Saturday, September 22, 2007

Insert picture of adorable celebrity baby here

So most of you probably heard about my brush with fame last weekend. I couldn't wait to tell people. This stuff never happens to us. Anyways, Eric and decided to take a day in NYC by ourselves last weekend and wandered into FAO Schwarz to find a toy for Ryan. I was still a little ticked about coming out of Tiffany's empty-handed- Eric has really mastered the "it costs HOW MUCH??!!" expression when I try to talk him into buying me something, even a silly little "fashion" charm bracelet.
Anyways, as we were walking into the toy store, an adorable little girl in a purple suit ran in front of us in a beeline for the larger-than-life teddy bears. I couldn't believe how cute she was with her little pigtails and track suit. We were smiling at her and watching her run around when her father came up behind her and apologized to us because we had to stop walking when she stepped in front of us. We told him it was fine (still admiring the little girl) and it was only as we were walking away that we realized it was FREAKING BEN AFFLECK. I know, I know, I keep kicking myself for paying such attention to the cute girl and not realizing which little girl she was. I'd even seen her picture all over Star Tracks in People. Just imagine if we had engaged them into a casual conversation. Yknow, a little "oh, she looks like she is my son's age, yes, I remember when Jennifer was pregnant, we were pregnant at the same time!!" And then they'd be our BFF and we'd get invited to all their parties. Ryan and Violet would have a play date, fall in love, and our inlaws would be movie stars. Shut up. It could totally happen.
We don't have a picture to commemorate the experience because I was really impressed with the fact that this huge movie star was spending a Saturday morning bonding with his kid without a nanny or paparazzi anywhere in sight, so I didn't bother him with a request for an autograph or picture. Jessica still hates me.