Back in February, I was working on a special wine luncheon featuring two winemakers from Napa Valley held at Porterhouse in the Time Warner Center. I was looking forward to the event, but as it turned out, I was unable to attend afterall.

I arrived at Porterhouse early that morning to set up, but as I had to leave prior to the event start time, I asked a friend to fill in for me. As the guests began to file in, I headed out to the town car waiting downstairs. My husband had already been picked up at our home and as I joined him in the car, we sped off for our adventure.

We arrived at the studio and were whisked upstairs to a green room, one of many, to get settled. My sister arrived shortly thereafter. Then, we began a long wait, punctuated by frequent visits from the various producers and assistant producers who came to prep us for our television appearance. Finally, I was sent to hair and makeup, which was a lot of fun, as I excel in neither of these talents. Next, I was rushed to the stage to take my seat next to Tyra.

Our brief segment went by in a flash and all too soon, they were calling cars to take us home. Rather than end the day on a rather anticlimatic note, we chose to return to the Time Warner Center, where our friend had just finished up with the winemakers’ luncheon. We headed her off at the pass and enjoyed a light, but lovely, late lunch at landmarc, where we shared half-bottles of the Caymus Conundrum and a Seghesio Zinfandel.

We had been advised that our show would air in March, but each week we diligently checked Tyra’s website to no avail. Just when we were beginning to think that the show would never air, they called to give us the good news… we would appear on May 27. You can catch our appearance online.