It’s becoming a routine that I wish didn’t exist. Another pillar of the community passing. Where to sit at ADAMS, where to park at Sterling Cemetery. When to visit Hadi. They all hit hard but this one…Uncle Ashraf’s smile alone could lift my spirits. Seeing Auntie and him at Jummah always warmed my heart.
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Who knew that a quinoa cookie could actually be kinda tasty? Then again, I am exhausted in only the way ISNA can make you and I might feel differently about a quinoa cookie if I was on less than four hours of sleep. O’Hare was surprisingly not horrible this morning and I am glad I took a 7am flight.
Damn, Dave. You still move my soul in a way that’s indescribable. The words hit differently than they did back in college. Maybe it’s because Boone’s isn’t involved. Merriweather Post Pavilion with neighbors who have seen me through the loss of Hadi and a tough divorce, along with their three amazing kids on a
I love the smell of cardamom. Once in awhile I crave pistachio ice cream. Just once in awhile, my Pakistani roots show through. These are my thoughts as I almost land in London for the Star Wars Celebration. It is 1:20am in Virginia and 6:20am here in London.
The Detroit airport has a religious reflection room. Zakaria and I prayed in there before boarding our connecting flight to Dulles. Funny enough, we flew out of National and I didn’t realize we were flying into Dulles until we were in the security line.
I have been up since 4:00am. That's not really out of the ordinary but I decided to go to the masjid for morning prayer. All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS). I sat in the parking lot listening to Quran recitation before the call to prayer.
The Battle for Atlantis. In 2018, I was in Atlantis watching UVA play with Aamir, Leena and Zakaria. It was a month after Hadi returned to Allah (swt). I am now at home alone, watching KU play.
You are too nice, Saira. I hear this on a regular basis. I am not quite sure what that means. I need boundaries, apparently and I need to use my voice. Again, what does that mean? Wait, I need to go back to my childhood and explore why I want everyone to like me?
We are coming up on four years since Hadi said peace out and returned to our creator. I just watched a video of Zakaria and Hadi going down one of the bumpy slides at Cox Farms. It was awesome to hear Hadi ask Zakaria his thoughts on the slide.
We are waiting to board our flight back to Virginia and I am exhausted. That being said, I am able to reflect on how awesome the Disney Expo was as Zakaria sleeps on my shoulder.
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