24 Oct 1956

Tuesday 23rd

My darling,

Tomorrow at noon we’re over the hill, or is it around the bend? Anyway we’re ½ through at noon. Yippee! It’s still fast and furious and Lt Col Thomas was right – it’s a real good course but man – the amount of material per 8 hour day is terrific. So far we’ve learned how to use over 50 different graphs and charts in addition to numerous tables in order to do the job. Still have about 40 more charts to learn. They give you 5 minutes of lecture, then you work 5 or 10 problems, then repeat the process all day long. Working conditions are real fine and so are most of the instructors and believe me this helps.

Lt Col Thomas said he had called you and that you all were fine but lonely. I told him that makes us even – we were lonely here too.

I have to go back to work Nov 26th but have to sign in the 24th. That will give us a whole week together. Speaking of time together – write Patti and find out what weekend or days they want us there. I have to start planning our 2 week “honeymoon” for January. There will be no problem in getting leave – I just need to know when we will leave. Just think 2 weeks to ourselves!!!

I approve of the Blackburns for Thanksgiving – sounds like a nice way to spend the day. I sure appreciate Ed’s help on the switch, please thank him for me.

Looks like we will definitely go to DC this weekend if the weather is good. Won’t call Mury though until Thursday. We’ll know for sure then. Hope to find out something about the future while I’m there.

I need you too, Baby. I’m so pent up inside I could bust. Need those lovely arms of yours around me (those legs would help, too!) I know what it is to hold you – at least from my side of the picture. Its not only peace and security – it’s the wonderful feeling of knowing that you want to be held and snuggled. You’ve no idea what or how a man feels when he finds a woman who returns his love. I guess maybe it’s the same to you too, but I don’t know. I do know how I feel though. Believe me, I’ll tell you all about it just as soon I can, too!

You tell Jimmie that when I get home I’m going to cut in on his time and get some of those hugs he’s been getting since I’ve been gone. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do.

Honey, I can’t hold my eyes open any longer so will stop for now. Keep those wonderful letters coming – I need them, oh so bad!

Miss you terribly, my dearest and love you, love you, love you.

Hubby