Big Change
Last night at around 9 PM, I got an SMS from my best friend Mai who’s now in Kuwait with her husband. She told me in all-capital letters: I AM PREGNANT!
We have been together since 7th grade. We’re the same age. We know each other better than sisters.
During college years, we used to hang out every single day, gossiping about the guys she went out with and the guys I went out with. I’d often advise her to dump hers and she would advise me to dump mine. We were kewl like that.
She was always the friendly one, I was the bitchy one.
She always laughed at my dirty jokes, and we always had grilled turkey sandwiches and pepsi every day.
She always covered my tracks, and saved my butt.
We got our ears pierced together. She got two new holes that day, I got six. A year later, she went again with me but did not get pierced again.
We did things I can’t list here because they will damage both our reputations. But they were loads of fun and I would do them again with her any day.
We wrote our names in the fresh concrete of a pavement on campus. They’re still there today.
We went shopping for belly dance costumes down town once. The shop owner hit on us in an icky way.
I couldn’t even blog before and after she got married. I was so lonely.
I had the best times of my life with her, and I love her very much.
And now she’s having a baby!
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Related Posts
- Leaving
- Personal Entry: Good to go
- If This Isn’t Weird, I Do Not Know What Is
- I Am Entertainment
- Note
February 13th, 2008 at 11:18 am
congrats to your friend :) I have experienced the same feelings but with my little sister.. I still call her little though she’ll be having a baby soon :$!!
February 13th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Congratulations to your friend, and 3ogbalek
February 13th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Qwaider… I wish the word 3ogbalak/3ogbalek would be abolished from our language and conversations :)<br /><br /><br />
February 13th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
You know sometimes I think it really hurts to have these memories that bring me back to the times of my life… times that can’t be repeated and people I won’t be able to share my life with them anymore the way I used to do, then I tell my self: naaaaa it’s really a wonderful feeling to know that you had those times, to know that you were/are living your only one life in an unforgettable way.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">El mohem (again) congrats for your friend and ‘3o2balik’ to have little Tololy and little Tolol <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings">J</span></span> (if you wish that 3shan ma tez3al Lina)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p>
February 13th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Lina, I’m not sure why. But I’m sorry if you find that offensive. I didn’t mean anything bad. :(</p>
February 13th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Dima, I know it feels so weird! I am so glad someone out there can relate to how I feel. <br /><br />Qwaider, thanks.<br /><br />Lina, I hear ya! 100%.<br /><br />Abdullah, yup, definitely hurts to remember the good times. But c’est la vie, you just have to move on. And lol @ little Tolol, that kid will probably be a freak :D<br /><br />Qwaider, I think Lina suggested that because many people feel that others are "expecting" something of them when they say 3ogbalek/3ogbalak, and it generates unnecessary pressure. Of course, most of the time, people DO expect things from you when they say that. That’s all. I personally don’t like the 3ogbalek/3ogbalak concept, but I understand you didn’t mean anything bad. <br />