Twitter was abuzz over the news of Potter's nomination —especially since the Emmys snubbed her and have pretty routinely overlooked the show—but Potter said she hasn't really checked to see all the accolades and congratulatory messages. In fact, she said she wasn't even really aware of what happened this morning.

"I sent a few things out, but I actually went down to the flower mart this morning because I had to do some stuff. I'm working on my home line and I'm doing a bunch of photography for Christmas centerpieces and how to make one," Potter said. "I got this text from Billy Bush this morning saying ‘Congratulations' and I was ready to leave at like 6:30 to go downtown to get my flowers and I was like, ‘What the hell is happening? What the hell is going on?' I literally just got back from getting all the flowers and my equipment and stuff, and now it's sort of hitting me. ‘This is really happening and it's really fun—Oh my god!' I'm super excited."

It's pretty easy to pinpoint why Potter finally got the nod. Her cancer storyline made headlines, broke hearts and delivered the goods during a very emotional season of Parenthood. Still, Potter said she never expected her storyline to resonate as much as it did.