Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Winter Ball 2024

Round 3 - Winter 2024
Tina Leary is 31, Cassie Carmichael, Carla Harris, Angelo DeLorne, Halinka Ivanov, and Payton Sneiff are 18, Kuo Makasi is 17, Donte Conaway is 15, TJ Carmichael and Arlena Taylor are 12, and Jocelyn Arnold and Brittney Parker are 8.

Kuo has been working on his vocal skills. He actually hates music, performing it anyway, but he knows he has to do it to graduate so he sucks it up. He had no plans on going to college, but since Halinka is going, he has every intention of following her as soon as he graduates. The Winter Ball is coming up and it's what on all these hormonal teenage minds!
Donte decides he would rather play his handheld than to play a musical instrument. TJ seems completely unaware that young Arlena has a small crush on him. TJ is pretty much unaware of anything that doesn't relate to school, learning, music, or college.
Jocelyn and Brittney aren't worried about the ball because they're too young to attend. "Who cares about a stupid dance? They're all like blockheads around here.......it's just a dance.....do you think we'll act like that when we get older?" Jocelyn asks. "No way," was Brittney's response.
TJ is trying to expand his horizons where his music is concerned. His first love is still classical music and he really loves playing his violin, but its kinda cool to rock out too.....and he's not really interested in girls right now.....but chicks totally dig it!
Angelo is so excited about the upcoming ball. Carla has been pretty down lately. Word has gotten around Crystal Bay about Carla's mom and Halinka's dad having an affair. Halinka has been pretty good natured about it, but the tension can be felt. Angelo can't wait until they start at Crystal Bay University and leave all this drama behind. It's tough reassuring Carla that everything will be alright when her mother seems to have no conscience at all!
Payton asked Cassie if she would like to attend the ball with him. Her answer was to give him a noogie! The nerve of him! She can't believe he is even talking to her after what happened. It's too bad that Payton is also going to Crystal Bay University........she still won't be rid of him!
Arlena decided to let TJ know she was interested in him by tickling him......this did not go over well at all.....the boy is absolutely clueless about how cute he is! Arlena is going to have to try another approach to win over this one!
Halinka is counting down the days until she's free. The whole town knows about her cheat of a dad. She feels pretty bad for her mom.......hopefully she'll leave him soon. There's no reason for them to stay together once she's gone to college. But she knows her mom won't leave him. She never does.....Halinka is considering majoring in psychology.....maybe she can figure out what's wrong with her screwed up family........
Donte figured it was time to step up to the plate where Cassie is concerned. He knows that this is her last year at CBA and wants her to know he likes her before she runs off to college. Yea, there's a 3 year difference there......but who cares?
Cassie has a pretty good idea that Donte has a crush on her. She thinks he's really cute and wishes he were older. It would be insane to start up something with him when she was about to head off to college........there is going to be lots of college MEN there........who knew who she would end up with by the time Donte started college.....but he was really cute......
The night of the winter ball rolled around and all the kids ages 12 and up piled into the gym. There wasn't much decorating done, but there was music. Soon they were all heavily involved in the smustle.........
TJ finally opened up his eyes and realized that Arlena had a thing for him. His main focus is still on school and music, but he thinks he can never have too many friends. Arlena plans on changing his point of view on that.....all she needs is a little time......
Angelo and Carla are all hugged up kissing each other's lips off......this is no surprise to anyone and the reality of it is that the students of Crystal Bay Academy are tired of their constant public displays of affection......they will not be missed at next year's ball!
Donte looks on as Carla and Angelo dance and decide it's time to make his move on Cassie. The worst she can do is turn him down in front of almost every other student at the school. That's not so bad is it?
"Ok, so you think I'm too young, I get that. And maybe you're right. Maybe you'll go off to college and forget all about me. Maybe you'll meet some guy the day you move in......all I know is that tonight, none of that matters. Tonight, it's just me and you and this moment. So would you care to dance Cassie Carmichael?"
Who in the world could turn down an offer like that? Cassie and Donte spent most of the night just like this........even when the music went from a slow to fast song.......Cassie may just change her mind about Mr. Donte Conaway...........
Kuo is going to really miss Halinka. He'll be starting CBU soon after her, but it will be a lonely year without her. He's been the one thing that's kept her sane throughout this whole drama with her dad and Carla's mom........it was going to suck when she left........no doubt about it............
And so the young love birds danced on into the night......or rather danced until 11:00 pm.......the dance couldn't last all night! Although some of them may have been happy if it had......
Carla doesn't know what she would do without Angelo.......he really is a wonderful guy.....and to think, she almost didn't give him the time of day.......she just hopes he still feels the same way about her once they go off to college.......they'll be alot of girls there who don't have so much drama in their lives...........
Donte ended the night with one last stroke of Cassie's cheek and one last plea for her heart......he could only hope that she would understand just how serious he was about her.......well, at least as serious as any 15 year old boy could be about anyone!!!!


*I decided to do a Winter Ball instead of a prom, that way more than just the juniors and seniors could attend.
*Cassie gave Payton about 6 noogies during my time playing the school. Donte may be a little out of luck though. Despite her constant nooging, Cassie still wants to be friends with Payton and who knows where that will lead. They will both be at CBU together so we'll see what happens.
*There hasn't been as wide spread a rumor going around about Carla's mom and Halinka's dad as I may as lead you to believe......oh people are talking, but it hasn't spread too far.......yet.........it hasn't gotten back to poor Anya yet but I'm sure she suspects something is going on......I can't wait to play their house!
*You may be wondering why Michael Leary wasn't in this update......well, apparently if he doesn't go to the school when Tina does, then he can't teleport in when school starts like the other students......who knew?!
*First post for Crystal Bay University will be in Fall of 2025!!!

Maybe I'm Selfish

Round 3 - Winter 2024
Sam and Tina are 31, Michael is 12
Narrated by Sam Leary

Well Tina is pretty far along in her pregnancy. It's not that I'm unhappy with her being pregnant. I know this is something she has wanted for a while now. It's just that, I was pretty happy with how our lives were going. I love my son and I would have been happy if it had just stayed the three of us. Not that I'm unhappy now, it's just the farm is actually turning a profit now and I don't want to even think about the added pressures of having a baby in the house.....
Mike has grown up so much! He's in junior high now and before I can blink my eyes I know he'll be an adult. I don't know if he wants to go to college or if he plans to just help me run the farm. Tina is pretty serious about him going, but it would be ok with me if he didn't go. I never went and I'm doing just fine.......
Tina is still up moving all around and cleaning up. She's such a dedicated mother. I know she'll do all she can to take care of the new baby. I mean I'm going to help of course. As much as I can anyway. She's working at the new school now so I'm going to have to hire someone else to be cashier for the store. I would have rather been able to keep it in the family. Now I'm going to have to pay wages to someone which takes money from the family.....
I really thought that Tina would be happy with Retro. After a few tough months of training him, he's gotten to be such a really great dog. I wouldn't mind having another dog. And I know Retro wouldn't mind having some company. And why shouldn't we have another dog? It's something I want.........
So I head down to the pet store and get another retriever. This one is a girl and I decided to name her Orea. She reminds me of an oreo cookie but oreo isn't really a girl's name! She's beautiful and I know Retro will be glad for the company.......Tina is probably going to freak out though........
I get Mike on my side first. He falls in love with Orea as soon as he sees her. I only hoped that Tina would fall in love with her too.......yea it's another mouth to feed, but really, shouldn't Retro be happy too?
I didn't want Retro to feel he had been replaced so I made sure to spend some quality time with him after we got Orea. Tina was pissed when she came home and saw the dog there. She yelled about how we were about to have a baby and we hadn't even bought the crib or changing table or anything. I told her we had the money for all that, it's not like the dog was 1000 simoleans or something............
I hired Christy Toyanga as our new cashier. She was dressed pretty questionably for an interview but she promised that she would dress better when she came for work. She was a young, intelligent, charismatic woman and I know she's going to be a great asset to the market.....
Tina wasn't really speaking to me by that time so it was pretty quiet around the house. I mean I completely understand why she was mad. I didn't really talk to her about getting a new dog.......but I know.....maybe it's a little childish but I wanted something. She gets another baby, something that I didn't really want right now, so why shouldn't I get something too? Oh, the things we do for love........
I like to watch Michael work in the garden sometimes........he's such a hard worker and is so dedicated. Is it fair for me to expect him to be happy living on a farm for the rest of his life? Shouldn't I want what's best for him? If he goes to college, he could get a really great job and move into a nice house and have nice things. I'm such a selfish bastard sometimes. Because I really and truly want him to stay here with me and Tina.........
I had an extremely picky customer come in. I usually hate dealing with them, but I was determined for this guy to walk out of here with some fresh produce. He kept asking questions about whether it was actually freshly grown. I wanted to say, "Take a look out of the window wierdo, see the farm?" What I said though was, "Yes, sir, picked them all myself right out of my garden.
I'm glad I wasn't rude to him because he turned out to be an undercover reporter! He gave my business a good review and even gave me the Best of the Best award! It was in that moment that I knew that I was destined to go places with this business........
Even though I'm not as excited as I should be about the new baby, Michael is over-joyed at the knowledge that he's going to be a big brother.......hey, I could use some more strong hands to work on the farm.....maybe we'll have another boy.......
Orea and Retro are getting along like old friends now. It's so wonderful to see. With me being busy with the farm and Michael and Tina being at school all day, Retro was left to play by himself all day. Now he has Orea to play with!
A man couldn't ask for a better son than my Michael. And I'm sure the new baby will be just as wonderful as he is. I guess I am a little selfish. But I think I've earned the right to be. No one thought I would make it. There were times when it even felt like Tina didn't think we could pull through. But I did it. And no one can deny that..........


*Sam is just awful! All of his wants surround the farm. And then he got the want for a new pet! He has a baby on the way, but you wouldn't know it by looking at his wants! Tina has wants for Michael to get scholarships and got to college. Sam doesn't have any of those! He really is quite a selfish man! Hopefully his attitude will change once the baby comes.......Retro and Orea really are cute together though!!!!
*Please excuse any typos. I'm at work trying to crank these out while I can. My time at home is being spent writing a research paper on the cult Isis and it's effects on Christianity that is due on Monday! So I gotta get these out when I can!!! Ugh, I hate grad school......getting in the way of my simming!!!!

Friday, September 25, 2009

Fall 2024 Birthdays

We have two cute kids turning into moody know it all teens this round!

No your eyes are not deceiving you, that is little Michael Leary, 12 years old. He still loves being outdoors and helping his dad on the farm. He loves spending time with family and is, not surprisingly, a family sim.

How did he spend his birthday? Cleaning up the house of their retriever, Retro.........tough break there Mike!

And here is little TJ Carmichael, also 12 years old......although he isn't so little any more! He decided to ditch the glasses for contacts but he is just as much in love with learning as he was before! He's a knowlege sim, so his concentration now is to earn lots of scholarhips for college......

He spent his birthday working on an orchestra compostion he is creating......he has such a passion for music and if left alone he's going to go to the nearest musical instrument!


*I think the boys turned out pretty darn cute! Michael looks alot like his dad and TJ looks alot like his mom. Surprisingly, these two don't get along very well and already have a negative relationship.......why? I have no idea! They just don't seem to get along.......should be interesting since now they'll be in the same class!!!

Daddy's Happiness

Round 3 - Fall 2024
Milton is 37, Jocelyn is 8, Kylie Conaway is 34, Donte Conaway is 15
Narrated by Jocelyn Arnold

I love to paint! Daddy bought me my first art easel when mommy left us and I've been painting every since! It's really fun and I'm getting pretty good at it.....I want to study art when I go to college and maybe even open up an art gallery one day! Daddy's been seeing this new woman named Kylie and I like her! She's not like the other women my daddy was seeing. I know he thinks I get upset because he's not with mommy anymore, but I'm not a baby! I understand and I just want my dad to be happy again..........
Kylie has been sleeping over now and it's so much fun! She has all these funny stories about her son Donte and about her job and she listens to me when I talk about school and all my friends. She's the nicest woman my dad ever brought home! I hope she sticks around......
I've been doing better and better in school and brought home my first A+! Dad was so proud! I couldn't believe it! I really like going to school and learning. I know some kids don't, but I don't understand why not..........there's so many things that I don't know out there! I want to learn them all!
Kylie brought her son Donte over with her to meet us. I overheard him and daddy talking outside about marriage.......is daddy going to marry Kylie? Oh, I hope so! It would be so much fun having a mom! My mom wasn't very nice and she didn't like to play like Kylie does.........I hope he marries her!
Donte is alot of fun just like his mom! I hope he can be my brother one day. He doesn't pick on me just because I'm smaller than him. He's not really that into art like I am, but he said he can see why I like painting. He doesn't really have any hobbies and I told him he should get one! What does he do when he's not studying?!
We all sat down and ate together and I got to stay up late! We all get along really well and I hope we become a family one day. How cool would that be? I'd have a mom AND a big brother! I use to ask dad about having another baby but he always looked so scared when I said it! So I guess I'll never get a baby brother or sister..........
Kylie even reads me a bedtime story sometimes at night. Her and Donte didn't stay over that night because we didn't have anywhere for Donte to sleep. Our house is pretty small and is just enough for me and dad. But we could always just buy another house.............
Dad goes outside and plays kicky bag with Donte while they talk. Donte wanted to make sure that my dad was really serious about his mom. I guess Donte's dad wasn't a very nice person because everytime Donte talks about him he frowns. But my dad would never be mean to his mom. Dad promised Donte that he really cares about Kylie and only wants her to be happy......isn't he the greatest?
They're always kissing and holding hands and making goo goo eyes at each other! I finally pulled dad aside one day and told him that he was wasting time with Kylie. We could all be one big happy family if he would just marry her! He told me that he wasn't really ready to get married again, but he and Kylie had talked about maybe doing another kind of arrangement..........
They got a house together! Me, dad, Kylie, and Donte are all going to be living in the same house! I'm so excited! I kinda wish they were getting married so she would be my real mom, but I'm happy that we're all going to be staying together. I even get a bigger room and a better art easel too!!!
Kylie spends alot of time studying up on stuff. I didn't know that because she's all fun when she use to come to our house. She really takes her job seriously and she has made alot of money doing it. Dad had to get a small loan to help get furniture for the house, but his and Kylie's savings were enough to buy it! Kylie is really smart! She has to be..........
See, Kylie is a surgeon! She saves lives! That's a really big job and that's why she has to study all the time to make sure she knows what she's doing so people don't die. I think it's so cool that people have to call her Dr. Conaway!!! How amazing is that? Maybe I should go to med school instead..........
Donte got a pretty cool room too. He has a tv and a gaming station in it. I would rather have my easel than a game! Donte is really nice and he helps me with stuff. It's like we've always lived together........I really thought my dad was never going to meet a nice woman. But I think he got it right this time....... My dad has been getting lots of promotions with the police department. He's going to be chief one day! He and Kylie like to sit down and talk about their day since they get off at about the same time. Kylie's been working really hard lately so she can get promoted too..........
Donte has a crush on Cassie Carmichael! She's like two years older than him! Cassie's really nice. I hang out with her brother TJ alot. He's my best friend........but now he's in junior high school so I don't know it he'll even want to play with my any more.......daddy says that he will but I don't know.......daddy thinks everyone always likes me!
Donte has been helping me out with my homework since my dad is studying up for his next promotion. He's a dectective now, but he doesn't want to stop there. See how nice Donte is? He takes time out to help me when he has his own homework to do!
Sometimes dad and Kylie study together. I really hhope they get married one day. I want Kylie to be my mommy. I want her name to be like mine.......but I guess all that really matters is daddy's happiness.........and I think he finally found some........


*Jocelyn is too cute! I can't wait to see what she's going to look like as a teen.......Milton got the ROS move someone in (lover, friend, family). Of course, Kylie was the perfect choice. She's the only sim he has more than one bolt with! I really want these two to get married and maybe have a kid together. The Arnold name is a dying one! But neither of them have wants to get married so I guess I'll just have to wait and see........ Just an FYI: Kylie moved in with like 20000 simoleons! But she is a surgeon so I guess she would have that kind of cash! I'm with Jocelyn, Milton picked a good one this time!