My parents had come over to Vermont to see me that weekend (I was in college at the time). We drove down to Stowe to see the Von Trapp Lodge (the original before it burned down). They had built a really neat coffee shop restaurant/gift shop down the road from the lodge. We decided to have lunch at the coffee shop and as we drove back down the road I was looking out at the landscape and a convertible drove past us and my mother said "That was Maria Von Trapp!." I was like where where? Dang I missed seeing her. 
We ate at the coffee shop and decided to visit the Gift Shop. I don't know if they coffee shop/gift shop is still there but I have got to admit that the food was totally awesome! While I was in the Ladies Room, wouldn't you know it, she drove down to the coffee shop/gift shop and went into the back. Dang, I missed her again! I was beginning to believe that I would never see her in person!
We decided that she had to come out sometime and we would just wait her out. 
She did come out and went into the gift shop where she met with the public. I bought some of her books (mostly already signed) but I bought one that hadn't been signed yet so that I had an excuse to talk to her. 
She was so short, not much taller then me and I am 5'1" tall. Her autobiography is really interesting and the story of the Von Trapp family once they came to the US is actually more interesting then the movie.
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