The New Year

what will it bring? Only Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) knows but we can still look forward to it. I have to say after many years or troubles and tests Im finally seeing the benefit of it all alhamdulillah. I thank Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) every day for giving me my life and for making me into the person that I am today, trust me.. things could have been alot worse :)

Last year (well still this year really) saw many changes and these changes were all welcomed, memories have been formed and bonds solidified alhamdulillah. What did we do? well, I suppose the biggest thing really is that we got married (civil ceremony) so now we are more officially married which in turn helped to keep hubby in the country with me :) yay me :) this may not seem a big thing, but it took many months to finalise, and that wasnt just to plan... that was mainly to get my mum to actually be on board with coming over for the wedding full stop.

I got a new job, which in turn lead to us buying a car which I love having now :) Now Im on proper shifts, which means I work every other week with all weekends off yay :) which was a welcome need lol

We booked our tickets to fly to Pakistan on Xmas day :) so we are very looking forward to that insha'Allah it will be tons of fun. Hubby is getting very excited now I think, every time he talks with his parents there is something to look into. We just recently bought all the presents to take over with us for the immediate family so no more present buying insha'Allah.

As for the future, we look forward to 2 holidays next year insha'Allah.. Pakistan then over to Canada in the winter for 2 or 3 weeks, depending on my work :) and who knows what else 2011 will bring. Im just looking forward to another year with my husband insha'Allah

Peace and salams
Ammena

Too old??

I found out yesterday from a lady in work, who I think is either 39 or 40, that she can not adopt because she is deemed too old... how crazy is that? At first I didnt want to believe her, but I think she has looked into this. That makes me feel upset, there are so many children without families out there.. why would they stop couples from adopting at that age?? isnt the average age around 80 now?? thats a good 40 years that a child can feel loved and wanted :( breaks my heart really..
Then she went on to talk about how being a mother after 32 you are classed as a mature mother.. do you take that as good or bad?? I didnt know what to say.. I wonder if I will be a mature mother?! Allahu alim

thats my thoughts for now.. Im having a broody day today, hubby has been working and Ive been stuck withonly my own company for the whole day. I dont know how I lived on my own for so long.. honestly!!

Our walimah

no, we havent done it
no, tickets arent booked

BUT Im very much looking forward to it all :)
The current plan is to leave the end of March and stay for the whole of April, much to my in-laws surprise, yes I will cope with the weather... anytime we go it will be hot, we have decided on the earliest month that is best for us so insha'Allah it will work out.
Im looking forward to meeting the rest of my husbands family, to see the little things people do that he tells me, to see the places he talks about and to experience things from his perspective (although obviously unfortunately not totally)
Im looking forward to not having to really think about a party ;) 2 planned weddings are definitely enough for me. So this one, I get to sit back and enjoy... especially seeing as most of the little things are nothing I know about but very important to A's family. I get to have another henna party, but this time its going to be completely filling my hands up to mid arms, and my feet.. and then Im just going to sit there and relax ;) hehee.. Im looking forward to clothes shopping for the party too, looking forward to buying things to bring back to the UK to remind me on my other family when we are home insha'Allah.. Im just really looking forward to it all... meeting new people and making new friends insha'Allah.

I cant wait to get our tickets eventually booked insha'Allah

Update

Its been way too long and for that I apologise, my excuse? erm.. does 'Ive been off' count? I cant even say hubby has been distracting me because he is back to full time hours now alhamdulillah. So its just plain me! I get so bored that I dont think of the things I could be catching up with.
I finished work last Wednesday, hubby was off Thursday and Friday so we spent a 'weekend' together, we went food shopping, we took a trip into Tooting and went out for lunch together (Chennai Dosa) which is something we havent done in a while (Eid lunch doesnt count) so it was fun masha'Allah

Dosa, much warmer and much nicer than the last place

Coconut rice... very nice!!

We just basically chilled for two days, no worrying about anything, no drifted or distracted thoughts and it felt so good alhamdulillah. He got a new phone contract which means he can actually use his phone, for texts and calls ;) Then Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday I have done nothing, oh sorry on Monday I took a bus ride into Kingston upon Thames for a little trip, I bought a few things and wanted to change some bank details which they wouldnt let me. So yesterday, which was a day off with hubby we stupidly braved the snow and went to the nearby shops, I changed my bank title to MRS :D and finally got rid of my interest savings account alhamdulillah.
Its now Wednesday, Im back at work tomorrow and I slept in late (just before 10am when I have been waking up just before 8am all these mornings) so Im thinking to do some stitching and maybe nap a little. Maybe make some coconut biscuits for hubby who took a load of gingerbread biscuits into work today :) I do love it when he actually likes the stuff I make for him, masha'Allah
Anyways, thats it from me girls.
Peace and salams
Ammena