August 25, 1945 The New Apartment, Send More Eggs and The Wedding Announcement

Dear Mother & Daddy,

102 Carmel Street, still there.

"This has been a busy week.  We actually found an apartment and are really thrilled about it. It is on the first floor and in a residential section.  There are four big rooms and a basement.  It is all furnished and has a baby grand piano and a very beautiful dining room set.  The rest of the furniture shows use but it is very nice and looks so homey.  We are paying $50. and have to heat it (furnace) but we will sell our furniture and that will make up the difference.  We are moving next Saturday so you can write your next letter to the new address, 102 Carmel St.  Our phone number is 6-7075.  We are subletting from a soldier but our lease will run until June 30 so we can stay there even if he should be discharged.  He said there wasn't a chance that he would be released because he has been put on a special job.

Our freight hasn't come but it's a good thing now since we're moving.  B is going to the freight office and have them hold it if it should come before we move so we won't have to carry it up and down these steps.

You can send us another case of eggs when you get one filled.  I guess the case got back to you o.k.

Thanks for sending the Springfield paper but I don't think you need to send any more.  We don't know anyone in Springfield anymore.  I got a new Journal today and will send it in a week or so.

I ordered the yarn this morning.  I can hardly wait till it comes.  You send me those three balls you have and that will go quite a ways.  I ordered all colors.

I have been going to the dentist this week and will have to go for quite a while.  He is filling some teeth and is treating that front tooth that abscessed so long ago.  He thought it was awful the way Doc had done it.  He thinks he can fix it and get it healed up and then fill it.

We had a letter from Sully & he & Be are getting married Monday.  Only the immediate families are attending the ceremony.  We sent them a nice blanket for a wedding present.  We're so glad they're getting married.  They are such nice kids.

We had a letter from Horace and they are just about thrilled to death to think we might see them Christmas.  They don't think there's a chance they can come home so we'll probably go there.  He said we'd go on to Florida if we wanted to or do anything we want to.  It would be wonderful to be with some of our own folks for Christmas.

We had such a good time at home.  It already seems like months since we were there.  Tell Beulah I'll try to write soon.  I hope you are both fine.

                                       Lots of love,

                                                 B & Bonnie          
Don't forget our new address."

NOTE from Ann:  The letter from Sully must have been the first time B & Bonnie had seen "Be's" name in writing.   So, apologies to the Sullivan's for having misspelled "Be", as "Bea", so many times!