Today, I embraced my spontaneity and randomness and I am so glad I did. I took the children to school this morning and came home to start my day. I was checking Facebook, and saw a blurb about Paula Deen and her book signing tour. I don't know why, but I clicked on the link. To my surprise, the first stop today was at Square Books in Oxford.
For those of you who don't know, Oxford is about 40 minutes from my house, and the home of Ole Miss. I quickly called one of my friends, and I knew she would be game for a fun little adventure. She picked me up around 10:00, and off we went. I thought ahead and called the bookstore. I reserved my two books and went ahead and paid for them over the phone. We got to the bookstore, and literally we were in and out in less than five minutes.
The book signing was down the street at Off Square, a few doors down. We arrived, and just knew they had already started signing books. We were of course fashionably late... we were in Oxford after all! Little did we know, she wasn't even there yet! So what did Kelly and I do? Well, you guessed right if you said shop. We went to a department store on the corner and perused the goods. Let's just say I used my unbelievably strong willpower and walked out with only ideas.
We then went back over to see how Mrs. Deen was getting along with the books. Let's just say it was cold, and we were standing outside, but it was fun anyway. I think she finally signed the first book about 11:45. Oh, well, we watched some of the funniest people walking out after meeting her. One older lady kept saying, "Don't touch my hand!" Another had rehearsed her "Hey Ya'll" and had it almost exactly like Paula.
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| Kelly and I have our books and we are ready to get them signed! |
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| A small glimpse of the crowd. People were all the way down the block! |
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| Waiting in line...I think I see a glimpse of her gray hair up there somewhere... |
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| Oh wait, I see Michael! |
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| Aren't they adorable!!! She said they look like Mr. and Mrs. Clause. I just wonder if she could feel her feet after it was over! |
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| I know they had to be tired of taking to people, but they were very engaging and sweet! |
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| Since no personal photos were allowed, this is my best shot! |
This was so much fun, and even more so because it was spur of the moment and totally random. I am sure I will love her book, and the recipes it contains. I went and watched Paula Deen at the Mid-South Fair a few years back, and had a cookbook signed then as well. I am not sure why, but today was so much better!
If you have the chance, a book signing is a lot of fun. I am so thankful I clicked on the Facebook link and went ahead and dropped everything and went!
Until next time, keep adventuring and looking for joy in the small details of life!
Sarah
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