Kelly looked sexy and gorgeous, as always. She wore a black tank top
with the words "Fashion Talent" on the front of it, with black
pants, a red belt, and black high-heeled sandals. Her hair was wavy.
Of course Kelly knew me, and she smiled and said hi to me by name
and I did the same. I had so much prepared to say to her, and it
ended up I couldn't get to a quarter of it! Our first meeting there
last year was so much more relaxed. Security around Kelly was VERY
tight, owing to the threats she's been receiving due to Livvie's
unpopular actions. Kelly went along with the extra security, though
she didn't seem to like it. I wanted to take a quick picture of
Kelly then get one of her and I together(as I did last year), but
the woman with her had to "remind" me only one photo allowed, even
though in that time I could've just snapped one! I was forced to
choose though, so I had the next waiting fan take a pic of me and
Kelly together, side by side with my arm around her. I didn't get to
hug her though. I didn't even try to. :(

Kelly signed the cover to a copy of her FHM cover appearance from
last December that I had brought with me, making it out to me
personally, then adding the words, "Lots of Love Kelly Monaco". I
asked if I could get a picture signed for my good friend Brianne(co-
founder of this group, Kelly Monaco Fans), but again her keepers
denied me. Kelly remembered Bri though, asking me, "The one who runs
the website?" I said "Yes." I told Kelly that Brianne was planning
to meet her at SSW in November, and she said, "Great!" Then I think
she was going to ask me if I was going to that event, but she
stopped when I began my gift-giving presentation. We started to talk
at the same time, but Kelly let me go on. I wanted to make sure to
have enough time to get to all the gifts. I told Kelly, "I've
brought you a few presents, but they're not all for you." Then I
took out the small white tote bag I bought out there containing
Kelly's gifts.

First, I handed her a little yellow cardboard gift box, with a small
card in an envelope on top of it. I told her I knew this hadn't been
the best of years for her, and that this was a little something I
picked up for her. I said it wasn't much, but I wanted to give her
something to watch over her. Inside the box was a guardian angel
pin. In the envelope was a card with a small bookmark-type plastic
card on which was written the origin and meaning of the
name "Kelly". This was where I had found that same info I posted to
the clubs a while back, and which was also put up at Brianne's site,
Kelly Monaco Web. I don't recall Kelly opening these gifts then. I
think she wanted to wait to see how many items I had with me, to
give me enough time to get to them all.

Next, I gave Kelly a white rectangular box about six inches long. I
told her, "This is a present for Livvie - my sweet Livvie - and I
want you to make sure she uses it." Kelly jokingly asked me, "Should
I be afraid to open it?" I said, "No." Kelly opened the box,
unwrapped the large white candle I had placed inside the box, and
noticed the "Redemption" label I affixed to the candle. She gave me
that sincerely heartwarming look she's given me before and told
me, "I really hope this happens." I replied, "So do I."

Finally, I gave Kelly an envelope with a card inside, along with a
set of the photos of Kelly and I from last July's Fan Dinner, and
told her this is for her little sister who is kind enough to E-mail
me. I had already put my return address on the envelope, along with
plenty of postage. All Kelly had to do was seal it, put her sister's
address on the envelope, then drop it in the mail. I told Kelly I
didn't mind if she read the card. I left her the empty tote bag to
carry everything I had brought her.

This was about when her guards began to encourage me to move the
line along, however before I did I told Kelly to keep an eye out for
the large padded white Express Mail envelope I sent her containing
her birthday present, which arrived at ABC on her birthday(the mail
for the PC stars had been accumulating since the studios shut down
for summer hiatus a week before Kelly's birthday, and they only
started receiving their fan mail the day of the Fan Dinner!). So I
said it was nice to see her again, and she said the same thing back,
and I walked around to the front of her table to pass by it on my
way away from Kelly's autograph line, feeling quite disappointed I
didn't get to spend more time with her.

However, as ABC likes to say, "There's more to the story". To find
out what happened next, go to part 3...