10 JULY 1999 - I remember that very day...fresh in my mind. The day I got married! The akad nikah was in the afternoon, the venue was at my parents home, when my husband shook my dad's hand. Twice. I was officially his wife.
Fast forward to 2011, it's been 12 years Alhamdulillah! Few minutes past 12 midnite (Sunday, July 10) my hubby handed me a pink-enveloped anniversary card. Oh crap! I forgot to buy one for him. I'm so sorry Bang...too much going on in my head that it slipped my mind. Padahal that day (Saturday) dapat unrecorded leave due to BERSIH. 4pm sent Kakak to her piano class then me & the kids grabbed late afternoon lunch at Subway, later a minor grocery trip to Giant. Haa kan byk tu nak fikir sampai lupa nak beli Anniversary Card...isk! *tepuk dahi*
SAD NEWS
But before going on writing about my 12th Anniversary celebration, there was a very sad news. We were saddened to hear the passing of my cousin's hubby, in the morning (8am) of July 10. Innalillahiwainnailaihirojiun. Al-Fatihah.
Due to running Sunday errands, somehow we couldn't make it for the funeral which was scheduled after Zohor at Gombak. We decided to go visit my cousin later in the afternoon. So I proceeded cooking lunch for us. Nasi Tomato + Ayam Masak Merah + Acar as planned earlier.
ANNIVERSARY LUNCH
This is my plate...makan sikit je tauuu :P
Here's the home-made choc cake for the special occasion baked the night before
The insert pic is how the top of the cake looked like, dusted with icing sugar (kunun nak kreatif tapi comot. aah nevermind, usaha tu yang penting kan?)
VISIT
Later at about 3:45pm, we left home for Gombak. Reached my cousin's house & I went straight to see her in her room. She was lying down, weak, not eating since morning and being comforted by neighbors & family. At times she would sob and later tried to control herself. She was clearly distraught. Being an extra emotional person myself, I couldn't help but cry seeing her that way. She just lost her dear husband. I can't imagine if I were in her shoes. She's only 46 with 6 kids. Ya Allah, Engkau berilah kekuatan kepada sepupu ku ini...semoga dia tabah & redha Amin!
Dared not speak to her, worried that I would breakdown. Let her do her Asar prayers & gave her space to rest. We stayed there for a while, solat Asar & by 6pm it was time to leave. I gathered my strength to see my cousin coz I knew I would definitely breakdown & yes I did! We hugged & sobbed together! "Sabar", "jaga kesihatan" "aku doakan"...not much words came out from my mouth...I also told her "kalau nak nangis, nangis aje...bagi lega" something like that. Bukan menangis nak meratap which is wrong, tapi untuk melepaskan perasaan hiba tu...
Then we were off. Episod duka hari ini. I told my hubby, the day we celebrate our 12th Anniversary is the same day that my cousin lost her hubby. IRONIC or what?
ANNIVERSARY DINNER
On our way home, we stopped for our Anniversary dinner at Chili's Empire Subang. Suamiku belanja, Alhamdulillah! Seronoknya dapat makan our fav dessert of all time, Chili's Molten Choc Cake served warm with Vanilla Ice cream *yums*! Some of the pics have already been posted in the previous entry. Click here
HAPPY 12TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY to me & hubby!
P/S: Feeling guilty for not getting my hubby an Anniversary card, I went straight to SACC Mall right after work on Monday to get one. Scribbled few sentences before leaving it on his pillow. (I notice that we used to write longer on our birthday & anniversary cards but somehow the words are getting lesser LOL!)
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Yang pergi, disedekahkan Al-Fatihah.
Yang tinggal, kehidupan harus diteruskan & semoga mendapat keredhaanNya, Amin!
