One year

As I blow out the candles on my birthday brownie, it's impossible not reflect back on the past year of my life. At this time last year I was rushing from work, as a Speech Language Pathologist at a large non-profit, to the airport. I was catching a plane to Orlando to tell my parents the news that had changed my life forever.

You couldn't tell yet, but I was six weeks pregnant at the time.

My parents were of course thrilled at the news. I wish I could have videotaped their incredulous reactions.

Other changes rapidly followed. We bought our first house. I quit my job, which I miss dearly. Then, in September the biggest, most amazing change of all: the birth of our daughter Rania. So, when I blew out my birthday candle today, I did not make a wish.

I already have everything I always wanted MashAllah.