Modest Matthew

Okay, Matt will KILL me when he finds out I posted this, but it was too funny :)

We have this mirror in our bedroom that Matt just LOVES to look at himself in. With our overhead light on, I think it casts shadows on his muscles and makes them look even bigger.

I have caught him flexing in front of this mirror on more than one occasion. :) But everytime I catch him he'll make some ridiculous comment about how he thinks gets getting smaller.

For the past couple weeks I've been studying for my CPA Exam non-stop, so every night I come home from work at 7 or 8, then hop right into bed to study. Tonight, Matt got back from the gym and was walking around the house with his shirt off. He came in to talk to me about how our days were and the day's funny pawnshop stories, and he kept flexing in front of this mirror while we were talking.

Apparently....abandoning all his 'modesty' he says, "I actually feel like I'm getting bigger. My arms look big tonight and I didn't even work them out. And my chest is looking bigger too. Don't you think they are getting bigger?"

Insert visuals of him striking different poses *HERE*

So I said, "Ummm....maybe....I think you always look big...I guess I'm just used to it."

Then Matt proceeds to say, "Yeah...you're just spoiled."

I seriously about fell off the bed laughing. LOL

Here Comes the Bride...Number 1 :)

Okay, Okay... I know I haven't updated my blog in a VERY long time...  We've been super busy lately with TONS of stuff!!  We bought a new house (Woo Hoo!), Matt's been getting a lot more graphic design work, I'm looking for a new job, and the summer hasn't even begun yet and we've already had 3 weddings to go to!!!  Ugh!!  LoL  I LOVE LOVE LOVE weddings, but three in one weekend!  SHEESH!!  LoL  I guess we are at that age when all of our friends are getting married... LoL  Matt and I were just a little ahead of the curve :)    

This weekend, Matt was in his lifelong friend, Brodie's wedding on Friday.  They've known each other forever and Brodie was in our wedding 2 1/2 (holy crap) years ago!  

 

This is Brodie and Heather in our wedding.

We went up Wednesday night and stayed with some good friends, Jake and Becca, in Bourbonnais, and celebrated Jacob's birthday.

Happy Birthday, Jacob!!!!

We then headed up to Ottawa on Thursday morning.  The rehearsal and dinner were on Thursday night and Matt and I got a hotel to stay in for the night.  When we got there, the other groomsmen told Matt about the Bachelor party they had planned....they were going to spend the night in Sterling then wake up Friday morning and shoot skeet.    So I, being the ever sacrificing wife that I am ;), told him that he REALLY needed to go do all the 'Guy' stuff. 

It. was. awful.  I had to stay in the hotel all alone, then spend the whole next day alone until the wedding started.  I went to Wal-Mart for a while, filled up my gas tank (even though I had 3/4 tank), got my car washed, and then sat in the church parking lot for three hours while I painted my nails and played on the iTouch.   

Alyse and Brodie at the Rehearsal Dinner

The Groomsmen and the Ushers

My Lovie :)

On a good note, the wedding did turn out beautifully.  Matt looked AMAZING in his tuxedo, and was DEFINITELY the hottest groomsman  :)   And we danced all night long.... :)  We left after the reception and got home around 2:00, just to wake up at 7:00am to head to St. Louis for the next wedding....but thats another blog entry!  LoL  

 

Here are some pics from Brodie and Alyse's wedding!  Congrats you guys!

Matt looking HOTT in his tuxedo!!

Alyse and her Dad!

Matt and I at the Reception

The Verdict! (Thats what she said!)

SOOO....Matt interview went swimmingly!! :) I'm not sure if that's a real word, but I'm using it anyway! You'll have to ask Matt in person to get the full story but I know lots of people (well the four people that read my blog) are interested to know how it went!

The owner met with Matt and told him several times that he really liked him and could tell that he really loved what he did. He went ON and ON about how much he liked Matt's print work. The problem is that they need a web designer, and Matt has only worked 2 websites. (Although they are GREAT!) He's done the Pawnshop's http://www.goldrushpawnbrokers.com/ and Darren and Katie's Bagz website http://www.kdbagz.com/.

Sidenote: Devin I need you to show me how to hyperlink words. All I can do is type out the whole website!

He said that he is going to try and crunch the numbers and see if they can take on another print designer. BUT (I know I'm not supposed to start a sentence with BUT :) ) no matter what happens, he still wants to contract out some work to Matt (like free lance stuff). Matt was REALLY excited and encouraged when he got done with the interview. Hopefully it will develop into a job!!!

Babe! I'm so proud of you!

Job Interview!

So Matt just called...he's on his way to Champaign... for an INTERVIEW!! Woo Hoo!

Matt LOVES his job at the Pawnshop and loves being a part of "the family", but he's been hoping for a graphic design job since he graduated college. He is SOOO talented too! He and his brother 'amped' up their resumes and sent them out everywhere. Before, their resumes were plain and standard and now they look all designy. Is that a word? :)

Anyhow...A guy that he met at church posted his Resume on some type of network and sent Matt a job posting. And the owner emailed him! The art director for the company apparently graduated from Olivet! What a small world?! They set up the interview for today at 10:00. That's right NOW! I know Matt is prepared and SUPER excited!

I'm sure Matt would really appreciate a little prayer! :) He doesn't have a TON of experience in web design, but hopefully the employers will see his potential! I've been praying that if this is what God wants him to do, then please let everything work out!

I guess I better get going so I can keep praying! I will upload some of his work so everyone can see how talented he is!

I LOVE YOU MATTHEW! Good Luck!