Pioneer Woman Book Signing - Kansas City

Hello girls!

I just want to say

that 

it was soooooo fun

to get to meet 

one of my favorite bloggers

and cookbook writers

Pioneer Woman,

aka Ree Drummond!

Here we are all giddy and excited to stand in line

and have her sign our cookbooks!

We were disappointed

to learn that the venue we chose to attend

would not be big enough for her to speak to all of us 

as a group.

I was really looking forward to that 

and just assumed that 

we would be getting in on that too,

but when we got there

we could see that the store was 

just not big enough.

I was also disappointed that

MM was not there,

and none of the kiddos.

They got to attend the signing

that Ree had going on that evening,

and it looks like they had lots of fun

passing out prizes and all.

sigh.

But hey.

We had fun anyway!

Kimberly insisted that I  have my picture taken

 by this glamourous

cowgirl wedding gown

just for grins.

Here I am grinning.

It looks like I am 

pinching the cowgirl's bum.

I dont know what I was doing....

Here are Lisa and Kimberly holding their

cookbooks.

We stood in line for quite a while,

visiting with some other friends who were there,

and taking pictures of each other 

standing in line with our cookbooks.

Then, 

suddenly,

it was almost our turn 

to meet

PW.

What should we say?

Are you sweating?

Should we say something profound?

You go first!

No You!

Lisa and Kimberly shoved me up 

ahead

Look there!

Somebody brought Ree treats!

Why didn't I bring treats???

I can't think of anything clever to say

like 

your husband is one hot cowboy!

or

will you come to my house?

or 

does MM have any single, younger brothers?

because I know this beautiful blonde girl...

ok, so I didn't say much

but I have to tell you

This young woman 

sure is sweet

and pretty.

And here she is yucking it up with Lisa

my sweet and pretty daughter-in-love.

And this one cracked up the most of all...

that beautiful blonde I was telling you about?

here she is 

trying to be nonchalant...

yeah, 

my mom got me this cookbook...

I don't even really read your blog,

but hey,

I'm always up

for a road trip 

to the city,

so yeah, 

nice meeting you!

Here we are with Heather and friends

One thing that impressed me 

about PW was...

she sure has good posture!

She looked so poised and lovely

through it all

and I am sure that her arm must have really been tired

by the end of it all!

Lisa brought along a picture of Kellie

just so that she could be in the thick of things

with us.

We would have loved to have her there with us!

Kellie don't hate us for the hair thing going on in that picture...

not sure what era that was from,

but we didn't show it to PW, so no worries.

She has some pretty good hair stories and pictures herself!

After the book signing,

we shopped our fool heads off

and enjoyed our little 

Girlie Day In the City!

We are looking forward to

our next Pioneer Woman Book Signing...

and let me just say

Marlboro Man Had Better Be There!!!