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March 19, 1946



Dearest Johnny,

I'm awfully sorry I haven't sent you a letter sooner. I've started a lot of letters but I never seem to manage to finish them. Still Love me?

I'm at work right now so this letter will be awful short but at least you'll hear from me and know that I love you very much and miss you like anything.

Yes Park is here and I told him. ( she must have told him about my grandfather and herself) He was real nice about it which made the whole situation a lot easier. He's staying for a couple of weeks and we go to the show once in a while. That's okay isn't it? I mean I more or less have to. Otherwise I'm a good little girl. I go around minding my own business and think of nothing but you.

Did I tell you that my sorority gave me a breakfast a couple of Sunday's ago so i could announce my engagement? If I didn't I'll tell you when you get back. (Which better not be long)

Edde finally came through and proposed to Jody. She hasn't got a ring yet- they promised Mrs. Crosby they would wait a year before they got it. Whether they will wait or not I don't know. Anyway she's got his class ring and Patty and I get a big bang out of teasing her about it.

I suppose you've heard from Chuck by now. Does he miss Patty? And do you miss me? Glad to hear it.

It sounds from your letter that it does make a difference about Doug. Does it? I guess I can't blame you, but I don't like to have you fell that way. As far as I'm concerned it might just as well never have happened. But the most important thing is that I'm all yours now Johnny, and always will be. Doesn't that matter any to you?

Well guess I had better get back to work. I'll try to write again real soon.



All my love always

Pauli.



P.S. Can't figure out whether I miss you more then I love you or love you more than I miss you. I guess it's just about equal.

P.S.S we got an invitation to Paul's and Lois's reception Sun. night. I didn't go because you weren't here, but I sent them a card and signed your and my names.

March 8, 1946

Dearest Johnny,

The telegram you sent was here when I got home from work today. I was thinking about you (as usual) today and wondering if you had gotten to Chicago all right. I had my doubts about you on a military train. Silly Huh?! Well you might as well get used to it , because I am the world's worst worrier. I have a terrific imagination during the times that I worry. I also have a terrific temper. (still love me Johnny?).

Guess what song they are playing? Who's they? why Vaughn Monroe of course. Now can you guess the song? Yep its Let it Snow. Yep you were right. I would, you said know for sure that you were gone when the weekend came around. Well here it is Friday night. Before I used to live for the weekends, now it'll be all I can do to struggle through them. But I love you and that helps.

You know what I did tonight? I ironed eight blouses! I wonder what it will be like doing the ironing for seven kids. Oh by the way, I think I would rather not have seven kids. (Time out while Johnny breaths a sigh of relief)!

Oh guess what? The sorority is giving a breakfast Sunday so that I can announce my engagement, and its tradition that when a girl belongs to to club or sorority , when she announces her engagement she passes around a box of candy. Can you imagine candy at breakfast? Can you imagine me at a deal like that?! I've never done anything like this (naturally) so I'm not going to know what to do or say or how to do or say it. Complicated Huh?!

Mom and Dad like the rings very much. But when I showed them to them they didn't know what to say. They thought we were going to think about it a little more. Are all parents like that? That's the same way Patty's parents acted. I guess they just aren't used to the idea yet. Because it was awful sudden. Of course it was sudden to me too. Johnny I had no idea of the way you felt. Of course Patty and Jo always would say that you liked me but i couldn't take their word for it.

But anyway things have finally worked out and I'm awfully happy! Are you? Hope so.

Holy cow do you realize Johnny that this is the fourth page of this letter? My, My how you rate! Can't understand it. Or can I!

Well think I will go to sleep now. I have to go to the doctor's tomorrow- wonder what else he'll find wrong with me. Oh and I will send your seabag tomorrow. C.O.D of course. Ha,Ha.



All my love

All my life

Pauli



P.S. Love Me?

so my grandfather was a Navy man, and before he met my grandmother he had another lady in his life. I actually have all the letters she wrote to him because he saved them. So just for fun and to see what it was like to have a man in the navy and what was going on I am going to type them on here. Of course I will change names and such to protect the identities of others.

First Letter.

March 4, 1946



Dearest Johnny,

Here is is, only a little over twelve hours since this morning and it seems like twelve years. My gosh what will it be like when you come back? (she sings to him) "I'm gonna love that guy like he's never been loved before."

What a riot it was at work today. I told one girl at work this morning about us and pretty soon you could hear "Congratulations!" being yelled all over the place. Everybody asked all about you and all about us. Golly, I was so happy that I started crying every time I ran through the story, and my boss was real nice to me. He was one of the people most interested, which nearly knocked me over. He said (just kidding of course) that as long as he lost out in the fight for my affections, he was glad that it was to you he lost. Of course he doesn't know you but he liked your looks. (so do I, as a matter of fact). And I worked real hard all day- I was just bubbling over with energy and ambition. See what you do to me!

I cleaned your I.D. bracelet tonight. I bet you've never cleaned it since you got it. It sure sparkles now.

It sure seems funny to be writing to my future husband. But I love it. (and you too) I've never felt like this before-it amazes me to no end. I feel real happy because I know that at last I've found what I wanted and things are going to work out perfect. I know all this and yet I can hardly believe it. I'm going around with my feet millions of miles off the ground and I doubt if I'll ever come down again.

I hope every night goes just like tonight until you get back. We just finished a real good dinner. Now mom and dad are reading the paper , Marion's on the telephone (as usual) and I'm over in the corner by myself listening to the radio and writing this letter. I want it to be just like this as long as you are away.

Marion is having a little trouble with her love life. She's telling Joan about it now. Can't get all of it but it sounds like Bill is finally getting wise, and she's asking Joan whether she should, and how to tell Thorpe not to come down anymore. Now she's saying that she can't talk to Bill because all he ever says is uhuh and unh unh. Golly, wouldn't it be a wonderful world if everybody's affairs could go like ours. Oh, happy day!

Mother just came over for her glasses. She pointed to the words on the other page "future husband" and asked me if you are what I really want and do I think you feel the same way and would we be happy. I said "definitely" and she just smiled and said "time will tell".

I can't figure out whether daddy knows or not. Sometimes I think he does and other times I think he doesn't. I haven't said anything to him yet because he's in a stinking mood. He would just say "uhuh" and go back to his paper. Which would make me mad and I would just blow up and head right for Illinois maybe. And that wouldn't help matters at all. So he can just remain in the dark for awhile. I think that once I'm in school and they see it's the real thing they'll be all for it because they both like you an awful lot.

Well guess this ought to be enough for awhile. Besides, I want to be by myself and try to convince myself it really is true. Wish you were here to kiss me goodnight.

All my Love

All my Life.

Paule



P.S. Love me? glad to hear it!

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Sylivia
05:10 Jan 14 2011

Awww .. wipes away a tear ...

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Man it has been a nightmare. I had 5 teenagers and two non teens for most of christmas break. the house is destroyed so lots of cleaning tomorrow. Things happened stuff got destroyed and I am really really trying to de-stress. The teenagers were worse then the younger kids and the boys are girl crazy. Drove me absolute nuts. Like talking to a brick wall when I was trying to tell them to pick up after theirselves. One of them actually hid some paper money in a light cover. OMG it was burnt. I was like R U kidding me? I over did it ended up sick yet again and am still trying to get over it.

Sleep is what i needed and did i get it? OH hell no. Kids up till 4 and 5 in the morning me yelling at um to lay down and go to sleep. So here I am being up for 2 weeks late every damn night trying to get some kind of sleep schedule going again. SUCKY. I need a damn vacation.

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Bloodmother
03:53 Jan 11 2011

My sympathies, but how great it all seems so normal! I'm a bit jealous. One kid had to work and couldn't come home, so only had the one and he is more mature than either is father or me. lol. Very quiet here. Loved it when they'd wrestle around and break my shite. In retrospect, at least.

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AzriellaRipley
06:40 Oct 25 2011

Awww I'm so imagining all this...I only have cats boo hoo, hope you get a killer vacation sometime you've beyond earned it :)

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