I'm pretty sure this means I'm famous.

This day started normally. I woke up, grabbed some coffee, checked my email, got dressed for work. I was heading into the office when I got a call from my friend DD, "Mai Tai! WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LUNCH WITH GRETCHEN AND SLADE TODAY GET READY I'M COMING TO GET YOU!!!" 

The next thing I know I'm at the JW Marriott surrounded by women in mini skirts. And not just mini skirts. These mini skirts would make Barbie look amish, and which also, in the sitting position made me wonder way too much about hygiene and the general safety of chairs. Then again, I told DD that if I had a body like the girls that were there, I'd be walking around naked with nothing but neon lights flashing around my neck. So, really they were being conservative.

I loved being snapped out of my routine. It was like falling down Alice's rabbit hole. Only in this scenario the Treasure cat is exceedingly tan, all the creatures have boob jobs, and the tea cups are serving mimosas for ten dollars each. 

Want to see pictures?

Don't tell, but we totally stood there like ding-dong groupies waiting to have our picture taken. Because duh, how else am I going to blog about it?! Notice the curly hair? That's for Erin. She's the Queen of Everything Cute. The other day I was telling her that I could never cut my hair short, because then people would notice that I need to lose twenty pounds. As it is, I'm TOTALLY camouflaged. Erin rocks, (and pulls off beautifully) a daring pixie cut. And she's writing a book called Autohairography. I read the intro to the first chapter yesterday, and can't wait till it's out. I love the concept, and that someone is articulating the strange messy love/hate relationship we all have with our hair. 

But, back to Slade. Here he's thinking, "Where is that other girl in the mini skirt?" 

There was another shot of me with my eyes open, but this one is way better. I love the palpable awkwardness, as if they were in the middle of an interview when we freakishly ambushed them. DD from behind, popping through the hand-to-knee love chain that Gretchen has built to reassure herself that it will be over soon. While Shelly politely obliges me as I mash my sleep-walking zombie body into the frame. Slade is still wondering where the hell those girls in the mini skirts went. 

Framer.

Comments

[Ma']

I had to Google 'Slade'.

Seriously out of touch.

[Melissa]

Ummm....yeah...totally famous! Love that you are BFF's with Slade! HA! Now I need you to email me all of the details that he told you!!!! Love ya! - Melis

[Tasha]

I love reading your blog because I can totally still hear your voice in it all. You tell the best stories!!

[stephanie]

DYING of laughter! So glad I am not the only one who wonders about the "hygiene and the general safety of chairs" when I see those booty skirts! I want the chalkboard headboard too...but I have yucky textures walls. Loved this post. So jealous.

[Debbie]

OMG! What an awesome day! I can't believe you not only saw Gretchen and Slade, but you actually got to talk to them. You are so lucky! I will watch every second of next season (which I would obviously do anyway) to make sure I don't miss it if Shelly is on.

[Kal Barteski]

Draw big forks and spoons. AND WINE GLASSES. Oh, that would be a dreamy chalkboard kitchen drawing. Each bedroom in house90 has a chalkboard wall, too. It's too awesome not to do. LOVE it. And I love the change in your dining room taking it from brown to black. Oh, black. I love it. And YOU!

[Leah Bean]

I also had to Google Gretchen and Slade. I had NO IDEA who they were. Oops.

In my books, you're far more famous than them anyway.

Chalkboard wall - what about a big fireplace?

The library in my town has a chalkboard wall. It's about ten different kinds of AWESOME. Kids LOVE It.

[stacyt]

ummm - ya!!!! go for that wall! i think it would so cool!!! i might copy it too! think how fun.

ps - love slade. i ran into the Countess (ya know NY Housewives) in February in NYC (i live here) and i totally gushed. she thought i was a freak. welcome to ny sistah!

[Amy DeYoung]

To think I almost went!! I had the boys that day with nowhere to take them, story of a mom. We NEED to get together!!!! For so many reasons... but add one more. I have to hear what Slade said!!!! ;) Miss u!

[Laurel Sexton]

so glad you had an exciting day. a credenza with a buffet of food or bar on it. or a china cabinet with unbreakables in it. show us photos when you're done! so fun!!

[erin / dfm]

omg i just caught this post, and i am so in love with you. you are adorable and the curly hair? YES!