Sisterhood of the Travelling Bear

     One day in October the girls of 209 and 206 decided that we wanted to go to the mall. While at the mall we shopped and as we passed a Build-a-Bear we went inside. Why? We do not really know, but on that day Samuel John Winchester was born. He is a very special boy, named for both John Watson for the Sherlock Holmes novels, and Samuel Winchester from the show Supernatural. During the semester Samuel, known as Sammy by his family, found a home in Castle 209; he helped us celebrate multiple birthdays, Hanukkah ,and Christmas. Samuel now though will be taking a big step, he will be going to London with Stephanie and me. He will get his picture in front of Big Ben and Parliament, 221B Baker Street, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and so many other places. Perhaps he will even go to Nottingham, the place that his idol Robin Hood is from. With two days to go all of Sammy's sweaters and khakis are packed, and his Converse tied. I am writing about this because you might see pictures of Samuel on here. You will not be able to miss him (Hint: He is the bear with his mother's golden hair). This will not be Samuel's last time abroad though, if anyone from 209 or 206 goes abroad, they will take Sammy with them. Our little Samuel, not yet a year old, is going to travel the world (hopefully). He will start with London, a good place to start in my opinion. Who knows, perhaps Samuel will visit King's Cross. What I do know is that when we were a Build-a-Bear that day Samuel got a little bit of me, Claire, Madison, and Abby in him. A good combination. He will be kind, beautiful, smart, and a terrific writer. Worry not world! Our child will know how to use the Oxford comma! Samuel is going to see a lot this semester, but to him Arcadia will always be home no matter where he travels, he will always come back home to us. Now...if only we could get his picture next to an Impala...