My Sims Love Affair

At six on the dot, Maia and I make our way to the top of Torres Amanecer, to the restaurant of the same name. I approach the host, who greets us in English. I’m glad–otherwise, I’d be in trouble. Host: How may I help you? Wade: We have a six…

We’re up early the following day to begin our brief road trip to Ciudad Enamorada, only an hour or two away. We leave San Sequoia and pass through Del Sol Valley and a small part of Oasis Springs with Tambara sleeping the entire time. When we arrive in the city,…

Now that the unpleasantness is out of the way, it’s time to talk about the trip. Wade: I secured everything for our trip. Maia: Did you? Wade: Yeah, I was thinking we’d go to Ciudad Enamorada. We can leave tomorrow since it’s only a few hours away. Maia: I know…it’s…

Maia wakes up before Dub for the first time in a while. She’s having one of those ‘off’ mornings where something doesn’t feel right, but she can’t pinpoint what it is. She also realizes that it could be nothing at all—just one of the many side effects of her mood…

Tambara finally joins me in the living room to play, but it seems she likes the rough and tumble stuff. I lift her and swing her around. She rewards me with all her cute little giggles and smiles. A call from Ma interrupts our playtime. Maybe I’m paranoid, but my…

I finally discover the best time to work on my SimTube channel, and that’s when everyone else is asleep—or at least in bed. I finish editing and uploading my video with no interruptions. Then I walk around the house doing what my dad always did when we were growing up:…

Several hours later, I bring home a little girl who is equal parts sleepy and angry. Tambara can barely keep her eyes open as I carry her through the front door, but that doesn’t stop her from being upset about leaving the splash park. My shoulder is wet from her…