First Badge of 2016

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

20160112_HNI_0049Today 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.

20160114_HNI_0073I 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.

20160114_HNI_0077When 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!

20160114_HNI_0084I’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.

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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:

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