It took me a long time to choose just which pictures I wanted to post from this family photo session that I had with Nabila Ali of SanyaZ Photography, they were all so amazing. I feel so lucky to have my wonderful little family captured so beautifully.
When I first started dating my husband, we bonded over two things – our love of both the TV show Family Guy, and 90’s rock music. We also bonded over other less shallow stuff, but that is besides the point of this post. I still argue that the best music ever produced came from that time, but I may be biased because I was an angst-y teen at the time, and the music was full of raw emotion and darkness that really appealed to me back then.

Finding my true self as an American born of Pakistani immigrant parents was tough- because you can easily end up living two separate lives, one American, one Pakistani. Growing up I always challenged what I was taught, when it came to religion or rules. I was totally a rebel without a clue in jr. high and high school, in college I went the other way and became very spiritual.
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Ring around the rosies. |
It took years but I’ve found a balance that works for my life now. Looking back I am so glad I did challenge the status quo, because I just confirmed that everything I am doing is because I truly believe it, not because somebody told me to. So if you can learn from others mistakes, definitely do it (it’s easier), but if you are like me – experience everything life has to offer for yourself, and don’t regret a moment, it will all make sense in the future. I promise.
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