As time goes by....

Ive been pushed into writing a blog, now that eyeS has written I suppose I should keep my some what promise... so here it is. Ive been away for awhile now, you all knew where I was going but I think Ive stayed away for longer than I mentioned.. my excuse? erm.... Im me :D hehe. Where do I start... I suppose it begins with me going down to London last sunday evening... I got there about 7ish I think and meet up with the sister I would be staying with for a few days masha'allah.. we chatted, went to pray asr and maghrib at the hyde park masjid then made our way home stopping for spaghetti house on the way back (which was much taster than the last time I tried it) The rest of the night was quiet but nice.. we chatted the most that we have probably ever and got to know a little more about the other which was good.
Monday morning I was up to be in Kingston for the 12pm appointment, oh and of course I opened my birthday cards on the floor of the bedroom :) 28 huh... cant say I am where I thought I would be but Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) has a plan for everyone, I guess I just have to wait a little longer and remain patient insha'allah. I was on my way to the tube station when I realised I had forgotten my phone, which I desperately needed to keep in touch with people today. I just prayed somebody was in.. alhamdulillah they opened the door for me then I was on my way to Kingston.. I got there a little early so I popped into HR to give her my passport to copy and sort out some details then I made my way over for my health check with the hospital (read TB injection) it wasnt pleasant and I was told to come back wednesday. I got the train into Kingston (1 stop away from the hospital) and wandered around for a little.. I passed letting agents and picked up a few brochures, but all the places in Kingston were looking for at least 700 pound for a studio!! then with bills on top I just couldnt afford that. I saw though that all the places were in Kingston, so I thought maybe near the hospital I would see cheaper places and decided today wasnt the day to look for them. I wandered around the shops for a few hours.. not special, didnt buy anything, but I was in some severe pain in my hip bone... I couldnt walk properly so I had to sit down for a while. I had a little sleep in the park under the suns rays, which was nice masha'allah... and then I went to meet my friend Sarah.
We eventually met up and decided to go to Frangos (read fake Nandos) it was nice.. they do halal chicken if anyone is ever over there (theres 2 restaurants in the UK lol) we chatted.. we laughed... we took photos and above all we had fun alhamdulillah, and that is really what I needed. Then afterwards we had a little walk looking for an ice cream place and eventually ended up back in the same complex where theres also a cinema and a B&J stall.. It was nice, company made it special masha'allah (lets see if she reads this!)
I got back late and went straight to meet up with my mate Nashwa from Canada.. she bought me the flowers masha'allah.. said they reminded her of me (and Ive just remembered they arent on the table downstairs anymore and I wanted to press one of em) we went to Gourmet Burger Kitchen for tea (read evening meal... yeh Im a weird scouser!) I think I got home after 11.. very late night, but such an enjoyable day masha'allah...
So its 1130 now... I havent even nearly finished telling you about my week but I think I should try to get an early night (although finishing Twilight - yes, again - might delay that though)
Ill be back tomorrow insha'allah, enjoy the photos (1 Kingston masjid 2. weird art piece in Kingston 3. my flowers) Peace and salams....

Plans

Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) has his plans... but my plans for this week are as follows...
tomorrow evening Im taking a trip down to London to stay with a friend while I got for health checks at the hospital, insha'allah once thats over they will be able to give me a start date :D woohoo
insha'allah Ill meet up with a few friends while Im down there
Im also going to look at flats/apartments get an idea of prices and stuff
Maybe meet up with Mina on Wednesday for a spot of Whitechapel shopping depending on whether shes going to see her Grandad or not.. insha'allah he gets better sis
Im travelling back to the north either Wednesday night or Thursday afternoon
Then fri-sun Im going to an islamic retreat organised by Human Care International.. so I will get to see some old friends which Im looking forward to insha'allah

Thats my plans for this week, Ill have a car for the retreat so will probably pop into to see a friend in Huddersfield before I go too insha'allah

Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer

In relation to my last post and Kates question.. heres a few facts :) So I finally finished the 4 books on Thursday night (last night) and how big they are? 1st book, Twilight 434p 2nd book, New Moon 594p 3rd book, Eclipse 628p 4th and final book, Breaking Dawn 754p.. now I just watched the film again and Im eagerly awaiting the next film due out in November insha'allah... obsessed? much? now I dont know what to do with my time! Any suggestions?

What Im reading at the moment

Im reading the Twilight series at the moment, my old next door neighbour lent me the books on Friday. I started reading them Sunday night and Im onto the 4th and final book now... I feel sad in a way to finish them.. they are really worth the read if youre into that sort of stuff :)

Things I miss

I just came across this post on another blog and thought I would do something similar

so when I wear my hijab the things I miss are...

the feeling of the sun on my skin
being able to blend in with the 'ordinary' crowd (by that i mean the not overly noticeable crowd)

and trying to think now there isnt much more that I miss alhamdulillah :) Thanks MyHijab for making me think of these things

Back

So, Im back.. life is moving forward, I have forms to fill in for the job and maybe Ill go down for a few days next week for some health test. I cant do much yet as its the bank holiday tomorrow, Im still yet to hear back about the 2 interviews I went for last week. Allah knows best what is good for me, Ive decided if I had a choice of all 3 I think the one in Ware, Herts at GSK would be the best for me. Its only 30 from London on the train, its got great potential in the company and even if they didnt extend the contract after 6 months the experience I would get from working there would be highly beneficial masha'allah. However, if I didnt get the chance to take that option the NHS job is still a good start at least for now and who knows what Allah has planned for me right. Im only just realising now the benefit of not knowing what is planned and that we can plan all we want things dont always turn out as we expect. Take my move to UK for instance, I thought I knew exactly the reason for me coming back, but as time moved on and things seemed the same, I began to question and now that my uncle has passed Im fairly sure I was brought over here for him. However, I really dont mind the reasoning for being here and Im not going to consume my time with questions and theories.
Anyways, dont want to bore anyone.. just wanted to tell you whats in my head at the moment :) Ive recently been lent the 4 'Twilight' series books and I have to tell you I love them!! I was up until about 430am reading the 1st one, Ive finished that (after starting yesterday evening) and am now into the 2nd book (new moon) I love all these fantasy books, go ahead tell me its haram, that I shouldnt be reading this, but its my life! yeh you heard me :) Ive not picked my stitching up in awhile, but insha'allah Ill do some tomorrow. My Grandad got took into hospital this morning too, they have decided to keep him in overnight for observation so insha'allah he will be back soon.
Anything else? I have a car at present, until tuesday.. not much planned really although I should. Going to see my cousin probably tomorrow, am off to meet a friend in Manchester on Friday and maybe go to Trafford Centre with her (depends if she has a car) am also looking into an Islamic retreat in the dales in a few weeks time.. Ive been to a few before while I was at uni, it would be good to catch up with some old friends insha'allah.