Memorial Day...

Dear Nicky,

Today was your first Memorial Day. Mom took you out to Granny's for the day. It sounds like you had a lot of fun, and got to spend a little time with your girl cousins. I stayed home, just because I felt like hanging out here. I missed you, of course, but I wanted to get some serious time in at the gym. Y'see, I've been eating kind of poorly as of late: lots of sugars and starches and empty calories, and I've gained a lot of weight, which is not good. So I'm trying to lose some, especially now that we're going to the beach in about five weeks. It ain't easy, but nothing worthwhile is. And that uses up my feel-good cliche of the day.

Love,
Dad