#12 Matt Barbadian

I still remember when I met Matt in San Francisco, it was when I was visiting Shay for my 21st birthday. I just kept thinking who is this guy! He had these colored sunglasses....apparently they were cool then! He was dancing and very sociable! Matt later went to Alabama with my sister and met my aunts as well as some of my cousins. I was shocked to hear that he was shy and thought if this was the same guy that I had met. But needless to say we all loved Matt and saw how much my sister like him as well. Matt has to be one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Matt and I share a lot, not only a love for my sister but a hatred of bugs, especially spiders. One of my favorite Matt moments (there are a few) is when he and Shannon came to Delaware for a visit and a firefly flew in his face and lit up. Keep in mind they don't have fireflies in California. Matt totally freaked out - arms wailing...his legs couldn't keep up with him. Shannon and I could barely stand up we were laughing so hard. Great Matt moment!
It was Christmas eve when Matt called me to tell me he was going to ask Shannon to marry him. I could not have been happier and was so excited that he was going to be part of our family. Brave man he is...haha :)
I moved to Cali shortly before they got married with our dog Mollie. Matt and Shannon welcomed me and Mollie into their home and let me stay there until I found a place. Matt was never really a dog person (and if you know our family - WE LOVE OUR DOGS) but has fallen head over heals for Mollie - who still lives with them - they are quite the buddies! I think Mollie thinks Matt is her husband and Shannon is just a roommate! Matt is a fantastic cook and it was fantastic living with them and having an personal chef! One last thing about Matt I should mention is he is a die hard Lakers fan and has even turned me into a fan as well (he will be happy to know that).
I would be lucky to find a guy like my sister has in Matt!