I did a crazy thing and went to Utah for 1 day to go to lunch at Bajio (my favorite place) and to see the Twilight Premiere with friends. Sadly, I just went to upload all my pictures and they are gone. I"m not sure what happened, but somehow they were all deleted:( So, I guess you'll just have to live with seeing some of my favorite scenes from the movie. I think this one might be the best shots in the film:

I loved this part in the book! When she first looked over at their table at lunch and saw them all sitting there, you just knew. This image alone could make a person wish they were a vampire!

I guess you want to know what in the world possessed me to fly to Utah for 1 day. Well, I can't say for sure. It could be some sort of chemical imbalance or maybe I'm just nuts. Either way, when Sandra told me she had 23 tickets to a theater that had been rented out by a friend of hers and that all of my friends were going, I just had to go. One of my dear friends from my old home town has an ailment and I had been planning since my birthday last month to fly out and see her. The timing was right so I did it. I spent the day with all my home girls eating lunch, shopping, and then YES, going to Twilight. For those of you who don't live in Utah, we have the MOST awesome movie theaters there that are owned my Larry Miller of the Utah Jazz. They are huge and they go all out for movies like Twilight. We went to my favorite one called the Jordan Commons. There were booths everywhere with twilight items for sale. T-shirts and jewelry were what I saw the most of.

My friend Angie had her booth set up and was selling jeweled book marks! They go like this:

You can also unhook them and attach them to a long chain to wear as a necklace! This was one thing I knew I was going to buy. I have been waiting for almost 3 weeks to get one and it was well worth it, plus they are only $25! I wore mine during the movie and again yesterday. I love it. Want one? Get it HERE. I think she plans to have different ones for each movie. Thanks Angie!!!

Next favorite scene from the movie:

I mean, how lucky is she?

This movie theater was really intense. While we were standing in line waiting to get in this lady yells out, "Can I have your attention please. If you have a cell phone you need to turn it off. If we hear it or so much as see a light coming from your phone we will eject your phone and your butt out of the theater." What??? WOW, they are serious. Next I see my friend Heidi walking out to her car with her camera. She proceeds to tell me that they are making you either take it out to your car or leave it on the table. Well, I didn't have a car there and I really wasn't willing to put my nice camera in the car or leave it on the table. What am I going to do? Fortunately my friend Stephanie had talked me into buying this really cute purse just before the show:

This picture doesn't do it justice. It is SO cute in real life. The guy that was patting people down and scanning you with a high tech light thingy to see if you were sneaking in any sort of recording device or camera's, was so distracted by it and the idea that he needed to get one for his girlfriend that he didn't see the CANON strap sticking right out at him when he searched my bag! So I got some great pictures, but it just wasn't meant to be, Oh well!

The meadow, the sun, his diamond skin....need I say more?

As we entered the theater there were people there handing out VIP tags. Some had numbers or sayings on the back. If you had one of those you got Twilight prizes! They were really good. I didn't win one, but I had some friends who did. I admit I got a coke to drink during the movie. I had a few swigs and realized quickly it was a bad idea, because about 5 minutes before it started I need to go to the bathroom. The lights dim, the crowd calms down, and the movie starts right off with the line, " I'd never given much thought to how I would die." You know the rest:)

The theater was relatively quiet as the movie played with the exception of whenever Edward came on screen people would scream and when Jacob would come on the screen some people would scream and others would boo. That brings me back to the coke I was drinking. For some STUPID reason I kept sipping on it. All of sudden I had to go again and I didn't want to! So I waited until there was a long Jacob scene and bolted to the bathroom as fast as I could. I am on Team Edward so bailing on a Jacob scene was no biggie for me and luckily, I didn't miss much. During the movie I was sitting next to my friend Kara and she was so funny! She kept saying Chels, I can't stand it, I can't stand it! I knew her pain. Rob did an awesome Job looking, acting, and sounding, just like I imagined Edward in the book. It was pretty amazing.

The other vamp that totally took my breath away was Carlisle. He was incredibly pale, and perfect. There is NOTHING like a vampire in a lab coat.

Here are few more of my favorite shots:

How did this picture of me and Hartman get in here???

Oh and Yes, I did make Hart go and see it on his birthday. Only because I had bought the tickets a month ago before I knew I was going to Utah. He was in his own personal Hell until the movie got started. 500 screaming teenage girls is pretty much his worst nightmare. I offered to go and sell the tickets so we could go see Quantum of Solace, but he said it was okay and that we could watch Twilight. I think to his surprise he thought it was good. I even heard him laugh a few times:) He's such a nice husband and even let me wear my Edward t-shirt to the movie! Only because he knows he is my Edward. Cheesy, but True.

No more vampire talk until new moon comes out, I promise! But are you enjoying the Twilight Movie Music on my playlist? I know, I know, I'm obsessed and I'm off to read the book again!

To my dear, sweet family back in Utah who mean more to me than anything in this world. Please forgive me for coming to Utah and not calling you. I only had 15 hours and it went by in the blink of an eye. Next time I come I'm bringing the posse and we are all yours....mostly. Love ya! Chelsea

JEALOUS MUCH???

So the day starts at 6a.m. with my friends Sandra and Angie heading on the train in down town San Francisco to pick up some t-shirts and wrist bands that will get us in to see Edward...I mean Rob Pattinson at Hot Topic in the Stonestown Galleria Mall. I was still snug in my bed at home dreaming of the future that was just a few hours away when I would see this wonderous actor who plays the roll of a nice and morally clean vampire in the Movie Twilight ( WOW! THAT TRAILER IS REALLY GOOD).

I mean, is it not every girl (and mothers) dream to meet him? Honestly, I just wanted to get a poster signed for my darling cousin who is back in Utah dying over the fact that I get to meet him in person. I could care less that he might be just a few inches away from me, signing my poster, and giving me THAT (look up) LOOK! Sooo, I wake up at 7a.m. to get ready. It only took me 20 minutes to find the perfect outfit. I brushed my teeth - twice, flossed, curled my hair ever so carefully, picked out my jewelry, did a few crunches, got dressed, looked in the mirror, changed my outfit, look in the mirror again, changed back into my first outfit, and then thought to myself; "Chelsea, are you serious???" The answer, "YES", came right back at me. Then I laugh at myself and suddenly the phone rings. I jumped with excitement! "It's Sandra, and she has the wristbands!"

"Hello?" and this is what I hear; "It was a bust." My hair suddenly went flat, I think my heart literally dropped into my stomach, and then I asked her what happened. Since I can't tell the story as good as she did I'll fill you in with this detailed account as reported in insidebayarea.com:

At least one girl was injured after a crowd got rowdy outside a San Francisco mall hoping to see the young star of the upcoming movie"Twilight."

About 3,000 people — mostly teenage girls — arrived early Monday at the Stonestown Galleria mall hours before the scheduled appearance of Robert Pattinson. The 22-year-old British actor plays Edward Cullen, a vampire who falls in love with a human, in the film scheduled for release Nov. 21.

That's right: They're losing their minds over a guy in a movie that hasn't even come out yet. He
also played Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter movies.

Police canceled Pattinson's evening autograph session at the Hot Topic store after the crowd began pushing its way inside the mall. One girl reportedly broke her nose in the crush. Hot Topic employees declined comment. San Francisco police did not return calls.

At 4:30 p.m., about 300 to 400 people were still in line in hopes that the event was still on, according to Sharon White of Danville, who had been there since 3:45 a.m. with five 13-year-old fans. At 5:30 p.m., a representative from the store confirmed that the actor agreed to sign
autographs for the first 500 customers who were in line that morning but that the scheduled question-and-answer session was canceled.

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My personal thoughts on the matter: PEOPLE ARE CRAZY! I'm not crazy, but other people definitely are. I guess I can see why. He is after all immortal, can run really fast, and kills bad guys that are trying to kill you. Not to mention he has great hair and very clear skin.

So I didn't get to meet Rob at Hot Topic and have a poster signed, but I did get my picture with him later in the day when I bumped into him at the mall. He was a lot bigger in real life than I thought he would be and he must have stayed up late the night before because his eyes were all weird.

Who is that girl in the background? She was bugging me so bad and she kept trying to get her head in my picture!

Oh who cares, because when I got home it suddenly occurred to me that my hubby kind of looks like Rob give or take a few years and a few inches on the hair. Oooooh, I am one lucky girl!

And don't you just love bed head? I do.

Chelsea


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Okay, so really....I had so much fun going into the city to see one of my very best friends Sandra. I mean she is BFF! She came with her husband Carter for work and we spent the day at Union Square searching all of our favorite stores for the perfect shirt! I made a new friend, Angie, who has the most awesome TWILIGHT related creation in the works. I already have my order in! Check back in the next week or so to find out more about it. When she says I can spill the beans, I will!

Here are some more pictures of my day in San Fran:

I Love YOU Sandra! Thanks for coming to visit me and PLEASE come back soon! Today was the BeSt!!!

XO,

Chelsea