Happy Anniversary

Today is my anniversary…and here I am, working in the office, with Nik hundreds and thousands of miles away in Jakarta. Huu huu huu

To my husband….. Happy 9th Anniversary, dear!

We knew each other in 1993….some 12 years ago through a friend. Well, to be exact, we were introduced by a friend, through the Internet (IRC specifically) …. hahaha… there you go! It was a cyber-relationship which turned out into a marriage. We owe it to our friend…….

I guess those who are in the same age-league with me must know what IRC is. That was the time when email-IRC-Internet were so new and hot in the States and students were so hooked up to them (including me, that is). Telephone, email and IRC were mainly our medium of communication as our universities were far far away from each other. He was in Columbia Univ in NY and I was in the Mid-West zone, so courting-dating-or-what-ever-u-call-it is totally out of the question. Hallmark cards with love messages flew around and across the continent, exchanged hands every other day that when we left the States, I had a box full of our cards and letters. It was a long distance relationship, and yes we survived! We worked hard to save enough money so that we can see each other during long break, especially Summer break.

We came back in 1995 and got married in 1996. We were blessed with Nasreen in 1997 and Naqeeb in 2000. We’ve been through thick and thin, sunshine and rain and I’m so thankful that we are still there for each other… yes, I am still holding on to my childhood dream and living every single day of my life looking forward to the ‘happily ever after’ ending….

To my husband,
Happy 9th Anniversary!

Thanks for being there
When I need a friend to laugh and to cherish my happy moments with

Thanks for being there
When I need a shoulder to cry on and a pillar to lean on when I’m down

Thanks for being there
When I need words of encouragement and comfort to help me survive through my days

Thanks for being there
When I need someone to understand my thoughts, my belief, my hope, my dreams

Thanks for being there
When self-control, patience, strength are too much to endure

Most importantly
I Thank Allah for your existence
For being a husband and a friend
Without whom… I couldn’t imagine where I’d been….