camilo Carlos Castillo Madrigal – Character Sheet

my mama told me when i was young, "we are all born superstars" / she rolled my hair and put my lipstick on in the glass of her boudoir / "there's nothing wrong with loving who you are" / she said, "'cause he made you perfect, babe / so hold your head up, girl, and you'll go far"

Archetype — The Joker Birthday — December 28, 1998 Zodiac Sign — Rising Libra, Capricorn Sun, Virgo Moon MBTI — ENFP Enneagram — Type 7: the Enthusiast  Temperament — Sanguine Moral Alignment — Chaotic Good Primary Vice — Sloth Primary Virtue — Patience Element — Air

Overview

Mother — Josefina Carolina Madrigal-Castillo  Father — Félix Diego Madrigal-Castillo Mother’s Occupation — Assistant to the mayor Father’s Occupation — Nurse Family Finances — Middle ground? Not rich, not broke lol  Birth Order — Middle! Brothers —  Antonio [middle name] Castillo Madrigal Sisters — Dolores Adalia Castillo Madrigal Other Close Family — the Madrigals, im not listing them all Best Friend — TBD Other Friends — TBD Enemies — TBD Pets — all of Antonio’s friends Home Life During Childhood — Idyllic, loving family, beautiful house, beautiful town--happy and fulfilling childhood surrounded by love <;3 Town or City Name(s) — Encanto, Isle de Silvia, Avalor; Swynlake, England What Did His or Her Bedroom Look Like — It’s always been the same! Camilo’s bedroom in Casita is a massive auditorium with many fun house mirrors. His bed is actually “backstage” so to speak and difficult to get to if you don’t know how. (It’s a Metaphor for him hiding behind all his different faces.) It has excellent acoustics and when he was little, especially, he used to invite everyone into his theater to see him perform.  Any Sports or Clubs — Theater! Also, he’ll play some football but mostly casually.  Favorite Toy or Game — Charades, ofc.  Schooling — Primary in Avalor, was 16 when they came to Swynlake so he went to secondary in the UK; did not go to college Favorite Subject — Theater lol Popular or Loner — POPULAR! Important Experiences or Events — Getting his gift, Mirabel not getting hers, Antonio getting his (Cami was PRESSED), Avalor…  Nationality — Avalorian-Colombian Culture — Avalorian-Colombian Religion and beliefs — Catholic, tho they have a loosey goosey version of the Bible they follow lol

Physical Appearance

Face Claim — N/A Complexion — Brown skin with freckles on nose/cheeks, some pimples, but not a lot; very little facial hair, etc.  Hair Colour — Dark brown afro with some red highlights in the sun Eye Colour — Hazel Height — 5’7 Build — Wiry, but short Tattoos — Probably a few? I gotta think more about this Piercings — Nose and ears Common Hairstyle — A nice proper fro that they sometimes twist Clothing Style — Queer lol Mannerisms — Big and expressive!! Usual Expression — Smiling!

Health

Overall (do they get sick easily)? — Nah and if they do, tia Julieta got them! Physical Ailments — None Neurological Conditions — Kleptomania Allergies — None Grooming Habits — Stays pretty well groomed tbh. Loves a face mask and manicure. Sleeping Habits — Sleeps a lot bc of his powers -- will fall asleep anywhere. Eating Habits — Eats anything. At all times is snacking on something.  Exercise Habits — Doesn’t exercise a whole lot, at least not purposefully Emotional Stability — Pretty good tbh, Camilo is pretty even-keeled Body Temperature — This is always the weirdest question why is this here? NORMAL Sociability —  Extremely sociable and good with people Addictions — Stealing things, maybe a lil alcohol dependency Drug Use — None  Alcohol Use — Too much probably

Your Character’s Character 

Bad Habits — Not caring enough about things, saying whatever is on their mind, no matter the cost lol Good Habits — Always a friendly face and a good listener, tbh  Best Characteristic — Being funny and charming Worst Characteristic — Too unattached Worst Memory — Fleeing Avalor Best Memory — Getting their gift! Proud of — Their family! Embarrassed by — Their family!  Driving Style — Do not let them behind a wheel, too irresponsible Strong Points — Fun, carefree, easily excitable, loyal (these are the traits of a dog)  Weakness — Being serious about stuff Fears — Something happening to his family Phobias — None…?  Secrets — Their stealing… Regrets — NOTHING BABY! (lies) Feels Vulnerable When — People try and make them be serious.  Pet Peeves — People trying to make them be serious.  Conflicts — Caring about their family v wanting to do their own thing Motivation — Do it for the bit!!  Short Term Goals and Hopes — Doesn’t really have any…  Long Term Goals and Hopes — Also doesn’t really have any… Sexuality — Queer Day or Night Person — Night  Introvert or Extrovert — Extrovert Optimist or Pessimist — Nihilist?  Greatest Want — To make everyone have as good a time as they are 🧡 Greatest Need — To maybe take things a lil more seriously

[jettajimm]

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