About 25 of Ruhiyyih's friends and family celebrated a bridal shower for her on Sunday. (photos by Kathy Hall)

Ruhiyyih opened her gifts ~ lots of pretty nighties and other stuff.

Refreshments were served - I made five different varieties of finger sandwiches, and other people brought desserts and drinks.

We played a bingo game and I won a prize! We had to fill in the squares with everything a bride needed for her special day! I managed to fill in lingerie, toiletries, candles and the like for the first row. But, my goodness, I ran out of ideas as I approached the bottom row, so I just wrote down a tent, Coleman lantern, a flint fire-starter, and a compass.