{"id":146006,"date":"2021-04-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/togetherjournal.com\/?p=146006"},"modified":"2021-04-08T14:25:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T02:25:50","slug":"tayla-nathaniel-by-zara-staples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/togetherjournal.com\/tayla-nathaniel-by-zara-staples\/","title":{"rendered":"Tayla + Nathaniel by Zara Staples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love, what is unique about you and your relationship\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


<\/strong>Tayla is a veterinary nurse and Nathaniel is studying for a degree in M\u0101ori Art at Toihoukura and live rurally in Otoko, Te Tai R\u0101whiti. We met in Perth, Western Australia at a games night over a bad match of table tennis through a mutual friend from church (thank you, our beautiful Isabella!) and much later in the piece we became really good friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

We ended up in a long distance relationship when it came time for me to move back to New Zealand. Nathaniel followed me over a few months later and the rest is history. We both have an intense appreciation for amazing kai which is something we are constantly bonding over and a great love of animals. I grew up in the country and was excited to introduce Nathaniel to the rural lifestyle I’d been itching to get back to. He is a hardworker and will put his hands to anything and give it a go so there’s always plenty around here for him to do. Animals are a big part of our life here in the sticks (that’s my excuse anyway) and he doesn’t complain when I bring them home, the last of which was a kunekune pig he spoils rotten. We always have a ridiculous amount of fun together – how blessed are we to spend our days laughing and enjoying each other’s company?<\/p>\n\n\n\n