27 Sept 1944

Wednesday

Darling Mine,

Well my beautiful Sweetheart this morning I have received my orders for the school and the leave. Much was received that I did not expect. I have thirty days to leave with the travel time in addition which will make it several days longer than we had expected: leave. In addition to that I believe that they will pay my way to the nearest reception center to my home address which in my case is Fort Bliss (El Paso) which in effect means that my way to and from home will be paid. Of course we will no doubt have to use the train as a result but it is an item of some consequence eh what? Now isn’t that wonderful my dear? I still hope to get away from here on the fifth but if not the sixth at the latest. That will put me in Miami about seven in the evening and I think that I can get out of Miami that same evening for Orlando and should be there by eleven that night as it is only a short run.

I am so on pins and needles about it for no reason at all. I am just afraid that something might come up which would stymie the whole thing but as I say I have no good reason to believe that. I guess it is just my great desire to be off and to see you my dearest. In all this world it seems that that become to me the only thing of importance, I have nothing else which makes it important but my thoughts of you make it terribly important. In short you are my world and nothing else really than incidental. I love you truly, deeply and with all my being.

There has been no mail of any kind except the letter you wrote the first day you were home. I suppose that one may come in today but since this is early in the morning I cannot tell that till about two this afternoon. I am ripe for a nice letter from you dear. And of course a short uncommiting reply. (Pardon the spelling, it’s the machine).

I was sorry that I forgot to ask you to get several more suits of that knit underwear we got at Frank Bros in SA before you left SA for some of mine is wearing out. It is the first comfortable underwear I have ever had and im now committed to its use. Even if I do look very unimposing in it in my boodwar. Maybe you will forgive it or at least close your eyes.

I suppose that by now dear that you are on the way to Pensacola and I am wondering how you are traveling. If by airline I hope that you do not get “Bumped” several times before you get there. I’ll bet that you do tho for it is the usual thing when one has no priority these days. I can see and hear you each time that it happens too. If I know my little fire bug in the air will be blue and probable the airline employees will get an earful. I hope not tho and that you are having a pleasant stay with your mother. Say hello to her for me please. I hope that she is well.

Golly darling I can’t keep talking about my trip but it is only a week away now and I am pushing the days ahead. I send you my love and devotion darling and say Adios for now.

Edwin