Hello! We are Dylan and Jesse. We met in 2020, married in 2023, and own a home together in Rahway, NJ. We bonded over a shared sense of public service and interest in problem-solving. Since Dylan was adopted internationally from the Philippines, we turned to adoption when we decided to start a family. We believe that as a couple which includes an adopted person, we have a lot to offer an adopted child in terms of support and understanding. Jesse speaks Spanish and we are particularly excited to raise a child in the cross-cultural world around us. We are looking forward to growing our family and providing a child a loving, supporting, and interesting environment.
About Jesse
Job Description: Asylum Officer
Hobbies:
- Going to the beach
- Playing guitar, bass, and drums
- Watching films
- Reading
- Contract bridge
Fun Fact: Jesse was a public defender for immigrants for many years and regularly visited most of the jails in northern New Jersey.
About Dylan
Job Description: Civil Engineer
Hobbies:
- Weight lifting
- Spin class
- Yoga
- Barbershop singing
- Crochet
- Cooking
- Contract bridge
Fun Fact: Dylan was part of a nationally-ranked barbershop chorus for many years, where he sung bass.
Our Lives
We live in Rahway, NJ, a few blocks from the local elementary school. Rahway has multiple walkable parks and sponsors many events for children and families. We own a 3-bedroom house with plenty of room to expand our family. We work during the day, often from home together. Before or after work, we will work out at the gym, or Dylan will do spin class. In the evenings we cook and eat together, play bridge or take a bridge lesson a couple of nights a week, or we watch movies. On the weekends we catch up with friends, often in New York City, where we have been regulars at the same Japanese restaurant for years. (We already checked if they have high chairs; they do.) We also spend lots of time with our elderly but still spunky cat Sapic.
Our Family
We were both raised in large extended middle-class families in the Northeast. Jesse’s younger brother lives in North Carolina and Dylan’s younger sister lives in Connecticut. Our parents, aunts, and uncles are only a few hours’ drive away and we try to see them as much as possible, especially on holidays. We usually do Thanksgiving with Jesse’s family in upstate New York and winter holidays with Dylan’s family in Rhode Island. Jesse’s family often goes on vacation together to the beach in North Carolina. Dylan has many friends from college who live nearby in New Jersey, including a couple down the street who recently had a baby of their own.
Final Thoughts
Thank you for considering us as potential adoptive parents. We know this is probably one of the most difficult decisions that you will ever make. Please rest assured that we want nothing more but to raise a child with all the love, understanding, and care that we have been so lucky to experience in our own lives.
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