Judy Woodard of York took a trip to Chicago with her daughter, Tamika, of Los Angeles, in April.
The plan was to stay at the W Hotel, eat great food, do lots of sightseeing and see “The Color Purple,” which was Tamika’s Mother’s Day gift to Judy.
Judy writes that she secretly hoped for a chance to somehow see Oprah Winfrey, but she didn’t say anything because she was greatful for her daughter’s hard work to plan the weekend trip.
The day they were scheduled to leave, Tamika told her they’d be attending a taping of the Oprah show.
“I never really heard the details of how this incredible surprise came together because I was too busy jumping up and screaming,” Woodard writes. “Like a kid on Christmas I was ecstatic.”
She said the experience was better than she expected, and audience members went home with more than $1,000 worth of goodies, including a 4GB iPod Nano, Beyonce and Robin Thicke concert tickets, Coach sunglasses and more.
Her travel tip: Don’t miss Millenium Park and Navy Pier. And definitely do some shopping on Michigan Avenue.
I really liked this article because it's really warming(kinda makes you wanna say AWWWW). It shows what lengths people will go through just to make sure someone enjoys their special day. I would be excited and probably would have reacted worse if I found out I was gonna be on Oprah. I really liked this.