The Start of Something New

January 2033 - Arcadia, North Carolina

Gates-Watson household - Logan is 43, Shelley is 43, James is 18

James is still home from college for that winter break between semesters. It’s nice to be home, but he isn't really looking forward to working on New Year's Eve. It's not that he hates making money, it's that working means he doesn't get to celebrate the New Year, he only gets to wait on others who are celebrating.

January/February 2033 Birthdays & Anniversaries

January 2033 - Pine Hollow, North Carolina

Aaron has never been the sweetest little brother. Vanessa finds him quite a bit annoying most times. 

A Desert Christmas

December 2032 - Paradise City, Nevada
Craig household - Lucas is 25, Andrea is 25, Elliott is 7, Jamison is 2

 

It's Christmas time at the Craig house in Paradise City. Andrea loves this time of year when they pull the tree from storage and decorate it together.

Life Changes

November 2032 - Del Sol Valley, California
Gates/Smith household - Phoebe is 21, Dee is 20

 

 

Phoebe Gates keeps checking the local help wanted ads to see if there's anything she might be interested in. It's been a year since she and Dee moved across the country to Del Sol Valley, California. Phoebe has been taking online college courses to get her associates degree in music production.

Craig/Austin Wedding

November 2032 - Del Sol Valley, California

“Is everything taken care of?" Violet Craig asks. "We've got all the catering arranged, the seating and decor will be set up at the park in the morning, your tux is steamed and ready?"

"It's all done," Baine says, not looking up from the game he's playing.

November/December 2032 Birthdays & Anniversaries

November 2032 - Evergreen Harbor, Mississippi

Life is quiet in Evergreen Harbor. Kat has taken a job in a biology lab here, studying some of the life around the Mississippi River and what needs to be done to keep the water clean and healthy. She likes her work, but she misses everyone--her family, her friends, Yori. It was hard leaving him back at PSU while she moved off to the job opportunity she'd had.

That Complicated Connection, Part 4

Fall 2032 - Arcadia, North Carolina

Pine State University - Yori Hayashi is 23

This semester is the hardest he's ever had in his university life. Kat, Violet, and Baine are all gone now, graduated and moved on to the next part of their lives. And yet, Yori is still here on his own because he failed one class needed.

That Complicated Connection, Part 3

Fall 2032 - Britechester, Illinois
Foxbury Institute - Olivia Gates is 19, Matthew Lloyd is 19, Emily Smith is 18

If you had asked Olivia Gates a year ago who her boyfriend would be, she never would have said Atticus Kibo. 

 

Round 3: September 2032 - August 2034

September - October 2032
Birthdays & Anniversaries
That Complicated Connection, Part 1 (Ethan, Adam, & Charlotte)
Secrets in the Hall (Olivia)
That Complicated Connection, Part 2 (Caleb, James, & Isabella)
That Complicated Connection, Part 3 (Matthew, Emily, & Olivia)
That Complicated Connection, Part 4 (Yori / Lily)

That Complicated Connection, Part 2

Fall 2032 - Britechester, Illinois
University of Britechester: Caleb Gates is 20, Isabella Smith is 19, James Gates-Watson is 18

Isabella Smith has never been one to spend a lot of time around other people. She's always kept to herself and would go out with her cousin Emily sometimes, but many times she likes to be alone.