Did you start playing TSTO during an event?

I downloaded TSTO in January 2014 for my daughter who was going into the hospital for surgery, along with a few other games. The wifi was spotty at best in the hospital, so she didn't get to play it. We didn't even really know what it was about. About a month later, I was poking around on my kindle and came across it. I started it up, and fell deep in the rabbit hole smack in the middle of the Valentines event. I had no idea about the mechanics, and didn't realize how many prizes I was missing out on. Within a few weeks, I got my wife and my daughter involved just in time for the dreaded E-word event. No neighbors other than ourselves and Other Springfield, we squeaked by, my wife and I each earning the coveted Faberge Egg near the end. I found the forums near the end, which helped, as well as our mayhem ID numbers giving her pink and me blue eggs (my daughter soon lost interest, but occasionally plays still).

I'd made a couple posts on the forums, but didn't think my town was ready to open the Friend gates via the add-me thread. One day, I got a request out of the blue, and decided to bite the bullet. Most of the people who added MolzPink and I are still loyal Neighboreenos.

So, thank you @Dat1279, and thank all the rest of you for making the last 3 1/2 years such fun and so informational here on the forums and in game.

Peace, Love, and Light to you all.

Even JoshSheerer.