Maarte meets Martha Stewart!
I woke up this morning giddy as can be as I headed over to my local bookstore. Martha Stewart was scheduled to have a book signing for her newest book "Martha Stewart's Cooking School." I thought I would check it out and see. To my surprise, the line was long even before the store opened. I was probably the 50th person in line and I thought I was late. But I found out that I was actually pretty early. So, I waited in line to get inside. Then, I had to wait in line to buy a few copies of the book. Yet again, I waited in another line to get a wristband that would allow me to get my books signed. THEN, I waited in the actual line to get my books signed. I waited. And waited. I made friends with other people in line who share many same foodie/shopping fanatic/domestic tendencies as I. It was like a book store filled with my people! At last, I found people who were just as nutty as me. YAY!
So, we waited. We share stories about the importance of Martha Stewart, as if she is our goddess. We wait. Then, all of a sudden, I'm face to face with her. What do I say? What do I do? I panicked. I froze. I watched as she autographed each of my three copies. All I could stuttered was "hi" and "thanks" over and over again. I wanted to thank her for being an inspiration. I wanted to tell her that I love her one-bowl chocolate cupcake recipe. Anything! Nope, I was so star-struck that I couldn't speak in complete sentences.
It was all worth it. The 3+ hour wait. The bonding with other Martha Stewart fans. The stuttering. Priceless.