Happy Friday!
Being back here in Lahore has been very nice. I just have so much more independence here. Being with the inlaws was nice and it did give me the opportunity to get to know them so much better but I was ready for the privacy again. I am really starting to enjoy it more here in Pakistan. The life here is really so much more relaxed. I guess you can say that I'm going to enjoy it while I can because once back in the U.S., I'll be plenty busy. Speaking of which, my former boss in the U.S. at the doctor's office I used to work for emailed me with a job opportunity starting May 1st. Unfortunately, I had to tell her that I just can't leave here not knowing if Shakil has the visa or not. We should be hearing in less than 2 weeks when the next interview in Islamabad will be. :-) We shall see. Anyways, my former boss did tell me to keep in touch with her and let her know when I'm coming back. She's so good to me.
I've gotten back into cooking, etc. since we've been back in Lahore. I couldn't do any of that in Karachi because MIL was doing allllllllll the cooking and more. She just loves to shove food down your mouth. :p Literally!! 2 days ago I made daal with chavel for the 1st time by following a recipe and it turned out fantastic. I even got FIL's approval on it. He thought it had all the right ingredients. :-) (FIL has been here in Lahore on business) Let's see...oh and I did make Chicken Makhani yesterday and it turned out very well. However, I do think the recipe I have calls for toooo much butter. 500 g just seems like way too much and it did seem like too much when Shak and I tasted it. Well, I'll know better next time. We had it with some tasty naan and it was great.
The married life is just wonderful. I'm so happy to married to Shakil. I think I'm truly blessed to have him in my life. In the beginning when I first got here, I was having several little freak out session and Shakil just didn't know how to deal with me. He's gotten so much more understanding and really has so much patience with me. I had at least 2 panic attacks while in Karachi and he handled me very well. Every evening after we have dinner together, he washes the dishes with me. I wash and he rinses. I just think that is so sweet and considerate. Let's just say I never got that in my 1st marriage.
We are really counting down until we should be hearing from the Embassy. They were doing this "45 day administrative review" and the 45 days is up on April 11th which is 2 days after my b-day! I'm going to be the big 29 this year. Getting close to 30!!!!!! Oh my!! ;-) I'm looking forward to my bday because Shakil is going to get me one of the homemade cheesecakes here. Yummmmmm, I can't wait. I'm such a sucker for cheesecake. It's my ultimate weakness.
Well, today I declared a cooking, cleaning and laundry holiday, which has been very nice! I have just been so darn tired the past few days. I'm sleeping well over 12 hours a day. Hmmm...what's going on???
Until later...
Bye for now.
I've gotten back into cooking, etc. since we've been back in Lahore. I couldn't do any of that in Karachi because MIL was doing allllllllll the cooking and more. She just loves to shove food down your mouth. :p Literally!! 2 days ago I made daal with chavel for the 1st time by following a recipe and it turned out fantastic. I even got FIL's approval on it. He thought it had all the right ingredients. :-) (FIL has been here in Lahore on business) Let's see...oh and I did make Chicken Makhani yesterday and it turned out very well. However, I do think the recipe I have calls for toooo much butter. 500 g just seems like way too much and it did seem like too much when Shak and I tasted it. Well, I'll know better next time. We had it with some tasty naan and it was great.
The married life is just wonderful. I'm so happy to married to Shakil. I think I'm truly blessed to have him in my life. In the beginning when I first got here, I was having several little freak out session and Shakil just didn't know how to deal with me. He's gotten so much more understanding and really has so much patience with me. I had at least 2 panic attacks while in Karachi and he handled me very well. Every evening after we have dinner together, he washes the dishes with me. I wash and he rinses. I just think that is so sweet and considerate. Let's just say I never got that in my 1st marriage.
We are really counting down until we should be hearing from the Embassy. They were doing this "45 day administrative review" and the 45 days is up on April 11th which is 2 days after my b-day! I'm going to be the big 29 this year. Getting close to 30!!!!!! Oh my!! ;-) I'm looking forward to my bday because Shakil is going to get me one of the homemade cheesecakes here. Yummmmmm, I can't wait. I'm such a sucker for cheesecake. It's my ultimate weakness.
Well, today I declared a cooking, cleaning and laundry holiday, which has been very nice! I have just been so darn tired the past few days. I'm sleeping well over 12 hours a day. Hmmm...what's going on???
Until later...
Bye for now.
posted by Tara at 7:52 AM
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