Meeting Stephanie Meyer!

Yes, I'm a twilight fan, thanks to Nysje and Ashlee Bell! I couldn't wait for "The Host" to come out so I could see if I liked it as much as the twilight series. It took me a little while to get into the book but I loved it! As soon as I found out Stephanie Meyer was coming to Tempe I bought two tickets to her signing. I thought it would be fun to meet a "real" author! Plus she seems so "normal." I begged my sister-in-law Julie to fly to Arizona and come with me. We had a blast! The signing was fun but we wished she spoke more during her Q&A session. She spent most of her time signing the books, which I don't blame her. There were hundreds of people there, mostly teen age groupies, but there were plenty of middle aged moms like us. We have to get excited about something once in while, right? She was so nice and great and it was such good fun. The funny thing is that Stephanie Meyer is so pale! No wonder she loves vampires! Once we got up close we could see how beautiful her eyes were too! I was kind of dumbstruck once I approached the table. Hasn't she heard it all anyway? I was silent for ages it seemed and then all I could say was, "loved the Host!." I honestly don't think she even heard me. Julie almost stepped on Stephanie's feet, well actually she just kind of nudged them. We were laughing at ourselves as we left. We spent the rest of the week, going to movies, going out to eat, shopping and getting pedicures. So much fun! I'm not ready to get back to reality! Joel was a great sport and even took a day off to take care of the kids. The rest of the thanks goes to Grandpa for covering the rest of the week for me. Thanks guys!