2 April 44

 

Darling mine,

                        Well, a nice letter from you today (Sunday Morning). You mention in your letter of 30 March (this one) that you wrote me a special delivery a couple of days ago. I must report that I have seen neither “hide nor hair” of it yet. These mails. Just as a matter of information dearest it really doesn’t matter whether you put a special delivery on the letter or not for it will take its normal course down here in any event. They do not deliver special mail here. I am anxious to get it for I suppose that it will contain all the information on your plans for my leave. That puts it up to me now. As a result I will ask the general at once if I can get the leave at the time I want it and let you know. The transportation from here I will just have to take a chance on. I feel sure that I can arrange without too much chance of it being more than a day or two off. I know how you feel about the tires but one just can’t help having to use the car sometime like that in this day and age. We as a people are sure tied to the automobile in a big way. Without it we honestly suffer to come extent.

 

                        I enjoyed your mention of the “news” and what not from “Randolph”. Sure was enlightening and fun to read about. You’re a real swell gal to be so nice about getting me all the gossip and news from HOME.

 

                        Our little household here is about to break up and probably for good. Gabe is off to another post in the interior for at least a couple of months and Jimmy and I will undoubtedly move by the middle of this month to another post (nearby). For Jimmy and I it will be better. We will have permanent quarters and a real nice location atop a high hill so it will be cool and pleasant. We are both rather pleased with the idea. Will get out from under the feet of high command and be much closer to our own organizations. The post is really nicer than this one, better theatre and PX and all that. In addition I will be the senior officer on the post there instead of the numerous Generals that are here. We are already starting to have our heated arguments about how we are to split up our meager belongings regarding furniture ad household JUNK that we have picked up. I am afraid that we will be tearing some of it in several pieces before we are done. There have been all kind of suggestions so far. Allot points to all the furniture then divide it by points and play poker as if the points were money until someone has it all. All in all the total money value is about fifty dollars as we paid for it, but it is devilish hard to find anything here nowadays. It really is all in fun and good spirits but we will have to decide it just the same. After all a guy does have to have a chair and a light at the very least.

 

How come about the typewriter? I will try again around here to see if I can pick up a stray one. One might be found sometime and it is better to own one than to be paying rent on it all the time. Your longhand letters can be read, my trouble is that I do not write so well and reading them is hard. I can write if I do not get to trying to write a blue streak but before I know it I am away ahead of my hand and then it is just a scribble. This little Corona that I have is grand but is issue and therefore I can’t turn it over to you dear.

 

            I do hope that you will take the first opportunity and stay in bed and quietly around the house until you kidney business clears up. Someday you will be sorry about t hat overdoing things. A little rest always seems to clear it up for you but getting you to take the rest is of larger proportions it seems. I can’t have my little bean suffering under those circumstances.

 

            My darling I sure hope that all our plans turn out for this leave for I am sure counting on seeing you soon. I really think that the drive will be rather pleasant at the time of the year and we can have some fun along the route. We have to go slow anyway so part of your former traveling troubles with me are over. We won’t be able to get more than the Three hundred miles anyway huh? Well sweet Toots I hope the special delivery arrives soon at least by the next plane and I will see what it is that you had to say. Loads of love to you my darling, I love you very much. Adios.

 

 

Edwin