Jeff's New Horizons Blog

Yesterday, Label sent me two letters in the mail. One had my tailors ticket, and the other included a Labelle skirt (my reward for successfully nailing the vacation look). I also received the shamrock doorplate I ordered from Nook Shopping, so I put it on my front door.

Gullivarrr the pirate was on the beach, and I went diving for his communicator. I found it on my third attempt this time, and I returned it to the pirate. It looks like he found himself a new sidekick.

Celeste was also in town, and she gave me a DIY recipe for a rose wand.

I’m continuing to order the shamrock items through Nook Shopping. I ordered the shamrock rug yesterday, and then the shamrock soda today.

The soda looked so good that I actually ordered three of them. This makes me wonder if Patrick, the guy who made the great New Leaf dream town of Shamrock, has a New Horizons town. This item would look great in an Irish pub!

My reward from Gullivarrr came in the mail today, and it was a pirate-ship helm. I couldn’t wait to give it a spin. 😉

Rizzo was hanging out at Peach Park, and Rizzo said he was hoping to see me. But my view of him was obstructed by a cliff (I could only see his ears). 😛

Today is Midge’s birthday, so I made her a present, customized it, and wrapped it. Happy birthday, Midge! 🙂

She asked if I was sure I wanted to give her such an expensive gift. Considering I made it myself, I’m just hoping she wasn’t being sarcastic. 😛 Unless that dialogue is related to the item being customized? I’m not sure.

Hornsby was also there to help her celebrate. He was talking about his first-ever taste of birthday cake. I’m not sure how he can even remember that!

Hornsby will be enjoying a cake of his own on March 20th (the same day as the game’s anniversary). Anyway, I earned 500 Nook Miles for attending my 10th villager birthday party.

Work on my obstacle course is coming along nicely, and I’d say it’s at least half done. I’ll be working on it more over the weekend.

Never Stop Crossing! 🙂

Yesterday, I received my Luigi outfit in the mail, so I decided to wear it for a day.

Olivia was camping at the campsite, and she looks a lot better in New Horizons than she did in the older games.

But still, she was one of my enemies in the early days of my GameCube town and I’m still holding a bit of a grudge. 😛 So I didn’t invite her to town, although I will admit she’s much better than her one-time GameCube Forest counterpart Monique.

When I visited Midge, she said she should have made some French toast in advance. But she didn’t capitalize the “F” in French!

I ran into Tia outside, and she complimented my use of makeup? What makeup? Is she mistaking the Luigi ‘stache for makeup? Or my dyed green hair? Neither of those qualifies as makeup, so I’m a shade confused. 😛

Today, Able Sisters had the shamrock outfit for sale: hat, shoes, and suit. I like the look of it, and I bought the full outfit…even though I decided to leave it in storage for now. This is Mohawk McClover season for me. Sorry, leprechauns.

Shamrock items are also available through Nook Shopping now too, although again, only one is available each day.

Agent S was sick with a cold, so I bought some medicine for her at the store. Once she took a dose, she started to feel better. She thanked me by giving me a rainbow sweater.

Nearby, I wanted to place a shell fountain near a bend in the river. But because it’s 1.5 spaces wide, I could not center it where I wanted it. It didn’t look right, no matter what I tried. So I just put in some small cliffs and waterfalls instead.

I’m not totally happy with it, so I may change it again soon. But I’ll leave it up for the moment.

Label was the plaza for the umpteenth time, still wanting to see me in a “vacation” outfit. She gave me a top coat, and I paired it with a skateboarding helmet, soccer shorts, and moccasin boots. To my surprise, she loved the look! Yes, this look! 😂

Finally! I’ve been trying so many different combinations lately (most of them I didn’t even mention in the blog) and nothing has worked. So it’s a big relief to finally get this done! My pockets were full, so she said she’ll mail my reward to me.

It’s clear that my obstacle course is not going to be done this week…so again, there will be no Friday Night Forest this week. Sorry, but these things always take longer than I hope. Depending on when I finish it, I might open one day next week just for the race.

And then I do plan on opening next Saturday night (March 20th) for the game’s one-year anniversary. The time is to be announced. Check the blog next week for more info.

Hornsby sent me some mail yesterday, but it was different from most letters: It was a riddle! He sent me an onion joke.

Apple mentioned she was thinking about moving out of town. But I asked her to stay, and she agreed.

When I visited Tia, she told me that she loves her desert outfit. Apparently it makes her feel famous? Does she get mistaken for Aladdin, or what? 😛

In addition to more Mario items, I also ordered and received my pi pie. I then proceeded to eat 3.14 pieces of it. 😉

Today, C. J. was in town with another seasports challenge for me: He wanted me to catch three small-fry fish in a row. So I caught a crucian carp, a loach, and a bitterling to complete the challenge.

I later grabbed a bunch of fish out of storage and sold them for more than 270,000 bells.

Tybalt was saying that he likes counting stars in the sky, and he does a sit-up for each star he sees.

My villagers have been telling me that Midge’s birthday is coming up on the 12th, which is Friday. Hmm, I wonder what to get her.

See you all next time!