babeee dwiving

Assalamu Alaikum,

Well its been a few weeks... a lot has happened since.
For one, J has been feeling much better lately, which I'm very glad about. Alhamdulillah. Everything happens for a reason, and we should always take a lesson from everything in our lives, and not make the same mistakes more than once.

Let's start with the weekend before last, the day of the big dinner party. Well, J and I woke early and began to cook and clean. He made soup (Broccoli and cheese), and it was realllly good. I was proud of him. Then we made the entrees; chicken breasts stuffed with feta, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes. That was extremely complicated. Then, I made the potatoes, also stuffed, and really pretty too. My mom came over and helped us clean the living room which was coated with papers.
After that, we finished cleaning, and the guests began to arrive. First, TayTay came, then Mr. and Mrs. O(aka mom n dad in law). Then, last, Mr. and Mrs. B(hehe, aka mom n dad) . They all loved the food, and ate almost everything. Then, for dessert, we had berry parfaits, which actually turned out really good, much to my astonishment. (Because they were semi-healthy).
Afterwards, the women went upstairs, and we all just talked for an hour or 2, while the men stayed downstairs and talked about politics and **surprise surprise** engineering. I bet J was bored. hehe.
Then, last week, J had training. It was about an hour away, so we decided to get a hotel room, so as to ensure him arriving on time every morning. It was pretty boring whilst he was in training, so I decided to venture out on the town the second day. I found a place called City Walk, which was their equivalent to "Rice Village" or something. Except, you had to pay for parking....by the minute. I parked, fed the meter, and began to explore. I had gotten about 3 yards from my car, when suddenly I felt extremely faint; it was like 98 degrees out there. I decided to go back to the hotel room and watch TV....after stopping at Starbucks :)
After I picked J up, we went out to eat, and just chilled and stuff. I was EXTREMELY glad to be home though. Man, some people are so absurdly extravagant. Its crazy. Even if we ever did have that much money (like upwards from 5 Million, it seemed like.) we'd never be like that. I hope.
Last weekend was alright. Saturday was "family time" dinner at the in-laws. It was actually kind of awkward for some reason, and everyone wasn't all jokey as usual. :/ And, J was very agitated. Afterwards, we all just chilled and ate cake. In the evening, we (the women) went to the mall. It was quite fun. I got lots of cool stuff, compliments of my mom in law. :) Kirklands was especially fun, since it was just us 2. Then, we went to Jamba Juice, and then headed home. At night, (5 minutes later), we went to the Baigs' for "game night." Haha. It was fun, and Bapee had a surprise victory, although she made sure to repeatedly complain about the sheer "boringness of the game."
Sunday, me n J saw "The Break-Up." It was alright, a little funny, but a bit too .... extreme. Like, man, they fight like crrrrazy. And, both of them were so stubborn. No wonder they wanted to break-up. I didn't like the end, though. It left me with a sour feeling.

This week was pretty fun...we went to car dealerships and looked around. We both want to get a new car in about 2 years, so we were looking at our choices. 2 years because it would be totally unreasonable, extremely bratty, and probably even Haraam(if you went through proper Qiyaas), to go get new ones while we have perfect ones right now. I never understood people that get new cars every 2 years. W'Allahu 3'lam. Then, I got to thinking, and even though my car will have like over 100k miles, I'm so totally going to miss it. Now I understand people, especially guys, that get emotionally attached to their cars.

Anyhow, J got me an AWESOME gift a few days ago, and surprised me with it today, right before Isha prayer. Its soooooooo cool. I'm listening to it right now. Here's a pic:(at the bottom of this post.and, NO im not listening to that Haraamness shown in the pic.) I'm so excited. Its the cutest thing ever...other than Mariyah, Alakapoochie, J, Golu, etc... its much tinier than I ever imagined, and I can't stop touching it, looking at it, just playing with it.

Well, I'm extremely tired, so I should head off to bed. Alakapoochie is asleep on top of my laptop, so I'm using J's. I'm so glad tomorrow's Friday. Yiippppeeee.

Walaikum Assalam. Peace.
-Amna

the pics not working....so I'll just say: its an iPOD Nano. :)))) a black one.

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Assalamu Alaikum,

I truly need a mental clean-up/unload right now. I cannot fall asleep, although I am tired, because of all these random thoughts soaring around in my head. J fell asleep; I'm glad, because he hasn't slept well in weeks.

Last week, J and I took Omar and Nora to go buy a board game. A 5-minute task turned into a pretty amusing 2-hour escapade. We ate at McDonald's, fought over which game to buy, then all agreed, then bought lotsss of candy. In the end, we decided on Risk; Omar and J's choice. They reassured me that it was a whole lot of fun, but I was skeptical for quite some time....Until I played. It was awesome. Me, J, Nora, Omar, and both my in-laws played..and played..and played. Suddenly it was like 1 am, and everyone went to bed. The next night, Friday, we arrived early to "finish." Let's just say the game's still going.

The weekend was an entertaining one also. Saturday, we had dinner with the Baigs', after which we once again engaged in a game of Risk. This one went till about 3:30am, and in the end, after battling it out with me, J won. Sunday, we had an awesome dinner of Koosa Mahshii at the in-laws. Too bad everyone was in a bad mood because of an earlier phone call my mom-in-law had received. After a few hours of talking about random things, we decided to go see "Over the Hedge." Me, J, Omar, and Nora went in the end, and the movie was absolutely adorable.

Monday Night Nora spent the night; we stayed up talking for a while.
Tuesday, Tayyab came over in the morning, and both of them played all day. I cleaned. Then, I decided to attempt a gourmet entree. And, Lo and Behold, it actually turned out REALLLLY good. I made something called "Pesto Shrimp and Pasta with Sweet 100s". Odd name, aye? Surprisingly, it was very scrumptious and appealing. Then, in the evening Omar came over, and all of us just chilled until about 2am. (another reason J realllly needs sleep right now).

Last night, we babysat for the Baigs' while they went out to eat. The babies were already asleep so it was fun; we just talked and chilled. They came home, and we watched House, and then Bapee and OB arrived. We ended up staying until 1:30. (babysleepy).

I'm sooo extremely glad that tomorrow marks the start of the weekend. We have a weekend full of stuff to do, and I'm hoping all goes well, in sha'Allah. Sunday's the big dinner party, and I really hope it goes good, since my guests are quite important, and I love em all a lot.

Anyways, this week has been interesting, to say the least. Alhamdulillah, the huge problem, which was definitely taking its toll on J and me, is finally resolved. W'Allahu 3'lam why it had to take so long. Even as it exited our minds, it left its mark; J has 4 new white hairs because of it. The poor baby. Of course, this situation, like many situations of its type, proved to be quite enlightening. I've learned many things about friendship, marriage, and just the human race, in general.

I've rambled on for a while, yet I haven't even approached the topic that is the main cause of bother and dismay. I really don't know what to think anymore, I just thank Allah (SWT) day and night for giving me J; because I know, that no matter what happens, he'd never betray me, leave me, talk about me, go against me, or deceive me. Alhamdulillah.

Its also interesting how people assume the worst and believe everything that comes their way; even when they know deep down inside that its not true. I've learned that sometimes the truth, and life itself are very bitter; but you just have to accept the way things turn out. Because, everything happens for a reason. I guess, in some circumstances, these bitter truths are just masked by more appealing charactersitics, and therefore, mislead you, and at the same time, become more difficult to accept. I saw this one coming for a while now, I just kept postponing the "ultimate showdown" and waited, most likely to avoid pain. And now, its all over. To make the best of an extremely sour situation: at least I won't be hurt (and forgotten) repeatedly and endlessly. A few random speculations of mine, I guess.

Well, I hope I can finally fall asleep, in sha'Allah, since I've managed to clear my head some. Until next time, Peace out.

These few lines keep repeating in my head:

"These wounds won't seem to heal, This pain is just too real, There's just too much that time cannot erase."

Walaikum Assalam.
Amna