Built through illness, resilience & love—raising our boys as a team, choosing strength, peace & each other through every challenge.
We would like to thank you for supporting Miriam Reyes-Ayala in this year's competition. Your participation allows us to aid both the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Oceana in their respective missions to support hunger relief and ocean conservation.
Our story began in 2004 when my supervisor—who became one of my closest friends and is now our oldest son's godmother—introduced us. We quickly discovered a shared love for dancing, and that became our love language. Later, we found out we had attended the same elementary school five years apart, never knowing our paths would one day cross. Twenty-one years later, we're still choosing each other every day.
What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?It's impossible to choose just one. Our greatest memories have been created through both joy and hardship. The darkest seasons became the moments that strengthened our marriage and taught us to lean on one another. We still make time for silly at-home dates, create fun little games, dance in the kitchen, and pretend we just met yesterday. Those everyday moments mean everything to us.
What would you do with $20,000?We would invest in our family's future by helping with our children's education, paying down bills, and building a mission that's close to our hearts: educating others about nutrition, fitness, and food preservation to reduce waste and help prevent disease. Winning would give us the opportunity to strengthen our family while serving our community and helping others live healthier lives.
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