This week we entertained our first guests, a young couple (also just married this summer) from our church, New Life Bible. They are both UT Arlington students, and each week they spend all day Tuesday and Thursday on campus. So we had them over for dinner on Thursday evening.

Since Amy won’t tell you this, I will: the food was fabulous. We forgot to take photos on Thursday, but we had leftovers for lunch today, and I snapped a photo of the corn, potatoes (thanks, Ruth Bixby, for the recipe) and the chicken wrapped in bacon (thanks, little sister-in-law for that recipe).

Good job, Amy. And thanks for the fine cooking!

This evening we played our first game of Monopoly as a married couple. We have a beautiful set received as a wedding gift from Rebekah Pringle. (Thanks!) The last time Amy and I played Monopoly was at Jon and Ashleigh Sutter’s house. One of us might have taken the game a little too seriously — at least that’s what the other thought.

So tonight we began around 9:30 and played till 11:45. I won’t bore you with the details. Suffice it to say, it’s a good thing that I’m in charge of the budget in real life, too. One of us ended up with almost all his or her properties mortgaged and $335 in debt to the bank. (He or she was married to the banker, who floated an extra loan — which started as theft but was graciously legitimized.)

If I weren’t being tickled right now, I’d write more. But I think it’s time to retire for the evening.

Dear Amy,

This blog is for you. As we agreed, I’ll try not to spend too much time on the little details…. But it is fun!

Happy 2nd-month anniversary! I love you!