couples we love: nat & ross
Married since 2000, Nat & Ross share the kind of love and partnership that feels like one in a billion.
How did you meet?
Ross and I first met when he came into the deli I worked in. He came every day after the gym for peanut butter toast. He would ask for me and wait until I was available (I made everything as though I was eating it, always hot and buttery). We would chat about all aspects of Tuesdays Epicurean in The Age newspaper (the food bible) as I was in hospitality (I had 4 jobs at the time, which he found admirable). He said one day
'Have you heard of the Wine Room, at The George St Kilda ?'..and I said 'No, but if that is an invitation I accept!!!’
The following night we went for dinner and the rest is history… 30 years later Peanut butter is a theme in our lives.
What do you admire most about each other?
N: I love and admire Ross’s strength both physically (best arms) and mentally, he is a living breathing sensei. I love his attitude, understanding and view of life. He is very philosophical but also pragmatic plus he is my very own walking encyclopaedia. He is passionate about planting and growing things from seed in the garden which also reflects his way of doing business. But the part of him that loves and nurtures our girls as their dada is so bloody honourable and humbling to watch (in this day and age). He would say it’s the only thing that matters to him. He is an outstanding soul. My life partner of 25 years and it just gets better and better as we are loving growing old together.
N: I love and admire Ross’s strength both physically (best arms) and mentally, he is a living breathing sensei. I love his attitude, understanding and view of life. He is very philosophical but also pragmatic plus he is my very own walking encyclopaedia. He is passionate about planting and growing things from seed in the garden which also reflects his way of doing business. But the part of him that loves and nurtures our girls as their dada is so bloody honourable and humbling to watch (in this day and age). He would say it’s the only thing that matters to him. He is an outstanding soul. My life partner of 25 years and it just gets better and better as we are loving growing old together.
R: Relatively simple (but lengthy) response:
Acumen - the ability to immediately recognise the true motivation in people’s behaviour);
Beauty - both inner and external, but especially the former being the key factor;
Charm - difficult to fully describe given how ubiquitous it is;
Depth - the illustration of perfect character in every facet;
Empathy - reflected in every behaviour and our daughters’ characters;
Faith - consistency and depth since our first interaction;
Generosity - in both thought, expressions and action;
Humanity - never showing blind prejudice and having the ability to forgive;
Intelligence - academically, emotionally and spiritually;
Just - in the true sense of the term, with the ability to recognise what needs to be modified but with the patience to implement change through reasoning;
Kind - perhaps one of her most admirable qualities. I’d had limited experience with this quality before meeting her;
Loving - inexhaustible capacity;
Mother - incomparable;
Nurturing - extraordinarily natural response with all creatures great and small;
Openness - never showing any hesitation in accepting, caring or recognising the right to inclusion;
Patience - the great (and rare) determinant of depth of character, which she has in abundance;
Quirky - lateral thinking and the capacity to recognise and conjure with all forms of thought;
Radiant - energy that is simultaneously positive, obvious and elegant;
Subtle - with the ability to simultaneously soothe, charm and persuade;
Transcendent - the ability to simultaneously remain accessible but rise above the ordinary;
Understanding - patience, kindness, tolerance and care merged seamlessly;
Virtuous - naturally, absolutely and effortlessly;
Wise - in the most subtle, convincing and persuasive way;
Xenial - (from the Greek word xenia, meaning hospitality) warm, welcoming and hospitable;
Youthful - wonderful positive energy that defies time; and
Zen - her natural state of being, despite the challenges that life has thrown at her, demonstrating her depth of character and innate strength.
Acumen - the ability to immediately recognise the true motivation in people’s behaviour);
Beauty - both inner and external, but especially the former being the key factor;
Charm - difficult to fully describe given how ubiquitous it is;
Depth - the illustration of perfect character in every facet;
Empathy - reflected in every behaviour and our daughters’ characters;
Faith - consistency and depth since our first interaction;
Generosity - in both thought, expressions and action;
Humanity - never showing blind prejudice and having the ability to forgive;
Intelligence - academically, emotionally and spiritually;
Just - in the true sense of the term, with the ability to recognise what needs to be modified but with the patience to implement change through reasoning;
Kind - perhaps one of her most admirable qualities. I’d had limited experience with this quality before meeting her;
Loving - inexhaustible capacity;
Mother - incomparable;
Nurturing - extraordinarily natural response with all creatures great and small;
Openness - never showing any hesitation in accepting, caring or recognising the right to inclusion;
Patience - the great (and rare) determinant of depth of character, which she has in abundance;
Quirky - lateral thinking and the capacity to recognise and conjure with all forms of thought;
Radiant - energy that is simultaneously positive, obvious and elegant;
Subtle - with the ability to simultaneously soothe, charm and persuade;
Transcendent - the ability to simultaneously remain accessible but rise above the ordinary;
Understanding - patience, kindness, tolerance and care merged seamlessly;
Virtuous - naturally, absolutely and effortlessly;
Wise - in the most subtle, convincing and persuasive way;
Xenial - (from the Greek word xenia, meaning hospitality) warm, welcoming and hospitable;
Youthful - wonderful positive energy that defies time; and
Zen - her natural state of being, despite the challenges that life has thrown at her, demonstrating her depth of character and innate strength.
What would be your perfect day together?
A sunny day
Wall280 coffee
Breakfast antics with our kids and Bowie
Swim/body surf in the ocean
Picking tomatoes from the vegetable patch
Farmers market
Cooking a Chilli mud crab dins
Wall280 coffee
Breakfast antics with our kids and Bowie
Swim/body surf in the ocean
Picking tomatoes from the vegetable patch
Farmers market
Cooking a Chilli mud crab dins
Reading/canoodling in fresh sun dried cotton sheets
Hot buttered peanut butter toast as a late snack with a movie
& then wake up together
On repeat
Hot buttered peanut butter toast as a late snack with a movie
& then wake up together
On repeat