Guess Who I Saw?

Last weekend, I went to Idaho to spend Thanksgiving with my family. I don't write a lot about my family on this blog - well, not about my nieces and nephews because this is so public and any Joe Schmoe creeper could come across this thing and I don't want them to know too much about these little kiddos whom I love a lot.

I have 9 nieces and nephews and they are - hands down - the cutest kids on the planet.

So, anyway, I got to spend a few days as the favorite aunt last week and it was a blast. One of my nieces was baptized last Saturday and I was so glad I got to be there for that.

The baptism took place in an LDS church and before the actual baptism, there is a little program. There were 6 kids being baptized that day, so there were quite a few people in attendance.

We got there pretty early (shocking) so we were sitting on the 3rd row. I was sitting here.

(I hope this isn't too sacrilegious)

And my family was sitting to the right of me. A couple of minutes before the meeting started, I noticed a group of 4 or 5 people come in and sit a row or two behind me to my left.

I looked back - not sure why. The chances that I knew these people was slim…

HOWEVER…

I did recognize one of them…

Yep, it was Brooks from Des' season of The Bachelorette.

At my niece's baptism. No big deal.

I wanted so bad to get others involved in this 'star' sighting but no one in my family watches The Bachelor(ette) and I didn't even have my phone to tell anyone. Plus, how to I get a pic of someone in a chapel during a church meeting? I totally would have if I had been sitting behind him, but he was behind me. I was in his line of sight, so he totally would have seen if I had turned around so I didn't.

Since there were 6 kids getting baptized, they separated us into 3 groups to go to the baptismal font. Unfortunately, Brooks was not in my group. If he had been and I had seen him outside of the chapel, I totally would have asked him for a photo. I have no shame.

I looked for him after the baptism but didn't see him again.

Remember that his hometown date was at his sister's house in Boise? Pretty sure he was there to see a niece or nephew get baptized.

He's pretty good-looking and really tall.

Remember this awkward moment?

(this is the property of ABC)

He sure went out with a bang.

I know the show is totally scripted and it's kind of embarrassing that I actually watch it but it's entertaining and was kind of exciting to see Brooks in real life.

I am excited to see Juan Pablo's season starting in January.

Although, it's a little weird because he looks so much like my bro-in-law David that it feels awkward that I find him (Juan Pablo) attractive.

Okay, so it's hard to see because I don't have 2 similar pictures of them, but they have a lot of the same facial expressions and - I think - they look a lot alike.

It's only awkward if you make it awkward, right David?