Dear Joseph and Lucia,

It’s another Monday.  I enjoyed a wonderful weekend with Michèle. She was up in Oklahoma last week, so we rode back to Dallas together. She finally got to enjoy a sunset in the Arbuckle Mountains with me.  On Saturday I set up several movies to watch and made a Spinach-Artichoke Dip from scratch.  It was so good, Michèle heated it up and made a sauce to put over pasta for dinner later that night.  In the end, we were able to enjoy a relaxing evening by the fire pit in the hot tub.

On Sunday, we cooked together and made cheese grits with shrimp and watched all the latest episodes of Doctor Who.  The only thing that could have made it any better is if you two were there.  I know shrimp and grits doesn’t sound appealing at first, but the two flavors really compliment each other.  Especially since I used two gouda’s and parmesan cheese.

Michèle dropped me off at the train station in Fort Worth Sunday afternoon.  The ride isn’t nearly as enjoyable now that the sun sets so early.  I just sat back and napped listening to a group of older ladies out for a weekend getaway.

All in all, I’m a happy man with a good life. I’m just waiting to share that life with you.

Love,
Dad

P.S. I finally remembered to bring the camera tripod.  The cover photo is a 10 second exposure of the hot tub with the disco light in action.