Hi! We’re the Heisses!
Andrew likes to wear shorts and Italian silk ties, though not usually at the same time. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Pubic Administration at BYU and is passionate about the Middle East. I think he’s smart, talented, and handsome.
I'm Nancy and am the main contributor to this blog. I studied linguistics at BYU and find language fascinating. I ran a marathon once and enjoy doing yoga, reading, writing, and taking my kids to the park.
Rachel likes preschool and is excited to be a CTR in primary—that stands for Choose The Right. She is obsessed with Harry Potter. If you were to ask her what she wanted for dinner she'd most likely say, "Pizza!" She passionately hates all dentists, doctors, nurses, and optometrists.
Miriam enjoys reading stories and ripping the flaps off of lift-the-flap books. When she has to find a happy place she sucks her thumb and pulls her ear. She loves to colour and to dress up as either a princess or a ballerina.
A brief time-line of our lives:
2012: In progress...
2011: Nancy runs her first marathon. Andrew travels to Ghana for a field study program. The girls continue to grow up.
2010: Andrew graduates from AUC with an MA in Middle East history. We return to BYU for Andrew to pursue an MPA.
2009: Miriam joins the clan.
2008: Andrew graduates from BYU. Later we move to Egypt on a whim for Andrew to attend AUC.
2007: Rachel is born.
2006: Study abroad in Amman, Jordan.
2005: I graduate from BYU. Andrew returns from his mission. We get married in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple. Honeymoon in Italy.
2004: I spend a semester teaching English in Voronezh, Russia, with ILP.
2003: I go to Europe for the first time for the Viola Congress. I graduate from UVSC and THS simultaneously. Andrew leaves for a two-year mission to Rome, Italy.
2002: Andrew graduates from THS, begins studies at BYU. I leave THS for UVSC.
2001: Andrew and I partner up in the THS Ballroom Dance Company. Andrew goes to Europe for the first time on band tour.
2000: My family moves to Utah. Andrew and I meet in Social Dance 1 at THS.
1999: Andrew breaks his arm during the August 11 tornado in SLC.
1998: Nothing exciting happened this year.
1997: I begin homeschooling because middle school is…ugh.
1996: Andrew starts playing the clarinet, as do I. A tornado goes by my house.
1995: My family moves to High River, Alberta.
1994: My family moves to Calgary, Alberta.
1993: Andrew’s family moves to Orem, Utah. I get baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1992: Andrew gets baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1991: Nothing exciting happened this year.
1990: My family moves to Port Coquitlam, BC. I start kindergarten at Leigh Elementary School in Coquitlam, BC.
1989: Andrew starts kindergarten at Parkwood Elementary School in Durham, North Carolina.
1988: My family moves to Burnaby, British Columbia. I break my arm.
1987: My family moves to California, later to Provo, Utah.
1986: Nothing exciting happened this year.
1985: Andrew’s family moves to Durham, North Carolina. I am born in Raymond, Alberta, Canada.
1984: Andrew is born in Provo, Utah.
