welcome to Jacksonville

so i'm going to take a small break from legacy to continue the mayfair challege. i played one family last night and was mad confused about where i had left them. it made me feel a little sad. so i'll use this entry to introduce them. blah.

so the premise of the mayfair challege is to start with 10 families and have them have kids. the challenge ends when each family has been married into the mayfair family and there's still one household with one of the 9 origin last names. i thought it would be really easy except i had 80% boys first generation, so i figure it'll take 3 or 4 generations to end. (still better than the 10 of legacy).

so to do this i created Jacksonville. and they were the only families in it - so most of the households are family friends. which is cute. so small town, like where i'm originally from. Of course i put my latest legacy family there and will most likely move my "not" legacy household there in the near future. (i miss eve).

so without further ado: the 10 origin families of the mayfair challenge!

Greg and Denise Jackson
(Greg: family, ltw: grad 3 kids from college, 5 neat, 8 shy, 6 lazy, 3 playful, 3 nice, aries
Denise: knowledge, ltw: top of gamer career, 2 neat, 8 shy, 2 lazy, 6 playful, 7 nice, libra)

the jackson family. this town is their namesake. they are the oldest (and richest!) family in jacksonville. greg's family founded the town many many years ago. Greg and Denise love it here. they were high school sweethearts, dated through college, got married and started a family (you'll meet them later). The town is still pretty small, but growing very fast. although the jacksons are significantly richer than everyone, they are extremely down to earth. they make a point of knowing everyone in town (i think they've been in every welcome wagon). they always have different families over for dinner and parties. they have built many public spaces for everyone to enjoy - including Jackson park, Jackson cemetary and Jackson pool. they hope Jacksonville remains a place everyone wants to move to.

as for children, they currently have two - Greg and Denise (you'll meet them later) and they are raising them to be as down to earth as they can. the children attend public school and are involved in many extracurricular activites - swim team, soccer, the school band, etc. you can't be bougie without being in jack-n-jill, to they do that too.

Donald and Katherine Davidson
(Donald: fortune, ltw: top of adventurere career, 5 neat, 8 shy, 6 lazy, 3 serious, 3 nice
Katherine: family, ltw: raise 20 pups or kittens, 2 neat, 8 shy, 2 lazy, 6 serious, 7 nice)

Donald and Katherine are typical yuppies. These conservative republicans hold traditional values and plan to raise their children to upstanding citizens. Sometimes they can be offensive, but the don't know any better. they can't tell whether to be excited or afraid of how diverse the town is becoming. all these different races, these different classes. oh my. they try to be tolerant but they can't help but be cautious. with donald be a police lutinent and katherine serving in the military, i sure feel sorry for anyone who messes with these two.

these two want the american dream, complete with a picket white fence, 2.5 kids and a puppy. as you will soon see, they are on the right track.

Jimmy and Telma Hernandez
(Jimmy: knowledge, ltw: criminal mastermind, 4 neat, 10 shy, 4 lazy, 4 serious, 3 nice, leo
Telma: family, ltw: grad 3 kids from college, 4 neat, 4 shy, 4 lazy, 7 serious, 6 nice, aquarius)

everyone loves this family. they are super chill and fun. never any drama with these two. their motto "don't worry be happy" good things just seem to happen to them and they pass on those good vibes. they just moved over from the next town over because jacksonville has a better school system. they look forward to life in this new town.

Larry and Mindy Kim
(Larry: popularity, ltw: top of journalism, 4 neat, 7 shy, 8 lazy, 3 serious, 3 nice, gemini
Mindy: fortune, ltw: top of law, 2 neat, 3 shy, 9 lazy, 7 serious, 4 nice, sagittarious)

this family is all about appearance. it only matters how things look from the outside. they wear the sharpest clothes, live in the largest house and they always want more. too bad their house is practically empty on the inside and their car is a rental. will they be able to keep up this charade? larry does all the cooking and cleaning. mindy is obsessed with her career. is there space in this routine for children? well there has to be, who else will carry on the kim name?

Carlos and Maria Mendoza
(Carlos: knowledge, ltw: top of ed, 9 neat, 2 shy, 5 lazy, 3 serious, 5 nice, virgo
Maria: knowledge, ltw: top of journalism, 5 neat, 3 shy, 7 lazy, 3 serious, 7 nice, pisces)

young, urban, trendy. the mendoza's just arrived from sunny los angeles. although life wasn't so sunny there. carlos' older brother is heavily involved in gangs and it was becoming unsafe for the entire family. it was really hard on the family for carlos to leave since they were so close, but carlos couldn't risk him or his fiance maria getting hurt. besides they had just found out she was pregnant. carlos' brother gave him some money and then took him to the air port. although they miss the eternal sunshine of cali, nothing beats feeling of security jacksonville provides.

Elliot and Nancy Morris
(Elliot: family, ltw: marry off 6 kids, 4 neat, 4 shy, 4 lazy, 7 serious, 6 nice, aquarious
Nancy: knowledge, ltw: top of journalism, 4 neat, 10 shy, 4 lazy, 4 serious, 3 nice, leo)

both products of single parent households, these two believe in the union of marriage and refuse to raise children unless both parents are involved. that said, they did not rush into marriage or child rearing. down to earth and simple with simple values, they are easily the most popular family in jacksonville, aside from the jacksons of course (nancy is best friends with someone in every fam).

John and Sandra Seong
(John: family, ltw: top of ed, 4 neat, 4 shy, 4 lazy, 7 serious, 6 nice, aquarius
Sandra: money, ltw: top of law, 5 neat, 8 shy, 6 lazy, 3 serious, 3 nice, aries)

this young family is hoping the military will help pay for their dreams. the risks are high but they know they cannot afford to go to school right now. they have big plans for the future and they know it will involve sacrafice, they hope they won't have to pay the ultimate price for the future they've always dreamed of.

Binh and Leena Singh
(Binh: family, ltw: grad 3 kids from college, 5 neat, 8 shy, 6 lazy, 3 serious, 3 nice, aries
Leena: family, ltw: reach golden anniversary, 5 neat, 5 shy, 5 lazy, 5 serious, 5 nice, cancer)

will they be able to raise their children in the traditional ways of their homeland in the increasingly diverse jacksonville? recently relocated from queens, ny, the singhs were expecting more Indian families in the neighborhood, but at least they've found a small community here.

Alvin and Kelly Tate
(Alvin: popularity, ltw: top of jornalism, 7 neat, 4 shy, 1 lazy, 8 serious, 5 nice, capricorn
Kelly: family, ltw: marry off 6 children, 6 neat, 3 shy, 6 lazy, 4 serious, 6 nice, cancer)

after fleeing from the racial hatred they faced in jena, la, the tates quickly relocated to the more tolerant jacksonville. they hope they'll be able to raise their family in an accepting society and teach them all they've learned. they don't want their children learning the ways of the world the hard way. carefree and funloving, the tates aren't exactly the best when it comes to financial management, they hope to get their money game in gear so their children won't have to suffer.

Thomas and Lizze Watson
(Thomas: pleasure, ltw: 50 dream dates, 6 neat, 5 shy, 8 lazy, 3 serious, 3 nice, scorpio
Lizzie: family, ltw: marry off 6 kids, 5 neat, 5 shy, 3 lazy, 8 serious, 4 nice, taurus)

and finally, the watson family. don't let the rocker clothes fool you, these two have surprisingly traditional values and plan to impart them on their children when they are born. they believe in freedom of expression, but they also believe in the word of the lord. you will find them in church every sunday... in the front row. born agains, they no longer drink, do drugs or even swear. they learned their lesson the hard way after thomas od'ed in high school. they moved to jacksonville to get a fresh start and to get away as far away from temptation as they possibly could.