Savannah Celebrity Sighting

Caveat: Don't worry, Jayme. This post will not be of the long-winded variety. (Yeah, right, I can hear him saying.) Well, at least not as long winded as yesterdays post.

I had my first bona fide celebrity sighting today. And what is better, if I could have picked any celebrity, this is the one that I would have chosen!!!

Today, I took a trolley tour of Savannah. I thought about just walking around, but the day was rumored to be hot and humid, and I never know how I am going to feel these days, so I opted for the tour. Besides, I figured that I would learn a lot more about the history of the city and its buildings if I went on the tour. The tour was actually much more informative and less cheesy than I expected.

I got off at stop "6 and a half," a new stop outside the Mansion at Forsyth Park, a "new" 5 star hotel (http://www.mansiononforsythpark.com/) in Savannah. I thought it sounded worth touring (unofficially, of course). I walked two blocks, rounded the corner, and who did I see not more than 3 or 5 feet in front of me??? Jennifer Garner. Ben Affleck. Baby Violet. I was starstruck. Seriously. It really surprised me. Sure, I enjoy People magazine while Jayme stands in the grocery checkout line as much as the next girl, but I didn't think I would ever be starstruck. I kind of gasped, stared, tried to be really inconspicous (I don't think it worked.) I had heard that Casey Affleck got married yesterday in Savannah, but didn't actually expect to see anyone famous. I would have taken a picture, except that there were only four of us out there, it would have been really obvious, I was too embarassed, and I thought that at any minute a big burly body guard would jump out of the shadows and demand my camera, so I pulled it together and went inside. They put something in their black range rover (I have since learned they have a house in Savannah--good old internet research) and then went back into the hotel--of course, I stared as they walked by.

I laughed pretty hard afterwards when I remembered exactly what I had been thinking:

• Oh my goodness, what am I wearing? Wait, they don't care what I am wearing.
• I really wanted to say hi to Jennifer Garner--because I had watched so many Alias episodes, I felt like I knew her. Duh--I had to remind myself that I actually didn't know her and that Sydney Bristow was not standing in front of me.
• Ben Affleck is cuter in person.
• Oh my gosh, she has wet hair. And dark jeans. She looks like she did exactly what I did--got up, showered, put on a little makeup, and went about her day.
• What an adorable baby!

So, there it is, my first celebrity sighting. As a side note, I also saw Liv Tyler (there for the wedding, I would assume), and her husband (his name is Royston Langdon. I had to look it up.) I guess Liv and Casey just made a movie together--Lonesome Jim. They were sitting at a table with about 7 other people, who looked slightly familiar. I kept thinking that I should probably recognize them, but I was still in shock about Jen and Ben. Oh yeah, and Liv had wet hair too. I'm sort of sad I didn't take a picture, but go to any stakkerazzi site and you will see similar ones. It was a great day! P.S. Casey Affleck married Summer Phoenix, sibling to the other famous Phoenix's. They have a son named Indiana August. Makes Violet seem like great name!