my blog!
I am pleasantly surprised by the number of people who have asked me to update my blog. Wow, this is great, but unfortunately I am going blank on what to write about, eh, maybe it will just come to me.
So, baby Iman is seriously teething, I have to get up several times a night to calm and console her…but then I think, when she becomes a teen, I will so long for these days. Time seems to be flying by, next month she will be a year and a half, mashallah. Seems like I was just married yesterday (in Dec. it will be 5 years!).
Well, I am making a solid attempt to establish a work out routine, yes; I am finally making time to focus on myself. The hubby bought me some dumb bells and a rope stretch thingy to help me with my endeavor, so I will keep you updated on that..I really have to tone up.
What else? Summer has officially arrived and I am enjoying every moment of it. I love the fact that I can wear short sleeves with out feeling cold or chilly and that I can show off my toes. I really don’t know how people can live in places where it is cold year round. Iman is enjoying the baby pool at grandma’s house and I am enjoying slurpies and frappacinos. I am dreading the arrival of winter again..why can’t it just be hot all the time?
Enough about boring weather updates. It’s funny how some people can still spot my “accent”..I put that in quotes, b/c I feel I don’t have one. Anyway, I really can’t stand the New York accent, I find it hideous and grotesque. Well, I know I am being pretty random..but I honestly don’t have much to write about. I am trying to refrain from writing deep thoughts today, considering this is supposed to be a light hearted blog.
So I will graciously end this entry now, but first I have to make one some shout out.
Congrats on the engagement, butter jack fruit snicker doodle!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Ahhh..How Things Change
So, last Friday, I met up with some dear friends, and I decided to take Iman along. After picking her up and bringing her back into the city, I was eager for them to meet her. We were meeting at a resteraunt. As I walked up to the place, I realized how much has changed. There I was, pushing a stroller and trying to figure out how I would get passed the crowd. Yes, crowd, it was an "after work" spot, complete with a bar and eating area. It was not the fault of my friends for choosing such a non-baby friendly place, but it was just a nice spot for them to hang out. Hanging out after work was like the norm in the past for me. I would just call the hubby letting him know I would be late and hang out with the girls and eat and sometimes shop and chill. What i had failed to realize is that they were still in that time..they were still in that time in their life where things like this were routine and fun. However, now I had a baby to consider. Which is fine..we had fun anyway..I hung out for a few, but then me and a friend of mine split. We actually had dinner at McDonalds and watched and chased Iman around 60th and 3rd. I still had a lot of fun catching up and seeing them all, and they instantly fell in love with Iman. The trip was worth it. But, just put things into perspective.....in the sense that not everyone is in the same place in life where you may be..everyone goes on with life in its different stages at their own pace..which is just fine. Nice to also know that you can still meet friends that will be there for life!
Other stuff:
So enjoying my days off from school..can't wait to be done with it, considering doing an MBA, but not now, not until my babies (no, i am not expecting, in the future i mean) are in school. Looking forward to my parents, sis and cousing visiting. Have been doing a lot of shopping lately, I need to calm downnn!
Okay, will write some other time during week. Thought you may enjoy this pic of baby IMan, now 16 months, mashallah.
:-)
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Hello Friend...
Ahhh yes, I feel that I've been ignoring my poor blog. So much has happened since the last post. Summers is finally here and so are water activates bbqs, trips, open toes, short sleeves, colorful bags and sun block! Iman is definitely enjoying the summer; I am trying to do as many activities outside as I can with her. Last weekend we went to the Children’s Museum and she had a blast. Her favorite word is "no", but she says that to any question you ask her. I think she recognizes the tone of a question and then she answers "no". I am doing my best to have her speak Urdu, but seems like the odds are against me. I only speak to her in Urdu (native Pakistani language), but so far she only seems to speak English words like "ball" and "no" and "Dora". I feel that it is soo important to know how to at least speak your native tongue; it has to do a lot with defining who you are and how you see yourself.
Growing up my father did not answer us if we spoke to him in English (although our mother would), but I am so glad that he did that, b/c otherwise we would have eventually lost practice and would have stopped speaking altogether.
The hubby does not speak Urdu, but he does to Iman, commands at least..like sit, stand up, come here, eat ..ECT. It’s truly delightful to me when he speaks Urdu. I don't say anything, as to not make it a big deal..but I am very happy that he sees the importance teaching Iman Urdu, although he does not speak it himself.
Anyway, enough baby talk. However, returning to culture. Recently, we went to an Islamic Muslim Picnic. A family friend went with us and chatted the whole way there (2 hour drive by the way..uggg) about how she does not allow her daughter to go to any school functions and how she is not allowed to go to any of her American friend's houses and how she restricts her in many aspects of her life (14 old daughter). Well, I agree that I want a Muslim culture and atmosphere for my child's life, with out a doubt. But, not being involved with school activities and not making friends of different cultures, religions, and backgrounds I feel is wrong. My experience with restrictions has been this, the more you restrict them the more they lash out and experiment and rebel when they get older. This is my theory: Because everything is new and fresh, they are curious..they want to go clubbing and want to drink and want to do all the things that were soo taboo when they were kids.
My parents provided us with an Islamic atmosphere, but did not restrict us from any school activities or things of that nature. Granted, we were never allowed to spend a night even at a Muslim friend's house, but we could always attend b-day parties and make up parties and stuff like that. I have to say, nothing was really a surprise when I got older and I was never tempted by alcohol and I always surrounded myself with positive people, and turned out okay. You just have to know your limits and parents have to realize, that yes, we are Muslim, but we are American too, and we live in an American society, therefore you have to make us aware and cautiously teach us what is wrong and right in American society, b/c it seems that when kids find out for themselves they are not able to differentiate what is right and wrong and are tempted to experiment with the wrong.
Okay, let me get off my soap box.
It is so hot here in NY. But I am enjoying every minute of it. It seems that everything good to eat in the summer, like ice cream, frappucinnos and fruits seem to irritate my tummy, I am hoping my tummy learns to adapt to the flavorful fruits of the summer and behaves.
Well, this entry was longer than I had planned...will definitely try to make time to write more often. Today, I discovered that I DO have a small audience, which is awesome..SUCCESS! So will try harder to make time to write.
Blog on..Bloggers.
Growing up my father did not answer us if we spoke to him in English (although our mother would), but I am so glad that he did that, b/c otherwise we would have eventually lost practice and would have stopped speaking altogether.
The hubby does not speak Urdu, but he does to Iman, commands at least..like sit, stand up, come here, eat ..ECT. It’s truly delightful to me when he speaks Urdu. I don't say anything, as to not make it a big deal..but I am very happy that he sees the importance teaching Iman Urdu, although he does not speak it himself.
Anyway, enough baby talk. However, returning to culture. Recently, we went to an Islamic Muslim Picnic. A family friend went with us and chatted the whole way there (2 hour drive by the way..uggg) about how she does not allow her daughter to go to any school functions and how she is not allowed to go to any of her American friend's houses and how she restricts her in many aspects of her life (14 old daughter). Well, I agree that I want a Muslim culture and atmosphere for my child's life, with out a doubt. But, not being involved with school activities and not making friends of different cultures, religions, and backgrounds I feel is wrong. My experience with restrictions has been this, the more you restrict them the more they lash out and experiment and rebel when they get older. This is my theory: Because everything is new and fresh, they are curious..they want to go clubbing and want to drink and want to do all the things that were soo taboo when they were kids.
My parents provided us with an Islamic atmosphere, but did not restrict us from any school activities or things of that nature. Granted, we were never allowed to spend a night even at a Muslim friend's house, but we could always attend b-day parties and make up parties and stuff like that. I have to say, nothing was really a surprise when I got older and I was never tempted by alcohol and I always surrounded myself with positive people, and turned out okay. You just have to know your limits and parents have to realize, that yes, we are Muslim, but we are American too, and we live in an American society, therefore you have to make us aware and cautiously teach us what is wrong and right in American society, b/c it seems that when kids find out for themselves they are not able to differentiate what is right and wrong and are tempted to experiment with the wrong.
Okay, let me get off my soap box.
It is so hot here in NY. But I am enjoying every minute of it. It seems that everything good to eat in the summer, like ice cream, frappucinnos and fruits seem to irritate my tummy, I am hoping my tummy learns to adapt to the flavorful fruits of the summer and behaves.
Well, this entry was longer than I had planned...will definitely try to make time to write more often. Today, I discovered that I DO have a small audience, which is awesome..SUCCESS! So will try harder to make time to write.
Blog on..Bloggers.
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