Sunday, July 19, 2015

Book signing and girl fun

Hey y'all, I am back home and not traveling for another week and a half.  Did i mention that we're going back to Sturgis again this year? It will be my 3rd time and last for me. Its fun but i told Todd if he wants to again after this, i'm out.  I came back home last Thursday from Ohio and a few hours later after landing, i met up with my friend Julie for a girls night out and book signing from a fellow blogger who recently published a book.
My sister-in-law Sarah introduced me to Brittany's blog a few years ago not long after i created my blog.  After reading her blog , i also started to follow her Facebook and Instagram too.   Her blog is Brittany Herself.  She contributes often to BlogHer and is a TED speaker where she spoke out about loving yourself and being overweight.  Brittany is very inspirational and i wish i had a quarter of her confidence.  Her book is Fat Girl Walking which is a memoir and has already made New York Times Bestseller.
Brittany has a very close friend that lives in Ft Worth and has visited a few times over the years but i was never able to make the events. I planned to see her this time in advance and i am so excited that it worked out.  I invited Julie to go with me because i knew she would love her as much as i did.  Sure enough, she bought her book and was ready to meet her in person.  I honestly knew that Brittany would be just as cool and laid back in person and she is on her blog and her book. She's very real and hysterical.  She talks about her husband Andy and her 3 kids often and they are every bit a normal family from Ohio.
The event began close to 8pm and they served wine so definitely off to good start.  The plan was she would talk and have a Q and A with us, then sign our books and then head to a restaurant a block away to have dinner with her.  I think there were at least 100 of us give or take and was a nice crowd. It took her so long to sign the books because that was our time we could also talk to her about anything we wanted. There was not a time limit and she didnt have an agent shuffling us through like cattle.  The good news was that i was very close in line for the book signing but bad news was that she had at least another 40 people who were still in line and it was getting late.   Julie and i were starving and we needed something to soak up the wine we had.  We went ahead and decided to leave and not have dinner with the group.  We stumbled on this taqueria Salsa Limon and dang was it delicious!! I had 3 tacos and could have gone back for more but i really needed to get home.  The event was in Ft Worth and is about an hour away from where i live.
I had Brittany sign my name and i also asked her to sign Thank you Sarah . I took a picture of that and texted Sarah because i knew she would appreciate that.  It was a great evening with my sweet friend Julie and it was awesome to meet Brittany in person and have her sign my book.
If you want to read a funny but true book, I totally recommend hers!

14 comments:

  1. Wow, I will definitely buy Brittany's book. What an inspiration to me as a blogger who is about to publish my own book. That is so awesome.

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    1. I will totally buy your book Chica!!! Brittany is the second blogger/author I've met. A few years ago I also met Jennifer Larson aka The Bloggess. She was so funny and I loved her book too.

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  2. Sounds like a wonderful time. A book signing with me as the signing author is one of my fantasies for the future.

    Lee
    Tossing It Out

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  3. Hi, dear Holli!

    I'm happy to know that you returned safely from your trip to Ohio. Clearly you love to keep a busy social calendar. I could feel the energy and electricity as you described your meet-up with Julie and close encounter with author Brittany at her book signing event. Did you ever notice that the truly great people are also down to earth and go out of their way to make others feel special?

    You guys are going up to the biker rally in South Dakota early next month? That must be quite an adventure and I wish you safe travels and a great experience.

    It was a delightful surprise to see such a lovely comment from you on my blog this morning, dear Holli. Thank you! I am very proud to have you as a friend. Enjoy your week!

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    1. Hi Mr Shady- honestly I want to go back to Ohio!! The temps there were perfect and I came home to triple digits every single day. I am not cut out for the boiling hot weather. I am excited to go to South Dakota for the same reasons, to escape the heat. It does get warm during the day but the evenings get much cooler and so nice.
      Hope you have a great week yourself my friend and stay cool!

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  4. Welcome back, lady! I've missed you!

    The book signing event sounds great and I'm definitely looking into Brittany Herself and Fat Girl Walking. Just my cup of tea, so to speak.

    What is it about Ohio? As a former Ohioan, I can say that we are great at producing astronauts and no-BS-ers. You can play around with that spelling anyway you like, but sometimes my commitment to not swearing makes it hard to communicate.

    GREAT picture of some lovely ladies. Take care, girlfriend!

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    1. I missed you too!! Brittany lives I think somewhere near the Toledo area if I read that right in her book. I am becoming more and more a fan of Ohio over this last year. As I mentioned to Shady, give me the cooler temperatures anyday!!
      Hope your Monday is as productive and or relaxing as you want it to be.

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  5. How awesome was that?? I put her blog into my Feedly account and her book into my cart on Amazon.

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    1. I really like her. She is a great voice for us ahem curvier girls such as myself. You need to watch her Ted talk she did in 2011. Very inspiring!! and Brave

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  6. I've never heard of this book, but I may pick it up. Like reading body positive stuff. Sounds like y'all had a great time though! I've never been to a book signing before.

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    1. This is the second book signing I've attended and I really enjoyed both of them. Have you heard of or read The Bloggess? Jennifer wrote a book a few years ago and I saw her at a signing. Unfortunately I bought the book on Kindle so I didn't have anything for her to sign.

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  7. The book sounds fascinating! She hardly looks like a fat girl to me though LOL! Happy you got to go see her. How is that Texas weather doing??

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  8. The book signing sounds like it was a fun event. Enjoy Sturgis. That should be a blast.

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  9. Such a fun, fun night!!! Thank you so very much for inviting me....we need more fun events like that. And yes, those tacos.....DELISH!!!!! Love you, girl!!!!

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