The birthday party.

This afternoon we went shopping for some DVDs that Russ wanted, my birthday present for him. But we couldn't find them, so we just got a few small items and came home. We'll go out tomorrow and try to find them . Karen had invited us to their house for a birthday dinner, and we bought some ice cream to go with the cake Karen had made, and went to their house. Uncle Al was there, and also Gabe Harris, who is at Camp Pendleton for several week's special training , before going back to Hawaii. (His family is living in naval housing at Pearl Harbor, and he works on the other side of the island.) He said they really like living in Hawaii. Gabe told us that he will be going back to the Far East after his tour in Hawaii. We all thought it was hot there, but he said it's really cold in the winter. I hope the war is over before he has to go back.