Meet Melissa.....Sweet Melissa

Ok folks. I know this blog is all about Coop 'n Cruz but I promise this following picture relates to them somehow. Imagine Cooper getting to meet Pablo, Diego, Lightning McQueen and the Wonder Pets all wrapped up in one package. That is how special this pretty little thing is to me. Everyone, I'd like you to meet Melissa (we're totally on a first name basis now). Melissa Gilbert!!!! Laura Ingalls Wilder!!! Only the single most important person in my life when I was 10 years old. She was my idol.

Right before the show was about to begin, the announcer introduced a "very important guest" in the audience. She stood up and politely waved to the crowd and I about died. Forget about The Little Mermaid, I was all twitterpated about seeing Melissa.

Therefore, I may or may not have shoved a few giddy school girls out of the way in order to introduce myself and ask for a picture. Okay, I really didn't do that but I totally would have if anyone would have gotten in my way. Apparently tweens and teenage girls are still fans of Laura Ingalls thanks to syndication.

She was super nice and more than happy to pose for a photo during intermission. She told me she was good "friends" with the actor who played King Triton. (His picture is in the previous post in case you want to check him out again). I couldn't help but wonder what Almanzo would think about her hanging out with King Triton. I'm sure poor Melissa just wanted to enjoy the evening and possibly buy herself a bucket of popcorn or a churro before the show resumed but I wasn't going to let that happen. Plus, how could she continue to look so fabulous if I allowed her to eat a churro instead of posing with the likes of me? I actually did her a favor.

Pardon the picture quality. It was dark and we had to be stealthy and fast to make it all happen (A special shout out to to my cousin, Tim for being the photog).

Thanks to me, you are now only 1 Degree of Separation from Melissa. You. Are. Welcome!