We love relaxing at home with our dogs, but you could also find us out seeing a movie, visiting community festivals, or traveling on long trips during school vacations. We love visiting historical and cultural places, and learning more about each other’s culture.

Church and faith are important to us. We attend a very caring Catholic parish in our community. The congregation there is very diverse and we feel very welcome. Parts of the service are given in Spanish as well as English, which we really enjoy. Cultural diversity has always been very important to us and our dream is to foster an appreciation for this in our child, celebrating his or her own culture, as well as appreciating the diversity in others.

We also have quirky traditions! One Christmastime tradition is that we skip the holiday bird and cook a SERIOUS Tex-Mex feast. Another is holiday movies… we’re Christmas movie NUTS. So much so that there is a long list of movies we always watch, and always in order. A non-holiday tradition is when we go down south to visit our friends and family in Texas. We can’t come back home unless our suitcase is packed with Texas sausage, spices, sauces, and…. homemade flour tortillas.

With both of us being teachers, education is very important to us. Our child will have the opportunity to attend the private school where Francisco teaches, or the excellent public school district in our neighborhood. Raising a child to grow up thinking critically and independently is one of our highest goals as parents.