August 18, 2005
delayed reaction
yes, i know. 2 weeks of blog silence. unacceptable, of course. but to be fair, i did have some mitigating circumstances. hence, i'm hoping my blog mother will forgive me for my hiatus--especially since she was one of the bigges causes of it. :)
this is because, of course, the silence was initially precipitated by THE wedding. now, it should be borne in mind that it was the 3rd wedding i've been to this summer--and yet, still, it was, for me, THE wedding of the summer--and of the year--in many ways. i won't attempt to describe it, since i won't do justice to any of it anyway...
especially since it's already been blogged about by the bride, the wedding planner, and other good friends.
so i'll just fight back more tears, and continue to swat away that paralyzing nostalgia, and, of course, post some pictures. (also, please notice crazy pictures of night-before-the-wedding silliness at the madhouse... see moblog to the right). enjoy...
yes, quite the lovely wedding. meanwhile, i came home to texas 2 days after the wedding. of course, leaving chi-town was oh so sad... i left a piece of my heart there--i think it's living in the temple right now. on a related note, see abby's lovely post about recently finding peace with chicago as a former--not current--home.
anyway, i finally did leave. greg and i left at about 6am, and after about 16 hours in the car, i welcomed him into the land of cowboys, heat waves, and the ubiquitous "y'all." we spent a week bumming around the dallas metroplex, hanging out with the family, the family friends, and the bahá'ís here. it was quite nice.
and then we had to say goodbye. :( i won't get into that.
so now, i'm home, mostly by myself, with just over a week left before i leave for new york, trying to get my life together and reflect on what's been happening to me in the past year. not to mention i have to take care of logistics for school, run errands, pack, and mentally prepare myself for the marathon i'm about to embark on. it's gonna be a wild ride, kids...
Posted by naseem at August 18, 2005 03:29 PMOh my dearest cousin Nas... we certainly have heard about stuff down here in Austin. You can only IMAGINE the ridiculous things Onkeli has been saying...
I love you soooo much, hope you're happy :) Too bad I won't get to see you for about 700 years. School started 2 days ago. This senior year better go by fast, I say!
Have fun in New York. Do call us sometime! It'd be worth your while, I promise.
~Mahta/Mitz
I'm glad somebody got a picture of the can-can.
Gonna be a wild ride? It's been a wild ride. But to go from Chicago to New York, two of the greatest cities in this country? Wow. It's a privilege too. If anybody can handle the stress, Nas, it's you.
NYC won't know what hit it. And I'll be up there to visit once the dust settles. :)
Posted by: george at August 18, 2005 08:46 PMI love these pictures!!!!!!!!! :) :)
Sorry for contributing to your non-bloggingness.
Folks, this lady was integral to the wedding preparation. In addition, she and Mojan threw me a kickin' shower.
Love!
Posted by: Lacey at August 19, 2005 03:13 PMaw nas... we miss you like mad. and you and i will have our time to catch up. oh yes! just waiting for my phone to behave like normal again. sigh... in the meantime, feel free to post these lovely pics to the flickr group of the wedding photos. sure would love to see them there too! and to echo g-man, we WILL be out there (in nyc) to visit soon! as soon as you give us the ok.
Posted by: delara at August 22, 2005 03:51 AM*sniffle* That's all I can say right now, really. I'll miss you, my Youth Desk desk buddy extraordinaire.
Posted by: Andrew at August 22, 2005 04:54 PM