Sunday Morning
Dear Mom + Dad,
I received the carton of cigarettes you sent in yesterday’s mail. I appreciate your sending them to me. I promise you I will make good use of them.
I want to get something else of my chest too as it is nearing Christmas time. It doesn’t look as if I will get much time off and as a consequence will not be able to get home. Naturally I want to give you both Christmas presents as well as Harold and Marion. I hate like the devil to buy them and send them myself as I can’t tell when I can get to town. I want you to take money out of the bank and buy my presents for me. Dad you can buy Mother’s and Mom you can buy Dad’s and both of you pick out Harold’s and Marion’s. Just let me know what you buy. Also use you own judgment on what to spend. Personally I don’t care as I want to show my appreciation to you in anyway possible and this I feel is one way. If this plan meets your approval let me know at once. I’m going to try and have some photographs taken to send home. Also I’m planning on calling you up by phone on Christmas morning. I told you what I wanted and if that is O.K. by you let me know. I can’t think of anything else I want outside of a radio.
I’ve been playing bridge with the other fellows nights and enjoying it very much. I haven’t played that in years and I’m sure rusty but it is coming back to me slowly. It sure helps to pass the time away. I guess that’s all for now. Write me soon. I just wrote to Harold + Marion. Leata wrote me again and I answered that too. I got a paper from school and it was good to hear about the kids. I’m going to write to Mr. Hemenway. It will help to keep in contact with them as I may want to use that place as a reference someday.
Love
Bobby
Bobby
