& she was beautiful & fabulous & many of my best (& new!) girlfriends were there to celebrate the event.
Sara was gracious enough to snag us all tickets, so we took up an entire group!
We arrived early, made sure our cookbooks were purchased, & sat down for lunch. Water, beers, mojitos, wine…& a ton of sunshine! Tons of laughter, until the sun became BLAZING & we moved inside. (Hello, North Carolina. Why must you go from winter to one week of spring to summer all in six days?!)
We were the dorks that gave her a card as a group. Ree came out & spoke about spanks, confirmed that her husband wears boxers, & how unflattering pictures must be taken at an upward angle. She even sang for us & talked about her sweating back. I love a woman who has no shame of back sweat (considering I have this issue all the time).
We tweeted while we waited. By “we,” I mean me & Pioneer Woman. Because we’re BFF. Not really.
Then I met her. She’s even more gorgeous in real life & I was completely star-struck like a giggling school girl. But she’s just so stinkin’ nice that I couldn’t help but feel it meant a lot to her that I wanted to see her, instead of the other way around. She’s so humble.
& gracious.
Nate graciously stayed with Harrison last night so that I wouldn’t be on the road at midnight, so the female side of The Lushers & I stayed with Jenny, who as always, played the perfect hostess. She even made us pumpkin oatmeal in the morning & introduced me to Glee. GLEE!!!
My friends are beautiful, inside & out. Old friends like The Lushers, that go back to fourth grade, & new friends like Jenny that quickly became a soul mate. All brought together by blogging & this past weekend, Ree Drummond.
But I really, really couldn’t wait to get back to this guy. I’m happy to say that I missed the hell out of him.
& judging by the grin on his face when I walked in the room, he missed me too. Melted my heart.
I am so jealous! I love the Pioneer Woman.
Pumpkin Oatmeal!? As a pumpkin fanatic, you must, MUST get that recipe and post it to your blog asap! Please!!!
I am so glad you guys had such a great time! Sounds wonderful! You are adorable.
I've never heard of Pumpkin Oatmeal. What does it taste like?
Ummm that pumpkin oatmeal looks scrumptious!! Looks like a great time was had by all, and I'm jealous that I wasn't there!
So jealous. I tried when she was in DC the other week, but had to bail when they said she wouldn't get to my spot in line until after 11 at night (I got there at 6!).
I just started reading her Black High Heels to Tractor Wheels Love Story Saga!!! I stayed up till 3am this morning! I haven't finished yet though!!! Sounds like you had a lot of fun!! And do post this yummy sounding pumpkin oatmeal, it looks like it has chocolate chips too!!
Loving all things pumpkin! Glad you had fun
Does the pic of that book mean you will be giving one away? If so, I will be entering over and over! Glad you had a good time.
Wow! I'm soooo jealous! I love the Pioneer Woman. And Harrison is getting so handsome
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Glad you had a great time
Sounds like fun! I am glad you had a break. BTW, my Lil man has that same monkey toy, however he thinks it's a hammer and bangs it on everything!
I'm wondering why I don't know anything about either (a) pumpkin oatmeal or (b) pioneer woman. All things pumpkin should be in my belly and while I don't subscribe to the same philosophy for pioneers, I am running off to google her.
Sounds like a bunch of fun. But seriously, you have not been a Gleek up until now? You've got a lot of catching up to do!
sounds like a fabulous time!! and how have you missed glee? how??
This may be a dumb question, but what is PDUB? I just don’t get it.
:::: looking around the room all sweaty and paranoid::::
who the hell is pioneer women, the lushers, etc? I feel like I walked in the room mid-conversation, and then realized I wasn’t just late, but at the wrong party.
I am so mad that my car broke down causing the three of us from the Triad to miss out on hanging with everyone and meeting Ree. My cookbook sits forelorn.
I'm glad you all had a great time. ::kicks car::
Um. I'm pretty sure Pioneer Woman is brilliant – and now I see that she is beautiful! What an awesome treat (literally, the oatmeal looks delicious -are those chocolate chips sprinkled on top?) Mmmmm
Happy Mother's Day!
Aw that's so exciting!
I had to stop reading her blog for a while because i love it too much and it gets me all depressed that I live in a third floor apartment instead of a ranch and no bassett hounds are allowed.
Also, you're a Glirgin? Ok I just made that word up (Glee + virgin… nevermind….) I'm such a dork!
So what did you think of Glee???!!!
Hi!
sounds like you had a great time! sounds like a great way to have a slumber party with friends! harrison looks so handsome..enjoy your mothers day! and are you obsessed with glee yet? you can watch it on hulu and i knew you would love it, its a show that makes you feel great! and i loved it from the get go, i tried to get my sister in europe to see it and she never did until one day she went to the internet cafe and dl all of them..she became as obsessed as the rest of us, and the music is awsome! happy mothers day ! xo
that day sounds All Things Amazing, and i'm glad you guys had such a great time…
now, you hadn't seen Glee?! really?! laaaaaaadyyyyy! i hope your heart went all pitter-pat on you.
Heyyyyy, oatmeal fans! Here's the recipe I make: http://jennandtonica.com/2010/02/05/36365/
I'm jealous that you got to meet PW. I have a girl crush on her.
Also, Glee? You'd never seen it!? OH YES. YOU DON'T HAVE CABLE. OMG. But you DO have Fox. So you mustmustmust watch and fall in love with the hilarity that is Sue Sylvester. Singing? Dancing? Melodrama?! Hilarity!? Yes, please.
Love,
A Gleek
What a wonderful weekend!! Glad you got to get out and see friends!! And that little guy is just too cute for words!
Oh I am so jealous that you got to meet her!! I am pretty sure the closest she will ever get to me is about 7 hours away, although I think it would be a worthy road trip!!
so do you love Glee or what?! :]
wow! clash of my blog faves! glad you had a good time