DC United v. AC Milan

Wednesday night Sohail and I went with our friends Kwame and Kim to watch the DC United v. AC Milan game. AC Milan sent its B team because most of their team is preparing for the start of the World Cup but DC United's been playing so poorly this season that we were certain they'd get crushed... In the end, DC United won 3-2! And we saw some amazing soccer (mostly out of AC Milan) including an amazing bicycle kick that almost resulted in a goal.

Before the game started
Sohail, Kwame & Kim
I still can't believe DC United won. I wonder how much they paid for this win ;-)

For those of you who don't already know, I accepted a new job on Monday and when I got home from work all these flowers and cards were waiting for me as well as a home-cooked celebratory dinner! After Sohail spent 24 hours a day for weeks on end listening to me weight my options, I was the one who should have been buying flowers but all I can say is I'm so touched and lucky to have such a caring fiance (and mother!). Hopefully, I'll be just as wonderful of a wife...

Deena's Wedding

This weekend Sohail and I went to my college friend Deena's wedding in North Carolina. It was wonderful catching up with old friends and celebrating Deena & Chris' nuptials. Congratulations Deena and Chris and thank you for a wonderful weekend!

A daring dog!

Oddly our hotel looked a lot like the undergrad dorm where many of us who were at the wedding met for the first time over ten years ago.

Before the wedding Sohail and I visited the NC State Capitol building

It has this amazing library with old law books inside.

Sohail sported a new suit to the wedding.

This trio played throughout the ceremony and reception.
The music was beautiful and the wedding very elegant.

The bridesmaids ready for the action to start.

Shirin and a groomsman

Sarah and a groomsman

Deena and her Dad

Deena and Chris as husband and wife!

The reception was held in an old house with several rooms.

It was great catching up with Gabriel and Shirin.

And Deena and Sarah

No Egyptian wedding is complete without a belly dancer!

On our way to the after party we got caught in this rain storm...

Sarah & Shirin

Friends!

Sweet Deena used these decorations that my Mom and I made together.
Some of you will see them in another setting in October. ;-)

Sohail and Gabriel met for the first time on this trip and planned a joint family vacation to Japan (where they lived the same year). I'm happy to oblige!

This morning we all got together again for brunch at this cute restaurant before heading home.

faces & rejections

It's time for a new passport photo. Here are my [Cyrus-inspired] photo options.

silly

silly

trying to be serious... but not really

silly

and why this pile of rejection letters?

because i finally realized that persistence pays off.

Ian's birthday, soccer & Keren's visit

This weekend was so much fun I forgot to take pictures! Friday night we went to our friend Ian's birthday party and caught up with several people we hadn't seen in a while. Saturday - soccer at Hains Point. And then a visit from Keren! Keren is a friend I met in Argentina in 2000 and have kept in touch with over the years. The last time we saw each other, it was in Israel where she spent the last five years of her life and she's finally moved back to the States where it will be much easier seeing her regularly. For those of you who don't know Keren, you can get a feel for her love of adventure and amazing writing by reading about her recent trip to India: http://www.jpost.com/Home/Article.aspx?id=166002 Poor Sohail also did a lot of working this weekend.

Why this picture of a fox? Because it was recently spotted on the field where we play soccer... I didn't see it on Saturday but there was a dog that looked like a wolf.

With Keren in 2007 in Israel. Welcome back nena!