Jeff's ACCF Blog

On Monday, I received Monty’s goodbye letter in the mail. So long, monkey.

When I made my up to the fountain, I saw Antonio and Deena standing there. I think I interrupted something! Were they on a date? 😆

As you probably know, some cedar trees are decorated with festive lights this time of year. But as I was walk around, I found a spot near Monty’s former plot, where I could see seven decorated trees at once! Granted, some were far in the background, but it’s still pretty unusual to see that many on-screen at one time!

Wednesday was Toy Day (Christmas Eve), and I tracked down Jingle in town.

Rosie said she was going to leave her wish list under her pillow…and then she realized that strategy is for the Tooth Fairy, not Jingle/Santa.

Meanwhile, Felicity said that she asked for a muffin for Toy Day!

As I hunted for Jingle, I kept changing my headgear to get more gifts from him. So I happened to be wearing a Toad hat when I caught this stringfish. 😛

Unfortunately, I couldn’t play as long as I would’ve liked. So I only found Jingle six times, and I sold my six Jingle items for 73,440 bells.

Today, Scoot told me that now that Toy Day is over, he’s looking forward to the new year’s countdown.

But the most interesting part is that he said the mayor has been putting him to work! He had to help take Toy Day decorations down, and lug around some fireworks! I wish I could help out like that! It would be cool to see some behind-the-scenes stuff like that!

I found a new house in the same spot that Monty just moved out of. Inside, I found Sydney the koala. I’ve had her in my GameCube town for a very long time. She’s nice, but not one of my favorites.

Saharah was in town tonight, looking for old carpets. However, Antonio was the only villager who had one to give me. And I didn’t have any others in storage, so I couldn’t do a proper trade-in this time.

The other day, I posted my latest City Folk Moments video. I hope you’ll check it out if you haven’t seen it yet!

See you next time!

I received a letter in the mail from the snowman I built last week. He sent me a snowman clock, which is worth 8,888 bells. But I like how his letters are about the specific item that he sends; they’re not generic “here’s your reward” letters.

I’ve mentioned before how the Christmas Eve event (later known as Toy Day) didn’t have a proper name in the older games. It’s kind of funny to see how the game dances around that fact. The bulletin board just calls it “an event” that’s coming up on December 24th. 😛

Camofrog also talked about the upcoming holiday, but he was extra careful not to mention Santa by name.

It’s funny that by the time of New Leaf’s release, they had no problem mentioning Santa Claus by name. 🤷

Big Top asked me for some nice, clean clothes today, so I went next door to Able Sisters. I bought a red bar shirt, and then returned to Big Top. But he not only refused the shirt, but he said he’d be embarrassed to be seen in it!

Ouch. No shirt for you then, Big Baby. 😛

In another house nearby, I found Monty the monkey all packed up and ready to move out! I was a bit surprised, but I’m okay with him leaving. Good luck to you, Monty!

Mint asked me to deliver a gift to Rosie, and that present was a gelato shirt. Rosie seemed to like it.

Mint then rewarded me with a sink…which was good because I was drained from running around. 😉

After I sold the sink, today’s fossils, and some fruit, my savings balance hit a milestone: 75 million bells! I’m now 3/4ths of the way to earning that first feather!

After turning the game off for a few hours, I returned tonight for K.K. Slider’s show. He performed “Surfin’ K.K.” for me, which surprised me. That’s because it’s the same song he played last week!

Yesterday I posted a video taking a look at some of the winter/wintry moments throughout the series. Please check it out if you haven’t seen it yet!

I plan on playing “an event” on Christmas Eve, but the blog entry may be posted a day or two late. I hope you all have a great holiday and a Merry Christmas! 🎄

Snow now covers the ground in Forest, but I was also treated to another pretty winter sight tonight: Northern lights!

The northern lights in this game are usually mostly blue and purple, but I think I see some green in there too! Unless that’s just my colorblind eyes playing tricks on me. Here’s another photo from a nearby bridge:

Scoot asked me to deliver a gift to Mint, and I agreed to help out. At first, Mint was happy about receiving a present.

But when Mint saw the gift was an aurora knit, she wasn’t very happy. She said it didn’t fit her style, although she still put it on. I returned to Scoot and told him the news. His response was amazing.

He thanked me for making the delivery, and he rewarded me with 528 bells.

Chip was in town, which meant there was a fishing tournament today. I was playing too late to participate, but Chip told me that Felicity was the winner. She caught a 40.6-inch sea bass to take home the trophy. 🏆

When I visited Rosie, she was upset that it’s so hard to meet friends. That’s very relatable, although she was really just suggesting that I should bring some new people to Forest (which I can’t do any more).

Antonio was sick with a cold, so I gave him some medicine. Get well soon, Ant Man!

At the Roost, I checked out K.K. Slider’s Saturday night show. I asked for a random song, and he performed “Surfin’ K.K.” for me. Even though that’s a song that’s not typically on my radar, it’s actually a pretty good song.

Back out in the snow, I rolled up my first snowman of the winter. It turned out to be a great success, at least from the snowman’s viewpoint.

He should be sending me a gift in the mail. This went a lot better than my first New Horizons snowboy that I built earlier this evening.