Joakima Carr

I was born on October 18, 1981, in Honolulu, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. From a young age, I have always had a fascination with books. Some kids throw tantrums for toys in the grocery store, but not me. I went crazy for a brand new book. I had to have one or else I closed my eyes, threw my head backwards, threw my arms by my sides and jumped up and down crying. Needless to say, this fascination with books and love for reading only intensified throughout the years. My personal collection of books has grown to fill more than five bookcases. I later discovered a love for music and singing in elementary school. Who knew that this would lead to my learning to play the French horn and playing in the marching and concert bands in middle school and high school? My talent for singing helped me to win my high school beauty pageant and the honor of “most talented” for the graduating class of 2000. Music continued to hold on to me even in college. I spent years studying as a classically trained Mezzo-soprano and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the Florida State University College of Music. I also continued to play the French horn and marched in the world-renowned 400+ member Marching Chiefs for 3 years. Today, I look forward to finishing my graduate degree coursework in Nutrition Education and Health Promotion and conducting research. I am a certified fitness, yoga, and Spinning instructor. I have a small Snoodle named Thomas. I am now the proud wife of an active duty Marine. We recently moved to the Camp Lejeune area in April. We have a beautiful 14-month-old son and are currently expecting our second bundle of joy January 7, 2012.

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Although I currently live in Hubert, NC, I am not originally from the area. I am a true blue yankee! I was born and raised in New York with the snow and crazy weather. Living in the south is a huge change for me. What brought me here? Good Ol’ Uncle Sam! My husband and I are high school sweet hearts. We grew up in the same small town and lived about 5 minutes from one another. He is 3 years older than me so technically we are my high school, his college years sweet hearts; if you can follow that thought. After a couple years of Nascar school and working in Nascar my husband decided to join the Marine Corps. At this point I had just graduated from a 2 year college with my associates degree and was on my way to Champlain College in Vermont. I stayed there for a summer session and the fall semester before we were married January 2, 2010. Now here we are, newlyweds and expecting our first child! We technically already have our first born though, our 1 year old golden retriever Bo. He is definitely my baby but he will love having a little brother or sister. We are due March 8, 2011 and unfortunately my husband is scheduled to deploy sometime in February or March. Fingers are crossed that he will be here for the birth! We have a complicated pregnancy because I have uterus didelphys. That means I have 2 uteruses and this comes with possible complications. We have made it 20 weeks as of October 19 with no problems (knock on wood) and we should find out soon (October 25) if we are having a boy or a girl! I am so excited to be apart of this wonderful blog family. Stay tuned to share the excitement and learn more about me and my family!

 

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