176 hours til Ali comes to America!

Jackie

You guys are awesome ... I didn't think we needed another thread dedicated to us


Anyone have suggestions on what I should get him at the airport ? He says all he wants is me.

When I go to Lebanon he always has roses, balloons, and jewlery for me.

I know for sure I want to get him balloons that say "Welcome Home". What else ???

I had a big Palestinian flag to wave



-MK

Of course you deserve a countdown thread! The interview was just the beginning. Now you start serious preparing and cleaning!


I took a single red rose to the airport. It wilted.

Jackie
174 hours til Ali comes to America

I loooooooooooove the flag idea !! I have a Lebanese flag hanging on my wall. That way he will be able to spot us and come running

Thanks Wife of Mahmoud !

LB, May 27th is my birthday, and my special birthday wish is for you to have a wonderful reunion with you husband!!! I also wish that everyone is soon together with their loved one.

Meriem

I would wear a shirt with the word " WELCOME HOME ALI"
I hope you the best in your life and a life full of happiness inshallah

I like the flag and t-shirt ideas!

Jackie
167 hours and counting.....

I think a Teddy Bear would be cute...I know corney.

You guys will be reunited 1 day after my anniversary....Hope you have a wonderful reunion.

It is 6 days, 20 hours, 29 minutes and 4 seconds until Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 6:30:00 PM (Los Angeles time)

The shirt idea is cute but it's too late for it. By the time I order it he will be here Plus I already bought this really cute/hot outfit to wear

So right now I am sitting and tying with henna on my hair. I loooooooove how my dark brown hair looks after we put henna on it (let it site for at least 12 hours). It comes out sooo pretty. My life is starting to get fun and exciting again !! This last year was torture ... I'm so glad things are getting back to normal.

I usually wear black and dark colors (I guess cuz I think they are slimming) but to pick up Mohammed at the airport I wanted something 'cute' so I wore a pink sweater over a white tshirt. It was hotttttttt.

You getting excited? Cleaning out drawers and closets? 156 hours to go............

Jackie

get some CAR WINDOW PAINT..
put welcome home on the car..

you can get various colors at wal mart , michales , hobby lobby

this is an exciting thread.. lol
I cant belive that your counting down to the last min.
how cool is that.. wooww.. makes me nervous and its not my husband.
hahahahahhahaaa- keep the thread going...

154 hours to go right?

It is 6 days, 7 hours, 29 minutes and 7 seconds until Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 6:30:00 PM (Los Angeles time)

Ali is packed and ready to go ! He picks up his visa tomorrow inshallah at 3:30 pm Lebanese time, so our time it would be 5:30 a.m. Inshallah nothing will go wrong and then there will be a huge weight lifted off our shoulders. After he picks up the visa he will go to the airline agency and pay for the ticket (he didnt want to be pay before just in case anything goes wrong tomorrow) and start saying goodbye to all his friends and family in Lebanon.

I told my family to bring all the Lebanese flags they have so we will have like 5 Lebanese flags waving when he gets off that plane !! You know seriously, it hasn't hit us yet. It's so unreal that he is coming and we are getting married. Inshallah it will hit me as soon as I see his handsome face at the airport.

If you all want to me PM me with your e-mail addresses I will save them and then send you pics of our reunion. I'm not comfortable posting them online but I'll send them to my buddies on the ME/NA forum.

Checking on your countdown time and it is getting closer.

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

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 !

Congrats Ali, May you have a wondeful reunion.

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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

Should be about 122 hours til your man comes home!

Jackie

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

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



Sharon

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 !

That was nice of them to take you to dinner.

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

Jackie

We are down to the double-digits!

99 hours LB!!!!!!! Are you like so excited??????

Jackie

It is 4 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 51 seconds until Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 6:30:00 PM (Los Angeles time)

Which means 96 hours !!

Am I excited ? Yes

Am I scared ? Yes

Am I worried ? Yes

Am I happy ? Yes

Am I thankful to God for finally bringing this moment to our lives ? Yes


I don't know how to explain it ... but it's a whole bag of emotions.

And today brings us to ------------- 84 hours!

Be excited, the feeling at the airport is better than anything I can describe. Don't be scared, that is his department. He's landing in a different country to meet lots of people. Worried? No need. He will acclimate just fine to his new surroundings. Happy-----be over the moon! Your man is coming home!

Jackie
call me, I have something to share with you.

It is 3 days, 12 hours, 17 minutes and 40 seconds until Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 6:30:00 PM (Los Angeles time)

Yesterday I went and picked out the fridge and oven (didnt buy ... waiting for Ali).

However, I did buy our comforter set Ali told me even if he was here ... he wanted me to pick it out all by myself. So I did and it's gorgeous !


Of course that's not our bedroom, ours will be much fancier. Isn't it so pretty and pefect for newlyweds ?

Hehe, I remember buying our queen bed a few months before Tamer got here. My parents didn't understand why I was so giddy

I hope all your prep work goes smoothly and that you have a wonderful reunion with your sweetie inshaAllah

74 hours til LB does the happy dance!

Jackie

It is 2 days, 12 hours, 22 minutes and 13 seconds until Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 6:30:00 PM (Los Angeles time)

Just found out we will have the house all to ourselves on Sunday since my family is going to a barbeque with our Mosque !!! Ali was thrilled .... it's been soo long since we got excited about this stuff ... about time !

That makes it..........drumroll please.................60 hours, count'em..............60 hours til your man comes home! What's your last minute preparations? Outfit is picked out, I'm sure you've cleaned out closets and drawers,,,what else is on your list?

Jackie

Wow the day is getting soooooooo much closer!!!!! i am soooooooo excited for you!!! the weather here in Lebanon is wonderful to make for a easy take off!!!!!!

Wow the day is getting soooooooo much closer!!!!! i am soooooooo excited for you!!! the weather here in Lebanon is wonderful to make for a easy take off!!!!!!

It is less than 24 hours now, may I take this moment to wish you an Ali the happiest of futures. I hope your reunion tommorrow is as sweet as you both dream it to be.

Jackie

I have been crying for the last hour. I am having such a bad day. I dont know if its from the stress or being worried and nervous. I came home from work and so many went things pissed me off. I screamed at my family and locked myself in my room.

Ali left for the airport.

awww sweetie. he will be there soon and everything will be wonderful. wishing you and your hunnie the best life possible!!!

hey is he here

Wishing you a joyous reunion today !!



-MK

He called me at 4:30 a.m. he had just arrived in London. He was really happy and excited

According to flightview (thanks icey) his plane landed in Heathrow about 30 min. ago and should be boarding soon.


I am sooo excited !!!

Wow!!! how exciting!!! Its kinda like we're all stalking him, too, but thats probably ok . I hope the rest of his trip is safe and your reunion is sweet...should be extra sweet with such an understanding family. You are very fortunate for that!!!
Enjoy your day!

His plane took off an hour ago and I am watching it .... he's almost to the ocean !!

This is sooo cool.

Also there has been a 30 min. delay in Heathrow so he wont land till 7 pm

awesome girl, he will be there shortly!!!!! i am so happy for you!

THAT IS SO COOL!!! I'm so excited for you

Wow, just a matter of hours now!!!