This is what really happened...

When my allocated time off for the Eid holiday was announced I was jumping up and down with excitement and I was making a gazillion plans in my head as to how I was going to spend those precious 3 days and make them count. And like all fellow human beings, my mind leaped to the new and exotic and I was thinking about trying something new or maybe boarding a NASA shuttle all the way to the edge of the universe but as it turns out you can't really do that when all you have is three days. 

So when I learned the futility of the situation I decided to lean into what felt right and just did what felt good to me. This turned out to be the marination in time with my extended family and close friends, I once again had my grandmother repeat for me her usual stories about how people used to dress and behave back in the day, I danced with my cousin to corny Tamer Hosny songs in front of the mirror (no really, we dance to almost the entire CD including the slow songs), and I went to a movie with my uncle and watched George Cloeny die in the first 30 minutes and then consoled myself with the double cheese nachos in my cousin's lap. I had late night 1000+ calorie meals with my best friends which we knew we were going to regret later, I sat alone in the garden and argued with my self about if I've been wearing too much makeup lately, and most importantly I ate Ma'moul and then compensated for it by spending 3 hours at the gym the next day.

So to conclude this ongoing account of events the most probably doesn't interest anyone but me and the other people in my head, I would like to say that despite the fact that I did not actually get to wave at the human race from another planet or find a hole in my grandparents' garden that led me to a secret garden and came back to write a book about my adventure there, I feel nourished and Happy because the unexpected turn that this Eid holiday took turned out to be exactly what I needed which is quality time with my family and friends.

Love you all

Drink up

Deena

(P.S. Here is one of the songs we danced to incase you want to experiment with your inner تفاهة (

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