The Tag Slacker

I have fallen behind on several tags (sorry Hollie, Brandon & Vanessa)...so here is way more information than most of you are interested in:



My Name: Heather...it was the only name my parents could agree on...how fun is that story?? Actually it was between Heather and Monique (Monique was a little girl my Dad fell in love with on his mission). Thank goodness they decided on Heather, I think it suits me better.



Where I was born: UVRMC in Provo, Utah, where my mom has worked for the past 33 years and also where I had both of my kids.


Favorite color: hmm, this is a tough one for me. I LOVE color! I think white is my favorite because it makes all my other favorites look even better.


Favorite city: Has to be Paris, although Edinburgh, Scotland is a very close second.




Places I want to visit: Nauvoo, Niagra Falls, Quebec, and all of Europe


Bad habit: Worrying way too much, about everyone and everything.



Favorite animal: never loved a real one yet (sounds so harsh...)


Past love: Dance. Yep, I was the OHS Drill Team Drill Mistress my Senior year. Loved it, but haven't done a lick of it since!



First job: Medical records file clerk...can you say BORING, but it did (barely) pay the bills.


Another place I want to go: After seeing Mamma Mia...GREECE. Oh, those islands are beautiful!



Current job: I am a work-from-home Product Design Manager for QuicKutz, mom to 2 darling & busy girls and wife to Kyle.


What I was doing 10 years ago...
going to school at BYU, working at Central Utah Medical Clinic as a medical records file clerk and scrimping pennies for a trip to Ireland!!

5 years ago...
I was in London on a trip for QuicKutz with Natasha and Erik. What a great job I have.

One year ago...
"Finishing" a remodeling project on our house...(in quotes because we still haven't completely finished the job :)

Yesterday...
Enjoying a lunch out with the Adams' girls (we missed you Cassi!) and hanging out with my girls while Kyle cheered on the BYU Cougars.

5 minutes ago...
Taking a hot strawberry cream cheese bread braid out of the oven. Yum!

6 words that describe my life:

SCHEDULED, but fun
BUSY, but balanced
CREATIVE, but planned
IMPERFECT, but hopeful
RICH, but not with money
FULL, and I love it!

Chasing family history...

This weekend we went in search of some family history. My mom has done a fantastic job of learning about her family history and has shared it with us over the years. It is amazing, the feelings that come when you learn about your ancestors and see where they lived their lives. My Grandpa Goodwin died 18 years ago this month. I have been missing him so much. It felt good to visit the places that he loved. We had the chance to visit the graves of 3 generations of my Grandparents on my mom's-dad's-mom's -dad's-dad side of the family...

Ephraim K. Hanks (my third great grandpa)
Walter E. Hanks (my second great grandpa)
Thisbe A. Hanks (my great grandma)
Glen Goodwin (my grandpa)
Kaye G. Nielsen (my mom)
Heather N. Adams (me)

The whole way home I thought about them & other ancestors that I would like to learn more about. I know that someday I will meet them all again. I hope to live in a way that would make them proud of the name and heritage they have given me.

My bride (...and her groom!)

Friday I spent the day with this beautiful couple. Brandon and Kat...I wish you all the best! Thank you for letting me practice my photography on you and share in your special day!

School Girl

I can't believe my baby is old enough to do such big-girl things...school clothes shopping, school clothes fashion show...and SCHOOL!! We are having such a great time with our "big" girl. We love you Krissy! (Isn't she too cute???)
*commenters...to protect her I don't want to mention where or when she goes to school...Thanks!

10 Things You Might Not Know About Me

This is my first official entry into the world of blogging. I was tagged by "Chambo", a member of our Bishopric, so I figure I better do what he says. I hope he knows that fulfilling a tag removes my name from the "to-speak-in-church" list for the next few years!! So here goes...

1. Only girl I have kissed is my wife. Oh, and Heather's Grandma Norma.

2. I was stupid enough to ask Heather's dad permission to marry her on a hunting trip, with nothing in between us but his gun...I didn't think that one through.

3. I am a graduate of Brigham Young University. Take that Miss. Greaves.


4. I hate to watch the news, but love to read US Weekly! I find it is a great way to stay informed on the most important current events.


5. Since February of this year I have logged enough miles on my Trek 2200 to have biked from American Fork to Washington D.C.

6. In 1994 I made it to the 5A State Finals in the 100 meter, 200 meter, medley relay, and 4x100 meter relay for the Orem High track team. Go Tigers!! Now look at me...

7. I enjoy crying through a movie more than the popcorn. I have to usually beg Heather to go to a chick flick with me. Hopefully this is enough information to get an invite to the next neighborhood "girls night out".

8. During my senior year of high school, I had an unfortunate incident at Lavell Edwards Stadium. My 30 friends and I were in the middle of a "tribute to the BYU Cougars" using fireworks when the BYU police department showed up and started hand cuffing our pyro-technicians who (I thought...) were doing a fantastic job. Fortunately, they didn't see me running out the south end of the stadium. All of those hours of track training did come in handy. Uumm...that was a close call...

9. I played arena football for about one month. That wasn't a good idea either.

10. My hobbies include (and I have the gear to prove it): climbing, showshoeing, hiking, camping, roller blading, skiing, golfing, basketball, triathalon, swimming, running, 4 wheeling, shotgun shooting, hunting, pistol shooting, crafting ;), fishing, football, boxing, volleyball, weight lifting, singing with my family, harmonizing songs, and my favorite... drum roll please... CYCLING!! And, of course, spending time with my girls!


Now, so I can feel like a real blogger...I tag Chris S., Greg G., Tom P., Mike T. and Erik, Kirk, Cam and Shane. Now, let's see if any of you will do it.

Food, friends & FRAGRANCE...

Here are a few pics from my Scentsy party...which was so fun! Thanks to all of you who dropped by, it is always fun to have an excuse to get together! I just wish I could somehow extract the scent "code" (Traci, any thoughts???) and paste in on my blog...today my house smells like Lilac & Violet and I LOVE it!!

the Hall's

I had the chance to spend the evening with my aunt and her family...seriously one of my most favorite groups of people! We always laugh and have a great time together. Bruce, Julie, Chad, Alba, Jordan, Irena, Austin, Marina & Desi, it was a pleasure to take these pictures of your family. I hope you enjoy them! It was so fun to be with you, hopefully we can do it again soon. Maybe, (just for Bruce), I won't bring my camera...but the chances of that are not very good! Love ya!

bridals

Here are a few shots I took of Kat today...this makes me so excited for her wedding next week. It's always fun to take pictures of a beautiful bride! Looking at these photos leaves me mourning the loss of MY waist...

Donut Day...and BIG surprise!!

Last week Grandma Dennae (Kyle's mom) had all the grandkids over for donut day. They read a story about Arnie the Donut, ate some yummy donuts, colored their very own Arnie's to take home & played with their cousins. (Can you tell she is a Kindergarten teacher??) Krissy & Kendall had such a great time. My favorite part took us all by surprise....Shane and Kristy announced that they are having a baby AND it is a girl!! We are so excited! Congrats Shane & Kristy...only you guys could keep a secret this long! We can't wait to meet her!

Sufferfest...as they call it

Sounds, uh...fun??? Ever wonder what 111 miles-in-a-saddle looks like in 100 degree weather??? Well, here it is & I think it looks pretty darn good. This was Kyle's third century (100 miles +) ride this year. He LOVES riding with his brothers and good friends. I am always excited to watch the race & thankful to see them all finish safely. Way to go guys!

City-girl's birthday on the farm!

Last night we celebrated my niece Emma's second birthday at Thanksgiving Point's Farm Country...as you can see we all had a blast. Thanks for the fun, Shane & Kristy & HAPPY BIRTHDAY sweet, little Emma!

Invitation!

Here it is...the Scentsy party of the century...okay, the Scentsy party of the week! I am so excited to host a party. I generally don't get into throwing home parties, but I went to a Scentsy party a while ago and loved it! I am excited to reorder the scents I loved and try some new ones. I want to invite all my blogging buddies...commenters and lurkers alike! I would love to get together and chat face-to-face! Imagine that!? Shaunee tells me they will be doing 10% off every order for this party. No pressure here though. Come if you want, buy something if you want, but PLEASE don't feel obligated in any way. You can get an early peek here. Hope to see you next week!

wish granted!

Today is Cam & Shaunee's (Kyle's brother and his wife) anniversary! I read this on her blog..."In New Jersey, where Cam served his mission, there were a lot of Chinese people. Cam learned how to say "I Love You" in Chinese and we still say it to each other. I so badly want to find somewhere that can cut those Chinese characters out of vinyl lettering so I can place it on my wall in our bedroom."
So...tonight while they were out at dinner I snuck in (okay, the babysitter let me in) and put this on their wall. Happy Anniversary you two! I am still glad we set you up!
Just another reason EVERYONE needs a Silhouette...from QuicKutz, of course!!

memory lane

Yesterday I stopped in at BBW to pick up some soaps...which are a fantastic buy right now (BTW)...and I ran into my old boss from 5 years ago. It was so fun to see her and catch up for a minute. I so loved my time at Bath and Body Works. It was such a big part of my life and it provided so many opportunites. It was fun to pull out (and dust off...) a few pictures and treasures that I saved. This picture is of me and the (then) BBW President & CEO, Beth Pritchard. She was presenting me a bracelet from Tiffany's...one of my proudest career moments...hummm...maybe someday I will have one of those "Tiffany" moments with the President & CEO of QuicKutz! :)  Erik......????



my most favorite soap...Eucalyptus Spearmint

back to the mountains

Last night we picked up my parents and went to the mountains (of course, we couldn't leave their house without a quick trip to the swings). Sounds kind of silly but, I have been craving the mountains since we left them the last time. There is something so relaxing and refreshing about being there. I must admit, it was not nearly as fun in a car as it was on the 4-wheeler. Kyle should be happy...I don't think I could get rid of the 4-wheeler now (which has not always been the case...like when he had it delivered on VALENTINES DAY!!!). It is here to stay...I just wish the rest of ya'll would buy one so we could go together!

Aloha!

This month's Adams family dinner was a bit different than usual...we are getting ready to say goodbye...(or is that aloha?)...to Cassi as she embarks on the adventure of her lifetime. Cassi is heading off to school in Hawaii...sweet, young, single and living in Hawaii..sounds like a DREAM to me! You know how I love sharing tips and favorite things, but I since I can't help in this category, can you? Please share any favorite spots, tips, restaurants/food haunts, not-to-be-missed-experiences, etc. that you have enjoyed in Hawaii! Maybe someday, I will even get to try them out too!

Mamma Mia!

The other night I went with 12 friends to see Mamma Mia. The BEST part was watching Ines, and the others of the Abba generation, dance, groove and sing their way through the show! (Yes, Vanessa & Bianca...it is true!) Thanks again for the fun night out! I am off to find some Abba music to download now!