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| Darrell James Cook and Becky Sue Walker |
Christmas
is here at last. I sure had a merry
one. It sure did creep upon me in a
hurry. I stayed at Mark and Lois’ place
last night. The kids sure were
excited. We had a little family evening
last night. We had a nice supper and
then we opened the gifts from the person who had our name. I got a shirt and a flashlight from
Ilene. Today we got up about 8:00 a.m.
and opened our presents. I got some nice
clothes from the family. Becky gave me a
beautiful picture of herself and it sure is nice. Also she gave me a snowmobile full of after
shave. It sure is cute. I gave her a clock radio. I sure hope she liked it. I didn’t know what in the world to get
her. Guess I had best go because I have
to take Mom to therapy in the morning. I
think Becky is going to ride in with us.
I sure hope so. It was nice being
with her today. I’ll be glad when it’s
forever.
Friday 28 December 1973
Boy
it sure has been a long time since I wrote in this. Time sure goes fast in between semester
break. In a way I want school to start
but sometimes I don’t. I took Mom down
to therapy. She sure is doing good Bob is now starting to teach her to walk with
crutches and Mom is doing real well. She
is more scared than anything. Becky and
I went and looked at Keller’s basement house and it was a mess. I don’t think we will live there. There is electric wires all over and the
walls are cracked, ceiling all chipped up and the tile on the floor is all
cracked. Becky didn’t like it very well
and neither did I. After that we went
over to Mom’s to water the pigs. I got
stuck and had to shovel my butt off.
Becky drove while I pushed. We
finally got out. Tonight we went to Peg
and Ren’s to play cards. We had a lot of
fun. We are going somewhere New Year’s
Eve but haven’t decided where for sure.
Sorry about all the mistakes but it’s 1:05 and I’m pretty tired.
Sunday 30 December 1973
Well
today it was one year since Dad died.
Mom took it pretty good. Time
sure has gone fast. Now the year is
about over I keep wondering where it has all gone. I was a bad boy and didn’t go to church this
morning but Becky and I went over to her ward.
It was a pretty good meeting.
Bishop Reynold George, George Marriott, Merlin Whatcott, and Patriarch
Chandler spoke tributes to Pres. Lee. He
passed away sometime last week. Ray
Morgan was killed last Friday. He was
driving for Garrett and backed across the railroad and the train hit the cab. It killed him instantly. One more big day left in “73”, guess I will
have to go duck hunting beings it’s the last day. Tomorrow night Beck and I are going to the
show and then to the Gaslamp for grits.
Then wait for the New Year. Sure
sounds like fun. I think we are going to
“Magnum Force”. Becky told me tonight
that it’s only 166 days left. I hope
they fly by.
Tuesday 1 January 1974
The
new year is finally here. Where did 73
go? Now that I think back over the year
it seems like it has gone so fast. I
hope the next 5 ½ months go fast. As I
think ahead it seems like sure a long time but as I think back, it seems as it
has flew by. I know the time will go
fast but I keep thinking that it won’t.
It sure doesn’t seem like three months as of the 11th that
Becky and I have been engaged. I
remember how scared we were when we were going to show the ring to her dad. She was terrified and I didn’t know quite
what to expect. Becky and I went and
looked at a trailer tonight. It sure was
a nice one but it was a little too expensive for me. They payments were $103.90 a month for 10
years. I sure wish we could afford it
but I think we can find just as nice a trailer for less at one of the mobile
homes dealers. Maybe one that has been
reconditioned then we could pick out our own furniture. It will have to be cheaper than this one
because I can’t afford it and school both.
It sure was exciting looking though.
That much closer when we can be together forever.
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| George Kay Cook and Darrell James Cook wearing lederhosen britches Frank brought from Germany |
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| George Kay Cook and Darrell James Cook wearing lederhosen britches Frank brought from Germany |
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