About Us

    After meeting in college and dating for years we celebrated our marriage June 11, 2011 with friends and family in Kansas City.  Click here to see some highlights of that event.  We are an adventurous couple although neither of us yearn to jump out of planes or swim naked with sharks.  Our adventurous side is more apparent in our search for new experiences.  Our passion for travel and food help satisfy our need to experience new things.  Hopefully, our move to Shanghai will satisfy our enthusiasm for education as well as our pursuit for new experiences.



If you would like to know more about us here are a few of our favorite things.

Bri's List

I love sleeping in

I love reality television

I love my students

I love my girlfriends (I have the best ever)

I love my cousins

I love my parents

I love my growing family

I love my hometown

I love chocolate

I love anything a chip can be dipped into

I love reading a good book

I love making plans

I love being warm

I love laughing so hard my cheeks hurt

I love how Matt continues to surprise me

I love wearing dresses

I love a good pair of boots

I love the color red

I love trying new food

I love dancing

I love William Jewell

I love my cat Dexter

I love my heated blanket

I love warm weather

I love the ocean

I love meeting new people

I love going new places

I love planning my wedding

I love watching sports

I love wine

I love fruity cocktails

I love all things savory

I love to snuggle

I love snow days

I love my mom’s cinnamon rolls

I love family get-togethers

I love my student’s randomness

I love eating outside on a warm day

I love turning my music up really loud and singing as loud as I can

I love knowing that God knows me and loves me just the way I am

I love getting to know a new city

I love the feeling of hitting the husband jackpot

Matt's List

I love my morning coffee (strong, black, no sugar).

I love teamwork.

I love having a staff around the school that is always friendly and eager to help.

I love football.

I love how you feel after a good workout.

I love sunrises.

I love good beer.

I love to cook.

I love logic and reasoning.

I love the smell of a boys locker room during two a days.

I love good quotes.

I love experiencing new cultures and hearing new ideas.

I love the “Aha!” look a student gets when they understand something they previously didn’t understand.

I love when kids see their own progress and when they accomplish a goal.

I love scratching things off of my to do list.

I love a good conversation.

I love relaxing after a hard day of work.

I love to learn new things. 

I love breakfast.

I love trying new food, especially different ethnicities. 

I love seeing hard work pay off.

I love Fall.

I love being in a locker room after a hard fought win.