Home on the Range

When last we visited the Leggasea family, we were all getting to see what life was like on a college campus for our Leggasea girls. They even formed a Greek House (Var House). And the youngest, little (or not so little) Aurora proposed to one of her professors (Payton Gast) who accepted!

Say it with me now ... AWWWWW! :O)

Star (poor girl) is surrounded by people who are forming relationships or are already in relationships, and she's starting to feel a little left out.

But what has our founder (Larana) and her live-in boyfriend (Benjamin Long) been up to since the girls moved to college? Let's find out, shall we?

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Dear Star and Aurora,

Mom here ... and feeling like a MILLION BUCKS! Woo! These energy drinks really pack a punch.


Thanks for all of your letters and emails. I feel like neither of you ever left. HA-HA! Congratulations on your engagment Aurora! I can't wait to meet him. What about you, Star? Any new guys on your horizon? And a Greek House!! Wow! I wish I could have gone to college. I would have had so much FUN! :O)

Your ol' mom's not getting any younger, and I still haven't reached my want of reaching the top of the athletic career. I'd probabaly already BE there if it wasn't for losing my job so long ago. :O(

Aside from working out like a maniac, I think I might be hitting the midlife crisis people my age are always complaining about reaching. Why's that you ask? Well ... *clears throat* ... I proposed to your father. I really don't know WHAT came over me!



After all these years of non-wedded bliss ... I proposed to the big lug.



And he ACCEPTED! Crazy, CRAZY man.


I must be totally insane. What do I want to get married for? Benjamin and I have been perfectly happy. He gave me a daughter ....... err ... TWO daughters ... yes. He's at the top of his career ... I'm nearing the top of mine. Marriage ... it's just a piece of paper.

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Maybe I'm approaching menopause or something. Cuz I went through with it. I married him. *sigh*



He seemed pretty happy about it though. So what can you do? He's probably been wanting to marry me for years, but you know how he is.




Besides ... where else am I going to find a man who kisses like him. ;O)

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Of course, the next day reality jumped up and bit me in the ass. I was married ... the ol' ball and chain. I was feeling pretty sorry for myself, so I went out and bought myself a present. Do you like? ;O)


Don't get me wrong, girls. I love your father to pieces. I do. But MARRIAGE? Didn't work for my parents ... why on simearth would it work for me? I've got WAY too many notches on my bedpost!

But ... your father caught my eye back before you were both born, and he just seems to age like a fine wine. Just keeps getting better and better ... ;O)


I think he feels the same way about me, too. And he's never really shown any interest in any other women. Your mom is HOT!


And let's face it. Your father may be aging, but he's still got it. And still so romantic.


We've started dating again. With you girls out of the house, your father being at the top of his field, and me moving ever closer to my goal ... well, we have more time for those sorts of things.


To commemorate our newlywed status and the fact that we're dating (which is really something we never did before), he and I jammed for a bit. I swear, he lives, eats, and BREATHES that drumset.

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And speaking of jamming ... do you girls remember Bill Baity? The boyfriend of our neighbor Ginnea Porcine? HE KEEPS COMING OVER UNINVITED!!! It's drives me NUTS!!!


I certainly hope one of you didn't flirt with him when you were still at home. He seems pretty outgoing. I may have to get a restraining order.

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Anyway ... where was I? Oh yes! Dating. Your father and I have been dating like crazy! There are just so many fun things to do downtown.

One of my favorite things to do is getting our picture taken in the photobooth.



Of course, I have NO idea why taking a picture draws such a crowd.



It's not like we were making monkey noises or anything.



Oh, wait. Yes, we were. *wiggles eyebrows*


As a matter of fact, making monkey noises is something that your father and I quite enjoy. You girls should try it sometime. ;O))



There are OH-SO-MANY places to practice that sort of activity. Hehe.

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Anyway, I think I rather enjoy dating your father.



And he's good at spinning the records like you girls.


Anyway, girls. I've gotta get going. You're father and I are going bowling!

One last thing ... Here's a picture of your father an me. You could hang it up in your new Greek House so all the members know where you girls came from. ;O)) Hehe.



Ah ... immortalized forever!

Love,
Mom and dad

P.S. Aurora ... what guy were you talking about that you said you thought you saw me with?

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Parents are interesting creatures. They get old, and suddenly they want to be young again. *shakes head* I wonder what ELSE they've been up to ...

Greek Life

In our last installment, the girls founded a Greek House ... tentatively being called "Var House" (until future generations get the other two letters). They have one pledge thus far (Lisa Creelman). Also ... Aurora found a man ... and she fell in love. At the end of the update, Aurora proposed to him ... will he accept??? Find out below!

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Dear mom and dad,

Star and I are so, SOOOO sorry for not being able to complete our last letter to you. Classes. You know how it goes. And since we've gone and founded the Greek House, we've gotta fund it - so we've been busy with that, too (more about that later). Furniture needs buying, walls need to be put up. And I hate the wallpaper. But we can't afford much right now. Soon though.

Anyway ... from your letter, I see that dad influenced you to write a few choice words about my proposal to my college professor. Oh! And I got so wrapped up in writing to you about him and how wonderful he is that I didn't tell you his name! *blush* His name is Payton Gast, and he IS only 25! I'm 18 ... I'm an adult. A WOMAN. Tell dad that he needs to realize that.

Anyway ... Payton is 25 (young for a professor), but he's absolutely brilliant. Dad's probably wondering what a college professor wants with a Freshman. Apparently dad has forgotten that I'm more mature than HE is (what middle-aged man wanders around wearing sunglasses all the time and dreaming of being younger? *shakes head*). And I don't care if you show that bit to dad. He needs to realize I'm not the little girl anymore that he helped transition.

Payton thinks I'm insightful, funny ... beautiful. *blush* Love is love. No one has control over who they fall in love with. If they think they have that control, they're deluding themselves.

I proposed to him because I love him ...



And he loves me because ...



... HE ACCEPTED!!!
We've been very open about our relationship, and since I'm going to be declaring my major soon, they don't have a problem with it. We've been to the Dean and everything (just in case). So you won't have to worry about irate parents calling up and calling me a whore or a slut.



Payton's not like that. He said he wants to wait until we're married.


I think that's great. I'm not ready for that step anyway. And even if I was ... I know how to protect myself. So STOP worrying! And give dad a valium or something.

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Hey, mom! Hey, dad! Star here. I just wanted to touch upon something that Rora mentioned earlier in the letter. Funding of the Greek House ... Var House. :O) Yes, we (Rora, Lisa, and I) have been putting our heads together trying to figure out how to fund ourselves. There's the obvious influx of scholarship funds that we get for doing well on our midterms and final exams, but we need more than that amount. So ...




I'm a DJ!
I went to a club one night just to loosen up after taking exams and whatnot, and I couldn't take my eyes off of the DJ. No ... it had nothing to do with attraction - I could've cared less. But the way he was mixing the sounds and generally being creative ... I figured I could do it. They were having an amature night, and they LOVED me. I rock. I can't be knowledge all the time. I have to have a creative outlet. DJ-ing is not only fun and creative, but very lucrative as well.

Oh ... oh. Sorry ... RORA has also been putting her DJ-ing abilities to work. *rolls eyes*



Always trying to copy their older siblings. *shakes head*
But I have to give her props. She spins a mean LP! Her style is a little bit different than mine, but ... what can you do? We're not the same person. Not by a long shot.

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By now you're both probably noticing that Rora and I have changed our appearances. I usually change mine every year. I like to shake things up a bit. I'm not some stodgy knowledge sim who only cares about test tubes.

Of course ... we've kinda spread the disease to Lisa. Heh-heh-heh ... *evil grin*


When she walked out of the bathroom after her makeover, I was AMAZED! I mean ... do you remember her from before?



She looked so ... so OLD!



And NOW look at her! WOO! The girl is on FIRE!! ;O)
With her new look, she started pursuing one of our newest pledges - Andrew GilsCarbo. He's a nice guy. And Lisa likes him ...



... a LOT!


I'm pretty sure that the feeling is mutal. I mean ... they've gone out a few times, and they both have these silly grins on their faces when they return to Var House.




Yup ... love is in the air at Var House. I'm still trying to figure out if that's a good thing or not.



I mean ... don't get me wrong. I have no problems with people acting out their romantic notions on the front lawn ...



But COME ON!!!



Show a little discretion! The cook has been known to gossip.

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No ... no ... I'm not jealous that my Greek House members are in relationships and I haven't found anyone I'm interested in yet ... and I'm almost a senior ...


Yes ... midterms have passed and I've changed my hair again. :Op Anyway ... I'm sure I'll find someone. Sooner or later.

SO ... what have you and dad been up to since Rora and I left? Having fun? Write back soon and tell us all about it!

We love you.

Aurora and Star

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So what HAVE Larana (our founder) and Benjamin Long been up to since the girls went away to college? What do a Romance sim and a Knowledge sim do all alone? Hmm ... find out next time! ;O))