`id gift exchange

subHan Allah, the gift exchange at my aunts house was a lot of fun. The rule was that the gift had to be under 15 dollars, some broke the rule, others didn't.

It turns out that my brother Amir pulled my name, and he bought me 3 small bags of chips, and a purse. al-Hamdu liLlah, that was nice. -smiles- The thought is what makes the gift so special. subHan Allah, it could have been a rock he picked from the front yard and gave it to me, and it would have still been special.. the thought is what's golden, ya Rab, I love thoughtfulness. al-Hamdu liLlah.

Then all of a sudden one of the older guy cousins started yelling to another guy cousin, "OPEN IT!!!"... "OPEN IT!!!"... then he opened it, and it was... subHan Allah, I'm too embarassed to say, so I'm not saying. My grandma was shocked, she said, "Yee! `ayb!!" Everyone burst out into laughter, I must admit I laughed too, but afterwards left the room. It cheered everyone up, even the ones who got embarassed laughed, so ... good times. al-Hamdu liLlah.

I liked that `id was made exciting for everyone. I liked the gift exchange and the festive spirit. I really enjoyed this `id, it really should be like this. I hope in sha' Allah that we continue this into a new tradition, a tradition of hyping up `id for the whole family, this is "our" holiday and we need to make it the best ever, especially for the children.

al-Hamdu liLlah.