I'm happy to share a guest post from BellaTesoro (Fran), resident EP enthusiast who accented February's TwiPeople issue with a summary of the Valentine's Day chapter from EP. If you missed that click here. When Fran told me she was thinking about going into NYC for the premiere and get together I told her that I thought it was a great idea. She was a little reserved about meeting up with so many people she didn't really know because she is a bit newer to the fandom, but I vouched for all of your bloggy butts and reminded her there's always 911!!! :-) Here's her story. (with my commentary in purple )Enjoy it as much as I did.
Water for Elephants New York Weekend
Captured Moments
by BellaTesoro
There were plenty of things I'd hope to find while on my Water for Elephant weekend. Of course I wanted to find Rob, and so I did. He was, after all, the reason for the weekend to begin with.
WANTED:
Looking for this man in NYC ..have you seen him?
He was every bit as wonderful and charming as I'd imagined. I followed him, camera in hand, clicking shot after shot, traveling along the street in front of the Ziegfeld Theater and then on the plaza while at the Today Show. He smiled, and posed, responded to questions, and signed autographs along the way. I heard a young girl tell him she'd waited in line, in the rain for sixteen hours to see him. His serious face on, he replied, “I'm so sorry.”
I even got lucky enough to have him sign a poster I lovingly made in his honor. (see above) I was determined to get that poster, which my students helped me make, signed. So, I sort of, practically, stuck that poster board in his face and yelled, “Rob, please sign this for my kids?!” He did and I said to him, “Thank you Rob, that was so gracious of you.” He replied something like “Oh, your welcome.” Yeah, I will remember THAT moment forever and always!
How lucky was I to find him dressed in both the looks I love?!
Premiere day he was decked out in charcoal grey, looking stylishly sophisticated and breathtakingly handsome.
The following day he arrived at the Today Show in what I like to describe as his bad-ass EP MafiaPrinceward look. Yeah you just knew I'd find a way to get EP in there right? (I know Dean always gets himself in there! But we all 'get' the EP reference!)
The memories I made that weekend of course centered on Rob, but the most cherished moments were spent in the company of incredible woman. MrsKassieCullen was as cute as could be, with her midwestern “The Bears” accent and all her youthful enthusiasm. One of my idols, Robzsinger was one of my roommates and we bonded over serious issues as well as silly girlie talk. Dangrdafne is a strong, straight forward, kind and now a dependable new freind. LivingwithEdward is cool, witty and oh so pretty! And then I found my soul mate; 17foreverlisa has my heart. She's every bit as kind, warm, and generous as they make them. I found in her someone who I can relate to, speak my mind with, and never for a minute judges me. I found in Lisa the living meaning of the phrase, “love is love no matter where you find it.”
there's the NYC Gals!!!
There were so many others I met; heartfelt bonding was created everywhere. The weekend was everything I'd hoped it would be and then some. (see I knew you wouldn't miss me not being there)
The author of WFE, SaraGruen and Mark Povinelli who plays Kinko/Walter, both signed my book and took pictures with us.
I brought back with me memories I'll remember always. I believe in living in the moment, experiencing them fully and so I just tried to BE with Rob, in this moment of mine as he walked by, stopping briefly in all his glory. It was magnificent, this incredible man standing before me, in MY ROB moment. The crowd around me seemed to melt away, leaving just Rob and I. He is all that I'd imagine him to be and then a little more that I couldn't imagine.
So, I lingered in OUR moment, trying to get as close as I could without offending anyone. I snapped away with me camera. I didn't want to miss any part of this moment and so I really didn't focus closely at what I snapped, preferring to see the real live Rob instead of what I'd catch on film.
The next set of magical moments played out as I happened across a TINY gold morsel of UNSUSPECTED Rob perfection. I came upon this yet undiscovered piece of Rob gold like a miner would. After a long day of standing in lines, and walking the streets of NY,my newest BFF's, Robzsinger, MrsKassieCullen, Dangrdafne, LivingwithEdward and I were chilling out in my room. I was digging, sifting through the many buried pictures I'd taken after being lucky enough to have been in Rob's presence. I decided to upload my gold nuggets onto my laptop and started panning for any that hopefully came out good. I was in awe of any part of Rob I managed to capture, and I did get some perfectly solid photos.
But it wasn't a “perfectly” cropped picture that proved to be uniquely amazing. Oh no, I hit “the motherload” as I managed to unearth a sliver of Rob Gold. I clicked on a random
photo, hit full screen and what I saw took my breath away. When my new BFF's heard
my high pitched squeal they joined me as together we witnessed a view of Rob that fewever will. This “moment” we were in was captured by DangrDafne and here you'll witness a burst of our blissful moment. This video is priceless!!!
I share with you a piece of Rob Gold. It must be viewed on a BIG screen to capture the full effect. Zoom in, sit back, have your own “Rob Moment!” Feast on the incredibly PERFECT eyelashes, a shade of eyelids that no makeup artist could accurately create, the ruddy British facial tone, the day old scruff, the crisp starched white shirt collar, thedesigner dark grey suit, the chiseled chin, the well defined straight nose, and then theglistening moist, juicy ruby red lips. This was MY “Tesoro” in all his glory. This seemingly incomplete picture, captured for me, an oh so, intimate vision of ROB.
The author of WFE, SaraGruen and Mark Povinelli who plays Kinko/Walter, both signed my book and took pictures with us.
I brought back with me memories I'll remember always. I believe in living in the moment, experiencing them fully and so I just tried to BE with Rob, in this moment of mine as he walked by, stopping briefly in all his glory. It was magnificent, this incredible man standing before me, in MY ROB moment. The crowd around me seemed to melt away, leaving just Rob and I. He is all that I'd imagine him to be and then a little more that I couldn't imagine.
So, I lingered in OUR moment, trying to get as close as I could without offending anyone. I snapped away with me camera. I didn't want to miss any part of this moment and so I really didn't focus closely at what I snapped, preferring to see the real live Rob instead of what I'd catch on film.
The next set of magical moments played out as I happened across a TINY gold morsel of UNSUSPECTED Rob perfection. I came upon this yet undiscovered piece of Rob gold like a miner would. After a long day of standing in lines, and walking the streets of NY,my newest BFF's, Robzsinger, MrsKassieCullen, Dangrdafne, LivingwithEdward and I were chilling out in my room. I was digging, sifting through the many buried pictures I'd taken after being lucky enough to have been in Rob's presence. I decided to upload my gold nuggets onto my laptop and started panning for any that hopefully came out good. I was in awe of any part of Rob I managed to capture, and I did get some perfectly solid photos.
photo, hit full screen and what I saw took my breath away. When my new BFF's heard
my high pitched squeal they joined me as together we witnessed a view of Rob that fewever will. This “moment” we were in was captured by DangrDafne and here you'll witness a burst of our blissful moment. This video is priceless!!!
I share with you a piece of Rob Gold. It must be viewed on a BIG screen to capture the full effect. Zoom in, sit back, have your own “Rob Moment!” Feast on the incredibly PERFECT eyelashes, a shade of eyelids that no makeup artist could accurately create, the ruddy British facial tone, the day old scruff, the crisp starched white shirt collar, thedesigner dark grey suit, the chiseled chin, the well defined straight nose, and then theglistening moist, juicy ruby red lips. This was MY “Tesoro” in all his glory. This seemingly incomplete picture, captured for me, an oh so, intimate vision of ROB.
Behold MY GOLDEN TESORO (My NY Treasure)
::INCOHERENCE RENDERED::
This weekend, for me, wasn't about being able to be the first in line to see Rob. From first hand experience, living within the moments are important to me. Yes of course he was the reason for being here. Rob and that specialness he has, that twinkle in his eyes, that humble, honest attitude of his, that quirky charm, that whimsical way he blurtsout just about anything that pops into that precious head of his. I dreamed, for reasons I don't understand, to be in his presence someday. And I got THAT moment.
At the Today Show
What I'll cherish even more than that, are the amazing women I was fortunate to finally
meet. MrsKassieCullen and Robzsinger who I bonded with and who were fun to sleep with. MKC, I hope someday you will understand and appreciate all the intentions behind the moments I hoped would happen for you. Robzie, you were more lovely than I could have imagined! Dangerdafne and Livingwithedward, thanks for sharing and being part of MY moments. Lisa, I look into your eyes and saw YOU... To ALL the other beautiful women I met, thank you for generously opening your arms and welcoming me in.
To UtterlyAbsurdBella, I “ kept you in my pocket” the whole time, and thank you for starting me on this journey.
And finally to kiTT, names don't mean a damn thing, it's an honest heart that does. Yours
is pure. (not so much, me thinks) Thank you for being the catalyst for helping me be part of something bigger than myself, stepping outside my box and into New York with a bunch of strangers who turned out to be one big FAMILY! (You are welcome! You deserved this weekend!!!)
**Bella Tesoro, thank you for sharing this piece of your special weekend with all of us! I'm so happy to hear that you went for it and had such a wonderful time with everyone!
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