Alas...

the weekend is coming up. It’s kinda sad how the weekends are our only times to rest and relax, shouldn't we set aside time everyday to just chill? Besides taking about 20 minutes to watch Young and the Restless every night, I do not get a chance to relax at all..ahhh. the life of a working mom. I remember the days when I would come home and dinner would be ready for me, all I had to do was plop down on the couch and eat and watch TV. for about three hours..then, I would talk on the phone for an hour or chat on-line. Now, things are so different and just non-stop...it has its good points and bad points.

Anyway, tomorrow I am hosting a slumber party..ha! Remember those??
The hubby is going to Atlantic City for the night with some of his boys, so I decided to take the opportunity to invite some close girl friends over, cook dinner, and have them spend the night. I am looking forward to the laughs, jokes, and some well over-due bonding. Funny, I thought I'd never meet people whom I could call "true friends" here...but turns out, there are a few cool people on the east coast...haha!

Well, the hubby and I are working on cleaning out the second room we have in our apartment. We used the second room for storage, so it was full of boxes..now we are finally emptying it out..due to my family's visit at the end of July. I didn't realize how much work it would be to take on this task. We are working on it everyday, and hopefully but the end of this weekend we can have it cleared out. Weekends for relaxing??? Hardly!

So, I was talking to and old and dear friend of mine and we were discussing how old we've all grown. How our University (Go Coogs!) has changed so much and no longer does the old library exist, the UC has transformed even further and the whole campus overall seems like a different place. Seems like just yesterday I was meeting my friends for lunch in the Satellite lounge (food from Taco Hell!), or people watching with my best friends at the UC. We used to hang out in the "Underground" a lot as well, that was our place to chilllz. Now, most of us are married, have careers, own condos/houses….and not too long from now, we will be receiving texts or calls from our kids saying that they will be at school late..studying for that Psychology final at the library...6th floor..woohoo!

Can't believe I will be 29 this August! Where has the time gone? Well, all we can do is remember those lazy and fun filled days....and hope that, inshallah, there will be more fun filled and lazy days to come. We all seem to enjoy different joys in life now, our significant others, our children, the warm company of our parents and friends. We look at what’s more practical rather than what’s more trendy. We look to find bargains rather than spend money we don't really have (credit cards..eek), we look towards worshipping our religion as a privilege and a blessing rather than a task or something we "have to do"...ah yes,..times have certainly changed. I am just blessed that the character and personalities of the people in my life have not changed with them. My friends are as goofy and true to themselves as ever, my sisters are just as close as ever and my parents are just as concerned and loving. I love that!