A Hundred Medals

It was another rainy day in Forest, and Dizzy was happy that he didn’t have to shower today. Uh, I don’t think a few raindrops do much for elephant pits.

Dizzy: The only good thing about rain is that you can skip a shower that day.I took a boat ride out to the island this evening. No tuna-kahuna tour today, but there was another tour that’s just as good: The giant-dragonfly tour. You have to catch ten large dragonflies (banded dragonflies or petaltails) in seven minutes to earn a whopping 20 medals.

Tortimer: That's enough to net you a Gold Tortimer award and 20 medals!I went on the tour five times, scoring a total of 100 medals on the day! I then returned to Forest; Kapp’n was telling me that he has a life raft in his shell.

Kapp'n: If we hit a big rock, I'll be just fine 'cause I got a life raft in this shell o' mine, in this shell o' mine!I really, really, really wish there was some kind of progress indicator that told us how close we are to earning new badges.

Anyway, I went into Re-Tail and saw Rolf was in there (along with Reese and Cyrus, of course). I was going through my emotions to see how they all reacted. I was making them all dance the Shrunk Funk Shuffle for a while.

Dancing the Shrunk Funk Shuffle with Reese and Cyrus.Reese and Rolf were getting a bit close, but Cyrus didn’t seem to mind.

Up at the Dream Suite, Luna told me that Mika from Alanta was my most recent dream visitor.

Selling and Buying Turnips

Yesterday, I headed over to Merka’s town Bribs to sell my turnips (her Re-Tail was paying 126 bells apiece for them). I also briefly met Pepper there; she was buying Whitney from Merka.

Merka and Pepper in Bribs.This morning, I bought a new batch of turnips here in Forest. Joan was selling them for 102 bells each.

Joan: The asking price is 102 bells per turnip. What do you think, kiddo?I made a trip out to the island and went on an advanced price-fishing tour. I caught 46,740 bells worth of fish, which earned me a gold Tortimer award and 12 medals.

Tortimer: WHOA! You're a master angler! You've earned a Gold Tortimer award and 12 medals!Up at the Dream Suite, Luna told me that Ozzie from New Bark was my most recent dream visitor.

As for Booker, he now has a house. Isabelle stopped by to give me some wallpaper, a paw-print wall.

Isabelle: That reminds me! I brought over some wallpaper to celebrate your new home!And my mom sent me a pine table in the mail, so here’s a look at both of Booker’s possessions.

My new paw-print wall and pine table.When I went up to Nook Homes, Tom Nook told me I now owe him 39,800 bells. I don’t plan on fully expanding Booker’s house, but I will upgrade it at least once. Beyond that, I’ll just wait and see how things go.

Tom Nook: 39,800 bells. That's the total amount of your paltry little loan. A mere trifle, really, yes?Yesterday was my town’s two-year anniversary. Whether you’ve been here from the beginning or not, I appreciate all of you who read this blog. Thank you very much. If you’d like to re-live my first moments in New Leaf, here’s a video that shows when I first get off the train and arrive in Forest.

Booker’s First House Payment

Yesterday, Jeff left some money for Booker. He used it to pay off his first house payment. Greedy Tom Nook was happy to get his paws on some bells.

Tom Nook: Yes! Yes! Exactly 10,000 bells! That does make me rather happy.Booker was also happy that he would have his own house.

I paid the down payment! I'll be able to move into my home tomorrow!Later on, Jeff found the entrance to the Reset Center open.

An open manhole leading to the Reset Center.I used the voice recognition system to send Resetti scrambling. So long, Sonny!

Resetti: WHOA! What're ya doin'?Tonight, Merka came over to collect signatures for a petition. She sure seems to get a lot of these things. They’ve all been for Sly, too!

Merka visits Forest.Saharah was in town, and I paid her for some new wallpaper and carpet. She put in this music-room wall and classroom floor.

A music-room wall and classroom floor.And up at the Dream Suite, Luna told me that Emily from Emily was my most recent dream visitor! I guess that makes it easy to answer questions when the answer to everything is Emily.

Luna: According to the latest feedback, a client named Emily from Emily enjoyed your dream.By the way, yesterday’s dream visitor was Echo from Tickputt. I’m getting some interesting dreamers lately!

Tomorrow (Saturday) will be Forest’s 2-year anniversary! I’ll be working on a slideshow video showing the 2nd Year in Pictures. Look for that sometime next week probably. Has anyone here been reading since the beginning? Feel free to chime in and leave a comment! Thank you all for reading my New Leaf adventures, and I hope you’ll continue to follow along. 🙂

There may not be a blog entry on Saturday, but I should be back with another entry on Sunday. I hope to see you then, and I hope you all have a great weekend!