Monday, February 21, 2011

The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond & a Giveaway

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After a long week last week we drove to Columbus on Saturday to meet The Pioneer Woman! Ree is arguably the biggest and most successful blogger on the whole world wide web! She is one of my all time favorite bloggers that I’ve followed consistently since I began reading blogs three years ago. Ree writes about her life on the ranch, cooking, photography, home and garden, homeschooling and her family. She is on her book tour promoting her new romance novel Black Heels to Tractor Wheels. IMG_0053
We waited at Barnes and Nobles for 5 hours to meet her and it was worth the wait! Ree is so genuine and took her time talking to all her fans, signing books and taking pictures for hours. I don’t even think she ever took a break.  She is really approachable and so down to earth.  Hundreds of people came out to meet her. Special thanks to Kent and my sister Morgan for coming with me and to Kent for taking all these pictures.  I’m so lucky that he enjoys these little adventures as much as I do.
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Of course, the second it was our turn to meet her I got super nervous for whatever reason and forgot to ask her the questions I wanted to. In my nervous groupie state, I blanked.  We did discuss that Morgan and I are sisters and twins, but not with each other and that Ree tweeted me once. Talk about making an itty bitty bloggers day! One tweet from THE PIONNEER WOMAN about naan made. my. day.
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And…because I was missing last week and missed you all so much…Ree signed a book for one of you. I thought this would be a perfect Megasimple Giveaway! Leave a comment on this post and I will randomly select one reader to win Ree’s new book. Black Heels to Tractor Wheels!  Entries accepted until Sunday at 5:00PM.  The winner will be announced on Monday and must contact me by e-mail by Wednesday at 5:00PM.

Posted by Megan at 7:20 AM

19 comments:

  1. Jeramey, Stacie Jaylee & AlexisFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    Love the Pioneer Women, I've tried so many of her recipes and loved everyone of them. So neat you got to meet her:)

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  2. The Dominique FamilyFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    That's awesome Megan! I would have gotten super nervous also! I found her a couple months ago and have been hooked ever since!

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  3. AllyFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Fun! That's awesome you got to meet her AND she tweeted you? A dream! :)

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  4. TiffanyFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Love her blog and like you I have been following her for years. Love her photography, stories, recipes... all of it....

    Great photos of you girls!!!

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  5. Emily RodriguezFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    I should of gone..but the text you sent me that said "Want to go to Columbus?" really didn't intrique me. If you could provide a weekend agenda next time, that would be fabulous!:)
    Looks like it was a lot of fun!!!

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  6. jfeltenbergerFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    Haha, Emily! I want to go next time, too. Super cool, Megan. She's definitely an inspiration.

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  7. tonisulliFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    That's so great you got to meet her! I also love her blog and the way she tells a story.

    Looks like you had a lot of fun. :)

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  8. hvanrowFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    That should be a pretty funny book since her blog about it was very entertaining.

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  9. UnknownFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    What an adventure for you 3! She seems to have a great personality and loved watching her on Throwdown with Bobby Flay!

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  10. Hi, I'm HarmonyFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    Thanks for introducing me to her! I've {shock} never heard of her before. But I'm a follower NOW!

    ~Harmony

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  11. OliviaFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Love Ree! And I see her shellac is still in tact :-)

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    I enjoy her blog too! I will have to pick up her book (If I don't win it of course). Glad you enjoyed your trip to Columbus!
    -Tara

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  13. Aaron and LindsayFebruary 22, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    One of my favorite blogs too!
    FUN!

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  14. CrystalFebruary 22, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    I have never read her blog but know how much you enjoy it and how excited you were to meet her. I will be looking her up today! I'm almost done with school so I'll be needing some good books to read!

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  15. JillFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    I love reading your blog! Now I have another one to read.

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  16. Leigh AnnFebruary 24, 2011 at 12:27 AM

    Love the PW, one of the first blogs I started reading. So fun that you got to meet her! :)

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Just read about her in a magazine... really want to try some of her recipes. How cool that you got to meet her!
    -BA

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    I too read about Ree recently in a magazine...checked out her blog and was hooked instantly! And now a chance to win her book very cool :)

    - Meagan

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  19. Petit ElefantMarch 2, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    Isn't Ree the best? She's one of the nicest people alive, truly. Inside and out, behind closed doors, the works. She's genuinely lovely. So happy you got to meet her!

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