Melissa Gresham: Veteran, Helicopter Pilot and Milk Lover

Ron Lyons (00:01):
All right. So would you rather

Melissa Gresham (00:03):
Permanently sound like you just inhaled helium

Ron Lyons (00:06): Or

Melissa Gresham (00:07):
Text your mom saying help and then don't speak to anyone in your family for a month? <Laugh> that's

just cruel. I couldn't do that. I'd have to permanently sound like I just inhaled helium.

Ron Lyons (00:18):

Welcome to CelinaRadio.com recorded right here in Celina, Texas, a quiet little dusty sleepy town that has absolutely nothing going on, guys. Welcome to another episode of Celinaradio.com. And like, I always like to say we don't just have a little bit going on here. We've got a ton going on here. And one of the really cool things we've got coming up is the second annual Travador Festival. That's right. October the 15th out at old Celinapark. We're gonna do it all again. Now this year we've got Randy Rogers band, Wade, Bowen, reckless Kelly, and a lot of other acts, but that's not all that's out there at the Troubadour Festival, not by far.

Ron Lyons (01:23):

That's right. They're bringing back the barbecue baby. And I mean, last year it was amazing. I hate to admit this, but they set up all the booths in a big, giant U shape. And I barely made it down one side before I was absolutely stuffed. And it was amazing. It was incredible. And what's also incredible is that we're gonna be giving away tickets to this year's Troubador Festival. And I'm gonna tell you how you can win tickets at the end of this episode. But guess what guys, the Troubador Festival is not the only awesome thing we've got coming up. We also have our very first Celina 5k, and that happens to be put on by today's guest, Melissa Gresham. Now, you know her because she's been promoting this 5k like crazy. She has tons of sponsors and it's just gonna be an amazing, fantastic event.

Ron Lyons (02:28):

It happens on January the 14th, also out at old Celinapark. You're not gonna wanna miss that. There's a, a walk. If you need to walk, there's also a kid's event. That's just a one K there's all kinds of cool stuff. And she's got all the swag and the, the, the bibs with the chips in it. So you can have your official time. It's just gonna be fantastic, but I'm not gonna tell you all about it. I'm gonna let her tell you about it. So guys, sit back and let's get, get started with Melissa Gresham guys. I am here right now with somebody that you are gonna love to get to know the reason you're gonna love to get to know her is because she is very involved in almost everything to do with Celinaright now. And what do I mean, she is putting on an event very soon and it involves one of the things that I don't love that much, but I respect it. And her name is move Melissa Gresham. And did I say it right?

Melissa Gresham (03:39): Yes, Ron. Thank you.

Ron Lyons (03:41):
Okay, Melissa, tell us what your event is. What do you have going on? What, what it, I'm seeing it all

over the place. Tell us what it is.

Melissa Gresham (03:48):

It is a Celina5k, and there's also gonna be a kids, one K fun run. And it's not till January. So Ron, you have plenty of time to train if you do want to get into running <laugh>, but I'm starting now with the planning so that I can get the metals and the t-shirts and all the, the vendors and sponsors set up. And it will be at old line park in January

Ron Lyons (04:07):

Old line park in January. So I can promise you that I will be there. I can't promise that I'll actually be out there running, but I will be there for support and that sort of thing. But gimme an idea. How has the response been so far from Celinaand the different businesses that you've reached out to and things like that? What's, what's the experience so far?

Melissa Gresham (04:29):

It has been awesome. It took off within the first week. I think this is something the community really wants. We have a lot of runners in Salina. We actually have a running group called Celinarunners that meet on Wednesday evenings and do group runs. And this will be the first organized run in Salina, Texas. I don't think that there's been one with race, chip timing established here. So this will be the first organized race that is coming to Salina. So

Ron Lyons (04:56):
Explain to me exactly how that works. So you said a, a race chip deal. Like I, I, I understand a little bit

about that, but explain that to people who, who don't even know what that means.

Melissa Gresham (05:07):

So the chip is on the back of the bib. So when you go to race, you want to know your time, you might be competing for a, a personal record, which we would call a PR or just racing to finish first or even an age group award, which is generally in five age group brackets. So if you are competing for an age group award or an overall award, you want the chip timing so that it can record your official course time.

Ron Lyons (05:30):

Gotcha. So I, I'm just gonna make a guess that since this is the first one, there's a lot of things that you're kind of going through the learning curve right now and kind of figuring out, and then of course it gets better the next year and then even better the next year. But how many participants would you expect as of right now for year one,

Melissa Gresham (05:51):

I decided to cap the race at 250 participants for the 5k and 100 participants for the kids fund run. However, I think I'm gonna have to increase that cuz I'm anticipating it selling out one of my sponsors. I'm gonna consider a corporate sponsor that has asked for some tickets for their employees. So they wanna give 20 tickets to their employees to run as well. So that tells me that I'm probably gonna have a sold out race and I'll probably need to go up to 300.

Ron Lyons (06:18):

Gotcha. So clearly you've got, you have a real passion for running. I see your pictures all the time and we'll get into that in just a little bit about your pictures, cuz I think that's fascinating, but when did you start running? Like when did this become something that you love to do so much?

Melissa Gresham (06:34):

I started running in the army. I joined the military when I was 21 and it's sort of mandatory in the army. You start at basic training and you're out there at zero 500 every day running. And I actually loved it. I loved getting up early in the morning and being out on the roads and running and I've I've round ever since.

Ron Lyons (06:55):
So gimme an idea like right now, Melissa Gresham gets out on the road. How many miles a day are you

running right now? <Laugh>

Melissa Gresham (07:04):
Well, I'm recovering from an injury right now, but that's not gonna be forever. So

Ron Lyons (07:08):
Your down to like what 10 or 20 miles a day or

Melissa Gresham (07:10):

Something? No, no, no, maybe a week. But generally I like to stay around 30 miles a week. That's a good a good mileage for how many races I train for and the distance I train for, I generally do half marathons and 30 miles a week is a good number to train for half marathons.

Ron Lyons (07:28):

And you are a sign, a resident. You love Celina. We've talked a little bit and Celina is what you call home. So give me an idea. Like where's a great place to run in Celina right now cuz we don't have, we don't have all the trails and stuff that we're gonna have just yet. So where, where do you run in Salina? Right now?

Melissa Gresham (07:48):

I run everywhere. I love to run at old Celina park. I run downtown in the morning. There's nobody down here. They play country music on the square so I can lap the square several times. If there's a good song on, I love to run at Bobcat stadium, the track DC ranch has some flat streets. I look for places without Hills. I go out west of the high school, out in the country. I have a friend that I park at her house and I get to run out there with the cows and the horses, but I love nature. So I love to be out in the country and running where there's really not much distraction.

Ron Lyons (08:21):
I gotcha. And, and so how long have you been in Celina? Have you guys been here for a long time or did

you just recently move here? What's your, what's your, your, your tenure in Salina? So far, Melissa Gresham (08:33):

We moved here about 10 years ago. I'm a originally from Beverly Ohio and I met my husband in the military. He is a native Texan. He grew up in Dallas. So as a native Texan, you will live nowhere but Texas. So when we got married, when we were in the military, we moved back here in Celinais where we landed.

Ron Lyons (08:53):

How did you guys get to the point where you said, alright, Salina's where we need to go. Was, is there some story about how you discovered Celina? Did you know someone living here? How did, how did you get to Salina, Texas?

Melissa Gresham (09:04):

You, we didn't know anybody living here and most of his family still lives in McKinney. We just visited the town. We were looking at different homes and we loved the square. We love the little, the small town feel. Brookshires we went to Brookshires and did some shopping and decided that this is where we wanted to live. Just the, the small town feel of it.

Ron Lyons (09:24):

Absolutely. An Celinais a very dynamic and growing city right now. One of the things that I'm kind of known for asking people is how do you feel about all the growth? Because somebody, somebody put it to me in a really unique and interesting way the other day, they said, everybody wants to get here and then say, all right, like close the door. Now let me be the last one in. And they want to kinda lock it down where we're at right now. How do you feel about all the growth?

Melissa Gresham (09:50):

It's there's definitely mixed emotions about that. You know, I mentioned, I love to run out in the country and that's disappearing. The main places that I run, I I've seen the developments are coming, so I'm gonna lose, I'm gonna lose those running trails. So I don't like that. I will miss the small town feel, but I love opportunity. And I think with the growth comes opportunity and we're just gonna see more and more events and businesses and great things coming to Salina. So I welcome the opportunity, but we'll still cherish the memories.

Ron Lyons (10:21):

Absolutely. And I think one of the things that the city seems to be doing really well is they're trying to hold onto that whole downtown keeping that, that downtown vibe and small town thing going and all that. So it's, it's almost like we know everything is growing, everything's coming this way, but I, I personally feel like if they keep that downtown kind of how it is right now, that we're gonna be okay, like that's gonna get us through all this growth. What do you think about the downtown?

Melissa Gresham (10:52):

I love the downtown. That's one of my favorite places to go in the afternoon. When I need my afternoon coffee, I go to summer moon and I get a whisper moon with two pumps of sugar, free hazelnut. Anybody is interested.

Ron Lyons (11:05):
You've got to tell me what a whisper moon is. That's that's one. I do not know.

Melissa Gresham (11:10):
It's just the smallest version of the summer moon that they put in it. The moon milk that they put in

whisper moon is the smallest amount of,

Ron Lyons (11:18):

I do understand what moon milk is. Unfortunately, that stuff is very addictive. I don't know exactly what it is, but it's fantastic. So, so basically what is that just coffee with just a little bit of that moon milk. Is that kind of what that boils down to?

Melissa Gresham (11:31):
Yep. That's correct. I I'm a calorie counter, so I have to go with lower calories and the sugar free Hazel it,

Ron Lyons (11:37):

And she's got one in her hand right now. She just held it up and let me see it. So that's awesome. Tell me, what else do you love on the square? We've got so many businesses. We've got Lucy's On The Square, we've got the Papa Gaos, the Mexican food restaurant. We've got all kinds of things going and growing Celina, but what AR what else do you like to do on the square? As far as food? Like give me another restaurant you love.

Melissa Gresham (12:02):
So I do love Lucy's On The Square. I like to eat there. They have a good chicken salad and you can also

find me shopping in Andy, Jack and Willow house.

Ron Lyons (12:09):

Give me an idea. If you go into Lucy's On The Square, what kind of things do you like on their menu? Because you said you're a calorie counter. So if you're going in there and you're being careful, what do you

Melissa Gresham (12:19):
Order? They have great salads. There's one salad with some strawberries in it. I can't remember the

name of it, but I love their salads.

Ron Lyons (12:26):
And if you're going in there and maybe having a cheat meal or something like that, what might you

order?

Melissa Gresham (12:32):
Probably a cheeseburger or the French fries. <Laugh>

Ron Lyons (12:35): That's

Melissa Gresham (12:35):
And you can't forget that they have the best coffee from Celinacoffee roasters.

Ron Lyons (12:39):

Oh wow. That's very, very good. That's awesome. And of course we've got new businesses coming to the square and I know, you know, that swirls is coming in and of course their claim to fame is the sun rolls. And then you've got grannys coming in over there. And of course that's McKayla ierson and her claim to fame is the cakes. So are you going to make an exception and allow yourself to have a cinnamon roll and maybe one of McKayla's cakes? Are you gonna be able to do that?

Melissa Gresham (13:08):
So that's a great question, Ron. Thank you for asking that. Cause swirls bakery has sponsored 250

cinnamon rolls to all 5k finishers. Wow. So I will definitely be eating a cinnamon roll after that race.

Ron Lyons (13:21):
So they're actually a sponsor of your event and they're gonna provide 250 cinnamon rolls

Melissa Gresham (13:28): To the 5k finishers. Yes,

Ron Lyons (13:30):

That is crazy. That's awesome. So now see, I have new incentive. So maybe no, I'm really not. I'm not gonna run this, this, this body's running days are kind of behind me, but like I said, I'll be there to, to cheer and support. So give me an idea of something that we, you know, you know, all these things that are coming to Salina, but what are, what are we missing in Celina right now? Is there anything that you can think of? Like, boy, if we just had this or if we just had that

Melissa Gresham (13:57): Other than the 5k

Ron Lyons (14:00):

<Laugh> of course the 5k. What, what about maybe a business or anything? Is there any, any businesses, like, would you love to have a Walmart here, a target? Or is there something like that that, you know what I can't, I know, you know, it's coming, this is what I want,

Melissa Gresham (14:15):
You know, that's a tough question. Everything that I want is here. I like boutiques. I like coffee shops and

I like running.

Ron Lyons (14:24):

Yeah. I'm, I'm kind of in agreement with you. Solana's doing just fine kind of on the track it's on right now. And you mentioned that when you run through the square that they play the country music, are you a fan of country music?

Melissa Gresham (14:34):
I listen to everything. My playlist ranges from bring it out by ti to some gospel music by Alan Jackson.

Ron Lyons (14:43):

So I I've got a few other random questions here that we're gonna kind of intermix in that are kind of fun. So I'm, I'm gonna ask you some more, you know, like who you are, everybody likes to know the person behind the name and they see you all over Facebook. They see you very, by the way, how can people find you on social media right now? So I know you've got a Facebook page, but tell us, give us all your social media website, any of that stuff that you want to share.

Melissa Gresham (15:07):

I primarily use Facebook and Instagram. So Melissa Gresham on Facebook and Instagram, my run Celinapage is simply run Celinaon Facebook and Instagram. I do have a webpage for run Salina. It pretty much mirrors the Facebook page, cuz I've pulled everything over from that to stick it on the website. But the registration site for the races on my website, as well as the Facebook page.

Ron Lyons (15:34):

Gotcha. So, so you're fairly easy to find out there and lemme get into some of these questions right now. Now one thing that you and I share in common actually I share it more in common with your husband, but you have the connection is law enforcement. And so if you don't mind me saying your husband is actually a law enforcement officer right now. And I was in law enforcement for many, many years left that got into fitness. I know I don't look like it right now. Owned, owned a bunch of gyms, did all that stuff. And then ultimately came back full circle to where I started, which is real estate. But give me an idea of what it's like being married to a law enforcement officer these days. Is it, is it easy? Is it a tough life? What's it like? Because you know, the world's changed a lot and it's not always the friendliest place for cops.

Melissa Gresham (16:23):

Yeah. There's definitely been a lot. That's happened in the last couple years regarding the police community. I think we're fortunate to be in Texas. I see the leadership in his department really supports the officers. That's not the case in a lot of agencies and that's sad. I think our public and our city council really supports our law enforcement. Again, that's another good thing that we have in Texas that other states might not have, but I, I was military. So I know what it's like to have to work the night shift. I know what it's like to be delayed and have to work on a report for hours and not come home on time and miss dinner with your family, miss sporting events with your kids. So I definitely understand that. And I think our marriage is really a partnership when it comes to that, because I know the demands that that type of job puts on a family. And I also share that with my kids so that they don't get disappointed or frustrated that he asked to miss something.

Ron Lyons (17:21):
So, so I'm, I'm curious this is where one of those kind of fun questions kicks in right here. What's your

best tip for making the world a better place?

Melissa Gresham (17:33):

I think in the spirit of life connected in Salina, you get involved and you pursue your passion, whatever that is, whatever you're good at. I think if you go after it and work hard that ultimately the results of that will make the world a better place.

Ron Lyons (17:50):

I'm curious if you could sit down and have dinner with three people from history and it doesn't matter, they could be famous, not famous. Could be family members could be, you know, whomever, three people from history. Who do you invite to sit down with you and have dinner?

Melissa Gresham (18:07): Jesus.

Ron Lyons (18:08):
Okay. I like that. That's good.

Melissa Gresham (18:09): General portrays.

Ron Lyons (18:11): Wow. Good. One

Melissa Gresham (18:13): Sun Sue.

Ron Lyons (18:14):
Wow. Wow. What an interesting set of answers. I like that. So now you've gotta pick one of them. Pick

one for me. Just randomly pick one of those people.

Melissa Gresham (18:24): Well of course Jesus.

Ron Lyons (18:26):

Okay. Pick Jesus. You're gonna take him to Lucy's On The Square. Okay. <Laugh> no, you're not gonna take him to Lucy's On The Square. You're gonna take him to summer moon. What, what kind of drink are you gonna order for him at summer moon?

Melissa Gresham (18:38): The whisper moon latte.

Ron Lyons (18:40):
<Laugh> the whisper moon latte. <Laugh>

Melissa Gresham (18:43): Absolutely.

Ron Lyons (18:44):

That's awesome. That is fantastic. And I think you might, you might, you might get a little inside connection right there to get a little help for some good weather and stuff like that for your event on that day, you might, that might be something to kind of talk about, but what, what other things would

you like to talk about with those people sitting at your table? Like what, what kind of things would you, would you want to discuss with them? You've got 'em for an hour. You can, you can bring up anything you want. Will you ask,

Melissa Gresham (19:13):

You know, I, I tend to ask a lot of philosophy questions. You seen my bio, so I obviously did my dissertation and had a good philosophy with that. So I think you can relate anything if you have a good concept and foundation on life. So I would ask those types of questions and try to in some way, make it applicable to whatever I'm doing and whatever I'm giving back.

Ron Lyons (19:36):
So what is it in life that you think has made you have this kind of wisdom at just 42?

Melissa Gresham (19:44):

I think the best decision I ever made was to join the army. I think that teaches a skill set that you can't get in college. It gives you life experiences that you would not get if you stayed here in the states. I think the deployments allowed me to see what it's like in different countries and make you really appreciate what you have here in America and in Savannah, Texas, and just generally a better understanding of how the world works and allows you to make better decisions.

Ron Lyons (20:16):

So give me an idea. I want to talk a little bit about your military past your background and that sort of thing. So what did you actually do when you were in the army? What was your MOS? If for people that don't understand that, what, what was your specialty? What was your job?

Melissa Gresham (20:30):
I was a helicopter pilot. I flew the Cawa warrior, which is a little reconnaissance attack helicopter. It's a,

a little Bel jet ranger.

Ron Lyons (20:38):

And was that something, was that your first choice when you went in or in some cases, as we know you say, I wanna be, be this and they say, no, you're gonna be this. Was that your first choice? Or was that something they told you you were gonna do?

Melissa Gresham (20:52):

It was my first choice, but I did not pass the exam the first time. So a good lesson on failure. If you fail something the first time you just keep going. So what I did is I joined the army as a military intelligence analyst and I did that to get the security clearance so that it would be easier for me to transition into a helicopter pilot later. So you have to wait six months, I waited six months retook the test, studied, retook the test and passed it. And that's how I got into flight school. After coming in as enlisted in military intelligence first,

Ron Lyons (21:26):

Very good. What a great story. And if, if, and, and certainly don't share anything that you can't and, and, and that's, and that's completely understandable. I've, I've worked in some different positions where

even to this day, I can't talk about certain aspects of certain things that I was involved in. So, so I respect that and I think everybody else will too, but where all were you deployed that you can tell us about?

Melissa Gresham (21:55):

I went to Iraq, I was in Kirkuk, Iraq, and I was in Afghanistan twice. The first time I was in Kandahar Afghanistan. And the second time I was in Bagram and those spaces are pretty big. And of course I'm a pilot, so we're flying all over the place. So the areas that we covered at Bagram and Kandahar particularly in Afghanistan were, were pretty wide.

Ron Lyons (22:18):
So give me an idea from those places. What's something that you found intriguing or fascinating about

that part of the world

Melissa Gresham (22:28):

That is a beautiful country. Afghanistan is gorgeous. I think they're very resourceful. I remember flying in the mountains and there's nothing for as far as you can see, but these people are living in these mud hus and they're growing crops up mountains, and they've cut stairs in the mountains to have a space flat enough to grow their crop sign. So the most resourceful group of people I've ever seen, and it's amazing what they can accomplish with nothing.

Ron Lyons (23:01):

And, and it's like you said, it's very beautiful part of the world for all of the problems and all the conflict that we all know takes place in, in, in some of, you know, parts of the country. It's still gorgeous country. And I think that that's very, very interesting. So when you were there, was there anything in particular that you missed about home that just kind of stands out to you and like, gosh, when I was there, let me just tell you, I, I wanted this or I wanted to see this, or I wanted to have that. What, what was it that you missed a lot when you were in country, so to speak?

Melissa Gresham (23:36):

Well, the first is obviously my daughter I got four months with her new moms get four months with their infants before they have to deploy. So I obviously missed my baby because I left her. So that was the main one. On a lighter note, I missed milk. There was no milk. <Laugh> there was shelf life milk, which does not taste good. And I love to drink milk. So I, I missed that the most and you couldn't get it shipped to you. So I was at a loss for a year.

Ron Lyons (24:07):

It takes an awful lot to do and accomplish what you've done. And I agree, going back to that, what I asked you a while ago, like what makes you as wise as you are at only 42 years of age, certainly that has an awful lot to do with it, but you know, as usual, we're not gonna just stay on serious stuff. We're gonna have a little fun as well. So I told you, we weren't gonna use these. These are some, some cards and it's, it's a game, but it really boils down to, is this is, would you rather, and our daughters know each other and I play this game quite often with my daughter. You may have played this with your daughter as well. They always do the, would you rather? And then it's like, whatever they can dream up, but these are actually already printed on cards. So you get to kind of select your own destiny here. These are they're in no particular order, I'm gonna mix 'em up a little bit. And so you get to draw two cards and,

and what it is is would you rather, and then it's the first card or the second card, so, alright, so let's start. Would you rather just choose one? Would you rather, and you have to read it

Melissa Gresham (25:12):
Live the rest of your life without your thumbs,

Ron Lyons (25:15): Or

Melissa Gresham (25:16):
Have arms for legs. <Laugh> I would rather live the rest of my life without my thumbs than have arms

for legs.

Ron Lyons (25:24):

<Laugh> because you couldn't run if you have arms for legs. So yeah, you can, you can make it without your thumbs. You may not get to text much, but that's good. All right, let's do another one. So would you rather, she's drawn a card,

Melissa Gresham (25:37):
Always feel like you need to sneeze, but you can't

Ron Lyons (25:40): Or

Melissa Gresham (25:42):
Lose one tooth per year until they're all gone. I would rather always feel like I need to sneeze. I can't cuz

I need my teeth

Ron Lyons (25:52):

<Laugh> so when I see you in Lucy's On The Square and in this, that way, <laugh> I'm gonna be no, she normally she always looks like that. I don't know why she looks like she needs to sneeze, but she just doesn't. I don't know what it is. And it's weird cuz she has no thumbs. So, but I heard she was a great helicopter pilot, so all right, let's do another one. Would you rather

Melissa Gresham (26:13):
Never speak to the last person you texted ever again? That would be you wrong. That's me.

Ron Lyons (26:18):
It that's me. Okay. This, this may be easy or let's see,

Melissa Gresham (26:23):

Always be running 30 minutes late. I can't be late. So I would rather never speak to you again, Ron, that's the military.

Ron Lyons (26:29):
Well, it was good. It was good knowing you for the short time that I've known you. And I'm sad that with

your no thumbs, that you're not gonna be able to text me anymore. But

Ron Lyons (26:42):

Right now the real estate market is very unpredictable. There's still houses out there selling for more than they probably should. And then other homes that are sitting on the market and not selling at all. So it's very confusing for people right now. And I understand that and I have a pretty good grasp on exactly what's going on in every one of those situations. Typically homes are overpriced by somewhat overzealous, real estate people. And a lot of times the homes are not really ready for market just yet. So you've got this weird thing going on out there right now. And it's like I said, it's confusing. If you want some help navigating this market from someone who actually lives in Celina knows this market and cares an awful lot about property values here. Give me a call at (214) 783-5440. Or you can reach me@ronatronlyons.com and we won't have any obligations.

Ron Lyons (27:56):

There's no pressure. There's never anything like that whatsoever. Actually have a very good reputation this town. And I want to keep that, but I'd love to talk to you about any questions you have regarding this real estate market. The heck I'd like to talk to you about, just about anything. So give me a call or shoot me an email and let's talk. Okay. Let's I think we're on a roll here. And the good news is I don't feel like a bad guy now cuz you're drawing your own card. So that's true. All right. So would you rather

Melissa Gresham (28:28):
Permanently sound like you just inhaled helium <laugh>

Ron Lyons (28:33): Or

Melissa Gresham (28:35):
Text your mom saying help and then don't speak to anyone in your family for a month. That's just cruel. I

couldn't do that. I have to permanently sound like I just inhaled he.

Ron Lyons (28:45):

So not only do you not have thumbs <laugh> and I never, I never get to hear this healing voice because you're not speaking to me anymore. That's true. Oh my gosh. This is crazy. We're gonna do one more. Okay. So let's make it a good one. Would you rather

Melissa Gresham (29:03):
Never be able to touch another person again?

Ron Lyons (29:06): This is rough.

Melissa Gresham (29:08):

Have your nose positioned upside down on your face from I'm an introvert <laugh> so I'm gonna have to go with, have the nose upside down so I don't have to talk to people.

Ron Lyons (29:21):
I wanna see a picture of you with your nose, thumbs and your nose upside down in your helium voice.

Melissa Gresham (29:29): <Laugh> not talking to you,

Ron Lyons (29:30):

Jo. Yeah. Not talking to me. Jogging through Salina, Texas. That's awesome. Well, Melissa has been amazing. Thank you very, very much for this. We look forward to your race. We're gonna be promoting it on the show and I would encourage everyone to go out there and check it out. You're on Facebook. You've got the website, you've got a lot of sponsors and it's just gonna be an amazing event and we're gonna throw our support behind it a hundred percent. And guys, if you don't know Melissa, she doesn't actually have a helium voice and she's a super sweet, super nice person. Would you be willing to come back on the show again after the event and let's kind of get into how it went, what you learned, what you loved, what was rough and what we're gonna do next year? Absolutely. I'd love to. All right guys. That is Melissa Gresham. All right guys. So what did you think about Melissa Gresham? Pretty awesome. When we have people right here in Salina, Texas, that served win overseas as a helicopter pilot. I mean come on serious stuff, married to a police officer and decides to take it upon herself to do Salina's very first 5k.

Ron Lyons (31:02):

The thing I didn't tell you, the thing we didn't talk about during the interview is that her organization run Celina actually benefits the Celina Community police foundation. That's pretty awesome. As a former caught myself. I love that. I think that's amazing. So guys, if you don't know Melissa Gresham, get to know her. She's got a lot of great sponsors for her 5k. That's coming up and remember that is January the 14th of 2023 at old Celina park. And we're gonna talk about it a lot more between now and then, and I'm gonna be out there doing live remotes broadcasting from there and just kind of overall being present now about those Troubadour tickets. If you want a chance to win those tickets, you've gotta go down to the bottom of the CelinaRadio.com page, push the little blue microphone button and leave me a voice message as to why you deserve those tickets, how you're going to use them, how you're gonna celebrate the Troubadour Festival and all of that fun stuff. Now, if you want some extra credit share this episode of Celinaradio.com on your social media. I look forward to hearing all of the messages and finding out who wants these tickets really badly. Now we've got some amazing people coming up on future episodes,

Ron Lyons (32:49):

Including Jason Laumer, the city manager, Wendy Wigington, who is on Celina city, council, and a handful of other guests that you're just gonna love. So guys do me a favor, share this on your social media, tell everybody about it. And most importantly, come back again next week for the next episode guys, like I always say, God bless, and we'll see you on the next episode.