I got in touch with my pioneer heritage last night, braving the bitter cold and standing for hours outdoors last night. I was 30 minutes early but was still too late to listen to her speak. On top of that, two of my oxen were bitten by rattlesnakes and my wagon sank when I tried to ford a river, but I finally reached my destination along with the indomitable Ali. You can see it in this photo, the warm and bright inner sanctum at King’s English bookshop in Salt Lake City. I got to meet The Pioneer Woman aka Ree Drummond and get a signed copy of her amazing new cook book. (I also got to meet her sister-in-law Missy who is a total doll.) The P-dub was so chirpy and bright, even after signing books for five hours I was totally in awe. I felt super special after meeting her, she called me “sweetie” which made it all worth while.