Sep 6 2025

We got kicked out of every restaurant we went to on our first date. We spent 12 hours just talking to each other. From then I knew there was something special, something inseparable.

Our New Zealand trip saw a lot of rain, curvy turvy driving, a couple of viruses and a lot more time spent together in a small car on the wrong side of the road than expected. The pinnacle of the trip was supposed to be hiking Mount Doom (the inspiration), but we got rained out. Sad, we ate our dinner in the cold and rain, but we had a brief window of a very beautiful double rainbow! Sharing that moment with Damien after a trip full of ups and downs was extra special. But really, any moment with Damien has been special - even something as mundane as a Saturday morning coffee.