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Valdell - Round 17 - 18. Cavallaro

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 02:30:20 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!
Man it's always a fun time playing catch up with updates vs playing the game. :,)
I love sharing my game with you all, but mostly I love to do it for myself so I can go back and read my gameplay and be all nostalgic, so it is worth it! But difficult now that I have limited time.
Anyways, enough rambling!

On to the Cavallaro's!
Last Time: Eva and Walt grew into teens right away. Eva reminds me of Kaylynn Langerak a bit😛 Lillybelle decied she is actually going to sell the coffee business when the kids move out next round. Not much else.
This Time: Bankrupcy! Your sims lose all of their money
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Valdell - Round 17 - 17. Ghost (Allea)

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:59:35 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!
I am getting behind on updates, which drives me crazy. Luckily the next few aren't too long.
This update features sims by Nooobooo and Kahlenas.

Last Time: Allea graduated university and moved out on her own! She rolled to build her own house.
This Time: Adopt a child ??? Didn't happen lol
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Valdell - Round 17 - 16. Sommers

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:32:58 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!
Hope you're ready for this drama filled update hehe

Last Time: Alton brought Zoe and baby Ben home. A nursery was added to Marty's room upstairs. Things were a little cramped but they didn't seem to mind. Alton, Marty and Kim dove right back into their family life. Zoe, however, definitely felt a little out of place. She started bonding with the cats, then soon found herself pregnant again. Alton, on the other hand, was happy to have his wife and child at home. It gave him more freedom to slip out and go on dates with Aimee Winkwell, to finally satisfy his long time longing to fall in love with her. The two met for a simple dinner to "catch up," but soon they needed a place to go! Unable to bring Aimee home, the couple headed over to Roger, That! and had a few cheap beers before having some fun in the photobooth out back. Zoe gave birth to another boy, Kegan. Marty passed away and the house was devastated. Next season, Zoe needs to invite her Mom and sister over. And maybe call up Zula and see how she has been...
This Time: Business failure: sell and try again D:
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Valdell - Round 17 - 15.Ghost (Zula)

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 03:29:37 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!
Long time no see. :)
I should be going to bed as I am halfway through pregnancy with my second baby boy at the moment, but I am fighting the exhaustion because I have had such an urge to play my beloved sims 2 again.
So!
This update features H&M lot by Lewcastle at MTS.
Last Time: Zula made her new apartment nice and cozy! She noticed a dog, Mips, still hanging around and decided to take her in. (Dalton Haverson’s old dog, starving outside of the apartments. Weird.) Anyways, Zula got right to work at her inherited business, H&M! Business was choatic, but she did well and the business reached rank 10! She was also offered a blind date by a customer, and Gretchen Bear, the town maid, appeared! She was straight but Zula changed her mind and got her in bed, lol. They are adorable together, we will see what happens in the future.
This Time: Alien Abduction!
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Valdell - Round 17 - 14. Perkins

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:41:00 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!
Today we are visiting the Perkin's family.
This update features a gorgeous house by Suratan and some sims by Lesyasun, Keoni and Kahlenas.
Last Time: All of the Perkins family came over for a pool party. The next day, Evan and Marlene grew into gorgeous young adults and headed off to uni. Next season, Gilbert or Quin will have to move in with their parents, or they'll have to move out for the old folks home.
This Time: Throw a New Years Bash

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Valdell - Round 17 - 13. Both

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 02:39:58 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!
We got hit with a terrible cold last week and my baby boy got croup. :( It was a long tough week with lots of sleepless nights.
I just wanted to play the sims so bad but ended up napping and/or heading to bed early any chance I got.
Glad that we are all feeling better and back into our normal routine again.
So!
Last Time with the Both's: The family moved into a bigger house! Still not quite big enough, especially with a third child on the way, but it is nice. Lizzie grew into a gorgeous teenager, and she knows it, too! Alana had another girl, who is a clone of Lizzie sadly, but still cute. Her name is Kiki. Alana is about to pop out their 3rd child, hopefully not a clone. At Strings & Things, Marisa was promoted to manager so Alana can stay home from work one extra day.
This Time: Day Out! Take every eligible sim out for a fun outing

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Valdell - Round 17 - 12. Holmquist

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 03:45:58 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!
This update features Triumph Gas Station by Fuzzyspork

Last Time: Iggy settled down into his tiny apartment downtown Valdell. He wasn't sure what to do with his life, so a dice was rolled and he landed on opening a convenience store! Which fits because his LTW is to reach the top of the slacker career. So, he purchased Triumph Gas Station and got to work. His little store opened well, positioned right between the university campus and town. It has reached rank 3. He still has a large loan to pay off, though... Meanwhile, Ig still has a childhood dream of marrying Allea Ghost. They are best friends with benefits, but he knows that rushing into marriage or anything isn't her style. (Or his, really.) He is fine to date around for a bit and see what happens.
This Time's ROS: Spamming! Sims sends email to 19 Sims

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Valdell - Round 17 - 11. Mifsud

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 02:00:36 GMT

Hello, hello!
Welcome back to Valdell!
This update features Devon Mifsud by Maranatah
Last Time: Tanya and her mother have settled into their new, giant farmhouse. Both ladies did some shopping over the season and had some furniture and paintings to help fill the empty spaces. Tanya and especially Victoria were devastated over Dalton Haverson’s passing. His unexpected death put the future on Tanya’s mind… she wasn’t having much luck with love. Mostly she was afraid to take the next step with anyone… but his death convinced her to take a leap and she called up Devon Misfud, who she did feel some love for, and she asked him to marry her. He said yes, very happily! Tanya was immediately pregnant, lol, so they married on the night of her third trimester. The couple now have a cute baby boy named Casey, who rolled technophobe and loser, ope.
This Time: Flirt with someone new (Tanya) (Didn't happen)
This is mostly a wholesome family update :)
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*pop*

Yaay. nooboo!

Love the lil baby bump in this dress

<3

Birthday time for Casey!!

Here he is!
His new trait is Loves the Cold

And Casey's updated room

I love the ant farm

And I love when pets sleep with the kiddos

Big baby bump :)

:,)

The lil family is exciteedddd

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- Just a cute lil family, nothing too exciting
- I really wanted Tanya to flirt with someone else for the dramaaa for the ROS but the pregnancy kinda stopped that, which worked out for the best anyways
- Baby next round!!

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Valdell - Round 17 - 10. Stillson

Sat, 06 Jan 2024 17:37:32 GMT

Hello and welcome back to Valdell!
The Sims 2 bug has bit me once again! I have actually been working on a new neighborhood for a bacc to play on stream/upload to YT and after a few days of just working on placing trees and neighborhood decor, I had to actually play some of the game. I really don't like to be more than 2 updates behind on posting or else I forget about what happened so here we are. :)
Household 10 out of 40 in round 17!

This round features a house by Fuzzyspork and a sim by deedee_sims

Last Time: Noel’s brother, Colin, has moved in with the family after getting kicked out of his house! He settled down in the ‘shed’ outside of the garage. Noel was happy to have him, even though Marnie doesn’t like Colin at all. They lost $10k of their money but it wasn’t long before they got that back. Colin was able to pay off his loans thanks to the 3 adult incomes! Both Noel and Marnie reached the top of their career tracks, and Colin even focused more on his business. I think he is doing much better outside of his relationship with Dolly, too. Orla and Harli focused on school, and Harli loves to work! Jamie grew into a toddler with the traits Family oriented and excitable, and later when he grew into a child, got the trait friendly. Overall this is an over-achieving family! Lots of birthdays next round!
This Time: Family Day… whatever that means lol

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- Okay I killed off Uncle Colin because that glitch was concerning. I mean don't get me wrong, Valdell is a mess with lots of things broken but that one really freaked me out idk
- I think I played Harli and Orla as teens for like 3 rounds so it seems so weird that they are gone and off to uni now!
- The house feels so empty after so much death D: Maybe we will finally get puppies next time
- Thanks for reading :)

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Valdell - Round 17 - 9. McHarolds

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 02:14:10 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!
My son, who is 9.5 months old now, has started pulling up to stand on his own now and I am not ready for it. He in constantly trying to stand everywhere and it is so cute but oh so nerve wracking, hahaha. He needs to slow down for his mama. :,)
Anyways!
This update features a house by alien_pod and lot by fuzzyspork

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Valdell - Round 17 - 8. Orwell

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 02:37:50 GMT

Hello and welcome back to Valdell!
Happy spooky season as well. I'm dressing my baby up as a pumpkin, keeping it classic for his first Halloween. :)
Anyways! On to the Orwells...
Featuring lots by Lesyasun and Fuzzyspork, and sims by Lesyasun and Keoni
Last Time: Such an adorable family. The landscaping was redone, and it looks marvelous! Neil grew into a kiddo and is pretty cute. Still looks a lot like his Mom. Annaleise had her second baby as well, the night of the new bowling alley opening! This time it is a girl, named Adina. She is a good mix of both Annaleise and Mark, and will be their last child. The main focus now is growing their two businesses for the kids in the future, and puppies of course!
Also, Theo and Annaleise are fighting after Mark flirted with another sim at Andrew Bittner's party two updates ago...
This Time: Flirt with someone new (Anna rolled)

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Valdell - Round 17 - 8. Redfield

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 02:42:28 GMT

Hello again!
Squeezing in a lil update tonight before heading to bed.
Some image quality might be different with different pictures... I updated my graphics card and had some issues resetting everything. :P
Anyways!
This update features Orange Apartments by Liv
Last Time: Whelp, the ROS they rolled to break up seemed to fit perfectly with this couple that has spent their lives in a trauma filled/toxic relationship. After their boys grew into teens, Colin and Dolly agreed that they could see other people, as long as they both kept quiet about it. They both have cheated in the past and thought maybe it would keep them together. However, when Colin brought his coworker home and made out with her on the couch after the three had dinner together, Dolly had finally had enough. She was deeply hurt and kicked Colin out! Colin was shocked at her reaction but packed up and moved in with his brother, Noel Stillson. Meanwhile, literally 2 hours later, Dolly went into labor and had a baby girl that she named Journey. She looked around at the house full of memories and decided it was time to start over somewhere else. So, she sold the house and moved to Valyria! Her and Journey settled into an apartment and Dolly finally felt like she could exhale, for the first time in her adult life.
This Time: Call 1-10 sims and invite them over!

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Valdell - Round 17 - 6. Bittner

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 03:10:29 GMT

Hello!!
It's been awhile but I am back, posting and playing (and sometimes streaming!) the Sims 2 again and my heart feels a little bit fuller because of it.
My baby boy is 8 months old now and kind of a handful but I have made sure to carve time out of my day to stream and game and just take some time for myself again.
I played this round about 6 months ago in the midst of newborn delirium so I don't remember it too well, so this will mostly be picture spam lol
So let's continue. :)

Last Time: Just a happy family! Andrew and Natsumi are true popularity sims and enjoy throwing parties frequently. The family adopted a puppy, Binks, as well as a female dog Rosa, hoping to have puppies someday! The boys, Olly and Kyran, grew into cute kids. Maybe another baby? Maybe not.
This Time: Make like Rabbits! Sim must woohoo nonstop for the night
(This is irrelevant because Natsumi and Andrew already do this lmao)

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Valdell - Round 17 - 5. Gray

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 18:42:57 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!!
I've been trying to post this update for a few days now but between a baby and tech probs, it wasn't happening!
(Note to self: don't go to a different tab when bulk uploading pictures to Imgur, slyndsey)
Anyways, no time to waste when there is a sleeping infant!
Featuring a house by Plasticbox, and sims by
Last Time:
Valerie moved into an old house on the north side of town. She spent some money remodeling, and used her genie lamp to fund furnishing. She is finally settling down in Valdell and feels like the new start is exactly what she needed. She changed her hair and bought new clothes, too! The first night in her house, though, she was burgled. Poor Val can't catch a break. She met Benjamin Maranda while visiting some lots in the community. They only share one bolt but have hit it off, it seems, even though there was a mix up with their date and they accidentally stood each other up. Perhaps they are both lonely and will come together anyways.
This Time: Go on a blind date every night!
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Back to the Northside, with Val's cute quaint house

I love her cozy little kitchen

Off to work! Valerie has worked her way up pretty high in politics

See? :)

With a promotion and no one to celebrate it with, Val decides to try online dating and connects with a local matchmaking service.

She is a little hesitant, so she decided not to spend *too* much money on it.

Bryce Carter! (by poppet)
Well, this can't work, he is supposed to be with Amalthea. :P

They chatted for a little bit, but there just wasn't a spark.

And no chemistry at all, come on matchmaking service!

Well you don't have to be so rude, sir

With the night still young, Val decided to invite over her friend Aimee Winkwell. Some girl time would be better than a lousey man!

...but Aimee brought a man along anyways.

Oh? Apparently I missed a money bag last round :P

More money for blind dates!

This time Val decided to spend a bit more!

This time this handsome guy, Christopher, was delivered
(by Lesyasun)

It didn't go well, to say the least :(

At least Christopher was much more friendly about it

Val decided to head to the cinema and shuddered at the thought of her and Christopher together lmao

Val met some more townies but no one *clicked* like she is hoping for.

Hungry and a bit disgruntled, she decided to head to BAMBOO for a meal and a drink.

She ordered the chef's recommendation and she was brought cake lmao
Time to eat her feelings, I guess

A table over this gentleman (by Sterina) noticed Val's dissatisfaction with the cake and said she should've ordered the omelette

This guy (by Lesyasun) *stares*

Val had her cake and ate it too, and got some fried chicken for dessert

There was something about this omelette guy. Val decided to shoot her shot and asked him on a date!

He was very flattered, and said yes, but had to run. They would have to go out some other time

Poor Val had her drink, alone :(

The next morning, Valerie met Thomas Poplar. They had a nice chat about the weather before Val decided to invite him in for brunch

And why not invite some more friends along

literally the scariest sims 2 picture I have ever taken lmao please don't smile like that Valerie!!

This guy got a little too confident after some mimosas and thought getting naked and jumping in Val's bed would be a good way to seduce her lmao
no thanks dude

Monday means back to work

Oh? Who is that from? :O

:O
(Their date was literally a second before he randomly left the lot! Okay game, I see you!)

Valerie was surprised at the sweet card Daniel had sent.. Their date was so short she didn't even know his name until she saw it on the card.
But he did bail pretty quickly... let's try some more blind dates

Another paycheck spent

Ricky Aguilar by Sterina was not impressed

Again, no chemistry at all.
Wtf matchmaker!

Still determined to find love, Val bites the bullet and invites over omelette man, Daniel

And what was that... a connection? A spark? 2 bolts?!

They talked for hours

Among other things

They had a really great time! Val went to bed that night feeling hopeful

After work the next day, Val decided to invite Daniel over for dinner

He loved her food and said it was better than the omelette at the restaurant, by far!

Yaaasssss

(I wanted him to propose so Daniel moved in and popped the question!)

Valerie: *sighs from happiness, and laughs* Wow, I can't believe this is happening! Are you sure we aren't moving too fast? I don't even know what you do for a living!

Daniel: *chuckles softly* Oh, I work for the local match making service!

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I KNOW THE GAME THREW ME FOR A LOOP WITH THAT ONE
I literally thought about this round for weeks after I played it!!!
He's the matchmaker!
Does this mean he sabotaged all of Valerie's dates in hopes of meeting her himself?
Or maybe he's just terrible at his job lmao
Either way, they are sweet. Guess we will see next time if he is a hopeless romatic like Val or a manipulative liar \_(ツ)_/
Here are his stats if you're wondering:
Daniel Kellog (by Sterina)
LTW Become Mad Scientist | Family/Fortune
Star Quality, Avant Grande, Brave, Kleptomaniac, Inappropriate

I suppose that last trait there fits nicely lmao :P

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Valdell - Round 17 - 4. Bryne (Davis)

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:09:24 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!
I am having issues with Dreamwidth so I hope this works. I am having to write my post on LJ then copy it over to Dreamwidth because for some reason it is not letting me use their Rich Text Editor. I mean I know some basic html but I really don't feel like typing out an entire post with only html lmao.
Featuring a house by alienpod and a new townie appearance by Keoni

Last Time: Davis graduated university and moved out on his own!
This Time: He gets 2 spins! He landed on Adopt 3 cats or dogs, and add another trait!
The new trait he rolled is Natural Chef. :)

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Valdell - Round 17 - 3. Haverson

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:57:27 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!
I shuddered a a bit when the Haverson family rolled for #3 in the round, lmao. I knew it was going to be chaotic with 5 toddlers. :,) But, we got through it!
This update features a lovely farmhouse by Katatty, Susan Bluejay by Keoni, and townie appearances by Lilith-sims, Sterina, and Lesyasun. :)

Last Time: [previous update] This round started with a summer storm. As the rest of the family was getting ready for the day, Forest walked outside to check on the garden. The hail was just getting started but he wanted to grab the ripe tomatoes so they wouldn't get damaged by the storm. Suddenly, a softball size chunk of hail struck Forest in the head, killing him instantly. The family mourned his death, and he had a lovely funeral before being buried at Valdell Cemetery. By the weekend, Gordon and Marie decided it was time for them to finally tie the knot! The family walked to the church next door and had a beautiful time. Gordon took Marie's last name. Meanwhile, Irene grew up into the most adorable toddler, with the traits commitment issues and evil. Oh, boy. Then it was time for the teenagers to grow up and go off to university. Ash and Ellanor are both gorgeous sims, with high hopes for their futures. Ash wants to go into the medical field someday, and Ellanor wants to get into photography. Marie soon found herself pregnant again, and has had a horrible time and cannot wait for this baby to be out of her! Gordon got a couple promotions. Susan spent some time harvesting veggies in the garden, and hopes next season to start her farmer's market. She looks forward to Gordon's sister, Violet, and her quads, moving in next season and she hopes Violet will help her run the stand. Susan hopes to have a family of her own, soon, too.
This Time: Bonus For a Job Well Done! Add $100-$50,000 to funds!!! (They got $300 lmao)

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Valdell - Round 17 - 2. Sellens

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 17:01:16 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!
This time we are catching up with Amalthea Sellens. Thea is a playable now thanks to an ROS event last round. She has since moved out into her own place and is eager to start life in the new shopping district, Valyria.
Featuring sims by Poppet and Lesyasun

Last Time: [previous update] Amalthea showed up at Levi Gonzaga's door one night after getting kicked out of townie apartments. She needed a place to crash for a few days, and Levi of course let her move in! This got quite chaotic in the household though, since lots of babies were born, so Thea moved out the end of the round, ready for some peace and quiet.
This Time: Day Out! Spend the day out on the town
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Valdell - Round 17 - 1. Mayor

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 17:04:50 GMT

Welcome back to Valdell!

Today we are starting a brand new round, which is always exciting!!! But unfortunately, we are starting with the mayor household, which is not, lmao.
This update features this house by Lesyasun and a sim by Deedee.
Last Time: [previous update] Kiley grew into a beautiful young adult. She decided she will take over mayor after university. Harry grew into a teenager and rolled the unstable trait, and is into boys. He doesn't really care about school too much. Glen enjoyed working in the garden. Jasmine grew into an elder.
This Time: Go on a blind date every night! (Harry rolled to do this!)
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Sticky

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:54:42 GMT

Welcome!
My name is Lyndsey, I am 28, and this is where I post my updates for my BaCC, Valdell.
Valdell is a Build a City Challenge I started way back in March 2013! My love for this 'hood has grown tremendously over the years, and I still return to it after months and years of breaks. I almost lost it a couple times thanks to my harddrive getting fried, thank goodness I had a friend that was able to salvage my game.
Catch up on updates!( More Info & Past Updates )

Round 17
The new round brings some changes to the neighborhood! Not only are taxes increased this round (40%) but bills are also higher. University sims also have to pay minimum $5,000 simoleons to pay for their transfer to the new university. (Those $5k simoleons are returned and matched upon graduating, so sims have $10k to start their new life back in their home town.)
- 25+ new townies have been added!
- Businesses will now have their daily customer limit randomized between 1-35!
- New ROS challenges added
- If sims wish to open a business in Valyria, they must move there or own a vehicle for the commute!
- & probably more that I can't think of right now :P

Catch up on updates!
(I do shuffle the household list every round just to keep things interesting for myself.)
1. Mayor | 2. Sellens | 3. Haverson | 4. Bryne (Davis) | 5. Gray
6. Bittner | 7. Redfield (Dolly) | 8. Orwell | 9. McHarolds | 10. Stillson
11. Mifsud | 12. Holmquist (Iggy) | 13. Both | 14. Perkins | 15. Ghost (Zula)
16. Ghost (Allea) | 17. Sommers | 18. Cavallaro | 19. Dresden | 20. Hustler
21. Poplar (Alise) | 22. Holmquist | 23. Broke | 24. Barrett/Poplar | 25. Marius
26. Redfield (Ross) | 27. Redfield/Walker | 28. Winkwell (Allen) | 29. Danelli | 30. Perkins (Kylie)
31. Rutherford | 32. Reisenburg | 33. Gonzaga | 34. Poplar (Thomas) | 35. Winkwell/Meadows
36. Winkwell (Elmo) | 37. Winkwell (Aimee) | 38. University | 39. Old Folks Home

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