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assalamalikum everyone, ok so im back.. hee hee... where was i up to, oh Monday...

So i woke up early Monday went to pick up my car, funnily enough the same car as i drive here, only newer, this is 2005 mine here is 2002 same concept though, hatchback silver.. i was lovin drivin it though with all the mod cons... volume control next to indicator stick hee hee... anyways.. so i picked the car up...

Then i went to meet up with a friend from school and see her little lad.. hes 2 masha'allah and such a darling. I bought some clothes over for him, so I met her at the asda.. cause i always get lost going to her house then we decided to go for food... (after me buying a few pairs of very cool flipflops from Asda, cause u have to, well i do ) So we were walking across the car park and the little lad holds up his hand to grab mine. Apparently i am very priviledged and my friend was really shocked that he did that. She thinks that mayb he feels like he does know me cause she is always talking about me, he knows what clothes i send over for him and he knows its me when i phone.. bless him.. hes so adorable as well. Ok, we eat then think we will go visit her mum cause she always asks how i am.. so we visit her, then decide to pop into our old high school and see who is still teaching there. Now to say that my old school isnt as good as when i was there is an understatement.. the school is in major trouble.. Newton high website there are big metal swinging gates on the way in that you have to buzz to get in. imagine my surprise when i press the buzzer and the gates open.. we were expecting a voice asking why we were there and all the questions. Anyways, we go in see who is still teaching, about 10 from when we left.. erm.. 6 years ago. So we walk straight over to science (im a scientist incase u didnt know) and catch some teachers there.. then plodded around and seen all the teachers that made a mark in my life alhamdulillah... Well wont bore you with the details other than that. So we leave school eventually... then i leave my friend to drop off some presents i have for my cousin (sweets ) hee hee then... I go to see another friend from school.. I generally call her my best mate but thinking about it she isnt really.. there is a group from school 6 of us and we were really close.. until i went to uni, drifted away from there and knew that there was more than that town. U see i moved away from my home city when i was 11 so i hated living where i ended up and couldnt wait to get out. The rest of em?? still there.. settled with jobs, houses, spouses.. alhamdulilah i got out when i did. The first friend i mentioned with the little lad, she was the first person i told about my islam, alhamdulilah she has been very supportive about everything and is always there for me when i need her, and vice versa of course.

Then I left for home from then... this was about 8ish in the evening... when i got in i was sooo tired i couldnt even be bothered to cook, so i had cheese on crackers. hee hee.. I spoke to a few people trying to sort out other arrangements... then i went to bed... totally knackerd as i recall. Woke up early tuesday too... today i decided to try and see some family... so after another outing for some of my mums shopping list.. you should have seen it, i spent 250 pounds of her money. Oh then i went to visit my old next door neighbours.. it was horrible to see that most things havent changed. Oh course, there were more houses around there and a few shops had changed to other things.. but the people they all seemed the same. Anyways.. I visited them, then went into Liverpool to visit my auntie. She opened the door, it took her awhile to realise who i was hee hee.. she works nights so she hadnt been awake long and was expecting some door to door person selling stuff hee hee.. was good to see i cause that reaction. After staying there for a few hours i decided to go and visit an uncle nearby... so i left there, telling her not to say anything incase i didnt get there. Alhamdulilah i got there and it was so nice to see them. I was really close to this uncle when i was a kid cause he lived around the corner from me and i have some good memories from around there... *sigh the good ol' days* I left there house about 7ish and decided to pop in to see my mums best mate from school. She wasnt in, but her husband and 2 of their kids were there.. it was good to chat with them.. see how things were going. Then about 9ish i left after arranging to come by the next week to see the lady of the house and also their eldest daughter who i grew up with, shes 3 months younger than me and has been married to a saudi guy for the last 6 years.

So my next installment is quite a big one... I went to Bradford to see university friends and 2 of my best sisters alhamdulilah... so ill tell you all about that tomorrow insha'allah. I got some bits to do now. Remember to lemme know if you have comments or questions about my travels.