This may sound hard to believe – but this is our very last book tour recap post. Yup, all of our scheduled tour stops have officially wrapped up so we’ve just got these last three cities to share our adventures from: New York, Charlotte, and Atlanta. If you want to see our previous recaps, they’re all linked up on this page. And like all the other recaps, this guy is just as long. But I personally think our insane conversation with Mark McGrath (!!!) makes this whole post worth reading.
New York City was actually supposed to be sort of our big kick off event back in November. But then Sandy happened and the date had to be rescheduled for the very end of January. So it was awesome to finally get back to our old stomping grounds, including a stroll past the midtown office building where we met.
Even though the trip was quick – and we had some flight delays on both ends – we managed to squeeze in a few extracurriculars. Like getting lunch with our book agent at one of Sherry’s favorite Manhattan restaurants (Dos Caminos) which marked the first time we’d met her face-to-face, even though we’ve been working with her for over three years to birth this book baby of ours. And like the true professionals that we are, we failed to get a single photo. Nice work Petersiks. But a huge shout out goes to Rachel, who made this entire thing possible. We love her like family at this point.
We also failed to get a photo of the quick pre-signing meal that we grabbed with Roo of SemiProper. We first met Roo at our Connecticut signing last fall and Sherry has become fast text-friends with Roo (I was pretty much the third wheel during dinner). They bond over things like loving burritos and hip hop. Luckily Roo instagrammed this totally-not-Photoshopped pic of our encounter.
But before we knew it, it was book signing time. It was held at a FLOR store (like our DC event) but this time it was in Soho. Oh and there was a photobooth, which they basically had to pry us away from because it was time to let the line in.
If you want to browse more of the pics from that night – you know, to count how many times we stuck our faces in the fame, hunt for your doppelganger, whatever – they’ve got ’em all posted here. You might even see the pregnancy announcement from John & Lisa (cameo by their friend Kristen).
The night, like many others before, was filled with fun people, interesting stories and not-so-serious photo ops. Like these lovely ladies (sorry I didn’t write down your names!) who were sporting their best Sherry-wear. Black blazer? Check. Bird shirt that looks like turkey legs? Check.
Helping with the not-so-serious nature of several of the photos was Michelle, who brought these paper mustaches for our snapshot. She was going to leave them with us but we suggested that she drop them down at the photobooth (can you tell we were still thinking about it?) for others to use as a prop and she kindly obliged. So if you wore a mustache that night – thank Michelle. Oh, and here’s her blog post about the night.
I’ll admit I don’t remember the full story behind this photo, but Goldie and her friend brought us personalized latex gloves. I think it was a reference to keeping paint or stain off your hands but after snapping them on my fingers for the picture all I could think of was a certain, um, medical exam. My peace sign below certainly isn’t helping that image escape my mind.
Being in our former city meant bumping into some familiar faces, like my high school/college friend Vidya (urgh, blurry picture!) and our old coworker Megan. (Chelsea, this is who you remind us of). Megan and I were interns together at the ad agency where we later both got hired (started same day, in neighboring cubicles) and would’ve have survived entry level advertising jobs without one another. We hadn’t seen her since leaving the city nearly 7 years prior, so it was waaaay too short of a reunion.
And speaking of reunions, we also saw my college friend Marisa who shared a somewhat lacking apartment with me in Astoria, Queens after we both graduated and couldn’t afford to live in any of the nicer places that we looked at. She’s the person I suffered through a bed bug infestation with, hence the present she brought for Clara.
Even though our signing was done Wednesday night, we still had a fairly full Thursday ahead of us. And since we were in the city our publisher scheduled a few meetings, so the day started with a taping of The Better Show, a syndicated morning show that has spun-off from Better Homes & Gardens magazine. Here’s our clip below where you can see me demonstrate the crazy-over-simplified TV version of the first project in the book.
But the real story of that morning was not caught on film, because it happened in the green room. I’ll set the stage. Sherry’s got iPhone blinders on as she furiously tries to get that morning’s post up before we go on the show. I’m just trying to play it cool when two guys walk in and are so loudly ragging on one another that they clearly want everyone in the room involved. One of them keeps looking my way, but I refuse to be baited into the discussion of who is more annoying to whom. As I do my best to figure out what band they’re in, Sherry finally looks up and says “Hey, I know you guys! You’re from Vanderpump Rules!”
I watch a fair amount of reality TV with Sherry, but this Bravo show is one I’ve drawn the line at. However Sherry was suddenly very excited by the appearance of Jax and Tom because she got to ask gossipy questions like “Are you and Stassi still together??” (Tom said they had just hung out the night before – Jax said nothing). In other words, Tom was chatting away happily with Sherry. Jax played it cool – so cool that Sherry practically disinvited him from taking a photo together (“You don’t have to, if you’re not into it Jax”). But in the end he got in there. Not quite as close as Tom though. Dude, mitts off my girl.
Personally, it was our other green room encounter that had me (and our book publicist Molly) talking the rest of the day. Here’s the set up. The three of us were talking about a certain tip in the book whose title carries a second meaning that we didn’t intend, which Molly hadn’t heard about yet:
SHERRY: You know how the book has those recurring tips of some item 3 ways? Like “one bed, three ways” or “one couch, three ways.”
JOHN: Well, a reader pointed out afterwards that one is especially – uh – suggestive, because “one nightstand, three ways” can be read as “one night stand threeways.”
MOLLY: (giggling) Oh my gosh, how did everyone miss that during editing?
SHERRY: (also giggling) It’s like an accidental double double-entendre.
MARK McGRATH: Sounds like my kind of book!
Yup, Mr. Sugar Ray himself was there and chose the mention of three ways to jump into our conversation. After I burst his bubble that it was a book about DIY and the entry was actually about nightstands, he still (expertly) feigned interest. This pic happened right before a producer pulled us into the studio, so picture the lyrics to “I just wanna fly” running through my head the entire time we filmed our clip on the show.
With our famous people encounters out of the way for the trip, we hit up a few more meetings and our publisher even took us out to lunch at a cool midtown spot called The Smith. The whole place was awesome to look at, but mostly I just stared at the cheese covered potato chips they delivered to our table instead of the usual bread basket. I can not explain in words how good these were and how many bowls I could’ve devoured.
Once the chips were gone and my life was over, I hit the restrooms to discover that it was just one big unisex restroom… with a photobooth in it. Only in New York, right?
But we’re never ones to turn down a photobooth, I went back to our table and told our publishers that I needed to steal my wife away to the bathroom for a moment. I promised them it was just for a photobooth, but I think I still got a raised eyebrow or two.
You know how weird it is to wait three minutes in a unisex bathroom for your photostrip to print? Fortunately we eventually retrieved our proof to our publishers that there was in fact a photobooth in the bathroom. Plus, they knew we were cuckoo for photobooths already, since we stole a few shots with them the night before at FLOR. That’s Judy in green and Molly next to her. Judy basically made the book happen and Molly (along with Allison, not pictured) basically made the tour happen. And yes, this was our first time meeting them face-to-face too.
Once our day of meetings was over, we spent entirely too long at LaGuardia airport and eventually hopped two flights home (the last of the tour!) to Clara and Burger, who we couldn’t wait to see.
After returning from New York, we had four days at home to breathe and then we were packing our bags (with Clara in tow) for our next two stops: Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA. We drove to these since they were so close (5 hours to Charlotte, another 3 to Atlanta) and despite all of the cool places we’ve stayed in throughout the tour (which were all around $100 to $150 a night, but many of which were unique and quirky one-of-a-kind places), Charlotte definitely wins for the most posh-looking. Hello Duke Mansion.
The reason we stayed in such an incredible inn was actually the reason that we were in Charlotte in the first place. We had been invited to speak at a private blogger event happening there, which is actually how the book signings got added in the first place (we told Molly we were going to be in NC and voila, book events in Charlotte and Atlanta got added to the tour for you guys). And since we saved them flight money by driving, they surprised us by putting us up in a nice, non-hotel location for our stay (it was also the location of the blogger chat so it was nice and convenient).
Just looking at that room again makes me want to break out a British accent and pretend we’re on an episode of Downton Abbey. Although considering the amazing sunporch that was attached to our room, maybe I should be working on my Southern accent instead.
Clara came with us on this trip (as you hopefully noticed) so we had to hire a babysitter to watch her while we were at the events. It was our first time hiring a non-family-member to watch Clara (nerve-wracking!) but thanks to recommendations from a local friend (and house crash alum), Clara was well cared for and had a great time. Which made enjoying our night with all of you guys at the UNC-Charlotte bookstore that much easier.
We somehow missed the memo that this event included a speech, so when we showed up to a podium and a seated crowded we scrambled to remember the talk we’d given previously in Austin and Florida. Thankfully it came right back to us and we had a fun time with Q&A as usual – including a question from Susan via Facetime.
As anticipated, the South extended lots of hospitality and we had an awesome time chatting with everyone. Like Ashley and her friend who were late for their friend’s surprise engagement party. Good news: they made it. Better news: the fiancee-to-be said yes.
And just check out these mind-blowing cookies from Brittanie and Wendy. I still can’t fathom how much time it must’ve taken to make them. No two were alike and they were delicious. And they were delivered in a paint can. Win-win-win.
And since it was our only signing at a college, it was fitting that someone asked us to sign some research for their thesis to help them get motivated. Neither of us had any clue what the title of that paper meant (latent variable whaaaa?), so we mustered up the best generic advice we could manage in the face of big scary math words.
How’s this for a creative approach? When I asked if they drew straws for which lovely lady was stuck being me and Burger, they said it was easy because their family has a Sherry and a Clara (spelled Sherri and a Klaira) too. What are the odds?
I figured this family deserved to have their real faces shown too, so here’s the whole gaggle of ’em sans masks.
To our surprise, they weren’t the only quartet who impersonated us for the night. Shortly behind them, this group strolled up with our names on their nametags – but of course it didn’t take long to figure out who was who. We were totally flattered – and relieved to finally understand who people were wearing ears and tutus). Chihuahua shirt for the win!
Charlotte was just as awesome as we had hoped and you can see a few more pics from the evening on Emily’s blog. Lucky for us, since we had our private speaking event the following night, it bought us a full day in the Queen City to have some family time – including a trip to their children’s museum, Discovery Place. Where Clara literally had a ball.
Clara even to meet (and touch!) a snake named Princess.
I, on the other hand, tried my hand at laying on a bed of nails. Eat your heart out David Blaine.
The next morning we packed up our things, waved goodbye to our beautiful accommodations (which Clara was apparently opposed to sleeping in – we didn’t have very peaceful nights there) and made the rainy three hour drive to the Atlanta area where headed for our most anticipated lodging arrangement of the tour: Katie Bower’s house! And on the way, we got a glimpse of our favorite roadside attraction, the giant peach in Gaffney, SC.
As for our time with the Bowers, we’ll post about that part of our visit separately – since there was some secondhand shopping, crafting, and videotaping involved. And after arriving at Chez Bower, unpacking, freshening up a bit, and oogling baby Weston – we gave Katie’s mom some quick babysitting instructions (she had generously offered to watch Clara and Will that night) and the rest of us headed downtown to that night’s FLOR event. And what better way to wrap up a tour where bad weather has been a constant companion than with a remarkably cold and rainy night in Atlanta? Par for the course guys. Heck we brought a nor’easter to Boston with us a few months ago…
So thanks again to everyone who braved the chill, yet still managed to put a smile on our face (or a crown on our head!) when they arrived at our signing table. Since I already got to wear Miss District of Columbia’s crown, I let Pearl – who competed for Miss Georgia – give this one to my lady-wife.
And how could I not include a photo of this group who made t-shirts with nose-picking references on them? If only I could dig up the picture we took with our fingers up our noses… (for those whose books we touched after this photo, I promise it wasn’t a real up-nose finger shot – we just did a good job faking it).
We didn’t expect to see a lot of family or familiar faces in Atlanta (though Sherry was secretly hoping Nene would show up since that Vanderpump Rules sighting distorted her sense of reality), we did meet Johanna (on the right) who’s apparently related to us. Her cousin Kevin married our cousin Casey (we met up with them during our Boston stop) and we even were at their wedding together back in 2009. Small world!
We also finally got to meet our blog friend Maria Fé from Layers of Meaning and Helen from Eleni Creative who made this felt Burger I ordered for Sherry as a pregnancy gift back in the day. Helen made us another felt creation which you can’t see very well here, but it’ll definitely show up in a project soon…
In addition to familiar-ish faces, there were some pretty good weird-faced-photos in Atlanta too. These ladies noticed we were watching the new creepy Fox show The Following, so their picture prompt was: “React to the scene where the girl stabs herself in the eye” (did I mention the show was creepy?).
I’m not sure there was a specific direction for this funny face photo with Sarah, Jillian, Brittany, Annie, Jennifer, Jamie and Suzanne (not necessarily in that order) but I think it’s a masterpiece.
Fortunately the people of Atlanta are very blog-happy, so you can read more about that night by checking out posts from Sarah (who cohosted a Pinterest Challenge with us last fall), Emily (who you may know from this awesome reader redesign), Nina, Katie and another Katie.
And speaking of Katies, those who came to our Atlanta signing got a bonus blogger meet-and-greet with Katie Bower. She, Jeremy, and baby Weston had just planned to stay for the very start of the event, but quickly found a line of folks waiting to talk to them too. They graciously stayed the whole time (props to 2.5-month old Weston for lasting four hours, and to Jeremy who held him that long) and I know they had a blast talking with everyone too. Such a fun way to cap off the tour.
The book tour has been a blast – an experience of a lifetime and something that we are so wildly grateful for. But it was also thrilling to think that we could unpack our suitcases and settle in at home again. All good things must come to an end.
Thanks to every last person who came out to see us on this crazy tour of ours. It means so much to us. Seriously, we’re extremely thankful for you guys for taking the time to come out and have fun with us at each of our stops. Plus now we’ve actually met so we’re “real friends” instead of “internet friends” right? Sounds good to me.
Isabelle says
I think I missed the post about the west (best) coast?
YoungHouseLove says
Here it is for ya: https://www.younghouselove.com/the-wild-wild-west/
xo
s
Sara says
ACK! That’s me talking to Katie! I can tell by the baby on my hip and the feeble attempt at a Katniss side braid. Plus I remember Jeremy being on the phone for part of our chat. I feel like a celeb… or just the tiny backside of a celeb!
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahah! I love it! Thanks so much for coming out Sara! We had the best time!
xo
s
Heather says
UNCC! WOO-HOO!
And the Duke Mansion is SO gorgeous. I went to a bridal shower there once upon a time, and was swooning the whole time. I can’t imagine staying there!
Meredith G says
Yayyyy! We WERE “in like Flynn”
Hooray for the shout out for your look alikes. It’s no coincidence that fan and fun are one letter different!
Xx’s,
Super Fun Fan Dressed as Clara
YoungHouseLove says
Wahooo! We had so much fun with you guys! Thanks so much for coming out!
xo
s
Melissa says
OMG, I love The Smith. One of my standbys for any meal (their brunch is also awesome.) I am so glad you two got to enjoy the amazing Hot Potato Chips with Blue Cheese. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man they were amazing.
xo
s
Nancy says
I thought that was The Smith! Their gnocchi is off the hook!
gemma@thesweetestdigs says
What a whirlwind it’s been! It’s been fun to watch as your tour has progressed – congratulations!!
And it was LOVELY meeting you in Toronto!
xo.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Gemma! You too! Thanks for coming out!
xo
s
Roo @ NiceGirlNotes says
Mark McGrath, you dog! Ever since that song about the halo hanging from the bed… or something like that.
(John, you? 3rd wheel? Never. Next time I’ll bring the better half along and you guys can do Adam Levine covers.)
John @ Our Home from Scratch says
Such a fun time at the signing! Hope we bump into you again!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks so much John!
xo
s
Lesley says
Mark McGrath??!?!?! Seriously cool!
(no clue who those other dudes are….)
Danielle says
That looked like so much fun! What’re your secrets for hectic, back-to-back travel? Petersik travel sanity tips would be great!
YoungHouseLove says
We’re actually planning a travel tips post. We actually got pretty good and learned some things (how to make a tight connection, how to get upgraded at a hotel, etc).
xo
s
Renae says
The paper you autographed is awesome!! I got all crazy and figured out that one my best friends’ former boss wrote the original paper! The world of Latent Variable Analysis and LCA is VERY small!! Wish I knew who was doing her research using this paper. I could hook her up! :) Fun post youngsters!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha no way!
xo
s
Krysti says
That geeky girl with the Latent Variable Analysis research paper was me! Renae, that is awesome…I would love to chat. You can find me on gmail as uncswgrad
John & Sherry – thanks for being so gracious about my weirdo request. It was so great meeting you both in Charlotte. And FYI… those big math words scare me too. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, we loved it Krysti! Hope the project is going well!
xo
s
Kari says
Clearly, very cool nerdy people read your blog! I was just taking a break from prepping for my dissertation proposal (using latent class analysis) to read your latest post. Was not expecting to see that! :)
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahhahaha!
xo
s
Wendy @ New Moms Talk says
One last (for now) thank you for the recaps and insights for all of us who were unable to attend a book signing due to location, weather, or other.
It’s been wonderful to read the journeys!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Wendy, so glad you enjoyed them!
xo
s
Caitlyn says
So, I watch the Bachelor every Monday. And I keep thinking that Sean reminds me of somebody – and now I realize it’s John! (With fewer muscles – sorry, John.)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha! John has some muscles going on, but he’s not as greased up and tan as Sean!
xo
s
Samantha Brown says
YOUR old office building is my CURRENT building! Small world! 13th floor, woo! I think that used be Lowe (where you once mentioned you worked) so maybe it’s the same space? So fun!
YoungHouseLove says
Love it! We totally worked at Lowe and I was on the 13th floor!
xo
s
Jodi says
omg, you went to the smith right by my office!!! isn’t it the BEST bathroom/photo booth combo ever? i love it there!
YoungHouseLove says
Yes it’s awesome!
xo
s
Kristen | Popcorn on the Stove says
So cool – and thanks for the shout out! It was great getting to meet you both and I’m glad you enjoyed your trip to the city :)
YoungHouseLove says
Of course! We loved meeting you too!
xo
s
Krystle @ Color Transformed Family says
Thanks for sharing all your tour stops. I’m still bummed I missed the Atlanta signing but there is always “book two”.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, next time for sure!
xo
s
Susan C says
You totally called out Portugal on your tv appearance! I am in Fl but am a proud pork chop (short for Portuguese person) and love that you called my people out! Portugal represent!!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo!
xo
s
Mai says
As much as I loved the whole post, I had to come to a screeching halt as soon as I saw the photo of the delicious chips. Not just because I really wish I had a plate of them right now (get in mah belleh!), but because I’m dying to know the name of the happyfab color Sherry is sporting on her nails. Please do share!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks! It’s called Maura by Zoya (I love their eco polish, stays on really well!).
xo
s
Kelly @ A Swell Place to Dwell says
Have you guys watched House of Cards on Netflix? There is whole episode about that giant peach!
YoungHouseLove says
So funny! Haven’t seen it!
xo
s
Sarah says
Wish I had been able to make it to one of of your book signings, I was in two of the cities you went to within a couple of weeks of when you were there (Palo Alto and Dallas) but never at the same time! I did get your book for Valentine’s Day, though, so I’m excited to read it! :-)
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, that’s so sweet Sarah! Hope you love the book!
xo
s
Diane @ Vintage Zest says
I can’t believe all of the creative, amazing gifts people made and all of the impersonators too! Some hilarious faces in your photobooth pictures and book tour fan photos that were giggle worthy. :)
How fun for you guys to meet your fans, it looked like it was a blast!
YoungHouseLove says
It was amazing to get to put faces to so many comment names! We loved every second of it :)
xo
s
Liz M says
I’m so bummed that I didn’t make it to the Atl signing. My entire family got the flu and we felt almost dead. :(
YoungHouseLove says
Aw so sorry Liz! Hope you’re feeling better!
xo
s
Jessica Ballard says
I So missed seeing you guys when you came through Charlotte! (don’t tell the hubby since I was with him in Mexico for a little getaway sans kiddos) I knew when you first teased it that it would end up working out that way LOL. What private blog event where you in town for? I didn’t hear of any then, unless I avoided it due to knowing I was going to be gone. WAH. ;-) Maybe on one of my trips to my sister’s in Richmond I could convince you guys to meet me somewhere for a coffee or Fragel’s at Can-Can to get my book signed and meet you guys! A girl can try, right!
YoungHouseLove says
It was a little Rustoleum blogger conference but we were just the keynote speakers (so we didn’t stay to play with any products after our little chat on opening night). Had to run off to our signing the next day!
xo
s
Pearl says
This is amazing, I am so excited that you guys posted the picture of me crowning Sherry! It was really neat you guys in person. Thanks for the experience!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks for coming Pearl! We had a great time!
xo
s
Sol says
I love your blog, I am a secret lurker. Being British I find it really funny that you have picture of John ‘Flicking the v’s’ as I would have called it in my teens. I keep seeing it all over, it has a different meaning in the UK and Europe
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=anglo-saxon%20salute&defid=3544620
YoungHouseLove says
Eeks! It’s just a peace sign here! It’s a good, calm “be well” gesture! Haha.
xo
s
Meredith says
I feel like it’s been AGES since I got to meet you guys in Chicago, but it was definitely a 2012 highlight! I can’t imagine what a long haul this has been for you guys–congratulations on sweeping the nation!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Meredith! We loved meeting you! Chicago sticks out in our mind because you guys were one of the biggest crowds (750 people!). We love Chicago so much!!
xo
s
Lindsay says
I agree about being ‘real friends’ instead of just ‘internet friends’ since meeting you both in person! Ever since meeting you in Chicago, I make references to my husband such as, ‘John and Sherry would do things this way.’ My follow up line is, ‘Now that I’ve met them in person, I can call them by their first names instead of the YHL peeps.’ My husband just smiles and laughs at me now since he enjoyed meeting you both as well! Congratulations again on the book and tour and thanks for sharing round ups of your tour stops!
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah, I love it!
xo
s
Jessie from Team Greene says
DUDE, ATL got lucky! Not only did they get to see you great ppl – but the Bowers too! Too sweet!
what a wonderful event indeed!
Jessie from Team Greene says
oh – and i just had to add –
Clara is SUPER brave touching that snake! My son did the same too! THEY are soooo brave! I would have just turned around and would have walked in the opposite direction ;)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha I know right?! She’s such a curious little girl!
xo
s
YoungHouseLove says
Totally! It was a two for one dealio! Haha!
xo
s
Ashley P says
The blue cheese potato chips at The Smith are like crack! My bf and I only let ourselves order them about every 5th trip there or we would gain serious poundage!
Christina @ Homemade Ocean says
This was the best recap yet!!!!
I would have given anything to meet Katie too :)
So neat to see all of your adventures
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Christina!
xo
s
katie | deranchification says
So fun to read about all your adventures on the book tour! It was great meeting y’all – and thanks for the shout out!
I’m heading up to NYC this weekend, so I think I may have to check out this The Smith place… :)
YoungHouseLove says
Mmmmm, so good! I got the deviled eggs. Amazing.
xo
s
Olivia says
What’s with the Astoria hatin’?!?! It’s one of the coolest, hippest, hottest neighborhoods in NYC right now, and getting better every day. Lived here for 5 years after Manhattan life and couldn’t be happier. Of course, to be perfectly honest, I’d rather live in a brownstone in the West Village, but Astoria/Long Island City is totally where it’s at these days!
YoungHouseLove says
Sorry, unclear sentence. I meant we lived in a bad apartment since we couldn’t afford anything better – didn’t mean anything against Astoria as a whole! Just the terrible bed-bug riddled place we had.
-John
Ellen says
OHHHHH MYYYYYYY GOOODDDDDD!!!!
You got to meet Jax & Tom!!!!!
Ok I am calming down. Deep breaths. That is one of my guilty pleasures. Hard to admit since normally I like to say I am a PBS kind of girl and I am closer to Lisa’s age then them. So just a comment that Bravo is infamous for their very tight contracts so at least in my mind Jax would have been happy to tell you all if he didn’t know that there would be legal action in his future if he did. I am sure he loved both of you and just didn’t know how much greater his apartment would look if he became friends with you. I mean based on the show his apartment could use some YHL help!
I am sorry to have missed your tour but I have already recreated some of the book projects (a pink Gettysburg monument hangs above my fireplace)and can wait to do some more.
Thanks for all you do I can only imagine the balancing acts you have had to do to get us a book we all now can’t live w/o, touring and all that while still keeping happy with the Blog.
YoungHouseLove says
Haah, thanks Ellen! It was so funny to bump into them! I tried not to be a total babbling fan girl. It was hard.
xo
s
Laura says
Aww I grew up in Charlotte and love Discovery Place. Field trips there were the best.
Lauren says
WEEE! Thats me and my friend Karen wearing the Sherry ensembles! You guys were great – thanks so much for coming to to NYC and signing our copies – you were so lovely in person!!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha! We had the best time! Thanks for coming!
xo
s
Jennifer says
Sorry to be the typo police, but we’ve got a live one: “. . . and we event were at their wedding together back in 2009.” Event = even, yes?
And I’m so bummed I missed the book tour :( Stupid work schedule!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Jennifer. Got it fixed!
-John
Jessica says
WOW, what a whirl wind first part of 2013 you all had. And with everything you juggle, you still manage to get it all out in blog form in such a fun, thoughtful way. So glad I got to be apart of that whirl wind in CA!
Keep on bloggin’!!!!
Stacy @ The Sleepy Peach says
I didn’t realize that giant peach in Gaffney, GA was actually real! I just finished watching the Netflix original series, “House of Cards,” and the main character is a House Rep from Gaffney. There’s a whole episode about that peach and how it’s hazardous to drivers, haha.
Sounds like a great trip. And what a beautiful inn!
YoungHouseLove says
So funny. When we instagrammed that photo half of the comments seemed to be about House of Cards. We hadn’t heard of it before that but now want to watch!
-John
Katie says
I was at the Atlanta book signing (it was bitter cold!) and I was in line behind Maria Fe. When you got super excited to meet her I was so curious to know who she was, but I never got the courage to ask! Now I know and I can start following her blog, too! (I mean, we talked for about 3 hours inline that night!) Thanks again for coming to Atlanta. It was great to meet you guys, and the Bowers.
Kelli @littlecottageofmine says
We had such a great time meeting you guys in Soho! The event was really nice and I’m glad Lily didn’t run around like a crazy person thanks to the endless chocolate cookies :)
Next time you’re in the big apple and want to take a ride out to eastern Long Island maybe you can house crash my lil cottage, I would be ecstatic!!
Kelli
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Kelli! We had so much fun with you- and Lily was a doll!
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Helen says
You are TOO sweet! Thank you so much for the shout out. I can’t wait to see the project that the hearts are included in!
YoungHouseLove says
Um, I’m pretty sure you’re the sweet one Helen. The hearts are adorable!
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Kelsey Noll says
It was so much fun to meet you in person in Atlanta! Especially to have you (and the rest of the room at Flor) sing me Happy Birthday! Thanks for coming down south and making my birthday special!
YoungHouseLove says
Our pleasure! Apologies for our singing voices. :)
-John
Lauren says
So glad to see a shout-out to SC there! For the record, South Carolina produces more peaches than Georgia. Fact. That’s why we have a giant peach water tower. :) After you have recuperated, you should really take a trip down here- Charleston is a great city.
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah! Sounds like fun!
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Rosemary says
I’m still at work, it’s getting dark… and I’m looking out my office window at that EXACT OFFICE BUILDING! What a small world. I’ll wave at your former stomping ground for you. Did you guys eat lunch at Grand Central often?
I’m still bummed that I missed the NYC stop. Hopefully you’ll make it back for another visit soon!
-Rosemary
YoungHouseLove says
No way! Yes, we did eat at Grand Central sometimes (Purshing Square was my favorite fancy-ish place to bring clients). Yum!
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adrienne says
WHAT THE PEACHOID IS REAL? ::cue the shock and awe when things on tv actually exist in real life::
i guess house of cards seems real-er now.
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah!
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Sophie says
$herdog! You and your hubs featured in my dream last night!
For some reason you ere still in your old house, pre-renovation so the den looked like the hunting lodge.
Someone had offered to put a pool and a pond into your backyard and my whole dream was us discussing the pros and cons of it.
My brain is so boring oh my goodness.
YoungHouseLove says
That’s so funny!
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Maddy says
Hi Guys! So nice to meet you both when you were in ny! I remember seeing at one point on your book tour Grand Cayman. Did I totally miss that one (or make up that I saw it) No tropical get away?
YoungHouseLove says
Sadly they canceled that one stop. Told you guys we have bad luck with travel! Hahah!
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maureen says
Ohhhh… you’ve gotta watch House of Cards!
YoungHouseLove says
Sounds awesome!
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Elaine says
OMG How hot was Jax in person (sorry John, I had to ask) and also did he come off like the 35 year old man child I suspect he is????
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah! Not to worry, Jax is the opposite of my type (John knows I love them tall dark and nerdy). Actually it surprised me how cute Tom was in person. Probably just because he was smiley and friendly and I like friendly people. Maybe Jax had a rough night the night before. Haha!
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