December 9, 2005
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Star-struck
This past Saturday . . . I got to shake hands with my favorite player!
Paul, Glo and I met Dan Wilson! We stood in line for a little over an hour at UVillage in the freezing cold and rain, but it was well worth it! He was signing autographs in exchange for donations to his favorite charity – All God’s Children adoption agency. Glo and I were starstruck as we just smiled at him instead of saying something meaningful. Haha! Glo’s camera was almost out of batteries, but we were able to get a picture with him.
How could I leave out my hubby? He didn’t stand in line with us because he’s a Yankees fan, but he supported me by waking up early to get me there, found a Sharpie for the signing pen, delivered a nice hot beverage to keep me warm, and waited patiently at Starbucks. He’s the best!
I will never wash my shirt again.
This was a bat that my brother received while he was in the hospital. His favorite player wasn’t Dan, but he loved the Mariners, so his co-worker got it signed from Dan and brought it for him.
If I wasn’t so starstruck, I would have said, ‘Thanks for the awesome years Dan. You are a great man on and off the field.’ Cheesy, but true.
Comments (27)
grace~lucky! i wish i knew about the event…he’s sooo handsome. haha
grace! ive been meaning to say thank you for the holiday card =) it’s nice to receive snail mail all the way from seattle!! you and hun made my day! haha. hopefully I will get to see you guys around soon!!
haha…you’re so cute!
wish i could’ve met him, too…
Cool! Sweeny is going to be jealous!
Nice . . . There’s a priceless moment right there!
wow, sweeny will be beside herself… =)
wow…lucky!
FREAK!!!! how did i miss that?????? i guess issaquah really is the boonies- ‘cuz i don’t get any news out there… in any case- as a fellow dan-fan, i’m so happy for you!
wow.. totally cool
awesome! you should frame the shirt. haha.
when i used to be the ballgirl for the mariners…dan wilson was ALWAYS the nicest. you should hang out at the mcdonald’s in the udistrict (across from papajohns) cuz he’s there a lot with his wife and kids!
ooOOOh… being starstruck is the funniest thing! I wonder what it’s going to be like when we meet Jesus
Great tip from the comment above… i guess you’ll be eating McDonalds more often now, heh!
That’s super cool!!!!
That Jane – so funny! She knew about it from Korea! 
Can’t wait to see you over Christmas!
oh snap dan wilson! is he as nice as he looks? he looks like the nicest man on earth.
Oh how awesome! I heard he was really cute in person. My older sister met him through the adoption agency she works at “All God’s Children.”
The picture above…. priceless!
thanks for your input!
yeah those who make it through long distance (and beyond) are commendable for sure!
glad you finally got to meet him
he’s the best!
WOW!!! where was samchun? hehhee =)
Ana – Samchoon had to get up REEEALLY early in the morning to escort the die-hard-Wilson-fan-first-wife-second to UVillage, and he even delivered a extra hot chai latte and a permanent pen while she was in line. :] I didn’t stand in line though, so that’s why I didn’t get no kudos on this entry. :T
i’ll never forget the fact that you got to meet your fav baseball player and you guys didn’t say anything to him.. haha!! good times.. =)
for the record everyone, i asked mr. wilson if he would ever consider coming out of retirement and with a frown on his face, this is what he said.. “probably not.” bummer..
very nice.
hmm jay buhner walked into our store last night with his family and i greeted them…
That’s cool! I remeber when I was in the 6th grade…I waited in line for 8 hours at a mall t to meet Zach (Mark Paul Gossler) and Kelly (Tiffany Thessen) from Saved by the Bell. The autograph was worth it! But too bad I lost it! =T
wow. hun’s legit.
Woa~! COOLIO!!! When was this?
wow, that’s awesome that you got to meet dan wilson. i remember him from back in the day…
yeah, anna’s great. she actually is a really strong Christian also (she was really involved with Athletes in Action at UW – a ministry of campus crusade).
i was actually saved at a retreat her youth groups set up second semester my senior year…
anyway, hope you and the hubby are well. you guys are amazing with your pictures. stupendous. i was going to try to set up something with you guys when i got back home, but my brother has to work through christmas…. ugh.
-t
aww.. that’s such a cute add-on about ur husband. yay.
glad you got to see him!!! go M’s!!!