david tutera called me... like on my phone

I'm going to make this as brief as the phone call was but...

DAVID TUTERA, celebrity wedding and celebration designer, planner, visionary called ME today! Yes, ME... like on MY cell phone.

Shortly after Ian was born, my husband, Douglas, wrote David Tutera an email about how difficult things were currently for us and requested that David give me a call. I did know about the email, not necessarily the content though. Either way, I completely doubted that David would call.

If you don't know, David Tutera is the host of one of my favorite shows "My Fair Wedding" where he shows up three weeks before a couple's wedding date and just goes Fairy Godfather on EVERYTHING, creating an absolute MASTERpiece of a wedding. The component that I like most about the show is the emotional aspect. David seems to be a very compassionate person who truly does care about the people he's working with and does what he can to give them an awesome experience and make at least some of their dreams come true.

Today, I was caught off guard when I got to experience his compassion first hand. Unfortunately, I feel like I botched the call. I had just begun to break down in tears about Ian (literally in the midst of an ugly cry face) when the phone rang with a 310 number. Something told me to just go ahead and answer it, and it was David calling to offer encouragement. He asked me how things were going, if I was still in the hospital, how Ian was doing. I just completely clammed right up! I used to pride myself on being an open book, but I became so tight lipped that I shocked myself. I made the phone call unnecessarily awkward. I am semi-beating myself up because maybe I could have given more details as to how Ian was doing instead of just saying "fine." I guess that was all I could get out at the time.

It's just wonderful to know that David cared enough to reach out and that the person I see on my television is truly genuine. Some people still are authentic.