Yep that is Sims 3. I have been a fan since the first version of Sims came out. I know what you mean, you can get totally sucked into the game. I haven't bought any of the expansion packs for Sims 3 yet, have you played any? Just wondering if they are worth buying. I might buy them this Spring when I have time to play them. I know if I get them now I will play them and slack on my school work.
I've been Simming since the original Sims as well. I have the Sims Late Night expansion and it's pretty good. There aren't nearly as many new romantic options as I was expecting though. I know in the previous night life-ish expansions, there were a lot of new romance options. However, you are given the option to live in a high rise and I think that is pretty cool. My friend also recently let me borrow her World Adventures expansion but I haven't gotten around to playing it yet. Honestly I'm not really a fan of going on vacation in the Sims world. I know in the first 2 games, whenever they would go on vacation, they would always come back with red bars for almost everything. Somehow, vacation just put them in an even worse mood!