Monday some friends and I drove up to the Plaza for The Pioneer Woman’s book signing. I have followed her blog for a little more than a year from which I learned to cook steak, among other things. How in the world I could live in Kansas City for more than a decade and not learn to cook steak before this past year I’ll never know. They always turned out so dry and hard, but steak isn’t our topic here.
Reading her blog, I’ve also learned terms like bull, steer, and pairs. I’ve realized that I would hate, HATE to get up at 0400 and no amount of donuts and coffee could make me love it. However, I’ve decided that my husband needs, truly needs, a pair of chaps (or chinks) for Christmas.
But back to the book signing….
It was hosted by Rainy Day Books, which did a fabulous job of getting all 700+ folks through in an organized fashion. There was a short question and answer time with The Pioneer Woman, after which door prizes were given away. Then the signing and visiting began.
Dawn and Jana waiting for things to get started.
PW making her grand entrance.
PW and Vivien from Rainy Day Books conducting the door prize give-aways. Marlboro Man and the boys are helping out. Those little boys were a hoot and entertained all of us who had to wait our turn for a few hours. Those little sweeties even signed my cookbook!
Jana and Marlboro Man.
After the signing began, MM and the boys started to make their way up our isle. Some of us, including me, waived our arms like fan-crazed little girls asking if they’d have their pictures taken with us. They agreed, and that’s how MM and the boys got started signing cookbooks themselves. It was wonderful for them to do that since so many folks had to wait for a PW for a while. We thoroughly enjoyed chatting with them.
Dawn and Jana getting their books signed. Not bad for a first outing after 2 months of bedrest, eh, Jana? And, Dawn, I am so grateful you brought the food! We would’ve starved if you hadn’t, made even worse by perusing a cookbook!
This is April from Coal Creek Farm. I have to say, I was as excited to meet her as I was to meet Ree (The Pioneer Woman). April’s blog absolutely cracks me up. I share her twisted sense of humor. This is the post that won me over forever.
The lady sitting beside Ree getting her book signed is Mrs. Mama. She is a friend of April’s and does a lot of the photography for Coal Creek Farm. She is such a sweet and friendly person. The fact that she is obviously a Jane Austen fan makes me instantly like her.
Finally, at 11:20 PM (we had arrived at 5:20), it was my turn. I was so tired at this point, and I am sure PW was too. But it was worth it. I had so much fun. Thanks for staying, Ree, and signing every last single book. I don’t know how you do it.
And here is Ree doing who knows what. What is it with that family and peoples’ backsides?
This is Maeghan (note the authentic Irish spelling ), Dawn’s daughter. She is so smart and pretty and fun to have around. She brought a magazine that had featured an article on PW and butternut squash. Ree was pleasantly surprised and graciously signed it.
But, I saved the best picture for last. Here is April, from Coal Creek farm, who is 6 feet tall and trying to get a pic of Mrs. Mama and PW seated at the signing table
Just like a pro!
It was a great time. There was an electric vibe in the room with lots of camaraderie. Even the half-dozen or so men that came seemed to enjoy themselves. It took all day Tuesday for me to recover, but what fun we all had!
Wuzza
P.S. I made those cinnamon rolls already. That’s all I need to say.
