Your timing is impeccable...

Dearest Reader,

     My mother and my step father Paul are separating, and just a few days before christmas. This year, the holidays look pretty grim...
I came home to drop off my first load of things. First odd thing I notice is that the two guest beds are in the garage. In the laundry room, there are bags of dishes and food sitting on top of the washer and dryer...odd. When I enter the home and kitchen, my mother has red and puffy eyes.

MOM "So...when can you start moving your things in?"
ME  "Uhmm..I can probably start moving stuff in this week."
MOM "Okay good, because Paul and the kids are moving out tomorrow so you can pick any room."

     Thats exactly how I found out. I wasn't too thrilled so I left and did a few laps around the neighborhood in which I called Kevin to let him know. Thinking of how I'd be helping Paulie move the next day, I also needed to take care of who would be covering my morning shift at work for me. So I called my roommate and bestfriend, Natalie. She didn't answer so I left her a somber message of what just happened and for her to call me back. Not even a minute after leaving the message she calls me back.

NAT "Hey, I got your message."
ME "Yeah, so you think you can work for me tomorrow morning? You know, if you're not already working at the studio?"
NAT "Well...I work tomorrow night at three..."
ME "Want to switch shifts? I'll work for you if you work for me, because I'm helping Paulie move stuff into his new appartment tomorrow."
NAT "Yeah...I mean, I guess I can switch with you tomorrow. But I was planning on going shopping with my mom before my shift at three so....it'd probably be best to just leave it the way it is and you just show up for your shift."

     Are you kidding me? Did I not just tell you on the message how my family is falling apart and I'm helping my step dad move into his new appartment?! She eventually switched shifts with me but COME ON. It was like pulling teeth! I thought thats what best friends did for eachother. You know, care and show some kind of sympathy. But I guess not. Everything seems to be falling apart here at home. March can't come soon enough.

Yours truly,
     Alexa

p.s. My mom is buying a gun to ensure the well being of two females living at the house. I'm excited to finally learn to shoot a gun? I think?? Yay??? OH YEAH. I CAN FINALLY WALK AROUND THE HOUSE NAKED. I'm talking, full frontal nude. Yeah. Shit's gonna be great.