:: My Divided Soul ::

It is so nice when family and friends can get together to celebrate a happy occasion like two truly happy people getting engaged. Lots of family (including Sittee!) made it to New Jersey to share in the joy of my cousin Dalal’s engagement to Mykel. Take a look at all the festivities.

My sister was graduated from Penn State this weekend. I am extremely proud of Hannah and everything she has done. She received two B.A.s, one with honors in Journalism and another in Political Science. Both were with highest distinction (that means her GPA was really, really good). Now, she is off to Philadelphia to intern at the Inquirer. You better believe you will see my sister in a good position at a very good paper in the near future. Until then, you can see pictures of graduation festivities. Congratulations, Hannah!

It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted new pictures to my gallery. However, I have taken some pictures that didn’t end up on my page, namely, the pictures from the Aboul-Hosn Family Reunion in Williamsburg, VA. They are on the Aboul-Hosn family webpage, which I maintain.

I find family reunions to be extremely refreshing. The Aboul-Hosns are a very large and connected group; currently it is estimated that there are 18,000 in the world. (Interesting note: the Aboul-Hosns were the first Lebanese to come to America.) Every year, around 100 or 200 make it to the reunion to talk, eat, and be happy. It’s getting to the point where I recognize a lot of the people there and we get to catch up. I also meet a bunch of new people related to me every year. I leave the reunions with happy memories, a reminder of the wonderful family of which I’m a part, and plenty of invitations to come stay with people.

Next year, I’m running the family reunion in Hershey, PA. I look forward to implementing some new ideas and trying to make it the best reunion to date. Mainly, I want to try to give back to the family I feel has given me so much.