Dear DeLores,

Gee, it was sure swell to hear from you. I didn’t know for sure when and if you left. You see I called you the Sunday before you left and your dad said that you had gone to the show with your mother. I couldn’t call you Monday because I didn’t come home from work.

Drill has started again, and it is every Monday now, so I go downtown for supper and then go to drill right from there. It was about 10:30 when I got home and I knew it was too late to call then. I tried to get you Tuesday evening before leaving for the show, but the line was busy. Well anyway, I didn’t get to say goodbye to you. I mean “so long.”

I’m sure glad to hear that you got a room right away and everything. Say you were pretty lucky to get a job right away too. It sure sounds interesting. Did you quit at the airport or did they grant you a leave of absense?

Luck sure has been with you lately. I guess it was worth waiting for. I mean at first we thought Joe wouldn’t get a leave and then you got the wire saying he was on his way home and now everything is happening just the way we all dreamed about, and never expected to happen. I bet Joe is happy about it all. I don’t have to bet about how you feel because I can put myself in your place. I’m so happy for you, darling. I envy you a little too though.

Dale finished his course down at Texas. He’s in Treasure Island California now. He graduated with honors and had his choice of Officer’s Training School or staying at the U of M as a student instructor. He didn’t do either. He said he would rather go on through school and learn all he could because it would help him find a better job after the war. I guess he knows what he is doing so I didn’t make any comments on the subject to him.

I don’t know if I mentioned to you that Dale was taking flying lessons. Well he has eight and a half hours of flying with an instructor and one hour and forty five minutes solo. He has his pilots license too already. After the war he says I can learn how to fly because we are going to have an airplane. That’s enough for Dale. O yes, I would send you his address but he hasn’t any permanent address as yet. But I will send it as soon as I know. That is if you want it.

I’m still working at B&B’s but Ive been transferred to war production. I don’t get any more an hour but I sure like it a lot.

I almost forgot to tell you. I received a letter from Joe a couple of weeks ago. It sure was a cute one. I’m going to write him a few lines. I will send one to him and then you can compare notes. Ok?

It sure did feel swell to hear from you De. I wish you and Joe all the luck in the world. You two sure have waited long enough for all you’re getting now. I know that if Dale were here he would want me to send his love to the two of you, so I will do it for him.

All our love,
Dale and Lucy

Give Joe a kiss for me and tell him to give you a kiss for me. Be a good girl darling.

Everyone (Mom and Dad) and the gals said I should tell you hello and wish you luck.

Bye for now.

I was just going to write your address on the envelope and I noticed that you didn’t give me your address. I’m going to call your mother now and get it.