Eric, David, Kami, Judy and Mary spent a lot of time with us fans. At both the Friday and Saturday night suppers they were all over the room being with everyone. They all spent quite a bit of time mingling with the fans all weekend.
At the Friday night supper (2/27) I had the honor of sitting right beside Judy Norton (Mary Ellen). Mr. Forever and I got to talk to her and her hubby quite a bit. This is when I pretty much asked her all of the Walton questions pertaining to her character portrayal of Mary Ellen. Someone had brought a ball glove for the costume party and Judy tried it on. It was obvious that she is very athletic.
They had a reserved spot for all of the Walton celebrities but they did not reserve a spot for Eric's wife, Judy's husband or Kami's mom. I guess because of the grace of the fans they did get to end up sitting by their loved ones.Somehow Kathy Lee's hubby ended up at one end of our table and that only left one seat at the table for Kathy Lee and she was going to be way over on the other side of the table. The tables were square and they were HUGE. When I saw that Kathy Lee and her hubby was going to be sitting totally on the other side of the table from one another. I spoke up and let everyone at the table know that they were married to each other and would they mind starting with the person beside Kathy Lee's hubby getting up and taking the next seat until the empty seat that would have been Kathy Lee's was filled. That way they can sit together and they all graciously did that. Kathy Lee's hubby thanked me for speaking up and having that done.When the supper was over I became the 'owner' of the little sign with Judy Norton on it that had reserved her seat. I also got Eric Scott's.
I got tickled at forum member Ryan James. He was a volunteer at the convention and he had a little sign with his name that reserved his seat. He had the hardest time keeping up with his afterwards but he finally was able to retain possession of it.
The food was put on the table 'family style' and I had Judy start by serving herself first. When it was time for me to start eating I told Judy that I was just a redneck country girl and for her to just overlook the way I eat. LOL! I asked her if she wanted a piece of the 'recipe' cake and I went and got her a piece.
Carolyn Grinnell seemed to be having a ball, always with a smile on her face.
She told me several times that she was finally getting to just relax and truly enjoy a Walton get together. When I have mine I am always busy getting everything ready. I am just going to sit back and socialize, have a good time and not have a worry or care in the world. I know I saw David Harper and Eric Scott with her.