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January 26, 1948
Dear Mother and Daddy,
It was certainly nice to be able to talk to you last Saturday. I really am rather glad that you decided to change the date of the tea. I think it will be much better all the way around to have it that time. I told Shirley to speak to you about her plans because you where making them all.
I must tell you what I did after I talked to you. Eve and I went up to the city to look at china and silver. She has picked out her silver, but nothing else, and she wanted to look, and I thought it might be best to start looking for my self now; so I can get an idea of what I like. It was really quite discouraging, because I didn't find anything that I really liked
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except a set of Royal Wohcester (sp?) china that they had at Magnin's which I can imagine should only be looked at in a store window. They have the most beautiful and fabulous new store in San Francisco. It is completely made of marble inside and out. I was amazed to find that they really had quite a line of silver, china and glass, but of course it is only the most equisite. I probably should never have gone there. Any way we did have lots of fun looking.
Other than going up to the city, I really didn't have a very exciting week-end. On Friday night Jack and I went to some wrestling matches that they had on campus which weren't to thrilling mainly because I really don't care much for them, but he wanted to go; so I couldn't not. Besides we won by such a huge score - it wasn't
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much of a contest. On Saturday night we really hadn't planned on doing anything special, so when he came over on Saturday night he had a bad headache from playing too much basketball - so we just didn't do anything - he did stay for a couple of hours though, and we played cards. The next day he came over in the afternoon, and we drove all around and looked at all sorts of houses. Fortunately I don't think I am going to have much trouble in getting the kind I want - eventually, that is. Anyway it was lots of fun talking about them. He also came over after dinner and stayed for a while. He is going to start giong to night school tonight. I think it lasts for about four months. He just goes on Monday nights for about three hours. Last Thursday he took Kay and me to watch him play
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basketball. He plays about twice a week on an Industrial league, and I guess he decided he would have to take me to watch him. I made Kay go to, because I was afraid that I would be the only girl there. As it turned out I wasn't, but I didn't know anyone else. Kay insisted that Jack was the best one on the team, and of course I had to agree. None of them were terrific though, and the other team won by quite a bit.
I wish I knew what to do about Ruth's coming. I know you will probably be tired and busy, but I simply can't tell her not to come if she decides she wants to. Buck will probably be down with the baseball team and I know that he will probably take a lot of her time. I'm sure that if she does come everything can be worked out. I really though doubt if she comes so soon.
Love to all,
Mary
