Fandemonium...Again

I'm unsuccessfully trying to upload the photo of Sophie with Jonathan Crombie, who played Gilbert Blythe in Anne of Green Gables and of whom I am a HUGE fan! We took Sophie to The Drowsy Chaperone, a hilarious musical starring Jonathan, in Salt Lake yesterday. Of course after the show I had to ask if it was possible to meet Jonathan and was told he might come out the back alley. Sophie was too scared to join me in the alley, so she and Steve huddled together while I basically accosted everyone, asking when Jonathan would be out.

I was not at all prepared for how insanely cute Jonathan Crombie would be in person and I just kept staring at his green eyes while mumbling unintelligble things. Oh, and here's the best part. My sister, Teresa, with whom I watched the Anne shows, and I always say, "I'm sorrrrry Anne," as Gilbert did in the 2nd Anne show and Jonathan actually said, "I'm sorrrry," to me (this is when I stupidly asked if he could wait while I went to the car to get the camera).

So, another episode of fandemonium, as Steve calls it, struck me. I love meeting celebrities and I really don't care how ridiculous I come across. Oh, I will not be able to "use" Sophie though, she's on to me. She did not appreciate how I kept telling people that I wanted to meet Jonathan because my 8-year old daughter is such a huge fan! It didn't work either..well, it did in that he was super sweet about meeting her, but when it came time to take the photo and I flung my arm around him, he said, "Uh, I should stand by her (Sophie)," and he got as far from me as he could.
I apologized to Sophie later and she so diplomatically said, "Well, maybe I will be a big fan someday!" Or maybe it's just more fodder for the therapist...how her mother used her to meet celebrities. Ah.

Back in the High Life

The '89 Volvo Station Wagon was purchased during Steve's graduate school days in Ann Arbor (it was actually purchased from a professor in East Lansing) and it made the journey with us to Texas, but since living in Utah we've had it out of commission. I didn't want to spend the money to register and insure it, but now that gas prices are so high, why not? Ha ha. There really is never a rhyme nor reason to how we do things.

Here's what is funny to me about the old Volvo wagons. When we lived in Ann Arbor, they were all over the place. We moved to San Antonio and we may have been 1 out of 3 families who had one in the 8th largest city in the U.S. We took a trip to Austin, the only liberal place in all of Texas and it was like an old Volvo wagon reunion, which made us realize we should've moved to Austin, not San Antonio. In Logan there are a few of these beauties, but I'm not sure they are as appreciated here as in other, liberal towns. Too bad I didn't have time to get my Hillary Clinton sticker on it before she dropped out!

Hiking and Kool-Aide Stands

My friend, Natalie, and I went hiking up Green Canyon yesterday and I realized how fortunate we are to live amongst this beauty! Sometimes I feel like I'm on a permanent vacation, going biking, hiking, and then it hits me that I get to live here and it feels pretty cool.

Soph and her friend had a Kool-Aide stand yesterday. Sophie is trying to make $11 to buy a stuffed unicorn, which has put her in a bit of a frenzy. She was determined to sit outside at the stand "during rush hour," but there really isn't a rush hour past our house on a Saturday. We finally have summer weather here and I'm sure we'll have many more Kool-Aide stands...so if you're in the neighborhood, stop on by! She did give a complimentary cup to our neighbor who didn't have any cash on him and had just finished taking the ACT...I thought that definitely deserved a free cup of Kool-Aide!

Jada

Here is our cat, Jada, hanging out in the linen closet. I grew up with dogs and am still not use to the ways of a cat and that they will explore every nook and cranny, much like a toddler.

Library

Sophie opened up a little neighborhood library today, with cards, a summer reading program and everything. It's been quite an event, not exactly quiet as one thinks of a library, but most libraries are not run by 8 and 6-year olds (her neighbor friend).