Sorry!

I'm so sorry that I haven't been able to update in a long time, but I just moved into my new apartment and got the internet working. I've been so busy for the past two weeks that I really haven't had the time to just sit down and write! I do have all the pictures ready for the next update, but I'm not sure when I'll have the time to write and post the update. My real life has been quite hectic lately (almost as hectic as the lives of my characters, LOL). I just thought I'd tell you guys what exactly has been taking me so long, so here you have it! Thank you all for reading!

January 2020 - Graduation

Carla Dallas is graduating this January with a degree in Economics and a GPA of 2.7. It has been a tough four and a half years for her, but she made it through thanks to all the encouragement she has been getting from her mother and her best friend Claudia.

New Year 2020

James Cooper is 21, Carla Dallas is 23.
(Summer is 25, Jeff is 29, Micah is 26, Andrew is 26, Claudia is 23, Cody is 25, Lucy is 25.)

James doesn't really know what he's doing at this party. He only knows a few people, including his roommate Andrew who is actually the one to have persuaded him into coming.

“Come on, James. It'll be fun. Besides, you don't have anything better to do, do you?”

No, he didn't. That was the only reason why he hadn't just stayed home – he didn't want to seem pathetic.

Christmas 2019 - Sims

Warning: this one is LONG. You might want to take a few breaks while reading...

Cody and Lucy are 25, Isabel and Isaac are 0. (Mikayla is 18, Robert is 44, Nicole is 38, Noah is 9 and Nora is 6.)

It's Tuesday the 24th.

It's one of those mornings when the word “hurry” doesn't even exist in the vocabulary – it feels as though they have all the time in the world. Everything is nice and cozy, exactly like the two of the most indoorsy persons in the world would expect it to be on the day before Christmas.

Lot tour - Jeff and Summer's apartment & Cody and Lucy's house

I'm currently working on the Christmas update, but since I haven't been making a lot of progress in the writing lately, I decided to share some pictures of two different apartments with you guys. The first one belongs to Jeff and Summer, who just recently moved there.

I used lots of creamy light colors while decorating this apartment, and I think it turned out to be very Summer. She and Jeff are also hosting our New Year's party, so you will be seeing some more of this apartment in the near future ;)

November 2019 - Welsh-Cooper

Andrew Welsh is 26, James Cooper is 21. (Claudia Russo is 23, Micah Knight is 26.)

It's not like James hasn't gotten over Coco. It's been two years already, and he's doing just fine. He's been with other girls – or at least slept with them. Most of them are just random hookups, girls he meets at bars and later takes back to his place. He never calls them again, even though they almost beg him to. They're just blurry memories, just faces among the crowd, without names.

October 2019 - Jackson

Taylor is 36, Savannah is 10. (Brittany Lewis is 27, Andrew Welsh is 26).

It's definitely not appropriate for a divorced 36-year-old man to sit down at the end of the day and have some wine with his 27-year-old nanny. At least that's what Taylor Jackson thought before he had realized he had fallen for her, for good. At that point, he couldn't even care less. He just wanted to be with her.

September 2019 - Bristol State University

Coco Russo is 20, Jessica Cooper is 21 and Carla Dallas is 23.

Narrated by Jessica Cooper

It had been Coco's idea.

She had wanted to throw a party, and I couldn't have said no to her. She had asked me if I could go and get the groceries, and I had said yes – once again. But I hadn't known that Coco had also talked to Carla, who was now coming with me.

August 2019 Birthdays

It was a very ordinary Tuesday afternoon. Summer Gilmore was reading in her bed. It had been a peaceful day. She had woken up at around 7. Then she had gone to her mom's shop to help her out a little with the accounting. Later she had decided to relax for a while and read something that had absolutely nothing to do with medical science; she knew she was going to spend the rest of the evening studying for a big exam she had coming the following week.

Neighborhood overview

I've been building a lot lately so I decided to share all these pictures with you. Here is
Bristol Bay - you can see the lighthouse and the Marina, as well as all the very expensive
townhouses.

July 2019 - the Brown-Sims Wedding

Lucy Brown and Cody Sims are 24.

It's a beautiful morning. The sky is blue, and the sun is shining behind the few cloudlets wafting through the air.

A wedding ceremony is about to start. The guests have already sat down and the two bridesmaids are ready and waiting.

June 2019 - Cooper

Gwen is 41, Arnaud is 43.

Narrated by Gwen Cooper

I've never much liked the silence. So when I drive my car along the peaceful roads of the more quieter parts of Bristol Bay, I turn the radio on and listen to the casual babble of the presenter. I never feel the need to speak too much myself, but I just love the sound of another human being's voice. I grew up in a house filled with noises, with a crowd of older brothers and sisters. I've always been the one to observe, not the one to be in the spotlight. I'm the one on the background, the one who makes sure everyone else is doing fine. I'm the one who organizes everything and takes care of other people.

June 2019 - mini update

Lucy Brown is 24, Mikayla Sims is 17.

Narrated by Lucy Brown


It was a hot day.

May 2019 Birthdays

Betty Anderson went into labor at night. She was in bed, asleep, with her husband Matt as she woke up to the familiar feeling of her water breaking. She quickly shook her husband awake and they both headed to the hospital.

April 2019 - Bristol State University

Coco Russo is 19, Claudia Russo and Carla Dallas are 22, Jessica Cooper is 20.


Narrated by Jessica Cooper

The reason for my absence

I am very sorry that I haven't been able to update or answer any of your comments but I am currently on vacation in Italy and have been here for 11 days now. I'll be back in Spain by the end of next week. I have already got all the pictures ready for the next update so I'll only have to write.

Italy is such a beautiful country and I'm having such a wonderful time here. I've already visited Naples and I'm currently staying in a small town in the heart of Sicily. Tomorrow I'll be heading to Rome.

Thank you all for reading!

March 2019 Birthdays

It's time for Lucy Brown to enter the second trimester of her pregnancy.

February 2019 - mini update

Mikayla Sims is 17, Carol Sims is 45 and Berjes Chung is 48.

Narrated by Mikayla Sims


It's just not fair.

January 2019 - Sims

Robert is 43, Nicole is 37, Noah is 8 and Nora is 5.


Narrated by Nicole Sims

December 2018 - Anderson

Matt is 45, Betty is 41, Seth is 14 and Sam is 5.


Narrated by Betty Anderson

November 2018 - Sims - Brown

Cody Sims and Lucy Brown are 24.


Narrated by Lucy Brown

October 2018 - Gilmore

Summer is 24 and Sandra is 42.


Narrated by Summer Gilmore

October 2018 - mini update

Celeste and Micah Knight are 25.


Narrated by Micah Knight

September 2018 - Bristol State University

Claudia Russo and Carla Dallas are 22, Jessica Cooper is 20 and Coco Russo is 19.


Narrated by Coco Russo

August 2018 Birthdays

Coco Russo is turning 19 this month and will be starting college soon. She has already moved on campus to share a house with her big sister Claudia, her best friend Jessica and Jessica's half sister Carla. Coco has yet to decide on her major but she figures there's plenty of time.

A little history - Claudia Russo, Carla Dallas, Jessica Cooper

At first I'd like to apologize for the bad quality of these pictures. It's because back then I was still using the in-game camera. The quality will get better once we catch up with the story.


Claudia Russo and Carla Dallas are 21, Jessica Cooper is 19.

July 2018 - Carla&Alec spam

July 2018
Alec Johnson is 25. (Carla Dallas is 21)

Bristol Bay