Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Melissa MacPhee

A couple weeks ago Mikeydise and I were talking about the year end awards.  If you are new to the picnic at the end of the year there is a top commenter of the year award.  It means nothing and everything.  We were talking about the new blood at the picnic.  One name kept coming up.  Melissa Macphee.  The first time I remember meeting Melissa was at the Walla Walla Valley Academy fair.  Buell introduced us and we started talking.  After talking for a couple minutes Melissa let me know that this was not the first time that we had ever met.  I was confused.  Melissa had actually gone to Union for her first year of college and we were freshmen at the same time.  We had actually gone on a camping trip together.  She was friends with my girlfriend at the time's friends.  So we actually hung out and I just didn't remember it.  Yeah I'm a jerk.  Melissa is a recruiter at Walla Walla.  Most people think that recruiters from different schools don't like each other.  That is untrue.  For the most part recruiters love meeting up and traveling with the recruiters from the other schools. We really enjoy each other's company. Melissa and I have hit the road together many times and she is my homey for life. She is one of the recruiters I look up to the most.  I appreciate what she does for two reasons.  She is herself and she cares about her students.  She is one of the picnic's biggest supporters and the picnic needs her.  Here are some of the pictures she showed me to prove to me that we had been best friends in college.  Also some shots of me as a freshmen.


13 comments:

Melissa R said...

HECK YEAH!!!! Also...your memory failed you YET again. We re-met at the Collegeview fair where Buell introduced us...I said I knew you...and you tried to pretend like you knew what I was talking about. Not smooth. WWVA was where I brought my scrapbook with countless pictures of us hanging out freshman year. lol
If you ever forget me again, we're done. Until then...so much love for you and the picnic!!!

Melissa R said...

And just so you don't feel alone in this...when I ran into Paradise at the national youth convention in Dallas, TX a few years back...he didn't remember me either...then I shamed him by playing an Over The Weather song from my itunes library. Apparently I didn't make a big impact on you guys at UC. Good thing I transferred to WWU where people know me. ;)

Big Rich said...

In my defense I was messin with you the whole time. I knew who you were!! Gotcha. I think you repayed me by waiting a whole year to finally check out my blog. And in Michael's defense he was to busy growing out his facial hair the year you were there to remember anything.

Melissa R said...

Don't lie.
Okay...Paradise's defense may be valid. ;)

Big Rich said...

did I mention that my favorite picture of you on here is the one where you can only see your face floating in the background.

Melissa R said...

Truth be told I wasn't invited on that camping trip. I was just creeping from the bushes and jumped in on the group shot. What?!?
By the way...thanks for not posting all the seriously nasty old school pics of me. lol

Paradise said...

As I read this article, I was afraid BR would throw something in there about me forgetting Mel's name...but he didn't.
Then, I just knew she would mention it in her first comment...but I was off the hook.
But alas, she remembers that I have no clue who she is. Ummmm...sorry???
Would it help if I said that Melissa MacPhee is one of the coolest crackas to chill wit?

Melissa R said...

Yeah that helps. :)

Melissa R said...

At some point you may want to explain the duct tape picture from the camping trip, eh?

JB said...

I really cannot wait until I am at the age where I can remember that I forgot old friends that became new friends that weren't really my friends at all. Wait, wha? Actually, I really cannot wait to grow facial hair and be as cool as Melissa.

Melissa R said...

How about we separate facial hair and being me, eh J Brass?

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