Sundays are for the family!

Afghans love to get together with family and friends.  When we get together it's not just any family get together, we put on the music, get a family member to sing and of course there's food.  One or two dishes won't do, each person that comes in usually brings a dish which can end up taking the whole eight foot long dining table, making it look like a buffett.  One would think this is the occasional celebration or birthday party, but this is my family's sunday night dinner.  Our sunday night family dinners have gotten kind of light because my sister and two of my brothers have moved out of state, but there are still three of my siblings here and our wives and fiances and all the kids.  We don't bring things like burgers or potato salad, instead its all traditional faire like chapli kabob, qorma, chalow, and my very favorite ashak which is a little like a fried potsticker.  Our sundays are special because no matter what is going on the rest of the week, when it's 5pm on sunday, we are all at my parent's house.  I think this will be a tradition that will carry on for a long time, at least I hope it does.

Basketball is a community...

Walk into a basketball gym on any night and you will see people from all walks of life in there having a good time.  It doesn't matter if you're tall, short, black, white, rich or poor, you only need one thing to belong and that is love for the game. Show up at any basketball court or playground and say "Who got next?" and the next thing you know you're part of the ever-growing basketball community.  You can say anyone that plays basketball, professional or the kid in his backyard, belongs in the community of basketball lovers because they share that love and interest in this exciting sport. 
I have played baketball since sixth grade and I have always noticed that no matter who you are or what differences one might have off the court, when you step onto the court all of that goes out the window and you focus on how your team is going to win.  Altough I am not able to keep up with the young kids at the gym anymore, I can still call up some friends and see if they're willing to shoot hoops.  Being able to play at any age is one of the reasons "I Love This Game!"

My Wallet

Opening up my wallet, the first thing you notice is my Washington State Driver's license.  Looking at my license you can see that I live in Everett, I'm 5'5" tall, weigh 165, and I'm a organ donor.  Behind the license you'll find a handwritten note that says "I love you" which apparently has been in here for awhile because its all wrinkled up, that could tell you that I'm in a realtionship.  You will also find my California License in the same slot, so apparently I have lived in California some time.  On the opposite side you can find my Costco card, a Von's card(Safeway in California), and three Platinum mastercards. Those can tell you that I'm frugal and I like to spend alot of money.
 Moving to the billfold, you would find that it's a mess.  There's my EvCC card, my appointment card for LASIK, two receipts from Bank of America, a piece of paper with an account number on it, two lotto tickets, a "Welcome into the World" card, and $232 in cash.  You can assume that I'm a student who plans to get LASIK, banks with BofA, likes to play the lotto, has a child, and has money.
You would not be able to tell that I'm a very social person who likes to meet new people, I have already had LASIK done.  You wouldn't be able to tell that I am in credit card debt and that the cards in my wallet belong to all to closed accounts.  You wouldn't know that the cash is only there to get the tabs for the family car and that I never keep that much cash on me. 
Even though my wallet looks expensive and has alot of things in there that makes it seem like I have money, I really don't.  I'm a full time student who also works full time to support my family of four. 

College..let's try this again!

The last time I tried to take some college classes, I lasted thru 1 quarter.  I think at the time I was more into hanging out with friends, playing basketball, and enjoying my time not in school.  After working at a hotel and seeing how it was impossible to move up without a degree, I decided to go to a technical school to get my  medical assistant certification.  I tooke the shorter way to a better job, and after a few months of school..I had my job. 
I was happy with my CMA until recently when my son was born.  Isaac is the cutest little baby in the world, of course that's what every parent thinks about their baby, but he also requires alot things.  I'm the "bread winner" as the saying goes and as of right now the bread is not enough for my family. 
So I have decided to get back to college and even though it will be a hard long journey I will finish this time because Isaac depends on me. 

btw...this is a test.