to dale, from dale

What I wrote:

okay, so this is going to be a longish post, but here goes: i hope everything with you is going well. you'll have to forgive the english, but i don't have long since i'm at work and i don't have to spend the .5 seconds thinking about how to translate the sentences. things with me in athens are going ok. as you could gu...ess you are missed. i keep hoping to see you on skype so i can talk to you instead of sending emails and things because they take a while to read and you have lots of things that you do that keep you moving. nevertheless, i'm sending this. i'm still working with the computer company. still loving all of it and God is keeping me out of trouble and away from harm in spite of my own foolishness (the depth of which knows very little if any bounds at all). i didn't want to fall into the cracks and i don't want you to either. i think you're probably the closest friend i've had as a teacher in my whole life. i'll stop here, but write back when you can, ok?

What he replied:

Marquis,

Merci bien pour les gentilles paroles d'amour. C'est vrai que je suis très occupé ces jours-ci, surtout avec le cross-country, mais cela n'empêche que l'amour que je ressens pour toi. Je ne suis jamais sur SKYPE car je n'ai pas le ...temps. Je suis entouré de cours et d'entraînement toute la journée tous les jours, et à la maison, c'est les filles et le football, sans parler de ma femme et l'église.

Le printemps sera différent! J'essaierai de venir te voir! Je viens à Athens en mai, c'est sûr. Un de mes étudiants d'Emmanuel se marie à un domincain.

Je suis content de savoir que tu aimes ton travail et ta situation en général. Et encore plus important, tu restes fidèle à Dieu.

Sache que si jamais tu veux venir me visiter à Toccoa, tu es le bienvenu. Tu pourras même venir et assister à mes cours.

Salut,

Dale

I'm sure if you don't speak french, then this may be hard to read, but the meaning is quite clear to me.

I love you back, Mr. Garside.