Heathers Adventures

A Waste of your Reading time and my Productive Working time...

2010-05-26T08:46:00.001-07:00

A few random, unimportant, un-exciting or interesting things....

Here are some pics of my Scripps Team that which Im pretty certain "The Office" was originally written about.. a bunch of nuts I tell ya.

2. Went to the Padres game last night ..... Good seats + Great company= Always fun..

3. Because I am a marketing genius (not really) I have been helping Kyle market his Dental Practice to build a larger patient base so logically I said "hey babe, why dont you just take a cute pic, advertise all over and the women patients will come running, esspecialy the rich La Jolla Cougar Women!.... and probably my mom" So here is his cute little pic that will soon be seen all over this beach town..... now wouldnt you choose him as your Doctor of Dental Surgery too?! .. I just learned what D.D.S. stands for ... (Ps. Mom, back off... he's mine.)

And yes, if his dimples werent enough, he also volunteers in less fortunate countries such as, Cambodia and Thai Land.... umm yeah, a catch

4. I "bake" one hell of a purchased birthday cake ;)

5. My friends doggie/gremlin hybrid Moseph (he loves me)

Stay tuned ya'll because Im sure I will be back with more useless updates soon :)

Bored at work so I'll update my blog!

2010-05-19T10:19:00.000-07:00

Since I'm super behind on Blogging and too busy having fun, here is a brief summary of stuff I have been up to in the world of Heather..

And a pic of my cheesy mug in case you forgot who I am ......

So, I am still living beachside in Beautiful SD and couldnt be doing any better.. Its really hard to be miserable when the sun is always shining and you have scenery like this surrounding you... (yes, I can rub it in all I want... and I will Emily.)

This Pic pretty much sums up how I feel about my life these day...

The view I soak in only about a block away from my doorstep... Hiking at Torrey Pines...

This is how I like to wind down after a crap day at work, dont I look magical?..

View from a concert at the Oceanside Pier...

* I have slowly been learning (attempting) to surf although I find scouting out hot surfers is much more fun then actually doing it anyway...

Thats me.... in the back :)

Since I live in a beach town comprised primarily of single people between the ages of 21 - 35, there is never a lack of entertainment around town... This is what I was doing on Superbowl, attending the 'Annual Haltime Foot-Race'... pretty funny stuff.

Because I am Daniels FAVORITE little sister and he misses me so much that he can hardly sleep at night he and Emilee planned a special trip to San Diego this past weekend just to see Me! (well and to attend a friends wedding in La Jolla, but Im sure that was just a coincidence ;)

*You may have noticed that I like to keep my 'Flavors of the Month' a mystery and well lets be honest, who could really keep track of them anyhow?.. Against my better judgment, I gave Daniel the pleasure of meeting my latest Cupcake Kyle and to my surprise to me they got along great and had wonderful conversations like..

"So your dating my sister huh?... why?"

as well as...

"Oh you dont play guitar? well good luck impressing our dad"

oh and can't forget the ice breaker convo...

"So you're a dentist!? Take a look at my messed up tooth man!" (followed by opening his mouth for examination)

* After being interrogated by Daniel and Emilee, Im pretty sure Kyle passed the test with flying colors earning All-Star winning remarks like:

Emilee: "Whoa, hes the nicest guy ever!" & "Wow, he has a ton of Hair!"
Daniel : "Yeah, hes alright.. can he fix my teeth?"

We managed to have a nice Bonfire on the beach despite Daniel eating most of the Marshmallows on the way over...

On their last day in San Diego, we took a Ferry Ride over to Coronado island where we rented a sweet hog and journeyed around the island while Daniel proclaimed how much fun he was having by yelling out things like ....
"Ugh, peddling this stupid rick shaw sucks, we should have taken a cab"
...and ...
"My Chicken legs weren't meant for this kind of strenuous activity"
After a good hour or so of Daniel complaining, Emilee did much better in the drivers seat and even managed to throw some donuts in the sidewalk.

Emilee and I on the Ferry Ride
Our sweet Hog..

Of course the weather was cloudy all weekend (b/c according to Murphy's Law, the weather is ONLY going to be gloomy when people are visiting) but the second I dropped them off at the airport, the sunshine came back :)
View from the Ferry

Stay Tuned for more.... someday.

I'm Alive!

2010-02-22T16:15:00.000-08:00

Hi Family!

Yes, it’s me and I'm actually still alive and doing well! My mother won’t get off my case about not updating my blog in the past year and I'm lacking motivation at work right now, so here goes:

1. I am still living in San Diego and couldn't love it more, I'm completely at home here, just living the dream and enjoying my front yard composed of sand and ocean.

2. I still have a great job in HR at Scripps Healthcare in La Jolla (Although I randomly landed an interview with the PADRES this week so we'll see what happens there, it could be fun to work for a pro sports team?! :)

3. I actually do date (Contrary to popular belief).. There is one person in particular that keeps me occupied... Total babe. Great dimples. Dentist. Sweetheart. Kyle .. Unfortunately he does not play guitar (sorry dad, can't win em all)

4. I started running everyday to overcome my inability to run and actually attempting to train for a half marathon (not quite ready for the full, now or possibly ever)

5. I got a new Jeep! (Courtesy of the uninsured illegal alien that decided to plow into me on the freeway, good times)

6. I am a proud new owner of a COSTCO membership compliments of mom and dad, which has enhanced my quality of life and food storage dramatically. There is no greater feeling then having a life time supply of fruit roll-ups in your cupboard.

7. I do check all your blogs frequently and can't believe how old everyone is getting!!... but like a fine wine everyone just gets better with age.... right?

8. Like Utah, I also experienced bad weather here this winter! It rained once.

9. Because my computer crashed and I can’t upload my recent pics (don’t worry I will eventually) here are some pics of I found hiding in my email :) ...... See I was once cute too!

Its Beautiful & Sunny @ a Whooping 85 Degrees Today!!..

2009-01-13T11:38:00.000-08:00

That's all, just wanted to rub it in, I think I just may use my A/C :)

.... How's the snow? he he

Go Chargers!!!

2009-01-08T22:49:00.000-08:00

Saturday I went to my first NFL game to see the Chargers beat the Colts in a playoff game.
I got lucky and we got amazing seats in the biggest game of the year thus far. I have never lived in a state with an NFL team so I never really had a "team" well now I finally do and I am definatly sold on being a Chargers fan. I had more fun and got more into the game then I thought I was capable of, I actually paid attention for once and knew what was going on instead of just cheering when everyone else does! It was a blast and there was so much energy in the stadium that I think I have actually fallen in love with Football! - Who would have thought that was even possible after what Utah State Aggies did to my football morale?!

GOOOOOO CHARGERS!!! Off to the SUPERBOWL?!!!!!

Today was Strange...

2008-12-08T21:04:00.000-08:00

You may have been watching the news today and heard about the F-18 fighter jet that crashed into a home in SD... well, I happened to be about a block away heading to my lunch break destination when it went down, I saw it flying awfully low and thought it was odd then it went spiraling downward and BOOM in a residential neighborhood! It was the strangest thing I have ever witnessed. It hit a house and killed 3 people, I saw the aftermath as a bunch of people were then taken to the hospital I work at right down the street and treated for smoke inhalation from the resulting fires.. I guess you just never know what will happen in life or when a fighter jet will crash through your home..

Its so sad, I can only imagine the devastation the family of the victims must be going through with such an ironic tragedy.. Here is the link to the full story..

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081208-1938-bn08plane5.html

Strange day.

I found my phone...

2008-12-07T21:19:00.000-08:00

After a week of endless searching, and the purchase of a new one, I found my phone... where else but in the pocket of my jacket... exactly where I left it....

I Lost My Phone....

2008-12-03T20:38:00.001-08:00

...It literally vanished. I need everyone's numbers :(

Reasons to plan the next family reunion in San Diego...

2008-10-26T15:51:00.000-07:00

Have fun filled BBQs under my favorite tree in my favorite park on the Bay (its a perfect tree) :)

Unbeatable sunsets, great for family photo sessions...

Fun things to do... like surf, attempt to surf or just check out the surfers...

And... pay a visit to my friend Shamu :)

Awesome views and great places to stay... SEE YA'LL SOON!!??!! :)

(I like to pretend I'm a photographer.)

Back in the day...

2008-10-14T08:08:00.000-07:00

I just had to jump on the band wagon and try this too....

I think this was a good look for me...

My moms senior photo...

This was just one of my many perms gone bad....

How did Emilys yearbook photo get on here?! ...

Thanks Diane for styling my bangs for my senior pic, they look fantastic!...

Well that was the most productive use of my work time ever!!

Street Scene!

2008-10-12T20:00:00.000-07:00

San Diego has an amazing Music Scene which is definatly a perk to living here. I have an instilled love of music in me and a hobbie of going to as many live concerts as I can squeeze into my life (Thanks to my Dads genetics)...

Last weekend, I rounded up a few friends and went to 2 full days/nights of non stop concerts downtown San Diego. They roped off a few blocks in the heart of the city, set up about 4 different stages and had over 40 bands/artists playing the whole time. It was spectacular.

A few favorites included:

-Beck
-Cold War Kids
-Spoon
-The Hives
-Steele Pulse
-Devo (Whip it good!)

Lately..

2008-09-20T11:23:00.000-07:00

San Diego has been my home for 6 months now and you may wonder what it is I do with myself out here these days... Well, here is my routine...I work... I am in the process of transferring hospitals within Scripps Healthcare as part of a "Corporate H.R. Re-Organizational Procedure" It actually doesnt effect me much other then I have to get to know a new team and I will be located at the 'Big Bad' Hospital on the other side of the freeway doing the same sort of "Corporate Polital Policy Regulating Crap", aka.. Human Resources. Yes, I am the "Toby" and everybody hates me...I play... I have been making a point to take advantage of the beautiful weather and amazing scenery that is in my backyard, afterall I did move to SD for a reason. Considering I live where people pay mucho deniero to vacation, I figure I might as well "vacation" on my off hours. So a few times a week I will ride my bike down the Ocean boardwalk and onto the bay. It is so peaceful and beautiful just steps outside my home that I cant think of a better way to clear my mind, get some exercise and spend time outdoors :)

***Here are some videos we attempted to create to demonstrate our almost daily routine. Jason is teaching me to longboard, which is rapidly climbing the charts to becoming my new favorite hobby, I must say years of snowboarding has made it easy for me to love all board sports :)
(filming steady while riding a bike or a board is much harder then you may think)

I hang out with this guy... 30. Architect. Total Babe. :)

I sleep... For a second, then wake up at 5:45am and do it all over again.

Today is my Half Birthday!

2008-09-04T14:51:00.000-07:00

Today I am 24 1/2. Wow, I'm getting old....What happened? :(

Update in a nutshell..

2008-08-15T15:06:00.000-07:00

New things....

Im working on pics, I swear. I have some down time at work so here is what I have been up to since my last post, I will try to elaborate more when I can sit down at a coffee shop with the internet over the weekend...

~But for now and in a nutshell, here is an update of my difficult life..

*In the state of California you can no longer talk on the phone while driving, it has been a rough patch in my life (I may soon need therapy or at least a headset)
*I started taking boxing classes! Yes, Boxing. I am sore all the time, discovered muscles I didnt know I had and could most likely beat you up :) Its been great.
*After 6 months and a new set of sparkplugs, my "check engine" light finally went off, I couldn't be happier.
*I have been going to the horses races on a weekly basis and improving my betting skills, In total, I am proud to say I have won $9
*I can now ride a wave, standing on the board for a total of 4.5 seconds, Im considered awesome.
*I recevied some care packages from home (thank you) and I discovered I really like receving care packages so anyone else interested in sending them my way, please email me for the shipping address and I will gladly provide it... I like food and pictures :)
*I have become domestic and learned to make boiled eggs (thanks for walking me through the process mom, they turned out great) I have also become addicted to swiffer sweepers
* I joined the 'Big Brothers Big Sisters' foundation and I hopefully get to meet my new friend soon.

Thats all for I have for now please stay tuned for pics to come...

Have a great weekend! Miss you all! Come Visit!

HAPPY INDEPENDANCE DAY!

2008-07-07T09:08:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone enjoyed their Independence before we are completely dependant on foreign goods, Chinese oil and Indian labor! Go America! :)

I spent the day with a million tourists on my very crowded beach , would have rather been at the Hyrum parade! Wow, its amazing how annoying tourists get when you become a local living in a tourist hot spot!... I think I took pics, maybe...I'll look and see.

Emily Tagged Me! ... & Im bored

2008-06-08T21:53:00.000-07:00

So here ya go.. I haven't posted anything for awhile but the good news is that I just discovered that I could hack into the neighbors internet connection! Woo Hoo! I have internet at home again ...yes!

What I was doing 10 years ago:
10 years ago... I was a slightly awkward high school twerp enjoying the many identity crisis that came my way. The phases such as wearing my best friends dads jeans to school cause the bigger the jeans the better and the oh so popular, punk rocker phase where the crazier I could make my hair and the more necklaces I wore at once the cooler I became. At the time I was also full of brilliant ideas such as joining the tennis team cause I thought I would look cute in the skirts and deciding that driving my car into the neighbors mailbox while they were in the front yard would be a great idea.. It was a time of sneaking out at night to toilet paper Duffy (the crazy neighbor) and "going out" with every popular squeaky voice boy in school.

Oh how I miss being young, awkward and brilliant...

5 things on my "to-do" list today:
1. Shower
2. Clean my dwelling
3. Kiss a boy
4. Win the lottery
5. Go surfing.

Bad habits:
-Im a Haslam so of course I bite my nails
-Thinking out loud
-Falling asleep in the hallway & on top of my warm laundry (i find it cozy)
-Not listening to voicemails until they are at least 2 months old
-Laughing at inappropriate times (like when people get hurt or its 'serious' time)

5 places I've lived:
South Jordan, Utah (childhood days)
Boise, Idaho (where i call home)
Logan, Utah (awe, college years)
Bountiful, Utah (no thanks)
San Diego, California (my current paradise)

I love new adventures!!

6 jobs that I've had:
1.Checker at Kings (great job with w excellent perks such as the cute stock boy)
2.Therapy Tech for Disability Agency (most amazing co-workers and people on the planet!)
3.College Student (my favorite job thus far)
4.Therapy Director & Residential Manager for Chrysalis Enterprises (Disability Agency)- Working with the best people in the world! Most rewarding job..by far!
5.Human Resource Coordinator- Salt Lake Regional Medical Center (First "grown up, post-college" job, ... ick)
6.Clinical Recruitment Specialist- Scripps Healthcare! (finally in San Diego, working at the best company in the nation :) . . .

Oh yeah, and the most important job of all.. Professional 'mans lady' (like ladies man only the other way around:)

4 people I want to know more about:
Daniel
Emilee
Mom
Dad
You

My new change..

2008-04-28T10:56:00.000-07:00

So Friday morning at work, I got called into the medical conference room with 5 other people in my division and was told that they were eliminating all our jobs due to funding and what not. So in a nutshell, I was laid off (with an exceptional severance package.) My first reaction was sheer disbelief and my second was "oh crap, I need a job!".. I got laid off?!? I always thought only dads and old "career" people got laid off, so you can imagine my shock in the matter considering I am not a dad nor an old "career" person.
Well I got home and immediately started searching for a new job, well I stumbled across a position in H.R. at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla (which happens to be one of the best hospitals in the nation and is located in the most beautiful city right on Torry Pines Golf Course.) Well I got a call about an hour after I applied, went in the same day for a 3 hour interview, (ugh) and was offered a job that same day! As ironic as it seems, I couldn't be more ecstatic about getting laid off at Rady Children's!
Scripps was the number one place I wanted to work for the past two years, it was my goal to someday work there and now, I'm on board! Goal set, goal achieved, one point for me. It is incredibly hard to get on at Scripps plus the market here couldn't be worse right now so I don't know if it was fate that I got canned or what, but I am siked about my new opportunity. I start next Monday so I am planning on spending my week off 'real' work, soaking in the sun and scouting out hot surfer dudes (well not really, ok ... really.) Well that is my update for today, Scripps Memorial here I come! Woot! Woot!

2008-04-24T12:20:00.000-07:00

I made it to San Diego

2008-04-24T11:16:00.000-07:00

Considering my mom continues to harass me about creating a blog so people know I'm still kickin', here goes.. Last time I had a blog was in my Journalism class in College so I'm not quite sure what to post considering I don't have pics of children, a spouse (just yet) and/or a new little home. What I do have however is a beach steps outside my house, palm trees in my front yard and a bike that takes me everywhere (yes I still own a car). I'm currently living in San Diego, Pacific Beach to be exact and working for a Children's hospital as the 'Corporate and Community Development Coordinator' (try saying that 10 times fast). Basically what I do is Market the hospital to Big Wig Businesses and Donors and convince them to give me all their money. Considering my job is really not that exciting, I picked up a serving job at a new little restaurant right off the ocean, which is proving to be much more fun then my 'grown up' job. My life is simple (although I'm not quite sure what to do with all my hefty duty winter coats I accumulated while at Utah State) my life remains at a perfect 74 degrees at all times. I'm learning to surf and sail and can see the Seaworld fireworks from my porch every night. I love it here and although I miss everyone especially the little turkeys (nieces and nephews) I am convinced moving here was one of the best decisions I have made.. Now I just need to work on getting in to Graduate School, eventually.