This past weekend I ran the Fit Foodie 5k.
With food and drinks all over the place post-race, it was one my of favorite 5ks of all time. At one point I had a mimosa, an iced coffee and a lettuce wrap all in my possession. AT THE SAME TIME. Food and coffee and mimosas and running are four of my favorite things, and there they were, all together. It was an amazing moment.
After all of this goodness, Alison Sweeney, who was helping host this event, was doing autograph signings. She’s probably most known for her role as host on The Biggest Loser, but I was completely geeking out for another reason. I was that super cool home-schooled teenager who was completely obsessed with the soap opera, Days of our Lives. I told my best friend that the universe must want all of my (very strange) childhood fantasies (aka obsessions) to come true. First I filmed a video piece that was shown at American Idol concerts. Then I randomly ran into the former White Power Ranger. AND NOW THIS?!
But this encounter was not without its difficulties. First, my phone died. I had time after the run, so I decided to go back to my car and charge it for a little while. Only I couldn’t find my car. Finally, I found it, parked about a million miles away. I charged my phone for a little while, and parked closer. Back to the event I went. I got there just in time for the signing. Except when I was got to the front, my phone died. Again. In front of somebody on television that I’m just trying to take a quick picture with. Such is my life, y’all. Luckily, beforehand I had asked nice strangers I was conversing with to take a picture on their phone if mine died. As much as I love running races with friends, I also really love running them solo. They’re one of my favorite ways to get quality alone time while also occasionally chit-chatting with fun new people. Said fun strangers were prepared to take picture, but someone working with Alison also sweetly offered to take a picture and email it to me. But there must have been some confusion, as I was looking at one camera and she was looking at the other. And this, my friends, is how I ended up with two different pictures of a celebrity and I looking at two different cameras.
In conclusion, people are awesome, I am awkward and life is this funny, lovely little thing that I don’t think I ever will get enough of.
Christina, Going Places 
Great post! I’m super awkward to, so I love reading of others awkwardness, makes me feel better;)
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Haha yay! Awkward ladies unite! 😉
That’s awesome that people were willing to help out with the photo though!
Yes!!!
Aww yay for the kindness of strangers!! I love that you got to meet her! SO cool! Also, I can’t make any promises, but if you wanted, I might be able to make a composite image of those two picture so that you guys are both looking at the same camera in one photo. I can’t promise that it’ll work, but I can try if you want! Just email me the pics if you’d like and I can see what magic I can work. 🙂
You are so sweet! That would be awesome! 😀
did she live up to your hopes? I love the pics… I’m a big fan of awkward pics and those, together, are a good set!
I’m thinking of signing up for The Electric Run with zero intention of running. I might not even walk it… it just looks like a super fun rave.. and I’ve got a couple sets of LED shoelace somewhere which need to used.
You look super teeny tiny skinny in all the pics.
I went to a fun rave run like that once and the rave part was definitely my favorite! Do ittt!
Honestly, I’m not really a big fan anymore but did it more for my 14 year old self. She did live up to my 14 year old self’s hopes! 😉
You could totally photo shop this!!
oh gosh, phone charger adventures and mishaps – there could be a blog devoted to them! so nice that everyone pulled through to get you your photo – it’s worth it!!