There are very few people who have caught my fancy in this life: River Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Dr. Oz, and Pioneer Woman in that order. Oh, and maybe Jason. I guess I should throw him in the mix since I’ve chosen him for the rest of my days.
Since my First Attempt had been a colossal failure, I made a fast trip to OKC to meet one of these obsessions of mine. River is dead, Brad and Mehmet are waaaaayyy famous, so by process of elimination that could only leave PW. Yes, I got to see her, meet her, talk to her, and give her Chex Mix, because I’m a dork that’s why!
I met up with my lovely Aunt Jeanne and we drove over to Barnes and Noble to wait in line. The line wasn’t bad at all, it just went halfway around the store. We sat and drank coffee and had a good visit. It took us one hour to get through, once it started moving.
When we finally made it to the table, PW was convinced that she knew my aunt. I know you. Don’t I know you? She studied her, asked her last name, asked her where she lived. I thought any minute she would take out a knife, cut fingers and become blood sisters with her. Meanwhile, I’m jumping up and down beside her, waving my arms frantically, yelling, But I’m your #1 fan!
Finally she surmised that maybe Jeanne reminded her of the actress Diane Ladd, of who neither of us were familiar. Ree said to google her.
So I did.
This is my Beautiful Aunt.
This is Diane Ladd.
Jeanne asked how she stays so thin eating all that butter, which she gave all the credit to Spanx for helping her out. My mind went completely blank so I gave her a bag of homemade Chex Mix, minus all the nuts because I had eaten them on the drive up. It was her own recipe that I had made the day before, which is probably lying in the trash in the B&N bathroom.
The nuts were the best part anyway.
I was able to untie my tongue to tell her I had driven up from Amarillo. She asked if I was staying the night.
I think she wanted to invite me to supper.
But I had to get back to the man I’ve chosen for the rest of my days.
Oh well, maybe next time.
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I’m Angel, a.k.a. Rocket Surgeon, and these are my chronicles. I love writing and I believe our stories should be shared, so here you’ll find anecdotes of my life, loves, worries, fears, joys, and experiences.
I blog about my mishaps and adventures as a wife, mommy, auntie, wanna-be writer, teacher, Texan, country/city/mountain girl, cereal killer and Jesus-freak.
A few things you might discover about me:
•Jesus is my everything; without Him I am nothing, but with him I can do all things
•My family makes this world a better place for me to live in
•I adore chickens, the live ones, although the cooked ones aren’t too bad either
•I have 2 dogs: Grace and Ozzie. And one cat: Rocky Muffin
•My dream job would be to raise chickens and write best sellers
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I just bet you were a refreshing ray of sunshine for her as you are to us! So glad you had a wonderful time! Cindy L. 🙂
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that was sweet! glad you got to meet her, you and her have a lot in common, dont you? well, i wonder where you all would have gone to eat had you stayed?(: love you auntie linda
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Your aunt looks like a younger, more beautiful version of Diane Ladd! :)I ate the Chex Mix as soon as I pulled away from the store…I was starving and it was delicious. Thank you, dear!
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I'm in heaven…..I could die tonight.
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I'm loving your blogs. This one is funny.
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great blog, angie. i'ne read 45 chapters of her book, all it is, is a love storey. but, so was "the bridges of madison county," and "brokeback mountain." BOB
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Keep blogging Angel. I'm enjoying reading your stories. I like your sense of humor. Loves you, auntie Jeanne
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Just to put everyone's mind at ease, I didn't eat PW's chex mix nuts. It's just a big ole lie. This blog is full of them.
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Oh my gosh,…..Ree reads your blog!! I KNEW you would love PW! I'm only sad that you didn't take me to OKC with you. I'm glad you enjoy her as much as I do. It's a total escape for me. Your blog is too…I've been catching up today. Have a great holiday…Beverly
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