Okay, at work today, i helped this lady and didn't realize until nearly 1 hour later, at lunch, that it was someone i've seen on tv...Extreme Makeover Home Edition.
Tracy Hutson was in our store...
i didn't know her whole name until i looked it up on their website.
i greeted her as she passed by, thinking to myself that she looked familiar, but being out of context, i didn't think twice about it...
she asked about nightgowns, so i directed her to our lounge section, then she asked about robes, so i showed her what we had and what was on sale...she looked around and i went back to markdowns...as i passed by again, going to the back, i asked if she was still doing okay? she asked me if i knew if someone had located a pair of jeans for her yet...she said they told her they'd be at the cash wrap, so i asked if she'd given them a name? and she said yes, 'tracy'. they were not at the cash wrap and were not in the fitting room, so i told her i'd go check in the backstock for her size...not there either.
my whole reason for telling you all this, is b/c when i went out to report that we didn't have her size but that we could try to locate them at a different store, she said, 'oh that's okay, i'm only in town for the day."
at the time that meant nothing to me...but as i caught myself thinking about it over lunch, that is was triggered my realization, b/c it confirmed where i knew her from. the show! they're always on the road, hence, 'she was only in town for the day'!
hey, it was fun for me...that NEVER happens. i wish i could have realized it sooner, just so i could have said, "hey are you on extreme makeover home edition?" that would have been cool!
the only other times i have been star struck was: in NY when i saw Meredith Vieira, outside Rockefeller Center. she had just started with the Today show, which i love, and so i knew of her, and was, way too excited to see her standing there, not on the show, but just out and about...she was so nice, came over, chatted and took a picture.
then another time, i passed by Matt Lauer, as he was coming out of Fresco, when i was with my family. i was 18 and thought that was so cool...
also, when in LA, i think i might have seen Kirstie Ally, from a distance, getting into her car?
that's as exciting as it gets!
i love it!
oh man!!!! i wish you could've figured that out while she was in the store! i'm not sure that i would've made the connection at the time either. but, i am one of her fans... she always seems so sweet. =) at least you made the connection later, my friend!
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