After spending my first year of college in Kalamazoo as a WMU Bronco, I have (or had) a MILLION Western t-shirts. I got A LOT of those shirts free at blood drives or “Bronco Days” (early move-in for Freshmen) and a few I got just for living in “5th Harvey” in Valley II (5th floor of a Freshman dorm 1 mile off of main campus) that is my “Standing Shirt” or from the bookstore at WMU. I think it was here that I developed my true appreciation for the “free t-shirt” or shirts with logos of places I hold dear. I wore these Bronco tees at U of M – Dearborn often enough for fellow students and friends to comment on them that “all I did at Western was buy t-shirts” because I had SO many of them. I was at WMU in 2000 just before and after I was diagnosed with MS. MANY of those shirts have been worn out, out of love. I was still wearing them, however, in my first year teaching at CCA. A colleague and friend would comment on them because she was a “Chip.” She went to and graduated from CMU (Central) Western’s rival. It was probably my 2nd year teaching at CCA that I bought a Central t-shirt to appease my friend.
I rarely wear this shirt but my physical therapist when I broke my ankle was a Chip too as are Nick and Heather. I wore my “Chips” shirt on Wednesday just for Heather. When Nick came out to get me when I got to Barwis i pointed to my shirt and told him that we (Heather, Nick, and I) would be a bag of Chips. Heather was working with Chris at the Keiser machine with Chris when Nick was kneading my calves. I even made sure my socks semi-matched my shirt because it was “Wacky Sock Wednesday” #19.
Heather liked my shirt and I told her that we (Heather, Nick, and me) were a bag of chips. Nick disagreed saying that I went to Western but I pointed to my shirt and told him that, “Not today. I’m a Chip.” So, together, us 3 were a bag of chips. Not barbecue chips (I don’t like those) but probably the chips with ridges.
Heather and Nick worked my legs while I was on my back and on my stomach. They both stretched me and we did some PNF stretches. Needless to say, I was beyond tired but my legs were relaxed. Nick put me in my car and I was grateful again that I wasn’t driving.
Don’t you ever think of giving up!! Happy to see you mentioned me in your post! It’s awesome that you are working with some fellow “Chips”!! Miss you! Let me know what time you go on friday…would love to come see you there!!