August 31st, 2006: Met in New York on a blind date
April, 2007: serious discussions about marriage
May 2007: Bilal graduated from NYU, ending his Fulbright scholarship
May 2007: notice that he had to return to Pakistan for 2 years (J visa HRR)
May 2007: Sara left town for business; last time we saw each other for 10 months
June 1st, 2007: Bilal went to Pakistan
Thanksgiving Day 2007: Sara and Bilal became officially engaged over the phone; Sara converted to Islam
March 07th, 2008: Nikaah Nama in Lahore, Pakistan
March 15th, 2008: last time Bilal and Sara saw each other
May 17th, 2008: I-130 sent to Chicago
June 3rd, 2008: hard copy of NOA1 sent from VSC
June 5th, 2008: hard copy of NOA1 received in NYC
