2 July 45
Camp Howze
Texas
10:00 p.m.

Dearest Honey Love:
Today ended up a really happy one your letter with the pictures and a portion of 4 week’s letters.
Your generosity in words and thoughts are to be commended. If I had you here I’d catch up on kisses until next January even maybe February or March.
Here’s the way I see it Lovie. If they send me overseas again I’ll at least go west and that mean’s toward your part of the country. They would at least give me 10 days leave during which time we could get married and have about 2 days left over for a honeymoon. We would scram for California and from there you could visit all of your many relatives on the coast. Who knows you might even get to Hawaii before you know it. Does all this make sense to you or am I dreaming beyond the possibilities again. My life is one dream after another. I still think I was dreaming when we first met. That funny little glint in your eyes that we met will never leave my memory. I wonder what went thru your cute little head that evening?
To tell you the truth sweetheart we are really waiting time by not being married already. Aof course my conservative idea was to take things slow and easy and to be married with deliberate planning. Making the arrangements so that the whole thing would be a milestone in our lives to remember. A beautiful schedule of events that we’ll never forget. The added dinner and side trimmings might cost more than is practical but later on we can worry about being frugal and thrifty.
You keep praying that the good Lord won’t send me overseas and Ill sure your heart’s desires will be fulfilled.
This letter won’t be too long as I spent about a half hour wrapping up some pillow cases which I got at the sales store here at camp. The insignias are in the package too. I’m sending you another kind in my next package a note is in the package too so it’ll be page three of this letter.
Hannah’s letter is cute. From the sound of it. I’m almost an angel. However, I’m sure you’ll have to make allowances for what she said because she loves both of us and of course would say only the best.
After you get to know me better you can write Hannah your findings and I’m sure you will have by that time formed a much different opinion.
The pictures were swell. Tomorrow I’m showing them to the gang at the office. The girls are dying to see who I hooked in Zion. They have the case history already and boy can I spin yarns about you since yo are not here to defend yourself. I let you know later about what they have to say. I’m glad Eric got a job. Does he like it or is it just temporary until a better one comes along. Is Dad going to get a job too?
Goodnight my lovebird. Happy dreams to you and remember me in your good mornings and good evenings. Smile for me everyday.
Loving you always
Eddie

Camp Howze
Texas
3rd July 45

Dearest Darling:
The days are clipping past at a pretty fast rate of speed. I suppose the volume of work here has something to do with it seeing as how I’m kept busy from morning until night. The rest of this month we have to work from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm 6 days a week with most of the Sundays reserved for work.
Your sweet letter came on time today and it was so nice to sit in a quiet secluded corrner and read at my heart’s content. You write the nicest comforting letters. So far I’ve read it over three times each reading I get a more vivid feeling of the things you so picturesquely paint for me. Sometimes I can close my eyes and almost imagine hearing your lilting voice and funny expressions.
I’m glad you have promised to write me every day. It makes me happy to know that each day I know the mail carrier is bringing your love to me. And also that you think enough of me to write me a lot all the things you are doing.
I’m not better than you in many things my Sweet---for instance ---your playing ability on almost everything one can mention. I mean like the piano and violin and etc. And how about cards. So Sweet these are only one of the many I can mention. Who knows you might have many hidden talents--time will reveal these soon enough.
It was nice of Eric to take you to the show. It would have indeed been Heavenly to accompany you both to the cinema. Possibly next December we can resume our happy pastime of show going in a somewhat different capacity.
It was about time that Eric took this marriage situation in hand. It is true he is hard to suit. I guess it runs in the family at least among the brothers. I hope he finds a girl to his liking soon. It will mean so much to him to find his ideal. Perhaps you could be instrumental in whatever prospects there are in town. Anyway when I write to him again I’ll ask him who is on the top of the list in the femininity angle.
Yup! we keep the pictures to ourselves but I’m not forgetting about the portrait you are getting made for me. You remember don’t you Sweetheart?
I am looking forward to the other sets. I think I shall start a new album. Nothing but pictures of you and me. Kind of a private album. It will contain the case history of the Lind bloom’s, E.O. and Mrs. including all the little ones from 1 to 12.
Yup! If we have to settle back in Texas after our marriage. I think everything will work out O.K. We’ll have an apartment in town and I can came home every night and Sundays with the exception of special duty tours. I hope by then the war department closes this camp and we’ll be in a more desirable place. It’ll be nice no matter where as long as we are together.
Six months is a long time especially when we think so much of each other but then It will do us good to think things over and plan a happy reunion. I dream each night at bedtime of what fun we’ll have planning a home and buying the things necessary to home confronts. I even dream of our trip thru the Temple and the glorious promises and blessings that will be given us there providing we are true and faithful during this life. It is so wonderful to know that we belong to such a wonderful church and that we have so much to live for.
Nothing more has been said about overseas. I’ll let you know first hand by telegram if such a thing happens.
Thanks heaps for calling on the folks and making them feel at home and happy. Thanks too for keeping me posted on home events.
Hannah wrote today about us and what news you gave her. She seems quite pleased and wants the honor for our arrangement. She has been wonderful to me.
Lovie, its at the close again and I’m almost out of love and kisses. That is the letter kind but if you were here I’d really have plenty of supply on hand.
Lovingly your forever Sweetheart
Eddie

Camp Howze Texas
4 July 45
1630
Dearest Sweetheart:
Normal quitting time today is supposed to be at 4:30 p.m. but as I told you in my last letter the rush of business has made it imperative that we work until 6:30 p.m. for the rest of the month and that means only 27 more days to go.
Two letters came today which were written on the 30th of June and the 1st of July--I wish they would come in one at a time everyday instead of in bunches because tomorrow I suppose I won’t get any mail at all. And not getting any mail at all makes me very unhappy. Of course I could be twice as happy today and make it last unti tomorrow but it is rather the hard way of doing it.
From all the work that you are doing at home--you are a perfect Mother’s little helper and also Sister’s little helper--I’ve never heard of anyone cutting the lawn and making a dress in one day--Your are certainly going to come in handy when you become Mrs Edwin O. Lindbloom. Gee! I can think of lots of things right now that’ll keep your home hours busy. I mean that to be above and beyond the normal quota of our family getting. Have you ever sewed a man’s shirt by yourself? You see I never can get a shirt from the store that really fits me.
One of the civillians that works for me just stopped and wondered what I was doing so I told him that I was writing a letter to the sweetest Sweetheart in the whole world and one whom would be my better half in time to come ----Guess what he said?----He said, “I thought that you were already married MR. Lindbloom” So I said to him, “What ever made you think that?” Do I have that docile domestic look already?” so you can plainly see how thinking in the right channels, be they marital or otherwise, can take a man out of the careless, carefree class and put in the class more commonly known as ”the man about the house”.
Tell me Sweet--What all do you have to do before Christmas? Do you think I should have some kind of a plan on what I should have done by Christmas too? That is besides saving all the money I can for the big event: Will you find out for me if the Temple closes during Christmas time and what the dates are ----I might have to get there before the Temple closes in order to do any good. This is kind of long range planning but then its lots of un to plan anyway.
Yes Dearie--I noticed all the gifts that your many boy-friends have given you in times past---You are certainly a popular individual all of which makes me very proud of you. I can answer your letter’s question very easily and quickly on whether or not I’ve given as many gifts to girls as compared to the amount that you have received from your former boyfriends-----answer -- none to anyone.