My first signing in is the books!
Today I held my very first ever book signing at The Book Exchange in Frisco City. We were set to begin at 9:00 this morning, so the hubs and I arrived at 8:45 to bring in the boxes of books and get things set up. We were pleasantly surprised when we arrived to find that there was nothing, really, for us to do - other than pull the books out of the boxes and put them on the table. The wonderful ladies at The Book Exchange had handled everything - right down to the tiniest detail. Sometimes I forget how good Southern women are with the little details. It only takes one event such as this, though, to remind me.
I snapped a few photos inside the building itself (you can see them in my photo gallery), but honestly, photos just don't do this space the justice it deserves. It is absolutely beautiful. I visited The Book Exchange a few weeks ago to discuss the details for today, and I fell in love with this building when I first laid eyes on it. True to its definition of treasure, it's tucked away between the crumbling remains of so many of the downtown buildings. The view from the outside looking in is very, very deceiving (fitting, given the content of RED, I thought).
After only a few minutes inside, it's evident that the people who make up the Revive Frisco City Project are truly devoted to their work. Their love, pride, and respect of history simply breathes from within the walls of the structure. Everything about it is perfect. Absolutely perfect. I couldn't have dreamed of a more beautiful space to hold my first signing.
The only thing I enjoyed more than the space around me today were the people who took time from their busy Saturday mornings to come by and purchase a book (or books). Everyone was so kind, so excited, and so quick to dote on their "hometown girl".
It was a very special day, a day more than worthy of it's space in my ever shrinking memory bank.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible, and to everyone who purchased a book at today's signing. I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoyed your company!
~Reese
