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144 January 28 - Sunday - 8:30 P.M. My dearest darling: Have just finished struggling with our bank book and statement - now I know why you disliked that job so. Our balance for this month is $130 - with no bills paid. I'll do that when the allotment check comes in. If our balance is $50 next month - I'll take the $50 and put it in our savings account - and $40 for our trunks that will go into the account too - making it I believe about $450 (not sure) I wish we could get nearly $1,000 before you come home but I guess that's impossible. By the way, how are you doing paying off our debt to father? No mail again today - the end of the month always seems to bring delay. What do you think of your sending a few specials between the 15th and 20th next month? I'll send you some money to cover the extra postage. This morning we slept late - then I made a quick trip to the P.O. and came right home to clean up the house [pg 2] Will got here about 1:30 - we took Wendy over to the Mulligans - chatted a few minutes, and then walked down to [S?] for dinner. We had an awfully good meal, and I sure felt stuffed. Will wishes he were out of Military Government as do many of the men. I am glad you are not in on this Fort Ord deal - hard as it is to realize we might have been together all this time. Already the men are at each other's throats - in a gentlemanly way of course! They are finding living and working together under Army jurisdiction not pleasant - their instructors are all sergeants for one thing - Several of them Bob, Will, Niersham, Walter etc. Have said that they thought you were very lucky to be sent out when you were. I hope that proves to be true. After dinner, we walked back - picked up Wendy, and Bob and Frank Dickson dropped by to see if I had picked up any more leads on houses. Marge had told me about one up at the Carmel Cottage Court, and I sent Bob up there. A few minutes later Will and Dave left, and it felt good to be alone with Wendy. I don't really enjoy seeing people like that when [pg 3] you’re not home. I wore my blue-green dress with the bows, brown pumps, pearls and fur coat. The first time I've been dressed up since you left. I had Helen take some pictures for you, hope they come out. I don't want to go out with Will or anyone else again if I can help it - bring you so close, and yet doubly far away. I'm yours alone and for always darling, I just want to be with you, and now that that isn't possible. I’d rather be alone. Am listening to the Standard Hour ‘Song of the Plains’ and the ‘Andante’ - makes my throat ache with tears. I do love you so very much darling - there are so many things that bring you to me - music perhaps one of the strongest. Especially the music we listened to before we were married. Those were such wonderful days. When we could be together all the time. We'll have some more doubly precious with Wendy button nose just as soon as you come home - Make it ‘Top of the Morning’ soon sweety - I need you. A big heartful of love darling - Bobby
