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April · Twenty Twenty-Six

For YouRanda (Makdooseh)

— Two Years · A Lifetime Already —
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Our Little Timeline

Three days we will never forget
August 20 · 2023
01
The Day It All Began
The first hello that quietly rewrote everything. I did not know yet — but the universe did.
First met
December 16 · 2023
02
We Said I Do — Kitab
A promise written in the oldest, softest ink. Family, prayers, a quiet yes that held the whole sky in it.
Kitab
April 21 · 2024
03
We Became One
The day the word forever stopped being abstract. You walked toward me and time simply — forgot itself.
Wedding

Our Little Map

From the place we started to the place we are still writing — the same hand in the same hand.

Where Our Story Began
Valencia, CA
our first home · quiet mornings · shared everything
Our Next Chapter
Burbank, CA
new walls · same us · more of everything to come

The Letter

Every word I've meant to say — and a few I forget to say often enough.

for Randa
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April 21 · 2026 · Burbank
My Makdooseh,

I cannot believe it's been 2 years since we became forever after. This is definitely the forever I have always dreamed of, with the woman of my dreams.

I love you so much, and I love everything that you do. And I promise you, I notice everything that you do, even if I don't acknowledge it or thank you enough for it. You make it all seem so effortless, but I know what you do, and I admire it. I am so grateful for you, and for your support. I am so lucky to have you.

Also, I know waking you up is the biggest challenge I have ever had to encounter! (jk lol) But it is a challenge I will happily take every day for the rest of my life.

When I took that video of our old place and sent it to you, I didn't see an empty apartment, I saw a chapter we closed to go to a new one that's already so much better. I see the long way we came up, and all the challenges we had to go through together, but we made it. Two years of preparing us for the best life ever. The distance from Valencia to Burbank isn't far, but the distance we crossed in this marriage is a huge milestone.

With that said, we will never be that slow moving, boring couple. We are so ambitious that we will achieve everything together. I have to admit, you have been my fire when life had put it down. Everything I do now is for you, for us. Those endless hours of working on the computer feel so easy when I think of us, and our future.

Happy two year anniversary, hayati. I love you so much. I cannot wait to celebrate our 50 year anniversary, inshaAllah, surrounded by our kids and grandkids. lol.

Forever yours,
Obada 2 years · a lifetime already
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Here's to forever

Happy 2nd Anniversary, Randa.
The best is ahead of us,
and we are going to be unstoppable.

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— since you said yes —

— the only name I will ever write like this —
— Obada
April 21, 2026 · Burbank
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