Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Just getting around to posting. I haven't been home the majority of the week. Maggie and Longo came in from Kentucky for the holiday which was nice. I spent Friday night at Keith's since they were staying with him and wound up staying Saturday night too. Sunday I went to Amy's (Maggie's sister) and then to her grandmothers. That was nice. I had a blast there. I don't think I've ever met anyone as funny as Keith...you don't even know! I was going to go home on Christmas Eve but I was attempting to help Keith's daughter with her new iPod and then I took him home and hung out there til an ungodly hour finally getting home sometime before 7am. Alison didn't come up for Christmas, can't say I blame her because it is quite a drive for just one day especially since she's coming in this weekend. Amanda and Claude came over and Mom was being overdramatic as usual...I'm not going to say anything other than that about her. Then I went to Keith's house for the rest of the day and spent the next couple days there. We were supposed to have game night on Christmas but since Devin was sick, we just hung out played some pool and Risk which is always fun. Yeah I know it sounds super exciting but to me it was fun. Maggie and Longo left yesterday and I have no idea when they'll be coming back. Keith's sick and so am I. I think he has food poisoning though which really sucks. His friend gave him some fish and he hasn't felt right since he ate it.

Tomorrow is the annual Christmas gathering with my dad's side of the family. That should be interesting...I'm dragging Keith along with me which should make it easier and a little less awkward. And we're still trying to find something to do for New Years. I think we'll wind up at my cousins house and then I'll spend the night at Keith's since I'm going to be there on New Years day anyway. Oh well...at least there is some sort of tentative plan.

It's Over!

Well school is done for the semester. I got 3 A's and I think 2 C's....(I'm not too happy with the C's but I did my best in those classes) Maggie's coming home for Christmas which is cool because that'll be the last time I see her for a while since she's in Kentucky and all. Not too much going on though otherwise. On Friday Keith and I went to a comedy show in Baltimore. That was so much fun...I wish they had another one going on. Joel McHale, the guy from the Soup and from the Burger King ads, was there as was Craig Gass who does fantastic impersonations, and local comedian Mickey. It was a good time for all. Got some Christmas shopping done but I didn't get much since I don't have a lot of cash this year. Last year was the same but I did my best to get everyone something. I went to Keith's daughter's Winter Concert on Monday. I really shouldn't go out in public sometimes...I'm too immature. I couldn't help but chuckle at the orchestra because they were terrible. I know that's mean but really they were. I had to keep telling myself that they're high school kids. Devin did really well though....she's in chorus. After that I hung out at Keith's until the wee hours of the morning...bad mistake. I got home around1 and had to be at work by 7 which means at bare minimum I had to leave the house at 6. It wasn't pretty yesterday but oh well...at least I had fun. I don't know what's going on the rest of the week. I know this weekend I won't be home which is a major plus. A bunch of us are going out Saturday night so I'm just going to stay at Keith's house...that's the plan for now anyway and then it's off to Amy's on Christmas Eve. That should be interesting to say the least. I'm off a couple days next week...I can't wait. I plan on not being home as much as possible though.

I almost forgot....Frankie called this week...What a shock that was! I haven't heard from him since he left in September and I was worried there for a while but I'm scared of his family so I didn't call them. Anyway he's fine...tired and wanting to come home but he's fine. He'll be home in a couple months (We're keeping our fingers crossed that they don't extend him). I was just glad to hear that he was ok. I mean I knew he wasn't really hurt or anything like that but it's still good to hear that everything is good. He gave me his address so I'll be able to send him some stuff.

I Tripped

Well...nothing has really changed. Just another day, week, whatever. Last week was my final science class. We had a mock crime scene. Our group was the first to go in. We were so confused we didn't know what to do. Good thing we were only getting graded on participation. Our group didn't even find the murder weapon. The other 2 groups did but then again she gave them more time. So that class is done and over with. I got a 97 for the semester. Totally wasn't expecting that but I'll take it! My other classes are just about over too. I was supposed to have history work handed in on Saturday but I didn't get it done in time. He takes late work although points are going to be taken off for it being late. Truth be told I fell behind. With all the stuff going on I forgot to read the last couple chapters and when I finally got around to reading them something else happened. I just want to pass you know? I'm kind of scared now that I think about it. I was doing so well in that class and to stumble at this point was nothing short of stupid.

Andy's 2nd birthday party was on Saturday. I can't believe he's 2. I remember when he was born...it's sad to see kids grow up. Sarah said she cried when she woke up on Saturday because she realized he's 2 and he's not a baby any more. I felt bad for her. The party was fun though. They had a clown which I had misgivings about because clowns are notoriously scary to kids but this one the kids liked. There were a lot of people there too. I'm still awkward around them but I'm working on it.

Well I have to run. I have to find out why I can't park in the parking garage for work even though I'm paying for it. What a fun start to the day!

Recap

Well my stepdad has his surgery today...everything went very well. I was glad it went off without a hitch. If only everything went that way right? Not much else going on...lots of stuff with school since it's almost over. I hate to say it but Thank GOD! This semester has been really hard on me with everything that's been going on and all.

The weekend was pretty uneventful which is good I guess. I tried to stay out of the house as much as possible so that I wasn't around my mom much. I know that sounds mean but it's not. I need time to process things and think about some stuff before I can be one on one with her. My cousin came up to hunt and Keith was going to come over but he had to go to PA for something so I just made plans to see him on Saturday. We wound up going to Walmart (I know it's sad) but we had a great time. I refuse to shop at Walmart for various reasons but I don't mind going in there to goof off. Then I took him home and I chilled with him at his house for the rest of the night. Sunday I went to the library to get a book I needed for my paper which is due in about 6 hours...I only need another page and a half and I'm done. Yesterday I told my mom I was going to the library but I hung out with Keith instead. I know that was wrong but like I said I need time away and all that. We just chit chatted like we usually do. I always have fun when I'm around him. I wish he wasn't so down on himself though. I mean I don't have the best self esteem either but still he's awesome and someone needs to let him know right?

And today was the surgery and like I said it went very well. They're keeping him overnight for observation but he should come home tomorrow which is great. He needs to take it easy of course but that's to be expected. Now convincing him that he needs to take it easy is a different story. The rest of the week I plan on just pounding out the work that's due this weekend so that I can do what I need to over the weekend which means not being at home.

Even More Drama

So...it's been a rather rough week here for me. My mom once again decided to get trashed only this time she did it at the outpatient rehab center she's been going to. Well once they found that she was drunk and gave her a breathalizer which she failed miserably, they told her by law that she couldn't drive home. They called my stepdad, who had an appointment to get his stuff together on Tuesday for when he has the defibrillator put in, and asked him to come pick her up. Since he was supposed to go to the dr's he called and asked if I could leave work early and take her home so I left early on Wednesday...now as we're driving up Charles Street to the center, he gets a call from her case worker saying that they're going to have to take her to Union Memorial because while she was waiting for us to get there, she decided to down the rest of the librium, which is like xanax, because she "was mad that they were going to make her seek in patient care". Well that was stupid because now she HAS to seek in patient care because it was considered a suicide attempt. I could not even begin to relay how mad as I was at her for doing this...I mean it's something she's threatened and attempted to do before so it really wasn't that much of a shock. What worries me is my stepdad because he's all over the place making sure she's ok when he's not ok himself. I'm more concerned about him than I am with her. I know alcoholism is an illness and I'm really trying to understand it but I can't help but think about how selfish she is being about this whole thing. I mean enough's enough! People can only take so much before they give up on a person and I hate to say it but I'm about at that point with her. I'm done and so is just about everyone else in the family. They're tired of her making excuses for herself and blaming everything that goes wrong in her life on everyone but herself. It's tired and she needs to grow up. Wow! I feel better already!

So that's pretty much in a nutshell what's been happening here this week. On Wednesday when it happened I told Keith I'd pick him up from work since I was in the area. We went along with his daughter and his mom and sister to my best friend, Maggie, sisters house...the one who was trying to get pregnant on purpose. Thank God that didn't happen...yet. I had my reservations but I really didn't want to be by myself so I went along and wound up having the best time. I know I should have been worried about my mom and all but it was nice to get away from that for a little while. I stayed home yesterday too because my stepdad asked me to. He didn't want to sit at the hospital with her by himself so I told him I would. They're letting her out of the psych ward today...I hate to say it but I think they need to keep her longer. This isn't going to go away on it's own as much as I would like to think it will. She's now in some serious danger of losing her job...apparently she hasn't been doing all that needed to be done so that they could keep her job safe...her boss has had it and I can't blame her. She feels the same way I do. I think she needs to go away for at least 30 days if not more. It's just how it's gonna have to be. My stepdad can't be put under all this stress considering his health and if she's going to disregard what she's doing to him then it's just something that is going to have to happen. I can't believe they're letting her out after 2 days. I think it has something to do with the insurance company...I freakin hate this! And on top of that my stepdad fell this morning and he thinks he knocked his shoulder out of place. It's really been a banner week to say the least!

In other news the Ravens lost last night 13-7 to the Bengals. I was watching the game and was dumbfounded. We were playing terrible until the last quarter. At least 9-3 isn't a bad record with at least 4 games left in the regular season. We still have a chance at the playoffs..I'm keeping my fingers crossed. It would be awesome if we made it that far again. I'm sincerely hoping for it!