#Arabella Roark Spain

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"Hi Jude!!"

All heads swivelled in the direction of the piping voice.

(Of course. Sims who struggle to sit down and pay attention to a ceremony will somehow get annoyed when a child talks.)

It was Ethan's little niece, Brynlee. I guess she was just excited to be in beautiful Sulani, or maybe she was happy to see one of her classmates, but at any rate, she ran up to greet Jude enthusiastically.

However, he was sitting next to his intimidating Aunt Marilyn and felt nervous to call attention to himself.

"Uhh, hey Brynlee..."

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Also spotted at the festival...

Arabella felt the need to go on stage too when Elijah sat down at the piano during the open call session. A good time was had by all until the festival finally ended and dumped them unceremoniously on the grass when the stage disappeared.

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(Arabella’s friends and family must really love her to endure the icy conditions and freezing spray, all to give her her Desired Aesthetic.)

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NB: @twistedmexi‘s T.O.O.L mod is a stroke of genius. I have so much power over the little pixel world now *steeples fingers together*

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Arabella was having herself a little too much fun.

Dress courtesy of @ekinege.

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“How can I help, Mrs. Carolyn?”

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 🎶  ♪  ♬

E had a gig later that evening at the Blue Velvet downtown. Arabella decided to go with him for old times' sake (it's where they met), and she was glad she did. Her boo tore the house down.

She was also pleasantly surprised to catch up with her brothers over a drink. Well, not Joshua exactly, who yelled at her needlessly. But Aaron.

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P.S. Elijah is inspired by my favorite musician, Jon Batiste. If you want a jolt of joy today, watch the music video for "I NEED YOU," from his new album WE ARE. You'll be glad you did.

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Sweet, foolish, eager Gandalf. Don’t mind Elijah and his nonsense, ok?

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What do y’all think of this one?

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“Never change, Ma.”

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Zora perked up when it was time for fireworks, though.

To new beginnings.

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I wonder what got my baby Zora so worked up in the midst of all this joy?

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Boxing Day

After an annoyingly early wake-up, Arabella stumbled down to the Thomases’ office and a whole saga played out in a couple of hours.

(Crisis averted.)

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Christmas morning at the Thomases’

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Christmas Eve

Towards evening, Arabella and Elijah arrived at his parents’ home. Carolyn had waited to decorate the tree with her youngest son, so Arabella left them to it while she got acquainted with Gandalf and Winston, who really are the bestest boys.