22 Sept 1944

Friday

Sweetheart Lady,

 

            Gosh all hemlock, I don’t guess that poor old Pop is going to hear from anyone and how in the name of a saint is he going to write a good letter if that is the case. I know that there is another hurricane in the Caribbean and that may be the reason for the delay as the planes don not tackle that kind of weather and it often times holds up the mail for several days. I did think I would have a letter from Ken by now. In your case little bug I know you are just getting home and there had not been time as yet to get one of those nice juicy, fat, lovely, wonderful letters from you.

            I am rather anxious to hear your final plans and dates for the first of the month. The orders are not out here yet but I expect them by Monday or Tuesday (25 or 27th) and will let you know at once either by letter or wire as soon as I get your letter giving me your proposed plans and dates. I have already given you my plans which still hold good. There is just no possible way for me to get by SA first although I sure would like to do that for it would make the plans so much simpler and everything so much more expeditious for us. However the big thing is to get together somehow and as quickly as possible and if we cannot have our way exactly in doing it well that is that. Darling lady fix yourself up as pretty as you know how for I have dreams of how you will look and I have promised myself to drink your sight into my very toes. But then honey if you were in rags and tatters and you would still look good to me and always will. I know of nothing that will ever be as good to me as greeting you my dear.

            I think my dear if we can get a nice room at the San Juan hotel there in Orlando it will be the best.  I will be at school all day during the first ten days and that would give you better service and put you right down town among whatever there is so that your days will not be so long. The nights will be otherwise occupies I think. From all I can gather a hotel room should not be too hard to get. There is another Hotel across the street from the San Juan which is also good thus there may be a choice after we get here tho I am advised that the San Juan tho the oldest is the best and most comfy.

            Darling there is nothing else to write about. Our new CG is here and the readjustment to a new commander has begun but I shall take it slowly and feel my way. Each new man of course causes changes in policy and ideas that one has to get next to.

            Darling I have no wool uniforms down here and the only thing available is that ONE uniform the girls are kidding you about having to watch so carefully. I do not know whether I will need or not. You know how the weather is in Florida in October and I guess that by air it would take a bit of your weight so use your judgment as to whether you think I will need it. I don’t think so. I have the zoot suit here although it has been ruined and is all wrinkled and drawn from the fine dry cleaning it got in PANAMA. I think that they washed it in water. I could throttle them with it. I know it will be cool back in SA in November and am I looking forward to that with relish.

            Darling mine I am closing now and send you my love for I do love you tremendously dear and push these days forward with all speed for I am becoming very impatient to be with you. I just hope that you are as anxious to see me. Adios darling.

            Edwin