Five Years a Mayor

On Monday, Boots told me he prepared a time capsule. He said it was like a love letter to himself in the future. Um, okay…

Boots: It's like a love letter to the me of the distant future!
That’s a weird way to put it…

So I buried it for him, in the same spot I always use for time capsules: The very northwest corner of town. As I buried it and packed it down, the puffs of dirt and dust blowing up almost looked like flowers!

Burying Boots' time capsule.

When I visited Bones, he advised me not to look in his dresser. But when I did, I found a deluxe range and Bones told me I could have it!

I got a deluxe range!

Today, Isabelle greeted me outside my house as I started up the game. It’s the 5th anniversary of me becoming mayor! It’s actually the 5th anniversary of the town too, but I didn’t want to break Isabelle’s heart by telling her she didn’t exist before I arrived. 😛

Isabelle: I almost can't believe it, but it's been 5 years to the day since you became our mayor!

I was dragged over to the event plaza, and Isabelle told me all of the villagers would be there. But actually, only Big Top, Boots, and Tom Nook showed up! Why Tom Nook?

Jeff stands at the event plaza with Isabelle, Big Top, Boots, and Tom Nook.

Isabelle gave me a gift, and we all fired off party poppers.

Firing off party poppers at the town's 5th anniversary.

Isabelle: I still can't believe it--5 years since your inauguration... What a ride it's been!

The gift was another sapling clock. I had been wondering if it was a one-time gift, but apparently she gives you one every year. I wasn’t sure what to do with my second one, so I just put it in my house for now.

Two sapling clocks in my Animal Crossing: New Leaf house.
Maybe I’ll have to make a Forest sapling clock forest.

If you’d like to read (or re-read) my very first blog entry from when I moved in five years ago, here it is: Moving In.

Molly told me she was planning on moving away on May 11th, but I quackly quickly changed her mind for her.

Molly: I was about to make a big decision based on a whim! Thanks so much for making me reconsider!

My recent dream visitors have been Sara from Pokémon, Cameron from NightBay, EngUP from X’iang, Mike from Monument, and Nancy from Forest. Thanks for visiting!