When I grow up

For the next installment of "When I Grow Up" I would like to introduce you to Heather D. White and list the reasons why I want to be her when I grow up.

I met Heather about a dozen years ago in a singles ward. Her dad was the Branch President at the time and played a big role in the direction I chose to go in my life and I will be forever grateful for his sincere counsel and love for me. But this is not about him - this is about his darling daughter Heather.

I didn't know Heather very well at the time. She was the girl I wish I was - very fun to be around - nice to everyone - from an outsider looking in she seemed like she was friends with everybody. My memories of the time I spent with her were always filled with fun and there was always laughter.

Flash forward to sometime this year - I was aimlessly surfing blogs and started looking at bloggers who liked to scrapbook and I came across {unwrapped} - I started reading and immediately knew I liked this girl so I bookmarked it and would check back in every now and then. At the time She didn't have her picture posted so I had no idea that it was Heather Dahlquist's blog that I was reading - and then she posted some pictures from a family party and there was her Dad and I finally put two and two together.

Heather is seriously one of the most creative people I have come across in this blog world. My favorite posts of hers are when she posts pictures of what she made for her visiting teachees. She is always making something for someone.

Heather is also a great photographer - She has started a business called White House Photography. She is very talented and I love to look at her photos and get ideas for my own amateur photo-shoots

Heather is a great friend - she is constantly expressing her gratitude for all of her friends. She identifies specifically what it is about her friends that she loves. She is genuinely appreciative for the love she receives from all of the people in her life.

Heather has a fabulous mother - I couldn't post this entry without mentioning her mom! I just love her. I haven't spent a great deal of time with her but the time I have spent with her truly left an impression.

I really could go on and on but I will let you click on over to her blog and find out for yourself why I want to be Heather when I grow up!!!