April 2nd, 2003 Thanks to Tim for this submission My girlfriend Kristin and I were in Wilmington for Spring Break. We drove around town only to find the film crew for Dawson's Creek set up to film a scene for an upcoming season 6 episode. Sure enough, who shows up in a van but Katie, talking on her cell phone. After a wave and smile to the fans standing outside, she went right in to shoot a scene with Josh Jackson and Dylan Neal. She had on a pink peasant-style top and her usual faded jeans, with her hair a mix of brown and the Garnier color. Anyway, later on in the day, Katie walked out of the apartment. We all thought she was leaving, yet instead she got her bodyguard and went over to where fans were standing on the sidewalk. My girlfriend and I, who were on the other side of the sidewalk, rushed over and sure enough, Katie was smiling and talking to each and every fan, posing for pictures and giving autographs. When it came to our turn, my girlfriend started off by introducing herself and getting Katie to sign one of her favorite pictures of her in a Dawson's Creek journal I bought her. She also told Katie the story of how my girlfriend and I met thanks to the show, and Katie was genuinely touched and said how sweet that was. She laughed and posed for pictures with both of us and was very sweet and nice. Needless to say, she is just as beautiful as you'd expect her to be in person, and man is she tall, and I'm 6 feet tall and I was basically looking at her forehead-to-forehead. It was a great experience, and my girlfriend and I consider ourselves so lucky to have that chance to meet her. (Date of Encounter: March 26th, 2003)