I have been a fan of Supernatural since the beginning. But last year I re-watched all the seasons, paying closer attention not to the weekly stories but more to the relationships. I have written about Dean before because he is the type of character that I am always drawn to. In the re-watching I fell in love with the relationships. The brothers, the friends, the enemies....through it all no matter what category they fell into they became family.
Family is so often considered the people you are related to. But I don't have a lot of that family, I lost most of my blood family when I was much younger. It is mostly just my sister and I, and maybe that is why I can so relate to Sam and Dean. Our mother died and our father was absent before he too died. And so through the years I have built a new family. People I can count on, who will come if I call and who if they need me I will jump in my car and drive all night to reach them. It's not a bad ass Impala but you get the picture.
So, when we moved to New Mexico(military family) I decided I was going to Vegas to meet this other family, these people who played these characters that touched me. I don't confuse the two....the actors and the people but more of that later. I bought my tickets and planned my trip. I often travel alone and I would be this time. Now going to conventions alone can be a bit daunting. I think my biggest issue is that there is no one to share the joy with. But this fandom is different, when they say it is a family it truly is. I almost immediately felt welcomed and started talking to other people there.
The panels were great and the actors were funny and truly seemed to enjoy themselves. You get the sense of their general appreciation for this group of people that they have touched. I was also impressed by the fandom's deep level of respect for these actors. There didn't seem to be those people that blur the line between the actor and their character.
I didn't do meet and greets this year ( next year for sure) but the little amount of time I did spend with the guys I got the sense that find some joy in meeting their fans.
Misha was my first photo op. And I was super excited about meeting Misha, and he totally delivered. I am one of those people who plan their photo op...I mean I scour the net getting ideas and download pics of what I think I want. So when I walked up and asked for a romance novel cover Misha said "YES" lets dip. My face in the pic was a little crazy since I was trying not to laugh. but he was all in.
Next I had Mark Sheppard and for some reason I felt too weird asking for something funny from him, I have no idea why. Maybe it was the British accent..who knows.
My next Photo op was with Jensen. So my nerves kicked in hard core. But first let me back up a bit. I have a thing for brothers apparently, my first fandom was Boondock Saints and I love those brother hard. I am a flandus girl...Sean and Norman are my true loves. And when I met them for the first time I thought for sure my love/lust would be equal it always had been so why would it change and yet it did. Norman still makes me weak in the knees but the moment I met Sean and I mean instantly I felt a connection like that I have with my really good guy friends, you know like I love him but totally in the friend zone. Now back to Jensen, I totally got the same vibe from him. I walked up all ready to ask for my pose and as soon as he looked in my eyes and smiled I felt like I should protect him, I don't know how else to explain it. And so I just smiled and said "I just want a really good hug." He said "I'd love that." And so how could you not fall a little in love in that instant. PS just look at this pic!!!
Next, I was in line for Jared and the whole time I was wondering about how I would react to meeting him. Would it be the same as with Jensen or would it be like my other brothers and this would be the one I would lust over. I think in this case it is a bit of both. I told hm what I wanted and when he said "take my hand " I felt a little overwhelmed and then looking into his eyes with that look on his face was a lot like staring in the sun. I did hear a few O MY's from the line behind me...well I couldn't agree more ladies..... O MY indeed.
My last op was with Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Now I have to tell the story of this op.... I was sitting on my couch on my phone ( like I am most of the time) when I got an email...it said that JDM had confirmed and that photo ops were limited. I threw my phone down and ran to my computer to buy my ticket that second, my husband thought something was wrong and called me crazy when I yelled down the hall to tell him what I was doing. But I have watched JDM in things for years and I have to say I fell into DEEP lust when he sang in PS I Love You. I have a thing for Irish accents what can I say.
Next post will be about Louden Swain...because I fell in love a little bit with those guys this past weekend. And as Jared says your heart just keeps growing allowing you to love each new person!
