Brandt 1

Year 22-26 (Fall) - Hobby Hot

Brandt Family:
Samantha Brandt- Female Adult - Popularity - Become Hall of Famer - Libra
Boone Brandt - Male Teen - Pleasure - Have 50 1st Dates - Gemini
Kade Brandt - Male Teen - Fortune - Become Hall of Famer - Scorpio
Kapri Brandt - Female Teen - Knowledge - Become Space Pirate - Gemini
Rowan Brandt - Male Teen - Pleasure - Become Game Designer - Cancer


Last Round: When we last visited the Brandt family Gregory passes away and the family deals with it in their own ways.  Each of the kids has an intended, Boone did a lot of dating, and Samantha was mostly in the background. At the end of the round Haley left for uni, and we have seen her story continue in those updates.

The kids and Samantha are all up and out of bed at the same time for this first day of fall.  It is a school day, so the kids all head off to private school, and Samantha heads to work after getting a few skills.

These four do most everything together, sometimes directed by me, other times not.  When they get home from school it's a large homework session right inside the door.  No one can enter or leave until the kids are done with homework.

Then it's friend making time.  Almost everyone ends up on the phone with people they know, and Boone even got a best friend out of this phone call.

I can honestly say I do not remember sending...Kade...I think, to the store to shop for clothes.  I don't remember what he bought, or why.  I didn't even play this lot a long time ago, but when I saw the picture I don't have any recollection of it.

The kids all sit down for a meal of spaghetti, which I think Boone made, although it might have been Kade to made it.  Both of them autonomously make food for the others fairly frequently.  At least I know they won't starve in college.

Boone gets hooked by the ballet bar outside.  I eventually directed him to stop using it and go to bed.  I think he was out here until about 4 AM.  He got up a little after everyone else the next morning, but still in time to go to school.

Another homework session which turns into a dance party. This family does enjoy the dancing.  We can also see Samantha in the back skilling.  She might have been learning Physiology today since she needed to make her body points for a promotion.  She ends up learning it and getting most of her needed skills.

Boone then gets back to dating.  Now, from his memories, it appears he has had 21 first dates, but in the last update, the count was at 18.  So I may have miscounted or missed a couple of dates.  I am going to guess my count of his memories was correct and call these dates #22 and #23.

For date #24 the gypsy brings him Hilda Schurenjager.  He speaks with her and then says goodbye.

Inside the house, someone, I believe Boone, brought home Ginger Newson from school.  She sits and eats the salad that Rowan fixed up for the family and talks with Kapri.

The dating outside continues with dates #25 and #26.  One of them being the cow mascot.  Boone isn't interested in any of these people, he already has Ariana Rosada as his intended, but it's first dates none the less, and that's all he cares about.

That evening dates #25 and #26 push Boone over the half-way mark.  He shouldn't have a problem finishing up these dates the first couple of years of university and then can settle down with Ariana for good.

Speaking of university, 4 taxis pull up outside of the house to take the last four of Samantha's kids to university.  She runs out to say goodbye.  (She actually runs to the first car and waves, then runs to the last car and waves...the others were already gone or she might have run to each car.) 

With the kids gone, it's time to focus on Samantha.  Using the ballet bar she finally maxes her body skills.  This means she is ready for the next promotion at work.  She is working in the Athletics field and is only a couple of promotions from meeting her LTW.

Samantha has been invited to the fitness hobby lot, since she has spent so much time doing things like yoga, jogging, etc.  There she meets the leader and finds he is very attractive...2-bolts hot.  He's the first guy that isn't already taken that is.  (She thinks Charles Profitt and Brennan Brooks are hot, but they each have someone already.)

She tries to talk to him and it goes great.  They actually reach a friendship really easily. There are a few topics he won't talk to her about, but overall they match wonderfully.

It's not the sports lot, but they play kicky ball just the same and draw the other patrons to watch them.  Samantha also finds the guy in the blue shirt...Craig someone, attractive, but trying to talk with him lead to a lot of red x's, they don't have much in common at all.

Back at home the hobby lot guy, whose name is Richard Beckett, becomes best friends with Samantha and agrees to move in with her.  She is getting close to being an elder, so they will not likely have kids, but it gives her someone to be with now that all the kids are gone.  Richard moves in with $1 on Thursday, July 20, 24.  He is a popularity sim with the LTW of having 20 Best Friends.

Richard needs some clothes and heads to the clothing lot to buy some new clothes for him, and a wedding dress....just in case, for Samantha.  They have not had any plans to marry yet, but he just moved in.

He also got a bit of a make-over and hated it, so I changed it a bit more and while he still didn't like it, I decided to leave it anyway.  I liked it.

As you may, or may not remember, we have set up a graveyard for the sims of Fellowship One.  Gregory was out haunting and scared Samantha so much she peed herself.  So off to the graveyard he went.  I hope to have sims occasionally "sneak out" at night and go there....seems like something teens would do.  Dare each other to go into the haunted graveyard. :)

I have never seen this before.  This happened multiple times the first night Richard was here.  He seemed to have bad dreams.  He rolled back and forth and then set up straight in bed with some kind of thought bubble, here is for one of the girls from the hobby lot.  I don't know what caused it, but he had plummeting needs each time and by the time he woke up for the day each need bar was pretty low.

As is customary, on Saturday the two head to the lake.  They spent the first part of the time there just interacting over and over with each other.  Normally I try to stay somewhat hands-off sims when I take them here, but I decided to make them both fish.  After that, they fished, talked with people, fished again, and do some other things on the lot.

At the end of fall, we see Richard talking to....one of the Kirkendall boys I believe.  He doesn't know a lot of people and currently doesn't work.  He will spend his days greeting people from the town and trying his best to befriend them. This same night, as we flipped into the winter season, a large snow storm hit.  So when we visit here next there will be a lot of snow.

Busto 1

Year 22-26 (Fall) - Goodbye Ghost

Busto Family:
Tina Miller - Female Adult - Fortune - Become Business Tycoon - Scorpio
Antonio Busto - Male Child - Virgo

Last Round: We had a lovely family Sunday, and Rufus and Antonio bonded as brothers.  Antonio grew up into a child and Rufus left for college.  The dogs bred some puppies that were put up for adoption.

Tina does try very hard to be a good mom to Antonio.  She spends some time having fun with him before bed by swinging him around. 

She then takes the time to train one of the dogs (AN: I cannot remember which dog this is) to play dead.  Since Rufus left it's a lot harder for her to get everything done.

But she will still always take care of her son.  She autonomously tucked Antonio into bed.  I still love it when parents do this with their sim kids.

Antonio is doing well in school and comes home with an A+ report card.  He also gets off the bus thinking about his mom.  That's so sweet!

We then enter a series of ghost scares by Howie.  Howie was very mean to his son scaring him multiple times throughout the night.  Antonio would go to take a shower and get scared, then he would try to go to bed and get scared, he's switch beds and gets scared again.  He nearly didn't survive the night.

Luckily he did make it and since Antonio loves games Tina gets 'Don't Wake the Llama' and the two play it while one of Tina's co-workers dances in the background.  He does eventually come sit and play with them as well.

After a rousing game, Tina makes spaghetti and the three of them sit down to dinner.  While this co-worker of Tina's is nice, he's not anything special to Tina at this time.

Towards the end of fall, Tina spends some time checking in with friends and brings home another co-worker.  Antonio plays 'Don't Wake the Llama' with her to raise up some fun levels.

A new graveyard has been created and Howie becomes the first ghost to be moved.  Starting on Sunday's we will begin to go to the graveyard and mourn family members, or possibly send teens there for something fun at night.

As fall comes to a close at the Busto's house we find Tina cleaning up dishes from another dinner. Next time we visit the Busto's Antonio will become a teenager.  It was a fairly uneventful round for this family, but I'm excited to see what the next rounds have in store.

Brooks 1

Year 22-26 (Fall) - Outings, Outings Everywhere

Brooks Family:
Brennan Brooks - Male Adult - Popularity - Have 20 Simultaneous Best Friends - Aquarius
Jill Fleig - Female Adult - Popularity - Have 20 Simultaneous Best Friends - Leo
Carla Brooks - Female Teen - Family - Raise 20 Puppies or Kittens - Aries
Dillon Brooks - Male Toddler - Sagittarius


Last Round: Jill gave birth to Dillon who eventually aged up to a toddler.  The dogs had a puppy named Yello, and the family continued to dance. Ian and Carla both found love interests in the Brandt kids, and Ian left for university.

Jill and Brennan are both still very much in love when we first open this lot.  ACR has them do things like this frequently.

Brennan is now also best friends with his youngest son Dillon.  Dillon was very happy because he wanted to be best friends with his dad.  Dillon had actually learned all his toddler skills before this round

Jill, who is also a popularity sim greets many of the passer-bys as they walk past.  (AN: I struggled to remember how much I controlled here and how much I didn't.  I know I tried not to micro-manage, but the needs were dropping like crazy, so I had to control more than I remember.  Hopefully, I'll find my balance again soon.)

In this house of people who love to dance it's not surprising that little Dillon discovers that he also loves to dance.  I think toddler dancing is adorable in this game. 

This family, autonomously, loves their dogs.  There is almost always at least one person who is interacting with or playing with one of the dogs on this lot.  They are very loved members of the family.

Some days just require a lounge on the couch.  I thought this picture was kind of funny since they both look almost bored with life since they only have one teen, who hasn't brought anyone home from school yet, and a toddler.  The house used to be filled.

Carla is still here, by the way, and plays chess outside with Jill.  She is typically taken care of the dogs or working up her skills.  She will leave for university this round and join her brother there for the next two years. 

Brennan and Jill both get invited for outings pretty frequently.  I don't accept all of the invites like I do in Megalahood, but I do decide to let them go from time to time.  So leaving Carla at home to babysit Dillon both Brennan and Jill head out.

 

Jill sees and hangs out with one of the Brandt boys.  I cannot remember which one is blonde at the moment, but it's Kade's brother. Brennan, on the other hand, decides to try his luck at the poker table.  The outing was only so-so.  (AN: I've been really successful with them in the past, but this round struggled with getting people to have fun on outings.)

This redhead, whom I think is named Gretchen, has stopped by again and decided to hang out with Dillon and his rabbit head.  Onyx is also keeping an eye on thing.

Dillon grew up to a child by himself in the kitchen.  It didn't bother him a bit, but the family felt bad he didn't get a party. (AN: I misread the age bar, thinking he had one more day, and then suddenly he grew up.) Dillon is a cute little kid and a nice mix of his parents.  One day he is going to be very handsome I think.

I am pretty sure the dance hobby lot lady has come to give Dillon his membership to the dance lot.  It might have been Brennan, but with as much as this family loves to dance it would surprise me if he didn't have it yet.  Dillon and his dad are busy playing a round of Red Hands while Otis watches.

Dillon also loves the family dogs and can be seen playing Razzle with one of them frequently.  Onyx has been a lot more tired lately, so Otis usually gets the most attention.

If the previous line worried don't, nothing is wrong with Onyx, she was just carrying puppies. Brennan instantly goes over and starts playing with one of them.  There is a boy puppy named Green, and a girl puppy name Laura.  Carla, who wants to raise the puppies is preparing to head to college, so the decision is made to put the puppies up for a adoption for now, and Carla can adopt them back once she is home.

Jill and Carla still talk over meals, typically breakfast and they have a very good relationship.  I think Jill joining the family was good for Carla, so she had another woman to talk to as she got older.

After discussing soup with the friend she brought home on her final day at home Carla gathers up her two scholarship (for dancing and grades) and heads off to university.  She will miss her dogs, but there will be plenty when she gets back.

Both Otis and Onyx seem interested in keeping an eye on Dillon and will sit and watch TV with him while he's trying to boost up his fun after school.

Otis is also present while Brennan teaches his son to study.  Carla left a single homework assignment on the floor before heading to uni, but it will just be thrown out at a later date.

Carla's school friend stops by and has grilled cheese with Dillon after his parents go to bed.  They have both struggled with eating and sleeping enough, instead they spent a lot of their time in bed with each other.

Dillon chooses to use Carla's old bed to jump on. Money is still a little tight and the extra beds of the house will likely be sold off soon, but they are doing much better than they used to be.

In fact, Brennan has earned a couple of promotions and gotten decent bonuses out of it.  He is starting to really feel like his life is going well right now.

Brennan gets asked on another couple of outings and goes to get himself and the rest of the family some warmer clothes for winter.  Although Jill and Dillon aren't terrible, this will give them a little something else they can wear.  He then also goes and gets some dinner with them.  During this outing, ACR decides to have Meadow share her first kiss with the guy in the tracksuit.

Dillon and his mother share a rather subdued breakfast late into the fall.  He will not be a child much longer, and it appears that there won't be any more children for this couple, as Jill and Brennan are nearing elderhood.

Sadly, right at the end of the week Brennan made a bad call on a chance card and was demoted.  Luckily he does not care about his job all that much and he wants to spend his time making friends.  We did not spend nearly enough time working on the friendships this round, but hopefully over the next few rounds that can change. Next week will see Brennan's oldest son Ian returning from college, although he will not be living here, Dillon will be the heir, and we will host a family Sunday.