In December 2014 we both found ourselves visiting NZ to get away from our UK (Blair) and Norway (Betty) homes.

Having no idea that each other existed until Stacey stepped in, it was decided we would spend the day together skydiving and white water rafting.

The 28th December 2014, a hot sunny Queenstown day, Blair picked Betty up at 7am, she'd had 45 minutes sleep and reeked of Whisky.

Windows down, we made our way to check in for our sky dive and we immediately hit it off. A lot can be learned while filling in a consent form for skydiving, needless to say there were some giggles and we were getting on like a house on fire.

With the skydive out of the way Betty was starting to feel sober, she looked Blair dead in the eye, then swiftly turned and ran to the garden to throw up. Blair being the true gentleman that he is walked toward her, took a photo and plastered it all over social media.

With a pitstop to Red Rock Bar & Cafe to get some kai, Betty had never been bossed around by a man before and actually found it quite a turn on by Blairs tactical command that she eat the toast.

We then went further on to the afternoons event of White water rafting where, like adolescents we bonded over taking the piss out of an unknowing member of the raft because they were a bit unco.

Beth found herself wondering if she was still drunk by the end of the day as she began to ogle at Blair - dressed in his wetsuit, yellow helmet and green sunglasses with his orange beard - reality was kicking in.

As Blair dropped her off that afternoon, thinking that was the end of their encounter, Beth awkwardly ruffled his hair (he still had some back then) to say goodbye.

We both knew it wasn't over that easy, so we met back in Wanaka for New Years Eve at the Rhythm & Alps Festival and watched 2015 come in with a bang.

As the holiday came to an end. Blair living in London and Betty living in Norway - we saw nothing more than a holiday romance.

We found that our spark was bright enough to follow us back to Europe.

After the longest 3 weeks Blair came to visit Betty in Norway in February 2015 and that set the pace for our 18 month long distance relationship.

Over this time, we churned up 42 flights between us and in June 2016 Betty upped sticks in Norway and made the move to be with Blair in London.

Continuing our love of travel, the outdoors and socialising we planned our move to New Zealand landing in November 2017.

Since then we have been super boring. Balls deep in family life with our 2 kids, Maggie, Otis and dog, Kal.

Returning to the Red Rock Cafe in Queenstown in November 2022 Blair slid the crust off a piece of toast onto Bettys finger and suggested we get married. How could Betty refuse!

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