On Thursday, my Twilight friends and I welcomed Lori Joffs and Laura Cristiano to Utah for the two Stephenie Meyer signings over the weekend. (Lori’s from Tennessee and Laura’s from New Jersey.) Lori/Alphie and Laura/Pel co-founded the Twilight Lexicon, or Lex, when Twilight was first published and have had the chance to watch Stephenie’s fandom grow to what it is today.
While I was working, a lot of the group took Lori and Laura around Salt Lake to see the sights. They went to Temple Square, Gardener Village, and other places. I was finally able to join the group after work for our Thursday night get-together.
We had Hawaiian haystacks for dinner and a chocolate fountain for dessert. During the party, we got to know Lori and Laura better. We listened to Lori’s and Laura’s funny stories about being the administrators of the Lex. Lori and Laura gave away prizes for asking them the best questions.
We made sashes with our soul names on them and pins for the signings. (My soul name is Many Shades of Crimson because I have a multi-colored blush when I get embarrassed or think something’s really funny.) Lori and Laura gave everyone an autographed postcard from the Lex store as well as an “I love Jared” or “I love Ian” pin to wear at the signings. I chose the “I love Ian” pin.
Stay tuned for posts about Friday and Saturday’s signings.
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Awesome, awesome day! I can’t believe you got you blog up so quickly!