Pleasantview 4/30/25

 Nathan Dreamer (see PV 1/15/21) died at the age of 83.  He lived a long life that was filled with ups and downs but ultimately ended in platinum.  Nathan was the only son of Dirk and Lilith Dreamer.  He had a younger sister named Summer.  He met the love of his life, Christine Tellerman, as a teen.  Christine was the daughter of Komei Tellerman and Jodie (Larson) Tellerman.  They got married soon after reaching adulthood.  Not long after their marriage, Nathan's mother Lilith died, leaving his father and sister on their own in the family home.  Nathan didn't have much time to grieve, however, as he and Christine welcomed three sets of twins in a row: Alexis and Braedon, Calvin and Delia, and Erin and Faith.  In addition, Nathan was working his way up the Adventure career track.  After the youngest twins were born, Nathan and Christine's marriage hit a rough patch, and they ended up divorcing, which was a devastating blow for Nathan.  He moved back to the family home, joining his father Dirk, his sister Summer (who had been married and divorced by that time), and his sister's two children, Lisa and Eric.  This was a very difficult time in Nathan's life.  He focused on work mostly, achieving success and reaching the top of the Adventure career before switching to Intelligence (which he eventually topped as well).  Tragedy struck when the ghost of the family dog (Buffy) began viciously attacking members of the family, killing first Summer, then Dirk.  Nathan was nearly killed himself several times.  He survived though, luckily, and was able to reunite with his beloved Christine, moving back home with his family.  (His sister's kids went to live with their father Stephen Landgraab.)  Life took a turn for the better after that.  He spent many happy years with Christine, watching their children grow and have children of their own.  They did suffer one more devastating loss, however, when their daughter Faith died in college.  Christine died not long after, and Nathan found himself on his own again for the first time in ages.  His daughter Alexis had taken over the household by that point, as well as her mother's salon, so there wasn't much for Nathan to do other than spend time with the grandchildren.  That's when Zena Goss came into his life.  She was young and vibrant, and Nathan was instantly smitten.  His kids weren't too happy about the relationship, as Zena was younger than all of them, but Nathan married her anyway.  They had a baby girl together, Nevada.  It was a short-lived relationship, however, and Nathan ended up back home with Alexis, her boyfriend (now husband) Alvin, and his two grandchildren.  He continued to maintain a close bond with Nevada and he and Zena stayed on good terms as well.  Just recently, he began dating Marylena GilsCarbo, but time was running out for Nathan, so it didn't get very far.  Nathan was one of my favorite sims of all time.  Descended from two of the most iconic families in Pleasantview, he leaves behind six children (he had seven in total) and seven grandchildren.  He will be missed.

The Bruty family was relaxing, as usual.  Thomas, Noel, and Ivy all worked.  Noel and Ivy both got promoted; Thomas is still short quite a few friends.  Camille grew into an adult and decided to work on getting her GED so she can pursue a job in Gaming.  Eve wanted some pets, so they adopted a puppy and a kitten.  She'll become a teen next round.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 4/29/25

 The Landgraab family (see PV 1/13/21) had a slightly less chaotic round this time.  Tess got a promotion at work (at long last!!!) and then invited all the older kids over to hand out college money.  Stephen finished a novel.  Shane got arrested but, luckily, his public defender was able to get the charges dropped.  He spent some time with friends and did some stargazing. Wes decided he'd like to join his older siblings at boarding school and headed off to Briarwood at the end of the round, where he got assigned to Ray's dorm unit.  The younger twins really wanted another kitten, as they lost one of their elder cats recently and will likely lose another in the near future, so Piper joined the family.

Cara Broke (see PV 1/14/21) had the day off again, which she spent doing nothing...again.  She's been thinking about getting engaged to her boyfriend Ben Tellerman, but I guess she's still having some doubts about the relationship because she's just not ready to move in together yet.  Aiden also opted not to move in with Lucy (Hanby), though in his case it's more of a "been there, done that" situation, so understandable.  Aiden also had an outing with Count Nery Zhang, who spent most of the time they were hanging out fighting with (and getting his butt kicked by) Xavier Goth.  Apparently, he likes that sort of thing though because the outing was "fun". To each his own lol.

Lucy Hanby (see PV 1/14/21) finally wore Aiden down and convinced him they should give their relationship another try (despite the fact that she's also involved with someone else) before it's too late.  (Since he has some stuff I want him to bring with him, I waited until the end of the round to go back to his house, move him out, and drop him in.  He'll be played her next round.)  Apart from that, the only event of significance was her elder cat Tiger died, and she adopted a puppy, Tucker.

Lila Ottomas (see PV 1/14/21) wanted to move her boyfriend Toby Grundstrom in, but I nixed the idea because Toby only has a couple days left to live, he has a teenaged son who would have to move with him and he's working on the 20 puppies/kittens LTW, which he's close to finishing (I don't think he's going to make it, but I have to let him try, right?)  I think Lila was annoyed because she kept getting out of her coffin and nearly killed herself a couple times.  Gavin took care of his plants and the pets, invited his son over for a bit, had an outing with a friend, where he met a townie woman who he hit it off with, and early the next morning he ran the nursery, where his apples and lemons finally grew in.  Not too shabby for Gavin.

Armando Ottomas (see PV 1/15/21) behaved like a good vampire this round and stayed in his coffin all day until work.  He still didn't get promoted though.  Nadine had the day off.  They managed to get together college fund money for all the kids, but they still can't swing private boarding school for either Anton or Joanne.  At least the cat got a promotion, and Anton got a teen job also, so maybe they'll be able to get ahead next time.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 4/28/25

 Finishing up Briarwood, Girls' Dorm B (see PV 1/11/21) is home to five students: Madison Kim, Katrina Swain, Violet Grundstrom, and new students Caryl Bruty and Elise Shahan.  No one graduated this round, but all the teens worked.  Caryl and Elise both scored promotions.  Everyone had a difficult time keeping up with their homework/skilling due to sickness, but they managed to scrape by.

Shifting over to base Pleasantview, we'll visit the prison (see PV 1/12/21) where there are still two inmates: Mason Tellerman and Rosemary Bruty.  Mason served his 8th day and Rosemary her 5th.  Since they are each serving 18-day sentences, they'll be up for parole once they've served 12 days, so they both have a while to go yet.

Heather Broke (see PV 1/13/21) nearly got all the skills needed for another promotion - she'll keep working next round.  Hobart wrote a restaurant guide and Charlotte continued working on her master's degree, though she still didn't find a job in Medicine.  The family threw a huge party for Warner's teen birthday, and he grew up with the LTW for Culinary.  In the wee hours of the morning, Charlotte gave birth to a baby girl, Adele.  The family's elder cat died, and they adopted another kitten (Jasper) to keep Kingston company.  Next round Evan will become an elder......And that's what happened the first time I played this household.  Unfortunately, the game crashed upon saving and all that was lost.  The second time I played Heather got fired from her job, Warner's LTW was for Education, and Hobart and Charlotte had a boy, Harmon.  That time also crashed, resulting in a third play.  This time Heather kept her job, but they still had a boy, who I again named Harmon, and Warner rolled Golden Anniversary.  Everything else remained the same - Hobart wrote a guide, Charlotte worked on her degree, but didn't find Medicine, and the cat died and was replaced with Jasper.  I threw a smaller party this time and Hobart and Charlotte did not have time for a date, but those were fairly insignificant changes.  I had to save every few hours to get through the round, but finally it's done. 😒

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 4/27/25

 Moving over to Briarwood...

Girls' Dorm A (see PV 1/11/21) has four students: Noelle Tellerman, Amy Broke, Daphne Dreamer, and Kylie Greaves.  All the girls were focused on their studies this round, which was made easier by the fact that they all had the day off from work.  Noelle was set to graduate, but realized she was just one skill point short of getting into Academie Le Tour.  Luckily, she rolled the want for a cooking point (and earned it) just before she had to leave for Uni, so she'll be off to ALT after all.  Amy will graduate next round.

Boys' Dorm A (see PV 1/11/21) has a full contingent of students: Aaron GilsCarbo, Leo and Max Deppiesse, Julian Delarosa, Ray Grundstrom, and new student Sean Tellerman.  A few of the boys decided to skip class, which didn't help their grades.  No one had to work, however, so they all got their skilling in.  Aaron, Leo, and Max all graduated.  Aaron and Max are both headed to ALT, where they'll be in the same dorm with Noelle Tellerman, so at least they'll know some people.  Leo, unfortunately, was only able to get into SSU, as his grades were not exactly stellar.  A headmaster visit got Sean officially into private school.  Next round Julian will graduate.

Boys' Dorm B (see PV 1/11/21) has six students: Jake Alpha, Glen Gray, Richard Ottomas, Teddy Korman, Steven Ottomas, and new student Parker Ottomas.  All the boys went to class and worked on skills, though Jake decided he didn't need to worry about homework since he was graduating this round.  A couple of the boys worked, and Servo ran a headmaster visit for Parker.  Steven finally grew into a teen, rolling a LTW of Music (he's Romance/Pleasure btw).  Jake is off to LFT, which opens up a slot for a potential new student.  Glen will graduate next round.  (On a side note, one of the Servos from another unit ran amok and nearly killed both Steven and Glen.  Thankfully he broke down before he could shock anyone else.)

Tomorrow we'll finish up Briarwood and move on to base PV.  Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 4/26/25

 Over at Casteroff Dorm (see PV 1/10/21) Darius Goss and Dawn Grundstrom have been joined by incoming freshman Caryl Broke.

Darius graduated Summa Cum Laude, but with a huge student loan to be paid.  He'll spend next term working to save money for an apartment, though he may move in with his girlfriend Alyssa Larson.

Dawn earned another A+, maintaining her 4.0.  She also had a date with Andrew Dreamer, who she wants to get engaged to.  However, Andrew has recently reconciled with his ex, Lauren Greaves, and he wants to get engaged to her, so it's probably not going to work out in Dawn's favor.  Dawn will finish senior year next round.

Caryl is majoring in Poli Sci, with the intent to pursue a career in Intelligence.  She earned an A+ for her first term.  She has quite a few friends from her time at boarding school, but not too many prospects in the romance department at the moment.  She rolled the want to join a Greek house, so she'll pursue that next semester.  

Lastly, Mille House Dorm (see PV 1/10/21) still has two students: Savannah Broke and Blake Tellerman.

Savannah earned an A+ for the semester and spent a lot of time with her friends and her Uncle Lucas.  She will finish senior year next round.

Blake also scored an A+ and finished his junior year.  He and his girlfriend Amanda have decided to move in together, so he is moving out of the dorm.  He'll begin senior year next time.

Finally!! Uni is done and we'll move on to Briarwood tomorrow.  Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 4/25/25

 At Romara Dorm (see PV 1/9/21) there are still two students: Jason Broke and Lauren Greaves.  I don't know if I mentioned this before or not, but Lauren and Jason are actually aunt/nephew.  Lauren's much older brother, who she doesn't really know, is Jason's father.  Anyway...

Jason had a date with Clarissa Fancey which went very well.  He also made the Dean's List, maintaining his 4.0 GPA.  He will finish sophomore year next round.

Lauren also earned an A+ (and a 4.0), as well as rekindling her relationship with Andrew Dreamer.  (I guess there was a cow mascot incident or something?  Idk, don't really remember lol.)  I don't think she knows he started dating someone else while they were broken up.  She also decided to join Tri-Annya.  She got in easily and will be living there next term as she finishes out her junior year.

Over at Lam Plaza, Gabriella Hamilton has been joined by new freshman Kimberli Cox.  I noticed that the dorm is now all female, which I thought was interesting.

Gabi finished the term with an A+ and is still locked in on getting engaged to Lucas.  She didn't roll any wants for Jason Fancey, so maybe she's made her choice?  She'll finish junior year next time.

Kimberli also scored an A+ (it seems like everyone does at this point).  She also had an outing with some friends, one of whom is an elder male townie, who seems very keen on taking their relationship into romantic territory.  Add to that the fact that one of her professors calls her on a daily basis, and you've got a par-tay!  I'd much prefer her to be with a playable sim, but all the guys she knows are still teens, so we'll see what happens.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 4/24/25

 Moving on to ALT, we have NFC (see PV 1/8/21) up first.  There are still three members: Jess Creelman, Andrew Dreamer, and Jason Fancey.

Once again, despite all odds (they were all sick with the mysterious disease), they all managed to pull off A+ grades for the term, as well as spend time socializing with friends, family, love interests, and each other.

Jess has a 3.8 GPA and will finish his junior year next round.

Andrew has a 4.0 and is heading into his final semester of senior year.

Jason finished his sophomore year with a 4.0 and will begin junior year next term.

At Boggs Hall Dorm there is one new student, Cybil Fancey.

Cybil had a date (and fell in love) with Anthony Tellerman.  He's a Romance sim though, so I don't know if the relationship will last.  Time will tell.  Academically, she was very successful, earning an A+ (and a 4.0) for her first term.  She also rolled the want to join a Greek house, so she'll join Tri-Annya next semester in preparation for moving there at the beginning of her sophomore year.

Happy Simming!