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Happy Anniversary To Me 13 Dec 2012 | 09:19 pm
9 years of marriage under my belt. Nine. It kind of sucks that on my anniversary I would spend some time thinking about all the naysayers, all the people who, that long time ago, said my relationship...
My Guest Room Doesn't Accept Guests 6 Dec 2012 | 12:28 am
Do you remember that my husband's youngest brother and his wife live with us? He moved here three years ago and we call him Chachoo. She followed a few months later - getting a visa to the US takes ti...
Karachi in October 3 Dec 2012 | 08:43 pm
Prior to this most recent trip, I had only ever visited Pakistan in December, with trips sometimes leaking into January. December/January weather in south Pakistan is delightful. During the days on ou...
The Fourth Time's The Charm 27 Nov 2012 | 09:38 pm
(Isn't that what they say?) Hey! Guess where I was in October? PAKISTAN! Months ago, I started talking to Mian (my Pakistani-born husband) about wanting to visit Pakistan this year. It had been thre...
Presenting Pakistan to Five Year Olds 27 Mar 2012 | 01:56 am
My son's preschool teacher has traveled recreationally to 30 countries. She lived in (what was it? Taiwan, maybe?) for two years, teaching English to kids. A big part of her lesson plans include teach...
He Meant Move, Not Cow Poop 13 Mar 2012 | 03:36 am
It took almost ten years of being in an intercultural relationship, but I've finally found the funniest example of the V/W Distinction problem. My Pakistani-born husband speaks English wonderfully, bu...
Valentines Through the Years 14 Feb 2012 | 07:54 pm
I love Valentine's Day. When I was a kid I always had at least one Valentine. My mother. Even if it was sacharine sweet, I knew when I woke up Valentine's morning and went downstairs, there'd be a car...
Eight Years Ago 14 Dec 2011 | 04:04 am
Eight years ago today, I married Mian after a whirlwind seven week engagement and only have known him for fourteen months. I once wrote about our wedding day which involved two different wedding funct...
Passing Up Fame (But Not a Refrigerator) 7 Dec 2011 | 06:58 pm
Back in 2009, I was interviewed for a magazine. One of the bloggers I'd read for a long time had been writing for a magazine for awhile and she mentioned on her blog that her next story was about peop...
Friends Who Hate Me (Part 2) 29 Nov 2011 | 06:31 am
We left off with M's closest friend telling me that I could consider him a friend and to call him whenever I needed to, and M about to jet off into the great unknown far, far away from me. At the time...
