This was definitely one of my favorite days ever even though it went by sooo fast. I had to beg my Dad to take me to Connor’s book signing at the Barnes and Noble in Tribeca. The good thing was though, the store that he works in was only a few blocks away from there. I went to work with my Dad early that day and walked to Barnes and Noble myself to pick up the book to get a wristband and wait online. There were a lot of people there already and I was maybe the 200 or 300 person in line and it was maybe 9 am. The staff all gave us chocolate milk as we were waiting because it was somewhat cold even though it was April.

I then went up the escalator that led to a book store and they gave us wristbands once we had purchased the book. The book signing didn’t start until six o’clock and that was the time my Dad had finished working. I also didn’t mention that after some people got their wristbands, they actually stayed on the line afterwards so they would be the first to meet Connor.

The line wrapped around at least four times and there were over a thousand people and they let maybe ten to fifteen people into the store at a time. It wasn’t until eight or nine o’clock when I actually finally got into the store, it was crazy. There was a few security people there and I saw people crying as they left the line with tissues and books in their hands. I was getting nervous as I saw that Connor was behind a big book shelf in between velvet rope that was keeping all the girls and a few guys in a single filed line. They didn’t allow phones out so I had to put mine in my leggings pocket (and I really wished that I had audio recorded me meeting him but was so nervous that I forgot too.)

There was a guy there that was holding a bunch of gifts and letters for Connor to collect after the meet and greet and I gave the guy my letter that I had written earlier that day in my Dad’s store. I was a few people behind and there was Connor, only a few feet away from me, standing with an adorable beanie and sweater and meeting fans. It was finally my turn to meet him and he said “Hi! How are you?” and I said “Good! Can we do a- oh okay.” I was about to ask him if we can do a hug pose but we kind of did it anyway. Connor leaned down a little bit since he was a lot taller than me, and then I said “You’re the first youtuber that I watched got me into youtube.” or something like that. (Though I did watch Joe Sugg and Jim Chapman first, I watched Connor’s videos more frequently until I got into Joe and Jim later on.) Then he replied “Aw I’m touched.” Then he hugged me again and said bye. A security guard handed me a tissue and a signed book. He was so sweet and I love him so much. ❤ Who is your favorite youtuber? Tell me in the comments below!! Also, here is my picture with Connor when I met him for the first time! (That’s also my face from waiting in the cold for 5 hours or so haha.) 

–Zoe