Sunday, December 5, 2010
California, here I come!
I do the craziest things! Yesterday I booked a plane ticket to California, one way. I leave next Monday (they 13th) and I am pysched! Haven't been there since Summer of 2008 and though that trip was a blast, it revolved around the madness that was my cousin's wedding - this is the first time I'm going for just fun and hope to do all the fun, tourist stuff I haven't done since 1997. Can't wait! :)
Friday, December 3, 2010
Happy Birthday Musa!
As I sit here and watch you draw a picture in your notebook, I can't help but feel sad about how quickly you are growing up. It feels like it was just yesterday when I held you in my arms for the first time and saw you look up at me with your big, beautiful brown eyes. Anyone who knew me, knew that I was obsessed with babies, but when I became a khala to you that love just became indescribable. It was the best feeling knowing that I was an aunt to such a cute little baby boy. I felt an instant love and connection with you from the moment I first held you, and as you continue to grow older, that love and connection also grows.
It's hard to believe that you're four years old today. You are growing into such a bright, young boy. I love your sense of humor and the random things you do and say. You never fail to make me laugh. Your ability to go off in a daze and really think about things at this age blows me away. I love the excitement that builds in your eyes when you're telling a story, the way you're always busy doing something, even when you're being mischievous. It's hard to stay mad at you, once you shoot me that innocent and sweet smile. Though I wish you could stay this small forever, I'm excited to watch you grow older. You are growing into such a handsome young little guy and I'm so proud to be your khala. I love you so much, little man. May Allah always protect you and keep you happy.
Happy Birthday Musa!
Love always,
Samia Khala
It's hard to believe that you're four years old today. You are growing into such a bright, young boy. I love your sense of humor and the random things you do and say. You never fail to make me laugh. Your ability to go off in a daze and really think about things at this age blows me away. I love the excitement that builds in your eyes when you're telling a story, the way you're always busy doing something, even when you're being mischievous. It's hard to stay mad at you, once you shoot me that innocent and sweet smile. Though I wish you could stay this small forever, I'm excited to watch you grow older. You are growing into such a handsome young little guy and I'm so proud to be your khala. I love you so much, little man. May Allah always protect you and keep you happy.
Happy Birthday Musa!
Love always,
Samia Khala
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Farewell Irvin Simon....at least for now.
So, where to begin? I've contemplated on making a blog a few times before, but just never got around to actually doing it. I'll admit, a big part of that has to do with the fact that I'm blog-savy and have no idea how HTML and all this stuff really works. Hence, my boring yet simple layout, lol.
Today was my last day at work for the season. I work at Irvin Simon Photographers, a company that takes school pictures. After months and months of searching, I finally found this job opening and was hired in September. Unfortunately, since its a school picture company, I was told that this would only be a seasonal job and that the job would end in December. Even though I only worked here for three months, I loved working for Irvin Simon. It's definitely the best job I ever had. Being that it's the first "real" job I've ever had, it was pretty intimidating when I first started. But I quickly adjusted, how could I not? Everyone from my supervisor, to the owner himself, and all my co-workers were so welcoming. I never heard hesitation or frustration from anyone's mouth, not even when we were swamped with work. And trust me, the entire month of November was very busy and intense. It wouldn't take much for people to snap at each other but at my workplace, everyone kept their cool and because of that things went a lot smoother.
I was in the midst of standardizing a client database on my computer late this morning, when my supervisor Denise asked me to follow her upstairs to an empty office. We took seats sitting across from each other and she started with "I hate having to do this...but as you probably suspected, today is your last day working here with us for the season". I smiled at her and nodded, telling her I had a feeling it would be, and then she went on to tell me how much she appreciated all the help I'd given her and the company. She praised my work and said she was sad to see me go, and that if she could, she would have me stay. I thanked her for giving me the opportunity to work at Irvin Simon and for teaching me things I never knew before. We had a pretty long chat, I think it was well over a half hour. I somehow got into telling her more about my photography business, Aurora Moments Photography and she was quite entertained with what I had to say. She even asked me my age and when I told her, she said "Wow, 24 years and running your own busines...that's pretty impressive!" After we were done talking, she gave me a heads up that Eric, the owner of the company wanted to bid farewell to me and led me to his office. He pretty much said the same things she had said to me, that he wished I could stay but that there just weren't any more clients, which meant no jobs for us...Eric also touched based with me coming back when the season picks up again in a few months and said he'd love to have me come back again. I assured him that I would and then he wished me well and we said our goodbyes.
The rest of the afternoon was bittersweet. It felt like I just started yesterday, and it was already time to go. I hated that the job was over, but I knew I had to accept the fact that this job was seasonal. Even though it was sad to go, it still felt really nice to know that I would be missed and that I would always have a place at Irvin Simon. I'm gonna miss it a lot. But it's not goodbye, it's just see you later.
As I wrapped up and was heading out at 4:00 I said my goodbyes to my supervisor, and the other supervisor Maria, and the two out of three guys who work in my department, Brian and Tim. Denise and Maria gave me hugs, which was sweet. They both made me promise that I would come back and visit regardless of whether or not I found another job or not. I waved goodbye to every one one last time and left the office building, feeling content, sad, nostalgic, and satisfied.
Farewell, Irvin Simon...at least for now! It's been quite an experience, one I will never forget.
Today was my last day at work for the season. I work at Irvin Simon Photographers, a company that takes school pictures. After months and months of searching, I finally found this job opening and was hired in September. Unfortunately, since its a school picture company, I was told that this would only be a seasonal job and that the job would end in December. Even though I only worked here for three months, I loved working for Irvin Simon. It's definitely the best job I ever had. Being that it's the first "real" job I've ever had, it was pretty intimidating when I first started. But I quickly adjusted, how could I not? Everyone from my supervisor, to the owner himself, and all my co-workers were so welcoming. I never heard hesitation or frustration from anyone's mouth, not even when we were swamped with work. And trust me, the entire month of November was very busy and intense. It wouldn't take much for people to snap at each other but at my workplace, everyone kept their cool and because of that things went a lot smoother.
I was in the midst of standardizing a client database on my computer late this morning, when my supervisor Denise asked me to follow her upstairs to an empty office. We took seats sitting across from each other and she started with "I hate having to do this...but as you probably suspected, today is your last day working here with us for the season". I smiled at her and nodded, telling her I had a feeling it would be, and then she went on to tell me how much she appreciated all the help I'd given her and the company. She praised my work and said she was sad to see me go, and that if she could, she would have me stay. I thanked her for giving me the opportunity to work at Irvin Simon and for teaching me things I never knew before. We had a pretty long chat, I think it was well over a half hour. I somehow got into telling her more about my photography business, Aurora Moments Photography and she was quite entertained with what I had to say. She even asked me my age and when I told her, she said "Wow, 24 years and running your own busines...that's pretty impressive!" After we were done talking, she gave me a heads up that Eric, the owner of the company wanted to bid farewell to me and led me to his office. He pretty much said the same things she had said to me, that he wished I could stay but that there just weren't any more clients, which meant no jobs for us...Eric also touched based with me coming back when the season picks up again in a few months and said he'd love to have me come back again. I assured him that I would and then he wished me well and we said our goodbyes.
The rest of the afternoon was bittersweet. It felt like I just started yesterday, and it was already time to go. I hated that the job was over, but I knew I had to accept the fact that this job was seasonal. Even though it was sad to go, it still felt really nice to know that I would be missed and that I would always have a place at Irvin Simon. I'm gonna miss it a lot. But it's not goodbye, it's just see you later.
As I wrapped up and was heading out at 4:00 I said my goodbyes to my supervisor, and the other supervisor Maria, and the two out of three guys who work in my department, Brian and Tim. Denise and Maria gave me hugs, which was sweet. They both made me promise that I would come back and visit regardless of whether or not I found another job or not. I waved goodbye to every one one last time and left the office building, feeling content, sad, nostalgic, and satisfied.
Farewell, Irvin Simon...at least for now! It's been quite an experience, one I will never forget.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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