September/October birthdays

September-October 2087

The Pendleton sisters are delightful young ladies, treasures to anyone who ever knew them. They are charming, generous, and friendly with everyone. But their closest friends and favorite bar buddies would have to be the Thompson siblings.

Who are, unfortunately, not as universally delightful. Each has their strong points, mind you. And as friends, they make a solid pack. Laney is a reliable, compassionate, good listener. Ingrid is daring and fun, up for anything at any time. Ian is very clever, and can hold his own in conversation about most any topic. Beyond friendship, though, these three are a hot hot mess. Jamie knows better than to mix friendship and romance. And Jessica would be wise to steer her efforts elsewhere.  

But it's a shaggy, scruffy, handsome face that captivates Jessica, after a few drinks on her 25th birthday. Ian has such a kind smile and dazzling hazel eyes. She knows that he is incredibly smart, which she admires, being a teacher herself. She imagines they would have wonderful conversations together. If not for the noise and distraction of the bar, they might be having a sizzling conversation right now.

So she invites him to walk with her out on the docks.

She snaps a picture, thinking what a sweet couple they would make.

"We should go out sometime. Dinner and a movie? Don't you think?"

"No, thanks," he says. 

"No thanks? What?"

Ian explains, with the infinite wisdom of a young man who has more brains than sense, that he knows she is miles too good for him and he can't bear the pressure of her inevitable disappointment. He has nothing to offer a girlfriend, not even a date. He can't take her out to dinner, because he kind of has no money, or a job, or any prospects. Or plans. Only a boatload of student loan debt, and he wonders whether she wouldn't rather date someone a little more on her level? 

"Well, uh, I guess when you put it that way," Jessica stammers. She has never been more embarrassed in her life. 

Ian and his twin sister, Ingrid, have their 24th birthdays later in the month. 

Jessica declined their invitation to celebrate with them. 

On September 29, 2087, Sebastian Carlos Sanchez is born to second-time parents, Lisa and Carlos. After a quick and uneventful birth, mother and baby are healthy and resting at home. 

Big brother Julian is feeling a tad jealous. But Lisa promises that there's plenty of love in this family to go around.  

September birthdays: 

1: Wylie Pickett is 11

3: Dominique Beech is 28

3: Gabriel Bradshaw is 3

4: Alice Nova is 66

5: Dustin Fontenot is 10

8: Jessica Pendleton is 25

11: Catherine Church is 26

13: Fiona McCullough is 20

14: Orion Deppiesse is 54

14: Heather Thompson is 54

16: Luca Phoenix is 3

22: Helen Bunch is 57

24: Louise Fontenot is 48

26: Ingrid Thompson is 24

26: Ian Thompson is 24

29: Rebecca Harris is 4

30: Lauren Sanders is 15

September anniversaries: 

9/6/2081: Carlos & Lisa Sanchez, 6 years

9/12/2076: Nathan & Ally Lind, 11 years

* The homeless encampment sounds like a really fun detail to build, but it doesn't make sense at all for my Fort Hollow neighborhood, all of which serves as a military base, deep in the mountains. We'll save that idea for another time and place.   

In October, new mommy Aliyah celebrates her 27th birthday quietly at home with her sweet baby Sienna, who is 4 months old now. 

Charlie Roseland thought his 23rd birthday would be mostly uneventful, but he got the greatest birthday wish he could have ever hoped for. Not dying! 

In all of his short young adulthood, Charlie has played with a lot of fun and dangerous things—chemicals, blow torches, electrical circuits, explosives, Ingrid—but he's always prided himself on his instincts and good sense. He's never burnt down a house. Never been arrested. Never gotten so much as a burn or a scratch. Never had any trouble working fast, pushing through a few extra orders before his shift was over to get into his supervisor's good graces. 

But one day his confidence finally got ahead of him. Two crossed wires and a spark of white hot electricity knocked him out cold. 

He owes this happy birthday gift of a lifetime to his quick-thinking co-worker, Maya, who paid very close attention in her workplace safety training seminars. His heart had stopped for only a minute, and he can expect to recover almost fully. 

With maybe a little lingering nerve damage and a healthy dose of caution. 

October birthdays: 

2: Luis Talbot is 24

3: Leilani Kapule is 19

4: Gregory Bunch is 57

5: Marlie Alonso is 31

6: Heather Huffington is 45

7: Aliyah Sylvester is 27

8: Bentley Booth is 25

9: Julia Lind is 8

10: Lindsay Slough is 19

11: Raquel Herrera is 22

14: Marcus Sylvester is 19

15: April Hutchins is 24

16: Amaya Hadley is 10

17: Payton Quick is 13

18: Levi Bachman is 53

25: Leigh Turner is 43

25: Charlie Roseland is 23

28: Alexander Trudgen is 13

29: Shaina Halston is 29

October anniversaries: 

10/2/2063: Cabe & Ashley Deppiesse, 24 years

10/11/2068: Chad & Riley Hathe, 19 years

10/15/2072: Blake & Clarice Miller, 15 years

10/18/2059: Cynthia & Robert Kim, 28 years

* The Steele household is a co-op style lot, home to Ronnie & Sheila, Tyler & Maya, and Sheldon (Melissa's dad). No visual changes for this one, of course, but this lot trait is super annoying to play! I've never experienced an actual earthquake on any of these lots, but the tense moodlet is far too common for something that hardly ever happens! Perhaps my urban development sims might have to come up with a process to "fix" it.