2011: A Year in Review

As the year comes to a close, I thought it would be enjoyable to spend my day off ranking my favorite autograph replies over the past 12 months. While I will say this year was incredible for autographs, I have picked my Top 5 favorite replies (I thought a Top 10 list would be too easy) which can be seen below.

5. Brooke Shields

Date Received: Tuesday, September 6

I received Brooke's autograph on my 21st Birthday, which is why I consider her reply to be so special.  As mentioned in my original post, I loved her on Suddenly Susan and thought she was hilarious at this year's Tony Awards.  Brooke is truly America's sweetheart and I am thankful she signed my Morticia Addams photo since I am quite the fan of The Addams Family.

4. Marina Sirtis

Date Received: Monday, December 12

This is a pretty recent reply, but I was so excited to receive my photos back from Deanna Troi herself, Marina Sirtis.  As mentioned in my original post, I was planning on attending the 2012 Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas with hopes of purchasing both Marina's autograph and a photo with her, but now that I have two signed and dedicated photos for a lot less than they would have cost me out in Vegas, I am undecided whether I will be attending the convention.  Troi has been one of my favorite characters since first watching The Next Generation within the past few years (I love her accent) and, although I really would like to meet Marina in person, these two signed photos are keeping me at bay for the time being...and I stress 'for the time being.'

3. Joy Behar

Date Received: Tuesday, April 5

So what?! Who cares?! Well, I care!! You know I'm in love with Joy Behar and watch The View religiously, so you can understand how excited I was to receive a signed photo from Ms. Behar. Plus, now that her HLN show, The Joy Behar Show, is now a piece of history, the photo is even more special.  The co-hosts of The View are on vacation this week and I'm already going through withdrawals only three days into their mini-break.  Joy continuously brings the humor both on the show and on Twitter (follow her @JoyVBehar), and it only helps that I agree with her political views 99.9% of the time.  Again, so what?! Who cares?! :)

2. Jim Parsons

Date Received: Saturday, July 16

Oh, Jim Parsons.  I don't think I need to reiterate how much of an enormous fan I am of The Big Bang Theory and how much I absolutely love Jim's performance each week as the one and only Sheldon Cooper, but I actually quit our summer series of Rochester Survivor just so I could see the photo waiting for me at home.  I mean, the man has had an incredible past couple of years (winning a Golden Globe AND two Emmys) and I only hope he continues his flawless work on The Big Bang Theory in the coming seasons. 

1. Dame Julie Andrews

Date Received: Thursday, June 23

Words cannot truly express how absolutely thrilled I was to receive my copy of Dame Julie Andrews' autobiography Home signed and personalized after almost nine months of waiting.  She has been one of my all-time favorite actresses since first seeing Mary Poppins as a child, and I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have received her autograph since she rarely signs photos or other items.  Today, my book is proudly displayed on my entertainment center in my bedroom.