Greetings and welcome back! Thank you so much for joining me on my journey. Without further adieu, let’s dive into the latest happenings of the society newsletter: Nancy and Geoffrey Landgraab had a baby named Tomas. The Parikh’s had a baby named Latasha (The Diwali Household by Maxis.) And the Goth’s had a baby named Kassidy! I really should form a welcome wagon of some kind… It’s been quite the whirlwind for me these last few days! And a hearty congratulations to all the new parents in Oasis Springs and Willow Creek!
So about 9:30-ish this morning, I was playing chess with Lacy and my heart skipped a beat as I looked out the window. There it was-the rare copy of The Songbird’s Plight! The man who was holding it was easy on the eyes too! I excused myself from our game and rushed after him like a madwoman.
“Sir! Sir! Excuse me!” He quickened his pace before looking over his shoulder at me.
After a moment’s consideration (and what felt like forever), he turned around and addressed me.
“Oh hi. How can I help you?” he asked.
“You have Songbird’s Plight?!” I blurted. (Oh Watcher Why?!)
“It’s actually Songbird’s Melody but just as good!”
After that monumentally embarrassing exchange, we fell into an easy conversation and exchanged information. His name is Sean Arcadia. It all felt like a fever dream. He loves the outdoors AND is a bookworm! What luck! I don’t even care what other traits he has… well, I do but I’m eager to see where this goes! <3
Sean and Me had our date later that afternoon when I got off work. I was promoted to Freelance Article Writer which doubled my excitement! Turns out he’s a Geek and a Bookworm! He seemed kind of hesitant about the outdoors… After connecting for hours, I got up the nerve to kiss him! I’m glad the feeling was mutual. <3 <3 <3
I invited him back to my place to give him a tour-of the house…
…But it may have turned into more than that. I figured that I might as well get some work done. It’s kind of harder to stay motivated at work when I can accept any job I want!
Day 10: I published my first book! It’s an exhaustive encyclopedia on fireflies. Naturally, my research on all varieties-along with my blood, sweat, and tears went into it! OK… maybe not my blood, but you get the gist! Huzzah!
I also read in today’s newsletter that the Brown family had baby Rhea. (The Cute Family by Grams_McHams.)
Lacy and Me. It’s safe to say we’re becoming close friends. The Writer and the Librarian-watch out world! (What we’re watching out for I don’t know but still!)
Day 11: The Pancakes had baby Randolph, I believe? Sorry, my mind’s in a million directions at the moment! (Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong Eliza!)
Woo… I caught an upgrade part. After attempting to fix my toilet the other day, I’ve decided I loathe handiness. I’m the black sheep of my family in that regard. I do believe my Mom’s currently working on a whole furniture set at the moment. (Hi Mom!!!)
Day 12: Had Sean over for dinner. I made some more of my now perfected Veggie Dumplings. He seemed to enjoy them-or he’s too polite, but I’ll take it. He didn’t really seem to keen on my Frog, Elsie though… She’d croak and he looked like he’s trying to hold back vomit.
…
“Not a fan of frogs?” I queried.
He let out a deep sigh. “Oh Watcher no! I’m sorry, I should’ve mentioned it the other day but I was so charmed by you… I can… go somewhere else.”
So he’s squeamish. I felt torn but decided to put Elsie elsewhere for the time being. I hope he doesn’t expect me to get rid of them though…
“Oh no! Not at all, I’ve been wanting to build a better enclosure for her anyway and the kitchen table isn’t the best place in retrospect. Lemme move her.” Our first compromise?
Here’s the humble beginnings of my apple orchard! So excited!
…And also, voila! Here’s my garden. I’ve been harvesting things around the neighborhood. Newcrest is a lovely clean slate-my lovely clean slate for the time being. A legacy garden is exactly what this property needs!
Found it: The proof of my struggles with the toilet. Never again! I’ll likely hire a repair-sim, but this is definitely not one of those acquired skills for me!
Here I am making Deodorizing Cream. The recipe calls for 1 elderberry, 1 strawberry, and 2 parsley. It’s primarily used for hygiene-could come in handy in a pinch!
I’ve been feeling a bit sluggish lately, so I decided to check out the Movers and Shakers Gym in Willow Creek. Normally, I prefer I nice jog outdoors, but this works too. This was another picture I’d meant to post earlier in this entry, but dog-gone it, I’m tired! I’m sure you can relate. I still have 3 project deadlines looming but at least I feel more invigorated and up to the task!
Stay tuned for next time and as always: I appreciate you spending time in my neck of the woods.
Happy Simming!
SierraSims 