☂Happy I got you Baby.☂

Hey Wifa.

 I hope you had a good nights rest. I am happy we were able to serendipitously meet online today.

I had a long day today. When I woke up and let the dogs out and the smell of fire wafted into the house. There is a fire burning in the mountains of west of Ft. Collins. It has burned 43,000 acres, the equivalent of 67 square miles.

As you know, your dad and I spent the day in Northglenn at a run down strip mall. In the entirety of the center there was only one dollar store occupying the space. It was grim. It was hard not to wonder what the point was during the day. We have the task of trying to make it presentable to prospective renters. I say good luck, the place looks like a money pit. However, I am happy it exist because it provides work for your dad and me. I spent the day sweeping the sidewalk of the strip mall. It was hot out and my shoulders were aching by the end of the day. I spent the whole day pushing a broom at the down and out strip mall. The whole time I kept reassuring myself that I can make something good come out of this by realizing that this work would fund my art work. You dad spent the day scraping windows. In the center of the space there was a restaurant called the "Los 3 Jalapenos." I think they marketed it as a multi-faceted restaurant. One game room, one restaurant and one speed dating space. On the interior, the space is a disaster. Clearly discarded. It became the home of vagrants who trashed the place. At one point and 82 year old woman came to the center hoping to eat at the restaurant that she liked. She found the shell of a triple threat restaurant that no longer existed. I thought of the memories she might have had in the space and how it exist presently. It was as if something had died. We wrapped up our day early and headed home.

After taking to you, I headed to the studio and started to apply plaster to the mold for the support shell.

At 7 I cleaned up and headed to the Santa Fe Tavern to watch the game. Oklahoma won. After the game, I came home and waited for you. I love you so much Wifa. I am going to bed to dream of you.