Twilight Midnight Release Party

Friday night was the Midnight Release Party for Twilight! I had planned to just go to the Borders here in Fort Worth because I was supposed to have to close at work that night. Well, I ended up working on my day off and trading shifts with one of co-workers so that I could go with Lauren. Thursday, they announced that someone from the movie would appear at one of like 10 locations in the Dallas area. They were supposed to announce it on Access Hollywood Friday. I watched the show at 6:00pm, and nope! They didn't announce it! We were so mad! Luckily, Lauren had gotten word that something was going on at the Allen Borders that "we didn't want to miss"! So, we ended up there and decided we would still have fun even if it wasn't the right one. I got there around 8:30pm. Lauren had her laptop with her, so she was still searching to see if they had announced where the star would be, and finally it was confirmed that we were at the right one! WoooHooo! We were soooooo excited! We still didn't know which star would be there. It started at 10:00pm. We played Twilight trivia book vs. movie until around 11:30 and then started lining up to buy the DVD. Right before Midnight, in walks CATHERINE HARDWICK! For those of you who don't know, she is the Director of the movie! Sure, it wasn't one of the actors, but she freakin' directed the movie! If it wasn't for her, there wouldn't have been a movie made!!! They announced that she would only autograph the first 300 DVDs. Lauren had a blue wristband, so she was in the first 100. I had a pink wristband, and the line looked reallllyyy long, so I was worried that I wouldn't get an autograph, but I did! I was so happy! I still can't believe we got to meet her! She couldn't stop to pose for any pics with people while sighning autographs, so you had to kind of stand to the side and take pics of her if you wanted. I have a couple to share. And after she was done and about to leave, she actually posed for a pic with Lauren and her TwilightMoms friends because Catherine LOVES TwilightMoms! It was an awesome night and I'm so glad I got to share it with Lauren!