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[Meriem_DZ 37]

Hi everyone. Happy friday! I guess I will cook out here at the house for the 4th, unless I get an invite to someone else's house There is always a big fireworks display with music here. It is pretty awesome.

Rhama, Thanks for the links to the videos on the other thread. I really enjoyed them. Especially the one about Mecca. I cried. Inshaalah, Someday Hachemi and I can see and do what the people on the video experienced.

Amera, congrats on your graduation!!! Way to go.

Sharon, Tell Majid, Good luck on the driver test.

Noura, I have such a boring life compared to you. You are always busy and having fun.

Jean, you motivated me to start walking again. I did not realize how much I missed it. I just havent been motivated with no energy. I have been kinda depressed and anxious because I miss my love so much. We are getting so close and I am getting excited. I am glad I am starting to come out of the funk I have been in lately.

Hope everyone has a good Friday and a great weekend.

Meriem

[~Jackie~ 30]

Happy Friday to all my VJ friends. I work Friday and Saturday and on Sunday-------we are moving! Internet will be back up on Monday so I will only be out of touch for a day. We are moving to a house that will allow us to save money. Next year we will buy a house inshallah.

Hope you all have a drama-free day. I know when I was waiting for Mohammed to come, a day of drama could have easily put me over the edge. Stay strong.

Jackie

[noura 0]

Hey Sharon & Dorothy... I'm going to be in NY for a week (July 1-8), but I'll be abt an hour north of NYC... What's the possibility of hooking up? Would love to meet you all if possible!

Noura

[Katie 0]

July 4th... We'll be in NYC, and I think I have the day off! Ella, what happens in New York on the 4th? I've never spent the 4th in New York before.

Macy's sponsors fireworks over the East River below 34th St. on the 4th of July. They usually kick off between 9 and 9:15. They are spectacular.

On July 8th, there's an Arab-American/North African street fair on Bond St. near Broadway (take the 6 train to Bleeker St.). Also on the 8th, Hakim is performing at the Central Park Summer Stage. I think his concert begins about 3 pm.

Katie

[~Jess~ 0]

i really thought i posted on this thread already today......man

seriously i really thought i did.

ah well. well happy friday to everyone. im bored as heck with a tummy problem since tuesday, hopefully it rectifies (no pun intended lol) but sunday cause we are goin to the beach. if not i guess i am sittin this one out. no prob, plenty of summer sun to come here in Lebanon.

take care everyone. wishing u all a splended weekend

[kerewin21 2]

July 4th... We'll be in NYC, and I think I have the day off! Ella, what happens in New York on the 4th? I've never spent the 4th in New York before.

Macy's sponsors fireworks over the East River below 34th St. on the 4th of July. They usually kick off between 9 and 9:15. They are spectacular.

On July 8th, there's an Arab-American/North African street fair on Bond St. near Broadway (take the 6 train to Bleeker St.). Also on the 8th, Hakim is performing at the Central Park Summer Stage. I think his concert begins about 3 pm.

Katie

Katie thanks for the tips!!!

Noura, I should be free on the 4th, and maybe the 8th (not sure about that yet). I'll PM you my phone number.

Jess, hope your tummy feels better! Are you going to do anything for the 4th? I mean, I know they're not going to be setting off fireworks or anything, but maybe you can buy sparklers?

OK, so the RMV was a complete waste of time. We got there at 12:30. We waited in line until 2:00, only to find out that the proof of address we brought wasn't sufficient (thank goodness they told us when we came back we wouldn't have to wait in line again.) We ran home, got back there at 2:45, and waited 1 1/2 hours while they attempted to get the machine to read his passport. They said that because it's handwritten they have to fax it in to get authorization. Which I think is a bunch of BS because plenty of other Moroccans have had no problem with their passports. There's 4 hours down the drain.

So anyway, now we have to wait for them to call us next week. I wish he could've at least taken the test so we'd know he already passed it. I'm not convinced he will (don't tell him I said that!)

Happy Friday all!

[noura 0]

On July 8th, there's an Arab-American/North African street fair on Bond St. near Broadway (take the 6 train to Bleeker St.). Also on the 8th, Hakim is performing at the Central Park Summer Stage. I think his concert begins about 3 pm.

Katie

I'm so bummed I'm leaving that day!!!! I love Hakim!!!! I wish I could stay to see the concert... Poo!

Noura