baby envy, baby

January, 2077, Joel Harris is 36, Aurora is 32.

The love story of Aurora and Joel is an epic one. They first fell in love when she was fourteen and he was eighteen. Needless to say, this freaked out both of their parents quite a bit. They've been on-again-off-again-on-again (for good?) ever since, and have been married three years now.

happy new year, 2077!

Lakeside Heights is welcoming in the new year! Happy 2077!

lighter times for a cursed family

December 2076, Maxwell Shaw is 31, Valerie is 36, Angelo is 5, and welcome baby Devon!

Maxwell Shaw lives with his wife Valerie and son Angelo in the old west end of Lake City, and they are actually just around the corner from his mother, Nina Shaw-Gothier. Things have been quiet for this family lately, which is strange since their family is supposedly cursed, and it only makes them all wonder if they're about due for another tragedy.

It is winter now, and little baby Shaw is keeping everyone waiting. Angelo started kindergarten just this fall and any day now, he's going to be a big brother.

something like closure

November 2076, Adam Thompson and Heather (Hurt) Thompson are 24.

Adam and Heather move into a home on Brant Street, just a couple houses down from Nathan and Allegra. Though they graduated in the same class as Allegra, they never managed to become friends with her. They were shy, and didn't have many friends. She was shy and didn't have many friends. Who knows... maybe they'll bump into her one of these days.

LCU, only have eyes for...

LCU, fall semester, 2076

There could have been a problem back in August, when there's only one ultra-posh residence hall on campus, and two rich cousins who hate each other who want to live there. Bella says, "Are you still not over that? That was like three years ago!"

The way Amelia sees it, Alon made a mistake - after all, she was Bella Bradshaw doing whatever she did to men, so it was almost expected. But Bella, her cousin, who she grew up with like a sister, had committed an unforgivable sin. Needless to say, Amelia holds one hell of a grudge.

the more the merrier

October 2076, Blake Miller is 32, Clarice is 31.

The townhomes along West Washington Drive are very popular among Lake City's yuppie crowd. Each home has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, with a small yard in back. They are perfect for young college graduates who may or may not be ready to start a family. Close to the West End's club scene, across the street from City Park, and right in the heart of the downtown business district. Just right for newlywed professional couples like Blake and Clarice.

a bunch of overgrown children

October 2076, Adrian Jackson and Aurora Miguel are 44, Beau and Tyler Jackson are 12.

The boys are going on fourteen this year, and though Adrian is forty-five, he is honestly nothing more than a teenage boy himself. He owns an arcade, for crying out loud! If it weren't for Aurora sometimes these boys wouldn't know night from day! At least somebody in this house has her head on straight.

we don't need no education!

September 2076, Delphie, Dakota, Robert, Angelo, and Ryanne are all turning 5!

Because there are so many kids starting kindergarten this school year in Lakeside Heights, I figured it would be easiest just to give them their own post.

wedding bells and curtains for a once goth-girl

September 2076, Nathan Lind is 26, Allegra (Gorey) Lind is 23.

Nathan and Allegra live in a charming and very blue three-bedroom home on Brant Street in Lakeside Heights, near the metropark, high school, and church.

For an awkward former goth-girl, Allegra Gorey sure grew up into a fine and proper young lady! As pretty as she cleans up, as much as a doting girlfriend and aspiring housewife, and as much as she even likes to sew potholders and curtains, we're afraid the Miss-Suzie-Homemaker dress is just not her style. She's always been more of a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl.

Amelia Bradshaw studies abroad

August 2076, Andy and Claire Bradshaw are 51, Amelia is 21.

(This post is part story update/ part gameplay notes on studying abroad!)

Claire reads in the news that Lakeside Heights' financial experts are predicting an economic downturn in the coming years (courtesy of slower skilling by corduire at MATY) where it could prove to be very hard to find good jobs. Andy and Claire feel that since they can afford it, they want Amelia to have every opportunity she can.

Lake City University has begun a brand new study abroad program with Takemizu Academy in Takemizu Village. Students will enroll for a year-long course, costing $6000 (compared to $3000 a year at LCU) - airfare, lodging, and food is additional. But the hefty price assures a studious and relaxing atmosphere where students can focus their attention and excel!

round 2076!

Welcome to round 2076! This round will last from August 2076 to July 2078.

LCU, we all get lucky sometimes

LCU, spring semester, 2076

The beginning of the semester was a bust with just about everyone being sick after spring break. Charlotte called up her mommy to come over and make them all some soup.

meet the Nova family

May 2076 - Jeremy Nova is 60, Alice is 54, Stephanie is 16. Patrick Nova is 24. Chad and Riley Hathe are 24, Liza is 6. Talin Collins is 61, Abigail is 60.

Abigail Collins, Jeremy Nova, and Sophie Phoenix are the three children of Castor Nova. Twins are very popular in the Nova family. Jeremy and Abigail are twins, Jeremy's children Riley and Patrick are twins, as are Sophie's boys Hayden and Jackson.

Patrick and Riley are Jeremy's oldest, by his first wife Trista who died when they were just five years old. Patrick and Riley are a lot alike and nothing alike in many ways. He graduated college, she dropped out of high school. He's a talented and promising classical pianist living in the city, she's a penniless humanitarian living in the country with a house full of animals (her husband and child included!). But they are both kind-hearted people who love their families.

LCU, spring break 2076

LCU, spring break 2076

(note: I try to do one spring break for my college kids each round. Study hard, play hard! Not everybody gets to go each time - just a select few, whoever can afford it usually, or whoever is friends with the Sim arranging the trip.)

Amelia is arranging a killer party again, but this time she's hosting on Twikkii Island! She's invited Charlotte, Alon, Marisa, and Allegra even convinces Nathan to take some time away from the law firm and go with her, or maybe he just doesn't want her frolicking on the beach with a bunch of half-naked coeds?

meet the Harris family

March 2076 - Tad and Tosha Harris are 66. Alana and Sheldon Fortney are 43, Melissa is 7. Joel Harris is 34, Aurora is 30.

The Harris family is a large one. None of them are very rich, but what they lack in money they make up for in love (a.k.a. pestering the heck out of each other by dropping by each other's houses at all hours of the day and night).