31 Sept 1956

Wednesday 31st

My Darling.
Your long wonderful letter came today. What a way to boost a guy’s morale, especially your ever loven! We’ve been listening to the news and Ike’s speech for 2 days. Frankly, I’m just a little bit worried. Heaven knows where it will go from here and I shudder to think of the consequences of everyone else loses their heads. I pray it will stop in a hurry.
I’ve been thinking about the part where you said a boy once told you that you weren’t capable of falling in love. Once when I was nearly out of my teens I thought that no girl would ever fall in love with me. I can’t remember the reasons for it but it worried me. Even after my “mistake” I felt that way even more so. You, my darling, are the first and only woman who ever fell in love with me – I mean really love not just infatuation – and yet I don’t think either of us knew how completely two people can be in love at the time we were married.
We’ve both learned in the past 8 years what real love really is, for this I am very thankful. Your friend was just young and inexperienced when he said that; for you, my sweet, are not cold, and incapable of loving, but are the warmest, most loving and lovable woman in the world. No man could ask for a better wife. My love for you and the family has never cooled – I just lost my perspective and for a while material things became more important. Maybe this is the fling us 29 year olds go through. With me is wasn’t other woman – just material things. I fell for you the first day we met and each day I fell deeper and deeper until I was in love. Now that love has ripened and matured to where it is the most natural thing in the world. I promise you I will tell you frequently and also try harder to show you how much I do love you. You mean everything to me. Without my family I would be a lost soul.
As you know we didn’t get to DC but have talked to Mury on the phone. We hope to go this weekend but won’t know until tomorrow evening.
Bob Browning is a wonderful guy but I still don’t care for that type of work. I told him this when he asked me to go to work for him. I wish I had his optimism about a promotion this year. The lists are to be out 15 Nov so we’ve heard.
Looks like Bev and Jack are losing their heads over money again. I can’t think of a duller job than wiring IBM machines. That’s a laborer’s job. You were right whether he agrees or not, I need a $10,000 a year position in civilian life. Guess that hurts his ego since I only has a BS degree instead of a PhD. I was always of the opinion you judged a man on his abilities, no his salary! Some of the best brains in the country are working for a $1 a year in Washington, or hasn’t he heard!
I feel sorry for your Alpha Xi’s who can’t manage. I’m glad I have a dependable wife who can stand on her own two feet when she has to instead of a clinging vine. Helpless women irritate me sometimes.
Tell that Jimmie boy I’ll be home to throw him around in just a few days more than 2 weeks. It won’t be long now.
You’re doing a fine job finding out about the flood policy. We’ll select one when I come home. Good work!
I will need one more $25 check about Tuesday. Then when I get home we should have about $200 coming to us. Now you can see why I said we were going to have a “honeymoon?” To get there on the 4th we’ll have to leave Denver early on the 2nd. If we go to Sierra Madre we can’t get through in less than 12 days. Take out Sierra Madre and we could do it in 9 days. We can decide that when I come home too.
You keep having those dreams – one of these nights I’ll actually be there to wake you and take care of that ache. Course you’ll have to promise to take care of mine. I ache and yearn too. Just 2 more weeks and I’ll squeeze the breath out of you, baby! I’ve been having those dreams quite often.
I’m afraid my letter Monday nite didn’t make sense. I’m sorry, but when a bunch of homesick guys meet a 1/5th those things happen!
They re evaluated that exam we took Friday and I ended up with a 100%. Their solution had a slight error in it. I felt much better since I thought I was right originally.
I won’t comment on Adlai’s suggestion since I’m wondering now what his new approach will be in light of the Middle East situation.
We have another 8 hour bombing problem tomorrow so I’d better stop and go to bed. These are daily affairs for grades and are real toughies. Got 100% on yesterday’s. Today’s was a humdinger.
Hold on for just a while longer, honey, its nearly over. Keep those letters coming – they are helping me keep up my grades and daddy needs this course to help his career. You’re a doll for putting up with my TDY. I love you –

Hubby

P.S. Mail your last letter not later than 12 Nov. That’s the last one I’ll get here before we leave. We intend leaving 2am Sat 17 Nov. Home Sunday.
Hubby