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I went to bed that night with a head full of thoughts and images, I wasn’t sure that day 2 would top it.

Boy how wrong I was!

I made sure I queued up early for my, ahem..., photo with Jennifer..., that photo that kept me awake most of the night..., but I must admit to a grin from ear to ear when I saw her, she looked amazing. She did the day before, but today, today she was geez, someone pass some oxygen...

I was so very pleased to note that the chairs were closer together than the day before, and some hints from some friends was to make sure I parked my behind non central, ‘that way you will be closer to her’... I liked that theory, and it worked! I asked her how she was today and I think that the effort brought her smile a little wider..., well that’s what I’m telling myself..., she seemed so much more relaxed on Sunday too, it was to nice to see.

The afternoon Q&A was good with Jennifer, Laurel and Rachel, there were high emotions once again, the tissues were being passed from one seat to another, then back again... but everything lightened up when Janina came back on stage and they announced they were going to do a charity auction.

Jennifer explained that she had a couple of photographs that she had taken on set of Kate, I nudged my partner, “Shall I?”, “What on earth for, you don’t like Kate...!” That was a good point, I sat on my hands and resisted the temptation just because Jennifer took the photograph.

I gave her a nudge again, there was another photograph, with the set of books that Mia had written, I was again met with, “What on earth for, you don’t like Mia...!” Again, that was another fair point, I think my hands were going a bit dead by this point.

Well now we have ‘The Vest’... that one Bette wore during the basketball game, oh and yeah there was going to be Jennifer’s script with all her notes and baby sleeping schedule, all written in her own hand..., oh and Sean Harry was going to throw in a Gold Ticket for L6...

I think now was the time to release my hands...

But hell fire..., someone just shouted out a mega bid..., there’s no way I could get into a battle when that was the starting bid..., I was already defeated and deflated!

But what was that..., ‘one last item, we saved the best till last...’ I think my next nudge was a bit harder and she just smiled at me, I think that’s when I started to fidget!

Did Jennifer just say ‘one of a kind..., self portrait..., in her trailer..., just been swimming and was feeling ‘sassy’’ I stood up and shouted a bid..., there was a ripple of laughter so I sat back down, ‘semi naked...’ I stood back up and doubled that bid... but there was Jennifer saying ‘we haven’t started yet... and if this ends up on the internet, I know who did it!’ Okay..., I get the message, but I still couldn’t help fidgeting..., bring it on!

Well, the next few minutes are a bit of a blur..., I know my hand was in the air quite a bit, I know my heart was pounding just as fast as it had earlier when I had sat next to Jennifer, I know my mouth was drier than the Sahara..., and my hands, shaking doesn’t even come close!

I heard the mad auctioneer Janina shouting ‘going once...’, Jesus my chest was pounding so hard..., damn another bid somewhere in the room. Up it went again for a couple of bids, ‘going once...’, why was she taking her time, I decided to stand and shouted ‘HURRY UP!’ I think she got the message when she said quicker than lightening ‘going, going gone...!’

“Fucking Hell. I just won Jennifer’s picture.”

I think I then had an out of body experience because that person waving her arms in the air and running up to the stage isn’t really me, Jobadge doesn’t let herself go like that!

I couldn’t speak, although as I was holding Jennifer’s hand while she was on the stage I did try to!

I think I shook my head for the next hour, did all that really happen?

Surreal moments. Oh and I think I should now look to be selling an organ of some sort...

So after my flexible plastic friend did its business, (well I couldn’t scoop a kidney out there and then could I...?) I was told that Jennifer would personalise the auction items for each person. It only at this time that I actually got a look at my purchase... Yeah I know, probably off my head, but hell fire, once in a lifetime just came up and bit me in the ass.

We managed to race back to the room for the camera, just in case there was another photo opportunity – well you never know... We queued before the ‘official’ autograph session started, I don’t think my heart had calmed down since that auction began, now it was for an entirely different reason...

God that woman is stunning, she smiled wide and we had a chat, asking what I would like written..., personalised or just a signature..., oh that one was easy... “Personalised..., this is mine and nobody will be getting their hands on it!” I think she kinda liked that answer ?

I made a gentle request for a photo, well you could have knocked me down with a feather as she just pulled the chairs aside and clambered over. But it was next that left me feeling slightly weak at the knees...

She flung her arm around my shoulder so I snuck mine around her waist..., making sure I had a secure hold! I think I was visiting heaven a lot this weekend... I keep looking at that picture! Ahhh...

I have to say everyone’s reaction to the auction was amazing, ‘congratulations’, ‘well done Jobadge’, ‘let’s have a look’, ‘ooh can I see...’, ‘I can’t believe it was you up there’.

Well, yes it was me and I have been salivating over it ever since. Prized position and not going anywhere but on our wall.

There were so many memorable moments to this weekend, the friends we became reacquainted with, the new friends we made, the time to sit and talk to people with a common interest, the time to just sit back and go... ‘ah Jennifer...’

Those women:
Janina – what a girl, live wire doesn’t even come close, she was unexpectedly impressive and what an auctioneer!
Rachel – what a stunner, makes me proud to be British! She has an incredible natural beauty – so my partner keeps telling me!!
Laurel – what a gorgeous woman with a heart to match, a perfect fit for Ms Beals I would say!
Jennifer – Jennifer, Jennifer, Jennifer..., what an absolute woman, Jennifer you made my dreams come true this weekend.
Jilly – what a woman! You might not know her, but I do and she is!

What a fucking amazing weekend. I did say words failed me, but I think writing all this would be me telling a lie there.

So I’ll end this with one thing... Does anyone want to buy a kidney?