Mardi Berry:  

A few people wanted to know my story, so here is a little of my story~I went to San Diego State right after high school and graduated 4 years later in Education and Early Education with a minor in geography. My husband at the time wanted to change direction in his life, so we moved back to the South Bay, where he became a fireman and I finished up my degree. I was married to John Bibee(Mira Costa 1971) for 10 years before we divorced. We had 2 girls, ages 1 and 2, at the time. I was too young to get married in the first place and if I do say so myself, a little immature! Luckily wisdom creeps in as you grow in age and in spirit!! I got married again, to Dave Berry, and we have been married for 27 years, and I was very lucky to find such a kind and beautiful soul!! We both love to travel and have been many places around the world. I decided when I had some major health issues ( cancer a few times and a stroke) , that I was going to see as much as I could, before I could not any longer! We have been blessed with seeing many wonderful places and having a lot of FUN doing it!! I just LOVE to see the world and its people! Some of my favorite places are Tahiti, Turkey, the Azores and I could never forget Italy!! I just love everything about Italy! The people, the culture, the history and, of course, the wine!!! We have been on 16 cruises ( I know a little crazy), and hope to go on many more! When it comes to children, I was one of the VERY lucky ones!!! We have 2 daughters, ages 28 and 29, and they are both remarkable human beings!!! I would like to say I had a lot to do with it, but that would not be true! I just helped and so did my husband Dave. Although they are not biologically his children, no one would ever know it!! He has devoted his life to making them happy, productive, loving and healthy adults, and we could not be prouder!!! Our eldest, Jamie, is married and has 4 children, and is one of the most wonderful mothers I know (besides me of course HA HA) She is an ER nurse, and lives in Oregon (where we live), so I get to interfere in her life every once in awhile, and really enjoy spoiling our grandchildren! Being a grandmother is absolutely wonderful as many of you probably agree! Our youngest, Erin, is a doctor and is at Emory University Hospitals in Atlanta doing her specialty residency in adolescent OB/GYN, where she is in her third year! She will come back to...Expand for more