[VanShuyten]

“Heidi Cruz, 43, a native of San Luis Obispo, California, met her husband in Austin in 2000...”

With a name like Heidi Cruz, I would have suspected she was from New Braunfels, Texas.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Born in San Luis Obispo, California to parents who were Seventh-day adventist missionaries, she spent part of her childhood in Africa, according to the New York Times.

Heidi Cruz’s father is a dentist with a practice in her hometown and her mother was a former dental hygienist, according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune. She traveled with her parents to third-world countries to provide dental care as part of the missionary work.

Heidi Cruz’s work ethic started at a young age, according to the Tribune article. Her parents set-up a bread-making business for her and her brother, Scott Nelson, when they were young. She told the Tribune:

I think it definitely taught us the value of hard work. We were used to being highly productive at all times. We got kind of competitive with each other. We probably made 200 loaves a week.

[Vendome]

Maybe she got married. ..

[norwaypinesavage]

"With a name like Heidi Cruz, I would have suspected she was from New Braunfels, Texas."

With a name like Heidi Cruz, she probably not only can visit the county next to New Braunfels, she probably can even pronounce it properly.