We have been together for 5 years and happily married in July 2020. Nabil is a Canadian who lived in Toronto for most of his life, while Samira was raised in California. Nabil is in I.T. and the social butterfly in the relationship. He makes it a point to learn and use the names of everyone he interacts with, including servers at restaurants, cashiers at groceries stores, tellers at the bank. His friendly personality make him someone that people easily gravitate towards. Samira’s career is in revenue management and she’s the organized, methodical one, who everyone counts on to make things happen and stay on track.
Our love story began in 2019 when Nabil’s brother became engaged to Samira’s best friend and the two of them decided to set us up. As a result of their matchmaking, we decided 6 months later to tie the knot as we’ve been in love from the day we met.
Samira and Nabil each have two siblings who are married with children of their own. We are so thankful to have ten nieces and nephews that we love and cherish abundantly. We also still yearn and hope for a child of our own to fill our hearts even more.
Samira is of Persian descent, born and raised in California. Her mother is an inspiration to her as she came to a new country, learned the language, obtained her Masters, all while raising three small children. She instilled in Samira and her sisters the importance of being independent and strong women. Samira’s parents and her younger sister and family live in southern California close-by. Samira’s older sister and nieces live in Texas.
Nabil’s family immigrated from India and Nabil was born in Montreal and raised in Toronto along with his younger brother and sister.
Nabil’s parents and siblings along with their families all live in Toronto still and we visit each other frequently throughout the year.
We were both similarly raised with strong values that include being kind to others, helping those in need, being ambitious but humble, showing affection and love to each other and counting our blessings each and every day.
Both of us have been raised in large, loving families and we were excited to start our own immediately after we married. Unfortunately, we came to discover that Samira has an adenomyosis condition which impacts her ability to carry. Over the past four years we attempted six IVF cycles, experienced miscarriage, and trialed an experimental treatment to quell the adenomyosis. We have not been successful and have been advised it’s nearly impossible for Samira to be able to carry which is why we are in search now for a surrogate to help make our dreams come true.
We live in beautiful, sunny, Southern California, where the ocean breeze is always relaxing. We reside in southern Orange County where you can see palm trees during your drives and beautiful suburban neighborhoods with an abundance of parks and hiking trails, in walking distance from our home. We live near to both Samira’s parents, as well as her younger sister and her family which includes three of our nephews and we make it a point to spend time with them as often as we can. We would love to bring a new cousin in this world to join the fun with their ten cousins!
We are both avid travelers and try to plan at least one trip abroad per year to see the world. We share a love of cooking good food and we enjoy trying new recipes and dishes. Nabil’s relaxation time is typically at the gym while Samira enjoys getting lost in a new book or having a spa day to unwind. Nabil enjoys listening to electronic dance music and jazz, while Samira enjoys hip-hop music and pop.
We both love to spend time in nature and make it a point to go on at least one hike a week. Being in the garden brings Nabil joy and we’ve grown an abundance of fruits and vegetables including cherry, apricot, peach and fig trees. Nabil’s passion for growing fruits and vegetables have rubbed off on Samira who now also enjoys seeing the fruits of our labor. We care about our environment and protecting our world; we are conscious of trying to reuse as much as we can, including having our own compost machine to fertilize our garden. Family means everything to us and it bring us utmost joy to spend quality time with all of them.
We are grateful to you and everyone who has been and is willing to be a surrogate in order to fulfill our dreams and heal our aching hearts. It’s truly a priceless gift to receive. We are ready to be supportive and respectful parents in this journey together during all stages. We would love to have some touch points during the pregnancy, with open communication, and to the extent that you are comfortable with, including attending some of the doctor’s visits. We are prepared to be emotionally and financially supportive of you throughout all of this.
We hope to build a close relationship with you, to the extent that you are comfortable with, during and after this journey, built on a foundation of trust, kindness and and respect. We would love to continue to share pictures, memories and any interactions should you wish, afterwards as well. We believe that transparency with our future child of how they came into this world and the gift we were all given is of utmost importance for the future health of our family. We would be eternally grateful for this opportunity.