Canterbury Cove - a BaCC: Week Seven - Carnahan 2
Why yes, this would be another update of Canterbury Cove! This term has been really strange in that the closer I am getting to the end, the less homework I am getting. Usually it is the other way around. For my six classes that I have this term, only ONE has a final. I am so stoked for finals week because that final happens to be in my yoga class... Anyway, I hope you all are having a wonderful week and that you enjoy this installment of Canterbury Cove.
Having grown up with such a big family, my parents and my three siblings, I wasn't sure how I was going to do living on my own. However, I really want to have a family of my own now and there is only so much room in our family home so I decided to move out on my own and start my own life.
This is my little house. I quite like it, even though it's not very big. It has three bedrooms, though only mine is decorated right now, so I definitely have room for my future family to live here.
Some visitors came by to see my new house and to offer to help me move in my stuff. I thanked them and asked them to come inside.
This man told me that he had a son that he really thought I would hit it off with and offered to set us up on a blind date. I said that I was willing to meet him, and to my surprise, he called him up and had him come over right then and there.
His name was Fred Albert.
I thought he was pretty cute.
We had a nice time talking and getting to know each other.
And he even offered to help me to make lunch for all of my guests.
However, after hanging out him for the day, I really didn't feel any feelings for him other than friendly so we decided to just be friends.
Later that night I invited my family over to see my house and also Richard and Bailey Albrecht.
Bailey and I actually have a lot in common as we are really family oriented and I think that we are going to be good friends, despite the fact that she is a bit older than me.
During dinner, my dad told me that he knew a guy that he thought I would really like. I agreed to call him and ask him on a date. I'm sure that my dad wouldn't set me up with a bad person.
I called him up, and we talked for awhile. His name was Stephan Donaldson and he seemed like a really sweet guy.
We decided to meet up at the Albrecht Auditorium and we had a really great time.
He asked me to dance with him and I agreed. He was just so handsome! How could I resist?
Before I knew it, I was getting my first kiss.
Overall, we had a really nice time and agreed to get together again soon and I couldn't wait.
In my free time I started writing and during the week I ended up publishing two books.
After earning a little money from my books, I decided to purchase a store. I've always loved playing games and since there isn't yet a place to do that in Canterbury Cove, I figured it would be a nice place for families to come and hang out. I called it Gamer's Cove.
It wasn't much at first as I didn't have a lot of money, but I knew once it started earning some money that I could fix it up and make it really nice.
Besides, the customers really seemed to like it and I was quickly learning a lot about running a successful business.
A few days after our first date, Stephan called me and I invited him to come over to my house to hang out.
The date went REALLY well.
I told Stephan that even though I hadn't known him for a long time, that I really felt a connection with him and I asked him to move in.
He told me that he would only move in if I agreed to marry him. There was no way that I could say no.
(Stephan Donaldson - Knowledge Sim)
Soon after he moved in I realized that I was pregnant when I started getting morning sickness.
We decided to move the wedding up early so that our baby wouldn't be born out of wedlock.
Everyone that I loved, and even Fred, showed up to watch me get married and become Mrs. Stephan Donaldson.
The ceremony was wonderful. It's still hard to believe that I am a married woman, but I love every minute of it.
The reception was a lot of fun.
And I even saw my sister get her first kiss with Fred! I wonder if that will go anywhere.
I decided to change my look now that I was married. I just figured that with a mental change that a physical one would be nice to go along with it.
Not soon after our wedding, my pregnant belly began to show and I started to get really excited.
I decided to visit Gamer's Cove to try and earn some more money so that we would have enough money for when the babies came. Even though Stephan has a great job, I still wanted to contribute something. Stephan's wedding present to me was some money to makeover my store. I think it looks so much better, and much more appealing now.
I really love all of the time that I get to spend with my friends and neighbors. It is a lot of fun working at my work. It hardly feels like work at all.
Stephan enjoys his work too and he has been steadily climbing the ranks.
After what seemed like forever, I finally went into labor. My pregnant belly just seemed so large. I had started to joke with Stephan that I was going to have quads just like my mother did.
(Ian)
(Kensington)
(Jacob)
(Delilah)
Perhaps it was not something I should have joked about! It seems that fate heard me and decided to have a laugh at me instead. Even though I say that, I really do love them all. It's just a lot of work and it was quite a surprise.
Luckily we were able to prepare the two rooms and make them into two nurseries for the babies.
Although I was worried about how Stephan would feel about having four babies, he really loves it.
I invited my family over to meet the babies. They all really loved them and told me that they are quite beautiful. Of course I agreed with them, but I may be biased. I especially want to give my parents a chance to see them since I am not sure just how much more time that I will have with them.
Stephan also took the chance to get to know my family a bit better. They all really like him and they agree that I made a good choice in marrying him.
Overall, a good time was had by everybody. I'm really glad that I have such a loving and caring family who is willing to stand by my side and help me when something crazy like having quadruplets happens in my life. I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world.
Stats:
Rotation: 7
Households: 4 of 6
Playable Sims: 26
# of Total Residents (PS + Graves): 26
Community Lots: 11 (0 NPC - 1 Military)
Business Districts: 0
Universities: 0
Downtown: No
Sim Multiplier: 4
Population: 104
CAS Sims Available: 8/11
University Funds: $309,060
Number of Fires: 5
Number of Burglaries: 2
Number of Electrocutions: 1
Number of Graves: 0
Businesses:
Club Carnahan - Russell Carnahan - 6
Electric Avenue - Russell Carnahan - 10
Odds and Ends - Russell Carnahan - 10
Purrfect Pets - Jackie Carnahan - 10
Fresh Fish and Veggies - Cameron Lieman - 10
Douglas Firniture - Cameron Lieman - 10
Just Dance - Cameron Lieman - 3
Albrecht Auditorium - Richard Albrecht - 9
Delights - Richard Albrecht - 9
Alina's - Alina Albrecht - 6
Gamer's Cove - Abrianna Donaldson - 4
Careers:
Architecture - 0/1
Business - 2/5 (Richard Albrecht, Stephan Donaldson)
Criminal - 0/1
Law Enforcement - 1/1 (Bailey Albrecht)
Military - Unlocked
Music - 1/Unlocked (Alina Albrecht)
Slacker - 1/1 (Joel Webber)
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- I was definitely NOT expecting the quads, not in a million years. However, if I've done it once I am sure that I can do it again.
- I was quite pleased to see that Stephan was already in the business career. If both he and Richard reach the top, that will give me two business districts fairly close together which will be really nice for my SM and population!
- I thought that Fred was cute, but he and Abrianna only had two bolts. So, I had her call up Stephan, someone that she had met at one point and who I saw she had three bolts with, and I thought they were just too cute to pass up.
- I LOVE that each baby is different. I was also really happy to see that Russell's green eyes popped up. I was hoping that at least one of the grandkids would get them.