tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post3656382740347829837..comments2023-03-29T15:41:09.516+03:00Comments on Climbing Walls: I hate shoppingalajnabiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11151422748406582102noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-11441945938490979842008-12-16T19:30:00.000+02:002008-12-16T19:30:00.000+02:00as salamu alaykumI hate shopping too! lol!as salamu alaykum<BR/><BR/>I hate shopping too! lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-35513187186603175112008-09-24T21:10:00.000+03:002008-09-24T21:10:00.000+03:00I will probably post to whine about it more, lol. ...I will probably post to whine about it more, lol. Thanks for the support. Yes, this is the first of my children to get married, and she is also pretty much my best friend and helper, so it is hard to think of her not being here every day. I wish you all could come to the wedding. My sister was hoping to come, when she thought it was going to be in the summer, but she can't come in October, so no one from my family will be there. Sometimes I feel so... ajnabiya. I do have 2 other American friends here who will be coming, inshaAllah. They are my substitute family.alajnabiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11151422748406582102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-15394751607291743882008-09-24T20:51:00.000+03:002008-09-24T20:51:00.000+03:00Assalaamu alaikumI like make up, dressing up and w...Assalaamu alaikum<BR/><BR/>I like make up, dressing up and wearing jewellry but like the others who have commented I just can't do the oodles of gold and bling-bling! I do feel for you and hope you manage to find something that you feel comfortable in and that your daughters considers suitably dressy. You are the mother of the bride after so it has to be a bit special. :)<BR/><BR/>Never saw the furry Qur'an thing either. :/<BR/><BR/>Look forward to more pre-wedding and postwedding posts and hugs for you... is this your the first wedding of one of your children? I imagine it must be an emotional time especially since she will be on the other side of the wall.<BR/><BR/>Hugs, Umm IbrahimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-9068046904512883882008-09-24T11:00:00.000+03:002008-09-24T11:00:00.000+03:00Thanks to all of you. It's nice to remind my self ...Thanks to all of you. It's nice to remind my self that I am not alone. <BR/><BR/>Maybe I am not quite as anti girly stuff as Coolred. I an not a jeans and t-shirts type. I wear dresses all the time, but I'm more comfortable in calico than satin and sequins. And I love embroidered things. I don't even mind a bit of jewelry, but definitely not a ton of rhinestones. I am still trying to figure out what I am going to wear. I may have to give up and make it myself, but I really worry that I won't do a good enough job.<BR/><BR/>My daughter's dress will be rented, not bought. We agreed that it is ridiculous to spend that much money on a dress she will wear twice. (it gets worn the day after the wedding at the mbaraka party) <BR/><BR/>As for the meltdowns every 7 minutes... I did that. I think I did mention on this blog that I actually cried all through the engagement party. I started to tear up in the salon (while getting a dreadful haircut), and I just couldn't stop. I usually pride my self in being a fairly self controlled person, and that was fairly humiliating. The party was in our house, and included a meal for about 60 people, and the kitchen floor drain decided to back up. So I got on the floor in my new dress and tried to fix it and then had to go outside and try yo unclog it from out there. When I came in I could hear my sisters in law talking about how awful it was that on top of everything I was dealing with that dumb drain. But the odd thing was, focusing on something mundane like that actually calmed me down. So I guess if I start to fall apart on the wedding day, I will have to go look for something that needs fixed.alajnabiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11151422748406582102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-37125945922870777112008-09-24T07:41:00.000+03:002008-09-24T07:41:00.000+03:00I think if you were to ask other American ladies m...I think if you were to ask other American ladies married to Arab hub's, most would say they aren't into the bling-bling. Are we boring? HA!<BR/><BR/>Congrats on your daughters upcoming wedding. I would be having a meltdown about every 7 minutes!<BR/><BR/>Masha'allaah to you! :)L_Omanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640842359904342033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-37470069919751448762008-09-23T19:51:00.000+03:002008-09-23T19:51:00.000+03:00Oh, dear, you have my sympathy. I am just like yo...Oh, dear, you have my sympathy. I am just like you! I think all that bling bling stuff looks okay on most people, but I would never wear it myself. I like what I like. And I prefer the embroidery to those ghastly huge fake jewels. But not TOO much embroidery, either! I always prefer going for comfort over fashion. Good luck to you in your quest. Hopefully you'll find what's perfect for you.<BR/>And I can hardly wait to hear about the details of the wedding ... congratulations!Susie of Arabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315336613944665651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-6588163322346861132008-09-23T13:45:00.000+03:002008-09-23T13:45:00.000+03:00Actually a root canal is more fun than wedding stu...Actually a root canal is more fun than wedding stuff.<BR/> My daughter married a methodist family.They don't dance.Not one of them.I still have nightmares about it.<BR/> I want to come shop for embroidered dresses!They're beautiful!Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132844193136348896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-84035816991366018832008-09-23T11:08:00.000+03:002008-09-23T11:08:00.000+03:00My goodness...I could have wrote this post myself....My goodness...I could have wrote this post myself....we are so similar in what we like and dont like. I do not like girly girl stuff...make up...jewelery...blingy dresses etc. If I could get away with wearing a nice top over new jeans...Im there. <BR/><BR/>My daughter is getting interested in marriage and has decided she would like something traditional (Arab style) mixed with the fairytale broohaha she sees on tv coming from the West. Im secretly considering encouraging her to elope just to save me the headache of stomping all over the island looking for the perfect expensive dress that will only ever be worn once...as if money grows on trees...sigh. <BR/><BR/>I dont do dancing...period.<BR/><BR/>Yes...the music at weddings is loud enough to let astronauts get down with the beat...eh?<BR/><BR/>goodluck....and Im sending you oodles of patience...just remember to send it back when its my turn.Coolred38https://www.blogger.com/profile/07502256532402473484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-78642968347007963732008-09-23T10:24:00.000+03:002008-09-23T10:24:00.000+03:00Hey, I'm a broken girl too! I'm totally missing t...Hey, I'm a broken girl too! I'm totally missing the shopping gene. My best friend always accused me of shopping like a boy (you know, I need a skirt and I go in kill the skirt and drag it home to the cave...). Sorry for your woes in finding an appropriate dress and I can't imagine anyone who would look good in the pink color ;). Here's wishing you a minimal dancing, non-make-up-wearing, nice dress finding wedding!MommaBeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452302193049028569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-42081022574909633772008-09-23T09:03:00.000+03:002008-09-23T09:03:00.000+03:00I am actually very good at ignoring people and doi...I am actually very good at ignoring people and doing things my own way most of the time. I have avoided weddings as much as I can in the past. They play the music so loud that you can't even talk to the person next to you. And when I do go, I sit there in my jilbab and scarf and never get up to dance. I don't like to dance, I don't feel comfortable dancing, and there is no way I am going to let anyone videotape me dancing. But this is my daughter's wedding, and that makes everything different, doesn't it? If I refused to dress up and participate, she would feel slighted. So what can I do? Childbirth sounds like more fun to me than 3 days of dressing up and parties. And hair dressers. And arguing with people about me wearing makeup. And then my baby is going to move to the other side of the wall. <BR/><BR/>Umm Farouq, I wish I could go to that shop with the American dresses with you. Do they have big sizes? Or I wish I could shop in Saudia, because my sister-in-law is always telling me that she sees lots of large sizes in the shops when she makes Umrah. <BR/><BR/>Thank you both for commenting.alajnabiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11151422748406582102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-1294725450208252132008-09-23T07:57:00.000+03:002008-09-23T07:57:00.000+03:00Oh my dear. I feel for you. I confess to having ...Oh my dear. I feel for you. I confess to having the same problems with what is expected of me, but my little foible is that I just don't care what the others think. I do my own thing. If I don't want to wear it, I don't. I don't dance, I don't eat their cake (ugh) etc, etc. I have heard so many American Muslims talk about these things and they all confess to bending over backwards to make the 'family' happy. Well, so sorry. I am not interested in doing what they want when it is not Islamic at all. I am not looking forward to the day I will have to fight with someone about the daughter's wedding. The funny thing is, my daughter thinks it would be cool to have a wedding on a beach or in a park. And I haven't said anything about doing that to her. So, you can see, we are going to have some wonderful issues when the time comes. May Allah send us a man and family who can deal with us. InshAllah. Ameen. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations. InshAllah it will be better than you think.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862190127021526170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939497644811784501.post-18040703495566768092008-09-23T07:43:00.000+03:002008-09-23T07:43:00.000+03:00Just shopping for bro-in-law's wedding last Spring...Just shopping for bro-in-law's wedding last Spring almost sent me into a coma. I break out into sweats in the shops. (and I don't mean comfy pants) <BR/><BR/>I agree with you: do not wear that pinkish color. Reminds me of the first dishdasha my in-laws sent me in the U.S. I wore it out, once. People laughed at me. Never again will I don that bismuth pink.<BR/><BR/>Wish you could come to Amman for a long weekend. We'd fix you up. Ammanites are not quite as blingy as Khalilis, I've found. Oh, and that is a first for me with the fuzzy/flowered Quran...I'm with you on that one, too.<BR/><BR/> My dear friend even owns a store full of American dresses. I found many tasteful mom-of-the-bride outfits here. For some reason I'm drawn to them. I guess that's because I have three daughters.<BR/><BR/>Thinking of you!UmmFarouqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366325597455956128noreply@blogger.com