Going Solo: Gen 2.5 Kerri

Being back home was nice. Mom was very excited to have me back, she didn't like that I went out of state for school. Of course in true Mom fashion, she wanted to celebrate my return and graduation with a party. I wasn't a fan of big parties, but I agreed to make her happy.

Dad couldn't make it, he was out of the country doing a film. He was supposed to be retired, but everyone once in a while he'd take a role if it sounded fun. Everyone else was able to make it, except Boyd. He was working and couldn't switch his shift, but he promised to come by after work. I finally got to meet Graham's girlfriend, correction fiancée, Ichelle. She was a sweet girl and genuinely seemed to love Graham. She was already talking about starting a family and they'd just graduated college. I think it was because Graham wanted to give Grandma and Alan grandkids soon since they were both elders.

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Going Solo: Gen 2.4: Kerri

After semester break, it was hard to go back to living in the dorms. I had forgotten how much I missed my old bed, and the quiet. Mom and Lenny hadn't set a date yet, she wanted to wait until I finished my last term at university so I could help her plan things. Sadly I didn't see Boyd much on break. We talked some, but his mom kept him 'busy'.

I was a Fine Arts major, but that didn't stop me from wanting to learn other subjects. The science machine was an interesting contraption, and I played around with it when I could as well as continuing to search the galaxy.

The universe was so big and there was so much unknown about it. On the fun side, I also started to dabble in street art. It wasn't as interesting to me as painting, but the self expression side of it, made me want to try.

I arrived before Shasha did, but she called me as soon as she got back to campus. I met her over at the university coffee house.

She was really REALLY happy to see me again. We went in to have a cup of coffee and the barista told us they had installed a new photobooth upstairs. We started out just taking pictures, but like I said, she really missed me, and I missed her too! She knew about Boyd, so at least I wasn't 'cheating' on two people. But I didn't see what Shasha and I did as cheating anyway. It was more about experimenting with life. Yeah that was it, not cheating at all...but why did I still feel so guilty about doing it?

With this being my final semester, I really wanted to make sure I didn't let my grades drop.

Sadly I had the same boring professor, but I was hoping the new material would be enough to keep my interest. My roomies, lost that will to keep things clean so I was back to dealing with living with slobs.

And idiots.

Boyd sent me a gift with a card saying how sorry he was for not getting to see me while I was home.

His mom was pushing for him to put the needs of the family first, and he wasn't ready for that yet. When I called him to thank him, I tried to find out what he meant by that, but he was very vague saying it was nothing to worry about.

Shasha and I had one class together. I had room in my schedule for a technology class and that was her major. We again were study buddies, and then some.

Before I knew it finals were upon us again. I passed with a perfect GPA.

Graduation day came. I had made it, I was a college graduate.

 The first in my family. Everyone came, and I was surprised that Boyd showed up. He hadn't said he was coming, but mom said she told him not to tell me. It was great to have everyone there to share in my success.
 

Move out day came. Shasha was taking a few extra courses to go for her master's degree.

We promised to keep in touch. I would miss her, she had been a great friend. I knew that friendship would continue and we even made plans to visit each other.

I packed up my few belongings, and headed home.

**A/N--whew!!! I didn't think I'd ever get through those two weeks at Uni. It really is a repeat of things so not very interesting game play. But on the upside Kerri now has 1 degree down, 2 more to go!!! Can't wait to get her home and see how far all her paintings get her in her career. She has about 5 large ones in her inventory.**

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Going Solo: Gen. 1.12

Kerri was the first to wish me happy birthday. I wasn't as happy about getting older as she was. Being an adult meant wrinkles and wrinkles were bad for a woman's career. Men got better with age but women just aged. Getting older didn't stop me from throwing myself a party. I never had one and I was going to celebrate regardless.

Matt came and finally spent some time with our daughter. She was a great kid and he had missed out on a lot in her life.

Lenny of course was there to help me celebrate. He was dating Deidre Litter but that didn't stop him from spending time with me. The party was fun, Matt even talked to me about wanting to be more involved in Kerri's life.

I agreed because I didn't want to deny my child a chance to know her father. She shouldn't have to face the same fate I did. We even danced for a while before he left to partake in the keg. Things were definitely back on track with mom and Alan.

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Going Solo: Gen 1.9

It seemed like just yesterday I was bringing Kerri home from the hospital, but today was another birthday for her. My baby was growing up into a little girl. I of course planned another party for her. She had to have the best, always! I invited Matt and he showed up, with his new woman of the moment Lala Angelista.

I was furious he would be so callous as to not only bring her, but to make out with her at his daughter's birthday. I told him that if he did that again I would go public with the paternity test results, he wasn't worried because he said I would find my butt out on the street if I did. I was still fuming, but had to grin and bear it.

They left shortly after Kerri blew out her candles.
Kerri instantly hit it off well with her uncle Graham. It was odd to have an uncle only a few months older than you, but at least she had a built in friend.

Lenny stayed after the party to help me clean up. He was a sweet guy and I was glad he didn't just abandon me like Devin had. News around the watercooler was that one of the new extras he was messing around with had gotten pregnant. He tried to not claim the baby, but Cressida Wells was quick to get a paternity test and prove he was the father. Work for me was still going well. I spent some time at the local children's hospital entertaining them. That event was leaked to the press and for once I got some good publicity. I was also awarded the Sim Choice Award for my latest role. Life was looking up for me. I had a beautiful little girl, a very nice house, and Lenny who was proving to be very reliable.

He would spend the night on occasion and Kerri made it known to me that she could hear our 'inappropriate behavior'. I was a tad embarrassed and bought her the chemistry table and chess table she had asked for. She was a smart girl and didn't struggle with her school work like I did. She also seemed to have inherited my mom's art skills. Life for mom wasn't going so well.

Graham was starting to spend more and more time at our house because he said that mom and Alan were fighting a lot. I never pegged Alan to have a wandering eye, but mom told me she caught him flirting with my friend Tiara at Kerri's party. I told her she and Graham were welcome to move in with us if she needed, but she declined. She and Alan were going to try couple's counseling. Time was flying by and before long, I was going to have a teen in my house.

***Ansley is still only a Featured Actress. The progress bar seems to be moving slower now that she hit the half way mark in her career. SP really had Matt kissing on that Lala chick at the party and Ansley's bed got lots of action as Matt tried to use it for woo-hoo with Lala. Her mom and Alan also tried to go off to woo-hoo and so did she and Lenny. 1 bed 3 couples...no one got lucky at that party LOL. Alan also was flirting with Tiara and SP gives me pop ups that he and Jenni keep getting into heated arguments around town. Should be fun to see how that plays out.

Another fun fact, Lenny is a cat hoarder. The game had him adopt 2 and those two had kittens. He is living with 6 cats in his studio apartment. I'm not sure how to get rid of them for him.***

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