Lunch With Monica

To my dearest Monica,
I am so pleased to see and be witness to the person you have become and are growing into. Our “date” at the Red Mill will always have a special place in my heart.
I was very excited about the thought of meeting the girl I have loved her whole life once again. When I spoke with her on Friday night she announced with pride that she earned 4 A’s and a B in PE (I personally think that she wants an A in PE also). The fact that all of her A’s are in “gifted” classes serves her well. She is very smart and she uses this realization to her advantage.
On occasion throughout her life I have given her fake flowers. She has always appreciated them. She would play with them and they would last a long time (she would eventually give them all away and then do another good deed and earn more to give away). As a “gift” for Monica’s good grades I brought her a dozen silky red roses. She loved them. She looked at them for a moment as if she could smell them and then removed one. What she did next touched my heart. She wrapped the wire stem around my rear view mirror. I will leave it there and every time I focus on the rose I will instantly be taken back to that day we spent some special time together.
We have had this Saturday date for a couple of weeks so we confirmed a time. I scooped up Monica and we headed to Seattle. The Red Mill is a little burger joint I watched a profile on from the pigout expert Alan Richman on the travel channel. Bring your wallet but the burgers are good. Monica is such a grateful soul. She bit into that hamburger, looked me in the eye and said, “that is the best burger I have ever had dad”. I couldn’t help but agree, I was caught up in the moment. We paid the price of gold for those burgers but she was a happy girl and that’s really all that mattered.
We decided to see a movie. We had a wonderful time together. We had time to talk, time to eat together and time to just hold each other’s hand.
We have much to learn from the little things in life. To pay attention is free. Be grateful that we have the ability to focus on the things we desire. Please make a list of ten things you are grateful for at this very moment. I’m grateful that you have read this far. LOL
Geoff/TLC guy
www.thelearningcourse.com
P.S. While I was writing this entry I was listening to my headphones. I just received a message from Monica via voice mail. She had a bit of sadness in her voice. She called to let me know that her pets had found her flowers and torn them to shreds. I’m sure she will earn more flowers very soon. It does go to show you though, keep the valuables out of reach of the animals.