Love Letter 32 – Thesis!!

Love Letter 32 – Thesis!!

I towel off excess hydrating lotion from my palms before handling the delicate handwritten pages of Mom’s next love letter then slowly return to the living room, letter and journals in tow, and take root on the sunny corner of the reclined navy sofa. The slight rays of sun shines through the finger streaked window and flicker across Mom’s lettered pages when, from the corner of my eye, I catch a glimpse of an itsy-bitsy spider climbing up the sofa’s foot rest toward my outstretched legs. I hold still, praying he’s not a jumper, and breathe a sigh of relief as my house pet decides to retreat, scuttling the length of the sofa toward the protective covering of the floor’s heating vent.
I quickly revert my attention to the subtle sounds of Chantal Kreviasuk and the welcoming words of Mom’s Love Letter 32:

18 Lake Street
Flin Flon, Manitoba
Nov 2/60 (1:30 pm)

Hi My Dear!
Here I am w/ an hour break for lunch so ran home & had a sandwich & milk – now a letter to you dear!
Started to work this morning and made out alright – but as usual prefer bedside nursing much more.
Typical clinic work – weighing patients, etc. and putting dressings on fingers, etc. – feel rather rusty at the procedures yet but will improve as the days pass by –
Sure will be glad when February arrives – time has stopped since 9 this morning, but maybe this week will pass more quickly from now on.
Meet so very many people that I know & everyone is so anxious to meet you, dear – and I do hope we can arrange something for Christmas.
We sure are short staffed here and think they are going to have me for 6 mons or so, but will see Andie real soon.
Doctors seem pleased to hear from me again – crazy as ever.
Also met Fred Kischuk (druggist) from Brandon who is married to a classmate of mine and we had a lengthy chat.
Oh honey I miss you – even tho’ I’ve ran around & visited relatives it would be great to have you w/ me – I love you my dear – to be in your arms again!
I hope you’re working on your thesis!! – sorry I had to throw that in, but want it off our minds soon.
It was rather nice weather wise this morning, but now snow.

The familiar landscape in and around 18 Lake Street without the love of your life by your side may feel a bit unnerving Mom, but all in good time and you’ll be back in each other’s arms again.
Now, what do we do about that damn thesis?!

Somethin’ in your eyes makes me want to lose myself
Makes me want to lose myself, in your arms!