27 pics of me

Today is June 1, and since June is the month of my birthday I thought I would make my first blog post of June one in honor of my upcoming birthday. Here are 27 pictures of me through the years. The photo quality of the majority of the pictures isn't great, but  I think you'll be able to see who I am and how I've gotten to where I am in life by these pictures.

Heather in the nude! Look at that belly!

Taking a look out the window after my nap

Age 3

Even a picture of me in a swimming suit!

5th birthday

3rd grade

My sisters and me (2000). I'm the one in the red shirt

Working girl at the movie theater! My first (and only) job

Senior year

High school graduation – May 2002

With my Grandma and Grandpa Zimmerman

Working as an assistant manager at the movie theater

2003

In Disney World with friends – May 2003

Fall 2003

Mom and me – October 2003

Thanksgiving day in 2003 – 10 days after my accident. It wasn't clear at that point whether I make it or not, but I hung in there and I'm still alive, just not kicking!

Doing better. I love this picture because it shows me at my worst, but things were getting better

Still smiling!

Me on my 20th birthday – June 2004

I love being an aunt! This is a picture of my niece Elizabeth and me from 2005

Celebrating the fifth anniversary of my accident – November 2008

Wheelchair race with my buddy, Bret – April 2009

Cardinals baseball game with friends – August 2010

at The Butterfly House – October 2010

Hooray for June! 

Every day's a good day for the movies

Yesterday my sister Chandra was off work for Memorial Day, so she and I went to the movies. We were planning on seeing a double feature, but the first movie we wanted to see, Something Borrowed, was canceled for some reason. I was quite disappointed because I really wanted to see it, but at least we were still able to see the other movie that we'd planned on (Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides).  

This movie is the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, and I enjoyed it. It definitely wasn't as good as the first movie, so don't go to the movies expecting it to top or surpass the first one, but know that you will be entertained.

I think Johnny Depp does such a good job playing "Captian Jack Sparrow." He's so funny!

At the cemetery

On Sunday afternoon we stopped by the cemetery so that my nieces and nephews could see their Grandpa's grave and so that Dad would be remembered during our reunion. I love the cemetery where my dad is buried because it's so beautiful and peaceful. My nieces and nephews always have so much fun walking around and looking at the different headstones. Who would think a graveyard is so exciting?!

Here are a few pictures from the cemetery. They really don't do justice to how pretty the cemetery is, but I like to take pictures of this sort of thing because I think they will be really important to my nieces and nephews in years to come.

   __I especially love this picture of my nephew Matthew sitting on my dad's grave. I think he looks so adorable and sweet!

This is a picture of my sister Miriam's four girls in the Easter outfits that she sewed for them. I especially loved the orange outfit.

Barbecue at Suson Park

On Friday my family and I went to the park to grill hot dogs and bratwursts for lunch. It was a cool day, but it was sunny, so it was very pleasant in the sun. The kids were so excited and couldn't wait to finish with our family pictures so that we could leave for the park and have our picnic.

After lunch the kids went to go play on the playground. It was great to see them having so much fun!

We went to see the animals after playing on the playground. Little kids are so funny when they're around animals, and they ask the funniest questions.