Need Your Input Re: Sending Sims to University in Sims 3

For many of you reading this blog, you're more than familiar with this family and all it's dramas. But I've come up with a dilemma here that I need your advice/input with.

As you know, in Sims 2, Ambrose and Virginia met in college, graduated, moved back home, married and started a family.

In Sims 3, sadly college was not an option. They met as Young Adults, got married and had their kids. Or at least some of them. The youngest - Tristan - is still a baby. All the rest are teens, all 3 girls. Helen, Violet and Susan.

I've tried sending Brosie back to college from his home town, but I've been met with disastrous results. There's a glitch in game that prevents Sims from seeing their class schedules.

So I was wondering.
Should I continue this path I'd started. Or shall I try and follow the original Sims 2 story and go back, before they had the kids and send them both to college as Young Adults. Maybe changing the colour scheme slightly so that it looks like a 'blast from the past' between them.

Any feedback will be welcome indeedy

Rina's Back!!

*please note, this does NOT happen in game, I just cheated a little and used a precious saved game, since I didn't have the heart to see the family all upset at the loss of their beloved doggy Rina*

Truth be known .... I wimped out.

Anyways, nuff said, here's the next instalment in the Graystone family saga (didn't think I'd forgotten them did you???? I'm waiting for University Life so that I can properly continue their saga)

After begging, pleading, even downright bribery and corruption, Rina was finally allowed back home. With a warning. Because of her self-trained aggressive behaviour, she'd have to be watched around younger children and babies. Plus, if she was ever neglected again, her removal was PERMANENT. Next time there was no going back.

 
Violet was the first one to make a fuss of Rina.

Followed by Helen, who'd cycled like mad from her art class to get home to greet Rina.
And gave her a good brushing. Which resulted in a sloppy lick and a wagging tail!!!

So all's good with the world.

The Morning After the night Before

The party lasted until the early hours of the morning. Most of the girls had gone to bed, utterly exhausted. only the 'die-hard' partiers - namely those who didn't mind staying up all night coughVAMPIREScough, remained.

This amused Rina greatly, as one of them decided to give her a brush. She simply relished the idea of such attention, all misconceptions and nervousness around vampires, vanishing completely.

See??? They CAN be nice ..... despite the smell ... and the fact that they drink plasma ... SIM plasma not pet *phew*.

But even a party animal can exhaust themselves. Plus, the time was 3:30am and the sun was due to rise in a couple of hours. So the last guest left. The stereo was turned off and even Brosie was too exhausted to clear up the cake plates.

At least Ginny managed to put away the remnants of Susan's birthday cake before she too, retired to bed.

But one thing still bugged Brosie.

That experimental pill.

It wouldn't have been so bad if they'd actually told him what it was supposed to be for.
Not only that, the sheer size of it was off putting.
Something that barely fit into the palm of your hand could only be taken one way or another. And he seriously rethought the idea of the 'other' way.

Screwing up his face, he opened wide and shoved the massive pill into his mouth.

Gagging, he swallowed. Twice, three times .... just to get the damned thing down!!

Gah, it tasted foul!! He seriously thought about the gallons of water he needed to drink to get rid of that nasty flavour. And wondered just how long this pill would take to work.

In the meantime, Ginny couldn't sleep any longer. It was 6am and the sun was streaming through the bedroom window.

Besides, she herself had something on her mind.

It had been so long since she'd gotten any attention from Brosie and she wondered if their marriage was going stale.

Still half asleep, she looked at herself in the mirror, checking out new wrinkles etc.

Two teenage daughters, and another one soon to be come a teenager. Time surely did fly.

Brosie let out a bellow of glee as the effects of the pill kicked in.

"HOLY HELL!!!" he hollered, "I feel GREAT!!!!"

Rushing out of the bedroom, he was greeted by a glum looking Ginny.

"Hi sweetie," he said, pulling her into a hug...... or at least trying to.

Ginny wasn't in the mood and pushed him away. But he wasn't to be put off.

"Got you some flowers!" he said happily.

He didn't know what was going on, but he had this sudden urge to lavish gifts and overwhelming love on his wife. And he didn't care that their daughters would be getting up soon and witnessing this rare show of affection.

Eventually, he wore Ginny down with his advances, until she finally agreed to join him in the bedroom.

Five sessions later, and finally they fell asleep.... totally and utterly exhausted.

Guess we all know what was in that experimental pill now, don't we?????

Next update:

Susan Tries a little experiment

Birthday Time!!!

Ginny kept quiet about the girls being so tardy, because Brosie, before he'd gone to work, had gone to such great lengths to keep the house nice and tidy. She just couldn't bring herself to yell at him. In fact, she felt as though she was slowing down somewhat.

And rightly so, since the very next day it was Susan's birthday!! Ohhh, they grow up so fast.

Scraping their money together, they decided to get a few balloons and decorate the front garden with them. Naturally they got the bog standard birthday cake in preparation. And this time, they organised a party for her.

After all, it's not every day you turn teen now is it?

One of the guests was none other than Shirley Lin - more on her later.

With the fuss and ado, and cheering going on, Susan made a wish and blew out the candles, whilst Violet stood in the background silently wishing it was her birthday.

 

 Patience my dear. Patience!! Your time will come.

The rest of the guests all cheered when Susan transitioned. Even dear Elmer, whom I think would be a perfect match for one of Brosie and Ginny's girls. Dontcha think???

With a zip and a POW! and sparkles galore, Susan leaped into the air and transformed into...

.... well, I can honestly say, there's no mistaking who she belongs to. She's the spitting image of Brosie, in female form!!!

I was saddened to see her lovely curly hair vanish during the transition. But I also realised that those corkscrew curls might not be appropriate for her now that she's a teen. So I decided to opt for a shorter hairstyle instead, that still maintained her curls. Just not those lovely little corkscrew curls that she sported so well.

Sadly, because of difficulties with her education, the game chose Unflirty as one of her traits.
And at the same time, she chose her LTW. She wanted to adopt loads of strays.

I dread to think what her parents will be thinking, when they find the place overrun with unruly animals!!!!

The party went well, with the guests all having some cake, dancing to the music and having a general chit chat. Although I think Ginny's putting on her 'match-making' head here as she's in full swing, chatting about goodness knows what to poor unsuspecting Elmer!!!

 
Then, quietly in the corner, well away from everyone else.... Rags silently celebrated before transitioning himself.

However, as the night drew in, Brosie was getting rather cosy with his co worker Shirley Lin.

I just hope that he knows what he's doing. I'd hate to think that this family would break up because of one stupid mistake.

Especially on his daughter's birthday.

Ambrose Gives Helen Driving Lessons

6am Thursday morning. 

Helen is still buzzing over the fact that she's been nominated - and won the prestigious Prom Queen status at her school. She was still in her formal wear, energised and on top of the world.

It was a good idea - she thought - to bug her dad about learning how to drive. Besides, she couldn't let her brand new lime green Ford Focus/Fiesta, sit there on the drive, gathering dust!! It was a gift from her mum and dad. A little - well not so little but you get my drift - surprise for her for being so helpful and coping well when they went away.

Bleary-eyed and still in his PJ's, Brosie obliged, only because he'd learned very quickly that she wouldn't take no for an answer. Anything to keep the peace anyways!!!

He'd barely eaten the last morsel of breakfast when Helen ran to the car excitedly and sat in the driver's seat, waiting patiently.

 I think Brosie actually started to regret his decision as he rushed around to slip on his clothes, his sweater getting caught and one arm tangled inside the other one.

Finally he was ready and got in the car.

"Now you've got to listen carefully," he said, clipping on his seatbelt, "got that?"

"Yes dad."

"Okay. Got your seatbelt on?"

"Check."

"Checked your mirrors?"

"Check."

"Seat okay?"

"Check."

"Right. Okay. Now you've got to remember the first rule before you set off. Right?"

"Yes dad."

"Mirror. Signal. Manoeuvre. Check your mirrors, make sure there's nothing coming. Use your indicator to let folks know you're pulling out, then when you think the coast is clear, move off. Clear?"

"Yes dad."

"Now, start your engine and lets get going. Oh and don't worry about kangaroo jumps. It's natural for first time drivers until they get used to the pedals and control of the car. Nervous?"

"Um, yeah."

"Don't be, you'll be fine. Now I'm going to talk you through the first things you've got to do and we'll see how we go from there."

He didn't need to tell her twice, she eased away from the kerb and drove away seamlessly. No kangaroo jumps, no stalling. Nothing. In fact, neither of their fun levels dropped at all!!!

Unfortunately, their hour long driving lesson was over only too soon, plus work and school beckoned. But Brosie promised Helen that they'd try again as soon as the weekend came along.


I've a feeling she's going to pass first time!!!!