I have known Matt for almost 3 years but still, I fail to understand some of the things he does... and/or why I let him do it... For example:
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1. Coupons: Matt LOVES coupons. His friends call him the "coupon king." I'm not so sure that's a name to be proud of, but using coupons whenever he can makes Matt so happy. Weird? Yeah...But, it makes him happy..
2. Vanillaroma air fresheners (the yellow pine tree one): the first thing I noticed when I sat in Matt's Jeep the first time we hung out was the number of yellow Vanillaroma trees hanging from his rear view mirror. I would say he had a cluster of about 5 or 6. On our 3rd date he stopped at 7-11, ran in and came out with a three pack of Vanillaromas, tore off the plastic on all three and added it to his collection. Odd? Maybe a little. Maybe a little because it's not like he had some horrible odor to mask. He just liked them... and of course, it made him happy.
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3. Craigslist: Matt's obsession began about 2 years ago. He checks Craigslist religiously every day. This is his routine: Check his email to see if he received any Craigslist inquiries on any of his items for sell; log on to Craigslist and look at the postings; check the "wanted" section to see if he has any items to sell to the wantee; post any items. He's actually a Craigslist expert and maybe just a little bit obsessive. I sometimes have to compete with Craigslist for Matt's time. BUT, Craigslist definitely makes Matt happy.
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4. Monopoly: As of late, McDonalds Monopoly has kept Matt interested and entertained. Every year he gets into this. He pulls up to the drive-through and asks, "Which items have the peelies?" They tell him so he limits himself to that short menu. Who cares if he wants 5 greasy hash browns or not, it has the peelies! Thank goodness McDonalds Monopoly lasts 1 month. By the end of the month he will have a ziplock bag full of peelies. Like Craigslist, he returns home to enter the codes and lets me "roll" the dice for good luck (you click to roll the dice)...apparently I'm not much good luck, we haven't won. BUT...it makes Matt happy and every year he gets excited for Monopoly month.
.5. Mustache: Last but not definitely not least, Matt has been growing a mustache. Maybe it's not his most attractive feature, and maybe I don't understand why he is so proud of it. BUT...I do know that it makes him so unbelievably happy (you should see the smile on his face as he combs it and looks at it in the mirror). So if any of you wonder why I, his wife, am letting him grow it, it's because I love him and like to see him happy...and yes, like many other things I don't understand ,growing a mustache makes Matt happy. .So even though I just don't get the things Matt does, I let him do it anyway and get excited with him because....A Happy Matt = A Happy Tazbaa.
.I love YOU Matt....XXOOxO(Hug hug, kees kees, leettle hug, beeg kees-nacho libre)
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They've been friends since fourth grade. When I see this picture (above) of them in high school I think, "Aw, how cute" 
Apparently, walking around sportin' their mustaches. 
This is 2 months worth of growth. He started growing it on October 1st and finally shaved it on November 25th. That was a good day. 
