The Sapphire Journal

A Sims legacy in a new point of view....

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October 23rd

I told Joey that I wanted us to move in together a couple days ago. He was thrilled about it. It's an amazing feeling. We are both so excited about it, and we are in the process of settling in right now.

I have been doing a lot of reading lately, sharpening my logic. I really want to climb my career ladder faster.. Research is the only way I know of, and can do well.

Joey on the other hand, has ways of his own of course. He's a musician and besides playing for tips he is also climbing his ladder at the speed of light. He's really good at making friends with his co-workers/band-mates.. It's a bit threatening, actually. They're mostly girls, all very pretty, and since our schedules collide me and Joey don't get to spend too much time together... I always get super paranoid, and I know there is no good reason, because we are moving in together and everything is perfect when we are together.

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October 22nd

I got a promotion!

I couldn't be more thrilled! Just when I thought there was no hope financially I manage to impress my boss enough. Now I am officially an intern, and I am one step closer to my dream job.

The bonus I got alone with the promotion is also super helpful. I am really starting to believe that I can do this. I am making money at a steady pace, and I can make it on my own. The more I think about it though, and the more I know that I can make it on my own, the more I realize that I don't want to. I want to share all of this with Joey.

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October 17th

It's been a while since I wrote. Everything has just been the same.

I am starting to get frustrated with my living situation... My oven cooks un-evenly, my cheap washing machine constantly leaks, and I can't even afford a dryer.

Joey still wants us to move in together. It's more and more tempting everyday. Combining our funds could be a really good thing.. I wouldn't have to take more cold showers... This is the real thing. I can feel it. I am just scared to mess everything up.

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Give me your feedback!

Hello to anyone who may be following my simblr.. though I am not sure that anyone is yet :P

Now that I have you guys started off with a few "journal entries" I just want to take a second to let you guys know that I will be taking whatever feedback or suggestions I get and applying it to the story (in most cases at least) 

I also want to address issues in my story.. I am not sure if that makes sense... But if there is a topic that you are passionate about, I will definitely try to pull that into the plot line.

I am kind of ahead in actual game-play and I have planned more of the story ahead of time.. But meanwhile feel free to send me suggestions.. I also love to incorporate different unique names... So if there is a name you want me to feature for any reason, I will..

leave anything in my ask box :) http://thesapphirejournal.tumblr.com/ask 

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September 12th

Things are less interesting these days. Everything is going well, I just have less to write about. 

Joey brought me flowers the other day... Things are actually getting pretty serious between us. He's even brought up the idea of moving in together, but I just don't think we are ready for that yet.

For now I am just taking everything day by day, doing what I need to do...

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August 27th

Had an interesting day today... So much so that I am sitting here in bed writing with the most gorgeous man in the world lying next to me. I guess I'll explain.. So that neighbor that I wrote about, well his name is Joey, Joey Shaff. He's one of those people that just brings happiness with them everywhere they go. He is super easy-going, and very very easy to talk to.

I felt I had ruined every chance of being with him, after the whole pancake thing, but something drove me to call him.. I just couldn't stop thinking about it. I was a bundle of nerves until the minute he picked up and answered the phone with his sweet "hello?".. The conversation we had on the phone is kind of a blur in my mind, but he ended up coming over. Despite the fact that we are almost opposites, we hit it off. We spent hours watching the stars, and just talking about everything (including pancakes), and now he's staying over.. I can't remember ever being this happy. I hope this isn't too good to be true.

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August 25th

Today was my first day at work, if you can even call it that. The medical world is not an easy one to get into, but it'll be worth it one day.

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August 24th

I haven't written in a bit... I have been busy with a move! The place is actually kind of a dump, but it's something. It's a start. I'm hoping someday to move into a larger home that will become the "Sapphire Manor". Just like the journal it will be passed down from generation to generation. The perfect home... It makes me smile just thinking about it.

On a different note, I went to visit my new neighbor yesterday. Someone had told me he was very good-looking, and they were right. Suddenly, it made moving to this house something like winning the lottery. I made a total fool of myself though. Somehow we ended up talking about pancakes. We both love them, so that's good, but I completely embarrassed myself. I told him I would make him some, and that's when It got a bit weird.. So I left, and now I just can't stop thinking about it.... 

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August 20th

My name is Jillian Sapphire. I find it extremely different to describe myself, but I can warn just about anyone that I am a perfectionist. Everything in my life has to have an order. It all has to run according to plan, and be under my control. I try my best not to let it take over my life, because away from my habits and silly quirks I have many goals and aspirations. For one, joining the medical career track, and mainly becoming a surgeon has been a goal of mine since the age of 9. I was in a car accident in which I lost my mother. My dad was crippled by his injuries and forced to live the rest of his life in a wheel chair. I didn't sustain anything life-altering, but I did need to get surgery. In that time when I felt I had lost everything, a surgeon whose name I can't even remember reminded me that I was still alive. She gave me a drive to live and achieve my goals, because I was lucky. I  still had a life to live, and I was going to live it all the way. I promised myself I would become a surgeon then. I want to have that impact. I want to save lives, both figuratively and literally.

Above all, however, family is the most important thing in my life. I will forever cherish the family that I have... which brings me to introduce this journal. This bold blue journal that is so conveniently described by my surname, Sapphire, will hopefully become a bond, a rope that ties the family together. A way for the future generations of the Sapphire family to be connected. The Sapphire Journal.

I will start this tradition of this journal by writing my own "trials and tribulations," and when the day comes when I have kids and a new generation arises I will pass this journal on to a rightful heir. He/She will then repeat the cycle, and will hopefully be able to use the journal as a guide through adulthood, a book with all the lessons they need, and a way back to me. 

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The Sapphire Journal: Generation 1

Welcome to the pages of The Sapphire Journal....