Sam’s Party, Fountain Photos

On Saturday night, I headed over to Sam’s town of Seattle for his birthday party. Jac, Jesse, Storm, Logan, and Matthew were also there. We hung out at Able Sisters for a bit, and we spun our umbrellas outside in the rain.

Spinning umbrellas outside of Able Sisters.
I’m the strawberry.

Sam suggested that we go to Bob’s house, because he wanted to see me “flip out” because he has Bob. I’m not sure why that would make me flip out, especially when I have Bob too. πŸ˜›

Sam: Bob <3 Jeff. Jeff: I have him too, tho.

But then, Sam suggested we all visit Lolly. And then I was a little bit jealous. πŸ˜› But not too much, because I do have Lolly in New Leaf. But Sam thought it was funny how it looked like we were all lined up talk to Lolly, like she’s a celebrity. πŸ˜†

Lining up to speak to Lolly?

We eventually made our way back to Sam’s house, where we celebrated his birthday…and he ate a cake. Happy birthday, Sam! πŸŽ‚

Sam eats his birthday cake.

Later, we went to the plaza, where Logan requested a special song from K.K. Slider. I didn’t care for the title, myself.

K.K.: Right on, let's get this show started. Goin' out to Logan, it's Jeff smells like poo time.

But K.K. actually played the Wild World/City Folk title screen theme! Pretty cool!

Next, we went to the Roost for some coffee. But we were all completely out of sync with each other. Probably the most chaotic coffee gulp I’ve seen in the game so far. πŸ˜†

Seven players drinking coffee at different moments.

After a couple of disconnections, Storm left for the night. Back outside, Matthew fell into a pitfall…and blamed me for it. Why do I always get blamed for pitfalls? I couldn’t even use my shovel in Sam’s town!

We saw another K.K. show (K.K. Disco this time), while Logan tried to annoy us all. And then we posed for a group photo before Sam ended the session. It turned out to be excellent timing, because it was the top of the hour and the fountain erupted right then. β›²

A group photo from Sam's town of Seattle.

On Sunday afternoon, I spotted Daisy Mae in the Roost. I think this was my first time seeing her in there. She wasn’t having coffee, though; she had a sable cookie instead. I just don’t know how she eats it without her snot getting on it. Yuck.

Daisy Mae: Did you know I never had a sable cookie before I came to visit here?

Last month, I thought the rainy season had started already because I was having rain almost every day for a week or so. But apparently it was just an unlucky week. Because the real rainy season is underway now, and Forest is getting drenched in unwanted wetness and flower buds.

On Tuesday, Pascal pondered why fastening something makes it not go fast. πŸ˜›

Pascal: Why is it that fastening something means making totally sure it doesn't go fast? Words, maaan.

On Wednesday, I retrieved Gullivarrr’s phone for him. The next day, he sent me a pirate-ship cannon. Finally, my 2nd cannon! He has sent me some items 5+ times, but never a 2nd cannon until now. This is his best item, in my opinion, and I’m glad to finally have two. πŸ˜†

Today, it was raining a bit as I started up the game…but the sun was also shining. Within minutes, the rain stopped completely at the top of the hour. I was hoping to see my first rainbow in Forest, but it never materialized. On the bright side, I did get a nice photo of my fountains.

Fountains, clouds, Bob, Jeff, and Merengue.

Here are a few other quick notes about the past week or so:

  • Last Saturday, K.K. Slider played K.K. Slack-Key for me, Rio, and Static.
  • On Tuesday, I sold seven fish to C.J. for 115,500 bells.
  • On Wednesday, I returned a lost book to June. She rewarded me with an athletic jacket.
  • Pascal gave me a mermaid princess dress, and I gave it to Merengue. She put it on right away (and rewarded me with a rugby uniform).
  • Today, I sold seven bugs to Flick for 38,250 bells.

Enjoy your weekend, and I’ll be back with more next week! πŸ™‚

Fruity Foam Melon

On Sunday, I met a camper that I’m not very familiar with. It was Celia the eagle, and she’s white and green. Quite an unusual color combination for a villager!

Celia, at the campsite: Hi, my name's Celia. I'm here on a camping trip! Do you live on the island, feathers?

I like her unique look, and I could actually picture her living in Forest, particularly on the Bird’s Nest (formerly Eagle Mountain). However, I didn’t want to force anyone out at this time. But maybe we’ll meet again someday!

Of course, sharks are in season now that June is here…even if their fins aren’t as noticeable as they were in the older games. But I actually caught two sharks, back-to-back, less than 30 seconds apart on Sunday: a whale shark and a great white. 🦈🦈

June was talking about how it’s important to drink a lot of water when the weather is hot, and I think that’s a good reminder for all of us! Stay hydrated out there!πŸ₯€

June: They say it's important to drink a lot of water in warm weather, so I try to remind myself to stay hydrated.

And from water, we move to the next topic: Watermelon. πŸ˜› I ran into Pascal while diving today, and he suggested that we should call watermelon “fruity-foam melon” instead. I’m not so sure about that, but who am I to argue with a famous philosopher? πŸ‰

Pascal: Watermelon confuses me, maaan. Why can't we just call it fruity-foam melon? It's not foolin' anyone.

Here are a few other quick notes about the past week:

  • Last Thursday (6/6), I sold 15 bugs to Flick for 78,750 bells.
  • Last Saturday, K.K. Slider performed K.K. Disco for me, Ketchup, June, Agent S, and Merengue.
  • Yesterday, I helped out Gulliver by gathering up his phone parts. He sent me a katana in the mail today.
  • I returned a lost item to Rio, and she thanked me with a layered tank.
  • Flick was back again today, and I sold him 8 more bugs for 45,000 bells.

I’ll be posting my next New Horizons Moments video soon, so keep an eye out. Update: Here it is!

See you next time! Never Stop Crossing!

A Sweet House

Last Saturday, K.K. performed “I Love You” for me, Merengue, and Static.

On Sunday, I got to see the inside of Merengue’s house now that she’s unpacked. She has a lot of kitchen items, and her house looks like it could be a bakery or an ice cream shop. Sweet!

The inside of Merengue's house.

On Monday, June asked to visit my house to have a little ketchup catch up session.

June: This is probably coming out of nowhere, but do you want to go have a little catch up at your place?

So I agreed to let her visit, which was apparently her first time in my house!

June: I love what you've done in here! This room just has so much of your personality in it, you know?
Frogs and pitfalls? Sounds about right. πŸ˜†

I showed her every room, and she stopped for a little reading break on the moon. How cute! πŸŒ™

June sits on the moon, reading a book during a visit to my house.

The next day, she sent me a nice letter in the mail to thank me.

Thank you, Jeff! It was great of you to have me over the other day. I feel like seeing the way you've set your place up gave me lots of decorating ideas for my own home. I want to give you this gift as my way of saying thanks. Hope you like it. -June

She included a gift, and I wondered if it could be her photo. But I opened it up and found a garbage can! Oof. πŸ—‘οΈ

Yesterday, I updated the dream version of Forest for the first time in months (since before my Switch got repaired). Fortunately, my dream address has not changed: It’s still 6717-1633-3682. If you’d like, drop in for a dream visit and meet Merengue!

Speaking of Merengue, she was sick with a cold today. I grabbed some medicine out of storage for her. She wolfed it down, and then thanked me by giving me some denim overalls. She said she hoped I didn’t catch what she had…shortcake. πŸ˜†

Merengue: Jeff, hope you don't catch what I had. Shortcake!
It’s not the worst thing to catch.

When I put some money into my bank account, my balance reached 90 million bells. πŸ‘

Savings Balance: 90,000,000 bells.

I know I’m wayyyyyy overdue to have a Friday Night Forest in 2024…but it won’t be just yet. Maybe in late June or early July. Check back in the coming weeks for an update.

Have a great day, everyone! Never Stop Crossing! …You know I won’t!