Tuesday to Play

Today Greg was post call and was able to get home around 2:30.  It was so nice to see him and play a little Wii while Gabriella was taking a nap.  After her nap we went out for a mini family trip. We went to the park that we searched for a while back. It has a huge rollerslide and lots of nets to climb.  It also has a some beautiful walking trails which were filled with Okinawans walking and running.  It was filled with kids, it was 5:15 and the kids were playing after school. They were all dressed in their uniforms and had their backpacks in a huge pile. The little boys were in one group and the older girls lounging on the ropes playing with their cell phones. Gabriella and Greg headed up the stairs and down the rollerslide. The slide was huge and at the very end of the slide it speeds up. All the kids were hanging out at the bottom of the slide, as Greg and Gabi came down they got out of the way then applauded when Gabi and Greg came to the end of the slide. Gabriella was thrilled by all the clapping, she had a huge smile on her face.  While she and Greg climbed the stairs for another trip down the slide, I tossed back a few baseballs to the boys playing. Each time I got a very nice thank you, in english. I complimented them on their english and they seemed to blush.  After Gabriella and Greg tired themselves out we headed out to dinner.  

We went to Wendy's. There is only one on the island, at least that we've seen.  They had almost everything that the Wendy's in the states have, even frosties.  Dinner was tasty and for a few minutes it really nice to taste something so similar to home.  The outing was short and sweet and I made it home in time to watch No Reservations.