August 13, 1980
To my baby daddy, Russy,
I got your letter yesterday when I got home from school, and I was so excited to read it. I can’t believe you missed me so much even before getting to Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem is too much to write or even say. From now on, I’m just going to call it The Dash. Anyway, when you left, I thought I would be the only one crying, but I didn’t even cry. I had to keep Mel quiet because your mom and dad were crying like you had died or something. The more they cried, the more Reed and Richie cried. It was awful, but it was a great site to see. Your dad took me and Mel out with the family to that new buffet restaurant down the road from the Chicken Shack, and we nearly ate them out of business. While there, I talked to your dad a little bit. He noticed that necklace that you gave me and said that he loved it. He didn’t tell me anything about him picking it out for me. I’m glad that he and I buried the hatchet so we could move on.
As soon as we got back to your parent’s house, I went out to wash your car. Your mom said that I was crazy, but I told her that I knew how much you loved that car. When you come home over Christmas, I want to make sure that your “other” girl is hot and ready for us to ride out in style. Mama Lisa Bell is a lovely and caring woman. She has called me or stopped by every day since you left to check on me and the baby. When I told her that I go to the doctor’s office to get an ultrasound and listen to the heartbeat again on Friday, she told me that’s she would be right there with my mom to hear it. I think Mama Lisa Bell is too excited about her newest baby in the family.
Danielle and Rachelle picked me and Katie up yesterday to take me school shopping in the city, and we had a blast. My dad gave me two hundred dollars, and I went to Rose’s and bought eight maternity pants, ten or eleven maternity shirts, a bunch of things for the baby, and I still had a bunch of money left over to buy some shoes and some school supplies. I didn’t know that Reed and Katie were dating. I feel kind of bad that he took that girl to the prom, and she didn’t know anything about it before. When I went to your parents’ house on Monday, your dad gave me the football and baseball jerseys in a gift bag, and he was proud as he could be.
I hope you like the pictures I sent with your letter. Who knew that next month will be a whole year that you and I have been one. That first picture we took together at the Chicken Shack’s photo booth was cool. When Daddy told me he could make those pictures bigger, I told him I would pay him money so I could send these to you. We were so innocent in those photos that I can’t believe that you’re in college and I’m about to be a MOM! As a matter of fact, my mother keeps calling me that, and it’s getting on my nerves. We have to come up with something other than Mom or Mommy for our kid to call me. My mom says it in her country ass white southern belle voice, and it’s like a needle scratching across my Prince LP. Danielle and Rachelle said that we should come up to the Dash for our fall break in October. We’ve got four days off around Columbus Day, and it would be perfect if we call could crash in your dorm room since your roommate says he won’t stay there much. If that works for you, let me know. I will call you on Friday when I get back from the doctor, but you’ll probably already have this letter by then. We shall see how the postal service delivers the mail back and forth between us. Anyway, we’ll talk about our plans for October when I call. I love you, Russy!
All yours,
Mandy
Be A Man Universe 