It seemed an eternity before we had a buyer, but actually it was only about six weeks, and soon we were looking around the San Luis Obispo area for our next home. We'd been so fond of our Pomona house, and perhaps that fact made us finally realize we were looking for an almost exact replica of the house we were leaving behind. So, we opted for buying a lot and building a duplicate. Dick drew a sketch, and floor plan with minor changes, and we took it to a contractor, in Morro Bay, since we'd decided that was to be our home after locating an appropriate lot a few blocks from the ocean. We rented a small house, and the older boys and Walter moved the furniture, etc., in a rented truck the day after Christmas 1965.
Three months later we moved into our new home; Dave and Dick moved out of the dormitory, and our family numbered five once more. Time moved swiftly by, and before we knew it Dick and Dave were engaged to be married. Dave's choice was Cheryl Haber, we he'd known for a number of years during school days in Pomona. Dick had dated Kaaren Asper since 11th grade, so the news of their impending marriages to these two lovely girls that we'd known for quite a long time was welcome, to say the least. Since both boys still had one more year, of five-year courses, in college, it meant tight purse strings for them to start out with, but we knew they'd make out just fine. The weddings were just two weeks apart down in Pomona.
After they were married, Cheryl and Kaaren found jobs in San Luis Obispo, and we continued to feel grateful that the government was permitting Dick and Dave to pursue the quest of college degrees before asking them to join the armed forces. That possibility had been looming on the horizon ever since our country had entered the conflict in Vietnam sometime before. Upon graduation, however, it was apparent they were going to be called to serve their country. Dick chose to sign up for the Navy Airforce, and Dave opted for the draft, and soon started training in the army. During their first few months of training their wives couldn't be with them, so Cheryl returned to her parents' home and Kaaren remained with us in order to continue her position with the Farm Bureau. They rejoined their husbands later, after Dave was assigned to a camp in Texas, and Dick was assigned to the base in Pensacola, Florida. The stay there was quite short and they soon found they were on their way to a Naval Base in Spain for a stay of two years. With Dave being assigned to a job of training recruits, here in the States, and Dick going to a place far from the fighting of Vietnam, their parents were indeed thankful.