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Burton Jay Smith and Willametta Turnepseed letters, January-May, 1943
1943-05-18 Page 2
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am fond of such observations. Christmas and Thanksgiving are great days in my mind; I have never lost my original childish joy and wonder in them and I hope I never shall. All the usual minor holidays give me considerable pleasure for what they denote. We'll add some which will mean much to us Engagement Day, Wedding Anniversary, "Kitlen's" Birthday, "B.J's" Birthday, Housewarming Day. Gad, How much I have to look forward to. Somehow all that's to come seems much more real than what I am doing now. When I am tired (and that's pretty often; we are on the from 14 to 16 hours a day) I lean back for a moment and I think I'll wake up from this unpleasant dream and laugh with you about it as the bright daylight drives it away from the fore of my mind and yet actually I do not
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am fond of such observations. Christmas and Thanksgiving are great days in my mind; I have never lost my original childish joy and wonder in them and I hope I never shall. All the usual minor holidays give me considerable pleasure for what they denote. We'll add some which will mean much to us Engagement Day, Wedding Anniversary, "Kitlen's" Birthday, "B.J's" Birthday, Housewarming Day. Gad, How much I have to look forward to. Somehow all that's to come seems much more real than what I am doing now. When I am tired (and that's pretty often; we are on the from 14 to 16 hours a day) I lean back for a moment and I think I'll wake up from this unpleasant dream and laugh with you about it as the bright daylight drives it away from the fore of my mind and yet actually I do not
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