I have not played my Bridgeport save (Alexandra and Jared) since 12/31/18. I just peeked in on them and I was actually with the Moonlight Falls side of the family. I had to go read my last update to remember what I was doing. Taryn had just shocked Anton by telling him she didn't want to be his girlfriend and locked herself in the bedroom. Anton was upset as he was sure he had not misread her feelings. My plans at the time were to keep y'all in suspense and travel back to Bridgeport to play Alexandra and Jared for a bit.
Guess what....I started playing my Cowboy and Mermaid save later that day so never traveled back to Bridgeport! I got totally caught up in Dwight and Lorelei's lives.
Sometimes (all the time, ) my game is slow to load textures. Once in awhile I am in the perfect place at the perfect time and it is fun to see the results of that slow loading! Ignore the feet, look at where Dimitri's hand is on Kiara!
So, I traveled back to Bridgeport and it was the middle of the night there and little Miss Priss Amy was wide awake in the big crib her brother and sister used to share. I know I'm partial, but isn't she a cutie!
Jared was awake and came in and took her out of the crib for some special Daddy/daughter time.
I did a reset of Moonlight Falls before traveling back and did a reset of Bridgeport after taking those pics. Usually my sims are scattered, some in the yard, some in the house after I do a town reset. This time they were all in the entryway. For those that don't know this family starting from the right is Derek and Jared Padelecki (yes, @Mikezumi's Jared that she shared with me cause she knows I totally adore and the real one) next to him. They are brothers. Alexandra, behind Jared, is my simself (obviously my much younger simself!) and married to Jared. The redhead is Kendall, Derek's wife. The two kids are Jared and Alexandra's, they are twins, Jamie and Jade, Amy you met above and the baby is Avery who is Kendal and Derek's son. Gosh....I remembered them all without looking them up!
I had to share this look. Jade did not appreciate being awakened and reset at 4:30am!
"I can't take it.Too many kids to babysit." Kristy was flipping out as she now had 3 toddlers to babysit."Maybe I could be of service?" It was josh.
"What are you doing here?" "I asked around town.Felt kind of bad about last night...need a hand?" "Absolutely...but I can't ask you to do that." "Come to my concert tonight and we're even." "Fine."
They both set out taking care of the noisy toddlers.
Two of the toddlers knows how to walk....great.
Josh loved kids though and enjoyed helping Kristy.
later that night....
I bet you've never heard ol' Marshal Dillon say
Miss Kitty, have you ever thought of runnin' away?
Settlin' down, would you marry me
If I asked you twice and begged you, pretty please?
She'd have said, "Yes", in a New York minute
They never tied the knot, his heart wasn't in it
He just stole a kiss as he rode away
He never hung his hat up at Kitty's place
I should've been a cowboy
I should've learned to rope and ride
Wearin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive
Stealin' the young girls' hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singin' those campfire songs
Woah, I should've been a cowboy
I might of had a sidekick with a funny name
Runnin' wild through the hills chasin' Jesse James
Ending up on the brink of danger
Ridin' shotgun for the Texas Rangers
Go west young man, haven't you been told?
California's full of whiskey, women and gold
Sleepin' out all night beneath the desert stars
With a dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart
I should've been a cowboy
I should've learned to rope and ride
Wearin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive
Stealin' the young girls' hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singin' those campfire songs
Woah, I should've been a cowboy
I should've been a cowboy
I should've learned to rope and ride
I'd be wearin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive
Stealin' the young girls' hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singin' those campfire songs
Woah, I should've been a cowboy
Yeah, I should've been a cowboy
I should've been a cowboy
Kristy kept her promise and went to Josh's performance.
I was sittin' there sellin' turnips on a flatbed truck
Crunchin' on a pork rind when she pulled up
She had to be thinkin' this is where rednecks come from
She had Hollywood written on her license plate
She was lost and lookin' for the interstate
Needin' directions, and I was the man for the job
I told her way up yonder past the caution light
There's a little country store with an old Coke sign
You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Then a left will take you to the interstate
But a right will bring you right back here to me
I was sittin' there thinkin' 'bout her pretty face
Kickin' myself for not catchin' her name
I threw my hat and thought, 'you fool, that it coulda been love.
I knew my old Ford couldn't run her down
She probably didn't like me anyhow
So I watched her disappear in a cloud of dust
I told her way up yonder past the caution light
There's a little country store with an old Coke sign
You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Then a left will take you to the interstate
But a right will bring you right back here to me
Is this Georgia heat playin' tricks on me
Or am I really seein' what I think I see?
The woman of my dreams comin' back to me
She went way up yonder past the caution light
Don't know why, but somethin' felt right
When she stopped in and asked Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Mama gave her a big 'ol glass and sent her right back here to me
Thank God for good directions…and turnip greens
End of show.
Limo was waiting for Josh to head back to the hotel...XD
@CursedDice Great renovations! Where has she been sleeping? lol at her crying over the lamps.
Thanks. Never mind all the new tech she got or the board and bathroom stuff, Melody never even looked at those. The lamps were her biggest concern.
As for where she sleeps, no idea, probably the Murphy bed in Emily and Francesca's apartment. Everybody loves sleeping in there until they get the negative Murphy bed moodlet. I know Tia and Ethan slept in the igloo all of winter (more like Tia made the igloo, I assigned it to her and she slept there all winter and Ethan just invaded and slept there too), but has (or should have) an assigned bed, Kyle and Fliss play musical beds because I'm not sure how to assign them both to one bed, Emily and Francesca sleep in their assigned beds in the apartment and Ginette always returns to the same bed. That just leaves Melody and Ethan who sleep somewhere, although I think Ethan has an assigned bed, I just never see him use it.
@emorrill
I love Toby Keith...My favorite however is Blake Shelton Total fan girl here.Nothing beats 90s country.
Yeah yeah girl! Here's a cookie for a you. Actually two!
I haven't listened to much of Blake, but one of my favorites of Toby's is "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue."
Oh and his "How do you like me now?" is humorous, though a little vain!
Just my opinion...Josh should throw this one out to Kristy and see which box she checks.
Although I keep Mikezumi busy she sometimes slips through in between queued actions.
I sent Mikezumi to the stove to cook dinner and Goodwin came over for a flirt. Eddy took it to the bedroom!
Conrad is a bookworm and was hiding in the study. When I directed Mikezumi to read she sat with him
There was some autonomous star (house) gazing
I woke Mikezumi when I saw the will-o-wisps had spawned.
She missed! I should have let her sleep uninterrupted
@lisasc360 Thank you I am enjoying Supernatural but can't see myself using supernatural sims going forward although that may change some day.
@emorrill Your hair colour is lovely!
I can imagine how proud you were to find that certificate in Leah's backpack
@GraceyManor I don't blame Kristie for being annoyed by paparazzi. Josh is a celebrity so is used to it but I imagine it wouldn't be easy for a normal person.
Those elevators can be vicious!
Kristie seems to be coming to terms with having paparazzi following her
@KayeStar I have nearly 40,000 images in my Flickr account and that's from less than 2 years of simming!
@PalmArrow Thanks Glinda's dress is one I normally use for formal but I liked that it had her favourite colour, orange, in it
@Silverofdreams30 Donal looks good sunbathing! One day I will install Seasons so my sims can get a tan
Awww sleeping Shuffle
Great job on Alfonso Alto!
@bekkasan Flickr was out longer than they said they would be and I found it very slow for things to get back to normal when they were done.
Lovely pic of Lorelei riding her bicycle in that lovely light!
@jonny522 Cute pic of Ryan skating
Congrats to Lindsey on her promotion!
Yum! Hot chocolate!
I'm sure Lindsey's parents were happy with the visit
Lovely pics of fun in the snow
Congrats on the big new house! I am sure they will enjoy it there
@GraceyManor That was sweet of him to come and find her and then offer to help out! Seems like a keeper to me.
Is she starting to fall under his spell? I'm pulling for him.
My favorite will always by Alan Jackson! :::sigh:::
@CursedDice I click one side of the bed for one sim and the other side for the second one. So far none of my sims go to a different bed to sleep. They always go to the right one.....they sometimes stomp their feet if both are trying to get in the same side.
@Mikezumi Now you just need to figure out how to make them faithful.
Mikezumi looks pretty ticked off with you for waking her up!
Thank you! The lighting in that town is so pretty. I don't think I will ever get tired of it.
Those modeling animations are amazing.
I haven't looked at any custom content or mods in years. I have no idea what they are doing with CC and mods these days.
So I didn't realize I was sooo far behind on this discussion! 13 pages and 320 ish comments later and I am caught up. Everything was great and fun to read. I am taking a break from TS3 to play TS4 for the first time in months. I will keep up with everyone's stories though.
(Top left to bottom right)Edur Zahrah, Cinderella, Tiana, Pocahantas, Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Emerson, Nicole, Traci, Addisyn
pg. 3493 @Steamvarius It's good that Advarius keeps his fire truck well maintained. I bet all the other kids are envious that Beach Heart has its own toy making machine. If only there was enough room for Cinnamon to play with the blocks too. Blair and Rachel love their children very much. Neat picture with all the kids sitting on their own chair @CursedDice The first house still looks nice to me. It's always nice to have more room though and the lot on the second house looks huge. Very pretty winter pictures! I like the backyard area with the soccer goal and swings. You have some great building skills @mikezumi Maybe Grumpo is upset that Conrad took his favourite book. His hands on hips pose is unknown to me too, I need to the grumpy trait sometime. I hope that Goodwin gets together with Eddy or Grumpo, likewise for Conrad because the contrast of blonde and black hair reminds me of yin and yang Grumpo's lucky that he's cute because if he was a pudding sim I think something terrible would have happened to him by now Mikezumi just wants them to stop dancing around each other and get serious!
If there happens to be a show that is in Melbourne only and I really want to see it, maybe we could go together @Dillonator1138 Watching a household of very different people is always exciting @Silverofdreams30 Sounds like you are getting lots of acting work. They are filming Mortal Kombat here and I was tempted to register as an extra but it would mean getting myself measured everywhere and getting good photos taken, not sure it's worth the effort anymore @bekkasan Usually my sims wish for different genders too so I hope that Dwight and Lorelei both get the boy they wish for
Thanks for the lovely comments. Part of the reasoning behind keeping their visit a surprise was because I had to think of a reason for them to suddenly turn up . But it's also because I don't like my sims to be too perfect and Saville has this habit of doing things without discussing it first. He means well and it's not entirely his fault because I think Ho and Hui wanted it to be a surprise anyway, but he does it because he wants to see his wife happy. I don't think Sun will let him get away with it and they will have to talk about it soon.
I had three pictures of Sun and her brother hugging and I thought posting them all would be boring so I made a gif with Photoshop that fades between each picture to create the moving effect
I know I messed the timing up a bit because Julong was still a child even before Jem was born so I definitely need to age him up to teen next time I play. Thanks again for the comments @Brandontaylor It will be so much easier for Brittany once all the kids know how to potty, talk and walk. Cake for breakfast yum! 30 bucks ain't bad for a small painting. Blair's got a pretty big slice of cake there. I hope they finish it off before it goes bad.
pg. 3494 @Steamvarius It's always funny when sims get their headsets out and look really serious but then you look at the screen and it's just SimAnimals Go Iris! @emorrill I'm so glad you're enjoying Superstore! Amy's character gets better as you keep watching. I thought she was a bit mean at the start too but Jonas is adorable and I think Glenn and Dina are hilarious
I'm reading through the chapter now. I reckon Emma's an even better ice skater than me, I have this weird fear of it. The hand holding is adorable... Emma thinks holding his hand feels nice! It's kind of funny to picture Sam falling flat on his face after sneezing. Dang Bruce interrupting Sam and Emma's emotional moment Ohh I see Edelaine's catcall now. I would honestly be mortified if someone said that to me. It's nice rereading Emma's inner turmoil about dating Bruce but having feelings for Sam. What a great journey she has ahead of her
Thanks so much for the lovely comments. I'm glad you liked that sentence, it's my favourite too The sandals come from here. Saville is a good guy so no need to worry about him hiding some terrible secret haha. Like I told bekkasan, part of it was because of plot reasons and I needed to think of something to explain their sudden arrival. I wasn't controlling them either so I only had a few pictures of them walking up to the house. But I think Sun needs to talk to him about this little habit he has of making decisions for them both instead of discussing it properly @CK213 Monte Vista is just beautiful, I highly recommend it as a holiday world
I bet Mikii wasn't expecting a trip to the house to start off with a pillow fight. Looks like she has a strong arm and gets a nice whack at Jim. The wagon suits the Victorian house aesthetic, I just wish there was a way to change the colours of it. Haha Mikii's getting really good at pillow fighting now. Dennis must have said something to make her angry. Oh dear the Cow Plant will be a very tough challenge for everyone. @Silverofdreams30 Thanks for the comments. I still have a lot more to write but the story should be over soon @Brandontaylor I thought for a second that Christopher was teaching Jason about money lol. I think three is a handful and they don't seem like the type of irresponsible people to have lots of lots of children and not be able to take care of them. Poor Jason trying to sleep while Kayla is crying
Batter is the best, especially chocolate. Thanks for the nice comments
I hope Blair gets that promotion. Catching 15 fish sounds like it would take a long time. Congrats Blair! That dream must have been a premonition. Very cool looking swordfish. That's funny that Christopher would run into a person's house to get food. I guess when you're desperate you gotta do what you gotta do
It's sad that you lost all of the other children. I'm sure you keep backups now right @CursedDice I have never played Freeplay but the pictures look surprisingly clear and nice. I love looking back at old sim pictures too, it's like they become real people in mind
Thank you, yes Jem did have a good birthday. I didn't show it but the first attempt at the birthday cake resulted in a fire
I wish I had a backyard like your sims, it almost looks like a resort! The sprinkler is fun for those really hot days. Melody is overreacting just a tiny bit about the new lamps haha. @GraceyManor Thanks so much! I want to find some cc plates and stuff to put in the cabinets because they look a bit empty to me. I made the gif out of three pictures with Photoshop, I just had to put in a transition effect to make it smoother. Yeah I built the house but I'm no expert
Paparazzi think they can go anywhere in real life too But yeah it's a bit of an oversight by EA. @CravenLestat
It's blocked in Australia.
... You're lucky this time
All the colours in the video are fab. The dress and boots set is my favourite so far. Love the patterns on the dresses too @mikezumi They really can't decide who they like best haha. Hopefully the new settings will speed things up a bit. Goodwin's stink cloud blends into the tree perfectly haha. Looks like your fiddling did the trick, we have a first kiss! Lol I think Goodwin likes what he sees. Eddy's Egyptian painting is a new one to me. Poor Goodwin getting his partner stolen straight away by Grumpo. Who would want to use a dirty bed
pg. 3495 @bekkasan I miss Jared and Alexandra. Now the story is coming back to me, I remember Anton and Taryn being perfect for each other. I think you have left us in suspense for long enough I get the slow loading grey textures too. It's annoying when you're waiting just to take a picture. Haha nice capture, looks like Dimitri's hands were wandering during his sleep
Aw Amy is adorable, she's got the cutest little doe eyes
I think I would have the same face as Jade if I had to get up and dressed at 4.30am for no reason @GraceyManor Running a daycare has got to be really difficult for Kristy on her own. I wonder how Josh found her so fast but I suppose it's a small town. I love how you decorated the daycare it actually looks like a real place. Better lock the doors so those toddlers don't walk out lol. Kristy looks beautiful with her hair down. The electricity effects look cool on stage. Aw so she does still love him even with the paparazzi issues @mikezumi Finally it's Eddy's turn for a bit of fun. Conrad and Mikezumi look like they are enjoying each other's company. I think there will be a lot of star gazing in this save lol. Mikezumi was so close, hopefully next time the wisps stay around longer. @ccarrig_95 Hey there, hope you enjoy TS4
@coco I know I am not up to the page you posted your update on yet but you play/post so rarely that you get to jump the queue because I was so excited to see an update from you!
Spoon licking is hard to avoid when baking something yummy! Yep, chocolate makes everything better for kids! I used to make pancakes with choc chips every Sunday for my son
Reading someone else's texts could easily cause worry without context.
Awwwww what a wonderful surprise for Sun! That must have been hard for Saville to keep secret! Well, I guess he almost didn't
Love the hug gif! What a brilliant use for a gif!
The kids are absolutely adorable
I remember what Sun and Hui went through and am so glad all that is behind them
It's so lovely that Hui and Ho finally get to meet Sun and Saville's boys
Wow! So they will be living close and can see each other all the time now!
Sun did a great job on the cake!
The pic of Jem looking at Sun while she starts blowing the candles is adorable!
Happy birthday, Jem! I can't wait to see how he grew up!
@mikezumi Thanks for the lovely comments, I really appreciate it I have been playing a lot of Skyrim this year which has definitely impacted my sim time. If I could win the lottery and quit my job just to play games that would be the dream
Oh yum chocolate pancakes sound delicious. I love licking the bowl, spoon, beaters I don't care what it is as long as I get to eat it haha. I'm getting so many compliments about that gif I made which is really sweet of everyone. I'm happy that the kids will get to grow up together now. I just need to find a good house for the family as I don't remember where they are staying at the moment. There's a big lot across the road but I believe I put Clarissa, Clark and Adam there. I have a lot of pictures of Jem as a child so hopefully I can write something up because he really is cute, but I'm a bit biased
@coco Sure your hug gif was super cute but more importantly how about Sun Young Kim's legs in them shorts.Seriously !!! she can wear anything and make it fabulous.Such a cute outfit choice for her.
@bekkasan Sims learning to be faithful..............
What sim game are you playing ,sims are evil lil cheaty monsters And thank you but only three,you need them all
@CravenLestat Hang on a minute ... how many wives/girlfriends has your SS had?
Young Zumi is a little bit of a tramp but old Mikezumi (who represents me) has only had one husband in all the time I have played her and no boyfriends other than him before they were married.
@Brandontaylor Thank you for the comments, I hope you're enjoying my story! I'm trying to leave little clues and people do seem to be picking up on some but not all, which is exactly what I wanted But shush, no spoilers! Believe it or not Raj and Karlie did that all on their own so I was like "lol ok, you get on with your frisky selves!"
lol at the amount of cake accumulated with your triplets. IRL my birthday is the day before my wedding anniversary and two days before my husband's birthday. We call the three days our "birthaversary" so that my mother-in-law only makes us one cake for the same reason haha, the first year we had THREE cakes at once! So I feel for the Steeles lol! It's so sweet to see the triplets growing up with so much love and attention... But might I suggest teaching babies to talk about something other than garbage?? (kidding! I just had to giggle hehe)
@Silverofdreams30 haha! With the right hat and sunglasses he could be the original Gonzo himself!
@Mikezumi I love that you're playing your SS with your new boys! How fun! I ALWAYS laugh when a sim carries a plate like that, even for a second lol. I don't think I could ever give my sims as much freedom as yours get. Every time I left Karlie's mom alone with either Raj or Connor, someone would always end up flirting with the other and I am not having that, oh hoooo no! No, nope, denied rofl!!
@coco I've played TS1 - 3, all expansions, but this, sharing stories on the forum? This is all new to me. Man those screencaps can add up quick can't they?? lol! The story I'm telling requires multiple versions of the same play/save and it really got out of control before I organized everything lol! Live to learn, right? I'm having a blast so though so that's really what matters, right?? And as far as understanding Javiera, it was late when I wrote it so that could completely be why you didn't understand it I see from your comments about Karlie and Raj that you are very observant indeed.. Or are you? Read below to find out! Dun dun dunnnn
@bekkasan I love that you're making the pregnancy longer, the three days never felt long enough to me but I never used MC until this play and I have seen that you can pause it now so who knows how long my future pregnant sims will be pregnant lol I love your story so much I talk about it to my husband! lol! I love that you intermix the mushy stuff in with the adventurous stuff, and of course @CravenLestat 's mermaid is soooooo gorgeous, as I have said, and will say 100 times more. I love how Dwight reacted, too. Their babies are going to be SO gorgeous and loved, I can't wait And I am very glad to hear that you're enjoying my story! Next update is below
More comments soon, I started this in the AM and am now just finding the time to get to the update
On that note - I hope that it's not considered bad form to do comments and an update in the same post, if so let me know
for a recap, Connor had gotten the OK from his publisher to explore other writing genres and then Connor and Niella ran into Caroline and Guillermo Ichtaca while having a nightcap at the Paradise Pub. There were some discoveries at the lab, as well.
Connor started his day bright and early, eager to get started on something more meaningful than clever puns and indecorous humor. He could feel something just on the horizon, something big. Perhaps this could be his one true masterpiece. He took in the sunrise from his giant office windows with growing excitement.
Niella, on the other hand, was enjoying a much needed day off. The few plants she had managed to find time to maintain were woefully in need of some tender loving care so that was first on the to-do list. Afterward she took a minute to relax on the deck, remembering what it meant to actually be outside during the day for a change.
Karlie and Niella were happy to both be home during lunch to have a nice girl's chat, it had been so long. Karlie asked how Connor's meeting had gone. Niella explained "instead of canceling the contract, Connor is still be responsible for his last two books but Florita is going to arrange a long term extension to the contract on the contingency that his next three books, under whatever genre, will be theirs to publish and that the extension would only be continued if they saw a decent enough profit for whatever genre he chose. It doesn't have to match his sales now, but they still have to be profitable enough to continue putting off his normal blockbusters. So in essence Connor now has 2 contracts. It actually worked out better for us because we now know we have a publisher for his next five books guaranteed instead of having to worry about getting anything new published after the fact. Connor's pretty relieved, really. Especially the whole "let's start a family" thing. Speaking of, your mom was trying to serve us her best aphrodisiac last night according to her. She called it .." "Lady Marmalade," Karlie finished Niella's sentence, chuckling. "She swears by it. She says it's why I'm here." "Oh my! Scandalous!" Niella joked. "So what about you and Raj? Back from the honeymoon, Raj's career is perfect, the Sands is well on it's way... How long until you're drinking a Lady Marmalade?? Huh??" Niella ribbed. "God you're as bad as mom!" Karlie retorted and then, hoping to change the subject, added "So tell me all about the aliens dear bestie..." It worked.
Before lunch was over the girls decided to take "Mama Shari" out to dinner at the cute little cafe on the island, Rebecca's, after Raj was home from practice. After they were seated Karlie asked if they still had fried chicken because she didn't see it on the specials board. "Unfortunately ma'am we do not" the new cook replied. Mama Shari peered at Karlie sideways. "Fried chicken?? The only time I ever wanted fried chicken was when I was pregnant with you..." Before Karlie could protest, Connor stepped in to save the day, bringing up his excitement over his new deal. Shari might have been Karlie's mom, but with Raj and Connor having both lost their mothers, and Niella actually losing her mother, Shari had uniformly become a mom to them all and Connor was pretty keen to share his news anyway. Karlie eventually managed to sneak her protest in, however, looking at her mom when their food came, saying "They just use to have really good fried chicken here!" only partially under her breath. Shari looked down and said "yes of course babygirl" and smiled from ear to ear. Niella looked away and snickered. She loved the way Karlie and Shari got along, both of them sarcastic and loving and just completely comfortable in each other's company. It made her miss her dad, and the mom she never got to know, but usually it just tickled her to see them playfully bicker. After a few minutes, Shari asked if either Raj or Connor were handy at all. "I think whoever installed the new dishwasher did something wrong, it's leaking and the faucet's getting half the pressure of every other sink in the house." Both Connor and Raj said they'd stop by the next night to take a look and Shari insisted on making dinner as a thank you. "You can all come!"
After dinner Raj couldn't resist challenging Connor to a shoot out while the girls played a round of horseshoes. Connor was probably one of the only people capable of eking out a win over Raj now and again, somehow just being a natural at everything from snow boarding to darts. It's one of the reasons they got along so well, because Raj loved the challenge and Connor didn't care if he lost or won. The girls played a game of horse shoes but Niella quickly found herself exhausted. She chalked it up to her first day off in a long, long while. She knew, with the long holiday weekend approaching that she'd have plenty of time to visit. Her dad had finally arranged to come from Egypt for a few short days and he'd be in the day before Leisure day. She knew there'd only be a short time to help her at the lab but she was sure he'd be intrigued enough that he'd arrange a longer stay soon, and even be able to help remotely from Egypt. Just like her, he was driven by a need to know the unknown. After a round of hugs from Mama Shari the gang headed home and shortly after hitting home, Niella was practically comatose.
Just before dawn Niella became aware of an acrid, sour taste in the back of her mouth, behind her tongue. Rousing her from a particularly crazy and incredibly vivid dream about aliens and fortune tellers, she became quickly aware that she was about to be sick. Jumping from bed, the queasiness was overwhelming and she nearly lost everything there on the bedroom carpet. Luckily she made it to the bathroom before she was overcome with a second, unstoppable wave. As the door closed behind her she immediately dropped to her knees and grabbed the rim of the toilet just in time. After she was composed she stood up, and her eyes grew large with sudden realization and excitement. She quickly rinsed her mouth and then slid the vanity drawer with her female necessities open. Her hands shook as she read the directions on the box no less than three times, once the French version just to be sure. After following the directions the timer on the test strip was started and she set it on top of the box on the counter.
Niella washed her hands and decided it would be a good time to brush her teeth, considering... As the sun rose and she brushed her teeth she couldn't help but wonder about her own mother. Would they have been close like Karlie and Shari? Would her mom have been her best friend? Would she know all of the things about having babies that a father just couldn't know?? What did she even look like?? Lost in these thoughts she almost forgot totally about what she was doing. And then the timer went off. It took a minute for Niella to build up the courage to even put her toothbrush down. It was just a lack of sleep, right? A rough schedule and she knew she was being entirely too hopeful. Couples try for years sometimes and Connor and her had barely just started to try. And it would all be ok, and normal, and totally fine if there was a minus instead of a plus, right? Right?? She just had to look... Right?
Niella stepped into the bedroom to find Connor up and making the bed. "Connor, come here" she somehow managed to get out meekly but by the time he looked over to her she was welling up. Connor was instantly concerned she had heard from her dad and he wouldn't be able to make it after all, or worse. He hurried around the far side of the bed "What's wrong Ny?? Is everything ok???" "No, honey. It's not. Everything is beautiful. I have morning sickness." Niella tried to quell the excitement and only barely managed to do so. "Ooohhh, ok. Whew!" Connor's head nodded back in relief. Then realizing what that meant he choked out "Wait, wait what??" Niella nodded, her entire face beaming. Connor wrapped her up in his arms with a warmth and a tenderness that she had never felt and she knew that even though she didn't have her mother, she had Connor and that she had nothing to be afraid of. He pulled back from her slightly and said "Well this is it, Ny. The first day of the biggest adventure of our lives. The timing might seem hard, maybe a little sooner than we expected considering all of the changes we're going through, but it really doesn't matter. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you. For you two." "I know. I've always known, Connor." Because she had.
Karlie's day started at City Hall to get the last of the permits signed and construction underway. She then headed to Aléjate Shores. Though most of her time had been recently dedicated to getting the New Sands up and running, she still had one 5 star resort to manage, and a recent review complaining of staff lazing around the pool had her concerned that her absence had sent the wrong message. She looked over everyone's hours to make sure no one's schedule was off and then talked to her staff. Luckily everyone knew exactly the person who had left the review and exactly the staff member she was talking about. The young clerk that worked in the resort's coffee shop did use the pool on a particularly hot day, after his shift had ended and this guest seemed to think that the coffee shop should remain open 24hrs a day. It wasn't the first time someone had suggested that, but it was certainly the first time someone was actually angry because it wasn't, but Karlie knew that there were just some people that felt that if the world didn't specifically revolve around them, then they would just make the world miserable until it did. She trusted her staff, having hired each one herself and building a really solid work environment by paying her employees wages and benefits that not only fairly provided for their needs, but she freely offered all of the resorts amenities to them on their off time. She found that treating employees like you valued their work resulted in valuable employees who's work is hard to replace. Her mom taught her that running the bistro in Sunlit Tides having worked her way up from bartender. Karlie had been craving some of her mother's "comfort food" cooking for weeks so as soon as Raj was done for the day everyone made their way over to Mama Shari's house. Piggygirl was SO excited to see everyone she dropped the stick she was fetching for Shari and covered Niella in kisses.
Before setting to the tasks at hand, Rajan gave his mother-in-law a new invisible fence as a housewarming gift. He knew Shari felt bad leaving Piggygirl locked inside while she was at her new job bartending at the Paradise Pub and now Piggy could have the best of both of her inside and outside worlds. Niella took the opportunity to pull Karlie aside and tell her best friend her news. "Hey now! Welcome to the family little human, high five!" Karlie joked and pretended to high five Niella's stomach. Mama Shari couldn't help but overhear and gasped in excitement.
Mama Shari turned and squeezed Niella. She giggled and said "See? Told you they'd work!" "Oh mother! That was what, like two nights ago??" Karlie feigned frustration. "Well you're just going to have to supervise while Karlie and I put up my new curtains, they just came today!" Afterward Shari exclaimed "Wow they look even better than I thought they would!" The guys weren't quite finished so Karlie suggested a game of Dominoes. Niella's Dad had taught her how to play when they visited him in Egypt and she was eager to get her mom into the game. After they sat down Karlie began explaining the rules when Shari, concentrating on the tiles in front of her, said "I know how to play, babygirl. I learned a long long time ago, before you were born" Karlie shrugged with exaggerated exasperation at Niella "Ya think ya know someone?!" Niella snickered.
Shari made incredible shwarma wraps for everyone with the spices Niella had gotten her when they visited Egypt. During dinner Raj and Karlie took turns filling everyone in on the changes to the resort that Karlie's new plans were making. By the end Connor and Raj both had seconds and Connor was convinced it was better than the shwarma he had in Egypt. Everyone said their goodbyes and Mama Shari couldn't resist rubbing Niella's baby bump, telling it to "rest and get big and smart and strong and brave and that Mimi Shari will love them to the moon and back and all of the days in time." Niella couldn't help but be brought right back to her very first thoughts that morning.
Back at the house boat, Karlie unpinned her twist bun into a ponytail, slipped on her pajamas and sat back against the headrest of her bed. She couldn't help but really wonder for the first time ever at what kind of a mother she might make some day. Life had gone crazy the day after they had gotten back from their honeymoon but even before that she hadn't given it much thought, excited about opening the Sands before it was hit by the meteor strikes. The thought was surprisingly appealing to her. Growing up with a single mother really sort of geared her towards a career path and she had never even really expected to meet Raj or to fall in love with the big lug. She had no idea that Raj was pretty much thinking the same exact thing. Karlie opened her mouth to express her thoughts to Raj but what came out was "Hey so that was really quick, huh? I haven't even talked to them about where we're going to live. I mean are we still welcome here? Is it weird to stay? It just feels like a family, I don't know if I want to leave. I mean I would, we would I mean, of course, but I like living with them." Raj, with his incredibly easygoing nature simply said "Whatever's in the stars, K-Bear, we will be good. Remember what I said on the day of the strike? I'm here, you're here, that's what's most important and all that about to happen is destined to happen. And we're destined to go through it together. The universe told us that the day of the meteor strike."
And somehow she knew he was right.
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@Emily4331 Me? My username actually have a _ in between😃I remembed that I actually hidden the signatures long before, if you said it's 十步杀一人,千里不留行(There is a killing without a moving, There is a move without a proof<no lit.>), it's from 侠客行 a poem what describes the assassin @coco Yes not very much indeed I'm not so bold😃
His bio:
When Vincent just entered teenage and once a human with mortal appearance,Ash rushed into the substation because he lost control of his motorcycle while being chased by cops. If he lives to the present, he may can be a main actor in a movie about killer, although he wasn't a killer and not looks like a harpy eagle.
@Mikezumi He actually killed by CAS😊or nraas mod because ghost is transparent in default CAS
Entrance to the abyss
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It's a scratch-off ticket
There's a "_" in my usename. My usename is Shadow_Assassin, not ShadowAssassin or others
Sometimes it's not me who talks to you, it's machine translation
Today, I renovated Rachel's en-suite at Beach Heart:
A close up of the towels and Toilet roll holder:
That's a pattern I made. Drake also has a new bed:
And yep, he specifically asked me to get one the same style as his sister's bed, but with his colours on.
@coco.
Apparently SimAnimals is a very serious game. 'I'm going to feed that lion faster than you, nabcakes!' 'Oh look, my crocodile just ate your zebra, too bad, so sad! HAHAHAHAHAAA!'
@Mikezumi, page 3494.
Thanks for the feedback! I can't think of a witty reply...
Sims 4 Family: Benjamin, Shine, Princess Roddy, Sophia and Hamish Furystrykar and Shelly Heart. Princess Roddy is my avatar, and he's a boy!
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Checking up on my other sims families.
I have not played my Bridgeport save (Alexandra and Jared) since 12/31/18. I just peeked in on them and I was actually with the Moonlight Falls side of the family. I had to go read my last update to remember what I was doing. Taryn had just shocked Anton by telling him she didn't want to be his girlfriend and locked herself in the bedroom. Anton was upset as he was sure he had not misread her feelings. My plans at the time were to keep y'all in suspense and travel back to Bridgeport to play Alexandra and Jared for a bit.
Guess what....I started playing my Cowboy and Mermaid save later that day so never traveled back to Bridgeport! I got totally caught up in Dwight and Lorelei's lives.
Sometimes (all the time,
So, I traveled back to Bridgeport and it was the middle of the night there and little Miss Priss Amy was wide awake in the big crib her brother and sister used to share. I know I'm partial, but isn't she a cutie!
Jared was awake and came in and took her out of the crib for some special Daddy/daughter time.
I did a reset of Moonlight Falls before traveling back and did a reset of Bridgeport after taking those pics. Usually my sims are scattered, some in the yard, some in the house after I do a town reset. This time they were all in the entryway. For those that don't know this family starting from the right is Derek and Jared Padelecki (yes, @Mikezumi's Jared that she shared with me cause she knows I totally adore and
I had to share this look. Jade did not appreciate being awakened and reset at 4:30am!
The Cowboy and the Mermaid
"I can't take it.Too many kids to babysit." Kristy was flipping out as she now had 3 toddlers to babysit."Maybe I could be of service?" It was josh.
"What are you doing here?" "I asked around town.Felt kind of bad about last night...need a hand?" "Absolutely...but I can't ask you to do that." "Come to my concert tonight and we're even." "Fine."
They both set out taking care of the noisy toddlers.
Two of the toddlers knows how to walk....great.
Josh loved kids though and enjoyed helping Kristy.
later that night....
I bet you've never heard ol' Marshal Dillon say
Miss Kitty, have you ever thought of runnin' away?
Settlin' down, would you marry me
If I asked you twice and begged you, pretty please?
She'd have said, "Yes", in a New York minute
They never tied the knot, his heart wasn't in it
He just stole a kiss as he rode away
He never hung his hat up at Kitty's place
I should've been a cowboy
I should've learned to rope and ride
Wearin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive
Stealin' the young girls' hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singin' those campfire songs
Woah, I should've been a cowboy
I might of had a sidekick with a funny name
Runnin' wild through the hills chasin' Jesse James
Ending up on the brink of danger
Ridin' shotgun for the Texas Rangers
Go west young man, haven't you been told?
California's full of whiskey, women and gold
Sleepin' out all night beneath the desert stars
With a dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart
I should've been a cowboy
I should've learned to rope and ride
Wearin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive
Stealin' the young girls' hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singin' those campfire songs
Woah, I should've been a cowboy
I should've been a cowboy
I should've learned to rope and ride
I'd be wearin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive
Stealin' the young girls' hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singin' those campfire songs
Woah, I should've been a cowboy
Yeah, I should've been a cowboy
I should've been a cowboy
Kristy kept her promise and went to Josh's performance.
I was sittin' there sellin' turnips on a flatbed truck
Crunchin' on a pork rind when she pulled up
She had to be thinkin' this is where rednecks come from
She had Hollywood written on her license plate
She was lost and lookin' for the interstate
Needin' directions, and I was the man for the job
I told her way up yonder past the caution light
There's a little country store with an old Coke sign
You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Then a left will take you to the interstate
But a right will bring you right back here to me
I was sittin' there thinkin' 'bout her pretty face
Kickin' myself for not catchin' her name
I threw my hat and thought, 'you fool, that it coulda been love.
I knew my old Ford couldn't run her down
She probably didn't like me anyhow
So I watched her disappear in a cloud of dust
I told her way up yonder past the caution light
There's a little country store with an old Coke sign
You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Then a left will take you to the interstate
But a right will bring you right back here to me
Is this Georgia heat playin' tricks on me
Or am I really seein' what I think I see?
The woman of my dreams comin' back to me
She went way up yonder past the caution light
Don't know why, but somethin' felt right
When she stopped in and asked Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Mama gave her a big 'ol glass and sent her right back here to me
Thank God for good directions…and turnip greens
End of show.
Limo was waiting for Josh to head back to the hotel...XD
Songs Used:
Good Directions by Billy Currington
Should have been a cowboy by Toby Keith.
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Thanks. Never mind all the new tech she got or the board and bathroom stuff, Melody never even looked at those. The lamps were her biggest concern.
As for where she sleeps, no idea, probably the Murphy bed in Emily and Francesca's apartment. Everybody loves sleeping in there until they get the negative Murphy bed moodlet. I know Tia and Ethan slept in the igloo all of winter (more like Tia made the igloo, I assigned it to her and she slept there all winter and Ethan just invaded and slept there too), but has (or should have) an assigned bed, Kyle and Fliss play musical beds because I'm not sure how to assign them both to one bed, Emily and Francesca sleep in their assigned beds in the apartment and Ginette always returns to the same bed. That just leaves Melody and Ethan who sleep somewhere, although I think Ethan has an assigned bed, I just never see him use it.
^That's the opportunity to totally annihilate them with MC!
Edit: And HEY I recognized that last song!
Good old Toby Keith.
I love Toby Keith...My favorite however is Blake Shelton
Total fan girl here.Nothing beats 90s country.
https://graceymanorsims3.tumblr.com/
Yeah yeah girl!
I haven't listened to much of Blake, but one of my favorites of Toby's is "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue."
Oh and his "How do you like me now?" is humorous, though a little vain!
Just my opinion...Josh should throw this one out to Kristy and see which box she checks.
I sent Mikezumi to the stove to cook dinner and Goodwin came over for a flirt. Eddy took it to the bedroom!
Conrad is a bookworm and was hiding in the study. When I directed Mikezumi to read she sat with him
There was some autonomous star (house) gazing
I woke Mikezumi when I saw the will-o-wisps had spawned.
She missed! I should have let her sleep uninterrupted
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@lisasc360 Thank you
@emorrill Your hair colour is lovely!
I can imagine how proud you were to find that certificate in Leah's backpack
@GraceyManor I don't blame Kristie for being annoyed by paparazzi. Josh is a celebrity so is used to it but I imagine it wouldn't be easy for a normal person.
Those elevators can be vicious!
Kristie seems to be coming to terms with having paparazzi following her
@KayeStar I have nearly 40,000 images in my Flickr account and that's from less than 2 years of simming!
@PalmArrow Thanks
@Silverofdreams30 Donal looks good sunbathing! One day I will install Seasons so my sims can get a tan
Awww sleeping Shuffle
Great job on Alfonso Alto!
@bekkasan Flickr was out longer than they said they would be and I found it very slow for things to get back to normal when they were done.
Lovely pic of Lorelei riding her bicycle in that lovely light!
@Shadow_Assassin Sorry about Ashley's passing.
@jonny522 Cute pic of Ryan skating
Congrats to Lindsey on her promotion!
Yum! Hot chocolate!
I'm sure Lindsey's parents were happy with the visit
Lovely pics of fun in the snow
Congrats on the big new house! I am sure they will enjoy it there
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good old George Strait! Love it.
https://graceymanorsims3.tumblr.com/
Is she starting to fall under his spell? I'm pulling for him.
My favorite will always by Alan Jackson! :::sigh:::
@CursedDice I click one side of the bed for one sim and the other side for the second one. So far none of my sims go to a different bed to sleep. They always go to the right one.....they sometimes stomp their feet if both are trying to get in the same side.
@Mikezumi Now you just need to figure out how to make them faithful.
Mikezumi looks pretty ticked off with you for waking her up!
Thank you! The lighting in that town is so pretty. I don't think I will ever get tired of it.
The Cowboy and the Mermaid
I haven't looked at any custom content or mods in years. I have no idea what they are doing with CC and mods these days.
(Top left to bottom right)Edur Zahrah, Cinderella, Tiana, Pocahantas, Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Emerson, Nicole, Traci, Addisyn
@Steamvarius It's good that Advarius keeps his fire truck well maintained. I bet all the other kids are envious that Beach Heart has its own toy making machine. If only there was enough room for Cinnamon to play with the blocks too. Blair and Rachel love their children very much. Neat picture with all the kids sitting on their own chair
@CursedDice The first house still looks nice to me. It's always nice to have more room though and the lot on the second house looks huge. Very pretty winter pictures! I like the backyard area with the soccer goal and swings. You have some great building skills
@mikezumi Maybe Grumpo is upset that Conrad took his favourite book. His hands on hips pose is unknown to me too, I need to the grumpy trait sometime. I hope that Goodwin gets together with Eddy or Grumpo, likewise for Conrad because the contrast of blonde and black hair reminds me of yin and yang
If there happens to be a show that is in Melbourne only and I really want to see it, maybe we could go together
@Dillonator1138 Watching a household of very different people is always exciting
@Silverofdreams30 Sounds like you are getting lots of acting work. They are filming Mortal Kombat here and I was tempted to register as an extra but it would mean getting myself measured everywhere and getting good photos taken, not sure it's worth the effort anymore
@bekkasan Usually my sims wish for different genders too so I hope that Dwight and Lorelei both get the boy they wish for
Thanks for the lovely comments. Part of the reasoning behind keeping their visit a surprise was because I had to think of a reason for them to suddenly turn up
I had three pictures of Sun and her brother hugging and I thought posting them all would be boring so I made a gif with Photoshop that fades between each picture to create the moving effect
I know I messed the timing up a bit because Julong was still a child even before Jem was born so I definitely need to age him up to teen next time I play. Thanks again for the comments
@Brandontaylor It will be so much easier for Brittany once all the kids know how to potty, talk and walk. Cake for breakfast yum!
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@Steamvarius It's always funny when sims get their headsets out and look really serious but then you look at the screen and it's just SimAnimals
@emorrill I'm so glad you're enjoying Superstore! Amy's character gets better as you keep watching. I thought she was a bit mean at the start too but Jonas is adorable and I think Glenn and Dina are hilarious
I'm reading through the chapter now. I reckon Emma's an even better ice skater than me, I have this weird fear of it. The hand holding is adorable... Emma thinks holding his hand feels nice!
Thanks so much for the lovely comments. I'm glad you liked that sentence, it's my favourite too
@CK213 Monte Vista is just beautiful, I highly recommend it as a holiday world
I bet Mikii wasn't expecting a trip to the house to start off with a pillow fight. Looks like she has a strong arm and gets a nice whack at Jim. The wagon suits the Victorian house aesthetic, I just wish there was a way to change the colours of it. Haha Mikii's getting really good at pillow fighting now. Dennis must have said something to make her angry. Oh dear the Cow Plant will be a very tough challenge for everyone.
@Silverofdreams30 Thanks for the comments. I still have a lot more to write but the story should be over soon
@Brandontaylor I thought for a second that Christopher was teaching Jason about money lol. I think three is a handful and they don't seem like the type of irresponsible people to have lots of lots of children and not be able to take care of them. Poor Jason trying to sleep while Kayla is crying
Batter is the best, especially chocolate. Thanks for the nice comments
I hope Blair gets that promotion. Catching 15 fish sounds like it would take a long time. Congrats Blair! That dream must have been a premonition. Very cool looking swordfish. That's funny that Christopher would run into a person's house to get food. I guess when you're desperate you gotta do what you gotta do
It's sad that you lost all of the other children. I'm sure you keep backups now right
@CursedDice I have never played Freeplay but the pictures look surprisingly clear and nice. I love looking back at old sim pictures too, it's like they become real people in mind
Thank you, yes Jem did have a good birthday. I didn't show it but the first attempt at the birthday cake resulted in a fire
I wish I had a backyard like your sims, it almost looks like a resort! The sprinkler is fun for those really hot days. Melody is overreacting just a tiny bit about the new lamps haha.
@GraceyManor Thanks so much! I want to find some cc plates and stuff to put in the cabinets because they look a bit empty to me. I made the gif out of three pictures with Photoshop, I just had to put in a transition effect to make it smoother. Yeah I built the house but I'm no expert
Paparazzi think they can go anywhere in real life too
@CravenLestat
It's blocked in Australia.
... You're lucky this time
All the colours in the video are fab. The dress and boots set is my favourite so far. Love the patterns on the dresses too
@mikezumi They really can't decide who they like best haha. Hopefully the new settings will speed things up a bit. Goodwin's stink cloud blends into the tree perfectly haha. Looks like your fiddling did the trick, we have a first kiss! Lol I think Goodwin likes what he sees. Eddy's Egyptian painting is a new one to me. Poor Goodwin getting his partner stolen straight away by Grumpo. Who would want to use a dirty bed
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@bekkasan I miss Jared and Alexandra. Now the story is coming back to me, I remember Anton and Taryn being perfect for each other. I think you have left us in suspense for long enough
Aw Amy is adorable, she's got the cutest little doe eyes
I think I would have the same face as Jade if I had to get up and dressed at 4.30am for no reason
@GraceyManor Running a daycare has got to be really difficult for Kristy on her own. I wonder how Josh found her so fast but I suppose it's a small town. I love how you decorated the daycare it actually looks like a real place. Better lock the doors so those toddlers don't walk out lol. Kristy looks beautiful with her hair down. The electricity effects look cool on stage. Aw so she does still love him even with the paparazzi issues
@mikezumi Finally it's Eddy's turn for a bit of fun. Conrad and Mikezumi look like they are enjoying each other's company. I think there will be a lot of star gazing in this save lol. Mikezumi was so close, hopefully next time the wisps stay around longer.
@ccarrig_95 Hey there, hope you enjoy TS4
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Spoon licking is hard to avoid when baking something yummy!
Reading someone else's texts could easily cause worry without context.
Awwwww what a wonderful surprise for Sun! That must have been hard for Saville to keep secret! Well, I guess he almost didn't
Love the hug gif! What a brilliant use for a gif!
The kids are absolutely adorable
I remember what Sun and Hui went through and am so glad all that is behind them
It's so lovely that Hui and Ho finally get to meet Sun and Saville's boys
Wow! So they will be living close and can see each other all the time now!
Sun did a great job on the cake!
The pic of Jem looking at Sun while she starts blowing the candles is adorable!
Happy birthday, Jem! I can't wait to see how he grew up!
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Oh yum chocolate pancakes sound delicious. I love licking the bowl, spoon, beaters I don't care what it is as long as I get to eat it haha. I'm getting so many compliments about that gif I made which is really sweet of everyone. I'm happy that the kids will get to grow up together now. I just need to find a good house for the family as I don't remember where they are staying at the moment. There's a big lot across the road but I believe I put Clarissa, Clark and Adam there. I have a lot of pictures of Jem as a child so hopefully I can write something up because he really is cute, but I'm a bit biased
@bekkasan Sims learning to be faithful..............
What sim game are you playing ,sims are evil lil cheaty monsters
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Them's fighting words
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Young Zumi is a little bit of a tramp but old Mikezumi (who represents me) has only had one husband in all the time I have played her and no boyfriends other than him before they were married.
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@Brandontaylor Thank you for the comments, I hope you're enjoying my story!
lol at the amount of cake accumulated with your triplets. IRL my birthday is the day before my wedding anniversary and two days before my husband's birthday. We call the three days our "birthaversary" so that my mother-in-law only makes us one cake for the same reason haha, the first year we had THREE cakes at once! So I feel for the Steeles lol! It's so sweet to see the triplets growing up with so much love and attention... But might I suggest teaching babies to talk about something other than garbage?? (kidding! I just had to giggle hehe)
@Silverofdreams30 haha! With the right hat and sunglasses he could be the original Gonzo himself!
@Mikezumi I love that you're playing your SS with your new boys! How fun! I ALWAYS laugh when a sim carries a plate like that, even for a second lol. I don't think I could ever give my sims as much freedom as yours get. Every time I left Karlie's mom alone with either Raj or Connor, someone would always end up flirting with the other and I am not having that, oh hoooo no! No, nope, denied rofl!!
@coco I've played TS1 - 3, all expansions, but this, sharing stories on the forum? This is all new to me. Man those screencaps can add up quick can't they?? lol! The story I'm telling requires multiple versions of the same play/save and it really got out of control before I organized everything lol! Live to learn, right?
@bekkasan I love that you're making the pregnancy longer, the three days never felt long enough to me but I never used MC until this play and I have seen that you can pause it now so who knows how long my future pregnant sims will be pregnant lol
More comments soon, I started this in the AM and am now just finding the time to get to the update
On that note - I hope that it's not considered bad form to do comments and an update in the same post, if so let me know
In case anyone missed the last update, here is a link to it:
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/17077282#Comment_17077282
for a recap, Connor had gotten the OK from his publisher to explore other writing genres and then Connor and Niella ran into Caroline and Guillermo Ichtaca while having a nightcap at the Paradise Pub. There were some discoveries at the lab, as well.
Niella, on the other hand, was enjoying a much needed day off. The few plants she had managed to find time to maintain were woefully in need of some tender loving care so that was first on the to-do list. Afterward she took a minute to relax on the deck, remembering what it meant to actually be outside during the day for a change.
Karlie and Niella were happy to both be home during lunch to have a nice girl's chat, it had been so long. Karlie asked how Connor's meeting had gone. Niella explained "instead of canceling the contract, Connor is still be responsible for his last two books but Florita is going to arrange a long term extension to the contract on the contingency that his next three books, under whatever genre, will be theirs to publish and that the extension would only be continued if they saw a decent enough profit for whatever genre he chose. It doesn't have to match his sales now, but they still have to be profitable enough to continue putting off his normal blockbusters. So in essence Connor now has 2 contracts. It actually worked out better for us because we now know we have a publisher for his next five books guaranteed instead of having to worry about getting anything new published after the fact. Connor's pretty relieved, really. Especially the whole "let's start a family" thing. Speaking of, your mom was trying to serve us her best aphrodisiac last night according to her. She called it .." "Lady Marmalade," Karlie finished Niella's sentence, chuckling. "She swears by it. She says it's why I'm here." "Oh my! Scandalous!" Niella joked. "So what about you and Raj? Back from the honeymoon, Raj's career is perfect, the Sands is well on it's way... How long until you're drinking a Lady Marmalade?? Huh??" Niella ribbed. "God you're as bad as mom!" Karlie retorted and then, hoping to change the subject, added "So tell me all about the aliens dear bestie..." It worked.
Before lunch was over the girls decided to take "Mama Shari" out to dinner at the cute little cafe on the island, Rebecca's, after Raj was home from practice. After they were seated Karlie asked if they still had fried chicken because she didn't see it on the specials board. "Unfortunately ma'am we do not" the new cook replied. Mama Shari peered at Karlie sideways. "Fried chicken?? The only time I ever wanted fried chicken was when I was pregnant with you..." Before Karlie could protest, Connor stepped in to save the day, bringing up his excitement over his new deal. Shari might have been Karlie's mom, but with Raj and Connor having both lost their mothers, and Niella actually losing her mother, Shari had uniformly become a mom to them all and Connor was pretty keen to share his news anyway. Karlie eventually managed to sneak her protest in, however, looking at her mom when their food came, saying "They just use to have really good fried chicken here!" only partially under her breath. Shari looked down and said "yes of course babygirl" and smiled from ear to ear. Niella looked away and snickered. She loved the way Karlie and Shari got along, both of them sarcastic and loving and just completely comfortable in each other's company. It made her miss her dad, and the mom she never got to know, but usually it just tickled her to see them playfully bicker. After a few minutes, Shari asked if either Raj or Connor were handy at all. "I think whoever installed the new dishwasher did something wrong, it's leaking and the faucet's getting half the pressure of every other sink in the house." Both Connor and Raj said they'd stop by the next night to take a look and Shari insisted on making dinner as a thank you. "You can all come!"
After dinner Raj couldn't resist challenging Connor to a shoot out while the girls played a round of horseshoes. Connor was probably one of the only people capable of eking out a win over Raj now and again, somehow just being a natural at everything from snow boarding to darts. It's one of the reasons they got along so well, because Raj loved the challenge and Connor didn't care if he lost or won. The girls played a game of horse shoes but Niella quickly found herself exhausted. She chalked it up to her first day off in a long, long while. She knew, with the long holiday weekend approaching that she'd have plenty of time to visit. Her dad had finally arranged to come from Egypt for a few short days and he'd be in the day before Leisure day. She knew there'd only be a short time to help her at the lab but she was sure he'd be intrigued enough that he'd arrange a longer stay soon, and even be able to help remotely from Egypt. Just like her, he was driven by a need to know the unknown. After a round of hugs from Mama Shari the gang headed home and shortly after hitting home, Niella was practically comatose.
Just before dawn Niella became aware of an acrid, sour taste in the back of her mouth, behind her tongue. Rousing her from a particularly crazy and incredibly vivid dream about aliens and fortune tellers, she became quickly aware that she was about to be sick. Jumping from bed, the queasiness was overwhelming and she nearly lost everything there on the bedroom carpet. Luckily she made it to the bathroom before she was overcome with a second, unstoppable wave. As the door closed behind her she immediately dropped to her knees and grabbed the rim of the toilet just in time. After she was composed she stood up, and her eyes grew large with sudden realization and excitement. She quickly rinsed her mouth and then slid the vanity drawer with her female necessities open. Her hands shook as she read the directions on the box no less than three times, once the French version just to be sure. After following the directions the timer on the test strip was started and she set it on top of the box on the counter.
Niella washed her hands and decided it would be a good time to brush her teeth, considering... As the sun rose and she brushed her teeth she couldn't help but wonder about her own mother. Would they have been close like Karlie and Shari? Would her mom have been her best friend? Would she know all of the things about having babies that a father just couldn't know?? What did she even look like?? Lost in these thoughts she almost forgot totally about what she was doing. And then the timer went off. It took a minute for Niella to build up the courage to even put her toothbrush down. It was just a lack of sleep, right? A rough schedule and she knew she was being entirely too hopeful. Couples try for years sometimes and Connor and her had barely just started to try. And it would all be ok, and normal, and totally fine if there was a minus instead of a plus, right? Right?? She just had to look... Right?
Niella stepped into the bedroom to find Connor up and making the bed. "Connor, come here" she somehow managed to get out meekly but by the time he looked over to her she was welling up. Connor was instantly concerned she had heard from her dad and he wouldn't be able to make it after all, or worse. He hurried around the far side of the bed "What's wrong Ny?? Is everything ok???" "No, honey. It's not. Everything is beautiful. I have morning sickness." Niella tried to quell the excitement and only barely managed to do so. "Ooohhh, ok. Whew!" Connor's head nodded back in relief. Then realizing what that meant he choked out "Wait, wait what??" Niella nodded, her entire face beaming. Connor wrapped her up in his arms with a warmth and a tenderness that she had never felt and she knew that even though she didn't have her mother, she had Connor and that she had nothing to be afraid of. He pulled back from her slightly and said "Well this is it, Ny. The first day of the biggest adventure of our lives. The timing might seem hard, maybe a little sooner than we expected considering all of the changes we're going through, but it really doesn't matter. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you. For you two." "I know. I've always known, Connor." Because she had.
Karlie's day started at City Hall to get the last of the permits signed and construction underway. She then headed to Aléjate Shores. Though most of her time had been recently dedicated to getting the New Sands up and running, she still had one 5 star resort to manage, and a recent review complaining of staff lazing around the pool had her concerned that her absence had sent the wrong message. She looked over everyone's hours to make sure no one's schedule was off and then talked to her staff. Luckily everyone knew exactly the person who had left the review and exactly the staff member she was talking about. The young clerk that worked in the resort's coffee shop did use the pool on a particularly hot day, after his shift had ended and this guest seemed to think that the coffee shop should remain open 24hrs a day. It wasn't the first time someone had suggested that, but it was certainly the first time someone was actually angry because it wasn't, but Karlie knew that there were just some people that felt that if the world didn't specifically revolve around them, then they would just make the world miserable until it did. She trusted her staff, having hired each one herself and building a really solid work environment by paying her employees wages and benefits that not only fairly provided for their needs, but she freely offered all of the resorts amenities to them on their off time. She found that treating employees like you valued their work resulted in valuable employees who's work is hard to replace. Her mom taught her that running the bistro in Sunlit Tides having worked her way up from bartender. Karlie had been craving some of her mother's "comfort food" cooking for weeks so as soon as Raj was done for the day everyone made their way over to Mama Shari's house. Piggygirl was SO excited to see everyone she dropped the stick she was fetching for Shari and covered Niella in kisses.
Before setting to the tasks at hand, Rajan gave his mother-in-law a new invisible fence as a housewarming gift. He knew Shari felt bad leaving Piggygirl locked inside while she was at her new job bartending at the Paradise Pub and now Piggy could have the best of both of her inside and outside worlds. Niella took the opportunity to pull Karlie aside and tell her best friend her news. "Hey now! Welcome to the family little human, high five!" Karlie joked and pretended to high five Niella's stomach. Mama Shari couldn't help but overhear and gasped in excitement.
Mama Shari turned and squeezed Niella. She giggled and said "See? Told you they'd work!" "Oh mother! That was what, like two nights ago??" Karlie feigned frustration. "Well you're just going to have to supervise while Karlie and I put up my new curtains, they just came today!" Afterward Shari exclaimed "Wow they look even better than I thought they would!" The guys weren't quite finished so Karlie suggested a game of Dominoes. Niella's Dad had taught her how to play when they visited him in Egypt and she was eager to get her mom into the game. After they sat down Karlie began explaining the rules when Shari, concentrating on the tiles in front of her, said "I know how to play, babygirl. I learned a long long time ago, before you were born" Karlie shrugged with exaggerated exasperation at Niella "Ya think ya know someone?!" Niella snickered.
Shari made incredible shwarma wraps for everyone with the spices Niella had gotten her when they visited Egypt. During dinner Raj and Karlie took turns filling everyone in on the changes to the resort that Karlie's new plans were making. By the end Connor and Raj both had seconds and Connor was convinced it was better than the shwarma he had in Egypt. Everyone said their goodbyes and Mama Shari couldn't resist rubbing Niella's baby bump, telling it to "rest and get big and smart and strong and brave and that Mimi Shari will love them to the moon and back and all of the days in time." Niella couldn't help but be brought right back to her very first thoughts that morning.
Back at the house boat, Karlie unpinned her twist bun into a ponytail, slipped on her pajamas and sat back against the headrest of her bed. She couldn't help but really wonder for the first time ever at what kind of a mother she might make some day. Life had gone crazy the day after they had gotten back from their honeymoon but even before that she hadn't given it much thought, excited about opening the Sands before it was hit by the meteor strikes. The thought was surprisingly appealing to her. Growing up with a single mother really sort of geared her towards a career path and she had never even really expected to meet Raj or to fall in love with the big lug. She had no idea that Raj was pretty much thinking the same exact thing. Karlie opened her mouth to express her thoughts to Raj but what came out was "Hey so that was really quick, huh? I haven't even talked to them about where we're going to live. I mean are we still welcome here? Is it weird to stay? It just feels like a family, I don't know if I want to leave. I mean I would, we would I mean, of course, but I like living with them." Raj, with his incredibly easygoing nature simply said "Whatever's in the stars, K-Bear, we will be good. Remember what I said on the day of the strike? I'm here, you're here, that's what's most important and all that about to happen is destined to happen. And we're destined to go through it together. The universe told us that the day of the meteor strike."
And somehow she knew he was right.
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His bio:
Sometimes it's not me who talks to you, it's machine translation
She/Her but you can call me as any pronouns
A close up of the towels and Toilet roll holder:
That's a pattern I made. Drake also has a new bed:
And yep, he specifically asked me to get one the same style as his sister's bed, but with his colours on.
@coco.
Apparently SimAnimals is a very serious game. 'I'm going to feed that lion faster than you, nabcakes!' 'Oh look, my crocodile just ate your zebra, too bad, so sad! HAHAHAHAHAAA!'
@Mikezumi, page 3494.
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