Next question. How are you doing today? From your letters, it sounds like everything is going as planned. E-mail was always a good way to keep in touch while you were away, but I think the writing of the emails is getting better. It’s a lot like the old fashioned hand-written letters we used to stick in an envelope and send each other via snail mail. I wish we could Skype one more time before you get too far away. It would be wonderful to see your face, though touching it would be even better.
It’s hot and sticky outside today. I’ve been working in the flowerbeds next to the pool. The flowers are simply gorgeous this year. I planted some of the wave petunias that Mom likes and created a stunning pattern. Most people wouldn’t quite get the symbolism, but the layout and colors look like the Bolo One logo on your spacesuit. Pictures will be sent of these, too. You’ll be impressed by my green thumb (and it’s not fungus, ha, ha). I’m catching up to you in the gardening department.
I went shopping, picked out a new bathing suit, and have been sunbathing… a little. You know I don’t normally spend much time in the sun due to the risk of skin cancer. I’ll definitely send you photos of my tan lines. Those you might not want to put on your ‘fridge’; keep them under your pillow. I will think about you kissing them before you go to sleep and when you wake. This is what I do with your picture each day. It is always carried next to my heart and you are constantly in my thoughts. I miss you so very much and it is hard to get through some days, especially during this summer when I am not at school. The children help to stave off some of the loneliness. They keep my mind and hands occupied during the day, but the nights are always for you. I miss having your body lying next to mine, and the passion in our bed. Remember to kiss my picture and it will get me through the night. Even though you are absent, I’ll feel your lips on mine and imagine your hands in those special places. Brandon my love, please take care and come home to me. I wouldn’t know how to go on without you. I’m sending all of my love and kisses until I hear from you again.