We met at work in 2016. We are both architects, so we immediately connected over this shared passion. Mitra was attracted to Christopher’s kindness and Christopher was drawn to Mitra’s warm, energetic presence. Our relationship grew, we moved in together after dating for two years and recently got engaged in June 2021. Our relationship is built on our mutual admiration for each other, trust, adventure, and love.
We are healthy and active and enjoy biking and hiking on the weekends. We love spending time with family and celebrating our cultures by cooking traditional Jamaican and Iranian dishes. Independently, Christopher enjoys gardening and design, and Mitra enjoys yoga and reading. As architect’s we also love to travel and explore the beautiful architecture of the world. As a religious and spiritual couple, we celebrate our Christian and Islamic traditions together and with our families.
More holiday photos. Mitra with Christopher Sister’s, nieces, and stepmom.
As they enjoyed themselves, we began to plan the first big trip for them all in the summer of 2022. For Mitra, it was her first-time spending time with my family in a time of celebration. She first met my family during the passing of my youngest sister, Diana. Her love and compassion was adored by my family in a time of sorrow. It was an energy everyone needed. It was a pleasure for her to meet all of my cousins again in a time of joy and happiness.
We are both excited to spend more with both of our family members while we raise our children to value how to love those close with them. We hope to share these memories with our child’s first family so they understand the traditions they have inherited from their birth parents.
2021 has taught us both that our adoption journey will be filled with a lot of love from those around us in our big loving families. It is exciting to know we have a village of people ready and willing to participate in our child’s life.
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