Justine Joiner:
CLASS OF 1994
Mountain View AcademyClass of 1994
Mountain view, CA
Eastern Michigan UniversityClass of 2005
Ypsilanti, MI
San Jose State UniversityClass of 2001
San jose, CA
University of California - Animal ScienceClass of 1998
Davis, CA
Justine's Story
Life
Where do I begin. For all of you that remember me, you may not have thought that I would be where I am today before the age of 30, but stranger things have happened. After graduating MVA in 1994, I went to UC Davis for 2.5 years. I partied a little too hard and got asked to leave because of grades. I found out that I was pregnant at that point, age 20, and decided to move back home. I transferred to San Jose State and had Hunter David Antonio on Dec. 4, 1997. About a year later I found out that I was pregnant again. For those of you who remember my dad, this was not a pleasant time in my life. Anyway, my ex and I decided to get married against the best judgement of my parents and tied the knot on June something, 1999. On Oct. 2, 1999, I had Logan Andrew Antonio. I obviously took a couple of years off for school, but finally graduated in May 2001 with a B.S. in Nutrition and Food Science. By this time, I had been divorced and living in a condo that my parents bought for me, and being the best single mom that I could be. But God had a better plan for my life. I met John Samuel "Sam" Markert in November of 2000. We quickly fell in love and were engaged before my divorce was even final. We got married on March 9, 2002 and have never been happier. We moved to...Expand for more
Modesto, CA just before the wedding and are still living here now, but we are uprooting and moving to Louisiana next summer, which is where Sam is from. Who can raise 4 kids in California and have mom stay home with them? Certainly not us and we decided that to provide a better life for the kids, we needed to get out of Cali. We have bought 5 acres of land and am building a 5bd/3bt house. As you can see by my pictures, we have 2 little girls now. Trinity Pike Markert was born on April 26, 2004 and Savannah Ruth Markert was born on August 20, 2006. We are done adding kids to the mix, so Sam says and we are very happy with our family. In order to take care of the brood, I quit my job in February and Sam now works 2 jobs. I was working as a Registered Dietitian for WIC and he is the General Manager of Blue Chalk Restaurant in Palo Alto and also works for FedEx. Yes he communtes, but the pay is worth it. I am currently in my 3rd year of trying to finish my Master's Degree in Nutrition and Food Science. Just need to finish up that pesky thesis and also pass a board exam to become a licensed Registered Dietitian.
Life has been exciting and challenging, but I wouldn't change a minute of it. Hope this bio finds you all well and hope to catch up with all of you soon.
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