Leatherheads

Don't even act like Sally didn't meet George Clooney!

That's the photo taken of him when he was shaking Sally's hand.  We had our digital camera there, but of course, it was wigging out, so you're getting the camera phone on a few of these.  This was our first time going to a move premier.  It was at the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd for the movie Leatherheads.  We were across the street from the theater and the red carpet; no civilians were allowed over there.  We saw quite a few celebs though.  The first was Renee Zellweger, then John Krazinsky (who plays Jim in The Office), then Gorgeous George.

All of the stars were let out across the street on the theater side, then the three I just mentioned walked through traffic to our side of the street and signed autographs all the way down.  There were a lot of people standing there with us behind the barricades; I'd say 500 or so.  Renee, John, and George  were all really nice; they shook hands, took pictures, and made small talk (very small talk) with as many fans as possible, then casually dodged cars and walked back to the red carpet.  

There was a guy named Mike standing next to us that goes to premieres all the time.  He knew exactly which stars would come across the street and which ones wouldn't, and you could ask him about any actor out there and he'd tell you what to expect from them at an event like this.  I was surprised by a few.  According to Big Mike (as I started calling him; he brought a step stool to stand on which put him up to about Sally's height), Tom Cruise and Will Smith will both sign autographs for an hour, but Will Ferrell and Keanu Reeves won't even cross the street.  He had names for the one's that don't sign autographs, but I don't say those kinds of words.  Mike was cool and gave those of us around him the "Intro Class To Movie Premiers".  We also saw a few of the ladies from The Office including Jenna Fischer (Pam),  Angela Kinsey (Angela), and Kate Flannery (Meredith).  Here's a shot of Angela on the other side:

I was REALLY, REALLY hoping to see Rainn Wilson, who plays Dwight Schrute, but no luck; maybe next time.  Here's one of Sal and George just for kicks:

Good Friends and Family

We just happened to be in Utah for some concerts on Easter weekend and got to spend time with the fam.  We had a nice dinner at my parents house and then watched Owen and Gavin scramble for eggs.  They were racing around like there was a real threat of not getting a million eggs each, but there were only two of them so they both acquired quite the stash.   It was fun to watch.

 On Monday we drove to Mesquite to see some friends on our way back to L.A.  About two miles past the last exit in St. George we ran out of gas on I-15!  We had a gas tank in the trailer (this isn't the first time this has happened), so I ran to the other side of the freeway and hitchhiked back into town.  Luckily Layth was behind us to pick me up at the gas station and take me back to the van (muchas garcias).  Then we cruised down to Mesquite and hit up our favorite mexican restaurant with Layth and Lou, and Rusty and Josie.

We really love hanging out with these guys!  Unfortunately it doesn't happen often enough.  But we do our best to keep in touch and always have a good time when we get together.  Mad love to Russel C. for picking up the tab.