Wedding season continues! I spent the weekend in Oklahoma for Eaman’s sister’s wedding, and it was our first Persian one (for Eaman, too!). The celebration was an intimate ceremony and party held at his family’s home, and filled with traditions, dancing, and more food than you could imagine, including my favorite chocolate cake from the local bakery, La Baguette.
The above right picture shows the sofreh, an elaborate spread for the ceremony, known as the aghd. It’s decorated with flowers, candles, foods, the Koran, and more. The sofreh and the whole wedding itself was quite the DIY affair. As soon as I arrived Thursday night, we were working on flower arrangements, fruit baskets, and other details. It might sound like a lot of work, but I loved being able to flex my brain in a new and creative way.
It was also all a welcome distraction from a bit of a slump I’ve been going through. Work has been hard, I’m still adjusting to working from home after being in an office the last three months, and Teddy has been a mischievous, horribly misbehaved runt. Eaman was gone the whole week, so Teddy was all mine. And he yanked me during leash walks, wouldn’t listen to me at the dog park, and worst of all, randomly ran away at the dog beach which is totally unlike him. I actually had to jump in someone’s ATV to catch him. It was a nightmare.
But all of that was muted when I took Teddy in for a routine vaccination and found out he’s lost eight pounds in a very short period of time. He has been sick on and off since February with stomach issues, and we can’t seem to find a solution. We’re now waiting for some tests results that’ll hopefully shed light on the root cause.
The stress all just became a little too much, and on Tuesday I just melted into the carpet and had a good cry. (Teddy seemed to sense something was wrong and gave me a nice lick on the face.) Those tears were a long time coming, and it felt good to have that release.
I’m still working on fixing the slump, but the weekend was a good excuse to force negative thoughts out and put a smile on my face. Persian dancing will do that to you.
Onwards and upwards, as I’m trying to tell myself!
I feel ya on those tears, sista! Sometimes letting it all out seems to make you feel way better. I’ve been going through some adjustment/frustrations myself, so this blog post totally resonated with me. Hang in there- things will get better! Like you said, onwards and upwards! :)
Thanks, girl! Glad you could relate to the feelings–it certainly makes me feel less crazy or alone. Hang in there to you, too!