One grey afternoon in January after a long morning at church, the following conversation happened in our house. Me: I've been thinking about our holiday next week. Nathan (cautiously): right... Me: How about we don't go to Oxford? How about we just get a nice cottage not too far away instead? Nathan: What? We agreed [...]
Nearly 2 years ago to the day, Nathan and I had meal with our closest friends in Durham to celebrate our engagement. We booked a table at Pizza Express and we were delighted when six of our friends came to munch some delicious carbs and share a bottle or two. We were even more delighted [...]
I love anniversaries. Birthdays, wedding anniversaries, anniversaries of significant events. I love it when Facebook tells me '7 years ago today you moved to University' (yes, 7 years this week!). I love reflecting on the changes that have come with time. Last week, the week of our first wedding anniversary, gave me the chance to [...]
*Deliberate misspelling of the word prodigal I spent many delightful hours of my youth in the park. Happy afternoons were often spent lounging on the grass with my friends, eating cones of chips and Ben & Jerry's ice cream. One such day, on a pleasant spring afternoon, I had a phone call from my Mum [...]
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