Update

So I just wanted to provide an update on this challenge because its been a significant amount of time since my last post and I wanted to say why! In the last few months I have been pretty busy moving all the way from Quebec to Ontario. It was mentally and physically exhausting, its taken a significant time to be prepared, move, and then settle in. But now that is done I will be finishing up this challenge.

I have to say, I like the characters that I have been playing with but another reason why this has been left for so long is because the random events are really boring and just about every other day of this challenge is a free 'random event' day. If I did this again I would look into different random events, possibly create my own. Even as it is I couldn't stand just constantly seeing the girls in the same environment with no change for so long so I often tweaked the challenges to better suit my game play. Since there is only about a sim week left of this challenge I will finish it up, but otherwise I think I would have moved on before this point.

To be a bride... day fourteen

 

The next morning the girls had a limo waiting outside and a note that only said 'Happy spa day' was left on the table. It was handwritten and wasn't the Queen's recognizable swirl, it had to be from the prince. The excitement from them all was felt. They got to the spa and they found it had many activites to offer, relaxing yoga, massages, saunas, mediation. They had their pick. Most of them decided to start off with some yoga.

They all felt focused and calmed from the activity

Rylie took a mediation class after, she had an odd partner for it, but the important thing was getting into the zone 

Celina pampered herself with a massage

Jade was delighted to have an attractive young man rubbing her sore feet

And the others tried out the sauna

Over all they were pleased with the day out and came back to the house with energy and big smiles

500 points for Celina being in a good mood all day

To be a bride... day thirteen

Dmitri was a curious young man, he knew his mother was keeping a strict eye on the princesses and yearned to have a better picture for himself

"What activity have you set to them today Mother?" He inquired

She smiled, and then brought up some images on the computer

"I let them work on their own self improvement today, you can see for yourself"

"Celina took the time to make the garden evolve"

"Jade was drawn to playing the piano, which is commendable as she is rather timid"

"Miracle chose to brush up on her logical tactics"

"Arya took on breakfast, as well as attempted the violin

"Sierra polished her Juice on the Rocks blend"

"And last but not least, Rylie perfected a right hook"

Satisfied with the news, he expressed his thanks and also remarked 

"You should let them have a day of relaxation tomorrow, I admire their hard work and wish for them to be rewarded"

The Queen considered this, and finally gave a sharp nod. Tomorrow the girls would have a spa day.

There are a few events that slipped by the royal family, such as Celina's midnight trip to visit Miracle's relatives

Sierra's thrilling conversation with a lamp 

Their weary dance at the end of a long day of work

At the end of the day they pulled together for a meal, and then all fell into bed

To be a bride... day twelve

The queen had asked for a report on the abilities of the Princesses from her loyal private detective, he was able to email her the details of their successes. 

The results came back remarkably positive, all the girls were at least somewhat skilled. 

Celina

Score

28

Rylie

Score

22

Arya

Score

19

Sierra

Score

17

Jade

score

17

Miracle

Score

16

The data also came with a shocking piece of data, nearly all of the girls had little or no athletic ability, so with that knowledge the Queen sent her next letter

Greetings Princesses,

 Today I would press upon you the importance of staying healthy, I would ask that you all hit the gym for a few hours in order to improve yourself. My son will need a woman in both good spirits as well as good shape in order to manage our company in partnership. My limo will come at 1pm.

Regards,

Queen Natasha Novak

Miracle and Arya were a bit unsure when they first came in and spent a few minutes jamming 

It didn't take them too long to get the hang of things and jump on machines

Some more reluctantly than others 

Arya struggled with self motivation when it came to punching a bag, it wasn't as fun as slugging another person

She bounced back by switching to a machine, which felt more like a battle

On the other side of the gym, Sierra had an audience

"Slam it, focus your energy, make it bleed, MAKE IT BLEED"

"Quit being a pansy about it, teach that sack a lesson!"

"That's a girl, good job sunshine" 

The man thoroughly tired Sierra out, but it sure felt good to have the support, even if it came with more criticisms than compliments"

They spent the afternoon sweating

They stopped by the park on their way home and had a tasty meal to celebrate their success at surviving exercise

+400 aspiration points due to having 6 points more than Rylie

To be a bride... Day eleven

Greetings Princesses,

We have heard that one of you can play an instrument well, we ask that you all join us for a party with us tonight and the one that is talented will be welcomed to do a number at our piano.

Regards,

Queen Natasha Novak

The girls all had very little practice with playing the piano, so finally they had to discuss amongst themselves and come to a decision with who was best. Each girl both wanted to be the best and didn't want to be the best in equal measure, because while it was an opportunity to stand out, it was also possible that this wouldn't be a positive spot light.

When it boiled down to the honest truth, the majority of the princesses didn't have any musical skill to speak of, so after much talk it was determined that Celina was the only one who had been putting effort into her musical ability. So she sat down for the morning and practiced

Arya and Rylie put a bit of effort in being friendly with each other for the morning, even cracking a few jokes

Sierra worked on her wild dancing skills which were rather rusty

It wasn't long before it was time to leave

Celina sat down at the piano, took a deep breath, directed a nervous smile at the audience and did her best to play simple but classic songs

The girls showed their support by getting their groove on to it

The last few notes softly floated in the air, the sun was setting on the party.

 Celina had done it, she had survived the night

She looked up to see approval from the guests, and they were even polite enough to clap when she resumed

The Novak's thanked her, and even allowed her to dine with them, she felt weary from the work but satisfied with the evening, especially after getting to be up close and personal with Dmitri again!

After all the dishes had been polished of food, the party disbanded

Random event # 11

Celina had the highest level of skill so she didn't receive the penalty, but she also didn't receive the reward, she wasn't level 5 by the end of her practicing. All the same I had her perform at the party.