We had our books in hand, as well as "In Style" from last May. She autographed them all. :) I gave her the O&A CD, as well as a nice portion of Linzertorte (along with the recipe, in case she falls in love with it.) I also gave her the handwriting analysis that my mother did last spring, and Sela's arched eyebrows rose higher as she saw her own handwriting literally define her so accurately.

People lined up at Sam's Wholesale Club for the opportunity to meet the author.

She was very sweet, taking time for each person.

When I was taking pictures of Sela's booth, one of the reps from Sam's asked me if I was a reporter. "No, I'm from her fan club, and I represent the Save O&A website."   Good enough for her, she let me be.

One cool thing was this one man videotaping Sela.... I looked at him, and decided to flip my book open to her wedding picture. Then I approached him, and asked "Is this you?" and smiled. He smiled back, and warmly shook hands with me. I told him I remembered him from an appearance on O&A, which he tried to diminish. Howard was very friendly, and I got to talk to him longer than I did Sela. We touched on ABC's illogical acts, and he shared his opinion on what may have been part of the cause of the show's demise. I thanked him for giving us his wife for those years, because as we know (and it's in the book) she worked 12 - 14 hours a day and hardly saw her family for 8 months a year. I told him that I felt a little guilty for wanting the show back because of this, but he was very gracious and really appreciates her career.

These nice pictures are also included in the book.

People in line were very nice, and each had different reasons to be there. One loved Sisters, but refused to watch O&A, because it was too real for her. Another loved O&A and thirtysomething. Still another loved thirtysomething, but wanted to meet Sela regardless that she wasn't a fan of the show (O&A).

As Sela signed, Howard visited with others.