day of suprises!

Dear Nick,

You sounded good today! I wasn’t expecting you to answer the phone, but you did, and gosh, you were your silly old self. I miss that! Also, I was so happy to talk to you and your mom on Tuesday, and your dad on Thursday. I love your family. Gosh, talking to you makes my day better; my soul is happier and more peaceful.

Today my mom and I went bird watching. You know, that’s sooo my thing (sarcasm, extreme.) I was wearing a cute dress and my favorite blue heels and didn’t feel like changing, so I went like that. I’m sure I looked like a fish out of water.

I sent you a picture from one of the missions we went to. It was very beautiful, so serene and completely secluded from the city. You should be getting a postcard of the other place we went to; it’s an old aqueduct built in 1740. These are just two of the stops along the mission trail. There’s a bike path that connects them, and maybe when you’re feeling better and come to visit, we can bike it. What do you think?

Afterward, mom and I went to lunch at this really cute restaurant that serves amazing food. Not 10 minutes after we got there, who should walk in, but Tommy Lee Jones and his wife! I was flabbergasted! I tried to be discrete telling my mom, but she was being a pill and refused to lean in close to me and told me to wait until later. What a pain in the ass. So I whispered it as quietly as I could. She spent the rest of the lunch eavesdropping. I couldn’t, because his voice is relatively low pitch. Other families came in and noticed him too, which confirmed that yes, I was right, it was in fact Tommy Lee Jones. So cool. Oh, and his wife is beautiful. Not made-up, plastic Hollywood, but natural and subdued, with the most beautiful, radiant skin I’ve ever seen. I wish you had been there!

Chris came over tonight. Gosh, it’s so awkward. I can’t get the courage to end it, but I know it’s coming. He knows too.

I miss you. Get better! I’m praying so hard my heart hurts.

Love,
Marion