Tuesday, Nov 24, 1942

My dearest Paul,

            Your Sat., Sun., and Mon. letters came this morning and I was so happy to have then, dear.

            I went down to Vogler’s Jewelry today and got you a watch hand. They said they would mail it for me this afternoon so I hope you will get it this week. I believe, dear, it will be alright.

            I wrote your mother another note Saturday, and asked her for their list.  I appreciated yours, dear, but aren’t you planning to send announcements to Abbie, Allen, Jr., Allen and Marianna. Charles Coperhaver, Lawrence and Ida, Neo. T. Wofford, and Sunny E.?

            Had my picture taken at Noodnick’s this afternoon.  He made me take off every bit of my make up and had me put cream on my face for the picture.  Don’t know how they will turn out, but hope better than the ones at the Amelia, though.

            I think, dear, it will be awfully nice to have our initials and the date of our wedding engraved on my ring.  I’m so happy, and as I told your mother I can hardly realize that it is all so real and that all of this happiness actually belongs to me.

            I know Doc will appreciate your asking him to be an usher, dear, and I do think it is the nice thing to do.  As you say, though, he probably won’t come so I think your idea about having Walter and Clyde is good, and they’ll be fine, dear.

            I don’t want to ask Moody and Julian to our wedding, dear.  The chapel is small and there are so many others that I’d rather have so let’s not have them, dear.

            Listen, honey, don’t worry about what to give me for Christmas for all I want, dear, is you.

            You did say over the phone that it is USMCR, didn’t you, dear?  I just want to make sure that I understood correctly.  Dear, I’m so happy and excited and it will be sweet music to my ears too when I hear the wedding march on Dec. 17th.  I’m just living for that day, and I can hardly wait for it to get here.

            Mother and I are going down to see Dr. Jordan tomorrow, and I hope so much that he will be able to marry us, dear.

            I miss you terribly, darling.  All my thoughts are of you, and I love you dearly.

Lucille