After a big spaghetti dinner last night, my mom, sister, Ryan and I headed to Ruth Eckerd Hall for An Evening with the Cast of Modern Family.
We weren’t really sure what to expect, as the description of the show made it seem like almost one big informal conversation with the cast. In the end, the format reminded me a lot of Inside the Actors Studio, but more laid back and incredibly funny.
A moderator asked questions to the actors who play the parts of Phil, Claire, Mitchell and Cameron on Modern Family. The last 30 minutes of the show opened up the floor for questions from the audience.
It was really neat to see how their personalities differ from their characters. I want to hang out with Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Mitchell) all day long.
He was so witty and seems like a total blast.
Eric Stonestreet (Cam) was much more sarcastic and crude than I expected (and also very much straight!), but he was very funny. (Crude humor isn’t lost on me.) Ty Burrell (Phil) seemed like he is Phil in real life, but less oblivious and very quick-witted. I also loved Julie Bowen (Claire) and found her so down-to-earth and incredibly likeable. She was a bit of an over-sharer and I thought that quality made her seem so “un-Hollywood” and more like a girlfriend you’d want to grab drinks with anytime. (Example: She talked about her water breaking when she was pregnant and how it felt like 1,000 warm eggs trickling down her legs… which made Jesse Tyler Ferguson gag profusely and “cemented his preference for men.”)
My family and I left agreeing that it must be so much fun to be an actor on that show. Each actor was very funny in real life and they all seemed very grateful for their success and also quite grounded which was great to see.
I face-planted in bed around 11:30 p.m. and awoke around 6:30 a.m. to a very energetic Sadie.
Since my dad and I were the first ones awake (as usual), I sipped on a mug of hot tea and typed up this blog post (and added your links to the upcoming book review post this afternoon!) as my dad read the newspaper beside me.
It feels good to be home even if we’re about to leave in a few hours!
Breakfast
Before going to bed last night, I made a giant batch of overnight oats for me and my family to eat this morning in an effort to save some time since I had a feeling I might feel a bit rushed trying to cram in a workout, blogging and last minute vacation preparations before we hit the road in the mid-morning.
It was my dad’s first time trying overnight oats and he was a big fan! He said he wasn’t sure cold oats would be his thing, but in the end he liked them a lot. For people who hate overnight oats, I think it’s largely a texture thing or the inability to get over eating oatmeal cold, but he hopped over these obstacles and ate every last bite.
Time to change and head out to sneak in some last minute exercise with my sister before we’re off on our CRUISE!!!
I have a whole bunch of blog posts planned while I am away, so PBF will still be alive and kickin’, but I will not personally be popping back in until Monday morning.
See ya again when I’m 27!!!
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Happy almost birthday! have so much fun on the cruise!!
Have a fantastic trip!! 🙂
Have fun on your trip! Happy early birthday too! Cant wait to see pics. Ugghh i miss the bahamas. Sooo gorgeous
Happy early birthday – have such a great time on the cruise!! Totally jealous of y’all right now
I love Modern Family! That would have been so fun
That night sounds like so much fun…I love that Ty Burrell was just like “Phil”, he’s probably my favorite character.
Hope you have a fantastic trip and a very happy birthday!!
i agree! he’s awesome!
such a cool experience! I am obsessed with the show! hope you have a wonderful vacation and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy birthday., enjoy your cruise. Take lots of pictures!!
Happy birthday eve 🙂
Have SO much fun, Julie, and happy early birthday!!!!
Happy Birthday, and HAPPY VACATION! Have fun, can’t wait to see/read all about it when you get back.
Have a great time and happy early birthday!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY and have fun on the cruise! You’ll be missed but can’t wait to see your pictures!
Have a great trip and a happy birthday !!
I am all shades of green with envy about this! I LOVE that show!!! Thanks for sharing the details about how they really are!
Happy early bday- enjoy your youth! 🙂
Have a great time on your cruise!
LOOOVE your jeans!!
Happy early birthday! I’ll miss your posts lol! thank God you’re keeping it running still– honestly your blog gets me through my work day :p
I saw Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Leno and he was hilarious!! I imagine it would be awesome to watch all of those actors interacting!
This sounds like such a fun night!! It would be so cool to be on a cast where everyone is funny and just jokes back and forth like that! I’m surprised to hear Cam has crude humor– in my mind, he’s just like his character!
I bet that was such a fun evening with the fam!
HAVE SO much fun!! I am super jealous–so soak it all up for us, k?! 🙂
What an incredible evening! One of those actors grew up in my town and still has family here. We see him around town a few times each year. And his brother volunteers at my daughter’s school. Both seem like really nice men!
I agree with some previous comments – Jesse Tyler Ferguson was HILARIOUS on So You Think You Can Dance. He probably was one of my favorite guest judges all season (topped only SLIGHTLY by Neal Patrick Harris, who I am completely in love with).
Also, Happy Early Birthday!!
OooO it would be so much fun going to an event like this~glad you guys enjoyed it! And have so so so much fun Julie! And happy 27th!! although you’re probably gonna read that zillion times from all of us, kekekeke.
Oh I am so jealous! My hubby and I are obsessed with Modern Family. I would have loved to have heard what Manny (Rico Rodriguez) would have been like. He seems so funny and beyond his years in maturity. I love Julie Bowen too!
Enjoy your birthday cruise, they are the best!
FUN!! I hope you have the happiest of birthdays. Have I told you that from all appearances, you are the kind of woman I’d be very jealous of – you are so adorable… BUT 1)You are likeable too
2)I’d rather support and respect you than be insecure! 😉
CHEERS!
I’m so jealous! It’s so cool to hear that the cast members seemed nice, too. What a great way to kick off celebrating your birthday! Have fun on your cruise!
Adorable outfit!!! Happy cruising and happy birthday!!
Have so much fun, and Happy Birthday!!!!!!! I hope you win the Cruise MVP prize for your bday! 😀
Hi Julie. Just found your blog. Looks pretty interesting. Must have been pretty exciting getting to meet the modern family cast. I watch this show all the time. It’s hilarious. Have a Happy Birthday!
Just ordered chia seeds so that I can try overnight oats for the first time!! Glad your family liked it! Have a great trip and birthday 🙂
Have fun and stay safe! How does Sadie handle when you are away?
hey julie! i saw this on pinterest and thought you may be interested because A) you’re my absolute FAVORITE blogger to follow and B) you seem to always be well organized and i thought it was cool that it was for free!
(and no this isn’t a spam, haha)
You’re going to have a blastttt!