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tuesday, april 1st. consequently april fool's day. i get a call in the morning informing me that i will be traveling to miami friday afternoon at 1. Had it been a joke... it would have been a cruel and ultimately TERRIBLE joke... but it wasn't... and it resulted in one of my favorite weekends... ever. seriously. It was going on vacation with a group of 20(?) where none of us really knew each other all that well, but we DID know that we had strong common links and we would all get along. What resulted was taking over a hotel with bizer, jokes, and loud talking; a group of people with the silliest tanlines (burnlines?) possible from a beach day, and unforgettable new friendships. a few blogs ago, i mentioned the group from the las vegas convention and how refreshing it was to meet people who understand exactly where i'm coming from as an arab american...scratch that... as a nasri arab american... let me reiterate this fact. its a little confusing being fully american and fully from nazareth, and i say nazareth because its a little different than associating solely as an arab... we all have parents with the same experiences, we all had similar growing up stories, family quirks, and values... they were the friends that you can't WAIT to take home to your mama and baba. i can't wait for all of you who are going to be in part 3 of our reunions in nazareth and then part 4 in chicago.

honestly... i have no words to describe how much i love you all and enjoyed you all. i finally felt like i 100% belonged in a group of arabs. and that is SO new and refreshing.

enough with sentimentalities... i almost peed my pants for half the weekend laughing.