I learned something on my flight back to Los Angeles – I have very comfortable shoulders.
Luckily, this guy (unlike the last one) was horrified and it only happened once.
The original flight I was supposed to be on was delayed by four hours. This would have put me back in California at 1:45 am. Not only was that not awesome with Annabel, but I had another flight to catch at 7:25 am the next day. I threw myself on the mercy of the American Airlines ticketing agent, and she went above and beyond to put Annie and me on another flight. A flight that turned out to be the BEST! FLIGHT! EVER!
While waiting for our flight to board, I heard an airline employee call for Doris Roberts. I looked around, and then BAM! Doris!
Marie Barone! So awesome.
Then, when Annie and I were on queue to pre-board, I saw Food Network star Paula Deen. I wasn’t surprised – when Maya and her husband dropped me at the airport, Maya immediately recognized Paula’s husband standing outside the terminal. So with that in mind, I’d been on the lookout. Still, I was surprised she was on my flight to LA instead of on one to her home state of Georgia.
First class boarded our flight first, then Annie and I boarded. Wouldn’t you know it, the line inside the plane backed up and we were stopped right at Paula’s seat. She and her husband started cooing at Annie, and of course Annie started smiling and cooing right back. Paula said to bring Annie back during the flight and she and her husband would take care of her. Uh, OK!
Of course, the flight attendants didn’t believe me later in the flight when I said I had a personal invitation from Paula to go back up to first class. WHATEVER! I patiently passed the time until the plane landed, and then I high-tailed it after Paula and her entourage. I found Mike waiting for us at the gate, gave him a quick smooch, and then ran to grab Paula. She went outside and my stomach lurched. She was leaving and I would never catch her.
But no! She saw me coming and said, “Honey, you never DID take me up on my offer to babysit that little sugar plum.” And then, because she is awesome, Annie giggled at her, and we got what I was looking for:
This officially breaks my hard and fast rule not to bother celebs with photo requests. But for Paula it was totally worth it.
I hope this means my plane karma is turning around!
*There really WAS a Rabbi on the plane. I love it when there are important men of faith on my flights – it makes me feel like the plane is less likely to go down!
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Haha brilliant! My sister was sitting on a plane reading ‘The Female Eunuch’, and a woman was staring at her for quite some time… It was only afterwards that Fiona realised the woman was Germaine Greer.
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So fun! But I’m dying to know what you were doing flying all over creation?????
.-= Lynn from For Love or Funny´s last blog ..My husband doesn’t read my blog =-.
That is so awesome! Paula is my hero! She reminds me of my southern grandmother.
Go Annie! Making friends with the rich and famous already
Heather, I hope your early flight tomorrow (?) is at least as good as that one. And no shoulder-sleepers.
.-= Kate @ UpsideBackwards´s last blog ..We have no idea where he gets these ideas =-.
I freaking LOVE Paula Dean…lucky you! Who wouldn’t want to snuggle that little sugar plum???
What a little charmer!! Awesome pic =)
Does your girl get her personality and obvious flirtatiousness from her mommy or daddy?
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Watching your Twitter updates was fun last night. Watching everyone elses replies to you was even better!! So glad you, and Annie, got the picture with Paula. Glad to hear Paula was as nice in person as she seems to be on tv!
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Hilarious. I love Paula’s sassy hand on hip pose and Doris Roberts looking pissed and irritated just like you’d expect Marie to be!! So great. Glad it was fun for you as I imagine flying with a babe might not always be.
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OMG, how totally cool!! I just baked a Paula Deen chocolate pound cake, and we also just bought a Paula Deen Savanah Bed that I LOVE!!.. She rocks.
And I LOVE Marie!… lucky you.
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how awesome! great pics, too!
your line about the Rabbi on the plane totally cracked me up! I feel the same way! Thanks for starting my morning off with a smile. Glad you had such a great flight! =)
So glad this flight was better than the sat one! No horror eyes on this flight!
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Looks like Paula is one classy lady! I love her! It just shows us Southerners have hearts of gold! ; )
OKay…that’s it….I’m borrowing a beautiful baby and I’m flying out to LA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you made it home safe an sound!!!!
Love.
Jenn xo
Wow! What a great story….and flight! Glad you got pictures too!
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I love Paula Deen and that photo is worth breaking your rule for! She’s on “The Tonight Show” tonight–I never watch the Jay Leno version but I may tune in just to see if she mentions the cute little sugarplum she met on her flight.
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Oh my goodness. I must fly to LA someday if only for the people on the flight! I think it’s hilarious that you had the shoulder thing happen twice in a row. That has never happened to me!
Steph
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OMG!! I love Paula Deen! And I love that Annie turned on the charm for a celebrity (though she probably is quite the charmer all by herself). Glad to hear the flight home was better.
I love Paula Deen! Everytime I watch her I hope she is really that sweet in real life….I guess you proved she is!
Safe travels!
Jocelyn in the STL
I’m glad this flight was so much better. I love Paula! You and Annie are lucky ladies
I would have loved to have met Paula Deen! So cool!
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Sounds like a much better (like a million times better) flight than the flight out to NY. Love Paula Dean, and Doris Roberts
.-= Lisa´s last blog ..It’s Hot Out There =-.
Oh my gosh!
Now I have a huge craving for some butter and biscuits.
That is all kinds of awesome.
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Paula IS totally worth chasing down!
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How fun! Paula Deen is a real sweet heart isn’t she! My plane celeb story isn’t nearly as cool as yours but here goes. My daughter Anna and I were flying to Vegas from Minneapolis. Louie Anderson was also waiting to board our plane.
Just as we were about to board there was a delay. Turns out some idiot from the previous flight had stolen one of the lighted EXIT signs and we couldn’t fly until we got a replacement.
We finally boarded four hours later and by that time Louie had found himself another flight!
.-= Kim´s last blog ..Gratitude =-.
I used to interview Paula a few times each year while working for the NBC in Savannah. She is as sweet as she seems. Maybe even sweeter. Good lady who is self made after a tough start in life. One of the few celebrities with character.
.-= Karen´s last blog ..To my little (soon to be) 4 year-old… =-.
*sigh* Paula … I just want to snuggle her.
.-= Sarah P´s last blog ..Naming a penis or a band? =-.
I was so excited for this post! I responded to you last night on Twitter when I saw your tweet about Paula Deen – I almost felt like I was right there with you on the plane staring at Paula! She is so sweet. I can just hear her voice, talking about your sugar plum. What a great picture. Paula is the best! And I am sure she loved you and Miss. Annabel!
That was seriously the coolest flight ever!!!
I’m SO jealous! I LOVE Paula!!!
My only celeb run in (if you call him a celeb) was at LAX. I was almost taken down by the dude that plays the oldest brother on 7th Heaven’s luggage cart. Could have cared less about a photo with him…I just swore at him under my breath!
He didn’t even apologize!!! Jerk!
JEALOUS!
I’m glad this flight was better than the first one!!
Seriously??? I have my picture with the Pioneer woman! Ree Drummond. Of course, I had to stand in a ridiculously long line with a 2 and 3 year old for about 5 hours… but dude, she is equally as awesome! lol. I love Paula and Ree… AND Heather and Annabel of course.
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I love Ree as well!! I’ve been cooking out of her cookbook quite a bit lately.
And of course, we love Heather and Annie as well!!!
I have to preserve my cookbook. ha. I take the computer into the kitchen. I can just replace my macbook if I get food all over it, right? My cookbook is my treasure!
.-= Diane´s last blog ..Here is what I have added to etsy =-.
You know? You look a little star struck in the picture, but Annie looks like she a celebrity out with another celebrity.
.-= Tamaya´s last blog ..That Was a Mistake Tuesday =-.
No way! That is totally awesome- what a sweet lady in real life!
.-= Melissa Multitasking Mama´s last blog ..Happy Birthday, Jared =-.
Wow Heather I’m so stinkin jealous. I have never saw a celeb on a flight but you did twice which is soooo awesome. You and Annie rock!
So cool! You all look so great after a flight! I once saw Vanilla Ice and Mos Def in the airpor. Not together, though.
You have some of the greatest random celebrity run-ins of anyone I know. My sister had a few when she lived in NYC, but yours are fantastic.
Wow, that flight was just chock-full of celebrities – Annie, frest off her TV debut, then Doris Roberts and Paula Deen. What are the odds?
I love Paula Deen, she is so cool! Glad you were able to catch her and have your pic taken with her. A special keepsake for Annie some day.
Hope you don’t get jetlag now. Take it easy. I myself hate to fly, I don’t feel safe unless my feet are planted on solid, flat ground! Of course, these days with sink holes popping up, and other crazy “natural disasters”, sometimes I wonder if the ground will stay solid.
:S
I was so excited for this post! I responded to you last night on Twitter when I saw your tweet about Paula Deen – I almost felt like I was right there with you on the plane staring at Paula! She is so sweet. I can just hear her voice, talking about your sugar plum. What a great picture. Paula is the best! And I am sure she loved you and Miss. Annabel!
That was seriously the coolest flight ever!!!
I met Paula at Universal Studios. She was SO nice and talked and took pictures with everyone.
Awesome!! Totally makes up for the drunk guy on the last one, right? Well almost…
LOVE Paula Deen!! I’ve thought the same way as you, once on a very bumpy overseas flight I noticed the plane was full of priests and nuns.. I instantly felt better! Surely we were going to make it! lol Love the pictures, Annie sure knows how to charm them!
Oh my gee, PAULA FREAKIN DEEN!! I love her. I am slightly jealous, I have to admit.
I am hoping to just get to visit Savannah next Summer and eat at her restaurant, but you got to meet her for real and get a picture.
Just just adds to your awesomeness!!
(((HUGS))) from Florida
You should have told Paula your Hulk Hogan story! She would have totally loved that one!
this kicks major amounts of ass.
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Amazing; I LOVE Paula!
Yay to Annie for turning on the charm.
.-= jen´s last blog ..how does your garden grow? =-.
Is it terrible that I would have given the baby to Paula’s hubby and asked Paula to cuddle me instead?
Yes?
How could Paula even resist Annie for a second? She is TOO cute. What a fun picture!
Gosh I could listen to Paula talk all day long. I loves her. Your tweets were awesome. I love that pic of Annie with her tongue out. Chickanella is a little charmer.
.-= mel´s last blog ..I’ll be on my boat. =-.
I <3 Paula Deen and your photo title is awesome =)
I have a “Don’t ask for pictures” rule too. And it gets broken every time I see a sports celebrity. I just can’t help myself.
What an awesome flight!!
I saw on Twitter that Paula was flying to LA to be on the Tonight Show tonight with Kathy Griffin! And I was like “she’s on Heather’s flight RIGHT NOW out to LA!”
Why yes, I do talk to my Twitter stream. Don’t you?
.-= Kristabella´s last blog ..What Ails Me =-.
Heather, that is the best plane story ever. Granted the one with Billy Bush was a memory too, but this one was a happy memory.
I love the picture with Paula. I’m so glad she’s as awesome in person as she in on the Food Network.
None are as adorable as that Annie! I think she gets cuter with each picture and I didn’t think that would be possible!
UGH I AM SO JEALOUS!!! Paula is my favorite person EVER!! She is the person that taught me butter goes in every dish! Wow, so jealous!
That is awesome! I would love to meet Paula Deen!
.-= Missy´s last blog ..Lucky Me! =-.
Yay! This totally makes up for the awful flight you had the last time! You should send your photo with Paula to TMZ, they’re having a contest and you could win $250! Enough for another plane ticket … where will you go next?
What Amanda said!
GACK, PAULA DEEN!!!! One of the few celebrity chefs I would totally ask for a picture! She was so super-nice, offering to take Annie off your hands for the flight – it’s truly terrible that the flight attendants didn’t believe you.
Just make sure that, as she grows up, she has a fond memory of Auntie Paula, and make sure too that you cook with butter whenever you have the opportunity.
YAY Paula Deen!!! Also, you must be very comfortable – with both annie and a stranger snuggled on your shoulders… maybe take it as a complement? lol
.-= Emily´s last blog ..Bloggin’ =-.
I just flew from NYC to Austin over the weekend and while we were in line to board the plane, Matt Damon was right behind me! I never knew this of course until we got to our seats and my brother informed me. But we were the first row after first class, so I got to stare at the back of Matt’s head for over 3 hours (and fake trips to the bathroom so I could see his lovely face). When the plane landed, I followed as well. He was really fast though. Last on the plane and first to get off. He had two people waiting for him at the gate and they boogied on out of there quick! I love celebrity sightings!
Paula Deen!!!!!!!! SO JEALOUS!! Isn’t she gorgeous?
.-= Laura´s last blog ..Beautiful Blogger Award =-.
Excellent !!!! I am so glad… Also of equal happiness not to be in a holding cell somewhere right now.. I am telling you 1st class only for Annie .. it’s a must.
Having worked at Disney World, I know the rule of “don’t ask the famous for a picture,” but I would have totally broken it for Ms. Deen.
LOOOOVES her.
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that is SO COOL. WoW!!!
.-= c.c.´s last blog ..homework =-.
Haha YESSSS (btw, I am @fleuredeflorida, I feel like a mild creeper responding to your tweets, I’m always thinking, she’s probably who the heck is this person lol)- I kept checking my blackberry last night to see if you had success in getting this photo and I just did a fist pump for you in my office (thankfully no one is around). I have had creepy people sleep on me & get excessively drunk on overseas flights- it’s so uncomfortable/awkward. I’m glad this flight was much better & you got a pic w/ the queen of southern food!
I LOVE Paula Deen! How lucky of you to snap a pic with Annie and P.D.!!
Awesome! I have the same rule… do not ask for pictures/ autographs.
Wow….I wanna go traveling with you! You have all the fun! (but only on the airplanes…no car rides with you. You know why.)
.-= Katrina´s last blog ..Christmas Present =-.
Best flight, ever! I actually work with Food Network and Paula is nothing short of awesome.
I, too, tend to think that if there’s a priest, rabbi, etc. on the flight, that we’ll be safe. Also, lots of babies (thus making Annie your built-in good luck charm).
.-= Laney´s last blog ..All the elements of a perfect park visit:-Cold bottle of… =-.
Heather, you deserve this after your incident with “Billy Bush”! Paula Deen is awesome and I’m not surprised that she sensed how awesome your little Annie is too!!!
I am flying out today to Washington state and am TERRIFIED!!!! Here is hoping there is a rabbi, priest, minister, nun, the Pope, a shaman, a kid that talks to dead people, Jesus, and whoever else would like to appear aid me on my flight in a tin bucket. Sigh. So cool you got to see Paula! I watched her the night my Sam came home from the NICU. She was such a comfort!
Your face in the photo on the plane is priceless!
.-= Heather´s last blog ..This Moment : Week Seven =-.
I think fellow plane passengers sense your motherly energy. They can’t help but taking a little nap on your comfortable shoulder.
And Paula? I want to take her home with me. She has that awesome motherly energy as well.
Wow! That is an awesome story. It’s so nice to hear that Paula is a down to Earth person. Love that!!! Glad that you made it home safe and sound.
.-= Stacy´s last blog ..All Natural =-.
I love Paula Deen! If I saw her I would ask for a photo too! She’s one of the few celebrities I think I would really like if I met her.
That first picture cracked me up. Red-eyes are always so entertaining. Glad to hear that he wasn’t a drunk this time though!
That is so awesome! I am totally jealous! Maybe I should move to LA and then I might see more celebs.
.-= Nicole´s last blog ..Saturday =-.
OMG! I’m so jealous! Did Paula D have her fake lashes on? She says she even wears them to work in the garden!
.-= Darcie´s last blog ..long day…sleepless nights =-.
Best. Flight. Ever! LOVE THAT!
.-= Kellee´s last blog ..Time for a Make-Over? =-.
Cool! Doris Roberts is kinda looking at you like you’re the paparazzi, but that’s probably not on purpose. I do know who Paula Deen is, but I only saw her on tv a couple times. I love her accent. I used to talk that way until I’d been out of the South for several years. It still comes out from time to time, especially if I hear someone who has the accent. … Glad you had a good flight and the guy who fell asleep on you was actually cool – when I first saw this I thought “No Way!!! Not again!!!”. You really must have comfortable shoulders though. Lucky you!
Haha how AWESOME is that!?!? She looks like so much fun. (Paula of course… haha Doris doesn’t look too thrilled.)
Very cool!!! So much better than the flight out!
That was definitely the BEST FLIGHT EVER!!!! I am in love with Paula Deen… she’s so awesome!
I love that you met (and got a picture with!) Paula Deen! She looks pretty in real life. Cute how Annie seems to be going for a boob grab on Paula
You got it. YAY!!!!
Love that photo too. Just awesome. Annie’s famous now. Well famous-er.
I love it! Nice to see that PD is a pleasant person in real life! I’m from the South, and even I’m charmed by her accent. I actually work right next to the building where her magazines are published.
.-= Deborah´s last blog ..Drawing FAIL =-.
i hope i land on a flight with you some day. i promise not to drool or lean and i love babies!
.-= leel´s last blog ..before & after: buffy the buffet is a beau-ty! =-.
I was going to say something about the irony of you loving Paula Deen even though you hate cooking….then I realized that I love Top Chef and I’m certainly no cook.
So glad your Paula Deen wish came to fruition!
.-= Nanette´s last blog ..Lovely long weekend =-.
TOTALLY JEALOUS!!! And that is so awesome of Paula Deen to be so kind and sweet. I’m always afraid that people aren’t really who they portray themselves to be.
.-= Kristin´s last blog ..Six =-.
Super jealous! What an awesome flight!! Paula Deen offered to babysit your kid… how freakin’ cool is THAT?!?! I’m in awe. Of course, how could she possibly have resisted Annie’s adorable little face?
.-= Jaden´s last blog ..Easter Hunt Rewind =-.
What an awesome post! i thought for sure you were going to say that there were people LIKE them on the plane…not for REALS!
Got Annie’s birth announcement today! It’s so sweet! She really is a sugarplum (which also happens to be purple by the way)!
.-= Heather@Triple Blessing´s last blog ..What do you do if the shoe fits?? =-.
I totally would have asked Paula to invite me to her house for a celebration dinner, July 4th, Memorial Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter….any holiday that involves food. I would really REALLY want to go to her place for one of those all you can stand to stuff your face with food holidays!
.-= Rebecca´s last blog ..Six Years =-.
Oh i LOVE Paula Deen. I met her at BlogHer last year and she was SO nice, so warm and inviting and funny, just a real treasure. Have you read her autobiography? It’s a great book.
I was totally cracking up watching your twitter feed yesterday. I’d love to have met Doris Roberts. I’d have no idea what to say to Paula Deen, though… “Hey cool, you’re famous but I’m on something like a permanent diet and I can’t eat ANYTHING you cook?”
.-= Barnmaven´s last blog ..Where my insides are coming out, or so it seems =-.
So jealous! I am an Alabama girl and would LOVE to meet Paula Deen! She is in L.A. because she’s going to be on Jay Leno tonight!
only you. I mean really, this could only happen to you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s so cool! And LOL, on you having strong shoulders. =P
When traveling on an airplane with Annie, do you keep her in the same thing you tote her around in? (the sling you wear) or do you have some kind of special strap to secure her to you for airplane travel? Just curious. I think most slings would work just as well, right? Not that I travel on airplanes much, but I’ve often wondered how I would secure my lap-babies, if I ever did. My mother used to be a flight attendant and has some pretty horrific stories about what happens to babies/small children sitting on laps when there is a sudden change in altitude due to strong turbulance
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or to anyone else reading….what have you done/do you use to secure your lap-babies?
.-= Katrina´s last blog ..Christmas Present =-.
Hi Katrina, yes, I kept her in the carrier. It’s a LilleBaby and it has a harness inside, so basically she is belted into the carrier that I attached to myself. And then I am belted into my seat! The only time I took her out was to change her diaper. I didn’t want to risk turbulence, falling asleep, etc. This way I knew she was secure!
Okay….LilleBaby….gotta remember that one
Thanks!
.-= Katrina´s last blog ..Christmas Present =-.
Awesome! I was really enjoying your tweets from the flight. (also, this post for some reason reminded me that my boss’ wife dressed up their baby as a stick of butter for Halloween. Paula Deen would have loved that)
How very cool!
.-= Kristin´s last blog ..More Random Shit from Me =-.
Awesome!!! I’ve never had that happen & you saw TWO celebs! Soooo makes up for that drunken guy!
.-= Mary´s last blog ..Blessed =-.
That is so AWESOME!!!! Yay for Paula Deen, she is awesome. And despite the long flight, you and Annie look so adorable!!!
xoxo
.-= Kim´s last blog ..The Perfect (emotional) Storm =-.
Dang, this totally makes up for drunk Billy Bush lookalike, huh?
.-= Alison´s last blog ..Happy Birthday to… ME! =-.
I SO wish I lived in L.A. sometimes just so I could gawk at some of the celebs. I’m from Kansas City and we don’t get many celebs around here. I did see Marion Ross (Mrs. C from Happy Days, pretty close to a Marie Barone in my book) at a CVS if you can believe that. She was appearing at a local dinner theatre. She was sitting and taking her blood pressure. I wasn’t fast enough to take her picture though. Being a nice Jewish girl, I’d say having a Rabbi on your flight was awesome.
That’s awesome – I always figured Paula Deen was as nice as she seemed!
hahaha! I love it! You have the FUNNIEST look on your face in that first pic!
My sister recently flew to Hawaii and while at LAX she saw the snowboarder, Shaun White. She was just inches from him. She wanted to get his autograph soooo badly but my BIL talked her out of it, said not to bother him. hmmph! People watching must be so much fun there.
Glad you had a great and safe trip home, despite the tired guy next to you. Cracks me up that of all the people to fall asleep on while flying, you get chosen twice- and you have a BABY in your arms!
great post – thank you for the laughs!
LMAO!! I was the one to fall asleep on my seatmates shoulder once. I was awakened when we hit the ground…… and talk about hirrified – not only did I fall asleep leaning in this guys seat but I had DROOL on my chin. THANK GOD he got off the plane while I continued my flight. And LMAO about the Rabbi. Whenever I go to court (which sadly, with my carzy ass ex is a lot( I always park at the Cathedral, even though closer polaces are cheaper I feel protected because I parked my car at a church. And Annie was just saying hey to one of her peers….she is, afteral, a TV star in her own right!
This just plain cracks me up. Too funny.
I LOVE Paula! How sweet that she wanted to watch Annie.
Now I love her even more (like her baked beans recipe wasn’t enough of a reason!)
xoxo
I can’t figure out why Paula didn’t post a picture of Annie on her website. Huh. What a sweetheart! I love Paula… more butter, please!
.-= Jenny´s last blog ..Lost and Found =-.
I think you’re allowed to bug celebrities for photos because you’re a celebrity too, haha. The internet counts!
I love Paula. Sugar Plum! Too cute!!!
I’m just here to echo what everyone else has already said – AWESOME!!
xoxox~
Sara
.-= Sara K.´s last blog ..So blessed =-.
Sure, I flew to LA last week and all I got was a creepy shoulder sleeper…granted, it was my son, but still! Not a single famous person. Oh well. Congrats on the Paula shoot! She’s adorable as are the two of you after your flight.
.-= Connie´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday – Disneyland Butterfly =-.
I once rode in an elevator with Ted Shackleford (Gary from Knots Landing). But it was a hospital elevator and I was in my scrubs so I thought it might be slightly unprofessional to ask him to sign them. Out here in Oklahoma that’s about as good as a celeb sighting gets! I LOVE Paula!!!
I have no clue who Paula Deen is, but she seems nice…
Your shoulder must be magical for all men to want to rest their head on… ;o)))
.-= Catherine Lucas´s last blog ..Too short of a summer =-.
Heather…Paula just went up several knotches in my book…..wow…love it!!!
.-= coloradolady´s last blog ..Vintage Thingie Thursday : A Vintage Dress And A Dream =-.
Wow – I’m completely jealous that you not only got a picture with Paula, but you had actual conversations with her!! Glad you had a better flight home.
I can’t imagine creepy sleeping guy! You are my hero the way you handled it. Thank you for making me smile. You subtle humor is the best.
I really needed a chuckle this week
Love, Margaret
The look on your face in the first pic… xD
Good stuff.
.-= Amanda M.´s last blog ..Manga Monday (cough): 100% Perfect Girl =-.
Annie is one of the most adorable babies ever! It’s no wonder Paula wanted to snuggle her.
.-= Meg @sleepynewmommy´s last blog ..You Know What Really Grinds My Gears?* =-.
GAWD! You are so lucky! Well, truly it was ALL Annie that did it though. Seriously, I coo at every picture of her. It’s sick, but I do. Darn kids being all cute! Paula is awesome! Stupid flight attendant keeping you away!! The photo is GREAT! LOVE IT!
Teehee! What a great flight! ;D
Sounds like you had an awesome flight! Don’t blame you for chasing Paula down. She is such a sweetheart!
.-= Nadia´s last blog ..11 Tips To Make Traveling With Babies & Toddlers Easy =-.
Great flight! I love it…..and the pics too!
I have to admit I thought I had the safest flight ever when Sen John McCain sat three rows in front of me last fall on my way to Sesame Street!
I thought….
1. There’s gotta be a marshal on board
2. Hey, isn’t McCain a pilot
3. Of course, the pilots know who they’ve got onboard!
Slept like a baby on that flight!!
.-= Debra @ A FRugal Friend´s last blog ..New Eggo Coupon ($1.00 off) = CHEAP waffles =-.
That is so awesome! Annabel, I am so jealous! I love Paula Deen, she is as adorable as you are. You are a very lucky girl. Marie Barone too – that is so cool. My only brush with fame was meeting Walter Matthau and Tim Robbins while they were filming IQ in Princeton. Walter Matthau was so nice he even gave me a bottle of water,
Men or women of faith!
One of my best friends is a rabbi — and SHE is amazing! 
Annie is delicious. I love hearing about your girls.
I *LOVE* Paula Deen! So glad you got your pic!
.-= Dawn´s last blog ..The good and bad of it… =-.
I think it is more scary to ride a plane with good people since heaven would want to take people that sin lesser.
Last fall Paula Deen was in town for a book signing and my daughter’s elementary school snagged her for an assembly (presumably about cooking with kids). Anyway, the principal called me a few weeks before and asked me to bring some of my cookies and other goodies to a reception for her. Which was awesome and terrifying at the same time. However, Ms. Deen was LOVELY and put me right at ease (by eating at least 2-3 of everything I brought, while chatting aimiably with everyone attending). I have to say, however, that you snapped the best picture (candid or otherwise) I have ever seen of her. Probably because Annie melted her heart a little first!