My parents have been cleaning out the junk in their basement and today they came across a little gem of my early writing. It's a compilation of "My Favorite Things" essays written by each member of my 4th grade class. A copy of my essay (word for word, error for error) is below and my current thoughts are in red.
My name is Katie Lyn Sloan. Aww, I miss my maiden name. My favorite foods are sphagetti, Chinese Food and pizza. They are very good. Mmm, those still rank high on my favorite foods list. My favorite book is Little House in the Big Woods. It is very good. Who didn't love Laura Ingalls Wilder? My favorite sports are basketball and baseball. They are very fun to play. My favorite television show is 21 Jump Street. It is good. Johnny Depp still rocks my world. And also, didn't anyone teach me any adjectives besides good? My favorite subject in school is Social Sudies; it is very fun. Notice the semi-colon use there! My favorite holidays are Christmas, my birthday, Easter and Halloween because you get lots of stuff. Apparently my birthday was a holiday back then. I like all of my clothes. True that, 4th grade self. I have lots of awards. I have 4 trophies, 1 medal and 5 diplomas. God, wasn't I modest! I like collecting rocks. All of my rocks are pretty. I still like collecting rocks...especially those of the sparkly diamond variety. The most important thing to me is my dog and my family. Nothing has changed there. My best friends are Jamie, Lauren, Lisa and Kacey. Yeah, the only one whom I still speak to is Kacey and she's my sister.
So aside from a few minor details, I have not changed a bit in 17 years. How hilarious is that?!
***Okay, apparently when I titled this post last night I forgot how old I am. Just for the record, I am newly 26, not 27! I'm blaming the bottle of champagne I drank while posting. :)
