Hi, my name is Lauren and I am a senior at University of
Oklahoma. I am a psychology, pre-occupational therapy major and Spanish minor. I
am hoping to graduate in May and go on to attend the University of Oklahoma
Health Science School. I was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas which is just
a short three-hour drive from OU. When I get the opportunity to venture home I
love to spend my time catching up with my family. I have an older brother and a
younger brother, which makes me the middle child and the only girl! Something my
family and I all have in common is that we are huge dog lovers. In all we have
four right now, although we’re always looking to grow our canine family. We
have two dogs that live in Fort Worth: a chocolate Labrador and a German
short-haired pointer. Sadly, our other two dogs live on our ranch in
Tishomingo, OK so I do not get to see them as often; they are both Great Pyrenees
and are massive sheepdogs and great cuddlers.
Personal picture of my two Great Pyrenees, Sam and Delilah
When I am not in class or visiting my family, I am usually
working. I nanny for a family of seven…a big family with a huge heart. The
Dzialo’s are a huge part of my life here in Oklahoma and I don’t know what I am
going to do when I graduate and have to leave them. They have an older set of
twin girls who are six years old and just started first grade last week. The younger
set of twins just turned three a week ago and have begun toddler pre-school. Lastly,
baby number five is a whopping eight (almost nine) months old and was a big
surprise to mom and dad when they found out she was coming. For me, nannying is
the time when I can relax and just hang out with kids who don’t know what the
real world is like yet and it is refreshing to be around such little minds.
Personal picture of the Dzialo crew: baby Amelia, Jenna, Ben, Sam, and Layla
Some of my favorite hobbies are traveling, reading, running,
and hanging out with friends. I am a huge Harry Potter fanatic and love everything J.K. Rowling has written. My mom always makes fun of me and my brothers for watching the Harry Potter Puppet Pals video, but it is too fun to annoy her with.
I am someone who has to be busy all the time…not
hard when you are responsible for five kids most of the day. I am anxious to be
a senior and have all of my friends graduate and move away at the end of the
year, but I am also excited to see where everyone will end up; a very
bittersweet feeling. It is easy to get overwhelmed when looking at the big
picture of my future and trying to plan out my next five years, so for now I’m
just taking it one day at a time.
