Updating

These past few weeks have definitely been different. It's just been me and my dad at home during the week, getting by by ourselves. Dinners for two, watching news and NCIS a lot. :) I feel like we've gotten a lot closer, but without my mom around, I feel like there is a lot more on my shoulders. I don't know what is really going on between them anymore. Before she left, I knew exactly where she stood. But now i don't. Before she left, she seemed pretty sure she was going to stay gone, and even a week later she seemed to think it was the most likely option. But now, I don't know what to think. I don't know what she thinks. I only see her two or three times a week. My dad goes over to see her once in a while and they talk/text constantly, so it seems more like she left me than she left him. Ever since Kelly moved out, I thought we were getting close. I thought she was starting to like me again, and I was starting to like her again. I really just wish we could spend more time together. My friends have absolutely no idea how to deal with this. Vikki's life is pretty much as perfect as a life can get and the others.... i don't know. Mykayla has been more help than anyone. Her parents are about as fucked up as can be, so she knows a little of what I am going through. I'm not really suffering so much. Just been trying to get used to the change.
School has been going alright. I am doing pretty well in all my classes and I just took the ACT. Should get my scores back soon. Eddie already got his, but he didn't take the Writing portion. I have been getting swamped with letters from colleges bc of my PSAT score. 186. It isn't as good as I'd hoped, but it's better than anyone else in my grade. Shocker, i know. I am hoping to find a way to dual enroll next year, though I would have no way to get to and from. There are a lot of ppl I know who are taking all but one of their classes at NMC next year. I don't really think that's necessary for me. If I don't dual enroll, I will just take Writ Comm at Kingsley.
I cannot wait for spring. Once the snow is gone, I will start walking home from school. that way, I can go to the library without having to convince Vikki to drop me off. She's usually pretty good about it, but sometimes she has to work and doesn't have the time. Also, spring means me and Mykayla can walk at her house. We haven't been able to since early autumn... maybe even summer.
Me and Mykayla have gotten a lot closer lately, not that we weren't before. I have been at her house every other weekend for a while now and she def. understands my life better than anyone else can. I can laugh with her and she doesn't hold irritating, immature grudges like other ppl.
Eric and Kate are buying a house. They got approved for a loan and are seriously looking into Don's old house. I can tell they really want to get out on their own, for real and set up their own life. I am glad that things r working out for them.
Stacy and Heather are both about to pop. I can't wait to see the little girls!!! Braydon is so smart and learns so quick. He doesn't like me much when he's grumpy, but that's just the Brad in him. He always asks for me if I am not downstairs when he gets here and doesn't like it if I leave the room. I love it.

I'll try to keep this more updated. Def. will post when I get my ACT scores.

XOXO
Kari Richelle

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I am just posting to say that I will be posting another long blog soon, hopefully. More than enough has been going on to constitute a blog, but I feel like it's still far too much in the middle of it all to write now. Soon, i promise!!