UPDATE: This post isn’t updated with recent tour info, so click here to see our official regularly-updated tour page.
It’s heeeeeere. That fateful day when we finally get to reveal the finalized tour dates for our book, fresh from our publisher’s mouth (er, email).
A few things to note are:
1. If it were humanly possible we would parasail/glacier climb/spelunk to every last crevice of the globe to thank each one of you personally for reading our blog. But given all the factors that go into planning and executing one of these things, we’re extremely grateful to be able to slide through all of the places they’ve scheduled us – especially since this was originally going to be a much smaller tour.
2. For anyone who’s bummed that we won’t in their city, we actually have a mac daddy giveaway planned for this coming Monday (why yes it does include flying one lucky winner and a friend to Richmond for the November 8th signing… amongst other awesome things like delicious meals and shopping sprees). Photo courtesy of the Richmond Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.
3. There’s always the possibility that our tour could be extended again down the line (depending on how things go, more dates could be added). Heck, our Austin stop wasn’t even initially planned but pre-orders at BookPeople were so popular that they invited us out. Thanks people of Austin! So to anyone in a city that isn’t on the tour, you know we’ll keep you posted the second anything changes, which is definitely a possibility (ex: there’s talk of coming to the ATL area in Feb).
4. As for the blog while we’re away, we’re sure it’ll be a bit of a juggling act but we’re dedicated as always to keeping things fun around here. So we’ve squeezed in some extra projects (surprise!) that we’ll be unveiling while we’re touring. We’ve also lined up a pretty darn amazing gaggle of house crashings (check out a few sneak peeks below). Speaking of which… if you have an awesome casa in one of the cities that we’ll be visiting, please email us photos so we can possibly crash your house! And of course there will be window shopping and other travel adventures as well as some ridiculous/dorky video footage of some of our events/stops/flights, etc – you know we like to virtually take you guys with us wherever we go…
5. Clara and Burger will travel with us for some parts of the tour and will stay back with the grandparents for other more intense legs. They don’t exactly love planes, unfamiliar rooms, and missing naps/bug-hunting adventures, so we’re trying to shield them from as much of the insanity as possible. Leaving them behind for some parts of the tour will no doubt make us a little sniffly (neither of us have ever spent a night away from Clara, and Burger even came on our honeymoon!) but we’ve gotta do the best thing for them, even if it’s the hard thing for us.
6. We just learned that the folks who are making this tour possible and hosting us at each destination (ex: independent book stores, West Elm, Flor, etc) love when you buy a book at the event for us to sign. So if you’ve pre-ordered one already and would like us to sign it, we’re happy to do that (and so grateful that you did!) but it would be awesome to show some love to the host for getting us out there by purchasing a book at the event for us to sign as well. With the holidays around the corner, maybe you can gift the one you got on pre-order? Or ebay it for $100 (what? our signature is only worth 40 cents?). Or just use it as a decorating prop while you read the other one, like so:
Fun fact about the shot above: that’s not actually our book. It’s called a “dummy copy” and it’s basically just our cover printed out and wrapped around a completely blank book since ours are still off in Indiana being printed (right here in the USA, baby). We’re supposed to get our first preview next week, which will surely make us squeal like the Chippettes. John included (he fancies himself a Jeannette – I’m totally an Eleanor).
Update #1: Some folks are worried that books won’t be available for us to sign if the tour stops in your city before the book officially comes out on the 6th. The good news is that there will be stacks of books being sold at every single event (both at independent book stores and places like Flor or West Elm). Yay! But I better start practicing my signature since it’s nothing but a messy squiggle that looks different every time… ack.
Update #2: We wish we had more control over what cities we were stopping at! It really is all about who invites us where. So it really has nothing to do with how big a city is, it’s all about if a certain vendor or bookstore works with the dates/times/etc. The great news is that it definitely sounds like the tour might get extended, so stay tuned for those details as soon as they’re finalized!
Now, for those looking for more details about our stop in each city – here’s a deeper breakdown of each event (note that some of ’em require an RSVP).
- CINCINNATI: Saturday, October 20, 10:00 A – Books by the Banks Festival, Duke Energy Convention Center. Talk, meet & greet, and signing. More details here.
- NEW YORK CITY: Thursday, November 1, 6:30 PM – FLOR, 142 Wooster Street; Book Party, Signing & Raffle (we’re unveiling and raffling an exclusive FLOR rug of our own design!) with wine, popcorn, cookies, and soda. More details here.
- WILTON, CT: Friday, November 2, 9:30 AM – Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road. Talk & Signing. For details, call the event partner, Elm Street Books, at 203-762-3950.
- BOSTON: Wednesday, November 7, 6:00 PM -West Elm, 160 Brookline Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- RICHMOND, VA: Thursday, November 8, 7:00 PM – R*Home for the Holidays at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1812 West Main Street. Talk, Signing & Silent Auction: we’re offering up some of our favorite finished projects from the book to support the The School of Richmond Ballet. Wine & Hors d’hoeuvres will be served. Tickets here. Update: we’re working on a second Richmond event as well, details to come.
- CHICAGO: Saturday, November 10, 1:00 PM – West Elm, 1000 W North Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- TORONTO: Monday, November 12, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 109 Atlantic Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- MINNEAPOLIS: Wednesday, November 14, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 3879 Gallagher Drive, Edina, MN. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- HOUSTON: Thursday, November 15, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 3910 Westheimer Road. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- DALLAS: Saturday, November 17, 11:00 AM – West Elm, 5307 East Mockingbird Lane. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- WASHINGTON, DC: Wednesday, November 28, 6:30 PM – FLOR, 1037 33rd Street NW. Book Party, Signing (we’re raffling an exclusive FLOR rug of our own design!) with wine, popcorn, cookies and soda. RSVP here.
- AUSTIN: Tuesday, January 8, 7:00 PM – BookPeople, 603 North Lamar Boulevard. Talk & Book Signing. To reserve your copy and RSVP, call 512-472-5050.
- MIAMI: Wednesday, January 9, Time TBD – Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. Talk & Book Signing. To reserve your copy and RSVP, call 305-442-4408.
- FORT LAUDERDALE: Thursday, January 10, Time TBD – Books & Books at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, 1 East Las Olas Boulevard. Lunchtime Talk & Book Signing. To RSVP call (954) 262-0255.
- GRAND CAYMAN ISLANDS: Friday, January 11, Time TBD – Books & Books Grand Cayman, The Town Centre at Camana Bay, Grand Cayman. Talk & Book Signing. More info here.
- TACOMA, WA: Friday, January 25, 1:00 PM – Tacoma Home & Garden Show. Talk & Book Signing. More info here.
- PORTLAND: January date TBD, 6:00 PM – Rejuvenation, 1100 Southeast Grand Avenue. Talk & Book Signing. For more info call (503) 238-1900.
***Please come. And bring your friends/parents/ceramic animals. And be as awkward as possible. I’m telling you guys, no one will be more nervous and sweaty than me. No one.
UPDATE: This post isn’t updated with recent tour info, so click here to see our official regularly-updated tour page.
Rachel Sedgwick says
Totally hoping you end up in Nashville, TN…
You guys are such an inspiration in more than just decorating!!!
K (Barking Baby Mama) says
I’m joining the clamor of people requesting more stops and throwing in Tucson, Arizona! (Especially if you wind up going to California, we’re not too far away!) Tucson is really artsy and eclectic and you guys would really like it!
Ranelle says
Woot, woot for Tacoma! (Who comes to Tacoma? It usually loses out to Seattle/Portland ;)
Meg @ Revamp Homegoods says
YHL in Portland AND at Rejuvenation?! Well, that’s just the best of both worlds! Congrats Petersik family and let the living out of suitcases begin.
Kelly.R says
In Austin you need to eat at Torchy’s Tacos, Home Slice, and/or Amy’s Ice Cream, and if you have the bean with you then stopping in to Toy Joy is a must! (Torchy’s can also be found in Houston and Dallas but…)
Kelly.R says
PS. There is an Amy’s right across the street from Book People…
Amy says
Happy to see Portland on the list!
Lindsay says
I’m so excited to see you’re using a printer in Indiana (my home state)! We live in St. Louis, but are planning a trip to Chicago for that weekend! My husband is trying to persuade me it would be a good idea to go to the Bears game while we’re in town. So excited Chicago is on a weekend and I can’t wait to meet you both!!
Laura says
Miami AND Ft Lauderdale? Would it be super geeky if I came two days in a row? Yay for the SoFlo Books&Books tour!
YoungHouseLove says
Yay! Two days in a row = 400 YHL points!
xo
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Belen says
I can’t believe no one’s bringing you to LA!!! I hope you get an “invite” soon!!!!
Kim in Iowa says
Everyone is talking about a road trip to Minneapolis or Austin or wherever – I’m thinking “road” (well, plane) trip to the Grand Caymans!! Wonder if my hubby would agree??
Either way – I may have to find a way to get to Chicago or Minneapolis. And good for you guys having some time alone on part of this tour even if it’ll be tough leaving behind the little ones. It’s a tough thing whenever you do it, but I’m a firm believer in the occasional night away from the children being extremely healthy for the marriage. Enjoy the tour!
Emily F says
I saw you were coming to Tacoma and got sooooooo excited!! I’d prefer Seattle, but I’d make the trek to Tacoma.. and then I read further and got real sad.. And I can’t even take NPH’s advice and be awesome instead.. because I’m too sad…. because the event is the middle of the day on a Friday! :( I do contract work and don’t get days off.. I’m soooo bummed that it’s not an evening thing!!!!!!!!!!
Ok.. enough of my pity party… :) Maybe all us Seattleites can do something to get you to back for an event up here. It’d be a shame to come all this way and not even get to see Seattle!
elz says
Hooray for Houston! In Cayman, you HAVE to stay at the Turtle’s Nest Inn-it’s away from all that 7 mile craziness and a perfect little getaway. Plus kayak BioBay, you won’t regret it!
Angie K says
Can’t wait! I’m going to come see you in DC, for sure! Your Richmond date is on my Birthday!! Lucky November 8th!
I think you should add John’s hometown and come out to Burke (well….if there were a bookstore to come out to ;)
YoungHouseLove says
That would be fun!
xo
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Andie says
SUPER STOKED about my pre-order book and meeting you guys!!!
The link to RSVP for Houston isn’t working. Please help! I want to RSVP asap!!!
YoungHouseLove says
SO sorry, we are counting on the individual hosts to work this stuff out so here’s hoping they get their link up and running asap. Maybe check back tomorrow?
xo
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Lindsay says
Words cannot express how happy I was to hear that you are coming to Toronto!!! I think my husband might be just as happy…so prepare to meet a healthy portion of that 6% Canadian demographic…and even the 2% male demographic…wait if my husband is Canadian and male that’s even more of a minority right?! We are so excited and decided to make it our night our for our anniversary in November (real date is the 19th). We will have a daughter Amelia with us who will be a few days shy of 6 mos old. Her and Clara were almost birthday buddies..born May 15th. Our book is on pre-order but rest assure that I’m sure we will buy another and probably something from West Elm (hard to resist). Can’t wait!
YoungHouseLove says
Hahaha- yaya Canada!
xo
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Amy D says
Yay Austin! Can we hang out while you’re here?? ;) I feel like Sherry and I could be BFF’s. Also…Austin is SUCH a dog friendly town, I would try to bring Clara and Burger if you can! (Someone may have already pointed that out…). Book people might even let you bring Burger with you to the signing. They’re hippies like that. :) Congrats on the book, love the blog!
Liz F says
Nov 8 is my birthday!! You should let me win a ticket to come out :) I’ve never been to VA…
Emily says
So stinkin excited you’re coming to Fort Lauderdale!! I think I just might have to pack up the two kiddos in the car for a little trek over! :) will Clara be there? My 2.5 year old would be so excited! Haha!
YoungHouseLove says
Clara and Burger won’t be at any of the events, just because we worry it’ll be too overwhelming. So much fun to meet your little one though!
xo
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Jamie says
TEXAS!!! Ok, this is how silly excited about this I am…I already called the Austin location to RSVP. I’m laughing out loud at myself right now (btw they said you don’t have to RSVP but I did reserve a copy of the book). I would drive to Dallas for it but that’s that’s my sister-in-laws baby shower date. I guess I can wait till January, my husband will probably not laugh at me as hard since Austin is only 1 1/2 hours away as opposed to 5 hours to Dallas. Be prepared S, I will HAVE to get a picture with y’all!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, you’re so sweet Jamie!
xo
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Meghan Lindsay says
So excited you’re coming to Dallas!! I’ve been following your blog for over 3 years. You two are such an inspiration!
Sandy says
WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
I am marking my calendar!!!
Elena says
Nothing near Philadelphia? I’m crushed. CRUSHED! :)
Kate says
So excited for your book, and actually the closest city to me is Washington DC and the date is my birthday which I usually take off so maybe I will come win that rug I’m excited to see!
As far as the travel away from your child (from someone who had to spend the last 3 out of 6 weeks travelling away from a 14 month old, 2 of them internationally) it is HARD. The key is to figure out the best times in the day for both your schedule and the home schedule to call and check in (at least twice in the day, 3 if you can) and plan for time zone differences since that is the killer. I try to call and stay on speaker phone for 30 minutes during dinner if I can so it’s like I’m there. My husband and I are in the dark ages and don’t have iPads so we can’t do facetime, but a couple of my coworkers with kids swear by it. A well trained set of Grandparents is paramount (with emphasis on the well trained since they need to know your schedule, where everything is and how it is normally done). And then for your sanity, make sure you have enough photos and videos on your cell phone for when you miss her too much and need a little dose of Clara to keep you going. Good luck with it!
YoungHouseLove says
Love the tips Kate!
xo
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Danae says
I will be coming from Cleveland to see you in Chicago – SO SO SO excited to see you both!!! And you can always add another stop in Cleveland :)
Christine says
yippee – You’re coming to DC! I LOVE FLOR, too – I traveled all the way to NYC to see their showroom before I knew there was a store here in my backyard. Safe travels! (Oh – and when you get a chance – will you guys tell us how you traveled with Burger on your honeymoon? We are thinking about planing with our long-haired Burger twin to Europe, but are scared about the plane sitch. We won’t cargo him – so it’ll have to be under the seat. A post for another time, perhaps, from y’all. In the meantime, congratulations – how exciting!
YoungHouseLove says
We just put him in a mesh bag and he slept- no one even knew he was there!
xo
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Amber says
Darn! Was totally hoping you’d come to Kansas City! Have fun on the tour! ;)
ClareJR says
yay DC! This is great – I can come and see you on purpose at your book signing instead of thinking “dangit – why didn’t I go antiquing in Alexandria this weekend and awkwardly bump into Sherry and John” after you all post about your trips up to the area. It’s easy to get to as well – my office isn’t too far away from the FLOR store – you’d be welcome to crash that gorgeous LEED Platinum space, but not my house: still trying to figure out how to place the furniture 4+ months after moving in = ug-ly.
Wendi says
I saw that your book is being printed in Indiana, right? Can you please tell me … is it being printed in North Manchester, IN? I’m so curious! It’s a really quaint midwestern town — lots of great Victorian homes — and they happen to have a book bindery there. Can’t wait for the book!
YoungHouseLove says
I’m not sure- but that sounds like it could be it!
xo
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Danielle says
EEEEEE!!! So excited that you guys are coming to D.C.!!! I have already informed my co-worker/good friend/blog loving pal and we are now unable to focus on work :)
Liz says
Hello! Glad to see that you’ll be in Chicago, and at West Elm, no less! We’d love to have you crash our “big city apartment” that we rent. Here it is on airbnb to give you an idea of what it’s like. We’ve since changed around the living room a bit. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/505436
I also second the comment about visiting The Brown Elephant. My husband (a stay-at-home-dad with a part-time job) loves thrifting there on outings with our son. Our place is a collection of new, thrifted and hand-me-down items as well as some DIY’d projects. Good luck on the tour and it would be ah-may-zing to meet you guys in person!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks so much Liz! We’d love to crash you if we have time, so we’re waiting to see how tight our schedule is and will be in touch if it’s a possibility! Such a charming place!
xo
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Liz says
Excellent! Look forward to hearing from you!
Caitlin @ Hardly Housewives says
Um… Grand Cayman?? Lucky ducks! We were there a few years ago and it’s WONDERFUL!
Gina says
Yay! Looks like dreams are coming true!
I reeeeeeeeaaaally hope you add more dates and come to Salt Lake! When will you know by? Cause if you don’t come here you better believe your pretty little bottoms I’m going to be road trippin it up to Portland or Tacoma!! You guys are what Brad and Angelina are to some people, to me! Okay… Way too many exclamation points, I’m probably sounding creepy now. I’m not, I promise. Just a huge fan! Congrats :)
YoungHouseLove says
They can extend the tour at any time due to sales or an invite somewhere, so we could know this month or even in Jan/Feb! Will keep you posted for sure. Thanks for the sweet words Gina!
xo
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Laura says
Yay for Boston! We’ll bring a posse, for sure. My 3 year-old daughter wants to know if Clara is coming! Random tip: there’s a restaurant around the corner from West Elm that’s owned by Tiffani Faison from Top Chef called Sweet Cheeks Q. Yum! Fun, repurposed decor, too!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks so much for the tips everyone!
xo
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Jessica @ Dear Emmeline says
:) you guys are going to have so much fun!! just a thought but you could get some use out of that dummy book by using it as a portable sketch book/mood board for your projects. cut out pictures, glue, sketch, and color!
YoungHouseLove says
Another fun idea!
xo
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Kristin says
Just bought my tickets for the R-Home event in Richmond (we are a hour south in Hampton. Can’t wait to see you November 8th. Congrats!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Kristin!
xo
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Stephanie says
At first glance I didn’t see Toronto on your list, and was crushed!! So glad I read down the post to the details :)
I am insanely excited- I’ve had a few dreams about meeting you (maybe I’m too addicted to your blog?!), so I can’t believe it will happen in real life!!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahooooo!
xo
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Angela B says
Yay book tour! Yay you’re coming to Houston! CAN’T WAIT!!!
Jamie says
I’d love to make the NYC event! Unfortunately, it’s on the same night as a show I plan to see. Do you happen to know if people can come a little later? I think I’d be able to make it by 8 or 8:30, but I’d be super bummed if I went out of my way to get there and I wasn’t able to at least say hi. (Let alone get a copy of the book before its official release!)
YoungHouseLove says
We’re not sure about details for each individual event. Maybe try emailing or calling that host to see what the timeline is? Hope it helps!
xo
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HelloDoorSeven says
Silly question: how can I order your book if I live in Finland?
Congratulation for the tour, I am sure it will be great. I am already waiting the posts about it! :)
A.
YoungHouseLove says
Hmm, I think your version of amazon should have it. And a place called the book depository has it too. Hope it helps!
xo
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Anna says
Pity there is no chance for me to go all the way to see you, sniff!
At least I will be able to read your blog and see awesome houses and news about yor tour.
Good luck! Suerte!
Jennifer says
I’m totally down for hte Cayman Islands (love it there!!). Oh if only! Are you guys going to turn that into a vacation?
YoungHouseLove says
We’re pretty much in and out, but we’re totally going to soak up the sun for that fleeting moment while we’re there!
xo
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Carly S says
You’re actually coming to Toronto?! I didn’t think I’d be so lucky! Except…I’m supposed to be on vacation that week.
Maybe I should reschedule….
Ticona says
Yay!!! So excited, can’t wait to see you guys in DC!! Any idea when the RSVP link will be available??
YoungHouseLove says
I think they’re working on it now! Hope it helps!
xo
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Sharnese C. says
I Love Love Love this website. I found it on stumble upon maybe two weeks ago and i have been checking back everyday since then. I am 23 years old and my boyfriend and i are in the process of buying our first house. We found an older home close to our jobs and we cant wait to try out some of your ideas.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Sharnese!
xo
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Erin says
Is it sad that I am deeply considering coming from Vancouver Island (Canada) to see you in Washington? Only a 2 hour ferry ride and a drive across the border…. You guys are amazing! Now to convince the hubby…
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoooo! that would be aweosome Erin!
xo
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Moe says
Very excited about your book tour, but it sort of stinks that people in your own hometown have to purchase tickets to R Home in order to get a book signed. That puts me off, to be honest, as much as I’d love to meet you guys. I’m happily willing to buy a book or two, but then to be forced to buy tickets to an event I wouldn’t otherwise attend if I want to get it signed? Yuck. I understand that it has a lot to do with where you are asked to do signings, but surely there had to be other options here in Richmond. I know this is probably not your intention at all, but the whole thing seems to smack of ingratitude towards the people and city you call home. There are a lot of us who have very tight budgets, and the book alone will be an indulgence – not everyone can afford to buy tickets to R Home, plus play for a babysitter for the kids, just to get it signed. Doesn’t seem right. Sorry. Still love you guys!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yes, there’s going to be a free signing in Richmond later- it’s still TBD! Stay tuned for that. It’s hard to work around December (no one wants to host anything since they’re so busy for the holidays). As for the R Home event, we have paid and gone the last four years, so it’s really fun (great food, speakers, and fun) but it’s definitely not required! They asked us to be one of their speakers and we’re so honored, but we definitely understand that folks shouldn’t have to pay to see us, which is why we’re working hard to get a second person to host a free event – we’ll be back with those details as they’re finalized as we mentioned :)
xo
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Janae says
I would love for you guys to come to Savannah, Ga. That is all.
Scott says
One signing for Richmond and you need to buy tickets for it? Where’s the love?
YoungHouseLove says
Didja see the update? We’re working on a second free event. Will post deets when we have them! You know we love RVA the most!!
xo
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Alyssa says
AHH! I will so see you guys in Chicago, that’s awesome! Question, do you have to RSVP? I don’t have a facebook, so if I need to RSVP should I call the store? Lemme know if you see this comment!
My five month old can’t wait! He drooled when I told him. <—See what I did there?!
YoungHouseLove says
I would try to call or email to find out. Each event is different so the folks running it know more than we do! Haha. And smooches to your drooly man! Ha!
xo
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Andrea Worley says
So bummed there’s not a stop on the tour in Phoenix, but maybe I’ll just win that trip to VA!!
Kristine says
OMG….I am totally going to get in contact with the Wilton CT library that is only 40 mins from me!!! I hope I get to meet you guys and get a book signed in person from you both I have been a reader of your blog for a long time now!!!