The Perks of Being a University Student

[lamby2278]

I love this story! When you commented about Triton leaving a woman stranded on an island trying to raise 3 kids, I fell out of my chair! Too bad that story was moved to the graveyard.

[Ally3772]

Never a dull moment with this family, is there? Good that Andrew is in it for the long haul. I'd hate to see the girls without their daddy around.

No there is not!

I love this story! When you commented about Triton leaving a woman stranded on an island trying to raise 3 kids, I fell out of my chair! Too bad that story was moved to the graveyard.

Yeah I know! I saw him in the game I'm like wait a minute... I know you! Haha so I thought I would just throw that in there!

[Ally3772]

Dear Friend,

Ever have a really really bad dream? A dream that felt so real it scared the living crap out of you? Well, let me tell you about mine...

"And how did that make you feel?"

I looked at this so called "Therapist" like she was stupid.

"How do you think it made me feel?!" I gaped.

"Answer the question Mrs. Steele." She said.

"Scared as hell of course! I mean, my husband Andrew, My brothers Lucas and Stefan, sister in law Margaret, and my sister Sophia never came back!" I told her.

"Never came back from where?" She asked.

"This free vacation we were offered! I was the only one who made it back! Here I was, a widow, and left alone to raise my nephew, niece, and two daughters by myself!" I said.

"But, it was just a dream right? Everything worked out fine?" She asked.

"Yeah, of course. They are all home safe and sound." I said.



"You said Grace is acting out?"

"Yeah, she's a teenager, they do that." I said.

...

"I HATE YOU!" Grace screamed.

"Go a head and hate me, it's not my job to get you to like me! It's my job to protect you and staying out after curfew every night is making it hard to do!" He snapped.



"It's not your job to protect me!" She yelled at him.

"Oh, and why is that Grace?!" Andrew screamed.

"Because! YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER!" She screamed at him.



...

"But they made up?" She asked.

"Yes, she apologized and everything returned back to normal." I said.



"And you made two major life changes?"

"I wouldn't say major..."

...



"Congratulations, you are now the owner of Sparkling Sands!" The lady said shaking my hand.

I smiled, but I had butterflies in my stomach.



I loved relaxing in the pool.

And reading on the beach next door reading a book on a towel was even more relaxing.



Oh yeah, I could definitely get used to owning my resort.



...

"You just recently bought your second resort, right?" She asked.

"Yeah, and I'm starting to think that was a mistake." I said.

"Why is that?" She asked.

"The first one was so easy you know? Everyone loves staying at it. The second one, the staff never stays in one place, and the place is always dirty because they won't stay in their spots. Not to mention all of the broken sinks we have to repair." I told her.



We finished up the session, and I headed outside.

"Hey." Andrew said holding out his hand.

"Hi." I smiled taking his hand.

We headed to the car.

You're probably wondering why I was in therapy, huh?

Well, let's just say after my nightmare I became really clingy to Andrew, and he suggested I get help.

Today was my last session, and things were looking up.

Until next time!

Love always,

Sarah

I know it's short, but I wanted to get something out! Let me know what you think!

[Magz from Oz]

It sure sounds like Sarah has hers hands full and so do you Ally.  Great update.

[Ally3772]

It sure sounds like Sarah has hers hands full and so do you Ally.  Great update.

Oh my god! You have no idea! There is so much going on at once in the game! Plus I had a scare with the Free Vacation thing, I almost had to write Lucas, Andrew, Stefan, Sophia, and Margaret off because they didn't come back! Thankfully I had a save before I got Island Paradise so I was able to save them all! So on top of that and then two resorts it's crazy!!

[RaiaDraconis]

That free vacation opportunity rather scares me. I've heard too many horror stories.

[Ally3772]

That free vacation opportunity rather scares me. I've heard too many horror stories.

Yeah, never again will I accept it!

[Ally3772]

Dear Friend,

Being the owner of two resorts was a lot of work! We spent two days at each resort working on upgrading each sink, each shower, each toilet to either unbreakable or self-cleaning.



Andrew went home to make sure the house was still in one piece.

"Are you kidding me?!" He screamed.



"What have you guys been doing?!" He asked.

"Nothing!" Alex said.

"Obviously! Now pick all this up! I want each of you working on getting all of the laundry done, and clean the house before your mothers come home!" He said.

"But-"

"No! They have been at the resorts working hard to get them in shape! The last thing they are going to want to do is pick up the house!" He said before walking into his room.

When we did get home it was time to celebrate Alex's birthday!



He called up the university and enrolled right away.

"Bye honey!" I called as he boarded the boat taxi.



I'll let him tell you about his fun and exciting time at university!

Love always,

Sarah
...

Dear Friend,

Alex here, I'm here to tell you about my.... fun and exciting time here at university!

Here is my house that I am renting.




I was going for my Physical Education degree to be a professional athlete.



I decided to go to this orientation thing at the college, even though everyone in the family said it was boring.

I gave a presentation about some game plays I've had in mind, people seemed to like them!



I then went home to eat, alone.



Then I went to my first day of class, alone.



Drank a cup of coffee at the coffee shop, alone.



And I studied, alone!



This being alone crap was really bothering me, I came from a huge family! There was always someone around to hang out with or talk too!

"Hey little sis! How are things going?!" I said through the phone.



"Yeah! Yeah! That's great! Sounds fun!" I said.



"Yeah! I'm having a blast! School is awesome!" I lied.



"No, I'm telling the truth." I said.



"Oh, you have to go? Okay! Well have a good day at school! Bye." I said hanging up.

I looked around the house, I decided to go to bed before class tomorrow.

We were studying the body and how it works.



Love always,

Alex

Looks like Alex isn't having much fun and is lonely at university! Hopefully it gets better! Let me know what you think!

Thanks for reading!

[Magz from Oz]

Maybe Alex would have been happier in a dorm.  That way he would have no privacy, constant interruptions and people in is face 24/7.  Just like home.   

[Ally3772]

Dear Friend,

Eat, sleep, take a shower, study, go to class, take exams, eat, sleep, etc.

That is all I do!

I did however, hang out at the pool bar down the street.



I got to hang with some cool people! That somehow convinced me to donate some saliva, giggles, and plasma...

I had cotton mouth, and I couldn't stop laughing.



I also fainted.




I guess that's what I get for being a medical test subject.

Remind me never to listen to peer pressure ever again, okay?

I had a hard time fitting in most of the time, I was that kid in school that had everything. They teased me for my expensive clothes, and the car I drive.



Truth is, the family went from having over 100,000 dollars, to only having 3,000 dollars. Most of the money now went towards the resorts, but you have to put money in to make money right?

I was doing laundry one evening, and you will never guess what I saw!



An alien! On my porch!

I rushed out of the house and ran down the stairs before she could leave.

I couldn't wait to ask her questions! I had so many!



She didn't really offer up any information about space, or if UFOs were really real or not, but she seemed like a cool chick to hang out with.

And who knew aliens rode bikes?!



Now that I got the test subject stuff and meeting aliens out of my system it was back to class, because tomorrow was finals.



And I think I aced all of them!



I'll write soon to tell you the results of my finals!

Love always,

Alex

9,622 views!! WOW!

Thank you!!!

[Ally3772]

Dear Friend,

Me again, just wanted to write a quick letter telling you about my grades and something else!

The alien I wrote about in my last letter, Ituxi, invited me out!



After we danced we played a game of pool and had a few drinks.

After that I took her back home where I showed her pictures of Savannah who she thought was adorable.



My report card came and I was nervous!



I passed all classes with an A!




"I passed!" I said smiling.

"That's great!" Ituxi said.

"Yeah." I said.

"Here, for a gift." She said.



"Oh wow! Thank you!" I said.



"Your welcome." She said pulling me into a hug.



She didn't see it, but my eyes went wide.

Was she coming on to me? Did she like me?

... Did I like her?

I mean, we are two different... species?

Was I crazy for even thinking of the possibilities of us being more than friends?

I'm going to go because I am so confused and I need to figure things out... A little advice would be much appreciated if you have it.

Love always,

Alex

You know sometimes I feel like I'm not even playing the game, that the game is like a movie! Because I totally did not plan on an alien girl coming in and flirting with Alex! Haha, poor Alex, all confused. Let me know what you think!

[chetanhaobijam]

Great update.

This pic was awesome and funny. An alien driving a cycle instead of their super spaceship. Cool:).
My advice to Alex:
''Do whatever your heart says it is right. After all, it's your life. And you have to live it''.
Looking forward for next update.

[Ally3772]

Dear Friend,

So, I decided to give this whole alien/human relationship thing a try.



She was a cute little alien.



I had to return to the university to get the few credits that I need to graduate.

After school I returned home to spend time with Ituxi, she wanted to know everything there was about humans and the culture.

And what better way for her to gain experience then getting robbed?



Good thing I installed a security system because the cop showed up in seconds.

Thankfully no one was hurt and the robber didn't get a chance to steal anything.



Maybe the robber will learn not to rob somebody in broad daylight!

I came back in to find Ituxi looking at a book.

"What's this?" She asked.

"A book." I said.

I then taught her how to read.



I asked her to be my girlfriend, and of course I had to explain what that was.

"Sure, sounds fun!" She said.

I laughed and kissed her.



"That felt funny." She said touching her lips.

"Yeah." I laughed.

We ended the night by her telling me about the stars, and what space was like.



I had to cut the evening short though, because finals were coming up and I needed to study. I was curious to why Ituxi was here, I mean she didn't go to school, so why was she here? She had this weird thing at the end of her name, I didn't know if it was her last name or what. It's Ituxi Pollination Technician, weird huh?

I just hope I wasn't being played somehow.

Love alway,

Alex

Sooo, anyone know what a Pollination Technician is??? I googled it and I can't find an answer anywhere!

[McHazy]

I must say I am loving this story, and I am totally addicted. What a fun, lively bunch of characters - they must be interesting to play (although I don't envy you the 8 sims/2 dogs to keep an eye on!)

 A Pollination Technician is in the Sims Wiki as part of the UFO crew who abducts Sims and impregnates the males! So now we know what Ituxi does for a living! 

[Ally3772]

I must say I am loving this story, and I am totally addicted. What a fun, lively bunch of characters - they must be interesting to play (although I don't envy you the 8 sims/2 dogs to keep an eye on!)

 A Pollination Technician is in the Sims Wiki as part of the UFO crew who abducts Sims and impregnates the males! So now we know what Ituxi does for a living!

Thank you!! They are a fun bunch of characters to play! Trust me when I tell you that taking care of 8 sims and 2 dogs is not a piece of cake! Even if I keep them busy with several tasks!

Uh oh, that doesn't sound good! She hasn't tried anything with Alex yet though, but we'll have to see!