just when i thought my tour and life in general could not get ANY better!! IT DID! i had THE GREATEST TIME IN MEMPHIS!!! thanks to justine magazine and i cannot tell you how unbelievable it was to work with them!
okay, before i tell you about my extraordinary day on thursday, the 30th, i absolutely have to say thanks to ron and karen in the morning on FM100 for the wonderful radio interview on wednesday the 29th! i wish i could hear you guys in los angeles!! my day started yesterday with a TV interview on WREG live at 9! that was awesome. everyone at WREG was so cool.
OH! and we found out in the memphis area, the movie i wrote and co-star in (christmas at water’s edge) is airing on december 19th on lifetime. check it out!!
i then went to the beautiful hutchison school! they were decorating for christmas when i walked in. it is so pretty. and the girls there were soooo wonderful! thank you katy burke for setting this event up with jana and justine mag! i had so much fun. after the BIG group talk…by BIG i mean like 240 girls! we narrowed down to a group of about 20 girls chosen from an AP writing group. that was so much fun.
we then went to st. agnes academy where i was honored to speak in an auditorium full 400+ girls! st. agnes is amazing! and everyone i met was so great. a huge thank you to dr. joy maness for scheduling this with jana from justine! your academy and the st. agnes students i met were so fabulous!! AND!? my NEW favorite article of clothing is my st. agnes sweatshirt! i have already told some of your students…i put it on last night after my events and i haven’t taken it off yet!! yep. slept in it. 
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not done with the day yet!! one of the best independent bookstores, davis-kidd, hosted my book signing in memphis with justine magazine and we had SUCH a GREAT TIME!! katherine and carley at d-k, thank you for everything!! you girls are awesome. and to all the girls and the parents from hutchison and st. agnes, thanks for coming by and supporting before i go! another thanks to all the people from memphis who stopped in to pick up a book and everyone that came by from justine. it was so wonderful meeting all of you!
no, not done. then campfire press, justine magazine and i had a quick meeting about something SOOOO EXCITING! it looks like justine magazine and campfire press are teaming up to co-sponsor the 2007 before i go tour!! WHO-HOO! this will most likely begin mid-march and go through april! ) for me to be able to work with such a great magazine in reaching so many people…i am BEYOND THRILLED!!! but don’t worry, there will be many more stops before that. we’re planning on going up the west coast in january if any of you in southern and northern california are waiting! we also hope to be heading to seattle in jan 07 as well.
AND?!?! NOT DONE YET PEOPLE!!! after my signing at davis-kidd, i got to go to my first book club meeting!! it was SO GREAT!! i met the coolest women who have been together in this book club for 20 years! i made myself an honorary member and i hope they’re all okay with that. hehe. i had one of the best meals in a long time and had my first key lime pie! :o) i cannot tell you how much i look forward to coming back in march to see you all!!!
so, as y’all can see…(i like saying y’all. i think i was mean to be born in the south) i had one of the BEST days of my tour! and i have jana at justine magazine to thank! jana, thank you and everyone at justine for supporting before i go! and thank you for the wonderful school events and the radio and tv interviews! i am SOOOOOO EXCITED TO WORK with you and your fantastic mag!! i look so forward to to being a team!!
i am almost to fort smith, arkansas. i have my last signing of the year tomorrow in fort smith at the books-a-million in town. if you’re in the area, come say hello.