About Me
Minnesota has always been my home. Aside from being born in Iowa, my parents moved to Minnesota when I was 2. After I graduated from High School, I enlisted in the United States Navy. In the Navy I was stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for close to 4 years. Aside from that, most of my life has been spent in Minnesota.
Traveling is one of my loves. In 1999, an opportunity came up to apply for a job at Northwest Airlines. I jumped at the chance. It’s been an industry that I’ve been in for over 25 years. My time in the airline industry has provided me with many wonderful memories.
In 2006, I met Pia. She is from Chile and has family all over the world. In 2011, we started dating, and suddenly I found myself doing a lot more traveling. We were going to Europe and South America frequently to visit family and friends. We’d go to Chile for weddings. Costa Rica for high school graduations, etc. For a guy from Minnesota who loves to travel, it felt like now I was living the life of luxury.
In 2014, Pia and I got married, and like many, we wanted to have a family. Unfortunately, two things were working against us. First, we were a little older when we got married. I was 42, and she was 37. Second, my wife had some biological problems that made getting pregnant for her a little harder. This is where our desire to adopt began.
Aside from all that, I’m just a high-strung, goofy dork. Who’s into science fiction, fishing, and, of course, traveling. My blog is going to be an evolving process. My hope is to help encourage others to adopt and to support those who have adopted.