First Badge of 2016

On Tuesday, I saw Peck taking a nap on the bench. I chose not to disturb him this time.

Today was Velma’s birthday, so I paid her a visit. Not surprisingly, Forest’s other goat Pashmina was there too. Velma wasted no time in asking me for a present.

I gave her a lovely kitchen that had been customized in pink and black. She didn’t seem thrilled with it, but she said it’s the thought that counts. I tried to be a good sport and I enjoyed the moment.

When I was done, I headed to the door. On my way out, Velma tried to tell me that she loved the gift I gave her. She was obviously lying.

Later on, I headed over to Paige’s town to drop off a picture of Rolf. Hope you enjoy it, Paige!

I’ve had a little routine going lately that helps me inch towards some badges that I still need to earn. I buy some paper, write some letters with it, catch a few fish, catch a few bugs, and catch a few sea creatures while diving. After doing it today, I headed up to Re-Tail to sell my catches. And right there, I found Phineas! I wasn’t sure which badge to expect, but my first new badge of 2016 turned out to be the Letter Author badge for writing lots of letters.

Of course most of those letters say nothing more than “I hate writing letters,” but that’s okay. The badge I earned is silver, which means I still have another 100 letters to write before I can earn the gold badge. Here is an updated look at my current badges: