A New Chapter

SO much has been going on in the Hoh Fruhm House! I don't even know where to begin! For starters, Asia finally found the girl of her dreams in Caryl Day, another Hoh Fruhm girl who we didn't even know was gay, but we are so happy for them!

Lilith Pleasant and her sister Angela have both been coming to our parties. It's a bit strange seeing as how Fallon used to have a thing with Dirk, but we've all just gotten past that......well we THOUGHT we were past it!

We had a party and invited over a bunch of people and Lilith and Angela were in attendence. They seem to not like each other at all which is crazy since they're twins, but that's the way it is. Fallon was still fawning over Dirk and no one could tell her anything! We knew it was going to get ugly......and it did........

Lilith and Angela were outside brawling over God knows what by the end of the party. Dirk was pretty upset about it and I knew Fallon would want to come to his rescue. I told her not to, after all, her and Cash were doing great. He had already graduated but he came by all the time to see her.....I tried to tell her to drop Dirk.......

Cal and I are officially a couple now.....I don't know, it feels kinda good! He understands me and isn't turned off by how whishy washy I can be at times. He's a really special guy......He asked me about getting a place together when we graduated but I knew that I wasn't ready for that. He said it was ok, just to know that he would be at my apartment all the time!

After my dad was murdered, I was in a pretty crabby mood but Cal didn't let that keep him from me.....he pulled me out of my funk. AJ was as much of a dad to me as anyone else's and he was there after my biological dad screwed up everything. I miss him so much and I always will.......

Cal helped me take my mind off of it in everyway that he could......although I think this was his favorite way! I'm pretty sure I'm in love with him and I think that it's about time for me to tell him. The biggest thing that AJ's death taught me is that life is short and you have to live in every moment.

We came back and played Don't Wake the Llama with Jane. She was graduating soon and I knew I would miss her so I wanted to spend as much time with her as I could. She's a really special girl.

We decided to throw one last party for Jane. Now by this time, Jasmine and Gunnar had broken up and she had a new outlook on life........she didn't care who she was with, any love was good love.......we never thought that she would stoop this low, knowing how Fallon felt about Dirk, but she did.....

Fallon was dancing out in the living room when she saw Dirk come out of the room with Jasmine. Dirk didn't look her in the eyes, but tried to just walk on to the refrigerator like everything was fine.......it wasn't!

Fallon ran up to Dirk and slapped his face, screaming about how she couldn't believe he would do this with her sorority sister. Dirk yelled back saying that they weren't together and that he could do whatever they wanted to do. Fallon was furious!

She stormed off when Jasmine walked up proclaiming that Fallon was crazy and she didn't she what the big deal was......well that just seemed to piss Fallon off that much more........

She immediately called Cash over and started making out with him outside the house. I told her that was a childish thing to do and she couldn't keep using Cash to get back at Dirk. She assured me she wasn't and said that she didn't care what Dirk did.....

So here we are at the present. I'm graduating today and I couldn't be happier! My mom came to show her support even though she really hasn't been the same since AJ died. She's either angry or sad and I know it's the grief eating at her.....I hope she's going to be ok.......

Of course Cash came too. He tells me that he is so proud of me and is happy that I'll be moving to my own apartment........now we can finally have some privacy!

No one told Lilith about the mishap with Dirk, Fallon, and Jasmine. But by the look on her face, I think she knows now......I kinda feel sorry for the girl.....she's really got some demons to work out.........

Dirk and Jasmine have decided to continue their relationship...........I can't believe the two of them would do that to Fallon, but hopefully now she will let it go and concentrate on Cash before he finds someone else.......I'm just glad I'm moving out because all Jasmine and Fallon do now is fight!

A college grad, can you believe it? I'm so excited to start my new life.......it's been such a crazy ride so far, I can't wait to see where it leads me next!!!!

*I know this was a bit long and a bit rushed, but I got so behind with pictures when I was posting Taj's story.......I should be back up again soon! And FYI: ACR is crazy! They're so hormonal now!

On to the next stage!

Jayla Hammond

I'm graduating! After 4 long and tedious years here at Academie Le Tour, Jayla Hammond is now a college graduate! I can't believe it! No more exams or assignments or papers......it's great! But I will miss my girls.......I decided it was time for Nicholas to meet my parents. My mom had an emergency down at A&A Party Supplies that she had to take care of so it was just me, dad, and Nic. Dad has always been very protective of me and Angela, so I knew Nic was in for a long interrogation! But dad was actually pretty well behaved.....guess he's slowed up in his old age!

Or maybe it's that he can see just how much Nic means to me......well maybe not SEE it because everytime we got mushy he would turn away, but he knows. He asked Nic what his intentions were with me and he said that he just wants to do everything in his power to make sure I'm happy.......what a guy, huh?


At the end of the dinner, dad hugs me and tells me that he is so proud of both me and Angela and he can't wait to see me at graduation.....I've been crying for about 3 days now! I guess I really will miss being in school. I'm moving downtown into a cute little townhome that I found. At first I wanted to move Nic in with me, but I thought about it and decided I need some Jayla time first! After I get a job and get settled, then maybe I will ask him about moving in. But right now I'm kinda excited about living out on my own......

Of course the girls throw me a graduation party and my parents are in attendence. My sister Angela and her family are coming over a little later. Doesn't my mom look stunning? I hope I age as gracefully as she has. My dad is extremely silly! He comes right in when everyone starts hula dancing!
Dad can't stop hugging me! It's like I'm moving to another state or something! I'm sure they will be making plenty of trips to the city to see me. It must be a pretty good feeling to know that both me and Angela turned out ok.....they are really good parents and I don't know what I would do without them!

So here I am! I can't believe it's been 4 years! Time flies when you're having fun I guess. And my years in this sorority house have been the best years of my life. These girls have really become like sisters to me, and I know Ambrel will carry on the tradition.....that is if she can keep her hands off Cal!

Every since she finally gave in to him, Ambrel has been happier than I've ever seen her. I told Cal that just because I'll be gone, doesn't mean that I'm not watching! And I'm sure I'll be making some appearances at the house from time to time.......I really hope this works out for her, she deserves it.

Nic is really proud of me and can't wait to spend as much time with me as possible! It will be so different now that I don't have to take time out to study and write papers. I can see myself married to Nic with a couple of little kids running around......and I think that's where we will eventually end up.

Jennifer and Byron Conaway have been seeing quite a bit of each other. Whenever there's a party, they seem to gravitate towards each other and start up a conversation.......there's still something about him that I don't like.....like he can't be trusted......now that Jen is a Hoh Fruhm girl, if he messes with her, he messes with all of us!

My mom and dad are still so cute together.......can you believe they started dating when they were teenagers? Mom said as soon as dad and my grandmother moved in next door to them, she knew he was the one for her. They rarely even have arguments! It's kinda weird.......but its also very sweet! I guess that's why I love love so much!

My sister Angela finally arrives and I'm so happy she could make it! It's kinda of freaky how much we look alike! She's always been there for me when I needed her and I love her more than she'll ever know. Her girls are just beautiful!

Fallon also comes to the party which is good because Ambrel plans to ask her to move in today. I know she'll be really excited because this has been something she's wanted to do every since I created Hoh Fruhm. She's got a good head on her shoulders and I know that she will be just fine. Especially since Dirk is out of the picture! Cash and I are pretty close and I've convinced him to give Fallon a second chance. She's younger than he is so she's going to make a few bad judgements. But I think they would be pretty good together.

Ambrel asks her to move in and of course she accepts! She'll move into Anna's bed since Anna will be moving into my room. Anna was the first pledge that I ever had and I know that she will help Ambrel run the house.....I foresee Hoh Fruhm being around for a very long time!

My niece Katelyn is so full of questions! She's very smart for her age and catches on to things rather quickly. She asks me how long Nic has been my boyfriend and if we will get married like her mom and dad. I tell her I don't know but I sure hope so!

Katelyn looks so mych like Kyoshi! Maybe more of Angela will shine through when she gets older, but right now she is definitely daddy's little girl! Their other daughter Rayne looks like she will look alot like Kyoshi as well.....strong genes!

Ugh, I am so glad that I'm leaving! That Karen Shankel is a pain in the butt and I don't know why Anna wanted to pledge her anyway! Her and Jane are constantly getting into it and I have a sneaking suspicion that it may be because of Jane's little romance with Martin Rueben!

Jane's going to have to grow a backbone if she's going to make it.......Karen doesn't live in the house, but she comes over alot and she need to stand up for herself.....I would LOVE to see someone beat that cheerleader's butt! Ambrel has her hands full!

Yes, it's been good times.....I will miss these girls dearly......but most of all I will miss Ambrel.....but it's time for the next chapter in the life of Jayla Hammond......

*I don't know why Fallon decided to waltz through Jayla's graduation picture but there she is! And I couldn't reshoot without going out without saving and going back in.....which of course wasn't going to happen!

*Jennifer Fuller is me! That's my sim-self! My initial intention was to marry myself into the family, but all the male Taylors are either too young or attached....so I'll have to come up with another angle for her.

Ugh, In too deep!

We have gotten a whole slew of new members and we've become quite popular on campus! It's pretty great! Fallon is now a full member and I am so happy that she is! She's moving in when Jayla graduates, which is a sore topic for me......I'm going to miss her SO much! She's been my rock and I don't know what I'm going to do without her!

We also got Jennifer to pledge with was really excellent. She is a really nice girl and Fallon wants to move her in when Jane graduates.......I know she's her friend but there are girls who pledged before Jennifer and we can't let her move in before them......besides, she's just a sophmore, she has plenty of time to live in the house......being a member is great enough, ya know?

Chris Straight is going to be moving in next actually. She's Jayla's protege and Jayla has high hopes for her. Since I'm taking over now, all these decisions will be left up to me. It kinda sucks because I don't want to dictate these girl's lives! Anna is moving up in the ranks to help me manage the house and she will get Jayla's private room as well. Seeing as how her love life has been lately, that queen size bed will come in handy!

Ah, the cheerleader......Karen Shankel annoys the hell out of everyone who crosses her path, but Anna picked her and now she's a member......she gets yelled at alot by the other girls when she starts those stupid cheers. I doubt we'll have a space for her in the house.....at least not before I graduate!

Remember what I said about Anna's love life? Her and Gilbert have been spending quite a bit of time with one another. I don't know, he's kinda dorky.......and I've caught him checking out some of the other girls.....but hey, he's a guy........guess it's kinda hard NOT to look when you're surrounded by beautiful, young women!!

Ok, so we're having another party......hey, we ARE a sorority house! And this is a special party. Jayla is graduating this semester and this will be her last official Hoh Fruhm Party.......it just makes me so sad! I figure I better get my assignment done before the party really gets started or it might not get done!

Asia announced to us that she's gay.....big surprise! I've never seen her so much as FLIRT with a guy since I've known her.....it's not big deal for any of us and she's aware that none of us swing that way so live and let live! I hope she can find a nice chick to hang out with........God, see what Cal is doing to me? Geez, that was......MUSHY......oh, that is so not me!

Same crew, different party! We get the occasional first timer at our parties, but for the most part, it's the same people. Which is fine by me.....don't want any jerks showing up trying to crash the party.

Jayla rarely drinks but she decided since this is her last party here at the house to go all out! We set up a keg in the living room and made sure the beer was flowing all night! I don't usually drink either, but like I said, this is a special party!

Chris is loving being a part of Hoh Fruhm. I can see the potential in her that Jayla sees too. She's a really nice person and all the girls love her. I'm pretty sure she will be the next girl to move in after Fallon. We've got to get some new pledges too......gotta have somebody to clean up after these parties! Yea, we could hire a maid, but watching pledges do it is more fun!

Cal and I seem to gravitate towards each other all the time. In a room full of people, we're still together......I think I'm about ready to give up fighting this.....I mean the more I fight against Cal, the more he just wiggles his way into my life, and heart.......I just don't know what he'll do with it once he has it though.......

Like I said, I don't drink much, but who can resist the pull of a tapped beer keg? Alcohol goes straight to my head, which is why I don't drink it.....that and the fact that my loser dad use to drink when I was little.......but oh, does it give me confidence! I feel bold........

Mmmmmm......been wanting to do that all night.....yea I guess I need to have that talk with my sister.....cuz I can see where this is headed......and I have no idea what to do once it gets there!

So, when I got up this morning, I called both my sisters to see if they could make it for lunch. RJ was busy at the boutique, but Gabby said she could make it.....I don't even know how to start this conversation off.....I hate talking about feelings and kissing, and.......well, sex......it makes me feel dirty which I know its silly, but there it is......

We decide to meet at a little restaurant downtown. I see my little cousin Christa.....yes, she's pregnant.....it's such a shame too because she's a beast on some drums! She plays as good as any drummer I've ever seen.....I don't know what's going to become of her now.......

She got knocked up by some loser in college who doesn't want anything to do with the baby. The last time I talked to her, she was talking about going to college so she could get a better job to take care of her baby.......I just hope Kasha and Craig offer to keep the baby while she goes to school.....I mean, a baby plus college work will be almost impossible for a single mom......Especially one as young a Christa.........

So we sit down and automatically Gabby starts grilling me.

"So what's with this guy you can't keep your hands off of?" she asks.

"God, Gabby do you have to say it like that?"

"Like what? You and Cal have been pawing at each other like crazy.....How do I know this? Cuz you won't shut up about it!"

"Geez, I knew I should have gone to RJ with this......"

"Come on sis, I'm joking. I know how it feels. It's how I felt when I was in love with Clay in college," she said.

"There are two things wrong with that. One, who says I'm in love with Cal? I like hanging out with him and kissing him.....and touching him.....but that's lust, not love. And I don't want to be compared to you and Clay! What if Cal turns out to be like Clay?"

"Well, one, you ARE in love with Cal. E, there's nothing wrong with being in love.....it's a great thing.....yes, Clay broke my heart, but I have two gorgeous kids out of that rotten relationship with him.....and then I met Taj, and nothing could be better. Two, Cal is Cal and you are you. You guys aren't like anybody else and you have to stop comparing yourself to other people......What would be so wrong with taking a chance?"

"He could break my heart, that's what. I don't want my heart broken Gabby. I just want it to be fun.....like it was in the beginning," I said.

"It's never been just fun. The first time you ever mentioned Cal to me, you kept talking about this connection you guys share......E, he just might be the perfect guy for you.....not a perfect guy, but perfect for YOU. Sweetie, you're already in too deep......Better just enjoy the ride!"

"Speaking of rides, so when are you going to do the deed?" she asked.

"Ewww, Gabby.....the deed? I don't know.....it could happen at anytime with the way we are when we're alone. I don't know....."

Well, I can't tell you what to do. Only you know when you're ready.....but I can tell you this, BE SAFE! I love my kids but if I could pick a different dad for them, I would!," she said.

"I will......if I even go through with it......I get so nervous around him......then he starts kissing me and my brain just shuts down......he really is an amazing kisser."

"E, it sounds like you've already made up your mind.....just approach it the way you do your music. I've seen you write songs. You just jump right in and express yourself....this is no different. There are chances with everything that you do that it won't work out.....but for every chance you take, the more likely you are to find something really good. That's how I found Taj," she said.

"You're such a hopeless romantic......but I love you anyway.....thanks for coming to talk to me Gabby," I told her.

"E, you're my sister, same dads are not. I love you."
"Love you more."

She had given me alot to think about.....now what do I do with it?

I still don't know what to do, so I've decided to do what I feel. Saying that Cal is surprised is an understatement....he's not use to being attacked! But I'm tired of fighting this.......it's a losing battle and maybe if I just cave in just this once, I can get him out of my system and things will be ok again......

"Are you sure about this Ambrel? We can get up right now and go out somewhere......but you have to tell me like now.....cuz being alone with you kinda fries my brain and I don't think your window of opportunity is open for much longer.....," he said.

"Cal, I don't know if this is a good idea. I don't know how I will feel in the morning or if this will last. But I do know that since being with you, I've started to see the good of love. And even if it doesn't last beyond tonight, I want a piece of that good side."

"Then come here."

And he held me close and told me that he would make sure that no matter what happened, I would never regret my time with him. That he would show me, once and for all, that we belong together and always have.......and always will......and then he showed me........

Oh, yea.......I'm definitely in too deep now........and you know what.....I don't think I care any more........