Hello, we are Jared and Monica and we are so grateful for the opportunity to tell you a little bit about ourselves and to share our hopes of becoming parents through adoption. 

Our story began in the fall of 2000 when we met on the first day of college and quickly became close friends. Within a year, we began dating and five years later, were engaged. We married in 2005 and just recently celebrated 15 years of marriage and 20 wonderful years together! We’ve come so far together and are truly best friends. 

Along the road, it hasn’t always been easy for us, but we’ve worked hard at building the life we always envisioned. A couple of years into our marriage, we bought our first home and renovated it top to bottom. In between projects at the house, we enjoyed hiking, biking and camping with our pup, Penny, taking the occasional vacation and spending time in the kitchen with friends. 

We tried to start a family for about a year and over the course of yet another year, we learned it would not be possible. But that did not get us down! We knew we were destined for a beautiful story, and immediately began the adoption process. In 2017, we were chosen by the bravest, most amazing and selfless birth parents and we are now the very proud parents of our daughter, Lidia. It is our dream to complete our family and welcome another child to our family through adoption.