Well Mom, it wasn't all that long a trip, but I was running low on cookies by the end. It wasn't as dark as I expected at least, since by the time I arrived there was a hole in my travelope! It let some light in, but I could hear thunder and hoped that I wouldn't get rained on! Also, the lint from the envelope kept getting on my cookies.
Then I heard voices. "What is it?" one asked.
"I'm not sure. Someone poke it and see if it moves."
I'd had enough poking and bouncing and getting jostled around, so I tried to turn myself around to see out of the hole in my bag. I heard the voices cry out that it was moving. Well of course I'm moving! If you'd been stuffed in an envelope for days, you would want to stretch too!
Then my hole opened wider. "Hello! What are you? I'm not afraid of you!"
So I peeked my head out of the hole and saw Buzz Bluejay. I remembered seeing pictures of him before I left, and knew that he was staying with Mel, so I knew at least that I had arrived where I was supposed to be! That was a big relief!
I think I scared Buzz though, because he flew off with a squawk.
But those other voices were still there.
"Ahhh! It's a polar bear! Raven, you go get it!"
"What? Why me?"
"You're from Alaska, haven't you fought polar bears before?"
"No! George, are you crazy?"
I did not want a fight, who were these crazy people?!? I called out to them that I was Vanilla, and I was a ToyVoyager and that Mel was expecting me!
Luckily I wasn't the only one who thought that the voices were crazy. A lovely lady told them so, and then crawled up to see me. I recognized her too, it was Amanda! She welcomed me and gave me a hug, then coughed and tried to brush some of the lint out of my fur. She promised me a good brushing soon.
I offered Amanda one of my cookies for her help. It was nice to see a friendly face. She like my postcard for Mel, too. I thought she might, since she likes flowers so much.
"Cookies? You have cookies?" Those silly voices again!
"Yes I do, come up and share with me if you want," I said, because I wanted to make friends, not start fights, unlike some people!
So George and Raven came up and sat with me and said that my cookies were yummy. They apologized, and Amanda reminded me that I am the first ToyVoyager ever to visit Mel, so they weren't sure what to expect either. George said I would probably get spoiled because Mel was so excited to start hosting. That would be fine with me!
So here I am Mom, with an adventure already! Mel promised to show me around more once she gets her tea and wakes up! Until then, I have new friends to make. 
