So yes, it happened. I. Met. Robert. Pattinson. No lie. Words cannot describe this momentous event. It was as great as my future meeting with the Backstreet Boys will be in December. Who would of thought? I get to meet my 2 favorite 'people' in the world, less than 5 months apart? Life is good. Jesus is good. Maybe I'm not his little joke anymore @CWalk430.
So, I know I'm a slacker for my posts on here aka my trip to New Orleans I've done nothing about that was 3 weeks ago ha. I figured I'd better blog about this NOW since I need to remember every detail possible. So let's begin on Friday night.
I met Megan and Sarah at the mall to carpool. We decided to go to the Railroad Museum to see what was going on. They had already gone to the house in Georgia earlier in the morning but said there was about nothing to see since you had to be so far back from the set and the trees were in the way. So they didn't see much of anything regarding Rob. Well we went over to the railroad and there was nothing there. It looked like a ghost town. We thought maybe they'd have crew or set up or whatever going on, but nothing. Megan had already been there earlier in the week and saw them putting the circus name from the book on the side of the cars, but no one even acknowledged her presence honestly. They weren't allowed to say anything. They eventually told her, yes we're filming a movie, we can't tell you anything else. So, we went back and nothing was there now. We will see today and tomorrow. Anyway, we head down to the Read House. We heard/figured he was staying there since it's so nice. Well we parked and started walking around the hotel. Eventually, we see groups of girls here and there. We all smile at each other and nod because we know why we're all there. We ended up talking to this group of girls who had been there a while and they didn't know much. Well not 5 minutes later, someone walks by and goes, Rob just walked in. So we RAN in to the lobby and he was gone. They said he'd gotten on the elevator. Okay, strike one.
Well we go around the hotel lobby a while and kinda wait, stalk, poke around, ask some people if they know anything. Well we ended up over by this window in the back that overlooked the valets. We figured he'd be getting in or out of a car right there. Well we got nothing and saw a pizza man show up. Well we decided to get on the elevator with him and see where he was taking it. Yes, very stalkerish I know. Well it ended up not being his room, we asked the pizza guy. Plus, a girl answered the door. Anyway, we realized he's probably on the 6th floor because it was the preferred floor and there was only one room with a balcony. We figured he'd stay in there so he could smoke whenever he wanted. Well we went back downstairs and saw some policemen outside by the valets. People had started to gather and we heard them say they had to leave. Well we kinda hid and didn't have to go. Well, Megan was over by the lobby and she ran over to us and said, "Come on!" So we ran over there and he was being escorted into a back door that was covered in paper (the door was all glass windows). All I see is the door shutting. My heart broke. Strike two. Throughout the night I realized I was always 2 seconds late every time.
So, we go into the bathroom and who walks in? Ashley Campbell! We both did a double take for a minute and had a moment of recollection. She had previously invited me to hang out with her and her friends at the ChooChoo because they had gotten a room. That's before we knew they weren't really staying/filming there. Anyway, we told her our story and she goes, "Oh crap! He's in the back room of the bar where we are." So we went with her into Porter's Bar. She knew two or three of the workers in there, plus they were Rob's waitresses in that room. You could see through the door where we were sitting, but no Rob. He must have been on the other side of the room. Anyway, there were flat screen tv's in there and mess, plus a lot of people. The director, producer, crew and obviously Rob. Well he had a body guard sitting outside the door so no one could go in. Well we stayed for about 2 hours waiting to see what would happen. People in the bar with us slowly started to trickle out. You also knew the people there were stalking because it was a bunch of girls our age. P.S. Sarah Warren, Emily Broyles and Libba (dont know her last name), who all went to Boyd, were there. Kinda funny.
So we leave the bar and notice the body guard and security are on their phones saying something about a police escort. Well we decided he was gone already and we missed him, plus they were making people leave who weren't hotel guests. Then Megan comes running over to us and said he just went to the bathroom with like 8 people and came out and left! We missed him again by a minute! Strike three. I was so sad. Both of my friends had seen him at least and I hadn't. Well then a guy who was sitting near the bathroom said he heard someone near Rob mention something about Big Chill. So we went over there just to see if he would show. Well, he never did, but some of his crew did and that got us all excited. We all made stops at Hair of the Dog, Market Street Tavern and Big River. No such luck. We called it a night after that.
So I went with Ashley Spurling back down there last night and Megan ended up meeting us. Candace and some friends were also driving around to see what they could find. Well, I honestly didn't have a lot of hope for last night. I thought, we got lucky on Friday by him coming into the hotel when we were there. We had no clue about him last night or any info. So we went back to Porters Bar and the waitress remembered me from the night before. She told us she was sorry but he wasn't coming down there tonight. They had all the paper off the doors and stuff. She also said he had ordered room service earlier in the day and that was all. Grr. We weren't happy. We didn't know to stay there or go out now. Well, we're drinking our wine and Megan comes running in and says Candace is at CBC (Chattanooga Billiards Club) and he's there! So we leave immediately and walk over there, bad idea. It was described as being really close but in reality we should have driven and there was parking. Bleh.
Well, Megan informed me that they were upstairs and she could see him. She was looking at him. She got there literally, 5 minutes before us and they had let her up. When we got there, there was a rope and a woman standing in front of it not letting any one through. She said something about waiting 45 mins to an hour. I. Was. Fuming. To top it off, Jessica was there somehow before us with her friends so she was in front of us in line when we had told her where to go. She had no clue about Porters or CBC. We told her. If she got to go up there and I didn't, I was slitting someone's throat for sure. Well, Megan came down and tried to tell the woman that we were with her but she said no. Well, I'm standing there looking like a hot mess, literally, I was sweating bullets from walking so far so fast. Well it was probably more like 20 or 30 mins and like 15 or 20 people came from upstairs and left. Well she let us in and I ran up there and found Megan and Candace. They all cheered and I immediately said, "WHERE IS HE?" Nicole said, sit down right here and look to your right. So I did and there he was in all of his glory. So close. So perfect. He was in a black baseball hat, white tshirt, dark colored button up shirt that was open and jeans. He looks just as good in person as he does on tv.
So I sat there and stared for a while, I was in shock. He had SO many freakin people around him too. And I noticed it wasn't necessarily fans or anything, it was people from the crew/movie and body guards. Woah. These body guards were something else. They made Adam look small. They were probably 6'5 and up, huge dudes. Well there were 4 of them or so and they faced away from Rob's table toward the crowd. They were blocking him basically. No photos were allowed either. If you tried, someone said they got right in front of you and stood or put their arms up or whatever. We were even threatened not to look at him or stare or they'd ask you to leave. Well, Jessica somehow got a table next to his that was empty. So we went over there since we had such a good view. A few minutes later a crew member that was with Rob's party came over and started talking to us. After a while he goes, "So are yall Rob fans?" We were kinda quiet and didn't wanna freak out obviously, but we just said yeah and shook our heads. Then he says, "You want me to bring him over here?" My heart stopped. We were kinda non-chalant about it and said well sure. So he goes over there and says something to Rob, who looks over at us. He comes back and says he'd be over to say hi in a few minutes. Well we about crapped our pants.
Well it was about 20 minutes later and lo and behold, here comes Robert Pattinson over to us. Not us to him, him to us. It was unbelievable. I know we were all just holding our breath. He said hi and we all simultaneously said Hey! With too much enthusiasm I'm sure. So, we're basically in shock and screaming all at the same time because it's so loud and we can't hear anything. Well I've got Jessica on one side, Megan on the other and another girl next to me basically hogging him the whole 5 minutes he was there. We kind of just asked him about Tennessee and how he liked Chattanooga. He said it was good, but he'd only been here 2 days so this was the first place he'd really seen. This girl and Jessica told him some places to go see or eat or whatever. We all were hunched in and listening/screaming/staring the entire time like little obsessed stalkers (I know we are). So he's talking off and on to us and the crew guy he knows. He's cutting up, laughing, smiling, joking. He was real personable and nice, but also clearly wasted. You could tell he was half there. Like he was in his right mind and all, but just really buzzed/happy. His eyes were real heavy and half open when he blinked. It was kind of funny. Well then he asked us what we all did for a living or in general. I was screaming, "I'M A TEACHER!" but Megan kind of took over and was talking about having a classroom and starting Monday. Ugh. I was a little irritated I couldn't get much in the convo, but then again I was so amazed I couldn't have thought of much to say. When people were talking I told myself not to look at them, but look at Robert. Look at Rob Cortney. Rob. So I stared like everyone else in amazement. GOSH, he was gorgeous! His jawline that I love so much looked amazing. Ohhh me. What else is there to say? He left after that a few minutes, we all said bye.
Oh, and I almost forgot! The first thing Megan did when he came over was ask if we could get a group pic with him. He said, "I'm sorry, I'm not allowed to." or something along those lines. So he wasn't taking pics with anybody. But I decided I was gonna take one before we left, regardless of what happened because if they kicked me out, who cares? I was going home anyway right? Well we started talking to a new crew guy who was super nice and after a few minutes I remembered Rob and looked for him and he was gone! He had left completely! I was so mad! I thought he'd gone to the bathroom, not the back exit. Ugh. So he was gone and we decided to leave too. We walked back to the hotel and there was a mob of people outside the valet entrance waiting for him. Well we decided to wait too just in case but he never showed. Someone on my yahoo group said he went to an undisclosed location or bar and she was there. It was after he left CBC. But I don't know about that. I felt so bad though. We walked up and people were speculating, asking where he was, and I go, "I just met him." This poor little girl's face, who was about 8 or 9, just sank. She ran over to her mom and goes, "Mom! That woman just met him!" I kind of felt bad. But I know I put it on facebook right after it happened and I was bombarded with comments and all like 2 mins after I posted it. No joke. It was so funny. Most people were like, you're stalking paid off huh? Yes sir it did indeed.
So, before all of this happened yesterday, Sarah Hurst and I decided to get a room at the Read House for tonight. They were kicking people out if they weren't guests. So we got one in the hopes of seeing him. And now I almost wish I hadn't since I had a full conversation with him. But oh well. Sarah wants to try, especially since she's driving an hour from Loudon. And my new goal is to get a picture of some sort. Everything else is icing on the cake, I know I know. I wouldn't change last night for anything. So we shall see. Wish me more stalking luck! It's only gotten better every night!
