diff --git a/src/components/ContactForm.astro b/src/components/ContactForm.astro
index 07aa22a..99b2701 100644
--- a/src/components/ContactForm.astro
+++ b/src/components/ContactForm.astro
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 const turnsiteSiteKey = import.meta.env.PUBLIC_TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY;
 ---
 
-<script src="https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js?render=explicit" async defer></script>
-
 <form id="contactForm" class="space-y-4">
   <div>
     <label for="name" class="block text-sm font-medium text-black dark:text-white">
@@ -16,21 +14,19 @@ const turnsiteSiteKey = import.meta.env.PUBLIC_TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY;
       required
       class="mt-1 w-full rounded-lg border border-black/25 dark:border-white/25 bg-transparent p-2 text-black dark:text-white focus:ring-2 focus:ring-black/25 dark:focus:ring-white/25 blend"
     />
-    <div id="nameMessage" class="text-sm mt-1 hidden italic"></div>
   </div>
-  
+
   <div>
     <label for="email" class="block text-sm font-medium text-black dark:text-white">
       Email
     </label>
     <input
-      type="email" 
+      type="email"
       id="email"
       name="email"
       required
       class="mt-1 w-full rounded-lg border border-black/25 dark:border-white/25 bg-transparent p-2 text-black dark:text-white focus:ring-2 focus:ring-black/25 dark:focus:ring-white/25 blend"
     />
-    <div id="emailMessage" class="text-sm mt-1 hidden italic"></div>
   </div>
 
   <div>
@@ -38,21 +34,17 @@ const turnsiteSiteKey = import.meta.env.PUBLIC_TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY;
       Message
     </label>
     <textarea
-  id="message"
-  name="message"
-  required
-  maxlength="500"
-  class="mt-1 w-full h-[170px] resize-none rounded-lg border border-black/25 dark:border-white/25 bg-transparent p-2 text-black dark:text-white focus:ring-2 focus:ring-black/25 dark:focus:ring-white/25 blend"
-></textarea>
-    <div id="charCount" class="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 mt-1">
-      500 characters remaining
-    </div>
+      id="message"
+      name="message"
+      rows="4"
+      required
+      class="mt-1 w-full rounded-lg border border-black/25 dark:border-white/25 bg-transparent p-2 text-black dark:text-white focus:ring-2 focus:ring-black/25 dark:focus:ring-white/25 blend"
+    ></textarea>
   </div>
 
   <!-- Turnstile Widget -->
   <div class="flex justify-center">
     <div
-      id="turnstile-widget"
       class="cf-turnstile"
       data-sitekey={turnsiteSiteKey}
       data-theme="auto"
@@ -71,16 +63,71 @@ const turnsiteSiteKey = import.meta.env.PUBLIC_TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY;
   </div>
 </form>
 
-<script define:vars={{ turnsiteSiteKey }}>
-  import { initializeContactForm } from './contactutils';
-  
-  window.onload = function() {
-    if (typeof window.turnstile !== 'undefined') {
-      initializeContactForm(turnsiteSiteKey);
-    } else {
-      window.addEventListener('turnstile-loaded', function() {
-        initializeContactForm(turnsiteSiteKey);
+<!-- Turnstile Script -->
+<script src="https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js" async defer></script>
+
+<script>
+  const form = document.getElementById('contactForm') as HTMLFormElement;
+  const statusDiv = document.getElementById('formStatus') as HTMLDivElement;
+  const statusText = statusDiv.querySelector('p') as HTMLParagraphElement;
+
+  form.addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    
+    // Get turnstile token
+    const turnstileResponse = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[name="cf-turnstile-response"]')?.getAttribute('value');
+    
+    if (!turnstileResponse) {
+      statusDiv.classList.remove('hidden');
+      statusText.textContent = 'Please complete the captcha';
+      statusText.className = 'text-sm text-red-600 dark:text-red-400';
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Show loading state
+    const submitButton = form.querySelector('button[type="submit"]') as HTMLButtonElement;
+    const originalButtonText = submitButton.textContent;
+    submitButton.textContent = 'Sending...';
+    submitButton.disabled = true;
+
+    const formData = new FormData(form);
+    const data = {
+      name: formData.get('name'),
+      email: formData.get('email'),
+      message: formData.get('message'),
+      turnstileToken: turnstileResponse
+    };
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch('/api/send-email', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify(data),
       });
+
+      const result = await response.json();
+
+      if (response.ok) {
+        // Success
+        statusDiv.classList.remove('hidden');
+        statusText.textContent = 'Message sent successfully!';
+        statusText.className = 'text-sm text-green-600 dark:text-green-400';
+        form.reset();
+        // Reset turnstile
+        window.turnstile.reset();
+      } else {
+        // Error
+        throw new Error(result.error || 'Failed to send message');
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      statusDiv.classList.remove('hidden');
+      statusText.textContent = error.message;
+      statusText.className = 'text-sm text-red-600 dark:text-red-400';
+    } finally {
+      submitButton.textContent = originalButtonText;
+      submitButton.disabled = false;
     }
-  };
+  });
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/contactutils.ts b/src/components/contactutils.ts
index 7e7d452..d962e46 100644
--- a/src/components/contactutils.ts
+++ b/src/components/contactutils.ts
@@ -1,176 +1,65 @@
-interface TurnstileWindow extends Window {
-  turnstile: {
-    render: (container: string | HTMLElement, options: any) => string;
-    reset: (widgetId?: string) => void;
-    getResponse: (widgetId?: string) => string | null;
-  };
-}
-
-const domainMessages: Record<string, string> = {
-  'husky.nz': 'Woof! Always great to hear from a fellow Husky! 🐕',
-  'inde.nz': 'Why Hello there! Always awesome to see someone from Inde! 🚀',
-  'rollestoncollege.nz': 'Hello what are you doing here? Testing out my form I see 🤔',
-};
-
-const specificEmailMessages: Record<string, string> = {
-  'peter@husky.nz': 'Hey, this is your own contact form silly! 😄',
-  'mike.blair@inde.nz': 'Hi Mike! Nice to see you checking out my site! 👋',
-  'royden@inde.nz': 'Hey Royden! Thanks for checking out my site! 👋',
-  'preston.gallwas@inde.nz': 'Hey Preston! Thanks for checking out my site! 👋',
-};
-
-const nameMessages: Record<string, string> = {
-  'peter': 'Hey, that\'s my name too! 😄',
-  'mike': 'Mike! Is that really you? 🤔',
-  'royden': 'The legend himself! 🚀',
-  'preston': 'Preston in the house! 💻',
-  'bob': 'Bob the builder, can we fix it? Yes we can! 🏗️',
-  'alice': 'Following any white rabbits lately? 🐰',
-};
-
-function resetEmailMessage(emailMessage: HTMLDivElement): void {
-  emailMessage.textContent = '';
-  emailMessage.classList.add('hidden');
-  emailMessage.classList.remove('text-blue-500', 'dark:text-blue-400');
-}
-
-function updateCharacterCount(textarea: HTMLTextAreaElement, charCount: HTMLElement): void {
-  const MAX_LENGTH = 500;
-  const WARNING_THRESHOLD = 200;
-  const CRITICAL_THRESHOLD = 50;
-  const remaining = MAX_LENGTH - textarea.value.length;
-  
-  // Update counter text and message
-  if (remaining <= 0) {
-    charCount.innerHTML = `
-      <div class="text-l mt-1 text-red-500 dark:text-red-400">
-        You have run out of characters, please try and keep it short and sweet!!!!
-      </div>
-    `;
-  } else {
-    charCount.innerHTML = `<span>${remaining} characters remaining</span>`;
-  }
-
-  charCount.classList.remove(
-    'text-gray-500', 'dark:text-gray-400',
-    'text-yellow-500', 'dark:text-yellow-400',
-    'text-red-500', 'dark:text-red-400'
-  );
-
-  if (remaining < 0) {
-    charCount.classList.add('text-red-500', 'dark:text-red-400');
-  } else if (remaining <= CRITICAL_THRESHOLD) {
-    charCount.classList.add('text-red-500', 'dark:text-red-400');
-  } else if (remaining <= WARNING_THRESHOLD) {
-    charCount.classList.add('text-yellow-500', 'dark:text-yellow-400');
-  } else {
-    charCount.classList.add('text-gray-500', 'dark:text-gray-400');
-  }
-}
-
-export function initializeContactForm(turnsiteSiteKey: string): void {
-  const form = document.getElementById('contactForm') as HTMLFormElement;
-  const nameInput = document.getElementById('name') as HTMLInputElement;
-  const emailMessage = document.getElementById('emailMessage') as HTMLDivElement;
-  const statusDiv = document.getElementById('statusDiv') as HTMLDivElement;
-  const statusText = document.getElementById('statusText') as HTMLParagraphElement;
-  let turnstileWidget: string;
-
-  // Initialize Turnstile only when it's available
-  if (window.turnstile) {
-    turnstileWidget = window.turnstile.render('#turnstile-widget', {
-      sitekey: turnsiteSiteKey,
-      theme: 'auto',
-    });
-  }
-
-  // Reset form on page load/refresh
-  window.addEventListener('load', () => {
-    form.reset();
-    resetEmailMessage(emailMessage);
-    updateCharacterCount(textarea, charCount);
-    statusDiv.classList.add('hidden');
+import { Resend } from 'resend';
+import type { APIRoute } from 'astro';
+
+const resend = new Resend(import.meta.env.RESEND_API_KEY);
+
+async function verifyTurnstileToken(token: string) {
+  const response = await fetch('https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/siteverify', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      secret: import.meta.env.TURNSTILE_SECRET_KEY,
+      response: token,
+    }),
   });
 
-  // Initialize character counter
-  textarea.addEventListener('input', () => updateCharacterCount(textarea, charCount));
-  updateCharacterCount(textarea, charCount);
-
-  // Email validation and custom messages
-  emailInput.addEventListener('input', () => {
-    const email = emailInput.value.toLowerCase();
-    resetEmailMessage(emailMessage);
-
-    if (specificEmailMessages[email]) {
-      emailMessage.textContent = specificEmailMessages[email];
-      emailMessage.classList.remove('hidden');
-      emailMessage.classList.add('text-blue-500', 'dark:text-blue-400');
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const domain = email.split('@')[1];
-    if (domain && domainMessages[domain]) {
-      emailMessage.textContent = domainMessages[domain];
-      emailMessage.classList.remove('hidden');
-      emailMessage.classList.add('text-blue-500', 'dark:text-blue-400');
-    }
-  });
+  const data = await response.json();
+  return data.success;
+}
 
-  // Name validation and custom messages
-  nameInput.addEventListener('input', () => {
-    const name = nameInput.value.toLowerCase();
-    if (nameMessages[name]) {
-      emailMessage.textContent = nameMessages[name];
-      emailMessage.classList.remove('hidden');
-      emailMessage.classList.add('text-blue-500', 'dark:text-blue-400');
-    } else {
-      resetEmailMessage(emailMessage);
+export const POST: APIRoute = async ({ request }) => {
+  try {
+    const formData = await request.json();
+    const { name, email, message, turnstileToken } = formData;
+
+    // Verify turnstile token
+    const isValid = await verifyTurnstileToken(turnstileToken);
+    if (!isValid) {
+      return new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({ error: 'Invalid captcha' }),
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
     }
-  });
 
-  // Form submission
-  form.addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    const formData = new FormData(form);
-    const turnstileToken = (window as unknown as TurnstileWindow).turnstile.getResponse(turnstileWidget);
-    
-    if (!turnstileToken) {
-      statusDiv.classList.remove('hidden');
-      statusText.textContent = 'Please complete the captcha';
-      statusText.classList.add('text-red-500');
-      return;
-    }
+    const { data, error } = await resend.emails.send({
+      from: import.meta.env.CONTACT_SEND_EMAIL,
+      to: import.meta.env.CONTACT_EMAIL,
+      subject: `New Contact Form Submission from ${name}`,
+      html: `
+        <h2>New Contact Form Submission</h2>
+        <p><strong>Name:</strong> ${name}</p>
+        <p><strong>Email:</strong> ${email}</p>
+        <p><strong>Message:</strong></p>
+        <p>${message}</p>
+      `
+    });
 
-    try {
-      const response = await fetch('/api/send-email', {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify({
-          name: formData.get('name'),
-          email: formData.get('email'),
-          message: formData.get('message'),
-          turnstileToken
-        }),
+    if (error) {
+      return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: error.message }), {
+        status: 400,
       });
-
-      const result = await response.json();
-
-      if (response.ok) {
-        statusDiv.classList.remove('hidden');
-        statusText.textContent = 'Message sent successfully!';
-        statusText.classList.add('text-green-500');
-        form.reset();
-        (window as unknown as TurnstileWindow).turnstile.reset(turnstileWidget);
-      } else {
-        throw new Error(result.message || 'Failed to send message');
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      statusDiv.classList.remove('hidden');
-      statusText.textContent = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'An error occurred';
-      statusText.classList.remove('text-green-500');
-      statusText.classList.add('text-red-500');
     }
-  });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    return new Response(
+      JSON.stringify({ message: 'Email sent successfully' }),
+      { status: 200 }
+    );
+  } catch (e) {
+    return new Response(
+      JSON.stringify({ error: 'Failed to send email' }),
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/api/send-email.ts b/src/pages/api/send-email.ts
index e6d88d0..c28723e 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/send-email.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/send-email.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const POST: APIRoute = async ({ request }) => {
     const { data, error } = await resend.emails.send({
       from: import.meta.env.CONTACT_SEND_EMAIL,
       to: import.meta.env.CONTACT_EMAIL,
-      subject: `New Contact Form Submission from ${name} there email is ${email}`,
+      subject: `A new message from ${name} on the main site contact form`,
       html: `
         <h2>New Contact Form Submission</h2>
         <p><strong>Name:</strong> ${name}</p>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const POST: APIRoute = async ({ request }) => {
     }
 
     return new Response(
-      JSON.stringify({ message: 'Email sent successfully, thank you I will get back to you shortly' }),
+      JSON.stringify({ message: 'Email sent successfully' }),
       { status: 200 }
     );
   } catch (e) {