... we met through mutual friends. I had just moved back to Sartell from Mankato and Matt was in the process of transitioning from Fargo to the cities. Fate brought us college grads back to our parents and Ashton and Jared brought us to each other. Matt was on his way to New Zealand for a three-week trip with some buddies. It was on that trip that his friend, Jared, casually mentioned single-me and it was around that time that Jared’s wife, Ashton, told me all about single-him. Matt says he intended to wait a week before messaging me after he got back to the states. It was 12 hours after he landed that he sent me a text. He introduced himself officially and suggested we get together for dinner. After all the good things I heard from Ashton, my decision was easy and my response simple: Sounds like it’d be a shame not to :)