Hooray, our publisher has finally locked down a few upcoming dates that you guys have been asking for and even added a few more tour stops, so we’ll spill those beans at the end of this post! But before we get to what lies ahead, it’s time for our once-every-two-weeks tour recap of our most recent stops (the last ones of 2012 before things kick back up again in January).
After our whirlwind week away in mid-November, we had Thanksgiving week off and then were back on for two separate stops in Washington, DC and one in our hometown of RVA. The first was at the FLOR store in DC. The tight footprint of a Georgetown shop meant lots of people braved the wait out in the chilly weather, for which we are very grateful. Luckily the FLOR folks generously provided popcorn, wine, hot chocolate and just about the best cookies I’ve ever eaten in my life. Seriously. And if you saw two girls sneak in before the event opened, they were our cousin Cat and my little sister Carrie… hence their line cutting privileges. Update: Sherry wanted me to add that she has no idea why she puts her head down and smiles like a bull about to charge someone, so there ya go.
Oh and also, to anyone who came out – if it ever looked like I was taking random breaks to wander through the line and make phone calls, it actually wasn’t me. It was my alleged doppelganger Patrick, who helped organize the event and apparently was mistaken for me several times that evening. As in people kept saying “wait why isn’t John upstairs signing?” You can see from Heather’s experience how it was mildly mind-boggling to those patiently waiting. I don’t really see the resemblance, but it was enough that apparently Patrick’s own daughter saw a picture of Sherry and me after the event and asked why daddy was standing with “that lady.”
Oh and if you see Burger photobombing any of other pictures from this event, it’s just this paper-Burger on a stick that Nickie and her friend brought with them. And yes, we still have it around the house to this day.
Okay, on to the fun stories and fun people we met (not that the aforementioned people weren’t fun or anything). But check it out, we met Miss District of Columbia! And she even let me wear her crown . Cross that one off the bucket list, Petersik!
And since Georgetown Cupcakes (the shop featured on the TLC show DC Cupcakes) was across the street, we got lots of sugary deliciousness brought our way. This dozen from Emily, Melanie, and Danielle included some that were personalized with our initials. Emily had the advantage of actually working at the cupcakery.
And she wasn’t the only person we met with the behind the scenes scoop on some TV. Jeannette once worked as a production assistant for True Blood, which is why Sherry broke out her “vampire face” for this picture. In her defense, she thought all of us were doing it. Instead we just left her hanging, fangs out and all.
Being near my hometown meant seeing some familiar faces too, like Jenny, who went to my high school. To commemorate that fact, she brought this Cat’s Meow wooden keepsake of our school. I can’t believe they actually make one (it’s not the prettiest building in the world by a long stretch) so bravo to Jenny for finding it.
We didn’t know Caroline or Katie before that night, but we had been expecting Katie. Her husband Bob emailed us ahead of time to say it would be great if we could surprise her by congratulating her on her recent wedding. We told Bob we meet lots of Katie’s so we’d need a clue to know which one to surprise, so he devised a plan of writing “Bob” on the bottom of the ceramic owl she planned to bring. The plan went off without a hitch. Katie was shocked (and no longer confused why her husband had graffitied her owl with his name) and Bob earned some major husband points. The weirder part is that we had bumped into Caroline and Katie as we walked to the FLOR store earlier that night. When they introduced themselves I almost asked “is your husband named Bob?” but bit my tongue when I considered how unlikely it would be that we’d run into the exact Katie we were on the lookout for that night. Psst- Nice photobomb Burger.
Speaking of guys, we always like to point out that men do come to these events! Heck, Jimmy even rode solo for the evening and had us sign this toy wrench for his son. That’s not his son pictured next to him, just another young fan who came sporting his homemade “I Heart YHL” onesie. I believe that look is “who put this shirt on me and why is that man pointing a camera in my face?”
In addition to interesting people, there were also plenty of interesting pictures to be snapped. And by interesting, I mean weird. This one was by request. Our direction was “there’s something scary in the corner.” To me it was so scary I couldn’t even bear to look. But I kind of like that it looks like I’m avoiding the ridiculousness that’s going on around me.
Sherry also wanted to get a pic with anyone she dubbed her “twin.” Aka they were wearing a blazer and/or similar shirt. These ladies got it pretty spot on though. Although technically the one of the right is from our second DC event through LivingSocial. But before we move on to that, here are some links to other people’s post about the night in case you wanna read from a non-Sherry and John perspective: here’s Becky, Rhiannon and Ms. Adams.
The FLOR event ran until after 11pm, which meant our drive home to Richmond afterwards didn’t get us home until about 1:15am. To say we were tired would be an understatement. So initially the fact that two days later we’d be doing the drive out to DC again was a bit tough to get excited about. But as soon as we rolled up to the LivingSocial event space at 918 F Street, how could we not be excited? They’d surprised us by decorating their windows based on the ornaments that we made last year.
LivingSocial is headquartered in DC so it’s here that they created a space for all sorts of events, classes and fun group experiences. The building itself was awesome and we were kinda jealous of all the DC folks who have art workshops, cooking classes, and even live sumo wrestling (whilst eating sushi, mind you) at their fingertips. We were there because in addition to signing books, we were going to lead two crafting classes based on projects we’d done.
We did lots of planning with Living Social ahead of time, so everything was ready to go when we arrived. In addition to making the paint swirl ornaments that we did last year, we were also doing a holiday twist on two projects from the book. Instead of gilding a lamp base with gold paint (#187 in the book) we’d be painting hurricanes for holiday centerpieces. And instead of painting wood for art (#140) we’d be painting wooden candlesticks for a holiday table-setting. Each 90-minute session had 50 smiling faces – and there were even a handful of guys in the afternoon class! Not that I don’t like being in a room full of ladies, but it was nice to have some guys backing my up in the second class.
Sherry and I were a bit nervous going into this because (1) we had never taught a crafting class before and (2) we hadn’t practiced what we were going to say at all. Eep. We just wanted to be natural and have fun and not be all robot-y and rehearsed.
In the end I think it actually went pretty smoothly. And by some miracle the timing of everything worked out pretty well – so, although people had to work somewhat swiftly, we were able to not only get through all three crafts in 90 minutes, things were able to dry pretty decently before people had to take them home after the book signing portion of the session. Other than some of the gold paint needing another coat on the glass vases, nearly everyone whipped everything out. #craftninjas
We probably could still stand to work on our talk-and-craft-at-the-same-time skills. Sherry tried to execute the projects along with everyone else and did a pretty decent job. Here are her Christmas-tastic striped candlesticks below (they got one more coat before being called done – at which point Sherry sent them home as a cute surprise for a guy whose girlfriend couldn’t make it to the event). And our painted ornaments are currently on our mini tree at home.
The crafting session was really about hanging out, meeting people, having fun, signing books, and messing around with some paint – so it was a bonus when things came out really nicely. Here’s a photo sent to us from Amanda of her three projects. We were loving the folks that went rogue and used their metallic paint from the glass project on the candlesticks too. Doesn’t it look good with the raw wood? And here are a couple posts from the view of a couple of “students” – one with hilarious drawings and one with amazing cookie skills.
After each crafting session we spent 30 minutes doing the usual book signing part, and then after the two crafting & signing sessions we had another couple hundred people come just to get books signed. It was a busy day for sure (we left Richmond at 7am and got home at 9pm) but everyone was so nice and the LivingSocial people were super awesome. We had a great time. Plus, Sherry finally got to sign someone’s spray paint can! Two, actually (the other pic sadly didn’t come out). Talk about a momentous occasion.
She also got to sign her first mirror… in lipstick form. Apparently Jenny said all the right things to get Sherry in that hot pink lipstick.
I didn’t get the chance to kiss any mirrors, but I did get to sign a copy of my middle school yearbook. This embarrassing moment was thanks to Jackie, who went to elementary and middle school with me (our older sisters were BFFs). Thank goodness my 8th grade picture was taken before I got braces, which inspired a closed-mouth grimace in my 9th grade picture. Good thinking, John.
As for funny photos, we did this one with Mia and her friends who also shared fond memories of Funland, the amusement park at the Delaware beach where many DC-area-natives grew up visiting. This pose was “pretend you’re on a Funland ride.” I could clearly work on this look (though in my defense, the hand I had up was just cut off in the shot). No idea why my instinct was to just put one hand up. Maybe the other hand was being sensible and holding on in case of an emergency?
Speaking of hands up, here’s another one where we were posing as bionworks. What’s a bionworks you ask? It’s a fictional animal that my 10-year-old self invented, at least according to a drawing that Sherry and I found a few years ago. It simply said “Bear + Lion + Fireworks = Bionworks” and showed a lion-ish creature with fireworks for a mane. So yeah, now you’re in the know the next time a bionworks comes up to you at a cocktail party or something.
After all the fun at the LivingSocial events on Saturday, we drove back home to Richmond for our last event of the year – and boy were grateful to only have to travel 15 minutes for it. It was hosted by one of our favorite stores in RVA called Mongrel. It’s filled with awesome cards, books, gifts, ceramic animals, and just about everything in between. In fact, the wrapping paper that we used for the first project in the book was from here. They don’t typically do book signings so we were flattered that they wanted to get their feet wet with us. They were awesome and sweetly over-prepared for the event (for example, there was a bouncer in case any of you blog readers got rowdy).
Fortunately the bouncer’s services weren’t required and everyone was fun and excited and incredibly kind as usual. For example, Anna baked us red and blue cookies in the spirit of the ones we had at every West Elm event. They were delicious. The plate, not so much.
And how’s this for a thoughtful gift? Rachel is a professional hair stylist here in Richmond so she gave Sherry a box of hair-cutting supplies to upgrade her DIY haircuts for me. I’m excited mostly because next time I’ll get to wear a legit cape. Oh yeah, who fancy now?
This picture also cracked me up because Jon and Randa both happen to share a birthday with me, so in the vein of the “Pregnant / Not Pregnant” photo Sherry took with a mom-to-be in Toronto, we took this one. I also kinda wanted to do a “John / Not John” version but I guess Jon and I spell it differently so maybe it’s best that we left it at this.
I also had the unique opportunity to sign someone’s shirt. I felt bad doing it, but Mary said she’d gotten spray paint on it so it was out of commission anyway. I connected the spray paint dots into what resembled a Christmas tree with a crescent moon over it.
And Sherry one-upped me in the drawing game by taking on the challenge to sketch on a sheet for Robyn, who is doing a weekly photo project inspired by the one we did for Clara. Sherry’s masterpiece (which ended up being a sketch of our book cover) would act as the backdrop for her son Sawyer’s 41 week photo.
If you’re wondering how the photo turned out, here’s Sawyer in his 41-week-old glory. I did get to add the “Week 41” detail to the sheet, so I guess Sherry didn’t get to have all of the fun. You know me and fonts. #typegeek
And as for blog posts by others for the Richmond stop, you can see our friend Brittany’s recap or check out Megan’s hilarious post about the day.
So that officially wraps up our tour stops for 2012. It’s been quite an adventure these last few weeks and while we’re excited for more action come January, we are enjoying having a month to spend mostly at home with the bean and the Burgs while sleeping in our bed. We calculated the other day that so far we’ve spent 41 hours signing books so far – and that doesn’t count crafting sessions, presentations, set-up time ,or travel. Crazy, huh? But totally worth every minute to be able to meet so many of you and bask in your awesomeness. Really, we dig you guys. A lot.
Oh, and speaking of that action in January, there’s so much that it extends into February. So here’s the official tour update for ya!
Yep, we’ll be hitting up the Bay Area of California on the tail of our Tacoma & Portland trip. And when we’re headed to Charlotte we’re gonna keep driving down 85 and stop in Atlanta as well. Woo hoo! Although sadly some scheduling issues got in the way of our planned Grand Cayman stop so that has been canceled. Boo.
You can get the full details on where, what time and how to RSVP for each of these dates on our Book Tour Page. Oh yeah, and if you already RSVP’ed for the NYC event in November, your name is already included for this new January date. So please don’t RSVP again. Thanks, guys! Hope to see some of you at our next nine stops that start up again in a few weeks! And happy weekend to one and all! Suddenly I feel like Santa or something. And to all a good night!
Christina @ Homemade Ocean says
Hmmmmmmm Ive always wanted to go to the Georgia Aquarium (thanks to Ms. Bower) maybe I’ll do a take two haha!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Do it, do it, do it!
xo
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Alan Green says
I would love for you guys to come to Grand Rapids, Michigan!
Alisha says
ME TOO! ME TOO!!! Who do we need to talk to to convince someone to host you guys in Grand Rapids, MI!?!
(I would offer up my place, but I think it could get pretty crowded in my 1941 bungalow)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, we’d love to end up in every city across the globe! It really all has to do with who invites us and a ton of scheduling/travel arrangements that the publisher deals with. Since they have to get a ton of books and us to each event, sometimes coordinating them is a bit harder than it looks, but they have added about 12 new stops along the duration of the tour, so there’s always a chance they’ll add more!
xo
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Hannah says
Ditto on coming to Pittsburgh.
Also, John – we totally share a birthday too!
Erin says
OOOOH! Yay for Charlotte!! My hubs and I completely DIY’d our first home (over 5 years ago), so reading your blog brings back a lot of memories. We still do a ton of DIY projects, and we hope to do another home down the road for a rental property!
Ellen says
Ahhh I’m so excited you’re coming to Palo Alto! I’m there!
Amanda s says
Yay!!! My crafts and I (group photo at Living Social) made it onto the blog! Dream fulfillment. :) I was at a training and did a quick email check on my iPhone to find a message from my husband telling me I was famous because my golden candle sticks were on yhl!
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahahah, totally famous! We love them!
xo
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June W says
WhoohoO! Looks like you guys are having a ton of fun! Can you schedule a tour stop in Los Angeles too? :D
YoungHouseLove says
We’d love if they sent us there!
xo
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anna see says
Have I told you how excited I am for you? Yeah, well I am! This is all awesome!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks so much Anna See! You’re so sweet and we love you. Someday we’ll get to meet you and be awkward and grinny together.
xo
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Sarah @ The Ugly Duckling House says
Very excited you’ll be heading to Atlanta after all. RSVP’d and can’t wait to see you guys again! Maybe this time I won’t be such a starstruck spazz (but let’s face it, I totally will).
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah, we can’t wait!
xo
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Amber C says
I know y’all don’t have a lot of control over where you go, but Memphis would love to have you, and we have an amazing local bookstore that hosts signings all the time…just sayin’…
Trying my first project from your book this weekend! Thank you for making it accessible to us apartment-dwellers too!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, it would be fun to end up there! And good luck on your project!
xo
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carbizzle says
Not that Sherry is doing this…but I once knew a girl who happened to look exactly the same in every picture I’d seen. I later learned that followed a rule for posing in photographs to flatter the face. Chin down, eyes up. Every photo. And does flatter, but it takes a little practice. If the chin is too far down, the chin disappears and you end up “worming” it.
YoungHouseLove says
Hahaha, I have no idea why I do it! Sometimes I look too high and you see up my nose, sometimes I’m all forehead like a charging bull! Wish there was a method to my madness! Haha.
xo
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Ginner says
Please come to Philly! Pretty please! I’ll buy you a cheesesteak!
YoungHouseLove says
Mmmm, I love cheese steak! Hope we end up there!
xo
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Jas says
Ermahgerd, can’t wait to see you in NYC!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah!
xo
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Krysti says
Oooh, Charlotte! YAY! How do we RSVP for the Charlotte visit? That’s the only one without a link. Can’t wait to be amazing awkward with y’all!
YoungHouseLove says
There’s no RSVP for that one, so you just show up and hop in line. We’ve done other events like that and it’s fun!
xo
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Laura says
So so happy you are coming to Charlotte when I’m not on vacation. :)
Shannon says
SO excited you’re coming to my hometown, Palo Alto. It’s on.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw yeah, it’s on.
xo
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Mary Claire says
Ahhh Rachel the fabulous hair dresser is my big sister! I freaked the freak out when I read the post and had to call her immediately. Sad I wasn’t back in my hometown to meet y’all then too. Here’s to hoping for a Philly stop added soon!
YoungHouseLove says
So funny! She was lovely and I bet we’ll see you around town someday!
xo
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Karina says
Ah! My heart stopped when I saw Palo Alto on the added places (It’s where I live. As in I could walk to West Elm.) I wish I could come, but knowing my mom, she would probably say something along the lines of “You read DIY blogs?” because I’m 15. I’m kind of strange but who isn’t? Anyways, I think that reading DIY blogs is much better than some other pastimes girls my age get into.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, you’re so sweet! Lots of teens came (some with parents or friends). We love meeting everyone – young and old!
xo
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Caroline says
AAAAHHHHH I AM FOREVER ON YOUR BLOG! You made my day. And made me a bit nauseous. The good kind of nauseous though you know??
When Katie and I met you “on the streets” she said she was so happy she would be satisfied if we left then. I’m so glad we didn’t. It was so great to meet you. You’re even better in “real life”.
Thanks for a fantastic meet and greet. And read about how you made it the best day ever: http://thediynurse.blogspot.com/2012/12/meeting-young-house-love.html?m=1
YoungHouseLove says
Aw Caroline, you’re so sweet! Thanks so much for coming out! You guys are hilarious – as is Bob!
xo
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Yenny says
YAYYYYY you’re coming to California!! I live in l.a. but I’m seriously considering driving up to Palo Alto to meet you guys and have you sign my copy of the book!!! :)
YoungHouseLove says
We’d love to meet you Yenny!
xo
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S'Mo says
Two things:
1) Bionworks – totally made me think of “ManBearPig” from South Park…
2) OMG OMG OMG I am SOOO excited that you’re coming to Charlotte!!! I live an hour from there, so I hope I can make it!
[insert happy dance here]
YoungHouseLove says
Yay! So excited!
xo
s
Keri says
Hooray for the ATL date! Now Alabama has a way of getting to you! Deep south will be checking in Feb. 7th. Going to go ahead and request time off :)
YoungHouseLove says
Woot!
xo
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momstheword says
Wow, what fun everyone had with you!!! Looks like you had fun too.
As for the resemblance between John and Patrick, you are just too close to see it. I totally think they look alike, they could be brothers.
We just recently got back from a trip to Disneyland and we had girls following us because of my son, stalking us, taking pictures and video tapping and asking for autographs.
My 19 year old resembles Justin Beiber. And although we’ve heard that a lot over the years, we weren’t prepared for all the attention. Neither was he, lol!
At first, I think he enjoyed it. But after awhile, day after day, it go old, especially when they video taped him eating. He didn’t really like that very much. He kept telling people he wasn’t JB, but they took pictures and videos anyway. But he was very nice and polite with all the girls.
That Justin has some die-hard fans, lol!
YoungHouseLove says
That’s so funny!
xo
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Liz says
So, so, so excited you guys are coming to the Bay Area! :)
jill says
YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!! YOU ARE COMING TO CALIFORNIA I CAN BARELY SIT STILL YOU HAVE SO MADE MY DAY OMG! Breathe. I feel like you just gave me a Christmas gift! Now… how to make you guys my besties once you’re here…
YoungHouseLove says
Hhaha, we’re so excited Jill!
xo
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Karen says
I was really hoping that there would be a Philly stop added, but no such luck! Any chance of more dates being added later?
YoungHouseLove says
There’s always a chance! They’ve added them pretty steadily from the beginning of the tour (I think 6 or 7 have been added over the last few months) so you never know!
xo
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Laura says
You’re coming to Atlanta YAY!!! I must start thinking of something fun to gift to my two favorite bloggers.
Lauren F says
I totally didn’t read all of these comments, so I don’t know if this was mentioned… I saw the “Cat’s Meow” replica of John’s h.s. and had to write in.
My mom has a sizable collection of Cat’s Meow items (mostly Pittsburgh landmarks and Kennywood rides – awesome amusement park in da ‘burgh – yet another reason to stop by ;), and for Christmas last year, I had a personalized replica made of their house. It coincided with the year of their 35th anniversary AND they finished paying off the house in 2011 as well.
I think there is a link to the personalization section on the Cat’s Meow site – it’s called “My World”, I believe. You mail in photos of your building and write a message to be printed on the back. It’s cheaper to order in bulk, so I got one for my husband and I and for my sister and brother-in-law. Mom and Dad cried, of course. WIN.
It’s a sweet way to commemorate a special place!
Congrats on the success of your book, Merry Christmas, and safe travels on your tour!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yes, John and his sister’s had a custom one made for his mom and dad when they moved from their childhood home a few years ago. So sweet!
xo
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Becky says
It was so fun to meet you! Thanks for the recap (and the shout out) of the DC trip. Looks like the Living Social event was a blast, love the candle holders!
Becky says
And, PS, Patrick rocked.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, it’s true!
xo
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Christy says
Can I get a Woop Woop! I’m so excited to see you are going to be in Palo Alto, CA! That is only 1.5 hours from me! I’ll be there! So excited! Doing the happy dance!
YoungHouseLove says
Yay! Can’t wait to see you there Christy!
xo
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Tricia B says
Well, now that John has found someone to play him in the movie version of your book,have you thought about who will play Sherry? Really,the resemblance b/w those two is uncanny. Have a happy weekend!
Tricia
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I keep hearing I look like Emilia Clarke from Game Of Thrones (except I don’t have any dragons to hang out with).
xo
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Katie says
What a week; I got your book for my birthday and find out you are coming to California (yay!)! Thanks for all the good stuff!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo! So excited to meet you Katie!
xo
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Nancy says
OMG!!!!! I cannot tell you how excited I am that you are coming to Palo Alto! Woo hoo! My husband got scared and thought something had happened when I screamed. Cannot. Wait! It’s on the calendar!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo!
xo
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Alisha says
SOOOO your Cat’s Meow comment lead me to reading The Cat House post which lead me to the link to the Wedding Anniversary run down on Wikipedia.
I started reading them aloud to my husband to share in the fun facts “…The 17th anniversary stands for Judgement!?!tee hee….year 21 is SURGERY!? WTF?! The 22nd is ANIMAL CLOTHING….um”
I think it is a testament to my gullibility that it took me to year 37–Horse Tranquilizers & Duct Tape–to realize someone was funin’ me =]
(although, #32 death masks SHOULD have tipped me off. haha)
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahaha, that’s hilarious! Oh Wikipedia…
xo
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Jen says
Dude! It’s about time that CA got it’s act together! Soooo, if you’re a privacy freak and don’t have a facebook account and therefore can’t RSVP, can you still show up?
YoungHouseLove says
I would imagine so! I would give the venue a call and ask just in case!
xo
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Jen says
Ok, will do. One other question, do you know the source for the wooden candlesticks (or something similar) that you guys painted at the Living Social event? I’ve been looking for a way to add a tiny shot of hot pink to my dining room, and I think hot pink dipped candlesticks would be just the thing!
YoungHouseLove says
They actually ordered them online for some insanely cheap price, so maybe just search “wooden candlestick” online and see what comes up?
xo
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Nicole says
Come to Orlando!! :-)
YoungHouseLove says
We’d love to end up there!
xo
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Lynn @ Our Useful Hands says
Great recap and nice whirlwind 1/2 leg of your tour. You guys so would have rocked a season of “The Amazing Race”! This weekend my mother-in-law comes to visit for her monthlong stay. Eeks! I’m excited and nervous all at the same time. This will be the 1st time she sees the place ever. Biting fingernails…
My best, Lynn
*Hope you have a great weekend!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, I hope you have the best time! My mom is coming for a visit next week and I can’t wait but also have that nervous feeling! Haha! She’s someone who will notice the dust ;)
xo
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Christina R. says
ATLANTA!!!! I was getting ready to drive to Charlotte. Woohoo! Love, Love, Love you guys and this website and I bought the book and I’m going to give as gift, too!
YoungHouseLove says
Yay! So glad!
xo,
s
Christina says
I asked for your book for Christmas, and since my immediate family celebrated early I’ve GOT it! Don’t tell anyone who spent more money on me but I genuinely was most excited to open that gift. Haha! And then I sat there gushing about you guys for a few minutes to explain to my clueless family who you are and why I wanted the book. My dad admitted that he flipped through the book before it was wrapped and he was impressed! :) My home’s progress has been rather stagnant lately so I’m really hopeful that the book will spark some ideas. Thanks for everything you do! <3
YoungHouseLove says
Aw you’re so sweet! Thanks so much Christina, that’s so great to hear! Happy decorating!
xo
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Elise says
AHH! California!!!!!!! I may just have to make the 6 hours drive with a 9 month old! Actually, my hubby and I were talking about taking a semi-local mini vacation in Jan. Maybe we just decided on where we’re going!!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo! That would be so much fun!
xo
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Cheryl says
Hi Guys
Do you have any plans to come to the UK as part of the book tour? We love you over here too! I’ve had your book pre-ordered for ages and just waiting for it to be delivered, excited much is an understatement to begin reading it!xx
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man, that would be amazing!! We’d LOVE to end up out there. Fingers crossed that the powers that be schedule something out there!
xo
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Beth says
I hope you’ll get the chance to bring the book tour to Arizona!
YoungHouseLove says
We’d love to end up out there Beth!
xo
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Dixie says
Oklahoma City needs to be a stop, too!
YoungHouseLove says
We’d love to go there!
xo
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Char says
Yes, TWIN! So happy I got to meet you both and glad I picked the correct outfit that day!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha! It was so much fun to meet you Char!
xo
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Jane says
I was so sad to hear you guys had to reschedule your NYC book tour date… happy you were able to find the time to come back! Unfortunately… my fiance and I are now moving out of state at the end of the month. Fortunately…. it’s to Austin! So now I can see you guys at your Austin book tour stop! If you want to take a house tour though, I am assuming all of my stuff will still be in boxes. It could be your coolest house tour yet though. Just sayin.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, that’s awesome! So excited to see you guys in Austin. We hear it’s an amazing city!
xo
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Katie says
I have the same earrings as Sherry, so basically it’s like I’m famous too since I share her good taste. Right? I am so excited to see that y’all are coming to Atlanta! Fingers crossed that I’m able to skip classes that day and come!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, earring twins! Hope to get to meet you in ATL!
xo
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mp says
The photo of John turning his head from the horror made me laugh so loud that it scared the sleeping posse into barking like banshees. And they’re on the opposite end of the house!
Wenda says
I am just curious – do your publishers feel that the entire center section of the United States doesn’t exist or do they have something against the Midwest. Just so they know those of us that live in this part of the US also read your blog and even have your book on our Christmas list.
YoungHouseLove says
A lot of it has to do with stores/vendors inviting us (the first step is that they offer to host a signing and the planning/scheduling with our publisher goes from there)! We’ve actually already had three awesome events in the Midwest, they just weren’t in the lower middle part of the country. But the good news is that we didn’t even have an event on the West Coast until they added it very recently, so there’s always a possibility that more stops may be added if other vendors/stores in your area invite us out and our publisher can coordinate all the scheduling and stuff :)
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Elizabeth @Food Ramblings says
Congrats on all your success!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Elizabeth, it’s so much fun to get to meet so many people and put comment names to faces :)
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