Lauren Conrad fashion show / meeting my favorite musical artist!

Hey everyone!
So last Tuesday (as in the 14th of October) was incredible and a day I will never forget!
I woke up early and went into LA to work on some of my songs. I think they’re coming along very nicely. Wow, I sounded really proper in that last sentence there.
After working on my songs, I headed over to the Warren Tricomi salon in Santa Monica, which was really beautiful. Red Light PR sent me there. That was so nice of them! Following the salon visit, I attended Lauren Conrad’s lovely fashion show for her spring collection. You all know what a big Project Runway fan I am, so seeing this fashion show was pretty darn cool! The dress I wore to the 2008 KCAs was a Lauren Conrad piece and I really, really hope to wear something from her spring collection to the 2009 KCAs! Not only are her clothes very trendy, chic, and fashionable, but they are totally comfortable, flowy, and oh-so-soft!
Where was I? Oh yes, the fashion show. So I was lucky enough to be able to wear a shirt by Lauren Conrad to her fashion show…awesome! I wore Bishop of Seventh jeans (which I love!), Banana Republic shoes, and a Mark necklace, which raises awareness to dating abuse. I sat down in my seat, ready for the fashion show to start, when I looked across the way and saw none other than Mr. Gavin DeGraw himself! ANYONE who knows me knows how much I LOVE Gavin DeGraw…I listen to his music every day! I’ve listened to his music in the car, in my dressing room on set, in my bedroom at home, on the treadmill, on airplanes, in numerous other states, EVERYWHERE! Let’s put it this way: wherever I go, Gavin goes. I’ve seen every single one of his music videos and just about every little Gavin DeGraw-oriented video there is on Youtube! I know every one of his songs forward and backward because I’ve listened to each one at least 500 times…at least….no lies present.
SO GAVIN DEGRAW WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT EXACTLY ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND TWO SEATS OVER FROM MY SEAT!!!!! I promise you there was no spotlight on him, but to me there was…..and there was also a “Halelujah” chorus chanting from somewhere in the background. haha. I literally screamed, and then quickly felt bad for the well-dressed, fashion-forward, stern-looking man sitting beside me. I’ve never doubted my vision when seeing a famous person, but I suppose the fact that Gavin DeGraw is one of my idols caused me to second-guess myself. I asked my mom, “IS THAT GAVIN DEGRAW?!” (only with much more enthusiasm than I could possibly convey in writing) and my mom said “YES, JENNETTE! GO OVER THERE!” So, of course, I did. Despite the fact that the announcer person over the speakers had just asked everyone to take their seats, this was a moment I had dreamed of for several years, and I wasn’t going to let the speaker-person intervene! I ran - across the runway, I might add - to the other side. Gavin was sitting down, looking awesome (as always)!!! I said “OH MY GOODNESS I HONESTLY THINK I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN” and he said “Really? Why thank you.” I said “I love EVERY SINGLE ONE of your songs” and he said “Thank you” and I said “Your music is so special to me” and he said “Wow, that means a lot to me.” Then he STOOD UP and took my hand with both of his hands. I was expecting him to get down on one knee and propose any second…haha just joshin’ just joshin’. I wish….Anyways, he took my hand with both of his hands and said “What’s your name?” and I (probably stuttered) “Jennette”. He said, “Pleasure to meet you, Jennette. I’m Gavin.” I nearly fainted. haha.
I asked Gavin for a picture and he said “Certainly, certainly. Come on in real close here, Missy.” My mom snapped the picture (which I look at every day, of course)! Afterwards, I talked to him a little bit more and then asked if I could give him a hug! He said “Well sure!” so I hugged him and I can honestly say that a hug has never felt so great! haha! I said “Really, it was SO nice meeting you” and he said “Pleasure to meet you, pleasure to meet you” and sort of bowed his head in a perfect way I’m sure only Gavin DeGraw is capable of! I (sadly) made my way back to my seat across the way from Gavin and noticed my heart was pounding ridiculously fast and my leg was kinda twitching. I hoped Mr. well-dressed, fashion-forward, stern-looking man sitting next to me didn’t notice. haha. But honestly, I wouldn’t have cared if he did notice, cuz I JUST MET GAVIN DEGRAW, my favorite musical artist! Nothing could rain on my parade after that! And let me tell you all, Mr. DeGraw could not have been any nicer. He is such a true gentleman, I could just tell…he’s really mild-mannered, calm, and so so so sincere. He was sweet, gentle, kind, patient, humble, and genuine to me. As much as I had dreamed of meeting Gavin DeGraw in the past, I never would’ve dreamt he’d be that much of a dream-come-true!
Okay, well I just wrote 877 words before this sentence, and about 800 of them were on/about Gavin DeGraw. I’m sure you’ve had enough of my ramblings, so I’m gonna go now. But thanks for listening! I figured my frans would be the perfect people to tell since they know and understand me so well! Whoa, I just rhymed…with the “tell” and the “well”…I promised that was unintentional. hahaha.
Bye!~ Jennette :0)
P.S Check out a few pictures from the event here