Viramontes City

WELCOME!
We are currently in Round 17, which is scheduled to end 2/17/15.
Round 16 finished 10.14.12
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Nolan Welsh

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Name:Nolan Welsh
Age: 2
Parents: Arthur Barillas-Welsh and Anthony Welsh
Sibilings: Twin sister Nelina, Harrison
 Personality:
Partner:
Children:
Education:
Job:
Previous Employment: n/a
Business Owned: n/a
Aspiration:
Lifetime Want:
Hobby:
Last updated Round 17
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Nelina Welsh

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Name: Nelina Welsh
Age: 2
Parents: Arthur Barillas-Welsh and Anthony Welsh
Sibilings: twin brother Nolan, Harrison
 Personality:
Partner:
Children:
Education:
Job:
Previous Employment: n/a
Business Owned: n/a
Aspiration:
Lifetime Want:
Hobby:
Last updated Round 17
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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Round 17- ROS

Years: 2005-2006
  Here are the ROS 1 per every 5 households. I currently have 55 households.  I have more ROS because the seniors going to college now get their own household spot. Bad ROS this round
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Make over spree
  1. death by old age- this will be modified
  2. reassessment of property you owe..I rolled and it came out to $18,100
  3. Promoted! sim goes to next level in career
  4. Yard Sale must sell 3 items from home
  5. On Job assignment, must leave for (rolled) 1 rotation
  6. Job relocation, sim must move to different location
  7. Sim gets sick and dies next season..this is a killer
  8. tornado destroys house, move to another location
  9. tax refund. Get$10,000 refund.
  10. Get plastic surgery - this one is lame.
  11. Go on second honeymoon
  12. Fired stay unemployed for 1 (rolled) round
Notes:
  1. Ugh I have a lot of kids going to university and I am late with one of their prerolled wants.  I roll dice when they turn teens or get married.  This will be an interesting round with many seniors going to college! ugh.
  2. I hate when I roll death. I had to modify #1 because it did not fall on an old person.  But Its still death so no matter what it has to be done. I am kind of sad but oh well..its simlife no?

Round 16 Summary

I can not believe that its finally here! The end of round 16.
Lets start with the ROS

Years: 2003-2004
  Here are the ROS 1 per every 5 households. I currently have 54 households.

1. Bonus from job. Rolled and it came out to $7,000, 
Ian Barillas. 
2. Go on second honeymoon.
Juno Leopardi-  I changed this to go on second honeymoon.
3. Tornado Destroys house.- rolled moved to new house
Jacquelyn Barillas- I did not even write this in the story. She did end up moving houses but her miscarriage played the central theme of her update.
4. Win medium prize- Rolled $5000
Oscar Joshua Barillas III  I used this to help buy their brand new house.
5. Start slacking at work. Call off 3 days.
Alon Santander. I did make him call off and I don't think he got fired.
6. Tornado destroys house. rolled- Leave house for 1 round and return to unfurnished house.
Rodrigo Leopardi- He did move house and of course forgot to write this portion in.
7. Shot Gun Wedding- this one shocked me!!
Dominica Dominguez- Yes this happened thus her shot gun wedding. But she could not be happier after he ex and his crazy mom were driver Dominica Crazy!
8. Make over spree spend $6000
Consuelo Barillas- She used this to make over the house.  She got several new things.
9. Reassessment of property you owe $1500 more taxes
Joshua Ruben- He did pay this at his new house in Paradise Cove.
10. Blind date or date rampage. Choose highest ltr or spouse.
Isabel Barillas- she had a great time with her spouse Veronica
11. Win small prize $600.
Dylan Barillas- yes he won this but he is married to a millionnaire..so I didn't write it in.

Births:
Ashton and Bethany Santander born to Lauren and Alon Santander
Nelina and Noel Welsh born to Arthur (barillas) and Anthony Welsch
Brody Jack Jr born to Jack and Emma Cooke
Jeffrey Octavius, Kadijah, Kyle  and Raygene born to Dominica and Jeff Benson
Chrissy, Shawon Weldon and Sultana born to Shaila and Weldong Fairchild
Jordan, Brett and Showdan Barillas born to Marcos and Renee Barillas

Deaths: none

Engagements: 
Deeba Shalo to Ted Chin
Lizandra Barillas to Rodney Jung

Breakups
Dominica Dominguez and Gilbert Jacquet
Ariel Dominguez and Joshua Jackson

Marriages- 
Orlando Bertino to Alexa Thor
Aiden Royce to Sierra Bendett
Oscar Joshua III Barillas to Ava White
Malcolm Kavanugh and Parker Brown
 Dominica Dominguez and Jeff Benson

Divorce-
Melody Sophia and Joshua Ruben.

Things to improve:
  1. I dont know how long I will be doing this. My husband barely lets me play any more. He makes me feel guilty that I want to play versus spend time with him. Trust me I rather play sometimes..lol.
  2. I need to work on family portraits. I want them to have some around the house. I am envious of Sullivan Sims and their awesome family portraits.
  3. I want to play teens more and develop their love lives. Not sure how that will work..but I am working on it. 
  4. Assign and complete ROS for Round 17. EEK
  5. When did I get to Round 17? This is crazy.  
  6. Well thanks for reading and on to Round 17 ROS.

Senior Graduates Round 16

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Senior Graduates
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Our High School Graduates:
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Name:  Darcy Barillas
Parents: Ian Barillas and Debbie King-Parmely
Future Plans: Darcy has applied and been accepted to LaFiesta  tech College.  His parents could not be happier.
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Name:David Barillas
Parents: Marcos Barillas and Linda Chalmers-Shin
Future Plans: He has applied and been accepted to La Fiesta Tech college where he will join his cousin Darcy Barillas.
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Name: Eugenio Barillas
Parents: Marcos Barillas and Linda Chalmers-Shin
Future Plans: Has applied and been accepted to Sim State College.

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Name: Pearla Barillas
Parents: Marcos and Linda Chalmers-Shin
Future Plans:  Has decided to begin looking for work and not going to college.

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Name:Mateo Barillas
Parents: Marcos Barillas and Linda Chalmers-Shin
Future Plans:  Has decided to apply and attend Sim State University.
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Name:Phillip Leopardi
Parents: Juno and Jade Leopardi
Future Plans: Has decided to put college on hold for now. Will attempt to purse a career.

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Name: Stewart Leopardi
Parents:Juno and Jade Leopardi

Future Plans: Has decided to put college on hold for now. Will attempt to purse a career.

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Name: Sasha Dominguez
Parents: Africa Dominguez and Laci Hourvitz
Future Plans: Has decided to attend to college at Sim State University.

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Name: Nicolas Dominguez
Parents: Africa Dominguez and Laci Hourvitz
Future Plans:  Has decided to go to Sim State University.

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Name: Sebastian Barillas
Parents: Aaron and Heather Barillas
Future Plans: Has applied and been accepted to Sim State University.

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Name:Demetrius Barillas
Parents: Aaron and Heather Barillas

Future Plans: Has applied and been accepted to Sim State University.
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Name: Minor Barillas
Parents: Aaron and Heather Barillas

Future Plans: Has applied and been accepted to Sim State University.
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Name: Sarah Barillas
Parents: Aaron and Heather Barillas

Future Plans: Has applied and been accepted to Sim State University.

School Pics for Round 16

As many of you may or may not know, I would love to play a school lot but I find it impossible. This is why I just resorted to taking pics every two years. I want to play the school but I have no idea where to begin. Maybe in the next round?  Here are the children of Viramontes, Rush Springs, Colorado Springs and Paradise Cove.
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Ch. 1- Settled in

Elizabeth Ng (25) her kids: Orlinda Rebecca and Julius August (3)
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Narrated by Elizabeth.
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I am finally settled into my apartment and August brought over the kids to stay with me for a week. It seems like it has been forever since we were together. August was not too happy when we got divorced. It was hard on me too but I really needed to do this for myself and my children.  I was just not happy staying stagnant.
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Julius is such a nice toddler. He likes school but I wish he could stay with me forever.  I managed to keep them going to preschool while they stay with me. 
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Its fun having them around. It seems like yesterday when I was teaching them to walk.
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I can tell right now that August needs to work on their bedtime.  They struggle with me when I put them down at a decent hour.  Now that August is living with Julio I think that my kids schedules have been affected. 
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No matter how neutral I try to stay with August he manages to piss me off. I am trying to tell him about my school schedule and work but he just wants to argue that I never have the kids. I have a feeling that he wants more freedom now that he's dating. 
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I told him to cool it because our agreement is two weeks him and two weeks me. I have no problem being with my kids but I refuse to have them all the time. They need their father in their life.  August doesn't see this but I do.  So for now we are back to square one. If he continues like this I will go back to court and make sure he never sees them. This could have a different turn out completely.
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Once they are gone I feel sad and lonely.  But not to worry because I have to get my master's completed.  Its a lot of work but it will totally worth it in the end.
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I found a part time job as a school monitor and it helps to pay some of my bills.  Sometimes I come home to see some of my neighbors playing chess. I decided to join them one day and met Blazej Livingston and Heath Smith. I think Heath is a little cute but I am not looking to date anytime soon.
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Once I showed them who's queen of chess around here, its back to studying. I hope I finished this masters rather quickly!
Author's note:
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The real Elizabeth Ng was a non playable that August fell for in University.  I got them married but kept Elizabeth as a "young adult" stage. Once divorced Elizabeth became corrupted. I moved her into an apartment and she could not click on anything at all. This was not the case when she lived with August. So I bit the bullet and deleted her and created a brand new Elizabeth Ng and reissued her family ties with the simneator.  Its funny because this Elizabeth loves August versus the old one hated him.  It hurt me to delete Elizabeth but there was nothing I could do and I didnt have the heart to kill her off.   So heres to the new and uncorrupted Elizabeth Ng.


Hayden Stompel- Ch. 1 I'm back in town.

Hayden Stompel (46) (ex of Suki Dominguez)
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Narrated by Hayden
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I decided to move back to Viramontes after being away for a long while. It was not my first choice but it was the best one that I could make. I ran out of this town many years ago and quite frankly the demons that caused me to run were still after me. So I came back to deal with those issues and start my life over.
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I managed to get a job as a mechanic. I never thought that my working as one overseas would help but it did come in handy.  There was not much requirement since it seems that an auto shop in the town over is winning all the business. 
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I even started dating a few of the local girls.  This girl is name April and let me tell you when they say, "age is nothing but a number" they are wrong.  April is 23 and I am 46 and there was too much difference in our age. I knew that we wouldn't amount to much. I bid her farewell and I think she was happy that I did so.
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In exploring the new additions to the town I actually ran into my ex sister-in-law Atani and her husband.  I couldn't believe that I would run into that family so quickly.  Of course Atani was shocked to see me and we talked briefly. I made sure she knew that I was not here to cause her family any trouble. I just wanted to start a new life.  Her husband Alec didn't seem too upset that I was back.
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He actually extended his hand to me. I did notice that Atani was not that pleased that Alec was being friendly to me. Do these Dominguez women ever forgive? 
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I even met one of her sons Kanji. I was shocked that she had not one but three kids.  I left there knowing that Atani was still worried about me messing with my ex wife. I wouldn't mess with Suki at all. I actually would love for her to forgive me for all my stupidity in my younger years.
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But not all was a loss. My old friend Jan McCullough was single and ready to mingle. She and I had been hooking up on and off after my divorce. We remained friends with sexual benefits throughout the years.  She thought that I would never move back but here I was.
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We didnt waste time to get reaquainted.  What I like about Jan is she is the type of girl to just hit it and quit it.  There were no ties after we had sex. It was what every man dreams of. She knows we are sexual partners and thats it.  I didn't need to worry about jealousy between us.  This arrangement has worked for years and now that I am here we can fit our meetings more frequently.
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Even thought Jan and I are friends I am still looking for the one girl that I can make mine.  Don't get me wrong I like Jan but she is not wife material for me. She knows it and is OK with it.  Now Kendra Walton on the other hand. This girl is a dream boat. We met at the park and I have not let her go ever since.  Jan as far as I can see is now history.
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Kendra and I have been dating for a few months and its been nothing but fun.  She and I are exclusive so Jan is definitely out of the picture.  Kendra knows about me and I know about her.  I am hoping to make this work.
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But imagine my surprise as I am cooking dinner and the doorbell rings.
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To my surprise it's Jan and she says she has to talk. She has been wondering why I have called her in a few months.  I told her that I was busy dating Kendra.  She has not been dating at all but may do so in the future. Then she mumbled that she was expecting and it was mine. 
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I was in shock because I thought we were careful.  She said she thought so too but there she was pregnant. it helped that we were friends as well as lovers. We talked about it and I asked her what she wanted to do. for now she was not totally sure but she was leaning towards keeping it.  I did not know what to say because I have never had a kid and I didnt think I would have one with Jan.
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As she left she asked if everything was going to be OK between us. She didnt want me to disappear like I had in the past.  I wouldn't disappear but I needed a little break to get my head wrapped around her being pregnant.  I was still in shock and when she left.
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My boss was not too happy that I asked for a week off but given the circumstances I really didn't care if he fired me.  He ended up giving me some much needed time off and I went to Takemizu village to take break. 
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I asked Kendra if she wanted to come along and she did not hesitate a bit.  Why is it that when I find the girl that I want to be with I have other problems arise?
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We spent the week tanning and meeting the locals.  It was nice to hang out with Kendra in this environment. We definitely clicked but I knew it was wrong to keep her in the dark about my current situation.
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We were taking a steam when I told her about Jan. She asked me if I loved Jan and I told her no. I explained our arrangement throughout the years and never once did we have this happen.  Kendra asked if I was still sexual with Jan and I told her I have not been since I met her.  Kendra said she needed some time to think about it.
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That night in bed Kendra told me she loved me too much to give me up. I told her that I loved her too. I wanted to be with her but I would understand if she wanted out. She told me she didn't. As long as I wanted to be with her she would accept my child.  I never thought she would agree to this but this is why I love Kendra.
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After my vacation I came home and Jan had been trying to reach me. Turns out she was being evicted and needed a place to stay for a lil bit.  I didnt know what to say and then Kendra called to make a date.  I told her that I had Jan there and we needed to talk.
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Kendra was not that happy and then Jan was getting crabby as well. I thought that for a moment I notice Jan acting jealous towards my conversation with Kendra.  Before I could hang up on Kendra , Jan stormed out and said that I didn't care about her.  I was baffled to say the least.

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The next day Jan came back and we talked. I told her that I was with Kendra and I would support Jan's decision to keep the baby. I made sure Jan understood that I wanted no relationship with her that was not a co-parenting one.  I think it hurt Jan but she needed to know the truth.  She agreed and I told her she could move in for a while but there would be no sex at all.  She agreed.
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I walked her out and she said it would all be OK. I could only hope so because I did not want Jan falling in love with me since I was so in love with Kendra.

Author's note:
I totally forgot about playing poor Hayden. I remember changing my game rules and saying that all ex spouses or sims with kids would become fully playable.  After making that decision I totally forgot about Hayden until I was looking at my sim roster one day.  So from now on Hayden is part of the playable circle.  Lets see what his future holds with two women..one pregnant and one totally in love with him.