So I almost chickened out of making him take me to BookPeople last night to see The Pioneer Woman. I did end up passing up the cookbook so I could get it signed. Money's just too tight, and I have a laptop in the kitchen anyway. However, I did get there RIGHT at 7, and realized I had been correct in thinking I needed to be there early. I'd been too chicken to ask DH to get me there early.
So we followed the noise and went up the stairs-- to find the upstairs was PACKED. I could clearly see MM's sexy gray hair and blue jeans, as he was only 6 feet from me. I was too chicken to get out my phone and snap a picture. I could clearly see the adorable dimpled boys and the stunning model-looking daughter (she's twice as tall as my nearly-11yo). But we could only stand there at the top of the stairs. We were stuck there, immediately behind the table where Ree would be standing. I realized suddenly that when Ree appeared, and got behind that table, anyone who took pictures would have ME in the background.
I freaked out, ran down the stairs, and left the building. I had intentions of going back in an hour to get behind the last in line. But DH has no patience for this sort of thing. He got on a business call, anyway.... and even when I pointed out Anthropologie and motioned that I wanted to go in (he knows there is something there I want to buy for someone for a Christmas gift) he missed my promptings and kept on in the direction of home.
So there is my tale of the PW in Austin. That's all I've got. I didn't even get a t-shirt.
I did try taking a picture of the Frost tower with these cool lit up palm trees in the foreground, though.
5 comments:
You never struck me as the chicken type. Hmmm... So who's MM, anyway? I would love to have met Pioneer Woman herself. I found your blog on the SL blog roll. Fun reading!
Amy! I was there! How funny. I can't imagine you chickening out of anything.
I saw your blog from a post on Faith's. You mentioned 'transitioning'. Did you all move? Am I allowed to be nosey?
Hey M! Long time no see~ We really should communicate better. I would have LOVED to have noticed you at the book store. That would have been better than seeing MM's Wranglers. ;) You must have been in my line of sight, but I was SO overwhelmed by the 500 people that all I could do was stand there on the stairs, frozen like a deer in the headlights.
OH-- to answer your question.
http://mediaministry.highpointeaustin.org/2009/12/01/dear-high-pointe-family/
You know, I'm totally kicking myself for not thinking of contacting you. I just don't go to the SL forums much anymore, so my circle is different. I would have loved seeing you and talking you into staying. I was totally appalled at women taking photographs of MM's 'wranglers', but PW sorta encourages such a thing, KWIM? Anyway... I'll be praying for your time of transition.
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