Penguin Party Week

On January 10th, both of my penguins (Aurora and Cube) seemed to be walking towards me for no apparent reason. It was kind of cute…and kind of odd. 😛

Cube and Aurora walking towards me.

On January 24th, my bank account balance reached 121 million bells.

This Thursday (the 27th) was Aurora’s birthday. I attended her party and gave her a robo-closet that I bought at Re-Tail.

Aurora: This has been an amazing birthday. Thank you for being a part of it, Dr. J!

I was a bit surprised that Inkwell was the other villager at the party. But I guess it’s nice to see he’s finally made a friend. 😛

Inkwell: I blew off the big snooker tournament to dash over here!

As I walked out of her house, I noticed another aurora…one in the sky. Happy birthday, Aurora!

The northern lights shine over Aurora's house.

Today, I received a letter from Aurora thanking me for the birthday present. She attached a detective outfit to the letter. 😛

It’s Cube’s birthday today, so I bought a fancy display stand from Harv, wrapped it up, and then headed over to Cube’s house.

Cube: Welcome, Jeff! I'm glad you can be here to celebrate my birthday with me!

I gave him his present, and he seemed to enjoy it. Big Top was also at the party, and he said we were going to show Cube the best time he’s ever had…at the zoo. 😛

Big Top: Today you and I are gonna show Cube the best time he's ever had, at the zoo!

So both of my penguin villagers had birthdays this week! I guess winter is their time of year. I just hope Aurora and Cube aren’t getting ideas about any penguin babies of their own, because I don’t have room for them in town! 😛

I rolled up two snowballs to make a Snowmam tonight. However, she wasn’t perfect; so she demanded five snowflakes instead of three. (But she got zero.) 😂

Jeff stands between a tulip topiary and a Snowmam.

Up at Club LOL, Elise said that she was looking for a cookie cutter! Weird place for that.

Elise: I was actually hoping to find a cookie cutter...but I've spent most of my time window shopping.

Hamlet was also at the club, and K.K. Slider performed Rockin’ K.K. for the three of us.

When I returned to town, I heard someone fall into a pitfall. It was poor Molly!

Molly: I'm sorry. I just want to be left alone right now...oh quack.

I later found out she was planning on moving out of town on February 6th, but I got her to change her mind.

According to Luna, my recent dream visitors include Ziven from Atlantis, Glenn from Coronet, Scampi from Lovely, Lee from Familiar, and Conner from Buraza. Thanks for stopping by!

Zodiac Tiger for 2022

Last night, I spotted two auroras in town, so I just had to take a screenshot!

Aurora stands near her house as the northern lights shine in the sky above her.

Well okay, it was one Aurora and one aurora. But close enough. 😉

It was New Year’s Eve, and Isabelle gave me some sparkling cider.

Isabelle: You can't ring in the new year without sparkling cider, am I right?

Even though my focus was on the countdown in New Horizons, I also managed to see the new year arrive in New Leaf as well. The times on my two systems were about a minute and a half apart.

Happy New Year! I hope this year is filled with fun and friendship for you all!

I was just a bit disappointed that my town tree was obscuring my view of the big “2022” fireworks in the sky!

I played again today (New Year’s Day), and Big Top told me he was tired from staying up too late last night.

Big Top: Happy New Year! It's only the first day of the year, and I'm already tired. I stayed up too late last night.
Me too, big guy.

He said he was going to start off the new year with a nice, big nap. Sounds like a good idea. 😂

Big Top: Maybe I'll start 2022 off the right way--with a nice, big nap. At the zoo!

At the event plaza, Isabelle said that she decided that tigers need more respect.

Isabelle: This year, I decided that tigers need more respect, so I wanted to honor them with some tiger decorations.

She gave me a zodiac tiger…but it’s because 2022 is the year of the tiger in the Chinese zodiac. It’s not because of Isabelle’s whims. I don’t know why she’s trying to take credit for that. 😛 But anyway, here’s the zodiac tiger on display in my house.

The zodiac tiger in New Leaf.
My ox went into storage for the next 12 years. 😛

As I went up to Main Street, I heard the familiar sound of someone falling into a pitfall. 😂 So I quickly ran back across the tracks, and I found Big Top standing behind the face-cutout standee. However, he made no mention of falling into a pit. He was probably just trying to play it cool…acting like he didn’t fall in. 😎

Big Top: One of my resolutions is to think of a resolution!
Or you could resolve not to fall into obvious traps? 😉

According to Luna, my recent dream visitors include OriginM from Origin and Teren from DalyCity. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great 2022, everyone! 🙂