Yesterday,  Mer and I got to go over to the house of our friends, Matt and Liz. We know Matt and Liz from CVCA where they each held the Latin position (but separated by two years – Liz was at CVCA in ’01-02 and Matt was there in ’04-06). Liz is a lawyer and Matt is working on his PhD in English. They are both fun and interesting people.

I told Matt that he is part C.S. Lewis and part redneck. It is fascinating. While we were at the house, we talked about early church fathers and Matt’s love for “high church”; we talked Chaucer, Shakespeare, and more English stuff. We got to see beautiful pictures from Matt and Liz’s wedding (about 3 years ago).We also got to see a picture of Matt with a HUGE beard, sitting with an open shirt on his motorcycle (which I think he has since sold. Liz is also happy about Matt ditching the beard). Matt was happy to show us his gun collection. He and Liz just completed their concealed weapon course. They invited us to Liz’s dad’s farm for target practice. Matt has a huge charcoal smoker and loves to grill. Both Matt and Liz like bluegrass and country. Matt introduced me to the term “outlaw country music.” I love that Matt breaks so many stereotypes. I like wacky and interesting people. Matt and Liz make me laugh, and they are both REALLY smart.

The lunch was quite good. Matt made chili and Liz made corn bread and a maple pie (which I had never had before, but was very good). We also got to meet Charlie, a rather large and happy-go-lucky dog that Matt and Liz have. He is a pretty good dog – he is excitable at first, but he settles down, and seems to be really sweet.

We were at Matt and Liz’s house for five hours, and it seemed like two. They are interesting and fun people. I hope we can get together again soon.