I was working the graveyard shift at a bar called Happy's in Kobe, Japan when Moe walked in for her friends birthday party. We spoke only a little that night but after she left I asked her friend (also my fellow bar co-worker) for her number. After going out on the town at least 10 times on what I assumed were dates, I realized that she still just considered me a friend! It wasn't until my brother Matt came to visit me for 2 weeks that I was able to woo her. I learned from her later that Gaijin (foreigners) in Japan have a reputation for being playboys and she was being very cautious. But this playboy turned out to be okay in the end!

It was February 2019. Moe had just graduated college and had was ready to head off to Tokyo for her first big-girl job out of college. She was starting flight training for an airline at the time and I was just starting my first job at a proper Japanese company in Osaka. When we found out about the pregnancy it was a bit of a shock. However, after doing some soul searching together we decided to have our first child. The most beautiful and amazing Lily Loffredo! It has been over 2 years now and Lily continues to bring us nothing but joy. We could not have asked for a more loving and sweet daughter.

I was having some health issues while we were still living in Japan last year. Around March of 2021 we decided to make the journey back to the US for a while until we got things under control. Little did we know there was a big surprise waiting for us. Shortly after returning stateside Moe and I realized that she was pregnant with our second child! 9 months later on November 15th we were blessed with the birth of our first son Leo Loffredo!