Curt Out of Town

On Monday, I found Curt all packed up and ready to move out of town. 👍

Curt: It's like I was sayin' before. I've made my mind up, and I'm saying good-bye to this little burg.

By today (Wednesday), he was gone. I found his goodbye letter in the mail.

Jeff, Well, I'm finally moving out of Forest tomorrow. If it makes you feel any better, you're the only reason I stayed as long as I did. Thanks, pal. -Curt

Vladimir was enjoying some coffee at the Roost tonight, even though it was after midnight. He may be up all night now! 😉

Vladimir: I got nothing to complain about...as long as the refills keep coming.

I don’t do much fishing in winter, unless I see a huge fish shadow in the river. And that’s what happened tonight; I caught this big stringfish!

OH MY GOSH!

I’d like to think this is the same one that got away on Christmas Eve. 😉 Maybe I just let it enjoy the holidays, then I came back and got it for good tonight. 😆

Harry has been sick with a cold, so I gave him some medicine Monday, and then again tonight. I want him feeling better so he can move out soon. 😉 Of course, I’ll have to get a new villager before someone else can move out…so I’ll see what happens next week.

See you next time!

New Year’s Shirt 2023

Today is New Year’s Day (Happy 2023!) and many of my villagers sent me New Year’s greetings in the mail. Boomer wondered if this was the year we get hoverbikes and jetpacks. 😛

To Jeff, It's finally the year 2023! Sweeeet! Is this the year we finally get hoverbikes and jetpacks?! I sure hope so! -Boomer

Just seconds after clearing out my mailbox, I got my first bit of good news of 2023: Curt wants to move out of town! He’s the one I wanted out most! Yay!

Curt: I've been starting to think maybe I've gotten a little too comfy here in Forest, ya know?

But the main reason I played today was to see Tortimer, and to get a gift from him.

Tortimer: But first, since it's the new year and all, I need to give you something.

He gave me the New Year’s shirt for 2023, which has a rabbit on front. (And 2023 on the back, of course.)

The New Year's shirt for 2023 in Animal Crossing: City Folk.
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit

Cranky villagers do a little dance on New Year’s Day, which consists of a few emotions in a row. They call it the Dance of the Lonely _______, with the blank filled in by a random food. Since my town has lots of crankies, I saw quite a few variations of the dance today. 😆

Grizzly, Vladimir, Tom, and Hopper perform their lonely New Year's dances.

And Gaston asked if I was looking forward to 2023, if he shaved. 😛

Gaston: Hey, boss! Happy New Year, buddy! Looking forward to 2023, if I shave?

Happy new year, everyone! I’ll see you all next time. 🙂

New Year, New Cranky

I started up the game tonight just before midnight. However, it was a little closer to midnight than I realized; the clock on my Wii U was a bit fast! So I didn’t quite make it to the plaza in time to see see the final countdown. And I didn’t exactly have far to go, either. 😆

Happy New Year! I hope this is the best year ever for all of you!

But I still spoke with Tortimer, and he wished me a happy new year. Tom was also there in the plaza.

Tortimer: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
You don’t have to yell; I’m right here.

I made sure to enjoy the fireworks from several spots around town.

Enjoying fireworks from the fountain.
Fireworks from the windmill.

The villagers that were outside were talking about the fireworks, as you’d expect.

Hopper: Bah! Who needs the sun when we can light up the night sky with colorful explosions!

Gaston said that the fireworks make everyone a kid again.

Gaston: Whoo! Burning sky! Fireworks make everyone a kid again, if I shave!
Yeah, you’d need to shave off that bushy mustache to look like a kid again, Gaston.

When I visited Queenie, she informed me that she’s going to demand even more from our friendship in the new year.

Queenie: Happy New Year! You can be sure that I'll demand even MORE from our friendship this year.

Apollo’s replacement has moved in, and it’s Lobo the wolf. His eyes look so huge!

Lobo: If you're lucky, you and I might end up friends. If you're lucky. Anyway, good to meet ya, ah-rooooo!

Unfortunately, Lobo is another cranky! So I’m back up to eight cranky villagers again. Oof. Why is my town cursed like this lately?

One random note about New Year’s Eve: I think it’s so disappointing that we never see fireworks in the city. Why wouldn’t a seemingly big city not celebrate the new year, while every small town with a population of ten or less does? Hmm…

Happy New Year, everyone! I’ll be back with another entry tomorrow, as I pick up the latest New Year’s Day shirt for 2023. See you then! 🎆🥂

Note: I also attended the New Year’s Eve festivities in New Leaf and New Horizons as well, if you’d like to check out those blog entries too: NYE in ACNL – NYE in ACNH