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Hey all! Adrianna here.
I have to say, I'm learning a lot of trick to amp up my mixology.
Hey all! Adrianna here.
I have to say, I'm learning a lot of trick to amp up my mixology.
Some of them fail, others succeed with a flair! I'm getting more and more confident and am considering leaving my job. I have a lot going on, but I spend most of the day by myself and I think that would be the optimal time to run my own restaurant. Now if I could only get over the guilt I feel when I think about leaving my amazing team at the restaurant I currently work at.
The kids distract me from my thoughts by arriving home from school. Brianna looks quite tired from the extra demands at school. Maybe I shouldn't have advanced her in school.
They all still settle down to do their homework. Surprisingly they chose to do their homework together. Feeling proud of them, I serve them dinner outside. I hadn't done that in a long time and they ate with zeal . . . until Jules arrived home. Ashley could tell he didn't feel well and gave him a big hug.
I immediately brought Jules some medicine and ran the kids off. I really didn't want the entire household to get sick. Even though Jules looked terrible, he declined going to the medical center and I hoped that the medicine healed him soon.
The kids retired early, all of them quite tired. I bid them goodnight and went to find Jules.
I found him reading out back and left him in peace. I wanted to know what had sparked his desire to read again, but I decided it could wait until he felt better.
Meanwhile I had to go to work. My boss surprised me with a promotion to the catering side of the business which meant I would be able to cook a lot more . . . and get my name out there. This happened at an opportune time seeing as how I wanted to quit more and more. My boss also awarded me with a Stainless Steel Auto-Pot and a $368 bonus. I also walked out with an onion from work and a book called The Little Train That Couldn't . . . that my boss didn't exactly know about. I didn't feel well when I arrived home and decided I had been stressing too much over my decision to start my own restaurant.
I made myself a drink but couldn't finish it. I dumped it in the sink, told Jules I wanted to visit the new experimental restaurant in the next town over and headed out.
The staff greeted my well enough and the hostess showed me to my table . . .
Then I waited . . . and waited. I took to scribbling on a placemat while I waited for my dinner to be served.
When it finally arrived, the waitress dropped it on the floor and ran away crying. This town definitely needed a decent restaurant in town. I had made up my mind. I would quit my job and start my own business.
My dinner arrived. Free Range Sixam Pit Beast. It tasted phenomenal! And it caused me to doubt myself again. The reason this restaurant stayed open had to be because the food tasted amazing and I wondered if I wanted to try to compete with that.
It didn't matter. I had to shut away my fear and take the leap. I headed home with renewed determination.
The following day, I ordered a chef station for my home. I spent many days experimenting once it had been delivered and installed. It took a long time, but I finally mastered cooking the Sixam Pit Beast. Knowing an alien sure came in handy sometimes.
I still didn't feel my best and found myself napping a lot more than usual. I didn't want to go to the medical center yet and hoped that it would pass sooner rather than later.
The kids continued to go to school, come home to do homework, then go their own ways. Brianna took Ashley's desk one day after school and I expected a fight . . .
But Ashley surprised me and, without a word, started on her homework at the dining room table.
The kids had dinner with Jules and I a lot more recently. I didn't know why but I knew better than to ask.
Brianna finished dinner and went to play on the monkey bars, which pleased me. She seemed to balance her studies and art with getting outside to be physically active quite well.
Jules finished another masterpiece and went to tend his garden. I'm quite surprised that he has faithfully looked after the plants and gave him the onion I took to work to plant.
I finally caught Ashley having some of the juice I had made. I ran her off and poured out the rest. Thankfully John spent his evening at the computer, writing code for something. Surely that's harmless.
I had to get out of the house and headed for the Discotheque Pan Europa to see if the bartender would let me practice my newfound skills. He seemed a bit to eager to relinquish his post. No one showed up for the next few hours and we just chatted the entire time. I finally gave up, realizing there would be no customers. Not wanting my time to be a total loss, I swiped some Softy Brand Tissues and a Soap Keeper.
When I arrived home, Brianna ran out to give me a big hug. She followed me inside to drop off my purse and keys.
I finally offered to read her a story and she eagerly agreed. A small part of me felt bad as I read The First Unicorn to her. Maybe I had been too focused on my dreams and needed to spend more quality time with my family.
Brianna ran off to try her hand at writing her own book and I stopped feeling so bad. They would come to me if they needed me. My children had all turned out to be quite independent.
I headed to work just as my new coffee pot arrived. Jules accepted the package. For a moment, I thought about stashing the Auto-Pot in my treasure room, but decided against it. I would share.
While I worked, Ashley tried her hand at repairing the dripping sink in the half bath. After making it much worst, she successfully repaired the damage.
Then I got a call from Jules to tell me that the construction had been completed on the new sauna/garden room. I said thanks but wished he hadn't told me. I would be thinking about it all day now while Ashley sat at home, enjoying the steam.
Jules got to try out my coffee pot before I did. Then he and the kids had dinner together. When I finally arrived home, I felt quite bad. Physically exhausted, stress out and wishing I could make up my mind about quitting work.
With the kids occupied, I went to find Jules.
Of course I found him painting, and I finally voiced all of my concerns and dreams. He reassured me that my dream would be a reality, sooner rather than later. I hugged him gratefully and dragged him away from his easel.
We gambled on the kids being occupied . . .
Fortunately, when Jules and I finally roused ourselves to finally leave our room, I found John grilling some burgers and he behaved completely normal. We hadn't scarred our child for life once more.
I accepted a burger and headed inside. The smell, although cooked very well, made me very nauseous. I knew I had been coming down with something. I decided against taking any medicine for now.
Once the moment passed, I highly enjoyed the burger. Jules joined me and we continued to discuss our future restaurant.
Meanwhile, Brianna flitted from one activity to another. I guess she felt better. I approved of all the different things she tried out, but wondered if she would ever settle on one thing. It didn't bother me too much. She still had plenty of time to decide what she wanted to do with her life.
I, on the other hand, didn't feel well at all. John pointed out that I had a strange rash and I immediately went for the medicine cabinet. Hopefully it would be enough to cure me. I had too much going on to continue to be sick.
John's new weight machine finally arrived and he directed the delivery men to set it up in his room. I didn't argue. He had done very well with letting the family intrude into his room to share the exercise equipment. A hard thing to do for a teenager.
Meanwhile Ashley strummed on her guitar. I wondered when she would be ready to start writing her own music. I made a mental note to pick up some blank sheet music paper the next time I went to town.
When I arrived home from work with my new, stolen book, John came down to have dinner. He started to feel ill so I stashed Chasing the Quadruple Rainbow in my treasure room and went to get the medicine to ward off whatever I had given John.
I grilled up some hot dogs, not feeling like making anything more fancy, and put them away for leftovers. I sat down outside to have a hot dog and felt very dizzy and nauseous again.
While having an after dinner drink, I had a thought and immediately poured out the wine. I headed upstairs to check something.
Sure enough, I ran to find Jules to tell him the news. I'm pregnant! Again . . . I don't think he knew how to feel about it. I know I didn't!
A Note From ShayDLane:
I really wish Adrianna would stop rolling the whim to try for a baby. I know I don't have to fulfill it, but . . . it makes for an interesting story! I keep falling on the wrong side of the 80% chance of trying for a baby succeeding. Really I just want two child sims so I can play with the Voidcritters more.
I'm excited to see what we end up with! See below for the stats. I will be adding this information to the bio page soon.
Adrianna reached level 3 mixology.
Adrianna reached level 4 mixology.
Brianna gained the motor skill.
Brianna reached level 2 motor skill.
Adrianna reached mischief level 2.
John acquired programming skill.
John reached level 2 programming.
Ashley acquired the handiness skill.
John acquired the cooking skill.
Brianna reached level 4 motor skill.
Brianna reached level 2 social skill.
John reached level 5 fitness.
Ashley reached level 5 guitar.
Jules reached level 5 programming.
Adrianna acquired the painting skill.
Jules acquired the mixology skill.
Jules reached level 2 mixology.
Jules reached level 3 mixology.
Adrianna reached level 3 mischief.
Ashley reached level 2 mischief.
Jules acquired the violin skill.
Jules reached level 3 in violin.
Brianna acquired the mental skill.
Brianna reached level 2 mental skill.
John purchased Gym Rat for 500.
Lamp is now worth $80.
Dirty dishes worth $0.
Book called Playing With Your Food worth $20.
Book called The Little Train That Couldn't worth $20.
Onion worth $3.
Softy Brand Tissues worth $25.
Soap Keeper worth $65.
Book called Chasing the Quadruple Rainbow worth $20.
Career Rewards
Corporate Chic Countertop, level 2 Culinary
Study of Human Form, level 4 Painter
Picture Perfect Art Lighting, level 2 Painter
Stainless Steel Auto-Pot, level 3 Culinary
House Value: $371,603
Household Funds: $377,925
I really wish Adrianna would stop rolling the whim to try for a baby. I know I don't have to fulfill it, but . . . it makes for an interesting story! I keep falling on the wrong side of the 80% chance of trying for a baby succeeding. Really I just want two child sims so I can play with the Voidcritters more.
I'm excited to see what we end up with! See below for the stats. I will be adding this information to the bio page soon.
Adrianna reached level 3 mixology.
Adrianna reached level 4 mixology.
Brianna gained the motor skill.
Brianna reached level 2 motor skill.
Adrianna reached mischief level 2.
John acquired programming skill.
John reached level 2 programming.
Ashley acquired the handiness skill.
John acquired the cooking skill.
Brianna reached level 4 motor skill.
Brianna reached level 2 social skill.
John reached level 5 fitness.
Ashley reached level 5 guitar.
Jules reached level 5 programming.
Adrianna acquired the painting skill.
Jules acquired the mixology skill.
Jules reached level 2 mixology.
Jules reached level 3 mixology.
Adrianna reached level 3 mischief.
Ashley reached level 2 mischief.
Jules acquired the violin skill.
Jules reached level 3 in violin.
Brianna acquired the mental skill.
Brianna reached level 2 mental skill.
John purchased Gym Rat for 500.
Lamp is now worth $80.
Dirty dishes worth $0.
Book called Playing With Your Food worth $20.
Book called The Little Train That Couldn't worth $20.
Onion worth $3.
Softy Brand Tissues worth $25.
Soap Keeper worth $65.
Book called Chasing the Quadruple Rainbow worth $20.
Career Rewards
Corporate Chic Countertop, level 2 Culinary
Study of Human Form, level 4 Painter
Picture Perfect Art Lighting, level 2 Painter
Stainless Steel Auto-Pot, level 3 Culinary
House Value: $371,603
Household Funds: $377,925
Adrianna
Age: Young Adult
Type: Human
Career: Culinary, Level 3
Spouse: Jules
Parents: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Children: Ricky, Ashley, John, Brianna
Grandchildren: Jeanie
Skills: Logic 10, Cooking 10, Gourmet Cooking 10, Baking 10, Writing 1, Charisma 7, Fitness 2, Dancing 2, Comedy 2, Mischief 3, Mixology 5, Video Gaming 2, Wellness 2, Painting 1
Traits: Self-Assured, Ambitious, Family Oriented, Kleptomaniac, Domestic, Essence of Flavor
Aspiration: Successful Lineage, Caregiver
Satisfaction: 0/3025
Rewards: Never Weary, Always Welcome, Steel Bladder, Antiseptic,
Protrait: No
Favorite Drink: Barley Bale
Favorite Meal:
Stats: Meals Cooked 14, Showers Taken 2, Bathroom Breaks 11, Social Events Attended 1, Times Woohooed 4, Go Here Command Obeyed 17, Times Asleep 14, Meals Eaten 18, Fires Witnessed 1, Dazed 1, Angry 1, Bored 6, Confident 32, Energized 19, Flirty 5, Happy 92, Inspired 38, Sad 1, Tense 18, Uncomfortable 8
Stolen Item Value: $233
Whims Completed: 24
Jules
Age: Young Adult
Type: Human
Career: Painter, Level 3
Spouse: Adrianna
Parents: Flint and Joanie McDuff
Siblings: Talia, Faith, Joe and Felicity
Children: Ricky, Ashley, John, Brianna
Grandchildren: Jeanie
Skills: Charisma 7, Painting 10, Fitness 4, Dancing 3, Programming 5, Video Gaming 2, Comedy 2, Cooking 1, Gardening 3, Logic 1, Wellness 1, Mischief 2. Mixology 3, Photography 1, Violin 2
Traits: Good, Cheerful, Self-Assured, Quick Learner
Aspiration: Renaissance Sim, Jack of Some Trades
Satisfaction: 0/1600
Rewards: Beloved, Steel Bladder, Hardly Hungry, Never Weary
Protrait: No
Favorite Drink:
Favorite Meal:
Stats: Meals Cooked 1, Showers Taken 6, Times Kissed 3, Bathroom Breaks 5, Social Events Attended 1, Times Woohooed 4, Go Here Command Obeyed 12, Times Asleep 15, Meals Eaten 10, Times Singed 1, Fires Witnessed 1, Bored 4, Confident 39, Energized 32, Flirty 2, Times Focused 3, Happy 70, Inspired 4, Playful 3, Sad 2, Tense 9, Uncomfortable 8
Whims Completed: 20
Ashley
Age: Teen
Type: Human
Career: N/A
Spouse: N/A
Parents: Adrianna and Jules
Siblings: Ricky, John, Brianna
Children: N/A
Grandchildren: N/A
Skills: Logic 7, Dancing 1, Painting 3, Charisma 1, Comedy 1, Fitness 1, Guitar 5, Mischief 2, Video Gaming 1, Wellness 1, Handiness 1
Traits: Cheerful, Evil, Neat, Music Lover, Muser
Aspiration: Musical Genius, Fine Tuned
Satisfaction: 0/1160
Rewards: None
Protrait: No
Favorite Drink:
Favorite Meal:
Stats: Showers Taken 4, Bathroom Breaks 12, Social Events Attended 1, Go Here Command Obeyed 8, Times Asleep 21, Meals Eaten 13, Fires Witnessed 1, Bored 2, Confident 1, Embarrassed 2, Energized 9, Focused 10, Happy 94, Inspired 7, Playful 3, Tense 35, Uncomfortable 54
Whims Completed: 14
John
Age: Teen
Type: Human
Career: N/A
Spouse: N/A
Parents: Adrianna and Jules
Siblings: Ricky, Ashley, Brianna
Children: N/A
Grandchildren: N/A
Skills: Fitness 5, Charisma 1, Comedy 1, Cooking 1, Mischief 1, Programming 2, Video Gaming 1
Traits: Active, Mean, High Metabolism
Aspiration: Bodybuilder, Exercise Demon
Satisfaction: 500/2175
Rewards: Gym Rat
Protrait: No
Favorite Drink:
Favorite Meal:
Stats: Meals Cooked 1, Showers Taken 10, Bathroom Breaks 17, Social Events Attended 1, Go Here Command Obeyed 9, Times Asleep 18, Meals Eaten 16, Fires Witnessed 1, Bored 1, Confident 1, Embarrassed 5, Energized 24, Focused 8, Happy 95, Tense 13, Uncomfortable 28
Whims Completed: 19
Brianna
Age: Child
Type: Human
Career: N/A
Spouse: N/A
Parents: Jules and Ashley
Siblings: Ricky, Ashley, John
Children: N/A
Grandchildren: N/A
Traits: Genius, Creative
Aspiration: Rambunctious Scamp
Satisfaction: 0/525
Rewards: None
Protrait: No
Favorite Drink:
Favorite Meal:
Stats: Showers Taken 1, Bathroom Breaks 8, Go Here Commands Obeyed 4, Times Asleep 7, Meals Eaten 3, Confident 1, Energized 1, Focused 5, Happy 26, Inspired 10, Playful 4, Sad 6, Tense 2
Whims Completed: 2
Age: Young Adult
Type: Human
Career: Culinary, Level 3
Spouse: Jules
Parents: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Children: Ricky, Ashley, John, Brianna
Grandchildren: Jeanie
Skills: Logic 10, Cooking 10, Gourmet Cooking 10, Baking 10, Writing 1, Charisma 7, Fitness 2, Dancing 2, Comedy 2, Mischief 3, Mixology 5, Video Gaming 2, Wellness 2, Painting 1
Traits: Self-Assured, Ambitious, Family Oriented, Kleptomaniac, Domestic, Essence of Flavor
Aspiration: Successful Lineage, Caregiver
Satisfaction: 0/3025
Rewards: Never Weary, Always Welcome, Steel Bladder, Antiseptic,
Protrait: No
Favorite Drink: Barley Bale
Favorite Meal:
Stats: Meals Cooked 14, Showers Taken 2, Bathroom Breaks 11, Social Events Attended 1, Times Woohooed 4, Go Here Command Obeyed 17, Times Asleep 14, Meals Eaten 18, Fires Witnessed 1, Dazed 1, Angry 1, Bored 6, Confident 32, Energized 19, Flirty 5, Happy 92, Inspired 38, Sad 1, Tense 18, Uncomfortable 8
Stolen Item Value: $233
Whims Completed: 24
Jules
Age: Young Adult
Type: Human
Career: Painter, Level 3
Spouse: Adrianna
Parents: Flint and Joanie McDuff
Siblings: Talia, Faith, Joe and Felicity
Children: Ricky, Ashley, John, Brianna
Grandchildren: Jeanie
Skills: Charisma 7, Painting 10, Fitness 4, Dancing 3, Programming 5, Video Gaming 2, Comedy 2, Cooking 1, Gardening 3, Logic 1, Wellness 1, Mischief 2. Mixology 3, Photography 1, Violin 2
Traits: Good, Cheerful, Self-Assured, Quick Learner
Aspiration: Renaissance Sim, Jack of Some Trades
Satisfaction: 0/1600
Rewards: Beloved, Steel Bladder, Hardly Hungry, Never Weary
Protrait: No
Favorite Drink:
Favorite Meal:
Stats: Meals Cooked 1, Showers Taken 6, Times Kissed 3, Bathroom Breaks 5, Social Events Attended 1, Times Woohooed 4, Go Here Command Obeyed 12, Times Asleep 15, Meals Eaten 10, Times Singed 1, Fires Witnessed 1, Bored 4, Confident 39, Energized 32, Flirty 2, Times Focused 3, Happy 70, Inspired 4, Playful 3, Sad 2, Tense 9, Uncomfortable 8
Whims Completed: 20
Ashley
Age: Teen
Type: Human
Career: N/A
Spouse: N/A
Parents: Adrianna and Jules
Siblings: Ricky, John, Brianna
Children: N/A
Grandchildren: N/A
Skills: Logic 7, Dancing 1, Painting 3, Charisma 1, Comedy 1, Fitness 1, Guitar 5, Mischief 2, Video Gaming 1, Wellness 1, Handiness 1
Traits: Cheerful, Evil, Neat, Music Lover, Muser
Aspiration: Musical Genius, Fine Tuned
Satisfaction: 0/1160
Rewards: None
Protrait: No
Favorite Drink:
Favorite Meal:
Stats: Showers Taken 4, Bathroom Breaks 12, Social Events Attended 1, Go Here Command Obeyed 8, Times Asleep 21, Meals Eaten 13, Fires Witnessed 1, Bored 2, Confident 1, Embarrassed 2, Energized 9, Focused 10, Happy 94, Inspired 7, Playful 3, Tense 35, Uncomfortable 54
Whims Completed: 14
John
Age: Teen
Type: Human
Career: N/A
Spouse: N/A
Parents: Adrianna and Jules
Siblings: Ricky, Ashley, Brianna
Children: N/A
Grandchildren: N/A
Skills: Fitness 5, Charisma 1, Comedy 1, Cooking 1, Mischief 1, Programming 2, Video Gaming 1
Traits: Active, Mean, High Metabolism
Aspiration: Bodybuilder, Exercise Demon
Satisfaction: 500/2175
Rewards: Gym Rat
Protrait: No
Favorite Drink:
Favorite Meal:
Stats: Meals Cooked 1, Showers Taken 10, Bathroom Breaks 17, Social Events Attended 1, Go Here Command Obeyed 9, Times Asleep 18, Meals Eaten 16, Fires Witnessed 1, Bored 1, Confident 1, Embarrassed 5, Energized 24, Focused 8, Happy 95, Tense 13, Uncomfortable 28
Whims Completed: 19
Brianna
Age: Child
Type: Human
Career: N/A
Spouse: N/A
Parents: Jules and Ashley
Siblings: Ricky, Ashley, John
Children: N/A
Grandchildren: N/A
Traits: Genius, Creative
Aspiration: Rambunctious Scamp
Satisfaction: 0/525
Rewards: None
Protrait: No
Favorite Drink:
Favorite Meal:
Stats: Showers Taken 1, Bathroom Breaks 8, Go Here Commands Obeyed 4, Times Asleep 7, Meals Eaten 3, Confident 1, Energized 1, Focused 5, Happy 26, Inspired 10, Playful 4, Sad 6, Tense 2
Whims Completed: 2