Sunday Nov. 8

Dearest Mary Ellen 12:10 P.M.

I got your Nov. 4 letter this morning darling. I read it in bed. I didn’t get to bed until 4:15 this morning because of my guard duty. I stayed in bed until about 10:00, Bob went over after mail and brought yours back. I was sure surprised. I didn’t expect to get a letter on Sunday. It made my happy though darling, just as all your letters do. I’m sure sorry about your aunt getting my letters darling, I know how you must feel. I’ve definitely decided to send them all air mail from now on.

How is your mother finding time to go out and work? Has she finally gotten rid of her chickens? Dear you don’t tell me stuff like that. You write something which I don’t know anything about and then I have to write back and ask you about it. In your letter today you said “Shim” could fix “the wheel” on the car. I don’t know what you mean darling. Which car and what about the wheel? I thought the Ford was all right, so I don’t know what you mean dear. Anything like that haves me wondering until I hear from you again. So from now on darling, your orders are to explain all those little details, otherwise I don’t know what you are talking about.

So the negros have “Cherry Tree”. I didn’t even know that it was closed. I wonder if they will make a go of it, they will have to be real clean or people won’t eat there. I know I wouldn’t.

It must be pretty cool there because you have to wear two pair of socks. I’m glad you are keeping care of yourself though, be sensible and keep warm all the time. What cars have you been driving dear? I want you to use the Ponty all the time if you want to. I know it will be much more comfortable than the little Ford on these cold days.

Speaking of how high oranges are, we get all the oranges we want.

Is N.J. still working at the shipyard? I suppose she would like to talk you in to working there too.

Are you getting a good tan darling? It will be swell for you to get a good tan. It’s hard to realize that we have only been apart for about three weeks, it seems like three months.

How is your ring darling, is it too big? If it is take it to Heldenkeimer and have it made just a little smaller. I would like to see it again. I didn’t get much chance to really enjoy it. There is lots of time though for that.

I think we both feel about the same way about being apart. I feel just as you do about being apart. I feel just as you do about not being able to stand being away from you. I’m afraid you had better just forget about my getting a furlough. There just isn’t a chance of me getting off for Xmas. There is a chart up on the bulletin board for fellows to sign who want furloughs. I didn’t even sign it because I spoke to the sergeant and he said that there wasn’t a chance. Besides, if I was to get a furlough (which I wouldn’t) then when I wanted one next spring I couldn’t get one. I want one more next spring than I do Xmas.

My cold is a little better today, so it may be breaking up.

I suppose you are wondering what I did last night so I’ll tell you. After I got back from having my pictures taken I went right to the mess hall and had dinner. It was a cold dinner, cheese, lunch meat, and salad. It was just about right though because the weather was so hot. About four of us were going into town from the barracks, and I waited for them to get ready. We took the seven thirty bus, and got into town about eight. We looked around town for awhile, and then went into this drug store for a root beer. I don’t know what was wrong with it, but none of us could drink any of it. At about nine we all went down to the USO. We stayed long enough for the cookies and ice cream and then took the 10:30 bus home. I didn’t dance with any girls darling. I didn’t dance with anyone at any time or anywhere down here. We just stood around and looked (and ate). I just had time to change my clothes and get on duty; I did doze off a couple of times though. I didn’t have a partner to talk to so it was harder to stay awake than ever.

I have to report about 3:30 this afternoon for duty but I don’t know for sure if I will be put on guard or not. I hope I don’t, I would like to just lay around today.

I’m going to write Mr. Lewellen today. I hope he gets the letter before he leaves. It will be hard to know just what to say, but I guess I can get along O.K.

Just about everyone that is in the barracks now is writing letters. Sunday is a good day because most of them are off duty.

I still miss you just as much or more than ever darling, but there isn’t anything I can do about it except to tell you about it and hope that we will soon be together again. I saw a couple more falling stars last night, and wished that we would soon be together again, and that the war would be over quickly. I guess everyone else is wishing the same thing.

Now don’t forget those little details that I mentioned dear. Of course I don’t expect you to account for every minute of the day, I don’t mean that. I mean that when you say something you must realize that I don’t know any of the particulars. Maybe you told me all about some of these things in your letter that was in the package, that I haven’t received yet. I don’t think that anything has happened to it, but I wish it would come. Well darling Ill finish now and tell you about the rest of the day in tomorrow’s letter. That way I always have something to write. I think I’ve got you beat for the size of the letters, don’t I? Good-Bye my darling. I love you very much. All my love

Glenn