The Wonderful Wild Animal Park!

Last Saturday Paul and I went with some good friends Brandon and Natalia to the Wild Animal Park. We started off the afternoon picking up the infamous in-n-out...you can't beat the price nor the quality of food! We then ventured to the park it was fun we really just hit the major spots. Here is a pic of Paul and I just with the crazy condor

Later on in the day wonderful Hyrum and Tiffany joined use with cute little baby Rachel! We were so glad they were able to join us, here is a sweet pic. of baby Rachel...she is thinking, "come on Aunt Heidi not another pic I am trying to enjoy my crunchy, yummy snacks!

One of the funnest parts of the Wild Animal Park is going on the safari tour. The tour bus as you can see is pretty open...it is about a thirty minute tour that takes you to a free range of animals wandering around the open terrain which include; giraffes, rhinos, and cheetahs...just to name a few. The saddest fact of the tour was that the black rhino will become extinct within the next 15 years...it seems weird in this day and age animals are still becoming extinct.
As you can see the rhinos were giving were not giving us much face time!

Here is a great pic of Natalia and Brandon near the end of the tour, thanks for joining us for the day....zoo times rule!

The most entertaining animal of the day were the lions..they were so playful! The cubs were wrestling while the other larger lions were lounging out on top of the range rover, this pic takes me back to the Lion King for sure!

Extraordinary Desserts...better late than never

A couple of weeks back we went to Extraordinary Desserts for Joselyn's birthday party. It was the first time that I had ever been and I must say that the dessert went beyond my expectations! I give it a 10 for presentation and of course for the taste-bud thrilling menu options. I had the Tiramisu which was pretty good, I would have to say my favorite was Paul's it was a tropical influenced dessert with ricotta cheese no less, who would have thought ricotta cheese would be good with dessert?!
Here is a priceless picture of paul eating the petals of a flower, he actually didn't think it was all that bad...but he did lean more towards the rose petals dipped in the chocolate sauce.

Here we are with the awesome Jacobsens...I totally copied Nat and got the Tiramisu, yummy!

Here is a pic of Paul and I in front of a cool towering display. Anyway if you ever get the chance to go to Extraordinary Desserts please do...it is fantastic, thanks for picking such a fine location for the party Ryan and Joselyn!

Is the Smart car Smart?

How smart is the smart car, yea it is definitely fuel efficient and is compact enough that when you purchase it.... you can drive it out of an elevator and save on the staggering rising prices of crude oil! I was on the freeway yesterday when I looked out to the left I was baffled at the size, I mean I thought my civic hatchback was pushing the limits on size but this car looked like a toy car, I would say it is about the size of a luxury golf cart. The man in the toy car was going 70 mph, it was sort of surreal while I was looking at it I felt I had jumped into a cartoon...it just didn't look right to be going so fast in such a tiny toy car. I find it interesting how they named this car the smart car. So you can save on gas...but what about your safety? Don't you think someone who is smart would be concerned about their safety more than a mere buck? I mean imagine driving a smart car at 80 mph and you get hit by a large truck going the same speed, say goodbye because there is a slim chance you are going to survive! The mind-boggling thing is the car received five stars for safety when it when through the crash screening test. The smart car has a steel cell that surrounds the passenger doors to help provide an additional safety source when and if the car is crashed. Regardless of the safety features I still wouldn't get one...well there is my two cents on the topic.

Fortune Forward Cookies

So I had the great privelege of going out to lunch today with Tiffany, my sister-in-law and my cute little niece Rachel. We went to Pick-up-Stix and it was oh so yummy for Chinese fast food. I was in a rush so unfortunately we were not able to share our fortunes together. I opened mine in my car and was pleasantly surprised at the simplistic yet profound statement the little crumpled up piece of paper had to offer. The statement was..."your presence livens up any conversation." It was such a pick-me-up that has kept me happy for the rest of the day. Even though sometimes we receive fortunes that may or may not be true it sort of makes you think...how you can make the little statement ring true by implementing it into your life. I think everyone should get a fortune cookie a day to help brighten spirits and to use it as a fun self-improvement booster program. So fortune forward everyone!

Life as I know it Tag

I have been tagged for awhile now and have finally decided to catch up on it! So here it is, thanks for tagging me Joselyn!

What was I doing five years ago?

I was getting ready to graduate from Viewmont High School, and I was anxiously awaiting for an acceptance letter to BYU! I was also working one of my last years as a lifeguard, what a life! All I had to do was sit in a chair, get a tan, watch out for the little ones in the water, and get paid for it...oh the simple life!

5 Things on my list of things to do today:

1-clean the house
2-make dinner
3-read for at least 30 minutes
4-water my plants
5-watch the sunset at La Jolla Cove with Paulie


7 Snacks I enjoy:

1-Mambas, if you have not tried them please do...they are amazing!
2-Butterfingers
3-Coldstone Cake Batter Ice Cream, with crunched up brownies, yum!
4-Peanut Butter Cookies
5-Lay's Salt & Vinegar Chips
6-Dole factory soft serve pineapple ice cream (on Oahu island)
7-fresh blueberries, and strawberries


3 Bad Habits

1-Not screwing the lid on the toothpaste after I am finished using it (Paul can attest!)
2-I tend to let road rage get the better of me
3-Huge procrastinator in pretty much everything!

5 Places I have lived:
1-Portland, Or.
2-Bountiful, Ut.
3-Provo, Ut.
4-Laguna Beach, Ca.
5-San Diego, Ca.


What would I do if I were suddenly a Billionaire?

I would start a charity to help children who have been abused in any shape or form. It hurts me to know that there are parents out there who tend to take out their anger on their children that leave both physical and mental scars for an entire lifetime! I would also start a charity to help impoverished children around the globe and would visit poverty stricken countries help feed the children in that area, and set up schools that teach them English and trades that would help them escape the situation they were born into.

I would own a jet and learn to fly one by a professional, it is something I have always wanted to try out! I would travel all over the world and explore unique cultures,and learn new customs to help make sense of this world at a much deeper level. I would go on all types of adventures of course with my man Paul, we would go on an african safari, go river rafting in New Zealand, snowboard down the swiss alps, deep sea dive in the mediterranean sea, swim alongside a dolphin's fin...just to name a few!

I would own a large home in Laguna Beach with 10 acres of land, overlooking the ocean. I would go crazy with decorating my home since it is one of my many passions. We would have a tennis court in the backyard, along with an amazing square cut pool with great waterfall features, and a waterslide for the future kids of course!

I would get Paul all the new and upcoming electronics for a lifetime, he can't get enough of them! I would also get Paul top of the line mountain and road bikes, I would buy him a barnes and noble bookstore so he could go pick a book a day to read.

Oh and last but not least I would get a silver Mercedez-Benz SUV I think this car is so hot, I love the shape, size everything about it besides the gas prices but I guess if I were a billionaire gas prices wouldn't even cross my mind!

5 Jobs I have had:

1-Lifeguard
2-Bookstore Cashier
3-Catering Administrative Assistant
4-Entrepreneur for Halos and Wands/Selling Hawaiian leis
5-Sales/Marketing Assistant for a drapery hardware company

5 Things people might not know about me:

1-I have a twin sister
2-I can't fall asleep when my feet are dry or my lips are dry, totally weird I know!
3-I had to be stitched up three times from my wreckless days as a child
4-when I was younger I wanted to be an archaelogist and I thought egyptian tombs were the coolest, I went through a weird Egyptian phase.
5-I want to start a children's line of clothing someday, I guess that means I need to get a sewing machine!

Wow, getting tagged is fun so I will pass this joyous activity to Sandy, Heather, Camille, Brandi, Jackie and Emily!

Sick Days!

So, I have been sick since Monday morning, I woke up and I had completely lost my voice! I even had to have Paul call my boss to let him know I would not be coming in. I believe I have been tricked, every year around this time I get Spring allergies regardless of where I am. Last week, I had the sniffles, sneezes and the coughs. I really thought nothing of it assuming it was just allergies, however, it progressively got worse and it hit me Monday morning that what I was experiencing was not just the simple Spring allergies, rather it was a Spring cold! To make sure I used my trusted friend Wikipedia to give me some answers. The common symptoms for airborne allergies is a runny nose, sneezing, coughing, itchy eyes, and sometimes even an irritated tickling throat. It is amazing how the common cold and airborne allergies are so similar! The weird thing is I took my first allergy pill of the season yesterday and had no reaction to it, but when I took Dayquill my immune system finally woke up and helped clear out my nose, throat, and my painful headache. I thought I was going to be able to go to work today, but I woke up with a painful headache, runny nose, and itchy eyes...I tried taking cold medicine and it did absolutely nothing for me today...is it possible that my cold disappeared and my allergies took it's place, I am confused but hopefully I can clear up this mess soon!

Fun Weekend!

Last Saturday Paul and I met up with my side of the family for the horse races located in Santa Anita. My fun cousin Lauren came to visit from Oregon, also Sandy, Tim, Kennedy and Heather came...good times. It was my very first time and it was so beautiful! One of my favorite things to do was watch as they showcased the horses, while they slowly trotted around the loop, they were so close and so beautiful! Their manes were sleek and shiny, not to mention their defined bulging muscles, and their large brown eyes with their lush long eyelashes, which I am definitely jealous of!

Then we went into the stadium and we were able to go right up to the fence and await the races! It was so fun to see the horses race to the end with such poise and speed! I have always had a secret fantasy of riding a glorious black horse at top speed to the horizon to catch the sunset...hasn't happened yet, but maybe someday!


Here is a pic of Paul and I at the races, we had such a great time and Paul definitely learned some valuable life lessons (money is not made to be thrown away)

When we left the races Paul and I headed off to Hollywood. It was my first time and I was star struck... I didn't really get to see any real stars but I walked the star walk and stepped on a couple. Paul and I were a little stressed for time as we were hoping to reach our destination by a 5:30. We made it and stood in front of the Pentagus theatre waiting patiently to put out names in the lottery to get tickets for Wicked! I had been aching to see this show for so long!! We finally made our way up the line and put both of our names in the green spinner. The fellow who was in charge of the drawing was very informative on the procedures for the ticket. He repeated probably at least five times that we needed to have cash on hand, picture id to get the tickets, and be there in person to receive the tickets no exceptions.

The drawing started at 6, at the same time he was pulling out the first ticket Paul asked me if I put Heidi Andrews or Heidi Palmer on the sheet of paper and I put Heidi Andrews, so I checked in my purse for my id coming to find out I didn't have any id whatsoever on me!! At that moment I sprinted to my car (luckily we were pretty close)lost my shoe a couple of times and made it in the nick of time when he pulled my name out of the green spinner, I was out of breath and ecstatic I squealed for joy and ran to the booth to purchase my tickets. The great thing was the tickets only cost $25 and they in the front row where all the action was!

Paul and I were about to leave when a lady urged us to stay in hopes we might get drawn which would increase her odds. We were pretty sure we wouldn't be drawn again but stayed to humor the nice lady. I mean what are the chances to be drawn once let alone twice out of a spinner that had about 70 people in it when they only drew thirteen names. To our surprise the eleventh name drawn out of the spinner was Paul's what a lucky pair we were that night. People gave him some pretty dirty looks as they realized we both had won. Anyway we didn't have enough time to hit the action of Hollywood Boulevard so we just went to a small pizzeria and then had amazing frozen yogurt from yogurt star, I highly recommend it!

We then went to the Pentagus and awaited the much anticipated Wicked! It was Paul's first time to a broadway show, I was crossing my fingers that he would like it. To my suprise he loved the show, he thought it was incredibly funny and entertaining! This was my favorite broadway show by a long shot! If you ever get the chance to see Wicked don't pass it up!