25/07/2025
Guess what's in my inappropriate thoughts today.... You are, Murray Bowen you sexy man!!!
This year I thought I'd do something different, because not many people know the story of our first official date... And I know that Muzz has wanted nothing more than a cutesy post for once. Because I am a lot, and my inappropriate posts for our anniversaries do tend to make his eyes roll back in his head - and not in the good way. So here goes 🥰
We'd agreed to meet at his flat, and he was going to drive us from there. I can't quite remember why, but I'm sure there was a great reason for me to drive triple the distance to his flat in Musselburgh Rise in my silver 1995 Subaru Legacy than to our date destination in St Clair, paying top kiwi dollar for the overpriced fuel because as a 22yr old working full time making DishDrawers at Fisher & Paykel I'd worked overtime the last 2 weekends and could afford it.
I spent ages getting ready in my very 2005 outfit of inappropriatly low cut b***y top, short skirt, heels and massive puffer jacket (because winter is freezing), then knocked on the door expecting to see the very attractive T-Rex we all know and love....
But when he opened the door, my smile dropped and the only words I said were "No. Just No. Go and change."
Muzz had been shopping. And the sales girl had spent the afternoon hitting on him to make a huge sale while convincing him that Levi skinny jeans were his best option for his first date.
As we all know, a T-Rex doesn't skip leg day. Not only were they skinny-skinny jeans, but they didn't reach his ankles. And for anyone who remembers the fashion of Dunedin NZ in 2005 - that was not the look of any girls fantasies.
So do you know what he did? No word of a lie, he just put his little arms up in the air, and said "Ok."
No arguments, no trying to convince me I was wrong, he just walked to his room, opened his wardrobe and said "tell me what to wear." I was not expecting that.
And then after he'd changed, as we were walking out he put those skinny jeans in the bin. When I asked him about it later, he said "You've always told me the truth. So if you say skinny jeans aren't for me, then I believe you."
And he's never put another pair on again... Until just last week, when we were jeans shopping and I got all nostalgic and asked him to try a pair on for old times sake. He looked me dead in the eye, and said "I know exactly what you're going to say. But I'll do it for you." And 20 years later, we both laughed at him in skinny jeans. Because they still look ridiculous - although I do appreciate how they accentuate the look of my favourite part of you 🥵
Together with you is my favourite place to be. 2025 marks 30 years of friendship, 20 years together, 13 years married and 9 years as parents - I'm so thankful for you. You've made me laugh uncontrollably, and you've wiped my sad tears. You've seen me succeed and fail. I told you I hate flowers, and you bought me carrots with the green stalky bits still on with a bow around them. You've stood behind me every step of the way, reminding me that no matter what my ass still looks great.
And even after 20 years I don't just get butterflies when I'm with you...I get the whole damn zoo. Which is probably fitting, because being married to a T-Rex means you bring Jurassic Park with you everywhere you go.
There's only one thing I've been jealous of our entire relationship, and that's your beard..... Because it's on your face, and I'm not.
So now that I've given you your dream of a cutesy post, can I have you for breakfast in bed today??? Because you're my favourite snack 😈
Ps - pic is young us around 2008. And for those that wanted to know - our first date was Pizza Bread at the Esplanade, and then hours at the Pool house... Because he liked it when I bent over the pool table 🥵
