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This is my blog madeover to include other residents of Pleasantview as I try my hand at running it from their point of view.

There is a bit of strategic nudity occasionally and I write as I feel the sims would talk so there is also "adult language." (that makes me laugh.....so how adult am I?) Anywho, you've been warned!

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Monday, May 25, 2009

Vacation Time!

So after my wedding to Taj we decided to do a family vacation instead of a traditional honeymoon. Matthew was already having a problem adjusting to Taj's new role as his step-dad and we thought this would be this best way to break all the tension. We decided to spend a couple of days on Twikki Island.

Our first stop was the ancient temple ruins. Matthew was in a bad mood when we arrived and announced that he didn't want to go and stayed at the hotel. It breaks my heart that he acts this way towards Taj and hopefully after he meets his father he will behave a little better.....I just have to talk to Clay first and work out some ground rules about their meeting.

Madison absolutely adores Taj and he feels the same way about her......its really great to see him with her. She needed a positive male influence and Taj has given her that.....they are the best of friends now.
The temple ruins were very cool and the waterfall was gorgeous. It was just a really excellent sight to see and I was sad that Matthew missed it. Maybe once he was not acting bratty we could bring him back to see it before we leave.
Once we got back Madison got her brother out of his room and involved in a spirited game of tag. It was good to see him laugh and have a good time, even if it didn't involve Taj.

They were running around whispering and laughing and generally having a great time. I decided that the temple ruins was enough sight seeing for one day and decided to spend the remainder of the day at the hotel.
Me and Taj got a little alone time while the kids were out playing. I really love this man! Although I was sure that I wouldn't want anymore kids after the twins were born, I was thinking of having another baby. Taj was great with the twins, but he deserved to have a child with his features and that shared his bloodline......

Matthew loves hammocks! I was thinking of putting one in our backyard for him. He played on it all the time when we were living with RJ. I didn't want to start bribing him, but I also wanted him to be happy. I knew what it was like to have parents that split. My mom and dad divorced when I was a teen and were recently remarried. But adjustments had to be made and he had to realize that me and Clay would never be together again.

I started the next day with a relaxing hot stone massage. I knew that it would be a long day and wanted to start it off as relaxed as possible!

We went down to the beach and Taj grilled some hamburgers. He brought up the subject of kids, which I knew would come about eventually. I told him that it was a bit soon for baby talk but I was very willing to give him a child of his own. He said that he wasn't trying to rush me, he just wanted to know where I stood on the issue.......great guy, huh?

While we were making baby talk, the twins were having fun swimming around in ocean. They even had a little contest, which Madison won. She was an excellent swimmer and I knew she would be joining the swim team once she started high school.

After the beach, we decided to take a helicopter ride over the island. Matthew wasn't too keen on the noise from the blades! None of us were. It was a great ride that went smoothly with no problems.....we even found an old map!

That night I actually got Matthew to sit down and have dinner with me and Taj. All he talked about was how he wished his dad was here. I told him to be careful what he wished for and promised him that once we got back I would introduce him to his father and that seemed to appease him. There was no more talk of Clay, and for that I was VERY grateful!

Taj was feeling the weight of the day and decided to take a sit in the sauna. I knew that Matthew's rejection hurt him, even though he insisted that it was ok. I was afraid it would only get worse when Matt became a teen.

Madison was having a ball and wasn't even thinking about meeting her father. As far as she was concerned, Taj was her dad and she was happy with that. She took this opportunity to jump on the hotel beds since I always yelled at her for jumping on her bed at home. I had to remind her that if she broke it, we had to buy it!
That last night was really magical. Taj was such a sweet and gentle person and I loved every minute of the time we shared together. He would be a really great dad.

And so sadly, our vacation is over. Now it's time to head back to real life and real problems. I just hope that Clay isn't unreasonable and that this meeting with him and the kids goes smoothly.

More New Faces


Things are going great in the sorority house. We're still dilligently recruiting new pledges. Asia is interested in getting one of the school cheerleaders to join, but I don't know.......you know how they are, always doing those stupid cheers.......that would drive me crazy! The option is up for debate.
Jasmine Rai was close to being inducted when we asked her to come over and help clean up from our last party. After she was done she went outside and decided to take a swim....while under normal circumstances this would have been fine......but as you can see, Asia has on her winter apparel.....its the first day of winter and Jasmine decides to go for a swim! Maybe we should reconsider her induction!

Anna was tired of seeing me going out with Brian Nott so she decided to set me up with a friend of hers.....he turns out to be a pretty cute guy! His name is Nicholas McArthur and he seems to be pretty nice.....we had a great conversation.

So of course I brought out the whole shy girl flirtation! I mean come on he's hot! And he seems to be a better candidate for a boyfriend than Brian Nott.....he's spreading his love all over campus!

So we're standing around outside and he asks me out! Jackpot! I mean you would think that I would have no problem getting a date, being a model and all. But I want something serious, you know? My parents met when they were teens and have had a wonderful marriage, and I want a love like theirs. So I'm pretty picky about who I go out with.....I want love, marriage, and kids and I don't want to waste my time on someone who doesn't want the same things.

Nicholas took me to a very nice restaurant downtown and we had a great date. He's a great conversationalist and he has his own money....he's a professional party guest! You know, like Paris Hilton......I'll admit, that's a bit lame, but he makes it seem so cool! I don't have to worry about whether he's with me because of my status because he has his own......it was a lovely date!

He even kissed me when it was over! It was a really sweet kiss and I hope to be seeing more of Mr. Nicholas McArthur!
Jasmine's pledge time was over and Ambrel invited her to move into the house. That leaves one more bed and Jane Stacks will receive it if she finishes her pledge period.....hopefully now that she's a member, Jasmine won't be swimming in the winter time anymore! Pledging does strange things to people!
And once again, all new members get make-overs to start their new lives as Hoh Fruhm girls. Jasmine decided to take the other bed in the blue room with Asia, so that means that Jane will have the other bed in the pink room with Anna. My little cousin Fallon wants to pledge when she comes to school next year.....but she has to wait until she has finished one semester so that we can see what her grades will be like......she's Aiden Taylor's daughter and she is one cool teen!

Me, Ambrel, and Asia awoke to the sound of rain pounding on the windows, which is very unfortunate because me and Ambrel are going to Takizemu Village for a few days. I have a photoshoot there and Ambrel is coming with me. It was going to be a long flight!

But ah, who cares! It's a free trip to Takizemu Village and I am going to make the best of it......I love my modeling career!

Eliza Ambrel Siew: Intro

That's me when I was 17 years old. That's also my first album cover! Yes, I'm a singer and my name is Eliza Ambrel Siew, but I go by Ambrel. I am the daughter of Arlen Taylor and Kevin Siew and my step-dad is AJ Taylor. I have two half-sisters and a half brother, Rochella Jalise McGaw, Gabriella Elise Erikson, and Kyler Dewayne Taylor. I am currently a sophmore at Academie Le Tour and am a co-founder of the Hoh Fruhm sorority house with my cousin Jayla Hammond.
Alot of people wonder why I even bother attending college when I have a hit record under my belt. Well, I've always wanted to attend college and when the whole music thing happened, I decided not to let that stop me from going. Even though I hate the assignments, the parties are fun and the guys are hot!
When Jayla approached me after she had purchased the house, I thought it was a wonderful idea. I mean having a sorority house is excellent! It's a lot of fun, and we get lots of free housekeeping from the pledges! We currently have 3 members other than me and Jayla. Of the three I only picked one of them and that's Jasmine Rai. But more about her later.

And my love life? Well after my parent's bitter divorce, I've decided that love is for chumps. But, I've recently met a great guy by the name of Cal Rodgers, a dj for the local clubs of Pleasantview. We've only had one date and it was amazing.......so amazing that I've been kinda avoiding him......the last thing I need is to fall in love with some guy....I'm enjoying my life right now!

I love my mom with all my heart.....even my step-dad has a place in my heart......but my dad? He's an ass who made me and my mom's life hell when I was growing up......I was glad when she decided to divorce him.....now that I've made a little money, he thinks he can come back into my life.....WRONG! I want nothing to do with him and have to tell him this on a regular basis......he's a persistent little jerk, I have to give it to him!

This is my room in the HF house. Yes it's a little dark, but I think tastefully so! My music is more on the rock side so it fits me I guess. I am not a goth or emo but I do love the darker tones.....don't get me wrong I love colors sometimes too!
So that's me in a nutshell.....I mean we haven't even skimmed the surface, but to give my whole life story would be a book at this point in my life.....kinda sad considering I'm only 20 years old!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Jordan Hammond: An Intro

Hey! I'm Jordan Hammond and this is my life......what's left of it anyway! I am a retired ballet dancer and I live in the house where I grew up......I inherited it when my parents passed and me and my husband Damien and our two kids moved in some years ago.

This is my husband Damien Hammond. He is a retired entertainer. He's a wonderful man and I love him with all my heart......we'ved been together ever since we were teenagers! We have two wonderful daughters together and one granddaughter.

These pictures hang in our bedroom. Just a reminder of our love throughout the years. Damien has always been there for me and I cannot imagine my life without him.

This is my daughter Angela Curtin, a catalog model that lives in LaQuest beach with her husband Kyoshi and their daughter Katelyn. She is a very hardworking model and an even better mother to Katelyn.

And this is our youngest daugther Jayla. She is also a model and she attends Acadamie Le Tour. We are so proud of her! We were afraid that she was going to try to skip college and concentrate on modeling. But we talked it over with her and she decided that she needed a degree to have after she was done modeling. Plus she is interested in an acting career.

I know you're probably wondering what two retired people do all day.....well we run a store! My parents opened up a party supply store, A & A Party Supplies, and left it to me in the will. Early on I was so busy dancing that it was closed for a while, but after retirement me and Damien decided to reopen it. I do the footwork of selling items and we have a young girl that restocks items.

Damien works behind the cash register. It's really great to be able to work together. Sometimes the togetherness is a bit too much and we go out separately with friends. We have a good balance that enables us to spend time together and apart.

I love selling things! You never know if the person will want to buy it or not and it's a challenge to make the sell. I didn't think I would love it as much as I do but it's really great. If I didn't have this I would pull my hair out with all the free time I would have!

Another big chunk of my life is spent on the phone to my daughters. It's a bit lonely here without them. I miss having my little girls around....now they're grown women with their own lives. I know I they still need me. Angela almost had a heart attack when Katelyn was born because she didn't know what to do! So I guess it's ok being a grandma too!

Jayla Hammond: A New Tradition


Beautiful isn't it? I decided that I wanted to leave a little piece of me behind at Academie Le Tour so I'm starting a sorority! Welcome to the Hoh Fruhm House! Guidelines for entrance are at least a 2.5 GPA and rigorous pledging period......I mean someone has to clean up right!

Running a sorority is a lot of work, so I knew I would need some help. I asked my cousin Eliza Ambrel to help me. Of course she would have to switch schools, but she really had no ties to Sim State. She happily agreed! I was so excited!

Ambrel had to wait to the end of her semester to move in so I got started on some of the outside work. I have always loved gardening so I planted a small garden on the side of the house. The house was turning out great. I decorated it in pink and blue and those would be the house colors.

The next morning I got up and got ready to get to work. The house would house me, Ambrel, and 4 other girls. So that meant we only had 4 slots to fill for house mates. But we could have as many members as we wanted. I already had two girls in mind. My best friend, Anna Nanale was my first pick. And a girl by the name of Asia Cho was my next. I just had to find them on campus and get them to pledge.

Ambel came by to let me know she would be moving sooner than I thought. Her classes were online, so she could finish out the semester here and then transfer next semester. I was so happy because I would be starting the pledge period and would need help with the girls.

So a few weeks later, Ambrel moved in and we had our first official party! Asia and Anna had been pledging for a while and we decided it was time to let the girls in. It would be the climax of the party.

Ambrel got busy grilling up some hotdogs for our guests. We invited Asia and Anna over in addition to Jane Stacks and Jasmine Rai, our two newest pledges. Ambrel also invited over her friend Cal Rodgers. He is a dj that works in all the hot clubs of downtown Pleasantview. She liked him more than she would ever let anyone know......including him!

I was so happy to invited Anna to move in the house. She is a really smart girl and an all around great person! She was estatic to be out of the dorms! I could sympathize with her! Each of the two extra rooms in the house had beds for two girls. Me and Ambrel, as the founders of the house, had our own private bedrooms. There was a pink and a blue room and Anna decided she would take a bed in the pink room.

Asia was also happy to move in. I had only gotten to know her through the pledge period, but she was a wonderful girl as well. She decided to take a bed in the blue room. Guess the girls wanted their privacy!

Of course, we had to give the girls a make-over. While Hoh Fruhm appreciates individuality in its members, well we have a reputation as well! After all, I'm a model and Ambel is a famous singer! We made them over while keeping their distinctive looks.

And here is Anna. I can't wait for the other girls to finish their pledge period! Then we can get more members who can't stay in the house but can enjoy all the perks of being a Hoh Fruhm girl!