Thursday
Dear Maxie,
One more day of many down. I count 172 to Jan 7, when I figure that I will be leaving for the states. There is no way of knowing the exact day yet but it will be in January – around the middle. Wish I could give you a definite date for my being home but I can’t. When January finally comes, I’ll probably be a nervous wreck waiting for that very special day to come. I can even get a little excited about it now, even though it’s a long way off. It’s sure great to know that this time I’ll be coming home for good – that in less than six months my service will be completed and then I won’t even have to worry about reserve meetings. What a relief! At least I’ll be able to say “I did my share and it’s over”. No worrying about the draft or being called back to active duty. When I’m out they can’t call me back except for a national emergency and I’ll be the very last to go. After 2 years there’s no calling me back. Sounds great because I’ve seen all of the military I want to see and will be perfectly happy to stay home with you – I never want to leave you again – never. Think how great it’s going to be when we have our own home and later our family. It still sounds like a dream.
I’m doing pretty well on money this month – so far. I thought that $15 for the typewriter would put me in a bind but I still have about $8 left which is plenty. One reason I’m saving is that now I only go to the club about every third night. When I go I only spend about 60 cents a nite but that mounts up over the period of a month. I’ve found that it’s pretty hard to judge how much money I’ll need for a whole month. I never know what will come up. $20 a month should be plenty as long as I don’t leave Dong Ha. If I ever go to DaNang I’ll spend a fortune on food and ice cream and ICED tea, not the lukewarm stuff we have here.
We’ve almost finished our patio. We put up stakes for our hammock today – it’s nice to lie out there before it gets dark and when it’s cool – which isn’t too often.
My moustache is doing fine – I’ve got about a week’s growth now and it feels funny. It would be longer but I was half asleep one morning and forgot and shaved it off. Habit. I shouldn’t do anything before 10 A.M.; I’m getting like you. Odd? Five more minutes – please.
Damn I miss you Maxie, it seems like the day will never get here when I’ll be with you again. I love you.
Forever
Gary
Symptom – loneliness
Rx – A lifetime with Maxie, take four times daily with lots of love.
Caution: May become habit forming
Keep out of reach of children
Accept no substitutes
Cost: All I have
Tax: Just a little more
Total: Love
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