Check out my new Pad!

Just yesterday Hasan asked me what I would buy if I win the lottery. Not being able to think of much , I said the IPad! Since I love my IPhone so much I could just imagine how amazing this tablet would be. Little did I know that my little wish was going to come true so quickly. Today as soon as I got home after my work out, Isa came running to me with my (recycled) gift bag. I looked in and it was an IPad. It was so out of the blue that I didn't even know how to react. I am actually finally playing with it now after Yusuf  is asleep and Isa, Asim and Hasan are done playing with it. I can't believe I actually have one of these. I always wondered what it would be like to blog with an IPad and now I know. I just had to type this little post to test my new toy. Thanks Ajee for making a regular day so special! I love it! RIP Jobs!


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  1. SavitriFebruary 4, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    Some one is thrilled and is eyeing it: little Yusi.....

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  2. SangitaFebruary 5, 2012 at 1:25 PM

    That is awesome! Enjoy it!

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  3. MaggieFebruary 11, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    Hi Ayesha! I commented on this as soon as you posted it but I guess I made some mistake and didn't hit "publish" or something! Anyway, this is super exciting! Now we can do ipad-ipad facetime! :) When I went to India this winter, I took our ipad and didn't use a computer at all. Now, I am so used to it and I love it - can't bring myself to use a computer! You are going to love it too!

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