I made it to Chicago and saw Oprah! I was lucky enough to share the experience with my BFF and another dear friend. It was great. The show's content was not very desirable (to me) in that it was "supermodel legends." It could have been on restoring automobiles and I would have been more interested. But on a stage of supermodels, Oprah still shines. I'm not sure how she did it, but she managed to somewhat salvage a very shallow, un-Oprah-like, interview.
No great giveaway, nothing but a box of Kleenex under my seat (I checked). But quite honestly, to me it was special enough to be able share this with my friends. After all is said and done I think I got just as much joy sharing the experience with them, as I did getting selected for tickets! I'm so thankful to Theresa the audience coordinator that gave me the extra tickets for Beth and Melanie. The whole thing seemed surreal. When I finally entered the studio, I felt like I was going to explode! When …