meisa's lagoon

khalid and i took a big step last week and merged our bank accounts. as he says, this may even be bigger than our ceremony. well, if not that, it's certainly weirder. it's very strange to think of someone else when making a purchase and wonder what they must think of it. or to check my bank account online and see that money was withdrawn that didn't end up in my wallet. it's also weird to think that i will, in a way, be paying for my own birthday presents next month.
on the other hand, it's definitely what both of us wanted. separate bank accounts aren't really our style. plus it's so nice to just take cash from him when i need it, or to not have a mini arguement at the groceria (no i'll get it this time. no, you got it last time. no - please, just let me get it...). we still have the arguements out of habit, but when we realize, we just look at each other, smile, and one of us quietly puts our wallet away.
i suppose moving in together was our first big step, but that seemed much more natural than this. this is just weird. good weird, but it will definitely take some getting used to.

Posted by Meisa at 08:05 PM | Permalink | Comments (563)

i love me some shakira, but i can't say i love her lyrics.

from "whereever, whenever"
"lucky that my breasts are small and humble, so you don't confuse them with mountains"

silly right? well, it's even sillier when you misunderstand it to be

"lucky that my breasts are small and humble, so you don't confuse them with muttons"

i should have known something was wrong...who would ever confuse shakira's boobs with sheep?

Posted by Meisa at 12:54 AM | Permalink | Comments (11)

alright, so i'm getting a little bored now. i knew it would happen, but i really wanted to have a summer mostly comprised of nothingness. i think the boredom has set in because these past 3 days have been in stark contrast to the previous 10 days where i went back to the east coast. never have i had a trip back home that was so full of stuff. first of all, khalid and i found a church to get married in. i originally wanted to get married outside at our reception site, but getting married is all about compromise, right? anyway, we found a really beautiful church in DC and i'm actually pretty excited about it. another perk being that we won't have to worry about the weather cooperating.
with the church taken care of, i was free to spend the rest of the week visiting friends and family. i went up to philly to see andrea and took the train back. man, do i love the train. it's just so calming. then i had a mini college reunion, and i capped the rest of my time away with a visit to new orleans to see shokufeh, sam, and the most beautiful child in the world. i was so touched that he had a name for me - neesh. yeah, okay, it doesn't sound like meisa, but at least he was consistent about it. i started to get all excited thinking about the day that my kids spend summers with shokufeh's kids, just like we used to do when we were younger.
anyhoo - i'm back now and am finding myself a little bored. but i guess i should enjoy it while it lasts. i've got to head to work the middle of next week for our 2 and a half week long summer institute. so only 6 more days of lounging!

Posted by Meisa at 03:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (78)