Hello darling,

How is my darling this grand evening? Fine I hope. The weather today has been beautiful. It was 35 degrees. I sure hate to stay indoors when it is this way. I wish you were home tonight. It is just perfect weather for a hike to Como. Oh well, it is only 10 days until you are out of boot camp. Then we can hope for anything. Can’t we?

If you can possibly let me know when you will get a leave I would surely like to know. At least wire before you got here. I want to meet you and be with you every second while your home. Let’s hope we can be married the second day after you get here. I don’t suppose your leave will be very long and I have so much to talk to you about. I’m much in need for one of those talks we used to have.

I’m lonesome this evening as I didn’t receive a letter from you today. I got one yesterday so didn’t really expect one today. One of the girls out at work insists upon telling me what to expect from my first night. Boy, you have a lot to live up to. If only they knew what we know about each other. I just can’t help playing it over and over in my mind. It’s going to be a wonderful life together isn’t it? I only hope I can make you the kind of life you hope to have and truly deserve. I know you’ll always be very good to me and I’ll always try to understand you.

If we have one week together it will have to be a short lifetime. It will be something that we will always remember and hold dear to our hearts. Our wedding will be simple but so lovely. I have plans just what I want to wear even to the flowers. What we do after the ceremony I don’t care or even what time it takes place. Just so it makes you forever mine.

I never knew what I had until you left me. I said to the kid in the car tonight that I have been a better girl since you left. The only reason I have is that you were here to protect your interests and now I just don’t feel as though I can take advantage of your trust. That’s the way it is always going to be between us. Love and trust in one another.

I called Mrs. Lehrer last night and she said she hadn’t heard from you. If you can answer her letter before you come home. She is one person that we will have to invite to our wedding. Ken’s mother is leaving Sunday to spend a month at the coast with him she hopes. Work is just the same as ever. I took and extra long 90 minutes relief and went to the Ad Building and had lunch today. I guess what makes work so tiresome. These damn lunches.

Well darling, I’m going to close short tonight as I must get at my room. I have so little time to work on it and would like to have it finished by the weekend.

Please let me know how you feel about Dar being the maid of honor. I love you darling and will wait to hear from you. God bless you darling.

Love, DeLores

P.S. We heard from Bud,  and he is ok. Dar says hello and hopes to see you soon. That’s unanimous. Must get to work so for this time. I love you. Bye bye.