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Nerding It Up In The Nasty ‘Nati

Sorry to take so long writing this post for you guys! We know lots of you were asking about it ever since we got back this weekend, but in true Petersik fashion we took way too many pics and had to figure out which ones to use and then felt like over-sharing about the whole thing… and thus this giant full-o-pics-and-words post was born. Anyway, the first tour stop for our book in Cincinnati this weekend was, well, kind of nuts. But the good kind of nuts. The kind where it’s like a whirlwind of awesome and can’t-believe-this-is-happening experiences all jammed packed into about 36 hours.

Cincy Books Close Up

We promise we won’t pour over the details of every single tour stop over the next few months, but we thought checking in every week or two with an update would be a good balance along with all of the usual DIY fare (we’ve always loved sharing travel happenings). And because this was our first stop it was just too novel and exciting to keep our mouths shut… unlike this Instagram photo below from our flight on Friday (where both of our mouths are firmly shut).

Cincy Instagram Flying There

We left Richmond behind around noon on Friday and headed to the “Nasty ‘Nati” (as one reader told us it was called – although there’s nothing nasty about it) by way of Philadephia. Clara and Burger stayed back at our house with my parents for the short trip, so it was our first night ever spent away from Clara. It was definitely an adjustment, but it wasn’t as bad as we feared. Most 2.5-year-olds that we know have already had sleepovers with their grandparents or other family members for at least one night, so we figured it was high time that we ripped that band-aid off anyway. And she did great!

Our flight got us in about 90 minutes late. It wouldn’t have been a huge deal had we not arranged to House Crash someone that afternoon (the flight delay meant they had to wait patiently at our hotel for over an hour – eeks!). But they were great sports about the whole thing and their house was gorgeous despite the fact that we lost all natural light by the time we arrived. Thankfully we still got a bunch of awesome shots! You’ll get the full photo tour in a week or two (we’re juggling a few other House Crashings that we’ve secretly done and still have to write up for ya) but here’s a pretty little snippet.

Cincy House Crash Preview

Note: To all of the amazing folks who invited us to house crash, we wish we could’ve visited you all!

Despite the delays of the day, we still made time for some Cincinnati staples on Friday night: Skyline Chili and Graeter’s ice cream. Locals warned us that Skyline might be an acquired taste, but I thoroughly enjoyed my “three way” (chili + spaghetti + cheese mountain) and Sherry’s chili on a potato was equally good (for anyone wondering, she dumped a gallon of hot sauce on it and said she was in love). At Graeter’s (which is famous for their massive chunks of soft chocolate chips) Sherry downed a giant scoop of the popular black raspberry chip and I got cookie dough chip on a cone. It was great, even though it was about 45 degrees outside.

Cincy Skyline Graeters

But the real fun started on Saturday at The Books By The Banks Festival. We can’t even begin to articulate how mind-blowing it was to see stacks of a book that we actually wrote for the first time ever (before this event, we had only seen one of them – and there were a lot more boxes of books under that table). So there might’ve even been some tingling sensations. Sherry claimed that her nose went numb. Which might be the only excuse for the series of dork-tastic photos that we took. Like the Home Alone inspired pic that we shared here and the Where’s Waldo one below:

Cincy Sherry Amongst Books

The festival doors opened at 10am so we were able to get our book signing hands warmed up for about 45 minutes before we got whisked away for our 11 o’clock presentation. We had only written our presentation about three days prior and practiced it maybe three times (we both don’t like to over-practice something since it sounds stiff and scripted) and it was a bit intimidating to suddenly find ourselves in front of all of these people. This was just half of the room – my pic of the other half came out too blurry thanks to my jittery hands.

Cincy Instagram Audience

We had some technical difficulties with the slide remote not working (nothing like a rocky start to boost your confidence!) but word on the street is that we weren’t terrible. Phew. A big thanks to Emily for snapping this Instagram picture that makes us looks like we know what we’re doing. Keeping it real fact: we were both nervously bouncing our knees under the table the entire time. #tablecloththankfulness

Cincy Talk Emily Snuffer Pic

Speaking of other people’s pictures, we had so much fun snapping photos with those of you who stopped by once we were back at our book signin’ table. So please know that you don’t need to be shy about asking for a photo. In fact, we’re cool if you just hold up your camera and say “Snap snap, yo.” (Thanks Laura for the one below).

Cincy Posed Pic

And feel free to take advantage of our weirdness by making requests for how we should pose. Annie suggested we do the see no / speak no / hear no evil thing (not sure why I did coy geisha hands) and Natasha requested her favorite: the “what’s going on?” hands pose.

Cincy Fan Photo See No Evil

Cincy Fan Photo Say What Hands

Another heads up to anyone coming to a future tour stop. If you bring your child, Sherry will go into full time fawning mode. The younger the kid, the more intense it will be. Especially on stops like this where Clara isn’t with us. Ok? You’ve been warned.

Cincy Fan Photo Crazy Over Margot

We also finally got the chance to meet the awesome Dana Miller from HouseTweaking (spoiler alert: she’s actually one of ten guest bloggers that pop up in our book!). This picture was especially entertaining after Katie Bower asked where my other hand was. Oddly enough, I think it was on Dana’s husband’s back (I have quite the wingspan). Oh and if you’re looking for a breakdown of Dana’s experience, she wrote about it here <–complete with who to bring, when to get there, what to wear, and tips for making friends in line

Dana Pic

And thanks to the many suggestions from you guys to use the blank dummy copy of our book as a tour “yearbook” (it has blank pages inside), we asked everyone to sign it. We got signatures, some sweet notes, and even some awesome kid drawings. Heck, a few adults even drew us pictures, mostly because Sherry egged people on. Allison drew a portrait of Burger, Bill drew us a castle (at Sherry’s suggestion), and then Mike tried to top everyone with a technicolor unicorn (another Sherry suggestion).

Cincy Yearbook Signatures

Perhaps the most shrill Sherry-moment of the day was when someone brought a ceramic animal that they wanted her to sign. How awesome is that? I think that was on $herdog’s life list.

Cincy Signing Greyhound

If you can’t tell yet – it was a fun day filled with lots of fun people. We could not get over how nice everyone was. Seriously. Everybody was just so kind and happy – even after driving long distances, waiting in line, and even after finding out that we had sold out of books (our publisher only a had a finite amount ready since it was an extra early event, so we signed book plates and took photos with the people who didn’t get one). Some sweet folks even brought gifts. GIFTS people. Who are we to deserve this niceness? Or is this just how midwesterners roll? Thanks for the sweet glass bird, the print for Clara, and the Kentucky horseshoe & grass seed, guys!

Cincy Kind Gifts

One thing’s for sure: Cincy has set the bar really (really really) high, so we can only hope that everyone at our other stops are as understanding, kind, and gosh-darn adorable. That’s right. I’m a dude and I just said gosh-darn adorable. You guys were so amazing to make the drive, survive the wait, and completely understand when the book bounty ran dry. Of course no one wants these things to go more smoothly than the hosts, our publisher, and Sherry & I (we’d have 1,000 books at each event with no line if humanly possible!) but it’s so nice when folks are all laughing and having fun in line together. #giddy&grateful

Laura even thoughtfully gave me a bottle of their favorite local soda – Kentucky’s Ale 8 One ginger ale. But since it’s Aquatober (my month of only drinking water) I just tucked it in my bag to be enjoyed on November 1st. Sadly the TSA official at the airport thwarted my plan. Drat! Forgive me for not having the chance to enjoy your present, Laura! #confiscated

Cincy Confiscated Soda

The sweetest moment of the day goes to Riley, the little girl who saw this Charley Harper book at another author’s table and thought “Clara would like this” and gave it to us to bring home to her. Sherry totally cried. As in, she was actively wiping tears from her eyes when the next folks in line came up to us (she’s mortified, but I told her it was cute). And Clara totally loves the book from “her friend Riley.”

Cincy Riley Clara Book

Things slowed down for us around late afternoon (we were only supposed to be there until 1, but since the earliest flight home wasn’t until 6 we stayed around to continue meeting people and signing bookplates until right before the festival ended at 4). And on our way out we snuck in some time to enjoy the tail-end of the festival ourselves. For instance, we snagged this pic with Clara’s favorite bear couple to show her when we got home. Berenstain Bears for the win!

Cincy Sherry Berenstain Bears

And speaking of meeting celebs, we had a chance to meet Bob and Cortney Novogratz since they were at a nearby table signing their new book, Home by Novogratz. We were all so preoccupied with our presentations that our interaction was sadly just a rushed exchanging of signed books before they had to catch a flight home to their seven kids. Though we did sneak in a quick picture too – which started off like this (Sherry likes to say that her default setting is “creepy”)…

Cincy Novogratz Bomb

… and ended like this:

Cincy Novogratz Cute

Both Bob and Cortney were super nice and their book is great. We’re especially loving all the budget breakdowns in there (it correlates with their show, so it’s fun to see how much certain items and projects really cost). And how crazy is it to see an HGTV star holding our book? BANANAS.

In addition to getting a signed copy of the Novogratz book, we also got signatures from Gillian Flynn (author of Gone Girl) and Tad Hills (creator of some of Clara’s favorite books). It was one of those crazy whirlwind days that you almost don’t believe actually happened until you look back at the pictures.

Cincy Signed Books

But before we could even begin to absorb all the wacky and wonderful things we had just experienced, it was time to hit the airport for our flights home. Speaking of wacky… I guess a long day of meeting awesome people and skipping lunch to keep up with signing = hyperactive airport hijinks.

Cincy John On People Mover

As much as we expected to just be dead tired, we were still so energized by all of the love in that room. We even had some fun in the kids’ play area before we had to board our real (and notably less giant) plane home.

Cincy Leaving Toy Plane

We landed in Richmond shortly after 10pm, just over 36 hours since leaving the morning before. We were still riding on that Ohio-induced high, but definitely eager to get home, snuggle Burger, and catch a few winks before waking up Clara with some major hugs the next morning (she was already happily snoozing when we got in).

Cincy Back In Richmond

Thanks again to everyone who took time out of their Saturday to come on down. It made us so excited for our next leg (Manhattan, Wilton CT, and Ridgewood NJ on Nov 1st & 2nd) and everything else beyond that too. But most of all, we’re psyched (and still a bit anxious) that this book is finally in the hands of people besides ourselves and our publisher. That’s probably the craziest part of this whole thing. Two hundred of our babies are out there in circulation. Getting read, and hopefully being enjoyed. Thanks so much to all of you guys for making this possible. #whowouldathought

Comments

  1. Jennifer Harrup says

    Here’s hoping that tour yearbook doesn’t fill up before you get to Houston , I’m going to have to come up with something fantastical to draw you guys…and I’m sure time won’t be on my side so I’ll have to practice drawing it super quickly…or maybe I’ll draw it here and just bring a glue stick with me…have I completely weirded you out yet?

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  2. Debbie says

    I started to send you a comment to recommend stopping for ice cream at Grater’s, but thought you all might think it kind of weird (even though I feel like you’re old friends, I occasionally remember that we’re not actually pals). So glad that you got to try that ice cream — my favorite flavor is coconut chocolate chip…to die for!

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  3. Barbara says

    Gone Girl is a great book, my bookclub read it over the summer and we had some pretty intense discussions about it! If you haven’t read it yet, take the time – it’s worth it!

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  4. Teri says

    It was so fun to read this post! I’m so happy for you guys. Like someone else said, it’s like watching something great happen to your friends – so thrilling! And how awesome is it that Cortney Novogratz is HOLDING YOUR BOOK!??!??!?!!!

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  5. Leigh says

    That looks like so much fun!!! I am so jealous of all those people who got to meet you guys! I still have my fingers crossed you’ll make it down to Nashville. Maybe I should call all the book stores and pester them….

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  7. Ally says

    You two did an amazing job in Cincinnati. Your presentation was awesome. Even when the projector was giving you troubles, you guys were so calm about it & just went on. (I’ve seen college professors lose their cool over stuff like that.)
    And when the projector began to cooperate and John said, “It’s working!” I just had to laugh because he sounded like Kristen Wiig’s Target Lady.
    After the presentation my husband had one question: “Was that a disco ball in their bedroom?” :)

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  8. Sarah B says

    So glad to hear your first book signing went so well! This post makes me even MORE excited for when you’re in Washington State at the Tacoma Home and Garden Show in January! I didn’t think it was possible… but there ya go. Can’t believe I’m going to say this, but I think I’d even be OK skipping over the holidays so that it could be January already. My best bud Sara (yes, we’re the “Sara(h)s”) and I already have it marked in our calendars!! CAN’T WAIT!

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  10. Susan says

    I never comment… but needed to since you were in my home town. No one calls it the “Nati” (failed marketing campaign of a few years ago) and as you learned, it’s demonstrably not nasty. The nicest people in the world are from Cincinnati, and since we can all tell from your blog that you fit in that category, I am unsuprised it was a big love connection. Go back with Clara sometime and go to the awesome zoo, and King’s Isalnd (a slightly bigger version of King’s Dominion) and a Reds’ game. Now that you’ve been there, I am sure Cincinnati has made you honorary citizens.

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  12. Dina says

    Huge congrats!
    It must feel so awesome to be on your book tour and have all of this stuff actually happening! You two are inspirational, and this is a wonderful reward for all of your hard work, talent, and constant grace in all situations.
    Hope you’re enjoying every minute!

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  15. Beth says

    GRAETER’S! So awesome that you guys discovered it! As you can see I am abnormally excited about this development. Glad you had a great trip!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Haha- yup! Same exact thing I wore to Haven! I joked about it during our talk “memorize this outfit because I might wear it to every event- I don’t have a lot of clothes” – haha! I don’t remember how it came up. Oh wait, we were talking about how small our closet was and John said there was only room for my clothes and I was like “yeah but I have like ten items of clothing” – it was pretty funny.

      xo
      s

    • YoungHouseLove says

      It’s all in the hands of fate! They don’t control it (they just arrive whenever they’re sent from the bindery, and it might regionally be different depending who’s closer, etc). Here’s hoping they at least show up on the 4th or something!

      xo
      s

    • Amber says

      Just got an update from Amazon that it shipped today! Says it should arrive on Saturday …. so maybe everyone will start receiving their copies in the next couple of days! Eeee! So exciting!

  18. Danie says

    This post was sooooo great! I laughed so many times (even out loud at my desk at work hehe). Glad you guys had such a great time! Still wishing you were coming closer to Wausau, WI!

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  19. Aimée says

    Am so pleased for you guys – it looks like it was a brilliant event! And your self-proclaimed geeky awkwardness is so endeearing!

    Now, have an odd question…what brand are those gorgeously coloured pens you used to have people sign YOUR book? I am addicted to pretty stationery and now feel the need to own those lovely pens. Might have to cruise by “Staples” on the way home…

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  20. Sarah @ Just The Bee's Knees says

    Such a great recap!! And congrats again on such an AMAZING turn out! Rockstars you are:)
    I posted my experience meeting you guys and the Novogratz today on my blog along with a few pics, including one of the boys with pens in hands scribbling away in your beautiful book. (hanging head in shame) Hope you will check it out :)
    Take care! Nice meeting you!
    xo Sarah
    http://www.justthebeesknees.com/2012/10/my-story-of-meeting-yhl-and-novogratz.html

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Aw Sarah, it was so nice to meet you!! And completely awesome that your boys drew in our book. By the end of the day we had lots of kiddo pics, and those are the ones I love the most!!

      xo
      s

  21. Amanda says

    SO sad you didnt get to drink the Ale8!!! my sister went to school in Kentucky and she got our whole family hooked on the stuff. best. gingerale. ever.

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  22. Ally says

    Nothin’ screams weird like #mangeishahands, J-Boom :)

    I think you should assume the pose for all subequent photo-ops and bombs :)

    xox

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  24. Kim says

    I had so much fun seeing you guys present on Saturday! The line was too long to meet you when we got there and afterwards we had to scoot home to watch the Ohio State game, but it was great listening to your presentation! Except for the fact that I dragged my boyfriend along and now he’s very much on the “we must agree on everything” aspect of your talk–thanks for that! I have to compromise to keep my orange living room stuff by allowing his (super fug!) Fear and Loathing art to grace our walls. Oh the horror! (But in true Tim Gunn fashion, I am determined to make.it.work. Hah!)

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  25. Kim @ Yellow Brick Home says

    WAHOO! I’m so happy to read all about your Cincinnati adventure! That’s where I went to school for my art degree and where I met my man, Scott :) It’s full of happy memories, and I’m SO glad you got Skyline! EEP!

    Looking forward to Chicago!

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  27. Claire says

    I don’t know why, but this post totally brought tears to my eyes. It is so nice to see the success you two are enjoying. Though I have never met you, you seem like genuinely good and kind people, and I wish you bestseller status! :) And seriously, how sweet are those folks in Cincinnati? Bringing you presents? Awesome.

    Can’t wait to meet you at your DC stop in December!

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  28. Felicity @ ourlittlebeehive says

    I am so happy for you guys; this post just bleeds excitement. Love it. As I was reading I had about a million things to say, but can’t remember a single thing now. Sherry, you do look amazing (as previous commenter said) I was doing a mental inventory of my blazers that miiiiight just fit me now while reading.

    p.s. Gone Girl is SO GOOD. You must read it!

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  29. angie says

    Sob! Reading this post was like rubbing salt in a wound…or lemon juice…or peroxide. I thought I had dealt with the fact that you would not be touring in Ca but alas, all the sadness was reawakened after seeing live action of all i would NOT get to enjoy. Sniff. Happy for all the other folks but weeping and throwing my own little pity party in Ca.

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  30. Jen@The Decor Scene says

    I loved all of these pictures. You guys must still be on such a high. I’m super excited for you guys. I actually would love to hear about each stop on your book tour. I think it’s super exciting. We want more pictures of Sherry acting dorky. ;) Love you guys {in a none creepy way}. ;)

    Sherry, I went to HomeGoods today at lunch {yup I’m that lucky girl that can go shopping at lunch time and then go back to work} and I bought not 1 but 4 white ceramic animals. haha. They were in the Christmas section. Polar Bear, 2 different Penguins and a Moose. I can’t wait for Christmas now. :)

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  31. Laura says

    Sounds like you had an amazing & fun time. I’m hoping that all your stops are just as wonderful. Still really bummed that I wont be in town when you’re in Seattle. When you get to Seattle if you have time you have got to go to http://www.dicksdrivein.com/ they’re a local institution with a simple but tasty and cheap menu.

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  33. Chelsey says

    You guys were so gracious at the book signing!! Everyone in line was talking about how exhausted you must have been from signing books and talking to SO many people, but y’all really keep the energy up! So worth the drive up from Tuscaloosa!

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  34. Andrea Harper says

    I can’t even begin to tell you how hard I laughed at “coy geisha hands” and Sherry’s picture behind Cortney Novogratz. Where did you guys come from?? Ugh, I sure like ya. And I REALLY wish you were coming to Salt Lake City!

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  35. Elaine says

    so glad you posted…I was wondering what was taking so long. Just kidding. I love hearing about your perspective and i LOVE all you had to say and I LOVE all the pictures! Keep it coming YHL!

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  36. Katie says

    So I just went to the facebook rsvp page for the Chicago book signing and its at capacity!! They’re not taking any more RSVP’s. My heart literally skipped a beat and I almost teared up :( I am so pumped that you guys have such a huge fan base that you’re selling out venues like you’re ‘NSYNC circa 1999 :) But majorly bummed that I won’t be able to attend. I was *just* talking to my mom today about how I could logistically swing it to come to the event (I live in MI about 3 hours from Chicago and have a 2 year old and an almost 5 month old). We were thinking we’d crash my cousins house (right downtown Chi) and I’d go to the signing while my mom watched my kiddos (how amazing is she??!!). Such a sad panda right now :( Just now that I’ll be there in spirit cheering you guys on and I cannot wait for my preordered book to arrive!!

    ***I have this pipe dream of going down to FL for either the Ft. Lauderdale or Miami signing…my brother lives in Boca Raton and my family has a condo there too so it’d be the perfect excuse to go visit the ol’ bro and conveniently be there for your book signing :) But plane ticket costs and traveling with 2 kiddos….sigh. A girl can dream right?

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  37. Emily says

    Maybe you already covered this, but would you sign a book if I mailed you one along with return shipping? I live in Michigan and you aren’t going to be in my neighborhood…you should really come though, Grand Rapids is a great city!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      We’d love to end up Michigan! As for signed books, we’re not able to send books back and forth like that in the mail (I guess there’s too much worry about them getting lost or tied up after a previous author through our publisher tried to do that with limited success) but we just heard that a local book store here in Richmond will be selling signed copies (we’ll swing through and sign a bunch since they’re right here in town) online so they can ship them anywhere in the US (I believe). We’ll share more details as we know!

      xo
      s

    • Katie says

      Emily, I’m in Holland, MI (small world!!) and I agree–Grand Rapids is a great city and definitely needs to be added to the book tour :)

  39. Rose says

    You guys! Reading this has totally made me tear up. I’m so happy for you. And, you deserve it! Restores my faith in humanity.

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  42. Michelle says

    Sherry, that picture of you before meeting Cortney Novogratz is hysterical!! I laughed out loud and leaned in closer to my screen thinking, “What IS she doing??” ha ha! I LOVE that you guys share all your craziness with us! I asked my soon to be hubs (Nov. 3rd!!) for you book for Christmas so let’s hope he comes through for me!! Keep up the great work! You two are awesome!

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  43. amanda says

    Your recaps are so fun; I think that’s why you’re so popular, you’re very normal people. The book cover is so pretty and that little girl is too sweet!

    I can’t believe it’s 45 degrees there!!! Insane! It’s STILL 90 here (but yay we have a cold front this weekend!). Check the weather before you go to Houston, we’ve been known to have hot Thanksgiving and Christmases (boo).

    I actually was just at the location you’re going to be at for your Houston signing yesterday since I had an interview near by and I was able to check out the BHLDN store for the first time (that’s Anthropologie’s bridal/party dress store fyi) and it’s so much fun, you definitely should check it out. Ridiculous expensive, but it’s like looking at beautiful art, sigh. They only have 2 stores in the country, so it could be your only chance.

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Woah that sounds like fun! Hope we get to pop in! And I for one hope it’s super hot when we’re in Houston. My favorite temperature is “burning up” – I love it!

      xo
      s

  44. Joyce says

    My daughter turned me on to your blog, since I love nothing more than scouring garage sales and thrift stores for treasures to resurrect. But you are even more awesome now, since that was MY GRANDBABY YOU WERE FAWNING OVER!! My daughter and her friends were so excited to meet you and said you were so gracious and welcoming to them. I hope you never lose your enthusiasm and excitement!

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    • Rachael says

      Yay, Mom! Look at you, posting comments on the internet like a champ. Cute baby + design blog = Joyce enters the real world! Yippee! John and Sherry, this is nothing short of a miracle. Just one more reason to love you guys :)

  46. Cassie says

    Ahhh so glad you loved it here! Let me know if you need more pictures from fans for some sort of giant photobook compilation of your book tour! I have one of us and one of you both talking at the table before the slideshow started freaking out!

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  47. Kaci B says

    It’s so funny you mentioned the Midwestern friendliness! I live about two hours north of Cincinnati and we’re known for bringing gifts for everything–housewarming, having a party/baby/new job, etc. And, for offering everyone a beverage–coffee? iced tea? a coke for the road? ;) Check out Jeni’s ice cream next time you’re in Ohio.

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  48. Sheena Field says

    Sherry and John,
    It was so neat to meet you Saturday! Great work on the book!! THANK YOU for signing a book for me—the last one before your presentation. I wasn’t brave enough to stay with kids in tow… but I am sure the presentation was outstanding. And yes John, Sherry does ogle over little ones, even when they are sound asleep and covered in a stroller! It made my day to get to meet you two. I hope you weren’t too worn out after meeting a big line of people. Good luck with your future book tour stops. Have you started on a 2nd book yet? :)

    Lots of love from Cincy,
    Sheena

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Aw you’re so sweet Sheena! It was awesome to meet you! As for book two, thankfully we don’t have to think about that yet. I think our brains might explode. Haha.

      xo
      s

  50. Robyn says

    Do you have details on your Wilton CT signing? I live in Seattle but my Bff lives in Wilton. If I beg her, I know she will go get a book signed for me! I will be in Wilton on the 8th, so I will just miss you guys :(

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