You say it's your birthday, March 2046

Round 37: March 2046 (Autumn)

Caroline Novak is 1!

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The Romilly-Royce-Nihill wedding

Round 37: November 2045 (Spring)

Josh Royce-Nihill and Elspeth Romilly are both 31. 

I didn’t really care to follow the tradition of the groom not seeing the bride before the wedding but Ione was quite insistent. So the night before, I bunked down in Aurora’s old bedroom.

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Windowsill

Round 37: September 2045 (Spring)

Emma Gottlieb and Jessica Royce-Nihill are 25 and Lauren Carmody is 24.
(Athena is 85, Amelia is 56, Wade is 55, Sophie is 32, Eddie is 25 and Declan is 24)

Narrated by Emma Gottlieb

I was a bit skeptical when Lauren and Eddie got back together, after she dumped him so suddenly all those years ago. But I guess they knew better than me, seeing they’re still together. 

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You say it's your birthday, July 2045

Round 37: July 2045 (Winter)

Andrew has always had behaviour problems at school but recently, he’s been letting his grades slip too.

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Nuclear

Round 36: October 2044 (Spring)

Declan Romilly, Austin Carmody and Xavier Moretti are 23.

(Mitchell is 25, Jessica is 24 and Caitlin is 21)

Narrated by Declan Romilly

I’m living back in Exeter now, rooming with Xavier and Austin. Other than Austin being the messiest and laziest person I’ve ever lived with, it’s all going pretty well. 

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Pieces of what

Round 36: February 2044 (Summer)

last update/next update

Royce-Nihill 1 household profile

Kit Royce is 84, Max Nihill is 57 and Zaria Royce-Nihill is 56.

(Josh and Elspeth are 30, Jessica is 24 and Declan is 23)

Narrated by Zaria Royce-Nihill

Max and I loved our trip to Cape Elizabeth so much a couple of years back that we bought a house there!

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Bury me with it

Round 36: August 2043 (Winter)

last update/Lauren's last update/next update

Jessica Royce-Nihill and Emma Gottlieb are 23 and Lauren Carmody is 22.
(Abigail is 60, Louisa is 23, Austin and Declan is 22 and Caitlin is 20)

Narrated by Lauren Carmody

Not long after graduation, I got a job working as a blogger for the online version of the same publication as my mum works at. I’d rather work somewhere different but there’s not a lot of choice around here. 

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Lot tour: Emma, Jessica and Lauren's place

This lot serves two purposes - a contribution to the N99 challenge for May/June, which is decorating with moodboards and, more importantly, a place for these girls to live now that they're out on their own. I used a Coastal Bohemian moodboard for inspiration. Very loosely interpreted in places, as is always the case when I use any sort of theme in my decorating.

The girls live in this apartment block, built by Starr. Emma's sister Sophie lives in the same block, though that will change once she marries Oliver.

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One by one

Round 35: July 2042 (Winter)

last update/next update

Romilly 1 household profile

Araminta Romilly is 79, Finn and Victoria are 41 and Keira is 11. 
(Claudia is 41, Eddie and Jessica are 22, Declan is 21, Caitlin is 19 and Daphne is 11)

Narrated by Victoria Romilly

At the beginning of the year, Finn started his position as principal of the high school and it’s been going really well.

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Ship lost at sea

Round 35: March 2042 (Autumn)

last update/Justin's next update/Declan and Xavier's next update/Brendan's next update

Declan Romilly and Xavier and Justin Moretti are 21 and Brendan Lachance is 19. 
(Jessica and Louisa are 22 and Caitlin is 19)

Narrated by Justin Moretti

We’ve just started classes again this week. Xavier, Declan and I are now in our senior year, which is pretty amazing and unbelievable.

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You say it's your birthday, January 2042

Round 35: January 2042 (Summer)

Hope Novak is now in her second trimester. It’s an exciting but also a nervewracking time for Hope and her husband, Malcolm, as both are praying for a happy ending this time. Hope’s first pregnancy ended in a late term loss.

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Run devil run

Round 35: March 2041 (Autumn)

Caitlin's last update/last update/Emma and Jessica's next update/next update

Jessica Royce-Nihill, Emma Gottlieb and Louisa Gentry are 21, Lauren Carmody is 20 and Caitlin Romilly is 18.
(Eddie is 21 and Declan is 20)

Narrated by Caitlin Romilly

I thought I’d miss my family most once I started uni but I actually miss my cat more! Plenty of times I’ve been studying on my bed and I’ve wished I had Ida snuggled beside me. 

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Brick by brick

Round 35: March 2041 (Autumn)

Brendan's last update/last update/next update

Declan Romilly and Justin and Xavier Moretti are 20 and Brendan Lachance is 18.

(Jessica is 21, Austin is 20, Caitlin is 18 and Georgina is 17)

Narrated by Brendan Lachance

My 18th birthday was also the very first day of classes, so it wasn’t the most fun I’ve ever had.

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Another sweet summer

Round 35: January 2041 (Summer)

last update/next update

Royce-Nihill 1 household profile

Kit Royce is 81, Max Nihill is 54 and Zaria Royce-Nihill is 53.

(Josh and Elspeth are 27 and Jessica is 21)

Narrated by Max Nihill

As soon as I told Jessica that we’d be going away for a short vacation, her eyes lit up. At first, I thought she was thinking about throwing a wild party at our house while we were gone but I should have known better. 

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She bangs the drums

Round 34: March 2040 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Emma Gottlieb, Jessica Royce-Nihill and Louisa Gentry are 20 and Lauren Carmody is 19. 

(Sophie is 27 and Justin is 19)

Narrated by Emma Gottlieb

I guess Lauren wasn’t busy enough this semester, because she's decided to start up The Suffolk Sun, a campus newspaper. She says it’s going to look awesome on her resume once she gets out in the real world and wants to start writing. 

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Major leagues

Round 34: March 2040 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Declan Romilly and Justin and Xavier Moretti are 19. 

(Louisa and Jessica are 20 and Austin is 19)

Narrated by Declan Romilly

We’ve just started classes again for the semester and Justin has been spending most of his spare time at the natural history museum.

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Quiet

Round 34: September 2039 (Spring)

last update/next update

Kit Royce is 79, Max Nihill is 52 and Zaria Royce-Nihill is 51.
(Kendal is 63, Tatiana is 56, Asha is 42, Josh and Elspeth are 25, Mitchell is 20, Jessica is 19, Declan is 18, Ruby is 12, Marcus is 10 and Felix is 8)

Narrated by Zaria Royce-Nihill

During my campaign, I promised to put in place a grant to offer financial assistance for college and with the help of Tatiana, the hood council’s Education rep, we achieved that.

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1st things 1st

Round 34: March 2039 (Autumn)

last update/Lauren's last update/next update

Jessica Royce-Nihill, Emma Gottlieb and Louisa Gentry are 19 and Lauren Carmody is 18.
(Eddie is 19 and Justin and Declan are 18)

Narrated by Jessica Royce-Nihill

Louisa was placed on academic probation last year after earning some pretty crappy grades and she’s been trying to get back on track ever since.

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Electricityscape

Round 34: March 2039 (Autumn)

Declan's last update/Justin and Xavier's last update/next update

Declan Romilly and Justin and Xavier Moretti are 18.
(Mitchell is 20, Jessica, Louisa and Eddie are 19 and Austin is 18)

Narrated by Xavier Moretti

Declan, Justin and I have been here in the dorms for a couple of months now and we’re all loving it.

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505

Round 33: March 2038 (Autumn)

Emma's last update/Jessica's last update/next update

Louisa Gentry, Emma Gottlieb and Jessica Royce-Nihill are 18.
(Mitchell is 19 and Declan, Justin and Lauren are 17)

Narrated by Jessica Royce-Nihill

Starting at Suffolk with Emma and Louisa has been so much fun. You hear people say living together is the quickest way to kill off a friendship but that hasn't been true for us at all.

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