Diary of a Country Girl

Hi everyone. 🙂 This is the continuation of a story I started back in March on the old Vanilla forum. If you were a regular follower of the 'What Happened In You Game Today' thread, you already know Aurora and her little family. Her save started out as just for fun. To explore things within the game that I never had before. I was just going to share a few screenshots with captions. The original idea for this save was to only be about Aurora and her sidekick, her Bernese, Piccolo.

But I realized a couple of weeks ago that, yeah, it had become a story. And it deserved its own space here on the new forum. This post and the next couple will help those of you who aren't familiar, become familiar. And since the previous updates were scattered over like 75-100 pages of the old WHIYGT thread it's a nice reminder for everyone that had been following along.

The title is also a hint at another change. I'm going to start writing each update like it was an entry in Aurora's diary. I may still write something here and there in a more traditional style with dialogue though. I'm also getting ready to start the reboot of my other story and by writing this one like a diary it's a lot easier to do both and still keep this interesting. So let me introduce you to everyone.

Aurora Westbrook-Carter

Aurora came back to her country roots. Her parents left Chestnut Ridge just as she entered her teens. She still came back to see her grandparents during the summers. She loved those visits and getting away from the city. After graduating high school she went to art school where she honed her painting and photography skills. But she never lost her love for the quiet country life in Chestnut Ridge. Now she's back where she feels most at home.

Tre Carter

Aurora's husband Tre came from an entirely different background. He grew up on the streets of Del Sol Valley just like his father. His mother came from Ciudad Enamorada. Yet Tre has always fascinated by the country life. He has an abiding love for horses too. Even if his first real life encounters weren't exactly smooth.

Piccolo

Aurora's loyal sidekick.

Peanut (l), Nashville(back), and Spirit

Peanut is Aurora's champion American Saddlebred. Nashville is Tre's horse and Spirit is the newest addition to the family.

**Table Of Contents**

Recap Part One
Recap Part Two
Recap Part Three
Recap Finale
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve

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stories

164 Replies

DaniRose2143
Hero
1 year ago
Recap, Part Three
While Aurora and Tre's relationship slowly takes off, her side hustles begin paying off. Her paintings and jewelry are beginning to bring in some good money. With the extra income and her growing contentment with ranch life she spotted a lovely ranch for sale a short distance from town. It had a nice stable for Peanut and plenty of room for Piccolo. The picturesque views in Rider's Glen was the cherry on top.
As an added bonus there was enough space for her to add a garden and even a chicken coop. She was fully into the ranch life now.
The decision to add a garden was beginning to look like her best business venture yet. She was just getting started but already the produce she was selling was in demand. As the weeks passed her gardening skill grew, her plants thrived and the money rolled in.
Her relationship with Tre was the only thing that didn't seem to be going anywhere. They hadn't set out to fall in love, but now Aurora was sure she was. Now if only she knew how Tre felt?
simgirl1010
Hero+
1 year ago
DaniRose2143
Love the title for Aurora's story. Can't wait to start reading her diary.
DaniRose2143
Hero
1 year ago
Recap, Part Two
One of Aurora's favorite childhood memories was helping out around her grandparents ranch. One of her chores was helping look after the horses. She didn't think of working with the horses as chores, so loved them so much. It felt good to finally have a horse of her own. Peanut is a good horse with an easy going personality. She and Aurora bonded quickly during their rides around Chestnut Ridge. Piccolo comes along too some days.
Her barnyard family continues to grow with the addition of a mini sheep Cupcake. Aurora's mother and grandmother were very good equestrians and had raised and trained some fine horses. She had learned a lot from both of them so she recognized the signs in Peanut. She began training Peanut with an eye on something her mother and grandmother hadn't done, win the Ultimate Horse Championship. Both had come close though.
Meanwhile she had spending her evenings at the Rusty Horseshoe. She picked up a side hustle cooking food for the other barfly's That's how she met a handsome, charming man who had recently arrived in town. He said his name was Tre.
Things started slowly between them. Both were hesitant and hadn't been looking for a long term relationship. They were happy to sit and talk the night away at The 'Shoe over food and drinks.
While things began slowly on the romance front, their friendship formed quickly. People in Chestnut Ridge had never treated Aurora, or her family, any different than anybody else. But it was still wonderful to find someone else who truly understood you.
DaniRose2143
Hero
1 year ago
Recap, Part One:
After graduating art school Aurora went work as a freelance photographer in San Myshuno. She spent the rest of her time painting and selling what she made to galleries and collectors. She was doing good but she missed Chestnut Ridge. She packed her bags and headed home. She found a lovely old barn that had been renovated and made into a rental.
She and Piccolo quickly settled in. For Aurora it was like she'd never left.
She came home with the idea of using the peace and quiet, and lovely scenery to work on her art. If money allowed she wanted to travel and find beautiful scenes to paint. It didn't take long for that plan to start unraveling. She'd forgotten just how lovely Chestnut Ridge was. There was no shortage of beautiful scenes right there.
Aurora soon discovered a lucrative hobby that she enjoyed. She began handcrafting jewelry and gemstones that provided a nice income to supplement what she made from her paintings.
When she left San Myshuno she was just happy to be coming back to Chestnut Ridge. She remembered all the fun she had on her grandparent's little ranch, but she didn't intend to become a rancher like them. But as the days became weeks, and the weeks became months the lure was getting stronger. She made her way over to the Hay Now Equestrian center and got herself a horse, Peanut.
There was no turning back now. The farm and ranch life had reeled her back in.