LebaneseBride & Ali's official countdown thread

[LebaneseMama 1]

It is 5 days, 23 hours, 6 minutes and 36 seconds until Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 6:30:00 PM (Los Angeles time)

[LebaneseMama 1]

Here is the centerpiece for our wedding ... so you can get an idea of our colors : Pink and Gold and theme Pearls.

Isn't it soo pretty ?? It will also have 6 tealight candles around it. I am soooo excited !

Edited May 22, 2006 by LebaneseBride

[frndly1 1]

Congrats Ali, May you have a wondeful reunion.

[~Jackie~ 30]

Only 132 hours til your man comes home!!!!! What are some of your last minute preparations? The girls waiting can learn from you.

I painted. Home Depot loved me.

Jackie

[LebaneseMama 1]

Ali should be leaving the embassy right now from picking up the visa

Sitting here and waiting for him to call me to tell the good news.

Some of my last minute preparations have been cleaning (my room is not dirty, it's just a little cluttered with college and preschool stuff), getting my hair done : henna yesterday, cut and curled Saturday morning, and just preparing my heart for his arrival.

Really though since we will live with my parents till the wedding there isn't much that needs to be done. Everything that needs to be done he needs to be here for. Like picking out the furnitire, putting it together, getting more things for the house, and etc.

I have a dillema that maybe you guys can help me with. My college friends want to take me out for a fun day before I get married. They said there will no alocohol or strippers because they know me. They said it would be an all day thing and maybe even late night. They wouldnt tell me where.

I don't want to go It will be on June 4th and Ali will be here then. I want to spend every second with Ali before he finds a job and goes to work. Also we will be preparing our house which requires the both of us.

What should I tell them ? I realllllllllly dont want to go.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Come ON Ali.... make that call !!! We're all here holding our breaths to hear the good news !!!!

As far as the plans with your friends.... well, you should just (gently) remind them of the truth. You have been separated from your love for so long and you'll have your hands full not only "reintroducing yourselves," but getting him acclimated to a whole new country, not to mention all the preparations for a wedding and a new home. So of COURSE you wouldn't want to leave him all alone all day so soon.

Maybe you could compromise and let them plan a nice lunch or brunch instead, which would only take a couple of hours. Or maybe even get them to plan an event that could include Ali and perhaps their dates/SOs.... when you could "officially" present him to the group.

Watching for your update that the Visa is IN HAND !!!!

-MK

[jordanianprincess 0]

wow..can't believe how fast time is flying by! I won't be here to hear about your reunification, I'll be out on a cruise in the pacific ocean . I want details though, you have my email/messenger id!

[UmmSqueakster 54]

I have a dillema that maybe you guys can help me with. My college friends want to take me out for a fun day before I get married. They said there will no alocohol or strippers because they know me. They said it would be an all day thing and maybe even late night. They wouldnt tell me where.

I don't want to go It will be on June 4th and Ali will be here then. I want to spend every second with Ali before he finds a job and goes to work. Also we will be preparing our house which requires the both of us.

What should I tell them ? I realllllllllly dont want to go.

Do you have any male relatives, or male friend of friends who could take Ali out for a (clean) guys night at the same time? My friends and their husbands/boyfriends organized something like that for us before we got married. The girls went out and stuffed themselves on ice cream, and the guys went out and played pool. My husband loved it, because he got to meet some new people who became friends later on.

[babybunny 2]

Ali should be leaving the embassy right now from picking up the visa

Sitting here and waiting for him to call me to tell the good news.

Some of my last minute preparations have been cleaning (my room is not dirty, it's just a little cluttered with college and preschool stuff), getting my hair done : henna yesterday, cut and curled Saturday morning, and just preparing my heart for his arrival.

Really though since we will live with my parents till the wedding there isn't much that needs to be done. Everything that needs to be done he needs to be here for. Like picking out the furnitire, putting it together, getting more things for the house, and etc.

I have a dillema that maybe you guys can help me with. My college friends want to take me out for a fun day before I get married. They said there will no alocohol or strippers because they know me. They said it would be an all day thing and maybe even late night. They wouldnt tell me where.

I don't want to go It will be on June 4th and Ali will be here then. I want to spend every second with Ali before he finds a job and goes to work. Also we will be preparing our house which requires the both of us.

What should I tell them ? I realllllllllly dont want to go.

thats easy..

tell them to take you on a bridal lunchen, while Ali is sleeping off his jet lagg

[~Jackie~ 30]

Should be about 122 hours til your man comes home!

Jackie

[LebaneseMama 1]

Pleased to announce ....

VISA IN HAND !! [/color]

Did you see that Wife Of Mahmoud ?!? God I hated seeing our names under AP !!! Move it up to success !!! Whooooooohoooo !

He stayed 4 hours inside the embassy ... isn't that crazy ?!?

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Pleased to announce ....

VISA IN HAND !! [/color]

Did you see that Wife Of Mahmoud ?!? God I hated seeing our names under AP !!! Move it up to success !!! Whooooooohoooo !

He stayed 4 hours inside the embassy ... isn't that crazy ?!?

LOL... I've only been checking in ALL DAYUM DAY for that confirmation !

Congratulations !!!!

I kind of got the feeling you were a bit unhappy about the administrative processing thing... but what else to call it ?? Anywayyyyyy... consider the update done !

-MK

[kerewin21 2]

Hooray!!!! Now there's nothing in your way.

:dance:

Sharon

[LebaneseMama 1]

It is 4 days, 12 hours, 22 minutes and 43 seconds until Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 6:30:00 PM (Los Angeles time)

Ali is packed

Ticket is paid for

Flight is confirmed

Clothes are picked out for Ali & Massouna

Bought Ali a teddy bear that says : "Somebody from Unversity of LaVerne loves me"

Four Lebanese flags are ready for the airport !

It's just a matter of waiting now

As for my college friends. I went to class last night and told them, and I ended it with "I know you have all been newlyweds and understand". So what they ended up doing was taking me out to dinner last night. It was nice to spend a little time with them. Thanks guys !

[~Jackie~ 30]

That was nice of them to take you to dinner.

Ready for the number.............. 107 hours to go!

Jackie