EID Mubarak everyone!

Sorry for being MIA guys but the last two weeks of Ramadan i spent at home with my parents in California! Alhamdulillah it was a lot of fun and nostalgic. Its amazing to see how life changes and you miss the ole' days and memories you had. But Alhamdulillah for making new memories. 

chicago downtown from the plane! looks pretty even during a storm..

.Nevada or Utah or Colorado?? im not sure ... 

And finally the mountains i miss so much!! 

What was wonderful this Eid was praying in beautiful weather in a  beautiful park by a lake! It was soo pretty mashaAllah!

So , yea late Eid mubarak to everybody !!

Keep a look out for the new jersey skirt tutorial coming up!!

be kind to thy neighbour..

Ok got the idea from some facebook friends and then my husband found this super cool website about how this Eid you can extend a gift to your neighbor and help them understand that your not some weirdo who wears a towel on her head and lives across the street/hall whatever.

Farah from themuslimhousewife.com has shared what she wrote on her card. 

Thanks for being a great neighbor!

Here is a small sweet treat for being a great neighbor. Our religion of Islam holds the neighbor in a special status. The following is a saying of the Prophet Muhammad regarding neighbors…

“The finest in the sight of God is the person who is best to his friends. And the finest in the sight of God is the person who is best to his neighbor.”

Enjoy the baklava!

Your neighbors,

Farah, Ahmed, & Isra

                                                                      Apt #206

I think this is such a great idea to help promote some peace out there, especially where there are tons of people giving Muslims a bad name and also spreading hate. Some guidelines that seem to be popular:

-give something packaged and sealed than baked.
-add a card or explanation.
-go in the morning/afternoon than evening.

This is sure to promote some great dialogue and act as an icebreaker especially if you haven't interacted with your neighbor before .

so what do u guys think ? what other ideas do we have for gifts?