Confessions of a Sims 3 Addict

 As soon as the Maloney family arrived at their new home in the Wild Wild West, they discovered there was a reason this property was so cheap - just about every plumbing fixture was broken. As Polly, Maxwell, and Kyngston set to work on the repairs, I furnished the house and updated the wall treatments.  Polly, as usual, was unimpressed with my furniture choices and went room to room blubbering over what things might have cost. Get over it Polly, you are a very successful author and make a lot of money now. You've come a long way from hunkering in the basement of your parents' old building and getting your resources from the dumpster. A repairman showed up to offer his help, and some of the neighbors came by to welcome the family, one of them driving a very fancy pink and white sports car. The owner of the car was Ben Wellby, who I assume is a doctor. He's rather handsome too. Polly found out he was single and took an immediate liking to him. Before the night was over, she ...

 San Palmero is not a level island and came undeveloped for the most part. I put most of the rabbitholes in a place I built and named it San Palermo Marketplace. It featured a diner/restaurant with pizza oven and baking station, restrooms, bar, outdoor dining options, a spa, a bookstore, a elixir store, and a consignment store.  I learned to use the stilt foundations on most of the lots, so I would have a level building platform.  For instance the Choc O Latte coffee shop was built on stilts. The beach was so steep, I built a pier so I could place items. This is one of the houses I built. I spent more time building than playing I think, then Halloween came around, and I got sidetracked with Terence Bloodston and played the spin off for a couple weeks. Here you can see the back of the Maloney house with Terence's house in the background. In this version of the game, Terence became the bookstore cashier instead of a private investigator. Kyngston made a point of meeting him...

 The Maloney family stayed at Huckleberry Bay for a long time, and then moved to San Palmero when the North Wind came calling. Here's a photo drop of the last few days at Huckleberry Bay. Friendships continued between Maxwell and his neighbors, but for some inexplicable reason, there was a day spent at the Nectary and Sim Fu lot where everyone was getting sick, and not just those I was interacting with. Maybe they got some bad nectar? Anyway, Maxwell was puking by the time he got home. Polly continued with her romantic flings . . . while Kyngston continued in the music/singing career. Law enforcement was a little sketchy, but I guess with such a small town, the labor pool is limited. Maxwell and Charity continued their friendship in ways that only werewolves understand. Eventually the day came when the North Wind sent the Maloney heirs on their way leaving Gillian behind. They did leave her the house, however.  Then it was on to San Palmero.