A holiday party + some ideas for you to host your own.

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Waking up in Trump-land.

What a week it has been! Just a few days ago, even on the day of the elections I thought about how exciting it will be for my little girl to see a woman president. Despite the fear  of what the opposite happening could mean, I think most of us felt THAT sure of the outcome. And then on Tuesday…

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IN PHOTOS : A weekend getaway to the Columbia River Gorge

It was close to sunset when we left our place but made for some beautiful views of Mt Rainier on the way. Arriving after dark and Anya’s excitement at staying in a ‘hotel’ Skamania Lodge on the border of WA and OR states where we were staying. I bought a last minute Groupon for this…

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Our Backyard Eid Dinner

Except for a few pictures in the beginning, most of these taken by the amazing photographer and my good friend, Sumera Naveed. Here is a picture story of our simple celebration for Eid. It was the perfect example of everything going wrong initially but ending up just right. I ended up with just some simple crepe…

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Raising a bilingual kid – Part 1

Many around me have commented on Anya’s Urdu (our native language from Pakistan) and I wanted to share my thoughts on raising a bilingual child. We are still in the beginning of this journey but I hope that she continues to learn Urdu alongside English. And for that will continue to find ways to encourage…

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