MATT GOT MARRIED!

You heard me.

Holy cow.

My first clue came when I sent him a text at the beginning of March requesting a verification of his snail mail address so I could send his birthday present (his b-day is March 9th).  The address he sent back was an off base address.

I was surprised and asked (in text) if he had moved off base?

Yes.

So I asked, 'When did that happen and who are you rooming with?'

No response.

Hm.

Then, Bill called Matt on his birthday to give our birthday wishes.  Bill and Matt were joshing around for a minute before Bill asked 'What's new?'

Matt told Bill that he had gotten married!  But, he also jokingly replied that he now had 3 kids, so Bill decided that Matt must be joking about all of it, including the part about being married.

I wasn't so sure.

I checked his facebook status, which still said 'single'.  However, a buddy had left a birthday wish on Matt's profile that said (essentially), 'congrats, when do I get to meet the wife, and you better change that fb status!'

Within a few days the status changed to 'married'.

We both tried to reach Matt, without success, until this past Sunday.  I got hold of him and tried to get as much info out of him as I could.  He seemed reluctant to share and surprised that I seemed to feel like we had a right to know.

Here is what we know so far;

Her name is Kimberlyse, Kim for short.  She was born August 15, ????.  They got married on Valentine's Day (Feb. 14, 2010).  She is a massage therapist and holistic something-something (sorry, I wrote it down, then lost the paper).  She is not a vegetarian.  She does not have any children from previous relationships.  She was already living in a house, so they don't need help with housekeeping set up.

Things I did not ask:

Is she a member of our church?

Is she pregnant?

I know that last one sounds rude and nosy (which is why I did not ask), but they did get married very quickly (I don't think they knew each other for more than a month before the wedding) and that kind of rush to the alter makes most people wonder and look for reasons for the hurry.