Generation 02: Chapter 20: I Do

Right after my engagement, I inform all of my friends and family about it.  My sister, Zoe and my friend, Chartreuse (Char for short) are enthusiastic and instantly get together to plan the entire thing.  They even convince my brother, James, to wed us.  I decide not to have a bachelorette party since they're really not my kind of thing.  Mom and Rina bring piles of magazines for dresses and hairstyles.  It's overwhelming in a good way.

Finally, the day has arrived.  I see the venue for the first time and my jaw drops.  It's more beautiful than I had imagined.

Dad walks me down the aisle and whispers to me how proud he is.  When we part, I stand in front of Champ and we smiles at he other.  He looks handsome in his crisp dark suit and his slicked back hair.

When we get to our vows Champ goes first.

"Calla Calida Cohen, every time I see your lovely face, I think back to the first few days I knew you.  You had nearly burned the entire kitchen down.  Fortunately, you persevered and used your smarts to basically learn something that was the complete opposite of what you actually do.  This sounds horrible but I'm glad that you ran away from your job.  I'm glad that your somehow found your way to the Dhavals.  Because if you hadn't, I would never have met you.  I would never have gotten to know your funny, beautiful, and intelligent self.  I'm so glad I go the chance to meet you.  You made this summer great and now I'm extremely pleased to be standing here.  I'm overjoyed to make you my wife and I promise to love and protect you forever."

As he finishes his speech, he slips the ring onto my finger.

Then it's my turn.

"Champagne Cameo Beryle, I fell in love with your humor, your caring nature, and your passion for gardening.  You also helped me out during a very rough patch and I can't thank you enough.  I've never been one of those girls to obsess about boys very much but, as much as I hate to admit it, right when I saw you, I couldn't stop thinking about you.  You're the love of my life and I am proud to make you my husband.  I promise love and protect you forever."

I shakily slip the ring onto his finger.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife.  You may now kiss the bride."

Even though it's my wedding, I still blush when Champ kisses me passionately and everyone in the crowd claps and hoots.

"Congratulations, Mr. Cohen," I say to him.  We had agreed earlier that he would take my name.

Everyone continues to cheer and Mr. Dhaval breaks down crying, which is extremely surprising.  I didn't know he had such a soft spot.

The reception is very small.  Just a few small dishes and some lovely weather.  Champ and I cut the cake and then everyone just mills around.  It's a good get together for all of our friends and family.  The cake is delicious by the way.

My dad awkwardly tries to chat with the Dhavals and I catch up with Char, who I haven't seen for a long time.  I find out that she's actually dating Champ's brother, Azure. If that's not shocking enough, Antares hooks up with my sister, Zoe.  After a whole day of festivities, the wedding is finally over.

"That was an amazing wedding," I exclaim to Champ.  We decided not to go on a honeymoon because funds are a bit low at the moment.  But that's okay.  We live in a beautiful world and that's honeymoon enough.

"It really was," Champ agrees.

Right when we get into the bedroom to go to bed, we both seem to have a mutual decision to try for a baby.  We're practically broke, especially after having the wedding, as small as it was, but we'll find a way.

We always do.

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Wedding Photos

Parents of the bride: Calista and Adam Cohen

James Cohen (brother of the bride)

 Antares Aven (friend of the groom) and Zoe Cohen (sister of the bride)

 Aquamarina Beryle (mother of the bride)

 Azure Beryle (brother of the groom) and Chartreuse Flavius (friend of the bride)

Myrtle and Fir Dhaval (friends of the bride and groom)

 Blanche Blodwen (niece of Myrtle and Fir)

 The bride and groom

Newlyweds

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NOTE

Blogger only allows you to tag a certain number of characters so I could not tag all of the sims that were included in this post.  :(

This is the end of my posting on this blogger blog.  At least for the time being, that is.  I will now be posting my "playing for fun" picture on my tumblr.  Please check it out!  I'm not really sure what's going to happen with it but we'll see!  I have a lot of pictures to post that I took over winter break (That was so long ago!) so that'll be good to start with.

All in all, I just want to thank you for sticking by me while I was on all my breaks.  I hope you enjoyed reading about Calista and Calla and I already said this but I hope you check out my tumblr (see link in the paragraph above).  I love these sims and I don't think I could stop playing with them.  ^_^  

Thanks again!!

Generation 01, Chapter 12: The Beginning

Being immortal is... interesting.  Really, it's not nearly exciting as it sounds.  Our lives have not been dramatically changed.  The only things changing are the kids and the cats (Royal and Chimera have aged much more than the children, of course).  James is nearing his birthday and Zoe and Calla are now teens.

I bet you're wondering about the unicorns?  Well, apparently they don't age up as quickly so the foals are still foals.  They grow, like, an inch a year.  It's a very good thing that we have James.  Unlike his sisters, he developed his father's love of horses and now wants to take over the business once Adam is retired (which, knowing that he's immortal, doesn't seem like it'll happen in the near future) but James doesn't know that.

With the girls being teenagers, they've developed interest in boys.  Actually, let me rephrase that.  Zoe has developed interest in boys, particularly a handsome boy she went to the prom with (Hari Natsumi).  Calla mostly ignores them unless they come directly to her.  She's much more interested in her studies and she knows that a boy would just ruin her GPA completely (which is pretty true).

Anyway, right now I am sitting and admiring the fall colors.  Since the Weather Stone was built, Sunset Valley has welcomed the change with open arms.  It provides quite a lot of variety into our daily lives. And since I'll be around for a long time, variety is a very good thing.

I'm also watching my now permanently gorgeous husband (although, even if we were to age, I'd still think he's gorgeous, just in an old and wrinkly sort of way).  Adam and Zoe are raking leaves while Calla sits in the shade and studies for one of the millions of exams she seems to have.  She's already started her second year of college and is still pursuing her dream to become a lawyer.  It would be interesting to know what goes on inside that girl's head.

James is out with his girlfriend or something like that.  Despite his love of horses and family, he spends quite a lot of time improving his social life  His currently girlfriend is... wow, I don't even know at this moment.  But if she's like any of his previous girlfriends, she's probably a nice girl, but I will never get to see her face much because it will always be attached to James's face.  Even the cats don't like being in the same room as James and his girlfriends.  At one point, his kissing got so bad that now he is banned from making out in the house.  It just gets too steamy, if you know what I mean.

Anywho, I've rambled quite a lot.  Adam is now calling me out to join them and I agree.  We greet each other like new lovers (but not overly inappropriate like James) and I stare into his eyes.  We're both smiling as he kisses me on the lips and runs his fingers through my hair and down my back.  The breeze startles my hair and I'm happy.  I'm genuinely happy.  Although sad things have happened in my life, I'd definitely agree the happy have overcome the bad.

Zoe is laughing as she falls into a pile of leaves and I help her up.  James returns home and we laugh and form a group hug by the leaf pile.  All of my beautiful children, my wonderful husband, and my amazing life.  Family is the number one thing to me, and family is what I have and will continue to have for years to come.

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NOTE

(Haha, I totally ruined my post-once-a-week dealio that I had been trying to keep... oh well.)

*ugly sobbing*  THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER OF GENERATION ONE!!!!!!!!  :'D

Calista is gone but also sort of not (if that makes sense) and now Generation Two will start with Calla as the heiress.

I have decided to choose the heir/heiress for this next generation but just know that that won't be the case for every generation (at least, that's what I keep telling myself).  Generation two might take me a while to get started so I hope you'll stick with me and enjoy the ride, where ever it takes us.  :)

Thanks for reading!!  And I hope you have a nice day/night, where ever you are.  ^_^

Generation 01, Chapter 11: ☼ Fun in the Sun ☼

Now that the girls are older, it's quite obvious how different there personalities are.  When they were toddlers they always wanted to be the same and now they're as different as hot and cold.  Yet, despite their differences, they're still very close.

Zoe is much more extroverted and athletic.  She enjoys her after school dance class and loves to annoy play with her older brother.

Calla is much different from her sister.  She's extremely studious and driven.  In fact, she's already declared that she wants to be a lawyer when she grows up.

Homework seems to be a breeze to her and she often helps her brother and sister with their homework.

Kadie dies in her sleep shortly after Calla, Zoe, and James age up.  Her death is very hard on Adam but with quite a lot of consoling and man tears, he heals up quickly.  We decide to wait a while before getting another dog.

In the mean time, we agree to take a family vacation to the beach behind my old house.  Returning to this beach reminds me of when I went those many years ago.

James doesn't want to go at first.  I suppose he doesn't see it as a "cool" thing to do but eventually he gives in.  Swimming is one of his favorite sports so I think that's what got him.  Either that or the fact that Adam wouldn't teach him how to drive if he didn't go.

He and Zoe play in the sand together while Calla reads on a bench by herself.

"Do you think she's okay over there?"  I ask worriedly.

"Well, it depends, what book is she reading?"  Adam finally replies.

"I think it's her logic book.  What does that mean?"

"Well, as long as it's not her atomic bomb book I think we're all good," Adam grins.  "Besides, whenever she reads her logic book, that means she did really well on a test at school."  And by really well, he doesn't mean 100%.  He means that somehow she managed to get extra credit on a test that probably didn't even have extra credit.

"Goodness, I don't know where that girl got her brains from."

"Hey!" Adam says offensively.  "What's that supposed to mean?"

I ignore his remark and kiss his puzzled face.

It's nearly noon and we all eat a nice picnic lunch that Zoe helped me pack earlier.

"C'mon Calla!  Let's get in the water!"  James and Zoe shout to their sister after their meal.

"Uh, well, I kind of want to finish reading this chapter.  It's really good!"  She yells back.

"Oh come on Calla.  You've already read that book, like, a million times," Zoe complains.

"Please Zoe.  I only have a few pages left, I swear."

"Fine," Zoe says, mostly likely while rolling her eyes.  Then she joins James in the cool salty water of the ocean.

"I think I'm ready to take a dive too," Adam announces, getting up.  "You?"

"Um...," I shift in my chair uncomfortably.  "Maybe."

"Come on, Cal, I don't want to swim without you.  Pleeeeaasseee...," he begs, giving me puppy dog eyes.

"First I want to go to the swing over there.  It looks new."

I get up quickly and hope that Adam will forget that I don't want to go swimming but I look back behind me and find Adam quickly following my trail.

Coolly, I lean against the broken branch holding up the swing.  Adam's arms wrap around me.

"Cal, please tell me.  Is something bothering you?"

"It's just... it's just that I don't think the swim suit I'm wearing is very... appropriate.  I'm not sure if that's the right word but that's all I can think of to describe it at the moment.  I would have worn a different one but it was the only swimsuit I could find.  It's a bit more revealing.  I think."

"Hey, I'm sure whatever it is I'll enjoy it."  Adam throws me that grin again that makes my legs wobble.

"I know you will.  But what about the kids?  I mean, it's a one piece but it's a bit... sheer."

"All the more for me to enjoy it," Adam repeats as he begins to slip off my cover up.  I giggle at his touch and lean up against him.

"Fine, you win."  I slip off the cover up and cover my arms over my chest.  "See, I told you it was-"

"I love it," Adam states.  Then he grabs me and hugs me tight.  "Now let's go swimming!"

He dives right in but I walk slowly to the edge of the sand.  The small waves moving toward the shore tickle my feet and I wade in the crystal clear water.  I go in deeper until I can barely touch.  Adam's grip hold me to him and we float around in the water.

Later he grabs some floaties and we float on the water's surface, soaking up some rays.  I get a little bit tanner (okay, I get pink) but Adam gets a full on tan.  And it looks good.  

By this time, Calla has joined us and is laughing and playing with her brother and sister.  It's nice to see her so happy.  She usually seems so serious it's hard to tell if she's even having fun.

Dawn sets in and soon it's very dark.  Adam and James decide to have some fun being all manly and lighting fireworks.

Unfortunately, the girls are too young but Adam and I play around with sparklers.

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Everyone sleeps in the next day and we all have a lazy day.  Adam and I are the only ones to get dressed and as I'm walking a passed the front window, I notice the mail carrier shoving something large into the mailbox.  Curiously, I walk outside to see what it is.

It's from Simon Simmons.  It'd take forever to explain who he is so long story short, he's a good friend of mine.  We don't see each other very much anymore but I still consider him a close friend, despite our history together.

"What is that stuff?  It looks so beautiful yet so deadly," Adam comments.

"Perhaps we should read the letter," I suggest as I notice the envelope on the floor.

Dear Calista and Adam, 

Gabrielle and I are ecstatic to congratulate you on your anniversary last week.  It's amazing to think that's it's already been so long since the wedding.  And congratulations on your three beautiful children.  They're already so big.   

Anyway, here's what could be considered an anniversary gift, if you'd like to look at it that way.  I don't know if you want to use it or not but if you do, I should probably let you know what it is.  It's a new potion that my research work has been developing.  It allows a person to stay young - permanently.  I know it's a big decision but I wouldn't want anyone else to have it before you.  So, if you do decide to take it, just know that it is a work in progress and that if something goes wrong, call the Science Facility's number I've written below. 

Again, congrats on the anniversary and, uh, feel free to keep me updated on the potion.  If it doesn't work, feel free to shoot me.   

Your friend,

Simon Simmons

PS:  Makes sure you shake it before you drink it.  When it turns from blue to pink, it's ready to drink

PSS:  Haha, that rhymed.

"Goodness, this is... quite the gift," I say, after reading and scanning the letter no less than five times.

"I'll say," Adam murmurs.

"So," he says a minute later, "should be go for it?"

"Are you sure?  This is a very big decision.  This is quite a selfish thing... not to mention the environmental factors....  Okay, let's do it."

Adam hands me one of the flasks and gets one for himself and swishes it around.

"One of us should drink it first so the other one can call the Science Facility, just in case something goes wrong."

"Good idea.  Should I do it?"

"If you'd like to."

"I actually would," Adam says.  Then he takes a sip of the flask and nothing happens.  "I feel fine.  I think it's safe for you to drink."

I put the flask to my lips, take a deep breath, and take a small sip of the pale pink liquid.  It's warm as it rolls down my throat and into my stomach.  There's nothing at first until Adam starts to glow around me.  Then I start to glow.  It's a warm, happy feeling.

"I think it's working!"  I exclaim.

"Oh my God, this feels just like being drunk.  Except without the weird vision and impaired functioning," Adam thinks aloud.

Suddenly, I feel a burst of energy and... newness?

Whatever it is, Adam's right.  It feels great.

"Oh my goodness, I feel amazing!  I cannot believe it worked," I chuckle.

"Okay, I feel great and all but I really need to use the bathroom.  I feel like I just downed fifty gallons," Adam complains as he scampers to the bathroom.

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NOTE

Okay, so just so you guys know, there will only be one more chapter of this generation (and it's a very short one) until Generation 2 starts!  WOO!  :D  Obviously I'm sad to leave Calista but she'll be making appearances for... a long time.  ;3

Also, thank you Dessie Sims for the idea of making the legacy heirs and heiresses immortal.  It's a great way to part with them without actually having to part with them.  

Thank for reading!!  :)