My dearest wife,

I wish you hadn’t got angry at me. I am always doing something to make you cry or angry towards me. I’ve been so lonesome for you these past weeks, its terrible without you. I sure was surprised when I heard your Dad talk, not exactly surprised but scared. I thought something bad happened to you. You kind of took me off my guard when you said you wanted to come out here. I thought we had decided to wait until the baby was a little older. I am going into town tomorrow night and see what I can do. I don’t know what gives you the idea that I am too busy to do anything for you. I have been waiting three days to hear from you. I had all kind of thought going through my mind. I thought maybe I was in the doghouse again, I thought I had said something for you to get angry. You must have had just five minutes to write a line or two at least telling me about the baby. I didn’t write yesterday because I was waiting for a letter from you. I was really worried about you. I don’t know what I would have done if I hadn’t had a letter from you today. I know you must’ve been awfully busy last week, so I think it is best to forget about the whole thing. I’ll be home to see you this weekend. I put in for that pass again, but I don’t know if I will get it this week or not. I’ll tell you about it if I do. I want you to think of the good time we will have when I get home, if only for 12 hours. I love you my dear, and I must see you. I am longing to hold you in my arms once again. When I read your letter today, my heart was skipping some beats. You always give me thrills in your letters.

I was glad to hear you had the baby out, and it was good for you too. We had some snow here last night, about two or three inches, and tonight it is pretty cold. I am sergeant of the guard tonight, I think I told you, and it is rather chilly riding the jeep.

Your cooking sounds good to me. I was thinking maybe you would cook for me when I get my pass, but then I wouldn’t have so much time with you. You are the one that counts, you know. I wish we would get something different to eat. We had pork or ham for the last 3 days. It gets tiresome after awhile.

How will I remember all the good times we have had together. Bill and I pressed our clothes every night before we came in. When we hitched rides to Toledo we sat up straight our creases wouldn’t be out when we met you. I always tried to look my best for you. I wanted you for my girl too. I not only have you for my girl, but my wife, and oh how I love you now. I would like to talk about it when I come home, remind me to. I guess I was scared when I put on your engagement ring. I had never done anything like that before. If you only knew how happy you made me when I got that telegram from you saying that you would be glad to wear my ring. That was one of the happiest days of my life and I could hardly wait to get back to see you again. I was also scared stiff when I got off the train in Tiffin, my first time there. I feel the same now about coming home this weekend, every time I think of seeing you there waiting for me my heart jumps. And I’m not kidding you honey.

Gardner’s baby weighs 9.12g now and he is still on the breast. How is your milk? Does he get enough or must you give him a bottle?

I am so much in love with you honey, please don’t be angry with me when I come home. I want for us to be happy when we are together what little time we are. I do love you my darling.

Goodnight my dearest wife,

I Love You

Preston