This weekend has been a pioneering weekend. Really. I have explored many new areas of life that I have not yet discovered. My weekend really started on Friday night. I had just put Charlotte to bed, the windows were open and a perfect Virginia warm spring night was blowing through the house. The phone rang and because I had just started to read some of my favorite blogs I couldn't decide if I should answer it. I decided not to be a bum and get up and then decide if I was going to ignore the person or not. I saw that it was our realtor company and picked it up and then my weekend started at a full force! The lovely woman on the telephone sweetly informed me that we had a request to show the house the next morning at 10:30 and promptly and loudly and crudely and rudely groaned nooooooo into the phone. You always know when your house is up on the market that whenever you have plans someone is going to want to challenge them. I then explained to the nice realtor lady that me and one of my best chums had planned for weeks to go see Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman at one of her book signings down in Norfolk. After verbally running circles around the lady she asked sweetly, "so do you want to show it or not?" I told her that I had to and that I would be prepared.
After a couple frantic phone calls to the husband and some close friends I had found a storage solution for the dogs for the day and some encouragement about getting the house cleaned and put back together after the party so it would be presentable for potential buyers.
I spent the rest of that night and then from 5-10:15 the next morning getting the house, the dogs, the baby and myself ready for a showing and a trip to go see one of my favorite bloggers and food network hosts. I felt good about myself I had completed a bunch of things that I did not think I could do without the help of other people, I was pioneering!
The rest of the day went absolutely as smoothly as possible. We made it down 64 and through the tunnel with no traffic, Charlotte behaved in the car, we got our tickets and then went to a cute little Irish restaurant for lunch.
The book signing was at a Books a Million and there most of been at least 500 people there easily. The placed was packed, both sides of the store from front to back. We got lucky where we landed in line. We were between a couple of young moms with some babies a little younger than Charlotte on one side and some people who were really low key and thought C was cute on the other. Charlotte played with toys, people, other kids, Beth, Beth's hairbrush and keys, the nook display and had a good amount of snacks to make up our three hour wait!
I was amazed at how she held it together. It was a true parenting test. Would I pack enough snacks? Enough toys? Would I got hot and flustered when (not if) she got fussy? Just like everything else in life, the world is easier with a friend by your side. Beth and I conquered the long wait and a one year old at the same time! Our reward getting to meet Ree...it was great...I felt like a little school girl. I thought I was going to be giggly, chatty and annoying like I normally am when I get nervous. Nope, I actually couldn't think of much to say. That is really weird for me! I introduced her to Charlotte and thanked her for coming all the way out to Virgina and that was about it. I have made more conversation with trees before...oh well, I guess everyone has to get shy at some point!
When we were finished with Ree (yeah, we are on a first name basis) we stopped by Statbucks and each had a treat and then got on the road.
Before we even got on the road, C was out! She fell asleep before I even got out of the parking lot.
What a great weekend, conquering the house, adventuring into the unknown of book signings and a great time with one of my besties, what a pioneering weekend! Now all I need is that cherry on the top, also known as an offer on our house!
