The Summit: Gone, But Not Forgotten

Per request, I was asked to update the world on the lives of the Summit girls after leaving Tech. Apparently they never made a blog, so the responsibility has to fall on my broad, strong shoulders.

We'll pick up at the last event you probably heard about, which was the great Valentine's Day Progressive Dinner of 2012. Possibly one of my best nights of college, nay my entire life, everyone was filled with joy and warm food as we trudged merrily through the town of Blacksburg from house to house. I remember fondly the way Becca laughed at everything I said, and Katie Meehan's determination. Everything after this night paled in comparison, so college went downhill from there. We all finished out school and...


CLAIRE WALDROP
Known to some as Claudia, this Richmondite headed north to the great suburbs of Washington DC where she works as a fellow in the Capitol Fellows Program, and also has a job working at Jill's House, a nonprofit in the DC metro area. She lives the party life with a young couple and their small baby, and their dog whom everyone loves, except Claire, who often attacks said puppy with a small, plastic helicopter.

KYLIE GALYEN
Side note: it took until graduation for me to realize I had been saying Kylie's last name Gaylen for 4 years. Oh well. Kylie is on Young Life staff in Vienna, VA, working primarily at Madison HS. Kylie lives with a local family in the area (Trend?) who also have a dog. Kylie however loves this dog alot more than Claire loves her dog. Kylie's recently picked up new hobbies in her post grad life, including but not limited to: Hunting, Surfing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Painting, Lobbying on Capitol Hill and day dreaming.

ELIZA CRAYMER
"Crames" as very few people if anyone call her, is back in the great city of Richmond, but this time as a hipster. Working on her fitness regularly, Eliza is working as a dance teacher and will possibly be attending grad school in the near future. She lives with a girl in the city who's name escapes me (Anne? Ashley? Idk) and is continuing to do little crafty things with paint and pieces of driftwood. When asked about how she enjoyed living in Rich-city, she replied with the sign of a gang which she has recently become affiliated with, and a long slur of profanities which I will not include here. Needless to say, she's enjoying herself.

BROOKE KING
A Maryland native at heart, Brooke is living the high life in the Noke at a location called "Summit II." Here she lives with fellow former Summiter Jana "Big" Little. Still dating Alex Norton, Brooke is pursuing what may be her umpteeth degree in teaching stuff. She wants to be a psychology teacher. Or an english teacher. Let's be real, I don't have much contact with Brooke. Brooke, if you're reading this, text me and let me know you're ok.

JANA LITTLE

Jana "Big" Little is certainly doing it big at "Summit II." Still dating that ole toolbag Taylor MacDonald, Jana is in PA school at Shenendoah. Or Jefferson. Yeah, definitely Jefferson, my b Jan. Anyway, she's doing that and learning about saving lives or something equally insignificant, as well as still being an EMT. Gosh, why don't be a little more selfish Jana? Anyway, she isn't necessarily enjoying this new stage of life, because it takes her 45 minutes away from the love of her life, Taylor MacDonald (reference first paragraph). In case you didn't know, Taylor used to be super overweight as a child. Here's a pic!


Adios Amigas.
James C. Harris III