Monday 8:45 P.M.                                           March 20-1944

 

            Dear Hon:

            Good evening sweetheart. I just read your last letter over again so that I could gather some conversation from it. I read the two I received today about 3 times at work and yet I had to read again. Mary asked me, what you wrote about and I had to stop and think. I heard today what I wanted to hear, and that is that you received the pictures dear. I was sure that you would like them. I had 2 more sets made I went after them and guess what? They enlarged that same picture again of you and I in our back yard. I didn’t take it though as I have one just like it already and besides it’s just a racket that they had acquired recently.

            Mary and I walked to Kitty’s right after work, so we stopped at the drugstore. She made me some cuffs and collars so I stopped by to pick them up. Joe M. wrote home that he is alright, just a few scratches from the brush and had 1 Jap to his credit, which he said was enough after the combat he seen. Marty was out collecting ashes tonight, he must be made of iron, he never rests.

            First day of spring today, and we woke up to find plenty of snow on the ground. Mary shoveled before we could drive out it was so high and kept on coming. It stopped around dinner time and it’s quite clear and warmer tonight.

            So you were going to a beer party in the best hotel in Alexandria? How nice. I hope you had a very nice time. You deserve it darling. A little fun won’t hurt you.

            Darling? I meant to tell you so many times how much pleasure I’m getting out of wearing that beautiful pin you bought me. It is so pretty that everyone remarks about it. I wear it even though I was to save it for goodwear. I am so very proud of it, just as I am of you. When someone asks me where I got it, I proudly say it’s from my darling husband, I wish you could see me beam.

            Sweetheart I will say goodnight although I’m not going to bed yet as I have many more things to take care of.

I love you darling with all my heart.

                                                            Your Loving Wife

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