A Little This, a Little That

Most passerbys would describe Briana Kelly as a very timid person, absorbing information in her silence. Her friends, however, think much differently. She can be extremely shy at first but once you get to know her, she becomes more comfortable with her surroundings and is able to let loose. Although she is not comfortable with meeting new people, she is very much a people person in the sense that she loves staying active and social with those around her. Her mother, Linda, has been known to describe her as one who is too obsessed with her social life and not focusing enough on important alternatives, like school and work.

Briana's everyday life consists of a balance between attending school, working 20 hours a week, and hanging out with friends. She is currently a senior at Hopkins High School and although some would refer to her as a slacker, she has made a point to include some challenging classes in her last year at the high school like AP Calculus and Honors Physics. Briana has held a job at Lunds Restaurant for 15 months now. She started out as a Host in June of 2006, seating customers, bussing tables, and acting as an assistant to the servers. By June of 2007, she became a Server, serving each table herself.

Briana's family includes a younger sister, Elisa, a mother, Linda, and a father, Tim. Her parents became divorced when she was only 6 years old. Since then, Tim has not proved to be a very good father figure, only talking to Briana when it is convenient for him. Linda could be argued as a good mother figure, supporting Briana financially, however, not emotionally. Like Briana, Elisa has been raised in a different way, making them more independent than others their age.

Throwing in her tough family life, Briana is able to manage taking advanced classes in school, work three to four nights a week, and still makes time to see her friends.