This is my first time joining a link up and I’m really excited about it! For those of you who don’t know about this link up, it is hosted by Betsy at Heavens to Betsy. Each month, she comes up with a list of questions and has her fiance answer them on her blog. When I stumbled upon her post, I knew I had to make ask Ryan to do it. The link up doesn’t officially begin until next week, but I have a few other things planned for then so I decided to get a head start and post it today!
Ryan has been a YouTuber for a few years now (check out some of my cameos here, here, here, and here) and has watched me up my blogging game this summer. I was talking with him one night and convinced him to start his own blog for his YouTube channel!
He’s been working hard on it for the past few weeks trying to make it perfect and I’m excited to be the first to reveal his new blog! Check it out here: http://itsalhill.com/
Here are the questions (and Ryan’s answers!) for July’s Guys Behind the Blog Link Up. It’s about food so of course he went all out. These answers were completely written by him without any help from me and he found all the photos himself!
The Guys Behind the Blog: July Edition
1. What is your all-time favorite food?
Popeyes and Chick Fil A – I’d rather go to my grave than choose to only have one for the rest of my life. I love Popeyes for the spicy chicken. I love spicy/buffalo anything, especially chicken. Chick Fil A’s spicy chicken doesn’t compare, but Chick Fil A sauce makes the meal. I will put Chick Fil A sauce on anything. Anytime I have an extra packet at home I will try it on burgers, steaks, pork, even my Popeyes. I grew up eating pretty much anything. I am happy eating chicken everyday and even happier eating it with cajun/waffle fries. And don’t forget about the lemonade!
If you check the hashtag #chickfilafriday on Instagram and pick a random photo, odds are it will lead you to me.
2. Who is the cook between you and your significant other?
We like to cook together even though I would consider myself the more experienced cook. I spend many months traveling for work so I’ve had a lot of practice cooking for myself. We enjoy (trying) to cook things together. We have been living together recently and try to only go out once a week. The main reason I like to cook is to eat healthier. If I go out, I don’t want to pay more for a salad or grilled chicken pasta when I can get a burger and other heart attacks for less! I mainly enjoy cooking because I love eating and when I cook that means Kayla is on dish duty! But when it comes to baking I don’t compare to her talents!
3. What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?
Crocodile & Kangaroo Jerky… To me, it didn’t taste any different than other types of jerky.
Try it, mate… for Steve Irwin
4. Are there any foods that you absolutely detest?
I’m not a picky eater but I hate cabbage, sour kraut (smell), and black eyed peas (not the group I love their music).
5. What is your favorite local, little-known, or hole in the wall place to eat?
My favorite “local” place is a BBQ joint in Norman, Oklahoma called Ray’s BBQ. I grew up in Oklahoma eating “country” or “hearty” meals and that drives my love for meat and sides like beans, potatoes, corn, coleslaw, cornbread, etc! Ray’s is little known nationwide but well known in Norman (4.7 on Google reviews!).
Ray’s BBQ is set up in an old Pizza Hut restaurant. I never knew it as a Pizza Hut, though. I’m sure many answers to this question have the same visual appeal as Ray’s! You can’t drive past this place without stopping. The only thing Ray’s is missing to live up to the stereotype of “hole in the wall” is to move from the parking lot of the strip mall to the corner of the strip!
The Oklahoma Sooners are very popular in Oklahoma. Since the Sooners are located in Norman, many restaurants have a Sooner theme. Ray’s BBQ is decorated with pictures and memorabilia of the Sooners. The pictures are of players, coaches, and fans eating at Ray’s.
BBQ is my favorite type of food. Just typing the name made me strongly reconsider changing my all-time favorite food from Chick Fil A and Popeyes to BBQ (Rays & Dickies BBQ). I live in PA now, so I only get to have Ray’s every few years when I visit Oklahoma. When it comes to BBQ, I move away from the chicken and onto pork and ribs. Pulled pork sandwiches are my favorite!
If you’re not already on Google searching for pictures of food like I am while writing this post, here is the website for Ray’s Smoke House BBQ.
Conclusion
This might be my first and only “man behind the blog” post. After reading this love story between deep fried chicken and I, you’d think that would be the reason I won’t able to post again (due to health issues or Kayla’s jealously). However, the real reason will be because my computer background is now a juicy pile of pulled pork instead of a picture of Kayla and I.
Okay, well, I think he did a pretty good job answering these questions, don’t you? I might just have to forgive him for loving food more than me and ask him to come back on the blog next month. What do you think?
Ryan took me to Ray’s when we visited Oklahoma in December, and it was very good! I, of course, have always known about his Chick Fil A/Popeyes/BBQ addiction but I didn’t know that he’s eaten crocodile & kangaroo jerky!
If you’re interested in joining this link up and letting your man take over, the link up is scheduled for Thursday, July 30th and will stay open through Friday, August 7th!
This post was so fun!! (and made me hungry, haha!) Whenever I have a boyfriend, he better expect to be a #bloggerboyfriend and write fun posts for my blog like this. 🙂
xoxo A
http://www.southernbelleintraining.com
I was really surprised at how much my boyfriend got into it! Haha, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I love this! It’s funny because from time to time, I make my boyfriend take my pictures so he’s a “guy behind the blog” too. (Whether or not he likes it! Lol.) x Nicole | http://www.changeanddress.com
That’s so awesome! I can never have Ryan take pics of me because he makes me laugh too much, haha!
Haha this was so cute, glad you have such a great boyfriend! When I have one, he better understand he’ll be a #bloggerboyfriend too!
xx, Mikkaela
I’m glad you enjoyed it!!
Aww such a cute post! My boyfriend is def a #bloggerboyfriend considering he scouts out fun places to take my fashion photos.
xoxo, Jenny || Breakfast at Lillys
That’s so awesome! It’s almost like having a personal assistant, right?
I love this post! I might have to have my girlfriend do something similar! She’s such a great sport when it comes to blogging, she’ll listen to me talk about it and stress about it and talk like she knows what I’m talking about!
Aww, that’s so sweet! Thanks for stopping by Ally 🙂
Glad I’m not the only person who seriously hates sauerkraut! Yuck!
Hahaha yep it’s really gross but my family always has it for New Year’s Day… it makes the house smell awful!
Love this linkup – how funny is this! My boyfriend I think would absolutely have a blast
Pick Your Beau
You should have him participate! 🙂
too funny! Kangaroo jerky sounds crazy! xx, kenz
http://sincerelykenz.com
I know, right?! I had no idea he even ate that before
I totally understand the deep love affair with fried chicken.
Shaguna
gold&hearts
Hahaha, I’m glad! Thanks for stopping by Shaguna 🙂
AW! This is such a cute post! I love it!
Lauren
The Fashionista’s Diary
Thank you Lauren!!
Really cool interview! He is so quirky haha!!
Yep, he’s something alright!! Thanks for stopping by Kylie 🙂
This is so sweet!
Thank you!
I have to agree with him on detest for sour kraut! Put that in front of me and I can’t promise I won’t gag (eww! Haha) .. I’m also an extreme lover of chickfila sauce!!
-Morgan
How 2 Wear It [] http://how2wearit.com
CFA sauce is honestly the best. We horde the stuff in our house lol.
This is such a cute little series! Loved getting to know him more!
xo, Alicia | Alicia Tenise
Thanks Alicia! I’m sure he’ll be back on the blog soon 😉
These are one of my favorite types of posts! So cute!
Thanks Allison! I’m sure I’ll have him guest post again 🙂
This is seriously so fun. I’ll have to see if I can convince my husband to do it haha! He must be pretty brave to eat crocodile and kangaroo jerky!
You definitely need to get your husband to do it! It was really fun for me to read his answers 🙂
OK, how can I convince my man to start his own blog and YouTube channel, too??? He not-so-subtly loves appearing on mine and frequently asks if he can “guest post,” but I think he should just go for it already and start his own empire. Haha! Go our men!
Coming Up Roses
Hahaha that’s awesome! Ryan was into YouTube longggg before I was a blogger, but I think it’s so cool that we’re a “blogging couple” LOL. He’ll sit at his computer editing a video or writing a post while I’m on my laptop writing a post for my blog. It’s great. We blog & vlog about completely different topics, of course, but it’s nice to have a hobby in common!
This is such a cute post! I’d love to read more guest posts like this, it was so sweet! 🙂
Thank you!! He’s definitely hired to write another post for me 🙂
This is adorable! And omggg I’m with your boyfriend on Popeyes. It is amazing. What I wouldn’t give for some fried chicken right now D””:
Peace & Love // Celestralite.com
Popeyes is SO good! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment 🙂
Yes! What great answers! I am glad he clarified on the Black Eyed Peas, he had me nervous haha! Thanks for joining us for the monthly link-up!
Thanks for stopping by Laura! And yeah, he had me cracking up with that comment haha!