loganandliz.com: the mishaps of the mr. and mrs.

Let’s just cut this one to the chase, cause there’s so much to say…

Unbeknownst to me, Logan scored some pretty hot last-minute tickets to a very special show.  Knowing our great lady crush and that we had been planning an O road trip for the last 6 years, he called up Big D and Dave, and the three of them cooked up quite the little scheme.  Together, they arranged for Big D and Dave to come up for a “Skyline Convention” and stay at the Congress Plaza Hotel.  But it was all a big 3-way lie.

I found out on Monday night that they were actually coming up to stay in our Guest Suite to…wait for it…attend a Tuesday taping of THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW! Logan even contacted my principal and arranged for me to have the day off work.  Talk about a husband!

When the morning arrived, we put on our Oprah’s best (pink spangle for me of course), and caught a cab over to Harpo.  We waited in an outside line, then an inside line, made our way through Oprah security (which makes our TSA airport screening seem like a walk in the park) and then it was off to the holding room.  Talk about insanity.  When we were finally called into the studio and seated, we were in the very top corner, but luckily, facing the throne of the one and only Queen O.

Of course, there was a lady to warm up the crowd; she was just okay for me. Though, she did tell us that there was some late-breaking news: We’d be seeing DOUBLE OPRAH–two tapings back to back! Big D and I screamed with excitment while Dave and Logan cried in agony;)

But finally they announced that she was on her way out.  I thought I was gonna pee my pants!  I knew I should’ve gone to the bathroom before we were seated. So, she comes out and the crowd goes crazy, and she waves, does the whole “thank you, sit down” thing and the cameras turn off.  Why you might ask?  Because she needs to change her shoes.  Scratch that.  She needs someone else to change her shoes, because she walks out in flats, not the Christian Louboutins that you see her in on the show.  So she’s got that little girl just a stuffin’ those bunions into those shoes, and from what I gather that’s her only job. Talk about a job that stinks!

After all the stuffing, the show finally started and it was an audience participation kind show about manners with an interactive quiz.  It was interesting, but not the best one I’d ever seen.  Hopefully something better was in store for taping #2.

So she goes and changes her clothes and we do the whole shoe change, and finally we start all over again.  This one was much more entertaining…about sticky situations, and how to handle them.  I really wanted to throw out a comment so bad, but she must’ve missed my psychotic waving arm in the top row. Too bad.  The guests were some Harvard grad and some other guy who were both experts on sticky situations, but they basically disagreed the whole time.  Kinda funny.

Time went by really, really fast, and before we knew it, we were on our way out the door. Before you ask, we did get some freebies–3 new books written by guests on the two shows. Not exactly the “Oprah’s Favorite Things” items I was hoping for, but still cool.

Of course, our visit to Harpo Studios wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the “O” Store, and we walked out with some more Oprah goodies.  AND a free Oprah pen from the cashier. But we were sworn to secrecy to keep the rest of the shoppers from swarming him for free Oprah paraphanilia.

The entire experience was such a surprise, and it was awesome to get to share it with Big D. The boys were such great sports. Speaking of, Logan says that Big D and I owe them a road trip for a WWE show. They didn’t tell us when the episodes air, but we’ll stay tuned to Oprah.Com and be sure to let you know.

Posted by liz on Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 at 9:00 pm.