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Friday, July 16, 2010

Travel, moving, and Friends, Oh my!

Hello everyone! I feel like it's been entirely too long since I posted. There have been a lot of things in the news and such that I've wanted to comment upon, but I've just been too preoccupied as of late.

The trip to Minnesota went great. Even though we didn't have the cord to the mini DVD player for the car, Layla was awesome and behaved almost perfectly for those long days of driving. It was 28 hrs. each way. We took 2 days to drive on the way there, and 2 and 1/2 on the way back.

Layla got a lot of time with her grandma, aunt, and uncle. We also got to hang with old friends, walk around near where we used to live, and eat a lot of yummy food. I definitely got my Somali fix while we were there!


I got to visit my friend Idil who moved to Grand Forks, ND and hang out with her and the family for a few days. Her sweet brother Abdisalaan offered to drive 5hrs to Minneapolis to pick us up! Her son is the little boy Layla is throwing rocks with in the picture. Their family basically adopted me quite a few years ago.


There was so much scenery on the drive there and back, but the drive is brutal. You lose your appreciation for beauty once you're in the car for a few hrs.

Once we got back, we had one day to relax before we had to start moving to our new place. It took 3 days to move, but now we're living in the best possible place for us and Layla too.

We are living in family housing townhomes for the school that I will be attending in the fall for my MA program. There are tons of  kids near Layla's age, and the houses have a fenced courtyard in the center where kids can play. It has been really easy to meet people and start making friends. I will also be able to walk to my classes, and it will be super easy to find babysitters on campus to watch Layla.

We have a week or so to relax now, then my parents and brother are coming to visit!

6 comments:

Umm Omar said...

Glad to hear you had a good time! How nice of them to pick you up. That type of kindness you just don't see too much of nowadays.

Charisms on Campus said...

sounds great! I hadn't heard from you in a while so seeing this update made my day :)

May God Bless~
RA

Susanne said...

Great to hear from you! Glad you had a good trip although the drive was so long and "brutal." I love the pics of Layla and her little friends. :) Best wishes as you start your MA program -how fun! What are you taking? Have fun with your family.

Unknown said...

Salam Stacy.
Your visit sounds fun even though the journey was rough. I wish you all the best at your new place and your MA program. Insyaallah it will be great living at the new place.

Hugs from KakChik Niza

NeverEver said...

alhamdulillah I'm glad everything is going well and you are home safe again!

I was so happy to get your comment on my blog :-D life was dull without you ;-)

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