Missed the party?

Posted by Maralise | October 19, 2008 | 19 Comments

Top row, left to right: Kylie Turley, Justine Dorton, Sharlee Glenn, Johnna Cornett, Melissa Young, Courtney Kendrick, Michelle Linford, Kathryn Soper

Bottom row, left to right: Angela Hallstrom, Melonie Cannon, Brooke Benton, Emily Milner, Darlene Young

ABC-4 and KSL were there. Check out our KSL clip! We sold over 100 copies of the book to benefit Stephanie and Christian Nielson. Thanks Deseret Book (who really didn’t know what they were getting into when they invited the crazy Segullah ladies to have a party) and thanks to everyone who came!

***Were you there? Tell us how it was (some of us, sniff, were not able to make it and would love to hear a report).

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19 Responses to “Missed the party?”

wendy
October 19th, 2008 @ 7:20 am

I loved the book signing event! It was wonderfully fun to meet the authors, put names to blogging faces, hear some exerpts from the book, etc. (and bravo, whoever brought those chocolate truffles that I am still proud of myself for not pigging out on). I really do think we should have another get together so I can have more time to visit with all ya’ll.
Annette
October 19th, 2008 @ 8:10 am

ACK! I spaced it! After all your reminders, too! Got caught up in dejunking house stuff. Pllh. Sounds like it was the bomb.
Marjorie Conder
October 19th, 2008 @ 8:32 am

I made it a point to come down from SLValley for this. It was everything I expected it to be. My major motivation was to put faces with names. I was especially glad to meet M&M, Emily M., Justine, Kylie Turley, Darlene and others (I’m writing just before Church and I am surely forgetting some of you.) But all around it was great. A second vote for the truffles and I am proud of myself for just taking one. Here is another vote for a sit around and talk get together. Oh, and I further established that I am the oldest commenter on the bloggernacle, so thanks to all for being so nice to this old dinosaur. I’m also looking forward to reading the book. However, my present plan is to give it to the mother of our first great-grandchild (who I don’t know yet since our first 13 grandchildren are boys.) A great grandchild is probably about 6 or 7 years in the future. Anyway–well done all around.
Kerry
October 19th, 2008 @ 9:14 am

it was good times! (and good truffles, though I preferred the baklava…)
Julie P (rarely home mom)
October 19th, 2008 @ 10:34 am

How was it? Fabulous. It was so fun to go down the line, and stand in the area, just to meet everyone and put faces with names.

A pic of my souvenir is here: http://flickr.com/photos/juliepettit/2953727664/ (sorry I’m not in the know-how with leaving links in comments)

What a day! What a book! Congrats Segullah women.
Kathryn Soper
October 19th, 2008 @ 12:57 pm

Everyone meet at my house in an hour–I have 5 lbs. of truffles on my counter! (Which means we ate 7 lbs.)

I loved meeting you, ladies. Thank you for coming.

We’ll post some pictures soon. And I’ll report back as soon as I know the total sales from yesterday!
wendy
October 19th, 2008 @ 3:54 pm

Okay, Kathryn, how did I miss you? Or am I brain dead today?
Kathryn Soper
October 19th, 2008 @ 5:39 pm

I’m sorry I missed you, Wendy! I was next to c jane most of the time, helping people with their origami birdies, but sometimes I had to step away.
suedonym
October 19th, 2008 @ 5:48 pm

It was wonderful! So great to meet all the lovely Segullah ladies, and see good friends.
wendy
October 19th, 2008 @ 10:09 pm

Ah-hah. That is why I also missed doing an origami bird. Rats.
cheryl
October 19th, 2008 @ 10:10 pm

I was there! Julie P (rarely home mom) and I made it to the event; I think I blushed the entire time, meeting all of the fabulous Segullah women. It was fun! And the food was fabulous…

Thanks for doing it!
cheryl
October 19th, 2008 @ 10:12 pm

Oh, and this is for CJane: I totally forgot to tell you my husband works with Vance and Brent, although I haven’t met Page, yet.
I think I was blushing too much.
What is it with me and meeting amazing people in real life?!
annie
October 20th, 2008 @ 1:37 am

The gathering was fabulous. I felt like I was in middle school in a room full of all the cool girls. Only this time the cool girls weren’t just beautiful; they were kind and talented and giving out truffles!
Darlene
October 20th, 2008 @ 10:24 am

I love that picture, Julie P.!
Justine
October 20th, 2008 @ 6:37 pm

Annie, you are so kind, and it was SO nice to meet you, too! (and I wasn’t a cool kid in middle school, or high school, and I’m doubtful about that status now!)
Heather H.
October 20th, 2008 @ 7:52 pm

I’m not doubtful about your status Justine, totally one of the cool kids.

I thought about all of you on and off the whole day. Glad it was a success but wish I could have been there.

Love you all!
Jennie
October 20th, 2008 @ 8:38 pm

So bummed I wasn’t there. I hope more people will bear their testimonies of how great it was. I love hearing that!
Emily M.
October 20th, 2008 @ 9:19 pm

I loved meeting all of you! It was wonderful to put faces with blog and commenter names. I have to give a shout out to Christine, who made the quilts for Nie’s children. Bless you, they were beautiful. And to the mom who lives in California and sent her BYU-student son to come and get a book–thank you!

Thanks to everyone for celebrating with us. We love you.

(p.s. to Annie, I have never in my life been one of the cool people. I think I felt the other way around–that everyone who came was honoring us with their time and with their presence there. Thank you.)
Clarice
October 30th, 2008 @ 12:13 am

I didn’t make it to the event, I should have though! At least the event inspired me to go ahead and order the book through Amazon! i can’t wait to get it!