Celeb Meetings

Melissa Rycroft met her idol Derek Jeter on GMA yesterday morning. She was so cute. She was all ga-ga and didn't say a single word to him. He obviously felt a little uncomfortable with her reaction, but of course he was nice and signed some stuff for her and took a pic.

When I've met celebrities, I've had both the experiences of being awestruck and dorky, and of being totally cool and comfortable. Obviously being cool is the desired reaction, but there's something exciting and freeing about just being swept up in the moment and grinning like a goober for a couple of spine-tingling minutes, finally meeting someone you think is out-of-this-world amazing. Unless, of course, you're trying to conduct business... or trying to get them to take you into VIP at a club...

Back in junior high school Cathy kissed our favorite celeb- John Schneider- when we met him at the airport, after I had either shaken his hand or hugged him. I still remember that moment, trying to conceal my shock, and how irritated I was for days as she (deservedly) basked in the afterglow of it. Yep, evidently I will never let it go. LOL.