November 4, 1942

My Dearest Paul,

Was so happy to have your letter this morning, dear.

I meant to tell you that May Lou said in her letter the other day that she had had a letter from this friend of hers who is out at the Sanatorium here, and this girl said that John Watlington had your home as he must rest have been so very ill. She told May Lou that she had had a letter from him since he’d been out and that he was getting along fine. We never did get out see him, did we?

Yes, Honey, you understood me correctly over the phone. There was no one at Carolyn’s Sat. night, and the reason I didn’t mail your letter Sat. was that I didn’t have a car. M. A. was at a party and mother was out, so I started out to walk to C. (She lives on Summit right around corner from Summit drug Store) but Mrs. Martin (a neighbor) was going to the drug store so she took me that far. As I told you, Mary A. was around for a short time Sat. night. Mother and daddy brought her and came for her, and I could have asked them to have taken my letter down, but I knew they were not planning to go in town and since it wouldn’t have been delivered to you soon. I just kept it and when Mother came for me Sun. a.m. she took me down to mail it which was around 10:30. I can’t understand why it was marked 4:30 p.m. This crazy mail!

I have talked it over with mother and daddy about our getting married in Dec. and they approve of our doing it. They, naturally, would love for us to be married here, but they seem very understanding and say if it is so we can’t, they feel that it will be alright for us to do it the way we want to. They both, Paul, think an awful lot of you, and they really did approve of you for my future husband. I just hope, dear, that you’re really sure that I’m what you want. As I’ve told you, I’m definitely sure of my love for you, and I want to marry you, and I intend to do everything in the world I can to make you happy. I’ve been practicing, dear, a little cooking at Carolyn’s and some here, and though, I know I could never be a good one, I believe as long as there is any food around we’ll never starve, dear. Have you said anything to your family about when we are getting married? What will they say? Dear?

The girl who wanted me to come up with her the other week and, you know, the one I told you that was married to the Marine, is now in Jacksonville with him. He finished ROC school there last Thurs. and think he has about 10 days before going to Cuba. What does that mean? Will they ship him out from there?

Went to the bridge club today and won 75 cents worth of war savings stamps. I really held some beautiful cards.

I miss you terribly. You know that my every thought is of you, and I love you, darling with all my heart.

Lucille