Today is a very special day for my Wife and I as it is our second wedding anniversary. To celebrate this I thought I would write a little about Sharon and what makes her so special to me.

We met because we had a mutual group of friends, rather they were Sharon's friends that I just muscled in on because I could get an extra year in university halls out of them. There were many events that we saw each other at but I never could pluck up the courage to have a real conversation with her.

In the Summer of 2003 the university halls held a BBQ for all the residents and it was a perfect opportunity to get drunk and enjoy the final days of my third year at university. I had decided that I would give up on finding a girlfriend and just enjoy being single for a while; irony certainly has a sense of humour.

At the end of the day everybody cleaned up after the BBQ and went to a club. I found myself sitting on the lawn with Sharon; she wasn't a complete stranger, I had spoken to her a few times before but I knew nothing about her so we started talking. It started raining and we headed over to a statue of Archimedes having his eureka moment in his bath, we sat on this statue for hours just talking about stuff.

Sharon was very easy to talk to, I enjoyed every minute of her company and she was beautiful. I really had to see her again and was thrilled to find out that she was staying in Manchester for the Summer.

We spent every minute that we could together that Summer and I have some great memories of it. Less than a month after meeting Sharon we both realised on the same day that we were in love with each other. It was an incredible feeling and still is to this day.

The following February 29th I proposed to Sharon and we were married on September 18th 2004, not much more than a year since we first met. We had only just graduated from University and it felt like an incredible adventure that we were about to go on.

Two years on and we are stronger than ever and the adventure just keeps getting better and better. She makes me smile and she makes me laugh and I just feel great when she is around.

Sharon, I love you.

Thank you for the best two years of married life that anyone could ever wish for.