Imagine, then, my ecstasy when ahead of us in the line we made out what appeared to be that very same felt frog that made Jason Segel cry and makes America's collective heart flutter.
Sure enough, it was Kermit! He was chatting with fans as they bought their tickets. We got ours and had a few words with him. I didn't know what to say; I was starstruck.
We were a little late to the movie, and, worrying that there would be a lot of people there and no seats (everyone ahead of us had bought tickets to the same movie), I went to get popcorn while she grabbed a spot in the theater. The concessions were right by the tickets, so as I waited, I watched other people interact with Kermit. Some just ignored him, but most had kind of a cute little interaction. Then a little a girl walked up to him.
"Kermin! Kermin!" she yelled (adorably mispronouncing his name). He looked down and said hello.
"What's your name?"
"Angela" she said shyly. They spoke for a minute or two--her telling him about her school and her family--and then her mom started to pull her away.
"Bye, Kermin!" she hollered, "Bye!"
"Bye, Angela!" he responded.
Then she got really serious and looked right at him. "I love you."
Without missing a beat, Kermit said "I love you too, Angela."
That's when my heart melted.
Emily is totally right. We do live on Sesame Street.
