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Glad we could be there
May. 10th, 2026 05:13 pmEven though it was another long drive yesterday - and a rainy drive back - it was so nice to see our friend get married. I'm glad the rain mostly held off so that people could get pictures outside (I'm assuming they'll share the ones they got with us soon) and that people could partake of the coffee bar outside. When the pre-game prayer service was done, they let us know that things were starting soon so we all did some speed walking through the light rain to the front of the mosque. There was a bit of a delay before things got started and so the kids were running around. No one seemed to mind so it was amusing.
It was a really nice ceremony and we weighed whether to stay for the reception downstairs where I knew that it was going to be a tight fit. We went down and yeah, NOPE. The tables were SO squeezed in there and that was before many people made their way down. I dropped off the card with cash in the box designated and we skedaddled off. The new friend that works at the Rutgers libraries that Noor wanted us to meet also didn't stay for the reception. They did post a few photos on Instagram so I can comfortably share a couple.
( She looks so pretty and happy )
Since we had too much going on yesterday, we went to Trader Joe's this morning. We knew it would be busy for Mother's Day but good GRIEF it was an absolute madhouse. I swear they must make triple their annual profits just in flowers that day alone. We managed to get some groceries for the week and fortunately the line moved pretty quickly. We went further down and got a snack at Panera since we had 15 minutes before Michaels opened. I wanted to get some sturdy stretchy stuff and a few trinkets to make a few beaded bracelets and a clasp to convert a couple of eyeglass holders into necklaces. When we were passing back by TJs, it was still thronged with people. Whew.
Since there wasn't any way I was going to go try Stop and Shop to get the water enhancers I wanted today, I'll stop there after the cardiologist. I'm curious whether he'll want to change out any meds.
It was a really nice ceremony and we weighed whether to stay for the reception downstairs where I knew that it was going to be a tight fit. We went down and yeah, NOPE. The tables were SO squeezed in there and that was before many people made their way down. I dropped off the card with cash in the box designated and we skedaddled off. The new friend that works at the Rutgers libraries that Noor wanted us to meet also didn't stay for the reception. They did post a few photos on Instagram so I can comfortably share a couple.
( She looks so pretty and happy )
Since we had too much going on yesterday, we went to Trader Joe's this morning. We knew it would be busy for Mother's Day but good GRIEF it was an absolute madhouse. I swear they must make triple their annual profits just in flowers that day alone. We managed to get some groceries for the week and fortunately the line moved pretty quickly. We went further down and got a snack at Panera since we had 15 minutes before Michaels opened. I wanted to get some sturdy stretchy stuff and a few trinkets to make a few beaded bracelets and a clasp to convert a couple of eyeglass holders into necklaces. When we were passing back by TJs, it was still thronged with people. Whew.
Since there wasn't any way I was going to go try Stop and Shop to get the water enhancers I wanted today, I'll stop there after the cardiologist. I'm curious whether he'll want to change out any meds.
