I think it's been long enough since I've updated and I'm a bit overdue to update so here goes.

 

Alhamdulillah I am done with exams and my spring break has now started. It's really interesting how throughout exams everyone couldn't wait for the break and now we are sitting around wondering what to do with this extra time. I have things to do and I know there is so many benificial things I could do but it seems as if I have wasted my first two days off.

 

During the time I spent in cali I had the chance to work with the girls "youth group"/halaqah and it was a really nice experiance. It also gave me ideas about how we can go about re-creating the one here. It has been one of UmmAQ and my hopes for the past while to get it started again but we haven't had the chance. When I came back from Cali I was really excited about it and had all these ideas of how to go about it but after spending a couple weeks here I'm not so sure if the approach we are taking is the right one. A few of us were supposed to meet up today in order to discuss details so we can officially start next Saturday but things came up and the meeting got canceld. We set up a tentative meeting for Tuesday. InshaAllah everything works out and Allah swt puts barakaah into our efforts since it seems like it is something that is needed VERY bad here right now.

 

I miss my uncle a lot. He called the other day and when I picked up the phone he goes "mashaAllah!! you went home and now you've forgotten about me! No phone calls..no emails!". I was like "khalu if only you knew, I've just been so busy with school.. I miss you a lot". He went on to say that he was the reason for me being behind in school and he was sorry about that and I was like "noo!! I'm the only one to blame". And he said what he always says when hes half upset and half playing around "GhaafarAllahu lenna wa laaki..aameen". I miss hearing that. No matter what I'd do that would "upset" him that would be his reply to me. He used to pick on me ALL the time. One day I jokingly complained to him and said "khalu!! You're always picking on me, I didn't do anything!"..he told me "Thats because I love you the most..men pick on the ones they love the most ;), you know that". I couldn't help but smile. I remember how jealous I would get when women would call him, he thought that was too cute, but it really annoyed me! One time we needed cups upstairs and I was too shy to go to the stairs and knock/call him so I called him using my friends phone (who I had scolded before for calling him!) and he didn't pick up. He called back a few minutes later and I picked up and he goes "Assalaamu 'alaikum, sister did you call me?" I was like "yes brother I did" and hes like "forgive me I had my phone on silent" and I go "no problem brother I just wanted to ask you a quick question" and hes like "go ahead sister" and I was like "who am I?" and he got all confused and was like "excuse me sister?" and I go "omg khalu its me" and hes like "YOU GIRLS ARE PLAYING GAMES WITH ME" and I was like "nooooo!! we needed cups so fatima gave me her phone to call you" and he goes "ghaafarAllahu laana wa laaki" and he was laughing.. it made me happy to make him laugh.

 

ahh, alhamdulillah 'ala kulli haal. I'd say that since around the time we left to cali until now has been amazing for me in different ways. Things have just felt good, alhamdulillah. I can't really explain why or how but I know how I feel. As much as I miss some things, was disapointed in others, and stressed about exams I have been feeling good. The one thing that really got me down though was not being able to teach anymore, but I wont get into that now.

 

I sorted out my classes for next quarter. I'm attending at BC :(. I really didn't want to have to do that but khair inshaAllah. I have class on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. :(. Monday & Wednesday from 10-10:50 then 1:30-3:50 and Fridays its just the 10-10:50 class. I so shoulda applied to Chemekta instead of LinnBenton. The rest of my classes are online though, so alhamdulillah.

I had more I wanted to write but I've like forgotten it all :/. Maybe I'll take up someones advice and actually write things down as they come to me. But one last thing (mostly for Hina :P), how in the world did I get an 100 on a Rich Bergeman test?