Hey Dad! Thanks for your letter. Are you staring at mom’s legs in that picture? It sure looks like it! No wonder you have that little twinkle in your eye. Silly dad. Here’s a picture of me, not staring at anyone’s legs:
Things are going splendidly here at ALT. I thought my senior year would be the hardest, but I learned so much at home before I went to school that college has really been a breeze for me. I hate to say that, but it’s true. I’m starting to see the importance of the legacy you mentioned — having that crazy stuff like Grandpa’s Teleprompter and the obstacle course at home really gave us a headstart in life. It would be wise to preserve those items so that the next several generations can benefit from them. Think how much stuff they’ll have in Villa Ravelo 5 or 10 generations down the line! I wish I could see into the future — I would love to know what the legacy is going to be like a hundred years from now.
You’ll be proud of me, Dad (and Mom, too!) — despite a tendency to slack off a little bit too much, I’m going to graduate with a 4.0! Yep, thanks to the power of espresso and the comfort of pajamas, I was able to finish my thesis early, and my professors are certain I’ll get top marks this semester. I also have to thank the repair guy who kept our computers going — they were having meltdowns every other week from all of our frenzied typing, but he never failed to get them up and running again. Voooo, repair guy!
Speaking of pajamas, I’ve been living in them lately. They’re the red and blue ones you guys gave me for Christmas. And oh, are they comfortable. Better than sitting in a hot tub. I even go to class in them…
…and do the housecleaning in them. Might as well be comfy while you scrub, right? And I have to scrub A LOT — you wouldn’t believe how messy our cousins are. Well, you probably have an inkling, since you lived with their parents, from whom they inherited their sloppy genes. Don’t get me wrong, I love my cousins to pieces, but I get blisters on my hands from all the mopping and scouring. I suppose I’d better get used to it, if I’m going to have 6 kids someday.
Winnie helps, though — she’s a real sweetheart, as well as an absolute neat freak. I swear she takes the trash out to the curb 18 times a day. I get along pretty well with her twin Brody, too, but we are total video game rivals. You’ll be glad to know that I beat him pretty regularly at SSX3. You’ve raised me well, pops.
So I’m having fun this year, except…I really miss my boyfriend Ravi. He had to transfer to Sim State because he decided to major in Llamalogy, and they don’t have that program at ALT. So I’m racking up the minutes on my cell phone talking to him every night. It’s terrible.
When he drove out to visit me last weekend, I was ecstatic! I really think he’s the One, Dad.
It’s funny — if I become the heir and marry Ravi, his name will be Ravi Ravelo. Cute, huh? I know you’ll have to meet him and approve of him first and everything, but I know you’ll love him as much as I do. He’s insanely smart and really considerate and…OK, I’ll stop. It’s just making me miss him more.
Well, I’d better get back to mopping the floors — with my thesis and all my homework done, there’s not much else to do! Looking forward to graduating and spending time with you and Mom at the ocean! See you soon.
With love,
Anastacia
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Yes! Ravelos! Yes yes yes yes yes! How exciting. Now i’ve got that out of my system, i’ll go and actually read the entry….
Ok…really hard to choose, but I guess….Kaela. She’s the neatest one, and I like her green eyes. Although they’d all make good heirs. So good to see them again!
I vote for Anastacia! :D I have a soft spot for Family Sims, and I really like her facial shape.
Yayyy!! An update :D And an awesome one at that.
I vote for Anastacia. I like her, she has a nice face, and shes a family sim. Yeah. Anastacia gets my vote :)
Yes! Jen’s baaaaaacccckkk…
My vote is for you middel child there.
Love the theater myself, so it’s a natural choise.
I like them all, Jen! But, considering the fact that family is my no.1 aspiration, it’ll have to be the lovely Anastacia!
It’s great that the story is back on track!
This was so good to see, Jen!
And I pick Misty. I really like Misty.
Anastacia. Basically because Ravi Ravelo is hilarious. :)
Oh Jen I am so glad to see an update!
I definitely vote for Anastacia! She’s a family sim (which are my favorite) which means she’ll have lots of kiddies (and be happy about it), and I think she’s got a good head on her shoulders!
Jen. Your update was like a Venti Latte with a shot of carmel and double whipped cream AND chocolate sprinkles. Incredibly satisfying and delicious. Wow. I’ve reallyed enjoyed going to college with these girls. Alright. Voting time. I think I’m going to go for Anastacia. She reminds me of her father in many ways. She has a lot of great traits and being family, staying in touch with her sisters and keeping family continuity will be important to her. Her younger sisters have other interests to pursue in life and I think they will be happiest doing that.
I definitely vote for Anastacia, also! ;) Great to see you back, Jen. I hope your graphics card starts working for you here real soon! I can’t wait to see what you’ll do with a business! And yes, Ravi Ravelo IS very hilarious. There’s nothing like a little fun with the family, now is there? Take care, Jen! Good luck with the game/graphics card!
Anastacia!!
I think shes the prettiest out of the three. (Although they are all very pretty). I’m glad the Ravelos are back:)
Anastacia!
This might be redundant, but Anastacia is sooo pretty, is a family sim, is nice and outgoing, had a perfect GPA, and has good interests for an heir. So my vote definately goes for Anastacia. Plus, she’s the eldest…right? Here’s a slap on the wrist ahead of time if I’m wrong. Thanks for another amazing update, Jen. They’re so satisfyingly long! And Simon Ravelo is very good looking, I must say.
Oh, the long-awaited update! Bliss! I vote for Kaela, because she is the neatest and a drama geek, just like me.
I’m gonna vote for Kaela–high neatness, /what!/
It’s great to see you back and at ’em again, Jen. I’m glad everything’s turned out for the better.
I vote for Kaela.
I have to say…Anastcia
I love this whole story. Being new, it took me a while to read through the entire thing. I still have a couple more, but I skipped ahead. LOL. From what I have read, I would have to vote for Kaela. In my opinion, she reminds me most of her father, and even her grandfather.
Jen – I have been reading your stories since you began them and am severely addicted. You have no idea the withdrawals I have been going through since your unintentional hiatus. I have to vote for Kaela; she’s just so pretty. I can’t wait for your next update. Glad to have you back!
Just leaving a message to let you know that I changed my blog to WordPress.
This is a hard choice… but I’ll go for Anastacia. I just hope a nice family sim like her won’t go for the Criminal career because of her Literature major. :D
Anastacia!!!!!
I will be a rebel and vote for Misty, although I know she won’t win. :) I love her pouty lips and she’s unique.
I LOVED this update, I like the idea of us voting for the next heir though, it’s more fun ^_^ LOOOOVE your stories, can’t wait for the next one.
Though Misty is my favorite sister (I just love her sleepy eyes, beauty mark, and light brown hair) the practical side of me chooses *Kaela* for the heiress. I like that she inherited green eyes from the earlier members of the family…it’s fun to try to keep certain traits in the family. You also haven’t had a Popularity sim that I recall, and you will need a plat Popularity grave someday. Anastacia is pretty, but she is sloppy and Lauren Ravelo was enough Family Sim to last me 5 generations! :D That woman was baby-crazy!
Each sister is gorgeous, so you won’t have to worry about genes or anything. I hope you still play Misty a little bit and update us on her life. I LOVE her!
I vote Kaela. I know Anastacia had been your first choice and everything, but shes a family sim..and although they are great..they can get very boring very easily. So anyway, I like Kaela. Shes beautiful..like all of the others, but shes popularity also. Not as easy as family and quite interesting.
Wow I’ve been away a while! I missed the entire mess with the Shaneys getting lost (which I went back and read) and I’m so sorry you had to lose them. Anyway, I know Anastacia has been getting most of the vote and Kaela’s been coming in second, I’d have to vote Misty. I know she’s a personality clone of Ana but she’s got so much to offer! Like that platinum popularity stone! You also know she’d keep excitement in the house by nearly burning it down once in a while! Why not challenge yourself as you seem to be a professional at handling family sims.
I vote for Anastacia; in my opinion she has all the qualities of an heiress and eventual matriarch.
Well I’ll vote for Anastacia she seems like she will do very well as the heiress and not have a problem producing a future heir for the family :)
Thanks for voting and comments, everyone! Here is the final tally:
Anastacia: 15 votes
Kaela: 9 votes
Misty: 3 votes
It looks like Anastacia will be the next Ravelo heir! Do you guys think you can handle another generation full of children? ;-) Only six this time, though.
Kaela and Misty aren’t gone forever, though — they’ll be back again at some point. Kaela wants to do another play or two, and Misty wants to be the first guitar-playing mayor of Rosebrook.
On to Generation FOUR!
Totally Righteous Ravelos….. Congrats to Anastacia! More Ravelo kids?? Just twist my arm!! No problem there. And yes, I want Kaela to be free for the stage – more plays! more plays! And ROCK ON Misty! I’m sure she WILL be the first guitar-playing mayor of Rosebrook! Maybe someday her band can open for Llama Mama!
Anastacia,
she’s a family sim, nice and outgoing so she can find someone quicker.
Yay! As much as I love Kaela, Ana will be a cool legacy ruler, lol.
Hi Jen!!! I’m back as well ;)
I was going to vote Misty – I LOVE MISTY!! – but I’m glad about Anastacia. Go Ravelos!
Eliz xxx
Yaaaaay! I’m glad both Kaela and Misty will still be around. :D And yay for another big bunch of Ravelo kids! Hah. The family tree must have an interesting shape by now.
I vote Misty :I like Misty too.
Quick comment, just because I want to make sure I get my vote in!
I liked Misty’s letter the most. I will keep my pizza far away from her.
Sorry to offend her with my pizza, but it IS onion… (oh, onion. *heart*)
My vote is for Anastacia, because I like Family Sims so much. They’re just so doggone sweet.
YAY FOR THE KEEPING OF THE OTHER TWO KIDS IN THE GAME!
Um.
:D
Anyway, I’ve started a Victorian legacy and my plan is to do the following: whenever I choose an heir, every child who was not an heir starts their own legacy after college. This would mean a neighborhood filled almost entirely by the descendants of 1 sim! I just thought you’d like to take a look at the idea.
I’m still on Gen. 2 of Legacy 1 myself, but so far that generation just so happens to have /6/ kids so this will mean 6 legacies (plus, the eldest is rooming with 2 townies off-dorm, so they’ll be starting their own legacies as well).
My (sim’s) kids are splendid. My heir Melena is absolutely GORGEOUS and has exceptional stats and TONS of skill points (at least 8 in cooking, logic, creativity, and charisma, plus some others here and there). Some other kids have one or even two of those, but none have all three.
April might be even prettier than Melena, but her personality isn’t as good; meanwhile, Aquene has and even better personality but is not quite as pretty. I forgot to do the random-sim generator in CAS before Eliora was born, so she’s exactly the same as Milena, but she /is/ much younger. Mato has pretty good stats with one major exception (you’ll see) and is attractive and has high creativity and logic, but he only has ONE niceness point (which is ironic since he is so well-behaved and gets along so well with his siblings). Leonard has pretty good stats and is attractive, and he’s already maxed out his logic, but Milena’s just prettier, more skilled, and more personality-ful.
So yeah. xD I don’t have a blog for my sims stuff, yet, but I plan on starting one soon.
I’m so fickle. I’ve given up on all my challenges and am going to nuke my custom neighbourhood and start over again. I was part of this collaborative legacy challenge where everyone used the same Sim (downloaded) to start with, but unfortunately the founder is one of those people who’s constantly going ‘I AM LEAVING THIS SITE! (5 minutes later) Oops, nv lol’. I’m not too fond of constant drama, so I’m going to make my own instead! Rawr!
Well, I know I just left one helluva post, but I found somebody whose writing style–especially with captions–reminds me of Jen. Her legacy stories are so funny. I say everybody go check it out (even though it’s one of those annoying albums in the sims 2 site, because it rocks right through all that)!
http://thesims2.ea.com/mysimpage/uploads.php?user_id=73605&asset_type=story
I vote for Anastacia! She the best out of all of the three girls!
I think Misty because it would give the next generation a twist, she seems funny, and full of suprises…so i think she should be the next heir…plus its a shame what happen to her hair AND her band so i think being chosen as heir is a nice reward for all her hard work and embarresment.
Ana shes neat tidy kind and helpful plus she wants 6 kids (probably gets it from her gran)
I absolutely love your Nightlife Legacy The Ravelo’s. I also love the dorm “Astorga Hall” that the girls are live in at college. I was wondering since you created it if you would upload it to either the exchange or parsimonious website. Please respond, thank you!
i loved it!