Tomorrow I’m volunteering to help Elle with “The Longest Lunch“, a fund raising event she’s involved in that benefits the Women’s College Hospital Breast Centre (join us if you can!).  And the Host at this event will be none other than Maureen Holloway.  Maureen Holloway!  Yes, the one on Q107.  The one that hosts “The Last Word” on radio stations all across Canada.  The one that I love listening to every morning because she’s so gosh darn funny.  The one that also has a hilarious blog called “More Mo” that I’ve been reading every day for ages.  The one that is partially responsible for inspiring me to start my own blog.

And tomorrow I’ll be meeting her!  Live and in person.  Which Elle has done many times before.  And Elle says she’s simply delightful.  Which I had already figured.  But now I’m nervous.  What exactly do you say to someone you follow every day, and yet they have no idea that you even exist?  How do you not come across as a bit of a stalker?  Can I contain my excitement at meeting her?  Will she notice how nervous I am?  Will she think that’s strange?  Strange that a mature married woman has a non-sexual girl “crush” on her?

I hope not.  Because I’d be mortified!  Because in my  mind we will meet and instantly become good friends.  She’ll find me delightful.  And she’ll start sending me those annoying “because you’re my friend” email chain letters.  And she’ll want to hang out at the Mall with me.  And borrow my clothes.  And get pedicures together.  And she’ll want me to go to chick-flicks with her all the time.  And she’ll start texting me everyday.  And I’ll feel pressured.  And then she’ll get all “why aren’t you returning my calls?”  And I just don’t know if I’m ready for that . . .