SQUEEEEEE! (or "Brothers don't shake hands, brothers gotta HUG!")
I got a hug from Stephenie Meyer! I was the only one out of the WHOLE crowd who got a hug! And she shook hands with Katie and Jimmy! That too was out of the ordinary!
The reason I got a hug was because Stephenie and I actually knew of each other's existence before she published her book, although we had never met in person. I thank the interweb for making acquaintance without face-to-face meetings possible! When I told her who I was, she got up and came around the table for the hug. I was totally surprised by that and so forgot to give her the NCCTs* I brought. Sorry, Stephenie!
Anyway, on to a few pictures. Maybe even a video in a later post!!!
Q and A session--She was personable, funny, and at ease; and she seemed to connect with the crowd.
She was gracious to everyone who came to see her. Her hair, by the way, is AWESOME.
Katie (in the green shirt) and Jimmy (behind katie in the blue baseball cap with yellow piping) meeting Stephenie.
*Nestle's Creamy Caramel Chocolates
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She and I are members of a small message board and when I posted on this board that I was thinking of going to the book signing but wondered if Stephenie would know who I was, she posted back and said she would absolutely know who I was. And she did. And I got a hug. And the people behind me in line were very jealous. Katie can never call me not cool ever again.