One Down….Some More To Go!

It’s windy outside.

A sand storm with rainy intervals is turning the day to a hell of a muddy day.
Luckily we didn’t have the same weather yesterday.

The 16th of March was the day Aminah got hooked. She is officially engaged, actually she is legally considered married. Her fiancé, and my new brother in law, is called Jassem. Another J in the family!

Even though the day was only celebrated through a small men’s dinner reception, long preparations were going on for the last two weeks. Our house seemed to be like a workshop, with men constantly going in and out bringing extra chairs and tables, arranging flowers (everywhere), fixing lights, and adjusting the stereo system with extra speakers (for the family-only party later on). Actually we never had this number of men in our house before except when it was built!

The celebration started around 7 pm, when Aminah was asked to go down to sign the marriage contract. From that minute and till around 11 pm, Aminah suffered from what I called the Niagara Falls. The girl kept crying every few minutes. Actually it was more like weeping than crying! I think she shed tears within those few hours more than she ever did in her 25 years! The girl was hysterical that she even asked me to HUG her tight and to PROMISE her that I would never leave her after she get married! Hmmm now that was a Kodak Moment! Queen Bitch (as she likes to be called) seeking comfort! Actually, thinking of all the expenses endured, I’d say it was a MasterCard's Priceless moment!

Many things went wrong throughout the evening. The band that was supposed to come at 7:30 pm never showed up. The special enhanced stereo system blew up after the second song! But you can’t take the party out of the Balfaqaih’s! We connected two speakers to a laptop and got the dance fever out.

At 2 am, the pride changed into jeans, and I followed suit. We later on went out for the special one dirham ice cream from Hardee's. Perfect ending!

Now that my sister is officially married, my father could sigh with some relief: One down, few more to go!!!
Good Luck Dad!