Matt and Ryan have been best friends
since the beginning of time (A.K.A. 1986). We have all
sorts of things in common, such as our love for food,
our thirst for knowledge, our devotion to our God, and we also
share the same grandma! As children, we were separated
by what seemed to us a HUGE distance, but we were still
able to keep in pretty good contact. Another
cousin/best friend, Jake (Seen in the
“before” and “after” pictures)
has also been a huge part of our little gang. Together,
we three have terrorized neighborhoods, eaten through
mountains of awesome home-cooked meals, and scattered
broken lasagna noodles all over the kitchen floor at
Ryan’s house.
Time and experience tend to stop a
person from breaking uncooked noodles all over the
floor. For Ryan and Matt, that experience came
throughout our high school and college careers and
especially as we took two years off of college to serve
ecclesiastical missions in South Korea and Salt Lake
City, Ut (respectively). It has been our great blessing
to be raised by loving and devoted parents who taught
us values and a love for food! Both Matt and Ryan are
married to their true best friends with whom they
can’t wait to spend eternity.
Ryan is a lover of all things
edible. Except salmon… Call me crazy, but I
cannot stand the stuff! It smells good, looks great,
and I’m sure it tastes wonderful too… I
blame it on the home-caught, home-cooked salmon that
grandpa fed me with the bones and scales still
attached. A wonderful delicacy, but a little bit much
for a five-year old. My beautiful wife of two years and
counting, Julia, is the brightest part of my life.
I’ve gotten so used to the “how did YOU
manage to get HER to marry you?” comments that I
don’t even bat an eyelash anymore. In fact, the
more I learn about her the more I agree with the
assessment. I’m a proud member of the United
States Army National Guard and have spent time in both
Afghanistan and Iraq, where I learned that just because
the restaurant isn’t clean, it doesn’t mean
the food isn’t edible. Partially due to the
deployments and partially due to my time in Korea, I am
CRAZY for exotic foods.
P.S. As a side-note, Ryan recently found a Youtube video that made him laugh his face off. It’s called Kid History. Click Here to Watch it.
Matt thinks that Ryan’s beard
(shown above) is quite epic. He wishes he could grow
one half as manly as that one. Beards aside, Matt
DEVOURS most food. Sometimes, he wishes he didn’t
enjoy eating as much as he does – entirely
because of the ensuing weight gains. But, that thought
is quickly destroyed by the nightly dinner masterpieces
his wife Alisha makes. Yes, he is super lucky to be
married to a culinary wonder. More than that, he is
super lucky to be married to one of the best people he
has ever met. If he makes it back into his loving
Heavenly Father’s arms, he is certain it will be
because of Alisha. Matt and Alisha are blessed with an
extraordinarily exceptional 2 year old son named Ian.
Ian brings an extra large amount of joy, happiness,
energy, laughter, and work into their home.
This website is our little way of relieving the
frustrations of college/work life, spending some time
together, and sharing the knowledge that we’ve
gleaned through way too many mistakes. If you have any
questions about our website feel free to leave a
comment or email us at:
…And as a nice post-script… We belong
to a faith that believes in allowing all men and women
“the privilege of worshiping Almighty God
according to the dictates of [their] own
conscience”. However, it would be selfish of us
not to at least give you the opportunity to
experience the happiness that a faith-filled,
value-based life can give you. If you’re
interested in learning more, please click on the
picture below.
