February 11, 1969 (Letter from Mardi)

Hi honey.  I'm afraid this shall be short and sweet.  First of all, happy Valentine's Day!  How do you like my home-made card?  It's definitely got soul.  Now second -- this is a real cute on.  Now listen to this -- it's my own idea, which probably won't work.  Wendy, Linda, and I were going to leave here Wednesday, March 26 (my birthday!) and fly to Buffalo.  Then you will meet us at the airport.  Then we'll stay overnight either with you or anywhere, then when your father comes he could take us back.  Wen won't have that much stuff but if he can't take us we could have someone get us or take the bus.  What do you think.  It's just an idea, but I thought it was pretty good.  Write back soon and tell me what you think. Give me your telephone number and tell me when the best time to call you is and Wendy and I we'll call you.  First we'll write and tell you exactly when, so you can e there.  Make it sometime on a Sunday night.  OK!

Nothing new and exciting has happened.  Tonight I went to see Buster Keaton at the Art Institute.  It was a silent one, it was so funny, everybody was sitting there and cheering an d yelling for him, it was great.  We really had a good time until we froze on the way home.  It's getting cold out again.  How's the weather in Buffalo?  Did you get that snow storm?

I'm sorry cutie but I've got to close up and hit the sack, I'm dead!

January 9, 1969 (Letter from Mardi)

I should have written early this week now I don't know if you're going to be there or in Cleveland or what.  Are you there?  I almost didn't get here.  Monday I was all set for Jamestown and to take off about 3:22 but no flight!  A little mechanical difficulty so there we all were, so my mother and Barb left and Wendy and I went to my father's with him and ate dinner.  We got on a 7:00 flight and got into Detroit City about 8:15.  I thought I'd never see Detroit again.  I thought maybe Smokey would walk by or something.  Duh!  Smokey Robinson that is -- not Smokey the Bear -- knowing you!

Hi, honey, I'm back again.  What a night.  I slept and talked to Nancy and read a short story, now we're waiting for Luigi to deliver our order.  What a place.  We didn't have anything to do tonight so we looked up what it would cost to go United to Buffalo for Easter -- it's not too expensive at all -- standby.  We have it figured out so we might be able to take two weeks at Easter.  Look out Surf Club.

Right now I've had it.  We found a new roommates in our apt when we got here.  She's a really, really cute one.  Why us?!  She was kicked out of her other apt and now we have her, but we're going to see if she can move and we're pretty sure she'll do it.  We clash so much.  What a mess -- I have living with girls.

Sometime we'll have to clean up this place which won't be till we all get in the mood, which probably will never happen.

I must go.  Write soon.  How did exams go for you?