I Found Her in Hokkaido

I'll never forget when I was given my very first Pinky St. figure; it was my 26th birthday and my good friend Steve gave me one as a gift.  Little did I know that this one tiny doll would spark a hobby that has a lasted over two years.  I have scoured the stores all over Manhattan to find them, and then reached out to online stores around the world to secure the ones that were harder to find.  With all of this said, however, there's one Pinky that managed to stay just out of my grasp:  the special edition Gunslinger Girl Henrietta Pinky.

I've had friends look for her in Japan with no luck, and auctions rarely have her available.  I was about ready to give up altogether when, last week, i found her on eBay.   She was super expensive, but I was willing to pay in order to get her into my collection.  

My package from Japan arrived last week, and I raced to post office to pick her up on Saturday.  I don't think I've been that excited to open a package in years!!!! :)

Anyway, this a picture I took over the weekend.  She is definitely the best of my collection!