Hey, everyone! My name is Anastacia Ravelo, and I’ve been nominated by my dad (whom you may know as Trent) to fill you guys in on what’s happening with the Ravelo family. He would have done it himself, but he’s been busy acting in and directing his own film, “Hank Peterson and the Mug of Eggnog”, which proves to be a huge hit if he can just persuade Johnny Depp to play Professor Grumblegate.
So who am I, you ask? Well, I’m the eldest granddaughter of Simon and Lauren Ravelo, who happen to be standing in the picture you see below. I’m there, too — the little girl in the ugly pajamas. I’m not little anymore, though. I just got my driver’s license yesterday!
Isn’t it nice to see older couples being all lovey-dovey with each other? I really hope I can have a relationship like that someday.
Here’s our house, which we fondly call Villa Ravelo, even though it’s nothing like most people’s idea of a villa. My dad wasn’t fond of the last version, so he had it rebuilt. We don’t have much furniture yet, but it’s pretty cozy.
I had a lot of fun growing up here, even though Dad wasn’t around much due to his film career, and Mom (Tristen) was busy trying to “max” her skills, whatever that means. Good thing Grandma and Grandpa were around to help out, which they did happily (even though Grandpa hated homework).
Grandma always made sure we had a hearty breakfast in the mornings before she left for her job at the police station.
Sometimes my Aunt Marlee would come over to play with us, even though she has like, a billion kids of her own. That’s Marlee playing with my sister Kaela.
I have another little sister, too — her name is Misty. My mom stopped having babies after that, even though Dad wanted more kids. She said that three is enough! I wouldn’t have minded more brothers and sisters to play with, though. I was a bit lonely.
Things got a little better when Kaela got older. Now I had someone to play with!
We continued what my dad called the “great family tradition” of playing video games at all hours.
Man, are those games addictive! We played so much we wore ourselves out.
Sad, isn’t it? I think I still have little dents in my back from all the rocks. And Kaela’s neck was sore for a week. We cut back on the video games after that.
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It’s so sad to see a founder pass on. I really like how you blended in Sim aspects into the story as every day occurences. I’m dealing with the getting six children married thing in my ISBI challenge right now and it has been a real drag. I hope it’s easier when you actually control all the people involved. That’s weird about the graphics going wonky, it’ll be quite a while until I get Nightlife (why do I have to insist on playing these games so slowly?) so hopefully they will have that fixed when I get it. I’m more looking forward to the next expansion pack. The idea of running a family business appeals to me. Sorry I got so off topic. Great update, and I can’t wait to read more about the Ravelos!
Did Misty actually grow up with brown hair or did you just change it so she wouldn’t be a clone? When you said you replaced Maxis green eyes with Lyran eyes did you do that with all the Maxis colors? I love the hula dancers pic! Though I hope that doesn’t happen in the future. I love the Villa Ravelo but shouldn’t those girls be bundling up if it’s winter! But I guess things are different in the sim world. Oh, and you know what? In Kansas we just had two straight snow days! School’s cancled and everything! ;)
That’s it — I’m going to go out and make myself a Sims 2 blog. This is so much fun to read that I want to see if it’ll be as fun to write. Thanks for doing it!
Wooohoo, just after finishing a Morrigan update I come to your site and see – you’ve put up a new Ravelo one too! Yay, what a blast to read it , even though it was really sad to see both Grampa and Granny go. They were such a sweet couple! But life goes on. And I think tis great that you have three pretty girls in gen 3, girls rule! Anastacia is so pretty! Though weird hairdo *lol*. Actually, that permanent platinum mood until the end of lifetime… that’s an addition by UNI ep, right? Because I don’t have it, but I only have TS2 and no eps, as you know, my pc wouldn’t cope with them I fear ;). Weird thing with those red faced hula dancers *lol*. In a different sim family I had the shrink show up and he had no face, just the hair dancing somewhere above his neck ;). I love the picture of the girls falling asleep on the siewalk, it made me chuckle heavily. So eager to see who your next heir’s going to be, but I’m guessing its Anastacia as she’s a family sim and will make a great heir! Where did Kaela get such gorgeous green eyes from??? Incredible! Ok, enough of me, I’m dead tired now and I think I’ll go to bed sooner or later… until then, and don’t leave us hanging too long!! Eva
…oh, forgot: Anastacia’s face during that pillow-fight is brilliant :)
Mmmmm. Update. *basks in the glory of the update*
Woohoo for Gen 3! Anastacia looks like she’ll make an excellent heir. What are all the girls’ stats? :D
Loooove Anastacia’s face in that pillow fight. XD And really freaky about those hula girl’s faces! I’ve never seen anything like that before. All tree girls are gorgeous.. and I love Misty’s beauty mark! So sad to see the elder’s pass on.. especially from the 1st generation. I really need to go in and play my own families some more to get updates up. I’m so lazy! XD
Yay!
Anastacia has a really sweet personality. It’s funny how she’s so dismissive of herself as a child. And I love you’re house! And the furniture, and the snow, and the log… I wish my sim houses could be as elegant.
Man, those hula dancers with the red faces did look creepy, a bit like something out of a horror movie! I hate it when the founder dies, it’s like your favourite character in a movie dying on you. By the way, who is Don Ho?
I will miss Simon.
He was the coolest. :/
awww… it’s so sad to see the first gen Revalo go >
Wonderful update! Sad to see the founder die and his wife the same day, they were a kewl pair :)
So how do you like that party pack? I still on the fence about it.
Wow, the founder and his wife are…gone. It seems just like yesterday Simon was a carefree adult working at the One-Twenty-Five Cafe. I’m miss Simon and Lauren so much! :( Haha, the red-faced hula-dancers look freaky.
I just today had a similar graphic glitch, by the way. I’d killed off a bunch of the Pleasantview adult Sims and consequently moved Alexander Goth, Lucy Burn and her mom into another house. Both Lucy and Alexander had bright blue blank faces floating in front of their hair, it was very freaky! Thankfully makeover fixed it.
Great update Jen! It is definitely sad to see your founders get taken away by old grimmy…but that’s the way the cookie crumbles! I can’t wait to read more about the new head of the household!
Awesome update. I’m sad to see the grandparents die though. I really liked Tristen. I really hope Ricky Comier and the current heir get together. He is forever pestering my teenage sims and I would love to see what he is like as an adult.
I’m gonna try the Royal Kingdom Challenge, but instead of having it actually be placed in the past I’m going to say it’s a tv show a la Survivor or that actual one where there’s royalty and peasants. *G* That’ll explain the discrepancies like townies dressed in modern clothes and alla that. It should be fun!
Simon was the awesome. I’ll never forget how he and Lauren got together.
Okay, actually, um, I’m having a little trouble remembering.
It was something like “so, hey, do you like guys who live in flats on cement who wear glasses and have… somethingIforget?” “Love them!”
And then they were married.
The times. The times. The ten kids.
The times.
The New York times?
Kaela’s hair is sheer cool. A little odd, but still. Cool!
I like that last picture. The photograph, and the angle… lovely.
But, man. Those hula girls are creepy. Is that a skintone you even have, anyway?
Anyway, this is off-topic, but I’ve been making clothes for my Sims, lately. Thanks to you, I am inspired to make some PJs. Thank you!
I don’t know how you did it. Really. o_O;
Great update! I’m really starting to love this family.