Wow. Wow. Wow.
How much fun did I have last night? I don't think a word has been invented that can describe how much fun it was to meet The Pioneer Woman.
Because I assumed there would be a massive line I went to the bookstore as early as possible. For me that meant picking up the girls from school at 3 and getting to the store by 3:40. I was the first one! The very first. The, no one in the world was going to have their book signed before me. Yes, that one.
I was there for 45 minutes before my friend Phyllis came to join me. A bit after she got there a new friend (whose name I never found out. So sorry!) joined us and we had a wonderful time talking all things Ree and Facebook and blogs.
Soon enough the line was growing and we couldn't see the end anymore. But I was at the front so who cared?!
The camera crews and photographers started talking and getting their lenses pointed at the door and in came Ree, Marlboro Man, their four children, Betsy, Elliot, and I think Gaga. What a family reunion!
I had a hard time getting non-blurry pictures of them as they walked in but I did get this.
Hello cute boots! For someone that lives on a ranch in the middle of nowhere, she has style!
We could choose one of two appetizers-Black Bean Soup or Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing.
One of three main dishes-Linguine with Chicken Thighs, Grilled Ribeye Steak with Blue Cheese Sauce, or a shrimp thingy. No, that was not the exact name. I think it might have been this one.
For dessert there was only one choice. And one was all they needed. It was Pastor Ryan's Monkey Bread. Warm from the kitchen. Hello delicious.
We all ate to our stomachs content and chatted all things Ree. We all agreed that there was no way that she'd be there by 8. We had seen the line. Did someone actually think that she would tell the people in line, "Sorry, it's time for me to go." We all knew that she'd stay there until the very last person was gone.
I drove two of my friends back to their car at the bookstore but instead of getting in it they started walking back into the store. I yelled at them to wait for me and parked way too fast. Can you believe 3 hours later the line was still as long as when she started. Marlboro Man was walking down the line signing books for people! Such a nice husband. I could have run out to the car and gotten mine but I told myself it wasn't necessary. I had a picture with him. A bad picture of me of course, but still a picture.
So at the end of the night I was so happy that I'd braved my crowd fears and spend a wonderful evening with new and old friends.
And thanks to Ree for just being her. Real, genuine, and gracious. And a true beauty inside and out.
And just because....http://newsok.com/multimedia/photos/gallery/501778 .....here are the pictures of me from the newspaper. Number 14 is my personal favorite:c)
7 comments:
How cool is that? First in line! So what was the gift you gave her?
It sounds like you had a great time and SUPER YAY for being first in line!!! Your pics are great!!!
I forgot to ask too, what did you give her?
How fun!
YAY! How fun it was huh? I was behind you, 10th in line. She was great and we loved every minute of it!
Blessings, Jeanette
Wow.. so cool. I love to go to book signings.
I'm so jealous...but happy for you at the same time!
Great recap! I'm baby Neil's mom, lol. We were there, too.
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