Book Signing - Young House Love

Yesterday, the whole fam loaded in the car and drove just across the river into Cincinnati to attend the Books by the Banks festival.  There were all kinds of activities for kiddos, and great authors, blah, blah, blah.....

JOHN AND SHERRY PETERSIK WERE THERE SIGNING COPIES OF THEIR NOT-YET-RELEASED BOOK, YOUNG HOUSE LOVE!!!

Rachael and Margot drove in from NKy, and Audrey and Andrew drove up from Louisville.

The festival started at 10am, and we arrived pretty much right on time.  Rachael had gotten there a few minutes before us and saved us a place in line.  It wasn't very long at that point, but within 15 minutes or so it was around the room!  We started to get nervous that they weren't going to get to us before they had to leave to do their panel discussion at 11am (which we also wanted to attend), but they signed our books, and Audrey and Andrew's, and, a good 15 people behind them.  (Pete and Andrew stayed behind to pay for our freshly-signed-but-not-yet-purchased books so we could get good seats for the talk.)

Wait wait wait Mom, I want to hear what Sherry is saying.

I really think we could all go out for coffee and have a great time.

Sherry lovin' on Margot.

They were SO SO sweet and chatted with us about their trip, eating at Graeter's etc.

They were equally sweet to Audrey once her spot came up in line.

Thank goodness for snacks and quiet books and iphone apps and aunts and uncles or Ellie never would have made it.

We tried to play it cool, I don't think we appeared too enthusiastic, just supportive and happy to meet them.  John is a soda enthusiast, so I brought him an Ale 8 One.  Audrey reminded me that it is Aquatober, however, so he might not have gotten to sample Kentucky's finest before boarding the plane home.

I read most of the book last night, am hoping to try projects number 2, 5, 20, 152, 207, 214, 231, 240, and 242 (can you hear Pete groaning loudly?)  So glad we got to meet the Petersiks!!  What a fun morning.