Displaying Photos in Jars.

Happy Monday morning you guys :) Some of you noticed our little photo display from the post on Bilal’s birthday and I thought I’d share more of that today. I am always on the lookout for ideas to display the gazillions of pictures I take and the many that I have printed out. This idea has been around for a while and recently when a friend mentioned it, I finally made a photo jar display on the

The mister’s birthday.

I love planning simple celebrations for birthdays and other occasions, you probably know that already if you follow this blog;). Bilal’s birthday was last week and even though we had a hard time finding a gift for him that he liked (Honestly, why is it so hard to get anything for men??), we had great fun planning a celebration at home. Balloons, a celebratory breakfast, cupcakes from the

What our Eid ul Fitr looked like.

Hello lovelies, Cant believe its been almost two weeks since Eid1 already. Time just flies I tell you. I think I am finally getting used to Eids away from home and embracing the little things that make it special here. I remember in the first few years, Bilal wouldn’t take a day off, I didn’t know many people, and was still in the afterglow of those Pakistani Eids, it just felt so sad, not being

Eid Mubarak.

Just dropping in to wish you and your loved ones a very happy Eid-ul-Fitr . May your day be blessed. 



Celebrate hard. Make memories. Call and Skype with loved ones that are far away. Eat, eat and eat. Take lots of pictures. But also don’t forget the underprivileged.

May what we gained from the last month stay with us:)

Sharing this beautiful video for those who'd like to know more about

Celebrating loved ones.

The hardest part about living so far from your family is not able to be there for the little and big occasions of our lives. Weddings and birthdays and anniversaries and family reunions etc. I have finally made my peace with it though and accepted that since that is not possible, we have to figure out our ways to celebrate our loved ones from far.

So I am constantly on the lookout for ideas.

Celebrating Summer.

I absolutely love Seattle summer. The sunshine and its warmth is just the right amount to hang out outdoors and I thought it was finally time to have a ladies get together in our backyard. Today I thought I’d share some pictures from this celebration we had. Here is a little glimpse into it.







The picnic table was inspired by this image found via pinterest. I used some wood planks lying in

If you lived closer.

For our family that is close in heart, but too far away in person. Also for the many sweet friends that live too far away. If you lived closer, we would’ve called you up first thing today and convinced you to come over because the weather was too perfect to not be together. If you lived closer, you would’ve joined Anya and I for our little picnic in the backyard. We would’ve combined our