Hi! We're Katie and Michael. Thank you for taking the time to read our profile.

We met on a cold winter night at a cozy restaurant bar in 2017. Michael was by himself for a quick dinner after skiing. Katie took the last seat at the bar, which happened to be next to Michael, and we exchanged a brief conversation. The more we spoke, the more we realized we had a lot in common. Katie's good friend arrived, and we all had a friendly conversation. Meanwhile, Michael was trying to figure out whether or not the friend was Katie's boyfriend. The friend kept elbowing Katie, encouraging her to talk to the handsome man sitting next to her. After a while, Michael asked Katie for her number, and they had their first date shortly after.

One year after they started dating, Michael proposed to Katie at the top of a hike in Estes Park, CO. He hid a bottle of champagne in his backpack, which was a great way to celebrate our engagement. We were married at a wonderful world heritage site church, St Catherine's Chapel on the Rock, near Estes Park, in August 2018. Our wedding was small and intimate with just our immediate family - and it was perfect for us.

After years of trying to conceive a baby without success, we started talking about adoption. We know friends and family members who have adopted, and although everyone's journey is different, each is heartwarming. We would very much like to have children and believe adoption is a beautiful answer to our dream of becoming parents.