I wake up feeling extra hot and sweaty. Then I turn over and realize that it’s because Michelle is in my bed. I find out why when we both go to the kitchen to eat breakfast. Michelle: Sorry for hijacking your bed last night. I’m just not used to sleeping in a room all alone…
We enter the bar and Michelle goes straight to the jukebox. I take it upon myself to order our celebratory drinks. I order the cheapest drinks on the menu. Michelle and I sit down at the bar to enjoy them. Suddenly, the bar begins to fill up with guys and ladies from the military. Michelle:…
There’s a knock at the doorway too early in the morning. I climb out of the bed feeling stiff. A new bed is high on my must-buy list. I open the door and see Michael, or Michelle as Michael will soon be known as…standing there. At first, I’m shocked…I didn’t expect Michael to show up…
Apparently, no one sleeps in Strangerville. There was noise all night coming from the bar. I end up waking up at around 4:30 am with no Mama Nadine to act as our singing alarm clock and no freshly prepared breakfast. I’m starving and it’s up to me to figure out what to eat. I shower…
Michael shows off his new ‘light spin’ moves while trying to convince Mama Nadine to dance with him. Mama Nadine: Oh no…I’ve never been much of a dancer. After some convincing from the rest of us…she finally sways her body a bit to the music, but we can tell that it’s not really her thing….
I approach the Barista at the coffee shop that’s basically nothing more than an outdoor food stand. Alida: Hi…how are you? I was wondering if you guys are hiring. As soon as the words are out of my mouth, I hear a chuckle behind me… I turn and look to see a guy about my…
Today is the day that I age up to a young adult, but I’m not too sure how I feel about it. I go to the bathroom to take a shower and get dressed. Mama Nadine has a cake all lit up and ready for me once I return to the kitchen. After a couple…
Alida is all grown up now. As a former foster child forced to grow up quick…Alida’s whole goal is to go beyond just ‘surviving.’ She wants to build the Banks name up as one of the most powerful sim families in the sim world. Even if that means getting it ‘out the mud’ by any means necessary…she’s…
I sit in the kitchen the next morning…feeling everything that Claudia was feeling when she was sitting in that exact spot, days before it was time for her to move out. Mama Nadine: So, did Miss Hillary give you some information to get you started? Alida: Yeah…I need to go to Strangerville today to meet…
Each morning is beginning to feel sort of like a long goodbye…since Raul, Michael and I will all be moving out on our own over the next few days. I’m up early getting cooking tips from Mama Nadine when Raul enters the kitchen to let us know that he’s all packed up and ready to…
