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H
i,weareSalandLauraandwethankyoufortakingthe
timetolearnmoreaboutus.Wehavebeenmarriedfor
over 17 years and while unable to have children, we are
excitedtobecomeparentsandwouldlovetowelcomeyourbabyinto
ourfamily.Weareveryexcitedtoadoptourfirstchild.
Wearealreadyawareoftheblessingsofadoptionforourfamily.Sal
wasadoptedintohisfamilyandhecan'twaittosharethatspecial
bondwithourchild.
about us
Wemetinjuniorhigh
school,andovertheyears,
ourcrushesaschildhood
sweetheartsturnedinto
loveandusbecomingbest
friends.Afterbeingengaged
forseveralyearswewere
married.Wehavebeen
happilymarriedforover17
years.WearebothDisney
fansandbeingmarriedon
AprilFoolsday,wehoney-
moonedatDisneyworld.
Disneylandisaregularvaca-
tionspotforus,andwecan't
waituntilwecanbringourchildwithus.Onweekendsandmost
vacationsweenjoygettingoutofthehouseanddrivingaroundour
beautifulstateandlovegoingouttoeatatnewrestaurants.
about laura
Laurahasbeenapre-kindergartenteacherforover15yearsandhasa
greatloveforchildren.Shehasasillyandbubblypersonalityandis
definitelyakidatheart.
Lauralikestoread,watchmoviesandworkinthegarden.Shereally
enjoysartsandcrafts,especiallycountedcross-stitching.
Laura,agiantWinniethePoohfan,hasalreadystarteddecorating
thenursery.
about sal
Salisacomputersystemsadministratorandhasbeenworkingin
thecomputerfieldforovertwentyyears,havingbeenwiththesame
companyfor8years.Inadditiontoplayingwithcomputers,Sal
enjoysmanycreativehobbiesincludingwoodcarving,knitting,and
hislatestpassion,photography.Salisveryinvolvedinourchurch.
Heisalector,EucharisticMinister,andhelpswiththeRCIApro-
gram.
Salwasalsoadoptedasaninfantandhasoneotheradoptedbrother.
JustrecentlySalwasreunitedwithhisbirthparentsaswellasafull
brotherandseveralhalfbrothersandsister!Weliveclosetoallof
Sal'sfamilyaswell.
our family
Weareveryfortunatetolivejustashortdistancefromourimmedi-
atefamily.Bothofourparentsareonlyafewminutesawayandour
brothersandsistersarewithin10minutes.Birthdays,anniversaries
andholidaysarealwaysspentwithourfamily,allsurroundingfood!
Sometimesit'saquickdinnerwithourparents,othertimes,big
get-togetherswithparents,brothersandsisters,extendedfamilyand
friends.Lauraistheyoungestofherfamily,havingoneoldersister
andtwoolderbrothers.Shealsohastwoniecesandtwonephews.
Salistheoldestandhasonebrother.
Ourfamilyisverysupportiveofusadoptingandhasalwaysbeen
thereforusovertheyears.
our life
Ourdailylifeisprettycalm.We'rebothusuallyhomebylate
afternoonandwhenwedoadoptourfirstchildLaurawillbecomea
stay-at-homemom.Salhasflexiblehoursandcanworkfromhome
sometimes.Lauraenjoysanexerciseclassacoupletimesaweekand
Salusuallyworksatthechurchonenightaweek.
Werealizeachildmeansabigchangeinourlives,butthisissome-
thingthatwearedefinitelylookingforwardto.
our community and home
WeliveintheSanFranciscoBayAreainatwo-bedroomtown
home.It'sonanicequietstreetwithinwalkingdistancetomany
parks,shops,schools,andourchurch.Wehaveasmallbackyardwith
plentyofLaura'splants.
our faith
WearebothpracticingCatholicChristians.Webelieveinhavingour
childbaptizedandraisedlearningaboutandhavingabeliefinGod.
our promise
Weareveryexcitedaboutbecomingparents.Wepromisethatyour
childwillberaisedinahappyandstableenvironment,filledwithlots
offamilyandplentyoflove.
Ifyoufeelthatwemaybewhoyouarelookingfor,orwouldlike
moreinformation,pleasecontactLifetimeat1-800-923-6784.
Sincerely,
Sal & Laura
sal & laura
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