I managed to retain cohesiveness at that time, but immediately after breakfast, we were off to the photo op with Joe. I dashed upstairs to remove a sweater and swap out glasses for contacts and joined the rapidly growing line. While we waited in line, a stern woman in leather with a clipboard shouted, "Listen up people!"
We fell instantly silent.
"Rule number one," she barked. We all quivered. *please don't throw us out*
"Remember to breathe. Because if you fail to breathe, you will pass out and then the woman behind you will step over your unconscious body and take your place in line."
We all laughed and breathed out a huge sigh of relief. A woman turned to me and said, "Oh, how cute. You came as Elizabeth."
I looked down at myself. I was wearing a red short-sleeved top over black pants and boots. I had a mop of curly red-brown hair. Oh dear. "I wasn't trying to look like Elizabeth," I explained. "I just didn't want to look like Harry Potter."
She wasn't buying it.
When I got into the same room with Joe, I saw how he greeted each person, shook hands and then said something before the picture was taken. I was pretty nervous so when I walked forward for my turn, I was completely staggered when he said, "Well, hel-lo," in a totally sexy manner and gave me a little once over. *Staggered* I tell you. Which is why I look completely pole-axed in the photo, like I'd been hit with a 2x4. A Joe 2x4.
Later that afternoon when someone else said, "Aw, you dressed as Elizabeth", I just nodded dumbly. Yup. Great trip all around. :-)
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Date: 2010-01-21 05:17 am (UTC)We fell instantly silent.
"Rule number one," she barked. We all quivered. *please don't throw us out*
"Remember to breathe. Because if you fail to breathe, you will pass out and then the woman behind you will step over your unconscious body and take your place in line."
We all laughed and breathed out a huge sigh of relief. A woman turned to me and said, "Oh, how cute. You came as Elizabeth."
I looked down at myself. I was wearing a red short-sleeved top over black pants and boots. I had a mop of curly red-brown hair. Oh dear. "I wasn't trying to look like Elizabeth," I explained. "I just didn't want to look like Harry Potter."
She wasn't buying it.
When I got into the same room with Joe, I saw how he greeted each person, shook hands and then said something before the picture was taken. I was pretty nervous so when I walked forward for my turn, I was completely staggered when he said, "Well, hel-lo," in a totally sexy manner and gave me a little once over. *Staggered* I tell you. Which is why I look completely pole-axed in the photo, like I'd been hit with a 2x4. A Joe 2x4.
Later that afternoon when someone else said, "Aw, you dressed as Elizabeth", I just nodded dumbly. Yup. Great trip all around. :-)