Sam and I were married over 5 years ago (!!) in February 2008. I was 21 when I got married, and it’s easily one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Sam proposed to me after a picnic dinner on the top of Mt Eden, just above our University Hostel (where we first met) […]

Way back in the days of pre-arranged marriages – when marriage was a business deal between families – brides and grooms were never allowed to see each other before the wedding. This was so the groom wouldn’t have time to back out of the wedding if he changed his mind! Over the years, the tradition […]

Last week, Sam and I spent 2 days in Sydney. It was a completely unplanned trip. Sam let me know the week before through an exciting text. He had just received an email letting him know he had been one of 20 PHD students around Australia chosen (!…bragging wife alert…!) to pitch his science research from his PHD […]