All About Me in ABCs

A
- Available: More or less
- Age: 22 (as of four days ago)
- Animal: I like cats
- Actor: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Wilson
- Actress: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Audrey Hepburn

B

- Birthday: December 25
- Best Friend: Hmm, that's tough
- Best feeling in the world: knowing everything will work out if you do the best you can
- Blind or Deaf: I'd rather be blind--I would miss music too much if I were deaf
- Best weather: Cool and sunny
- Been on stage?: Yes. I've been in orchestras since I was eleven.
- Believe in yourself?: I'm trying to
- Believe in life on other planets: It's possible
- Believe in miracles: yes
- Believe in Magic: not really
- Believe in Satan: Unfortunately, yes
- Believe in Santa: not since I was ten

C
- Car: I don't have one of those
- Candy: I don't really go for candy much, except for Skittles or Starburst flavored jelly beans. I also like expensive chocolate.
- Color: Purple, blue, burgundy, gray
- Chocolate/Vanilla: Mmm...chocolate
- Cake or pie: pie
- Countries to visit: Japan, France, England, Polynesian Islands, Australia...

D
- Day or Night: Either
- Danced: Eh, I took a social dance class
- Dance in the rain?: Yes, actually. I did it last summer with one of my roommates. It got so cold that we made hot chocolate when we went back inside. It was glorious.

E
- Eyes: brown
- Everyone has a: body
- Ever failed a class?: yeah, I have

F
- Full name: Laura Elizabeth Slack
- First thoughts waking up: Is it time already?
- Food: Tex-mex, Japanese, spaghetti, salmon

G
- Greatest Fear: Probably not being loved.
- Giver or taker: I've been a bit of a taker as of late, but I'm working on being more of a giver
- Gum: I hate gum.
- Get along with your parents?: Yes
- Good luck charm: I don't know if I have one of those.

H
- Hair Color: brown
- Height: 5' 4"
- Happy: Mostly
- Holiday: Christmas
- Hate: reptiles, rodents, dirty bathrooms, stinky fridges

I
- Ice Cream: Peanut Butter Chocolate
- Instrument: violin

J
- Jewelry: I love pearls. Just about anything classic.

K
- Kids: I want a big family.
- Kickboxing or karate: Karate, maybe.
- Keep a journal?: I'm not so good about it.

L
- Longest Car Ride: Probably from Houston to San Francisco when I was seven.
- Letter: Do I have a favorite letter? Maybe "L" for obvious reasons.
- Laughed so hard you cried: hmm...
- Love at first sight: I don't believe in it.

LAST PERSON WHO...
1. Slept in a bed beside you?: Maybe my mom. We had to share a bed because there were two beds and three people. Craig got his own bed.
2. Saw you cry?: One of my roommates.
3. Went to the movies with you?: Some of my relatives after Thanksgiving.
4. You went to the mall with?: My mom.
5. You went to dinner with?: My family.
6. You talked to on the phone?: Andrew, incidentally
7. Made you laugh?: I laugh a lot, so who knows?

M
- Milk flavor: I like chocolate milk occasionally. But I drink 1% milk. I refuse to drink skim.
- Mooned anyone?: Nope.
- Marriage?: Not married, but I would love to be married sometime in the not-too-distant future.
- Motion sickness?: I got a little dizzy once when we were driving down a mountain in West Virginia when I was twelve, but that's the closest I've gotten.
- McD's or BK?: Wendy's or Scoreboard Grill.

N
- Number of Siblings: 3
- Number of Piercings: One hole in each ear

O
- Overused Phrases: "Oh dear"
- One wish: Be married in the temple to someone wonderful.

P
- Place you'd like to live: I love Texas, but I'll go where I am supposed to go.
- Perfect Pizza: Lots of cheese.
- Pepsi/Coke: I don't drink soda.

Q
-Quail: What do they look like?

R
- Reason to cry: I have to go back to school soon...

S
- Song: I go through phases.
- Shoe size: 7 or 7 1/2 (depending on the shoe)
- Salad Dressing: Ceasar or Asian
- Sushi: I love sushi!
- Scent: A freshly bathed baby. Oh, and my Japanese Cherry Blossom body splash from B&BW
-Skipped school: It has happened
- Slept outside: Never done it, unless "slabs" count
- Seen a dead body?: You mean one besides the funeral home? I don't think so, unless you count road kill.
- Smoked?: No
- Skinny dipped?: No
- Shower Daily?: Yes
- Sing well?: So my roommates ay.
- In the shower?: Only when no one is around.
- Swear?: Try not to.
- Stuffed Animals?: yes
- Strawberries/Blueberries: Strawberries.
- Scientists need to invent: housekeeping robots

T
- Time for bed: usually by eleven
- Thunderstorms: I love them
- TV: The Office, House, What Not To Wear (when I had cable)
- Touch your tongue to your nose? no

U
- Unpredictable: Not really.

V
- Vegetable you love: steamed broccoli or roasted sweet potatoes
- Vacation spot: I want to visit France

W
- Weakness: Mexican food
- When you grow up: I want to be a mom, but I would also like to be a writer.
- Which one of your friends acts the most like you: Stephan and I are kind of alike...it's weird.
- Who makes you laugh the most: my brother Craig or my roommates
- Worst feeling: guilt
- Wanted to be a model?: Maybe for a day
- Where do we go when we die: Ask the LDS (Mormon) missionaries. They'd explain it better than I could.
- Worst weather: Incessant snowing or oppressive heat

X
-X-Rays: My teeth at the dentist and one time on my left ring finger after I sprained it.

Y
-Year it is now: 2008... almost 2009
-Yellow: Not my favorite color.

Z
- Zoo animal: Cheetah
- Zodiac sign: Capricorn

finished!

As of 5:30 today, I finished finals! Hooray! I essentially took three finals today and wrote a paper. I finished my paper around 11 or so today, took my Music 201 exam online, did my final discussion for ELANG, turned in the paper then, and then took my Physical Science final. Next semester will be my last full semester at BYU. After that, I take my last two classes during spring and summer and I will graduate in August. Yikes! I will need to apply for graduation next semester, oh joy. I hope it won't be too bad.

So, I've been packing a little bit. My shuttle picks me up in between 8:30 and 9 tomorrow morning (uggh) and my plane leaves around noon. I hope it doesn't snow again tomorrow. The reason I'm leaving so early is because of snow and holiday traffic.

We had a snow storm this morning. It was amazing, and it made me decide that I wasn't going to leave the apartment until I HAD to. I'm not a huge fan of snow. It was so cold--I was grateful for my thermals, boots, socks, scarf, coat, and gloves! I don't like putting on so many layers, but it made walking outside more tolerable.

I'm thinking about signing up for an exercise class next semester. Not one for credit, but one through aerobics.byu.edu. I wanted Pilates, but the class times are inconvenient for me. However, KardioFusion caught my eye:

An intense cardiovascular workout with hi/lo and kick. Class includes toning and corework using Pilates and other methods.

My core could use some strengthening, since back problems do run in my family. And I could sure use some toning. But intense? Hmm, I dunno. But it would be good for me. I'll think about it. And the class is on Tuesdays and Thursday evenings, which wouldn't be bad for me because I don't have class on these days. There's also a class on Saturday mornings, and it would get me out of bed at a reasonable hour.

christmas survey

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?

• I'm not that great at wrapping (I am improving), so gift bags have been very useful for me.
  

2. Real tree or Artificial?

• Artificial, thank you. They aren't as messy.
  

3. When do you put up the tree?

• Usually at the start of December, but my parents weren't able to get the tree out of the garage themselves, so they're waiting for my brothers to help.
  

4. When do you take the tree down?

• Around New Years or so.
  

5. Do you like eggnog?

• *gag* No.
  

6. Favorite gift received as a child?

• Hmm, that's hard. Probably the Simba stuffed animal that I got for my ninth birthday from a former Primary teacher. My birthday is Christmas Day, so that counts. I still have Simba. I got my first real CTR ring when I turned twelve. I don't wear it anymore because it only fits on my left hand...yeah. I plan to pass it down to future posterity.
  

7. Hardest person to buy for?

• My dad, probably. He buys all these gadgets for himself that I can't afford.
  

8. Easiest person to buy for?

• My brothers aren't too difficult.
  

9. Do you have a nativity scene?

• Yes, a very small one.
  

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?

• Oh, totally Christmas cards. Be traditional, show you care.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?

• I think "most embarrassing" would be more accurate. My older brothers got me a razor for Christmas when I turned twelve. It was payback for when I got them razors.
  

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?

• Definitely the animated feature "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
  

13. When do you start shopping?

• Around finals--I get most of my gifts at the BYU bookstore
  

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?

• I don't think so
  

15. Favorite thing to eat or drink at Christmas?

• My mom used to make cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning, but she doesn't anymore. Mommy, can you make them again?
  

16. Lights on the tree?

• Especially if the tree is pre-lit.
  

17. Favorite Christmas song?

• Handel's Messiah. I prefer the religious Christmas songs to the secular ones that are overplayed to an extreme. My song (according to my mom) is "I Saw Three Ships" because I was born "on Christmas Day in the morning".
  

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?

• I travel home for Christmas. I leave in four days!!!
  

19. Can you name all of Santa 's reindeer?

• Nope.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star?

• We have a star, but I've come to love angels very much.
  

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?

• Christmas morning. I open my birthday presents in the evening.
  

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?

• The Christmas season starts WAY too early. Whatever happened to Thanksgiving people? I also get sick of the all the pop versions of Christmas songs that are played over and over and over again. I have come to dislike Christmas Carols. Yes, I know it sounds bad coming from someone who was born on Christmas Day.
  

23. Favorite ornament theme or color?

• We have some ornaments of musical instruments. I like those.
  

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?

• Cajun fried turkey, Mom's mashed potatoes, Mom's homemade rolls...do you see a theme?
  

25. What do you want for Christmas this year?

• The Village...it's a great movie
  

before I explode...

I can't believe this is the last week of classes! Aggh! I have two tests this week, projects that are due during finals week, and finals to study for besides. Is it terrible of me to wish that there were one more week in the semester? *dodges flying projectiles*

So, what happened since I last wrote? I went country swing dancing with a guy who took a month to call me after getting my number. But he had a very good reason--he had the mother of all crazy jobs. He hasn't contacted me since the date, but it's not the end of the world. Perhaps he was put off by the fact that my uncle is his home stake president...ha ha.

Then there was Thanksgiving Break. I got to see my family and my mother's family. I went indoor skydiving. You read right. It was a wind tunnel that simulated skydiving. It was a lot of fun, and I think I might want to try the real thing one day. I ate far too much over a period of several days. Not only was there Thanksgiving dinner, but my family ate out a lot. We went to Music and the Spoken Word on Temple Square, and it was wonderful. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sounds so much better live. We walked around Temple Square for a while. We ran into my cousin Kerstin--she's a violinist with Orchestra at Temple Square. We had to take Paul and Scott to the airport so they could make their bus back to Idaho, and then we went to my Uncle Vernon's house in Alpine for dinner. A very full break indeed. I was actually kind of glad to get back to Provo because my vacation was so full! My parents were in Utah until Wednesday and were able to come to my orchestra concert on Tuesday. My cousin Anika invited us over for dinner before my concert, which was fun. My little cousin Luke had a lightsaber duel with my dad. I never thought I would live to see my dad play with a lightsaber, and make sound effects no less! By the way, Luke won.

What else? My roommate's boyfriend is visiting from Texas. I'm preparing a Sunday School lesson. I'm going home on December 17. My little brother FINALLY got a housing contract. He's going to be living pretty close to me. I seem to have a lunch date next week...yes, with a boy.