The Life and Times of Amari Taylor (Completed)

[MizzGin03]

This is simply the story of my favorite sim family as told through their family photos by the founder. I have most of the pics because I have played with this family a very long time so if people are interested I will continue as soon as possible! Please excuse the poor picture quality, higher settings slows my game down dramatically!

Introduction


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Have you ever seen anything so beautiful? Of course I don't mean myself, its my wonderful wife that makes this picture so beautiful. My name is Amari Taylor and I have lived a very full life my 65 sim days on this Earth. And they were made all the better by the woman you see in this picture, Angelica Taylor.


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This is us on our last vacation. She insisted that we meditate to "cleanse our souls". She thought it would help us to live many more days......but my dear Angelica you were wrong.

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You see shortly after we celebrated Christmas, my dear sweet Angie passed on. Well she was taken away by old Grimy himself. I despise the Grim Reaper. I know its his job, but Angie was my soul mate. For years we shared memories, laughter, and love.


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This is our last photo together. She had just given me an mp3 player as a gift. You see I'm a bit of a music lover, a trait that I passed along to all of our kids. Yes me and Angelica had 3 kids, 2 boys and a girl, and 5 grand kids, 4 girls and a boy. This is my legacy, my life. You see the way I see it, I'm next on old Grim Reaper's list, and before he comes and takes me to be with Angie, I wanted to leave behind the story of us. We shared alot in our years together. Got all three kids through college, and all 3 kids married with beautiful weddings. So many photos, so little time....so why don't we begin at the beginning.............

[MizzGin03]

Yay it got approved! This is my first story so helpful comments are welcome!

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This was the first picture we ever took together. Me and Angelica fell in love from the very start! Her father abandoned her and her mother when she was a baby and her mother died when she was 16, so she grew pretty tough as a defense. I actually had it pretty good growing up. My parents loved me very much and since I was their only child, spoiled me more than they should. But when I was 15, my mom and dad died in a bad car accident. I was devastated. They left me a substantial amount of money and I decided that it would be best for me to simply take care of myself. So you could say me and Angie were kindred spirits. We both knew how it felt to lose people who meant the world to us. So once we met we were inseparable. We married within months of meeting each other and used my inheritance to get a lovely apartment in the downtown area of Pleasantview.


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Ha! I caught her off guard with this one! She was pretty upset and decided she would get revenge. After much discussion, we decided that we wanted to have children right away. We both missed being apart of a family. Of course, once we married, we became each other's family; but I was dying to have a little girl with Angie's sweet disposition. And she was dying to have a little boy with my zest for life. She decided that for the first few years, she would be a stay at home mom.


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Well she said she would get revenge and she did when she took this shot of me in my underwear! But I didn't care. No one in the world was happier than I was at that time in my life. Neither of us attended University, but there were still so many opportunities for a young man starting off. I decided our children would DEFINITELY get the education we were unable to attain. Because honestly, had it not been for my inheritance, we would have struggled tremendously. I got a job in the intelligence career and we got to work on baby number 1!

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I never wanted us to become that couple who gets so.....COMFORTABLE....that they forget the reason they got married. I wanted the spark to always stay in our marriage and I always wanted Angelica to be happy with her life with me. So we still went out on dates whenever I wasn't tired from preparing for the next promotion or just from working in general.


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Soon all of our "practice" paid off and we were expecting a little bundle of joy! I could already see a little girl with fire red hair and blue eyes just like my Angie. But she wanted a little boy. "So when we do have a girl, she'll have a big brother to keep the boys at bay," Angie told me.

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And Angie got her wish. Soon we were holding little Christian Taylor in our arms. We could hardly put him down! He was a very intelligent boy right from the start, and I knew he had a bright future ahead of him. He was just gorgeous. He had my eyes and hair but his smile was Angie's alone.


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Angie looked as beautiful after her pregnacy as she had before.....more so actually. She now had the glow of a mother enhancing her already beautiful face.


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And Christian grew like a weed! Soon he was a toddler crawling around getting into mischief! As he aged, he began to look more like me.


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And soon, after more "practice", we were expecting another little bundle of joy. I still wanted a little girl that looked like Angie. But she didn't care, she was just so happy that we were extending our family. Now the apartment we lived in was nice.....but it was TOO nice. Angie wanted something a little more homey with a yard for the kids to play in. But I wasn't ready to leave the city so we found a nice duplex not too from from where we lived to move into.

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How I loved little Christian. He definitely had my zest for life! He was the happiest child I had ever seen....And I couldn't have been happier being his father! He loved playing with his building blocks and I knew we would have a little scientist on our hands.

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Soon Amari Jr burst into our lives. And burst he did! This picture is simply priceless! You see Angie was shaking little AJ above her head when the little tyke got a bit.....well sick.....Angie's face is hilarious in this one!


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Oh yes we were happy.....more happy than any two people have a right to be....and I hoped that that happiness would continue......because you know how life can be....throwing little curve balls at you....But I knew our love could survive it.....Me and Angie and my boys.....

[MizzGin03]

The title of your story reminds me of The Life and Times of Meadow Thayer, another excellent Sims 2 story over at L.J. and my cousins name is Amari Taylor.

Wow that is a coincidence! I just pull names out of the air when I name my sims.....just whatever comes to mind :)

[paintnlines]

Omg, what a sweet sweet story. The intro alone made me sniffle. I hate to let my sims move on...
I want to know more about how they live their life. Nice start! ^-^

[MizzGin03]

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Soon Christian grew into a very intelligent young boy. He loved looking through the telescope we got him for Christmas and we knew that when he went to University he would major in something science related. He worked very hard at keeping his grades up and we couldn't have been more proud!

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He wasn't the only one growing like a weed! Little AJ grew into a very musical little toddler. He loved banging away on his little xylophone! My favorite hobby was listening to music and dancing so this gave us something in common. I had been promoted a couple of times and so now I had more time to spend at home with my little boys.

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And once again Angie was expecting. I know, I know we loved creating babies! I didn't even hope for a girl this time. Seemed like everytime I did, we'd have a boy instead! So I just hoped that the baby was as healthy and strong as their brothers.

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Now this is the only picture I have of a teenage Christian. He was so focused on getting scholarships to Sim State University that he didn't take out time to do much else. This was on our vacation to Three Lakes Mountain. Angie was pretty grumpy during this time, so I took the boys and headed out! But we only stayed 2 nights because by the second night I was too worried about her to enjoy myself. But the boys had so much fun! This picture hangs on the wall in the living room of our house now.

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Have you ever seen a sadder face? Christian left for Sim State with lots of scholarship money shortly after our vacation. He decided to major in physics, something his old man could never do! But he was so home sick that first semester. You see, since he concentrated so much on school, his social life kinda took a back seat. So he really didn't know how to make friends or meet girls. Why he had never even had his first date or kiss! We were pretty worried that he would fall in love with the first pretty face to show him some attention.

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And back home AJ was falling more and more in love with music and proclaimed that he intended to be a rock star! Almost gave Angie a heart attack. I told him he could be a rock star.....and he could start right after he received his degree from the university of his choice! He wasn't too happy about this, but come on.....a rock star?

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And you know how I always wished for a girl? Well wish granted! I was all too happy to welcome little Jordan into our family. Oh she was just as beautiful as I knew she would be. And even though she didn't have Angie's blazing red hair, I knew she would be a handful. She already had dad tied around her finger!

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Christian called home to tell us he had met a girl......we were very wary at first....I mean he had never dated anyone. He said her name was Anna McAfee and one of his roommates had set him up with her. He took her out to dinner and they hit it off almost automatically. She was a drama major who loved to paint and take photos.

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After dinner they went dancing and he said as he gazed into her eyes he knew he would marry her. Now I was really worried. I told him maybe he should date around a bit. You know, make sure she really was the one. I mean he had nothing to compare it to! But you know what he asked me? "Dad, when you met mom you knew, right? The first time you laid eyes on her you knew you were going to marry her. So why is this different?" I felt smaller than an ant at that moment. He was truly crazy about this girl. So to keep the peace I told him I was happy for him. But silently I vowed to keep an eye on her!

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They even had their picture taken in one of those cheesy little photo booths together. Yes, Ms. Anna McAfee had stolen my boy's heart. Only time would tell if it turned out well.

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I wanted to be sure Anna was right for Christian, but I knew if I went down there he would take it offensively. So I sent Angie to check her out. Now Angelica was sure that Christian knew what he was doing and trusted his opinion. But I know a part of her wanted to make sure her baby boy wasn't going to get hurt. She met Anna and instantly loved her, much to my dismay. I guess I just wasn't ready for Christian to move on and get serious about someone so soon. But Angelica was sure that Anna was here to stay. So I vowed to welcome her into the family as best I could.

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AJ was still on his "rock star" kick and practiced his music every chance he got. Now it wasn't that he wasn't good because he had an amazing natural talent. I just wanted him to concentrate a little more on school as well. He was a smart boy.....he just didn't care about school as much as he should have.

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Jordan grew into a beautiful toddler and we decided to throw a party for her. As you can see I decided to invite Anna. As I talked to her, I found her to be a wonderful person. And after all, they were sophmores in college. I had a whole 3 more years to get to know her before they became really serious, right?

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Jordan was such a pretty baby, so much like her mother. I was always amazed to see them together and see the resemblance. The boys took after me but Jordan was definitely her mother's child.

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And she continued to grow until she was a gorgeous child. We allowed her to take up ballet because we thought it was a good way to channel her love of the dance. She loved it and practiced on her barr everyday. There was only one other dance that she loved more....


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....Dancing with her dad! I love twirling her around and seeing that smile.....I had waited quite a while for a girl, but oh the wait was worth it.....I figured with a child as special as Jordan was.....it takes a little time to get it right!!

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AJ was now a teen and we decided to take him and Jordan out to a nice restaurant to celebrate. Now where Christian stayed to himself in high school, AJ thought himself to be a real ladies man. We worried that this would cause him problems, but AJ was such a strong willed young man that we felt he would just have to learn the hard way.....Heck, we couldn't even talk him out of this whole rock star business!!

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We got Jordan a dollhouse for her birthday and her and Angie would spend hours in her room playing "house". She didn't have any sisters or female cousins to play with so we tried to take up the slack. Things were going pretty well......but THAT never lasts does it?

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One night we got a call from Christian.....a call that I wasn't too happy about....a call stating that he had proposed to Anna......and she had happily accepted...."You're gonna have a new daughter-in-law!" He exclaimed.


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Just freaking great.....so much for I have 3 years to get to know her.....These kids were going to be the death of me!!

[MizzGin03]

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Ugh.....Christian and Anna were engaged. But the surprises didn't stop there....oh no....Christian and Anna had also saved up to get a house off campus together. They were LIVING together. I was livid. But Angie thought it was sweet. I demanded that they finish school and think about things before they just ran off and got married. And Christian's response was, "Ugh dad of course we're going to wait till we graduate.....we're not idiots."


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Now I was against it. But I also didn't want to be the bad guy. So when Angie suggested we throw the kids an engagement party I jumped right on board and smustled with my soon to be daughter-in-law like everything was just fine. Even though in my mind it wasn't.

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Christian graduated and set out to find a place for him and Anna to live in. Now Anna was a semester behind him so he had time to look for it and to find a job. So sad. The only picture I have of my son's graduate is of him locking lips with his fiance....


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Anna soon followed behind him. Picture look familar? As the wedding got closer to the date (they wanted it to be in the Spring), I began to see just how much they cared about each other.....Maybe I was being a bit judgemental! I mean hadn't I felt the same way about Angelica?


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Christian had found a very nice apartment in downtown Pleasantview and had also gotten a job in the natural science field. Anna moved in shortly after graduation and got a job as an artist. They were getting settled into their new life and making plans for not only the wedding, but their future as a married couple.

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Anna went on the hunt for the perfect wedding dress. She knew that the colors of the wedding would be white and gold and she already had the bridesmaid dresses picked out but she was still missing the most important dress of all.....her own!

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Angie took pictures of all the dresses she tried on, but for the sake of time (Grimy will be knocking pretty soon), I'm only going to put up a couple. I mean she tried on about 47 dresses. It was madness!

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Christian's frat brothers took him out clubbing as an impromtu bachelor party since he told them he really didn't want one at all. They were shocked and appalled at this revelation but determined to get him out to do SOMETHING on his last night as a single man.


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The big day soon arrived and everyone was so excited. My beautiful Jordan was chosen to be the flower girl. She wasn't very excited about having to walk down an aisle in a room full of people, but she did a wonderful job!

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Anna and Christian decided that their sorority and fraternity sisters and brothers would make up the wedding party.....Now I'm sorry but I really don't remember the kids' names!

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More of the wedding party....but I know these two.......Jane Stacks and Josh Reuben

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My son looked so handsome! He was nervous, we could see it in his face, but he was also very excited. He loved every minute of it!

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And this was the entire wedding party waiting on the blushing bride. We had the wedding at a little church in Pleasantview.....they did a wonderful job with the decorations.

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Anna look so beautiful walking down the aisle. Her father died when she was young and so she did not have anyone to walk her down the aisle. I asked her if I could escort her but she declined saying that she wanted me to enjoy the wedding and that she knew her dad would be with her in spirit.

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They were so in love! It was a joy to see and it shamed me to think of all the doubts I had about them in the beginning.

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THey said their "I Do's" and he kissed the bride and we had Mr. and Mrs. Christian Taylor!

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The groom and the groomsmen

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The bride and her bridesmaids

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I had to add this shot of AJ. He thought he was so smooth in his suit! We were really concerned about his womanizing ways, but it was hilarious to see that boy primp in a mirror!

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And here we were. Our new expanded family. AJ, Christian, Anna, Angelica, me, and little Jordan sitting on the floor facing the wrong way! That child always did her own thing! I was happy, but also worried. I hoped AJ would straighten up his act when it came to women.....all we needed was another Don Lothario on our hands......

[MizzGin03]

It doesn't seem that people are interested which is really a shame but I am going to continue just for my own masochistic pleasure :)...I will be out of town for the holidays and wanted to add some extra pics of the wedding and a couple of honeymoon shots.


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The happy couple kissing passionately: Christian and Anna Taylor

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Amari and Angelica Taylor having a chat while waiting for the wedding to start

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Close up of Angelica Taylor and Jane Stacks

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Close up of Jordan Taylor, the flower girl

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Jordan Taylor vigorously involved in the smustle dance :)

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Close up of Jane Stacks, the maid of honor

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Random shot of the wedding guest leaving

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Honeymoon shot on Twikki Island at the Ruins

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Happy couple sneaking a kiss on the beach outside their hotel

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Christian Taylor enjoying some down time while his wife is out shopping for souvenirs

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Reunited after her shopping trip inside their hotel room

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First night as husband and wife :)

Please leave any comments on ways to improve!

[SadPanda_SC]

OMG! What a beautiful wedding, Anna is a lovely bride^^
I also lol @ the smustle pic!
The weather is pretty bad out here so i get internet sometimes lol. Its so annoying.
I will be checking on this story! I really like it :spin:

[MizzGin03]

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It seemed that AJ may have been settling down a bit when it came to the opposite sex. He found a nice girl to be steady with and we were very happy. Her name was Arlen Grayson and despite the other girls saying what a player he was, Arlen fancied herself in love with AJ. We couldn't figure out why, but we were happy for them!

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Jordan had grown into a beautiful young teen and still had her love for dance. She got a part time job after school in the dance world and still managed to keep her grades up. We were so proud!

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Now AJ and Arlen decided to both attend Sim State University and they stayed in the same dorm.....sounds ideal doesn't it? Well it seems that AJ just couldn't control himself around all the beautiful young co-eds, and when Arlen caught him cheating on her one day right in front of their shared dorm no less, she decided it was time to call it quits.

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The next day AJ tried to explain his behavior, but Arlen did not want to hear it. She was upset because there were many college guys that wanted to be with her, but she always remained faithful to AJ. She was upset that he couldn't do the same.

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Meanwhile, Christian and Anna were during wonderfully in their married life together. They were both very happy and very successful in their chosen fields.

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Soon they would be hearing the pitter, patter of little feet around the house! I was so excited that I would soon have my very first grandchild....I hoped for a boy but Christian and Anna were just excited that they were going to be parents.

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As for AJ and Arlen, he finally convinced her to give him a chance to redeem himself and he celebrated by taking her to Twikki Island for spring break. He called and told me that losing Arlen was one of the worst things that had happened to him and so he proposed to her on vacation.....and it seems she said yes....great.......

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This is a fitting photo, don't you think? He was diving off the deep end here, and in his life.....I tried to convince him that he didn't need to marry Arlen to keep her.....I mean he wouldn't have cheated if he was as in love as he thought he was! But he would hear none of it and declared that in 2 years when they graduated he would be marrying Arlen......

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Now as this craziness was going on with AJ, Christian and Anna welcomed a beautiful baby boy into the world whom they named Aiden. Now Aiden was a cute little tyke and grew up very fast.....soon Christian was teaching him how to walk and talk!

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By this time, Jordan had gone off to college and she as well had fallen in "love" with a young man she met. His name was Damien Hammond and she was just crazy about him. Jordan broke the cycle and went off to Academie instead of SSU. So I was pretty concerned. But AJ went down one weekend to the school to meet and check out Jordan's new beau.....he said that he was a pretty good guy......but I wasn't convinced.....after all AJ was the guy who proposed to get his girlfriend to forgive him....not the best judge of character!!!

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So once again I sent Angie down to check on her.....the kids always took my presence as interference....such a shame! Angie took the love birds out to dinner and was very pleased with how mannerable Damien was.....of course he was mannerable he was meeting her mother for goodness sake!

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What happened next.....well I wasn't prepared for it.....Damien pulled out a little blue box and laid it on the table beside Jordan's hands.....Angie's eyes widened, as did Jordan's.....I also wasn't prepared for Jordan's and Angie's reaction.....Jordan said yes and Angie was estatic, already planning the wedding in her head!

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Time marched on.......Christian and Anna had a second child, a girl that they named Kasha.....she was a beauty just like her grandmother! They decided that since they had gotten both a boy and a girl, that they would stop with 2 kids....they loved the apartment that they had leased and didn't want to have to move to another one because of space.....this was the place that they had started out......and it was where they wanted to end!

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Little Aiden grew into a very handsome young man, and Christian and Anna threw a birthday party for him at their home and invited all of us! We had a wonderful time and we were so happy that despite the many changes that were going on, we still were as close as every and our love for each other hadn't changed a bit. As you can see Angie and I had also aged quite a bit.....we were settling into our elder years and enjoying every minute.....We had both retired and used the money we had saved to by a family house....a house that we could leave our children and one that could stay in our family for generations.....we also bought a small shop that we fixed up and decided to sell party supplies out of since parties were the one thing that brought our whole family together again.....we named it A & A Party Supplies. It kept us from simply sitting in the house staring at each other all day.....though I wouldn't have minded that much.......

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Yes Aiden was going to be a very handsome boy.....he had inherited his eyes from his mother and could mesmerize you with a single glance.....he was in love with science, just as his father was, and we knew we would have another scientist in the family.

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Angie and I also threw a birthday/house warming party for ourselves. We wanted to get the kids opinion on the house as well as give everyone a chance to meet Arlen and Damien since, whether I like it or not, they would soon be joining the family! Anna and Jordan soon had Arlen dancing the smustle in our kitchen and from the looks of things, the three of them were going to become fast friends.......I guess life could have been a lot worse.....seemed my kids had chosen two pretty ok people......I was more concerned about AJ than I was Jordan.....Jordan really fancied herself in love with Damien....but I was afraid AJ was only marrying Arlen to keep her around...I wondered if his womanizing days were really behind him........

[meggie272]

I really like this story :)
It's nice and simple, and it's refreshing to see the occasional plumbbob lol! I don't get why some writers here are so finicky about making the photos look real. After all, they're about Sims, and Sims aren't real!
I am looking forward to more :P

[MizzGin03]

I really like this story :)
It's nice and simple, and it's refreshing to see the occasional plumbbob lol! I don't get why some writers here are so finicky about making the photos look real. After all, they're about Sims, and Sims aren't real!
I am looking forward to more :P

Thanks! Good to know someone is reading it! lol

[SadPanda_SC]

this is great! Thanks for continuing. *^^*
I think the children are so adorible!

[MizzGin03]

I know I'm updating alot but I'm trying to catch up with the pictures.....I'm currently still playing this family so there are LOTS of pics!


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Well here we are again....at a wedding that I don't think should be taking place! I mean admittedly, I was wrong about Christian and Anna.......Anna is a great girl and turned out to be a wonderful wife and mother......and Arlen was great too....it was my son I wasn't so sure about! We had the wedding in the same church that Christian and Anna had theirs in.....But Arlen wanted her wedding to be blue and white so we had to redecorate just a bit....

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Little Aiden served as the ring bearer.....he was so cute in his suit that matched his father's.....at the time we didn't have any female family members who were old enough to be the flower girl, so we simply went without!

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Anna and Christian served as maid of honor and best man.....even Christian was a bit skeptical about the union, but he loved his brother and was very happy for him....Plus, he was extremely happy to see his son as the ring bearer...he was growing up so fast!!!

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Jordan and Damien were very happy to be apart of the wedding party.....AJ and Damien had grown pretty close in the time that Damien had been dating and now engaged to Jordan....and Jordan adored Arlen.....it also helped that she could get ideas for her own nuptials with Damien!

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And there was AJ.....I have to admit he looked very handsome in his tux....and on that day he genuwinely looked happy.....but I still had my doubts about his future with Arlen....He had graduated and found a little place for he and Arlen to start their lives.....he also got a job in the music career.....I guess he was still determined to show me that he could be a rock star!!

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And here was Arlen being escorted by her father, Daniel Grayson......she was so happy! I only hoped that it would not all be in vain.....Arlen always felt she had a special.....well gift....she felt that she could sometimes see things before they happened....wonder why she didn't see AJ cheating on her?! No, that's mean.....sorry......anyhow she decided to get a job in the paranormal which surprisingly paid well over what AJ was making with his music....rock star indeed!

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It really was a beautiful wedding.....despite all my reservations I couldn't help but be in awe as I saw them standing up there.....I wished that me and Angie had had a real wedding, no matter how small it would have been.....It would have been a nice memory for her to have...

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The vows were said, I do's exchanged and soon he was kissing his new wife, Arlen Taylor!

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All the guests filed outside to the awaiting reception that we had on the side of the church....everyone thought it was a very successful wedding as did I.

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Arlen's dad pulled me over to the side to voice his concern over how his daughter would be treated now that she had forgiven AJ.....he hoped there would not be a repeat of the stint in college......I told him that I could not make promises where my son's behavior was concerned, but I did assure him that I would stay on him to do the right thing by her.

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Look at these clowns! They really had bonded with Damien and saw him as their brother.....he was very involved with our family and when he looked at Jordan, I knew that he loved her very much.....and so even though I was sad to see my little girl go, I was glad she would be in such capable hands....and I planned to have them move in with Angie and me once they were married......you know so they could have the house when we passed on......and so I could keep an eye on things!

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Arlen really was a beautiful bride....and her and Jordan had many a girls night out with each other.....Anna found it hard to listen to Arlen go on about AJ when she knew that it wasn't meant to be.....so she was cordial, but only so much so.....but they all had lots of fun playing this wedding together.

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Their first dance as husband and wife......they really were a beautiful couple from outside appearances....and hey maybe I WAS wrong....I had been about Anna.....so maybe I was wrong again....but this was my own son...I like to think I knew him pretty well.....

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Time would tell if things would be as good as they were then........and if the love in their eyes was enough to last a whole lifetime......

[MsNikas]

I really enjoyed reading your story. It's simple as someone said in a posting before, and a really ingenius, (I think anyways) ,basis for anything to write about. Great thinking!

What could be better than the elderly reminiscing about their life before they
pass? They always have the best stories to tell don't they!!! :D

I look forward to reading any additions you make. (My first subscription to a post too!!! Teehee!!!)

[MizzGin03]

I really enjoyed reading your story. It's simple as someone said in a posting before, and a really ingenius, (I think anyways) ,basis for anything to write about. Great thinking!

What could be better than the elderly reminiscing about their life before they
pass? They always have the best stories to tell don't they!!! :D

I look forward to reading any additions you make. (My first subscription to a post too!!! Teehee!!!)


Thank you so much for the compliment and I am honored to be your first subscription!!!

[MizzGin03]

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Soon Aiden was a handsome teen making A's in the private school Christian had gotten him in and also working a job in the oceanography career. I decided to take him and Christian out to celebrate his achievements and I also asked Daniel to come along. Me and him had gotten pretty close since AJ and Arlen had gotten married.

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AJ and Arlen were settling into married life and were actually doing well. AJ took her out on a regular basis so that they kept the romance alive. They were even talking of expanding their family with a couple of kids. Once again it seemed that I was wrong.

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Soon Jordan had graduated from college and her and Damien were getting married. I had convinced them to move in with Angie and me and Jordan decided she wanted a small ceremony at the house with just her family and friends. We dressed up the back yard and gave her the wedding she dreamed of.

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Soon my last child was happily married. She was no longer Jordan Taylor, the little girl who loved to dance more than anything; she was now Jordan Hammond, wife, friend, and one day mother.

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The ceremony went wonderfully and it turned out that the house we chose was perfect for it. Jordan was extremely happy and Angie was so proud that all of our kids were happy. We had done a pretty good job raising them!

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We had a nice little reception inside the house with lots of food and music. Aiden was already thinking of college and had decided to major in biology since, like his father, he was in love with the sciences.

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AJ and Arlen were already expecting their first child. While Arlen was super excited, AJ was a bit worried that he would not the the best father in the world. But he knew that he would love their child more than anything. I told him I had complete faith in him.

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Aiden was soon a young adult and was college bound. We were so excited for him! He was ready to begin the new part of his life although he was sad that he would be leaving home.

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Kasha had also grown into a beautiful teen. Christian was afraid he would have every teenage boy in the neighborhood after her! But she was just as smart as she was beautiful.

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Christian and Anna were both getting along in age and were happy that their family had turned out so well. I was so happy that I had been wrong about them. Anna was a wonderful woman and a great mother.

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Christian found it really hard when it was time for Aiden to leave for college. It was just terrible for him. But he knew he had raised a good son and was confident that he would do well.

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To their surprise, AJ and Arlen had twin girls! They named them Gabriela Elise and Rochella Jalise Taylor. They decided to give all of their kids two names. The girls were just too cute!

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AJ fell into fatherhood just fine. He adored both his girls and was excited about having at least one more child, hopefully a boy. Even if it was another girl I don't think it would have mattered. He loved those girls to distraction!

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Angelica's death was especially hard on him. He felt like he had gotten so caught up in his own life that he wasn't around as much as he should have been. We all tried to comfort him, especially Arlen, but it was very hard to reach him.

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He threw himself into his work and he and Arlen began fighting more. She couldn't understand why he wouldn't talk to her and why he was just shutting her out. She was also afraid that he was once again talking to the woman he had cheated on her with when they were in college.

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Poor AJ just didn't know what to do. He knew the path he was on was going to cost him his famliy but he didn't know how to stop. We all hoped that he could get it together before it was too late......

[meggie272]

Yay, an update! That's what I like to see on my weekends back at home :P

You've managed to distract me from my chronic sunburn, congrats!! :D

Please, more soon. But I didn't understand when you mentioned "Angela." Is that Angelica? Sorry, I'm a bit confused lol :P

[MizzGin03]

Yay, an update! That's what I like to see on my weekends back at home :P

You've managed to distract me from my chronic sunburn, congrats!! :D

Please, more soon. But I didn't understand when you mentioned "Angela." Is that Angelica? Sorry, I'm a bit confused lol :P



Yes I did. Angela will be a character later on and I just got a bit ahead of my self :). I find myself with a bit of a problem. The next chapter may very well be the last in that poor Amari has kicked the bucket. But I am playing this family through 10 generation (or trying to at least :)) and have a lot more story to tell. I could pick it up with the oldest son carrying on the story and so on and so forth. So should it all end with Amari?

[MsNikas]

If the bug has bit you to continue, then why not, I'm sure your readers will appreciate that. As for which sim narrates, idk, I liked the elder sim narrating, but whatever floats your boat.

[meggie272]

No, keep going :)
I can understand why the idea of just ending it with Amari is good, but I want to keep reading and find more out about the Taylor family. They rule.

[MizzGin03]

If the bug has bit you to continue, then why not, I'm sure your readers will appreciate that. As for which sim narrates, idk, I liked the elder sim narrating, but whatever floats your boat.


Actually the oldest son is now an elder so if he continues, it will still be an older person recounting their life story, it just won't be the original character. I didn't want to prolong his life, but let him live it out to its natural length so that it would be more realistic.

[MizzGin03]

I have decided to continue the story past Amari's death because his children and their children are also a part of his legacy! His oldest son, who is now an elder, will continue as narrator


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My name is Christian Taylor. I know my dad was telling the story of his life. Trying to get it all down on paper before he was taken away. But he didn't make it to the end. So I have decided to carry on the story for him, even document some things he will never get to see because this is still the life and times of him, but through his children.

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You may be wondering what happened to him. My dad became a big fitness buff in his later years. He felt that exercise would make his body strong so that he could live a longer life. But one summer day he over did it. And we found him passed out on the sidewalk outside the house.

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We took him inside to try to get him cooled down but before we got a chance, the Grim Reaper showed up and took my dad away. Now I have no parents. Silly to feel like an orphan at my age isn't it? But my family has always been very close. Now I'm just going to pick up where my dad left off. There were still some things he was around for before his death so that would be a good place to begin.

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AJ, AJ, AJ.....the drama king!!! Now don't get me wrong, mom's death hurt us all, but AJ took it to a whole other level. He started mistreating Arlen who loved him unconditionally, and he had started sneaking around with that girl from college. So I took him aside and played a little football with him and told him that he was throwing away his life. He said he knew and he was about to get back on track because mom loved Arlen and would be upset to see him treating her this way.

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Well Arlen forgave him and pretty soon they were expecting again. I was hoping that he really had gotten it together for the sake of the new baby as well as the twin girls they already had.

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Rochella Jalise and Gabriella Elise had grown into two very beautiful, distinct individual girls. Rochella was more of a girlie girl who liked to play with her dollhouse while Gabriella Elise was more sporty.

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AJ doted on all the women in his life while Arlen was pregnant. He took them all out to eat for family dinners so that the bonds that had been loosened with his erratic behavior could once again be strong.

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Mean while, Jordan and Damien were also expecting. My dad was so excited to have one of his grandchildren living under his roof. We all knew that Jordan's child would be the most spoiled out of all of our kids because of their proximity to my dad. He loved kids so much! I'm surprised he and my mom didn't have 10 instead of just the 3 of us.

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Damien was perfect for my sister. He really was a wonderful guy and he made sure that whatever she wanted and needed was provided. She had gotten a job in the dance world while he was working on being an entertainer. They were good company for my dad. After mom's death we all worried about him, but Jordan and Damien took very good care of him. And with the baby on the way, his life would soon be filled with lots of things to do.

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Meanwhile, me and my wife Anna were keeping the spark in our relationship by having a weekly date. Anna seemed a bit sad that everyone in my family seemed to be having babies. I reminded her that while we couldn't have anymore, we did have grandchildren to look forward to.....not too soon of course!

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Aiden was well on his way to giving us some! He had met a very nice girl whose name was Kelly Fancey. While I wouldn't have picked Kelly for Aiden, she made him happy and that was what was most important. You see, there was nothing wrong with her, she was just a book worm. And so was Aiden. He needed someone to pull him out of his shell, not lock up in it with him! But I remembered how my dad had objected to Anna and so I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't do that to my kids. Oh he meant well but it was still a bit annoying!!!!

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Arlen and AJ soon welcomed a baby boy! AJ was estatic! He was hoping for a little boy. They named him Kyler Dewayne Taylor and he looked just like AJ. We hoped that the joy this baby boy brought to his life would keep him doing the right thing. Time would tell if he did or not....

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AJ made sure his girls didn't feel left out when the baby arrived. He still played with them and gave them the same attention as he had before.

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Jordan and Damien welcomed a little girl into their life. Jordan knew how much my dad missed our mom, so she did the best thing she could have possibly done for him. She named her daughter Angela Hammond after her grandmother and our mother Angelica Taylor. My dad was speechless. It make him so happy!

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Kyler Dewayne grew to be a very handsome toddler. ALMOST as handsome as I was at that age! I'm joking, but even though he brought joy to his parents, their relationship was still very strained and didn't seem to be getting any better.

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Kyler Dewayne's sisters loved to play with their little brother. He was such an amazing little guy that it was very hard not to love him. His smile was infectious.

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He wasn't the only one with people wrapped around his finger. There was a daily battle between my dad, Damien, and my sister on who got to hold little Angela. And she just ate the attention up! She really was a beautiful little girl.

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And most importantly she did what we all hoped that she would accomplish. She made my dad happy again, she gave him a purpose for his life. Too bad good things don't always last......

[MsNikas]

I'm glad you decided to continue the story. I look forward to the next chapter.

[meggie272]

Yayness, it's continuing!

Angela's hair with the bandanna...does that come with an EP or is custom content hair??

[MizzGin03]

Yayness, it's continuing!

Angela's hair with the bandanna...does that come with an EP or is custom content hair??


It came with an EP but I can't remember which one.

[MizzGin03]

I'm sorry for the delay but this economic crisis we are in is hitting a bit close to home for me so I have been getting some things together.....its not that long of a chapter but I'm still playing and wanted you to know what was going on.....so now the story continues!!!


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This picture is simply for nostalgia's sake....It's the last picture of AJ and Arlen truly happy.....because for some reason, after Kyler Dewayne became a toddler, AJ started back to his wild ways and began seeing that woman from his college days....Little did he know it was all about to come crashing down on his head.....

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Before we get to the drama, let me say the twins had grown into two beautiful young ladies. They were still very different, but you could not find two closer sisters.

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Kasha had also grown up and was away at Sim State with her brother, a fact that he was not too happy about! We missed her so much! Anna had retired and decided to open up her own art gallery featuring her own work that she named Picture This! She was busy running that while I was running for Mayor of Sim City. We tried to keep ourselves busy so that we wouldn't suffer from the empty nest syndrome.

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Anna was also keeping busy by checking in on Aiden and Kelly...she felt that they were getting pretty serious and she wanted to be there every step of the way. I told her she was acting like my dad and she said of course she was because just a my dad loved me, she loves our son......has a way with words doesn't she?

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Now for the drama......Arlen came home to find AJ blatantly standing outside their home kissing Ivy Carple. Now Ivy and AJ had a bit of a history together. She is the one he cheated on Arlen with when they were in college and they had kept in touch. So, of course Arlen was furious.

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AJ tells her in no uncertain terms that it is over and that he wants and needs to be free and that they should never have gotten married.

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Arlen is devastated and can't believe that he would tear their family apart for a woman who doesn't even love him. This is the point where Ivey decided to stand up and assert that she did in fact love AJ. Arlen was peeved to say the least......

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So she promptly jumps on Ivy and begins taking all of her anger and frustration out on her. AJ couldn't believe his nice quite wife even had it in her to start a fight.

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Arlen, with all her pit up rage, of course comes out victorious! Can't say I was upset to hear it.....she should have beat AJ's butt too!

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She was devastated and heartbroken.......her family and her marriage were over.....and the man who she had given a second chance against her better instincts, had shown her once and for all that he did not nor had he ever really, love her.........

[sweetsweetie85]

Poor Arlen. Good story...ive seen it a few times but i never looked into reading it until now cause i was bored but i will keep checking for updates.

[meggie272]

Yay, an update! That's sucky of AJ though. Never liked him much :|

[MizzGin03]

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He's a jerk right? Well after the whole fiasco with Ivey and Arlen, AJ decided it was best for him to get his own place. He and Arlen ended up divorcing of course and AJ got custody of little Kyler Dewayne while Arlen kept the girls. The judge felt that Kyler Dewayne needed a male role model......hmph, that is definitely NOT my brother! After the divorce AJ started dating all kinds of women, said he wanted to see what he had been missing out on.....all that trouble to be with Ivey and once he's divorced he doesn't even want to be with her! And I'm sure you recognize this devious face right? Ms. Dina Caliente who was nothing but trouble!

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AJ decided to throw a birthday party for Kyler Dewayne and invited all of us over. We were kinda scared seeing as how Arlen would be there too! Jordan and Arlen were still the best of friends and Arlen had told her that nothing would stop her from being at her son's birthday party. We were glad to see that AJ had the good sense not to invite Ivey over to the party, woulda been World War III!!

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Kyler Dewayne grew into a handsome little boy and we all hoped that he and his sisters would not be traumatized by the separation. We also hoped that AJ's bad habits wouldn't rub off on him. He was a very sweet little boy.

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Now my brother was an ass there was no doubt about that, but he loved his children with all his heart. He spent as much time with all of them as he could under the circumstances......he especially didn't want Kyler Dewayne to regret coming to live with him so he took him on father-son outings all the time.

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He adored that little boy and wanted him to grow up to make the best decisions and become the best person he could be. Not a washed up rock star who had ruined his marriage. AJ felt bad about hurting Arlen, but he also knew that he wasn't really a marriage type of guy and he vowed to never marry again.

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The girls made sure they went by on a regular basis to visit with their little brother. They adored him and didn't want the fact that they had to live in two different households divide them as a family. Plus they really missed their dad since Arlen had began dating again. They really didn't care for the guy she was seeing.

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Before we get to that drama, lets get back to the rest of the family, I mean we were still alive too, we just didn't have so much drama going on! Jordan and Damien had another little girl that they named Jayla. Now Damien really wanted a son to carry on the Hammond name but Jordan was happy with the two kids they had. She figured if they had another there was no guarantee that it would be a boy and then what?

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And little Angela was growing to be a very beautiful young lady. She loved to dance ballet just like her mother and was considering becoming a professional dancer like her. Damien was already sweating at the idea of her becoming a teenager and dating!

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On my end, things were a bit more interesting. Aiden was a semester away from graduating when he decided he wanted to to spend his life with Kelly. So he proposed and she said yes and from that moment on, Kelly and Anna were planning a huge wedding. Aiden couldn't believe how quickly they became close but I told him if anything can bring two women together its planning a wedding!

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Aiden graduated with honors of course with a degree in biology. He decided he want to continue with oceanography since that's the field he was working in when he was a teen. He was excited to start his new life with Kelly.

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I was so proud. I actually cried. I wish my dad had lived to see this, to see his first grandchild graduate from college. He would have been so proud. Despite all of our inner drama, we really were a family that loved each other, and we had my dad to thank for that. He taught us how to love.

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Rochella Jalise loved music just like her dad and had gotten a part time job as DJ for a local teen club. Now while she liked music like her dad, she had no desire to be a performer. She actually wanted to be a clothing designer and open up her own boutique and eventually franchise out. That was her dream.

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Now as I mentioned, the girls nor Kyler Dewayne cared much for Arlen's new boyfriend. He was too pushy and they felt like Arlen was rushing to forget their dad. Kevin Siew was an ok guy as far as guys went. He was on the bottom ladder of the business career hoping to work his way up. He met Arlen in a coffee house one night and decided he wanted her. And what Kevin wanted, he got. Now Arlen confided in Jordan and Jordan told her that she was moving too fast. Kevin was in fact over half Arlen's age. But she insisted he made her feel young. Jordan told her to watch herself and be sure that he wasn't just after the money she got in her divorce to AJ. He was after all a star and the divorce was known all over Pleasantview. But Arlen insisted that Kevin loved her. He even wanted to have kids with her. But Arlen wasn't sure she wanted anymore. Her kids were almost grown and she didn't really want to start over. But the best laid plans.....

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A few months after their little romance began, Arlen found out she was pregnant. She couldn't believe it. This is not exactly what she wanted. Kevin was estatic. He said that it was a sign that they were meant to be. I say its a sign that they weren't using protection but that's just my take! Anyhow, Kevin demanded that they get married. He didn't want his child to have they Taylor name.....hmph, who wants a last name like Siew? Anyway Arlen told him she had no problem naming the baby Siew but Kevin insisted he had an image to maintain. He was climbing the corporate ladder and he didn't need an illigetimate kid running around. Plus they loved each other so it should be fine. Arlen agreed and they had a hasty wedding in the back yard. Now the only Taylor member that was invited was Jordan, because Arlen knew we weren't having it. We loved Arlen like a sister and this was yet another mistake!

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And so she was now Arlen Siew. Now Gabriella Elise was at home when the awful event happened and her mother made her attend. She hated Kevin and didn't trust his motives for dating her mom. She knew Rochella Jalise would be furious when she found out. And Kyler Dewayne, well he would be devastated. She felt that Arlen was further ruining their family. First her dad and now her mom......who would be next to betray them?

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Well her face says it all......Rochella Jalise couldn't believe it when her sister called her at work and told her that their mother had married that snake...her face matches how we all felt about it.......I mean would Arlen ever be ok?

[sweetsweetie85]

Crazy i didnt expect Arlen to get married again. Great update!

[MizzGin03]

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Well as I believe I had mentioned before, the kids were not Kevin Siew's biggest fans. The girls could not stand living in the same house with him and couldn't wait till they graduated so they could move off to Sim State University and be away from all the family drama. Arlen was confined to bed rest during her pregnancy so she could not really serve as a buffer between Kevin and the girls as she had before. She was also a bit depressed that she would be an old gray haired mother by the time the new baby started school.

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AJ had grown tired of the swinging singles life he was living and decided that he wanted to settle down a bit since he was getting older. He had no intentions of ever marrying again but he did want someone around. So he decided to let Ivey move in as long as she understood that it was not a step towards marriage. She happily accepted. I was past trying to understand the workings of the mind of my brother. The girls got along better with Ivey than they did Kevin, so they spent most of their time at AJ's which made him very happy.

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Little Jayla grew into a beautiful toddler. She actually looked exactly like her sister Angela. Damien apparently had some very strong genes! She was a very active toddler who loved to be outdoors.

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Time marched on and little Jayla was a beautiful child. She loved spending time with her family, and her and Jordan would spend hours outside playing Don't Wake the Llama. She really loved the outdoors, so Jordan and Damien built her a little garden on the side of their home. She spent all her free time tending to that garden and actually got pretty good at it.

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Angela also grew into a beautiful young teen and Damien knew that he was going to go to jail for murdering one of the little knuckle headed boys that had been snooping around the house. She still loved dancing and practiced everyday.

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Jordan and Damien threw Angela and Jayla a joint birthday party and invited over all of the family. We loved going to the family house and viewing all the pictures hanging on the walls from over the years. And we loved when we could get together and catch up on everything that was going on in our lives.

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Angela and Rochella Jalise had become very good friends. Angela was going to be sad when Rochella Jalise and her sister went off to college and left her behind. But she knew that she would soon join them. They both took great pride in their appearance and Angela couldn't wait for Rochella Jalise to get her clothing line started. It was a dreamed she had shared with Angela many times and Angela knew that she had the drive to make it happen.

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And it turns out Damien had reason to fear boys hanging around! Angela started dating Kyoshi Curtin and though he was a nice boy, Damien was very protective of his daughter. He vowed to kill Kyoshi if he hurt her. Thank God Kasha waited till she went off the college to start dating!

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As soon as the diplomas from Pleasantview High were in their hands, Gabriella Elise and Rochella Jalise Taylor were college bound! They got dorm rooms in the same building as my daughter Kasha. This worked out great because Gabriella Elise and Kasha were good friends. They both shared a love for sports and even went to the local sports park together. The girls were just happy to be away from Kevin Snake, as they had began to call him.

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Soon Kyler Dewayne was a handsome young teen about to begin breaking hearts. His father threw him a birthday party and invited the whole family over, excluding Arlen and Kevin, to celebrate. The party was short lived seeing as how AJ lived in an apartment and the neighbors did not appreciate the noise! The girls were happy that their brother was growing up so well.

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Arlen and Kevin had a little girl that they named Eliza Ambrel. Arlen was a little sad that her other daughters were not around to get to know their little sister. Kevin was a bit upset that they didn't have a boy. When Arlen pointed out that he would have to contribute the Y gene to make it a boy and so he only had himself to blame, he went crazy. This was the first time Arlen was really afraid of Kevin.

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Now Rochella Jalise was very serious about starting her clothing line, but she also still loved music very much, and so she and her sister and Roxie Sharpe formed their own little girl rock band. Now Gabriella Elise had no interest in music what so ever, but she wanted to spend time with her sister so she made the sacrifice. It was only fair since Rochella Jalise would sometimes join her at the sports park and RJ hated getting sweaty!

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Now Aiden was getting married very soon and my brother decided he wanted to take all the men in the family on a long camping trip to celebrate Aiden's last days of freedom, as he called it. AJ had made quite a bit of money and was very cheap so the only big expense he splurged on was a new Maybach car. For heaven's sake the man lived in an apartment still! I mean me and Anna lived in an apartment, but we weren't big shot rock stars. So when he offered the trip we all jumped on it!

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AJ really was a good guy deep down. I was still ticked about how he had treated Arlen. Word had gotten around about how Kevin was treating her and AJ swore if he put his hands on her he would kill him. Now AJ had done alot to Arlen but he had never put his hands on her. And over the years since the divorce, he and Arlen had actually put aside the differences and kinda become friends. The only reason he didn't invite her to Kyler Dewayne's birthday party was that his daughters told him that if Kevin came, they wouldn't. And AJ knew wherever Arlen went, Kevin went as well. It was a tough situation.

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Kyler Dewayne loved spending time with his dad. Despite all the things that had gone on between his mom and him, he still had alot of respect for his dad. He would probably never forgive him for cheating on his mother and that always stayed in the back of his mind, but the house that Arlen and Kevin lived in now was paid for by AJ. Of course he purchased it before Kevin came into the picture when the girls still lived there, but he always made sure that he helped her out. Don't get me wrong I am in no way excusing his behavior, but he messed up and did the best he could to cushion the blow.

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If you have never thrown an ax at a big piece of wood, you don't know what you're missing! Its relaxing and a great way to relieve stress! Not that I was stressed, well, not much! I was paying for Aiden's wedding and Anna and Kelly had went all out on the planning. They wanted an outdoor wedding so we had to secure a place and get it decorated, not to mention hire a DJ and bartender for the reception, decided how many people to invite, and a million other things. I couldn't even blame Kelly because anytime she said that something was too much, Anna would stop her exclaiming that this was the wedding of our first child and we would spare no expense! Hmph, OUR wedding didn't cost this much or take as much planning. I all of a sudden began to feel sorry for my dad. I know mom must have put him through this hell too!

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Damien enjoyed tossing the ax around too! I have a feeling it was imagining the wood was the head of Kyoshi Curtin! In all honesty Kyoshi was a very bright young man. We had all met him when Damien invited us guys over to put the fear of God into the boy, heh heh, he handled it pretty well considering!

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Aiden was so excited about his upcoming nuptials. He loved Kelly and told me that he hoped that they were as happy as me and his mother. That touched my heart. Now we weren't perfect, but we had raised two pretty good kids in my opinion.

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Aiden and Kyler Dewayne grew really close on this trip. They were the only two male grandchildren so they had to stick together! It was a really great trip, and I knew that it would be a really wonderful wedding......after all the Taylors knew how to throw a wedding!!!

[sweetsweetie85]

Great update looking forward to next

[MizzGin03]

I know I am updating alot but I recently got my computer upgraded so now it runs with the details on high and I am taking better quality photos. I am excited to get past these old ones to the new ones! Also I just discovered default skin and eye replacements so in later chapters the characters will look a bit different, but inside they are all the same!!

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Well we had another wedding! Seems like parties and weddings were all we ever did! It made me wonder if anyone in our family would just be....well single, for a while. I mean I love Anna but not everyone can find their Anna you know? Anyhow, the big day arrived and all of Anna and Kelly's planning came together. Jayla was our flower girl and she was so excited that the wedding was outside. Anna and Kelly decided that a big wedding in the park would be perfect. Aiden and I of course just went along with it!

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Jordan and Damien were also in the wedding party. Damien and Aiden had gotten pretty close on our camping trip and Aiden decided that he and Jordan should be in the wedding. He had joined a fraternity while in college but none of his frat brothers were able to make the wedding. I think he was a little sad by this but he was fine because this was one of the rare times that the entire Taylor family was together in one place.

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Of course he had his sister Kasha and his uncle AJ in the wedding party as well. AJ wanted to walk in with his daughters but since there was two of them he didn't want to have to choose between them!

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So Gabriella Elise and Rochella Jalise walked in together. They had really matured into two very beautiful young ambicious women. Rochella was already working on her fashion line and bugging her dad about loaning her the money to start up a small shop so she could get her name out there while she was still in school. She figured if she got an early start, by the time she got her business degree, she would have a top ranking business and could franchise the store out to other places. Her and Gabriella Elise planned to get a house in the new downtown area of LaQuest Beach.

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Yes the groom's side looked a bit small and Aiden wanted Kyler Dewayne to be in the wedding but they couldn't find the suit in his size. They had really grown close on the trip. I told Anna that maybe her and the girls should take a trip too.

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Kelly didn't mind Aiden's family making up her side. Her friends from school were not able to get their dresses in time so they had to sit out in the audience. But she was glad our family was willing to step in and be there for her. I told her she was about to be an official Taylor and we take care of our own. Even Arlen, although Aiden decided not to invite her as he didn't want a fight during his wedding. None of us really cared for Kevin and we didn't want him there.

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I was so proud of Aiden. He was such a good guy with a good head on his shoulders. He was able to balance a social life and school and still come out on top with Kelly as his prize. I always wished that I had been more social but it was being shy and quiet that lead me to Anna.

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Kelly looked simply beautiful! We couldn't have picked a better daughter in law ourselves!

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Aiden and Kelly looked wonderful together! They were both very intelligent and I couldn't wait for my gorgeous little grandchildren! Aiden told me not to get too excited because they wanted to get settled before they went having kids. I told him I could wait (I really couldn't!).

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Soon he was kissing his new wife and we were out in the audience cheering like some loons!!!

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The reception started right away with Aiden and Kelly kicking it off by dancing down the aisle.

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We all stood around talking about how wonderful the wedding went and how great everybody looked. We were also kinda sad that Arlen wasn't around, especially the girls and Kyler Dewayne. They had been trying to talk some sense into her but were unsuccessful.

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Kyler Dewayne and Angela had gotten pretty close since they were almost the same age. Angela would leave for college a little before he would. And Jayla knew that she would miss her sister once she was gone. They were pretty close despite their difference in age. Angela planned to go to the same college as her cousins and bring Kyoshi along. Damien wasn't too happy about that plan!

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Angela really was a very beautiful young lady. She really had alot of my mom's features. It would have been nice if my parents could have been here.

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The reception was a big hit. Kelly's friends enjoyed themselves alot. And we had been afraid it would get rained out, but the sun shined beautifully the entire day.

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Kelly and her new family! Everybody just adored her and they all looked beautiful.

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Look at these guys! We sure had a good looking family huh?

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And here we all are......the Taylors.....we go through things, fight, scream and yell but at the end of the day we're family.....and family always sticks together!

[sweetsweetie85]

Grats on your updated computer. You updating a lot is a good thing because i like the story lol. Great update.

[meggie272]

Wowsers!

I had to read the whole story again from the beginning and I'm still forgetting who everyone is lol! But it's a great story nevertheless. I love big sim families.

And how do you have the patience to get all those sims thru college!? Mine usually end up dropping out in sophomore year :P

[MizzGin03]

Wowsers!

I had to read the whole story again from the beginning and I'm still forgetting who everyone is lol! But it's a great story nevertheless. I love big sim families.

And how do you have the patience to get all those sims thru college!? Mine usually end up dropping out in sophomore year :P

Lol well by the time they get to their sophmore year, I usually use my college hack to speed them through the rest! It takes much too long to play it the regular way!

[meggie272]

Awwwwmygod I wish I didn't play on a goddamn shared computer, I totally need hacks like that :P

[MizzGin03]

Awwwwmygod I wish I didn't play on a goddamn shared computer, I totally need hacks like that :P

LOL....yea it really comes in handy because I hate having them drop out because most of them have bad memories of it but college is just way too long! Its really helps alot so most of my sims are college grads!

[MsNikas]

I've seen it around, and of course now that I'm looking for it I can't find it. Pfft, figures.
Where did you get get your college hack? I need one of those. A nudge in the correct direction of where to download it would be much appreciated.

[MizzGin03]

I've seen it around, and of course now that I'm looking for it I can't find it. Pfft, figures.
Where did you get get your college hack? I need one of those. A nudge in the correct direction of where to download it would be much appreciated.

I've had it for a while but I think this is the one I have......it should look like a stack of phone books and it works GREAT! It lets you set their grade, the semester they are in and everything! Its here:

http://www.simbology.com/smf/index.php/topic,7.0.html

And its called the college adjuster

[MsNikas]

Thanks Bunches!

[MizzGin03]

I'm finally up to my good pictures! But I also have some of the old so please excuse the back and forth....the sims look SO much better with their new skin and eyes! But their facial structure is still the same so hopefully it won't cause too much confusion!

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Aiden and Kelly had settled very well into their married life together. They got a lovely apartment in Carson City, which is where AJ was also living at the time. They wanted to get a good start in their careers before having children, much to mine and Anna's dismay......we were looking forward to grandchildren

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AJ's birthday rolled around and he had a small party at his apartment. To make up for not inviting Arlen to Kyler Dewayne's party he overcame his pride and invited her and Kevin....we were not really thrilled about Kevin's presence but Arlen couldn't come if Kevin wasn't there. He didn't trust AJ around her even though she insisted it was over between them.

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And AJ was just as old as me and Anna! Ok maybe not just as old but look at that gray hair! He even tried to make conversation with Kevin but it really didn't go very well. Nobody liked how Kevin was treating Arlen, most of all AJ. He felt responsible. He had, after all, left her because of his own selfishness and push her into Kevin's controlling arms.

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But the party was good for Arlen and for the first time in a long time she was actually having fun. She was able to see Gabriella Elise and Rochella Jalise and talk to them in person. They had distanced themselves from their mother's house and only communicated with her via telephone.

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Soon after AJ was an elder member of the community, Arlen followed soon after. She convinced the girls to come over for a small family get together but Kevin was ruining the party. The girls barely spoke to him and he made a huge scene and they left. Arlen couldn't believe that he had ran her daughters off and his reply was that "they aren't my problem to deal with." We wanted to kick his behind when we heard this!

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Arlen decided to confront Kevin and he was livid! He couldn't believe she thought she was in a position to talk to him like that. She was just his wife after all. Arlen was finally seeing that she had made a huge mistake and didn't know how she was going to get out of this awful situation.

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Arlen's dad was not happy with how his only daughter was being treated. He couldn't believe the audacity of this guy! He was nothing before he met Arlen but a lowly intern trying to make it in the business world.....the car he drove was Arlen's as was the house he was living in! If they divorceed he would have nothing! He was an absolute idiot and Daniel decided he was going to let him know it!

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But Kevin didn't want to hear it, he didn't think the old man should be butting into his marriage and told him it wasn't any of his business. He told him that he needed to leave his house and not come around anymore. Daniel kindly pointed out that the house belonged to Arlen and as long as his daughter wanted him around he would be there for her. We all knew something had to be done before something awful happened in that house.

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Daniel went to Arlen and told her that she needed to get out of there. She insisted she wasn't going to leave her own house but promised her father that she would take care of everything soon and that she would be ok.

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By this time Eliza Ambrel was a child and knew what was going on between her parents. She couldn't understand why her dad would act like that or why he was so mad all the time. She really wanted her parents to work it out so they could be a happy family like before.

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While all this drama was going on, Angela had grown into a very beautiful young adult and had joined her cousins at Sim State University. Kyler Dewayne wanted to take sometime off before going off to college. Much to Damien's dismay, Angela and her boyfriend Kyoshi Curtin ended up at the same college and even the same dorm!

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Angela fit right in with the twins and my Kasha and the girls all loved being around each other.....wish one of them would have prepared me for the bomb my lovely little Kasha was going to drop on me!!

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Kyoshi really cared for Angela and hoped that they had what it took to make it.....college can be really hard on a relationship.....I mean you're meeting new people and trying new things and he really wanted things to work out with her. He thought she was wonderful.....I mean she's my niece of course she is!!!

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And little Jayla was also growing up into a beautiful young lady. Jordan and Damien had a party at the family house and everyone came out to celebrate......they were thrilled at a chance to get Angela to come home!

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And she was a beautiful teen! Jayla had aspirations to be a model and looked everyday for pageants to enter to get her name out there. Jordan told her that no matter what happened with modeling, her behind was going to be in school somewhere!

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Ah my beautiful Kasha......hmph too bad she wasn't too smart! I get a call from my baby girl stating that she had some news I wouldn't be too happy about......my first thought was my God she is pregnant. Of course she then assured me she wasn't pregnant and I let out a sigh of relief....after all who would she be pregnant by? I soon found out.....Kasha had dropped out of school and was shacking up with a grown man she had met by the name of Craig Ray....AJ alerted me that Craig was once his neighbor before Aiden had moved in.....I thought Anna was gonna die! She was so upset when she heard.

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This little shack is where her and the loser lived....ok maybe I'm being a little harsh but my daughter dropped out of school without telling me! Craig was in education.....well wait that makes it sound like he was really doing something....he was a freaking playground monitor! And Kasha didn't have a job or a degree! She claimed to be in love....I asked her why we had never met him and she said she was afraid we would judge him....hell yea we would judge him, sentence, and condemn him to an eternal exit from our daughter's life!

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I looked up at the house and wondered, my God where did I go wrong?

[MizzGin03]

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Well here's Kasha blowing off some steam after our visit to her "home". She was mad that we were mad and for the life of me I couldn't understand why! WE were the one's shelling out money for an education she threw back in our face.....WE were the last ones to find out that our DAUGHTER was in a serious relationship.....oh by the way she was also engaged! And never told us! We were so hurt and so disappointed in her!

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Just look at him.....I can't believe that THIS is what my daughter threw her life away for! I mean he's nothing! But Kasha made it very clear that he was what she wanted whether or not she had our blessing but she really did want to have it......now what could I say to that?

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Her and the loser went out to dinner to discuss mine and Anna's offer. I told her that I would not oppose their marriage IF: 1.) They had to move into the empty duplex beside ours.....that house they were in needed too much work on it 2.) She had to come work at her mother's store, Picture This!, to work off the money we had paid into college for her and 3.) this was Anna's stipulation, she had to let us throw her a big wedding like we did for Aiden. Kasha was pretty stubborn and wanted to play professional sports not work at her mom's shop. I told her she could play sports as soon as she had worked off her debt! The loser, I'm sorry, CRAIG told her it wasn't a bad offer and if they were close to us we could help them with their kids.....KIDS? I hadn't even really accepted the marriage yet!

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In other news, Rochella Jalise was really getting into fashion and all her cousins were wearing her designs by this time.....she talked her dad into loaning her the money to start a small shop while she was still in school so by the time she graduated, she would be established. Now AJ was tight with money but he also believed in his daughter's talent and wanted to support her.

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And so was born RJ Taylor....she didn't think it was too egotistic to name it after herself, after all they were her designs! AJ promised her if she could get her business up to at least level 3 he would get a house for her and Gabriella Elise to share that was in a given price range! They were so excited at the possibility of owning their own home!

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She got to work designing the inside and before they knew it, it was the grand opening of the first RJ Taylor! Gabriella Elise was so proud of her sister and wanted to help her succeed.....she was excellent at hairstyling and promised her sister that once they got the money to afford a chair, she would help out by also offering make overs.....Rochella Jalise was excited to work with her sister.

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The store was a success and the girls knew that house was as good as theirs! Rochella Jalise spent all her time when she wasn't studying in the store. She loved dressing people in her designs and seeing them walk out better people!

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Here's just an example of the wonderful work she did. She even had plans for a big runway show when she could get enough models together....she may have to get all the women in the family to be her models! Seems we had an awful lot of girls! I hoped that I would get a grandson soon!

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Gabriella Elise spent her time studying and working out.....her dream was to play on a WNBA team or even a women's soccer team....she just loved all sports! She took time out from all of this to help her sister out with the store.....she wanted that house just as much as her sister!

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Meanwhile, we broke the news to Kelly and Aiden about Kasha....they couldn't believe she would do that....but Kelly also thought it was kinda sweet.....I failed to see the sweetness! Aiden wasn't too happy with his little sister either! But he had other things on his mind......

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Because he and Kelly had had a beautiful baby girl that they named Fallon.....oh my first grandchild....and she was so gorgeous! Aiden was so excited that he was a father....I knew that little girl was going to be rotten! I also hoped I would get a grandson soon!!

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Jayla was learning to drive and was anxious to get on the road by herself.....she was still looking for a modeling job that could jump start her career.

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And Jordan and Damien felt the time slipping away from them so they decided they hadn't been spending enough time together....so they got dressed up and Damien took her out for a night on the town....she was so surprised and happy!

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And as for me? Well my Anna was getting overwhelmed with Kasha's wedding coming up so I decided it was a perfect time to take her on a second honeymoon back to Twikki Island. But this time we stayed in the nice small vacation home I had gotten for us before retirement.

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For years this beautiful woman had graced me with her presence and blessed me with 2 wonderful kids and I could not have asked for a better partner to share my life.

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This vacation was just what we needed to forget about all the trouble brewing at home with Arlen and Keven and Kasha and Craig.....we just wanted to relax and enjoy being together....it was just like when we first got married, before we had the kids.

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Anna brought out the fun in me.....she made me not take life so seriously and appreciate the smaller things.....and I reminded her of this when she started worrying about Kasha.....after all we had raised her very good and she was a smart girl and I was sure this would work out for the best.....but I would never tell Kasha that! Hmph I wanted her to SWEAT!!!

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No one could ask for a better wife....and I kinda hoped she felt the same way about me! I did everything I could to make sure that she was always happy in my arms....

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Because she was the most beautiful girl in the world.....

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And I was the luckiest man alive! Well you know, other than having an insane daughter!!

[meggie272]

Aw, that's so sweet :)

But I do think that Kasha's dad is being a bit mean. I mean, Kasha is her own adult, she can do what she wants.

Though he did pay for college. Oh well.

Your sims look so great! Mine have recently got new default eyes, and clothes, and hair, and makeup. They're looking fiiiine. But I try not to overdo the downloading. I think a fast and enjoyable game is better than tons of downloads that you never use. Also, my sluggish computer has got 6 eps and a stuff pack squashed into it. I don't think it needs anything else :P

[sweetsweetie85]

Him and Anna are soo cute...Great updates

[MizzGin03]

Aw, that's so sweet :)

But I do think that Kasha's dad is being a bit mean. I mean, Kasha is her own adult, she can do what she wants.

Though he did pay for college. Oh well.

Your sims look so great! Mine have recently got new default eyes, and clothes, and hair, and makeup. They're looking fiiiine. But I try not to overdo the downloading. I think a fast and enjoyable game is better than tons of downloads that you never use. Also, my sluggish computer has got 6 eps and a stuff pack squashed into it. I don't think it needs anything else :P

LOL well I think he's just a bit disappointed, she is his only daughter and he expected alot from her.....but he still loves her! Thanks I love my new defaults.....the townies look so much better so now I don't have to hunt for suitable mates for my folks! And I'm a download-aholic lol.....I always see things that are SO cute, but I have cleaned out my folder and I'm slowing up a bit because I don't want it slowing down too much!

[MizzGin03]

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Aiden was in love with his little girl Fallon! He had been promoted to deep sea fisherman and he really enjoyed his oceanography career. Kelly was an up and coming journalist and things could not have been better for them!

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Fallon was growing like a weed and before we knew it she was having a birthday! Anna and I were very upset that Aiden and Kelly didn't invite us over to celebrate, but to make it up to us they let us babysit her later......I was still mad though!

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And she was a beautiful toddler....I know I call every female in my family beautiful but come on, look at them! They are gorgeous women. We have some pretty good genes in this bloodline, no doubt about it!

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Poor Aiden was a goner when it came to her.....she had him wrapped around her finger!......They were hoping to have at least one more, and I was hoping it would be a boy! We didn't have many males to carry on the Taylor name....everyone seemed to produce girls for some reason....

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There had been mumblings around town that when they built all those new apartment complexes, witches had come in with them.....now I know how silly it sounds, but plenty of people had spotted both a good and bad witch flying around downtown.....now Kelly and Aiden were both big knowledge buffs and so when they heard this they wanted to meet these "witches". Kelly befriended one and was soon practicing good magic.....while this was a bit strange, so far she seemed to be the same old Kelly so we let it go. I wondered if she could also access the dark magics......sure would help with our Kevin Siew problem........

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At Sim State University, Kyoshi and Angela were still dating and the relationship was still strong.....Damien even stopped giving the boy the evil eye when he was around! Kyoshi really was a sweet guy who treated Angela with the upmost respect.

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Rochella Jalise was still hard at work at RJ Taylor and she had finally reached her goal! Her dad was going to have to buy her and her sister a house when they graduated!

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Jayla was still hard at work trying to get into modeling.....even though she was very beautiful and loved to dress up all the time (she was also wearing Rochella Jalise's designs), she still loved the outdoors and still tended to her garden when the weather permitted.

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Jordan gave up her dance career to open back up A & A Party Supplies, the store my parents left to her when they passed on. The store hadn't been open in quite a while because Jordan was too busy with her career to run it.....but she was getting older and wanted to make sure that what our parents worked so hard for would not go to waste. But she still pulled out her old barr every now and then and danced her heart out!

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Rochella Jalise and Gabriella Elise both graduated with honors and were soon the owners of a beautiful home in LaQuest Beach where RJ Taylor was also located. The house had been a steal because AJ had given them a strict budget to stick too when picking out their home....it had 3 bedrooms and 2 baths and was perfect for the two of them!

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Gabriella kept her word and as soon as they could afford the chair she gave make-overs in her sister's shop. She wasn't able to do it everyday because she had already gotten a career in athletics and was already the MVP for the Fighting Lady Llamas.

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She was also dating Kyle Nash. She didn't know how long the relationship would last though because she wanted a big family someday and Kyle was a bit of a player. But when she was around he treated her wonderfully and made her feel special.

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Rochella Jalise worked dilligently at her store and even did some financial consulting in her free time. Her business degree helped prepare her for lots of things. She was so excited about the house and couldn't wait to throw her first big bash!

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Gabriella Elise loved children but knew that she couldn't have any any time soon, so her and Rochella Jalise decided to buy a dog.....and so they welcomed Juicy, a long haired chihuahua, into their home.....Juicy was a handful but she was very lovable!

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RJ decided to throw a party the first chance she got and invited all of her and Gabby's friends.....by this time Kyler Dewayne had also gone off to college and came over to get a look at his sisters' house.....he hoped his dad knew that he would be expecting the same thing!

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I'm sorry but this is hilarious! I love my niece but I don't know what this dance move is suppose to be! The red headed guy on the right is her boyfriend, Donte McGaw. Donte was also a business major who gave financial consulting...He was so proud of RJ for all of her accomplishments and her success made him want to try his hand at owning something.

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The girls even decided to invite over their mom and Eliza Ambrel....they hadn't spent too much time with her and felt bad, but come on, her dad was a snake! Arlen had actually been spending quite a lot of time with AJ.....he was trying to convince her to get divorced from the loser. Kevin had even made her retire from her paranormal job and now she only sat at home cooking and cleaning each day. We all told AJ to watch himself because if Kevin found out he had been seeing Arlen, he would snap.....AJ said she was his ex-wife and he was concerned about her and had a right to be her friend if he wanted!

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Heh, heh......if AJ were to see this picture, Donte McGaw would be dead! What exactly is he looking at? Did RJ have something on her shirt? I think not!

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Kasha was still working out and practicing at her sports while working for Anna at Picture This! even though she didn't really want to....the wedding was fast approaching and even though I thought it would be a big mistake in the long run......well I was kinda excited......I mean we hadn't been to a wedding in a while which was strange for us! Somebody is always getting married in this family!

[MizzGin03]

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Well here we are.....my baby girl is getting married to a man I barely know......I guess things can't be perfect all the time huh? AND she could have just run off and got married and THEN told us about it.....so I guess I should be grateful.....We invited the whole family.....well not Arlen adn Eliza Ambrel.....Kevin was just too much and this was MY daughter's wedding and I wasn't going to have him ruining it for her.

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Craig invited over some friends from his old apartment to sit on his side at the church.....seems they were all women......hmph.....

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Aiden and Kelly were best man and maid of honor.....Aiden wasn't comfortable with the whole thing but he loved his sister and just had to trust that she knew what she was doing.....even if it didn't look like she did!

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Rochella Jalise and Kyler Dewayne were also in the wedding party.....Kyler Dewayne had grown into a very handsome young man and the women at Sim State didn't know what to do! But he had seen what happened between his parents and he simply wanted a nice girl he could settle down with and make happy forever.....I guess my brother wasn't such a bad influence on him after all.

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Gabriella Elise needed someone to walk in with and since Angela was not in the wedding, she volunteered her boyfriend Kyoshi to do the honors. Kasha had met Kyoshi when she was still attending school and had no problems with this at all.

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Oh they all looked so beautiful up there....Anna was crying so much!

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And look at these handsome men! The suits looked wonderful on them and they all looked very happy.

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And there's the man of the hour.....I guess I'd been alittle hard on him.....but she's my baby! She's the only little girl I have....Well I guess she isn't so little any more is she?

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It really was a beautiful wedding....and at least she was getting married in the same church that Anna and I had gotten married...it was such a bittersweet moment.

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I had to fight tears as I walked her down the aisle.....my wonderful little girl was about to be someone's wife....and I was going to go to jail if he EVER mistreated her!

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Next thing I knew, they were saying their vows and....

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My Kasha Taylor was now Mrs. Kasha Ray! I guess I had to accept it now.....I mean the wedding was over, she was married......I just hoped that he would treat her right.....and she seemed sure that he would.....

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Anna and AJ's girlfriend Ivy were up on their feet clapping for the happy couple......I was still coming to terms with it!

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We all went outside to the reception area and Aiden and Kelly started everybody to dancing! Those two loved to dance! Brought me back to their own wedding that had taken place not too long ago!

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Angela and Kyoshi joined in the dancing as well....Angela was wearing yet another RJ Taylor gown and many people around Pleasantview were doing the same! Her clothing line was a hit!

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Angela was wondering if her and Kyoshi would ever get married....I mean she cared for him and he seemed to care for her and they had been dating since they were teens.....she really hoped they had what it took to make it.

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Kyler Dewayne was just too handsome! We all took jabs at him by telling him he was so pretty he could almost be female....he did not take to that too kindly! But it was all in good fun!

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And this woman? Well she's amazing! Me and Anna had been married for years but that spark was still there between us.....oh every time I looked in her eyes I fell in love with her all over again....corny huh? But its so true! And that was the kind of love I wanted for Kasha.....

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And well it seemed that maybe she had it....Anna told me we would just have to take this one day at a time and get to know Craig and maybe we would see what Kasha sees when she looked at him.....I was all ready to do that at that moment and time but..... well let's just say Kasha had a few more surprises in store for her old dad!

[sweetsweetie85]

In first update the dog Juicy in real life probably would've toppled over with that stick lol. Great updates.

[MizzGin03]

In first update the dog Juicy in real life probably would've toppled over with that stick lol. Great updates.


LOL I know I don't know why the smaller breed dogs don't get smaller sticks!

[MizzGin03]

There is some mild violence in this chapter in the second part, and while I don't think it will offend the 3 people who actually read this story lol I thought I would mention it anyway! Lotta surprises this chapter!

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Well they were married.....and happily so it seemed.... Ok so maybe I was wrong....Craig here was steadily getting promoted in his new job and was treating Kasha like a queen....

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Kasha was actually enjoying working with Anna at the gallery, which was a wonderful suprise....she had said that she would possibly stay even after she paid off her debt....Anna was so happy and excited....but that wasn't the only surprise that Kasha had.....

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Seemed we were gonna be grandparents again! They had just gotten married and she was already pregnant....I didn't know how to feel...on the one hand I was excited about another grandchild (maybe even a grandson!) but they were just starting out and weren't financially prepared for a baby....but I guess that's where Anna and I come in right?

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She was still working in the shop during her pregnacy and couldn't wait to be a mother....she was beautiful and glowing and I slowly just began to accept that Kasha Ray was a grown women who had to make her own decisions and mistakes....we even got them a crib for their nursery!

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Gabriella Elise and Rochella Jalise went out to celebrate.....celebrate what you ask? Well it seems that Rochella Jalise had gotten engaged to her boyfriend Donte McGaw.....AJ and Arlen had never met the young man.....HA seemed they would soon feel my pain! Gabriella Elise was a bit saddened by it because she was the one who wanted the big family.....Rochella Jalise was so focused on her career that it would probably be years before she even thought about kids....Gabby wondered if and when Kyle would ask her to marry him....He really wasn't a settle down kind of guy.....

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Gabby had kept her promise and was giving make overs down at RJ Taylor.....She put on a stylish wig and made the people of LaQuest Beach beautiful!

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Ok so this is a major jump right? Seems the girls decided to take a Twikki Beach vacation with their boyfriends and while they were there, Rochella Jalise decided to marry Donte! The only family she had around her was her sister! Oh Arlen was going to be furious that she wasn't apart of her daughter's wedding! But Rochella wasn't thinking about that she just wanted to become Mrs. Donte McGaw...

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And so they tied the knot right there on the beach....They took plenty of pictures but this was not going to satisfy AJ and Arlen....AJ didn't get a chance to walk her down the aisle and give her away.....Arlen didn't get the chance to plan a huge wedding for her....

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Gabby was happy for her sister even though she knew her parents would riot! She was also alittle jealous....she really wanted marriage and kids for herself....imagine her surprise when Kyle got down on one knee and proposed to her! She didn't want to elope and do a quick marriage, instead she wanted her parents and family and friends around for it...

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Well here is Rochella Jalise McGaw.....she sure looks happy here huh? Wait till AJ and Arlen find out what she's done! They had never even met Donte! She had spoked of him and promised to bring him over to meet them.....imagine that....Hey mom, dad, this is my husband Donte!

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Donte was very nervous.....I mean he loved RJ, but he didn't want to face her angry parents after they found out what they did.....it was just so spur of the moment and exciting that none of the regrets came until after they were already married....not regrets of marrying her, but regrets of not doing it the right way....

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Rochella promised Donte that it would be fine....her family had too many big weddings and she was actually tired of going to them! It was all they ever did! She wanted to do something different, something special because she felt he was such a special guy....and her parents would just have to deal with it.......

[sweetsweetie85]

Uh oh they are gunna be mad. Dun dun dun lol. Great update.

[MizzGin03]

Again Mild violence in this part but I think most people will be cheering by the end!

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Seemed that Kevin didn't have any fans anymore.....even Eliza Ambrel saw what a jerk he was and used playing catch with him to get even for all the mean things he said.....

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Arlen still had her friendship with AJ and they were actually getting pretty close.....he aplogized for hurting her and told her he blamed himself for the whole Kevin mess....She told him she was a grown woman and made her own decisions and knew that Kevin had been bad news but went along with it anyway....she knew the time had come to let him go because the verbal abuse was getting worse and she was afraid it would soon get physical....she also worried about Eliza Ambrel's safety....

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AJ hugged her and promised that if she need anything just to ask and he was there....Ivy had been cheating on him for a while and she thought he didn't know....guess when he became old his appeal was no longer there for her....he was planning on getting himself a little house in the country and retiring from rock and roll....he had made enough money and had enough fun and still had a nice little nest egg to last him throughout his elder years.

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Kevin had gotten demoted at work and was sent home early as a result....His mouth was not very popular with the higher ups at his job....He came home to find Arlen in their yard hugging AJ.....out in public where all the neighbors could see! He was furious and began insulting Arlen telling her that she was stupid for even entertaining his company after the humiliation he put her through....Arlen was tired of Kevin and told him that she was done taking his abuse.....Kevin stated that he hadn't even BEGUN to abuse her....

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He drew his hand back and slapped her across her cheek....she couldn't believe he had actually assaulted her! Then everything began to happen in slow motion.....

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Arlen ran off to the side sobbing and holding her bruised cheek ......

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AJ promptly jumps onto Kevin in defense of Arlen and a huge brawl begins...there's punching and kicking and fighting, but in the end....

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Kevin is the winner! My brother was in better shape than Kevin but his age worked against him! Before he could get on his cell phone and call us to come back him up.....

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Arlen pulls out an old voodoo doll given to her by a shaman when she was working as a cult leader....she's tired of Kevin's crap and uses the doll to totally incapacitate him!

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He doesn't know what is happening to him, only that it hurts like hell! Arlen had finally stood up for herself and put that dog of a man in his place!

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Once he is able to move again Arlen tells him to get his things and to get out....she will be filing for divorce as soon as she possibly can...

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By this time Eliza Ambrel is home and sees what is going on and is devastated that her parents have broken up....she didn't want them to break up she only wanted her dad to go back to how he was....to the nice dad that she knew and loved....

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To the surprise of everyone, Kevin was the guy that Ivy had been cheating on AJ with! Kevin went over to AJ's apartment and told her everything....Ivy called AJ and told him that he was no longer welcome in that house.....AJ told her he didn't care and had been in the process of leaving her anyway! He and Arlen stayed up all night trying to figure out the best way to clean up this mess.....Arlen told him that he could stay there while he looked for his house seeing as how it was partly her fault that he was homeless.....

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But Arlen was no fool! They moved a twin bed into the office and this is where AJ was to sleep....she didn't want to pull up old feelings and end up back in the same situation.....and she didn't want to give Eliza Ambrel the wrong idea either.....

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The girls came over after they heard the news and were so happy that their mother had finally gotten rid of that jerk! They also had to break the news of Gabby's engagement and RJ's marriage....in light of what had happened, AJ and Arlen took the news in stride....there were bigger things than their daughter eloping! They were a bit sad that they weren't there, but Gabby promised that they could throw her a huge wedding if they wanted!

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AJ took Donte outside and told him that while he could do nothing about their marriage, he would hunt him down if he ever hurt his baby! Donte assured him that he loved and respected RJ and wanted nothing but the best for her.

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Arlen was taking back her life and we all could not have been happier for her.....we just hoped that this reunion with AJ would not turn into a disaster....with him, you just never knew......

[sweetsweetie85]

Aww what a good chapter.

[MizzGin03]

Aww what a good chapter.


Thanks! I really like Arlen and I wanted to give her a happy ending....after all she's been through she deserves it!

[meggie272]

Yaaaaaaaayz!
Updates! Lots of them!
I lovelovelovelovelove this story :P I don't know what it is, it's just great
That's good that Kevin and Arlen finally split up. And now she can get back together with AJ...hint hint...
Question: Is AJ a Romance aspiration??

[MizzGin03]

Yaaaaaaaayz!
Updates! Lots of them!
I lovelovelovelovelove this story :P I don't know what it is, it's just great
That's good that Kevin and Arlen finally split up. And now she can get back together with AJ...hint hint...
Question: Is AJ a Romance aspiration??

He was when they were married but now he is a pleasure sim

[MizzGin03]

I know that the Taylors are a big bunch so I decided to put up a family tree so that when you get lost on who someone is, maybe this will help! It's not the best but it has every Taylor and their spouses and children.....hope it helps!


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[sweetsweetie85]

Thanks that will help :D

[meggie272]

Thanks lol, I needed that...
Wow, the Taylors have spread out quite a bit since the old Amari and Angelica, hay?

[MizzGin03]

Thanks lol, I needed that...
Wow, the Taylors have spread out quite a bit since the old Amari and Angelica, hay?


Yea lol....I had to create 2 new sub-hoods to keep them from over-populating one place!

[MizzGin03]

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Life after the Arlen/AJ/Kevin fiasco was pretty tame....which was a change for us. Kasha gave birth to a beautiful baby girl they named Christa.....ok so that made me feel on top of the world! My granddaughter was named after me! And Craig turned out to be a pretty ok guy after all.

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They threw Christa a birthday party and invited all of the family over to celebrate.....Kasha was now manager of Picture This! and Craig was a high school teacher....they were really doing pretty well and while it was not the life I would have picked out for her, it wasn't my life to live...

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And Christa was such a beautiful little child....she was really sweet and Kasha doted on her all the time....Craig was proud of both of his ladies....

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Rochella Jalise and her husband Donte were also settling into their live very well.....RJ wanted to put off having kids until she got her store to as high a rank as she could so that she could begin work on franchising out....Gabriella Elise was getting nervous about her engagement to Kyle....anytime she brought up wedding plans he would change the subject....we were all a bit concerned about that....

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Fallon was also getting older and Aiden and Kelly threw her a party.....They were excited to see her growing so fast and were already making plans to have another baby soon....hopefully a boy!

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Aiden had also come to terms with Kasha's marriage to Craig and he and Craig had become friends.....they often took trips up to the lake to get some fishing in and had an understanding with one another.....

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Fallon grew into a cute little girl and was excited to start school....She was very spunky and very creative and was just a wonderful little girl.....

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Me and Anna decided to throw an anniversary party and invite everyone over.....This is when we found out that Kelly and Aiden were already expecting a little bundle.....Anna was so excited and couldn't wait to meet her new grandchild!

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Oh how I loved this woman! She was just a great person......little did we know that our good time would soon the spoiled.....

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Now you may not recognize this guy, but its Kevin Siew.....You see after he went to Ivy's place to tell her about AJ and Arlen, he and Ivy got into a fight and she kicked him out....well he wasn't very popular so he ended up sleeping in his car, eventually losing his job, and was wondering around Pleasantview looking for his life! He sees Arlen and runs up and tries to reconnect with her, but Arlen is very much over Kevin.....

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AJ comes out to see what all the commotion is about and finds Kevin heatedly arguing with Arlen......Well another fights begins between the two but this time......

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AJ is the winner! Seems losing everything he had makes a man a bit weak! We kindly asked Kevin to get off our property and go and find some help! Maybe if he cleaned himself up, Ivy would let him at least STAY with her for a little while....

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On a happier note, Rochella Jalise's husband, Donte, had a very promising career in architecture and was constantly drafting new plans. RJ was very proud of him!

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Kyler Dewayne had met a nice girl named Lisa Kwa and was getting to know her.....when we asked how serious it was, he reminded us he was only a sophmore and at the time was merely enjoying the company of a beautiful woman.....

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Angela decided to open up a flower shop while she finished getting her degree.....she had been working on a flower bench since her teen years and really enjoyed making flower arrangements....she opened it in Bluewater Village and named it Flowers By Angela.....

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Anna and I decided that our 3 bedroom apartment was a little too big for just the two of us, so we bought this small one bedroom house in LaQuest Beach.....I even tried my hand at gardening and found that I really liked it!

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And Anna loved it! It was a place that we could invite the grandchildren over to and let them run around freely in the yard......or swing them around in it like Anna was doing Fallon here! Things were going pretty well.....but AJ and Arlen....well I guess the peace can't last too long huh?

[sweetsweetie85]

Awww what a good chapter everyone seems so happy

[meggie272]

Yayz, that was an awesome chapter and Fallon is...GORGEOUS...she's gonna be a heartbreaker aye?
But I don't like the last sentence. ARLEN & AJ FOREVER...

[blackdaisies]

I really enjoyed your story MizzGin :D. I read half of it at work the other day and just caught up now (again at work). I'm awful, I know.

But thank you, it's a beautiful Sim story. (Don't let Kevin move back in, lol!)

[MizzGin03]

I really enjoyed your story MizzGin :D. I read half of it at work the other day and just caught up now (again at work). I'm awful, I know.

But thank you, it's a beautiful Sim story. (Don't let Kevin move back in, lol!)


Thank you! I love getting new readers! And Kevin won't be moving back in anytime soon :)

[MizzGin03]

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Kelly and Aiden had a beautiful baby boy that they named, get this.....Christian Taylor Jr! I was so honored! We decided to call him CJ for short and while my opinion is a bit biased, he was gorgeous!

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And while Rochella Jalise was enjoying her married life and business success, Gabriella Elise wasn't having as much luck. She had moved her fiance, Clay Miller into their home and they had been fighting every since. It didn't help matters that she had also found out she was pregnant!

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Clay couldn't handle the idea of being a father and so he was dating all of his old girlfriends when Gabriella Elise wasn't around. She wasn't happy when she found him outside kissing one of his women goodbye. Gabriella Elise broke off the engagement and told Clay she never wanted to see him again. He tried to apologize and make excuses but she would hear none of it.

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Gabriella Elise went into the house intending to leave them both outside, but Clay's girlfriend followed her in and attacked her!

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But Gabriella Elise was a trained athlete and it took no time for her to put the other woman on her butt!! She told Clay that if he didn't leave she would be forced to call the cops. He left.

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Meanwhile, AJ and Arlen were working things out while he was looking for a place of his own. He fell in love with her little girl Eliza Ambrel and she became fond of him as well.

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He took them both out so that he could get to know her better. He wanted her to be comfortable around him and he wanted to be there for her because he knew that even though he was a jerk, she missed her dad.

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Yes he and Eliza Ambrel became very close. He thought of her as one of his kids and loved to see her smile. Arlen had never seen AJ look more mature or sure of himself. She really had missed him.

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Jordan and Damien's birthday rolled around and of course they had a party. They were sad to see that so many years had passed and they knew that Jayla would soon join her sister at college.

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Jordan was radiant! She was very satisfied with how her life had turn out and couldn't wait to have some little grandchildren running around!

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Damien had a joint party with Arlen so that they wouldn't have to do it again. He too was happy with how his life turned out but he was in no hurry for his babies to have a baby!

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Arlen and AJ were in attendance and had some news to share.....they were engaged! Well I didn't know how to feel about it. On the one hand I really wanted Arlen to be happy, but on the other this was AJ!

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Jayla finally went off to college, but she decided she wanted to go to Acadamie La Tour because everyone else had gone to State. Angela went down as much as she could to visit her sister. They looked so much like each other it was eerie! They could have been twins!

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So they were getting married again. AJ was excited that she would even consider giving him another chance. He really and truly loved this woman and he was glad that he could spend his last days with her.

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Arlen had a very good feeling about this. When she looked in AJ's eyes she saw a changed man. Now she could die with the Taylor name and always remain a party of the legacy.

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They had the ceremony in their backyard and invited the whole family. When I saw the two of them together, I no longer had any doubts. Through the ups and downs, happiness and sadness, they were still in love with each other. They were meant to be!

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The reception was beautiful and we all felt the love in the atmosphere. Surprisingly, Kevin didn't show up to ruin the moment. We were all thankful for that. Maybe he had gotten the picture.

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Jordan was so happy. She always knew that AJ and Arlen would fix things. She just knew it and was glad that she had been right.

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AJ hated that he didn't take Arlen on a honeymoon the first time, but this time he wanted to do it right. He took her to Twikki Island and they had so much fun. Arlen had never been happier. They had a wonderful time and even when reflecting on the bad, they were so happy that they had come full circle. Arlen deserved her happy ending! Now we just had to deal with Gabriella Elise and the child she was carrying!

[meggie272]

OMGZ YAYZ!
Finally, AJ and Arlen together. And I feel sorry for Gabby. She's my favourite out of the twins. But....soon...more cute Taylor babies! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

[sweetsweetie85]

Yay AJ and Arlen Forever!

[MizzGin03]

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Well life was good for most of us. Arlen and AJ were happier than they were the first time they were married! Eliza Ambrel loved AJ and was so glad that he and her mom had gotten together. Her birthday rolled around and AJ and Arlen threw her a party.

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Eliza Ambrel was just as beautiful as her sisters and she was working at getting to know them better. When Arlen was married to Kevin, the twins never wanted to come by and so they had missed alot of time getting to know their sister. They planned to change that as soon as possible.

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Unfortunately, Kevin decided to crash the party. Arlen's dad Daniel tried to tell Kevin that he wasn't invited because his daughter didn't want him there but of course, Kevin always has a temper and things were about to get out of hand.....

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Of course AJ was not going to let Kevin ruin his step-daughter's party. He understood that Kevin was her dad but Eliza Ambrel didn't want him there. So once again AJ and Kevin fought....

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And once again AJ won. Kevin sulked back to Ivy's apartment where she had taken him back. Don't think she would have been happy to hear that he was over at Arlen's crashing parties....well trying to.....

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Soon Angela was graduating from Sim State. Jordan and Damien were so proud. Angela and her boyfriend, Kyoshi Curtin, had gotten engaged the night before and so it was a double celebration. Damien had accepted the young man and knew that this day was coming. Damien and Jordan decided to help Angela and Kyoshi get a little starter home so that they would have a good start.....soon there would be another wedding I guess....

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Angela was very close to the twins and wanted them to be there to share her joy.....Gabriella Elise was very far along in her pregnancy by this time and while she was happy for her cousin, she couldn't help but be jealous of the love between her and Kyoshi.....

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Soon Aiden was having the party for CJ and he invited all of us over to their new home. Both he and Kelly had reached the tops of their careers and wanted a place with more room for the children.

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CJ was a handsome little toddler and Aiden was so proud of him. He had always wanted a son. He and Kelly decided that a boy and a girl were enough for them. They felt that their family was complete.

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Fallon adored her little brother and promised to always watch out for him. She would entertain him for hours with a game of peek-a-boo. She was a great big sister.

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Rochella Jalise and Donte were even thinking about starting a family. RJ still wanted to get her business rank higher but seeing her sister pregnant brought out her maternal feelings. And she knew that Donte would be a great dad.

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AJ and Eliza Ambrel were also in attendance. AJ was really happy with how his life turned out. Yes, he made some huge mistakes and had missed out on a lot of time with Arlen, but had they not taken the break Eliza Ambrel wouldn't be here and he thought of that as a purpose for his craziness. It was all so that this wonderful girl could be a part of his family.

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Kasha and I had our old relationship back....I just had to let her grow up and be....well Kasha! Now we laughed and talked just as much as we did before her surprise engagement...

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Kyler Dewayne was almost done with college and was looking forward to his future. He wanted to develop video games and already had a job lined up after graduation. He was the first Taylor to go to college and graduate without a serious girlfriend or fiance! He just wanted to enjoy his life before he began talk of a family and we all respected him for that.

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Angela and Kyoshi moved into their new house and invited Jordan, RJ, and Gabby over to check it out. Angela was in the process of planning her wedding out and wanted to get their imput on some things.

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Kyoshi didn't care where they were married, he was just so happy that Angela had said yes to him! He knew that they had the potential to have what Jordan and Damien shared.

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Damien was sure that Kyoshi would take care of his daughter. After years of threatening the young man, he would have to be a fool not to!

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Angela also invited her sister Jayla over. After all, Jayla was going to be her maid of honor so she should definitely have a say in the arrangements.

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No RJ did not have a child! But Gabriella Elise had twins! She was not expecting it at all. Though she herself was a twin and so was more genetically disposed to have twins, she never thought about it! Rochella Jalise is holding little Madison Taylor. She had her mother's hair and eyes.

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And here is Gabby with little Matthew Taylor. He had his mom's hair and unforunately, his dad's eyes. Gabby was very happy about her babies and loved them to no end......but who would want a single mother of twins? Gabby always wanted to have a storybook wedding and have her husband there when she delivered his children......but that's not how things turned out....what was her future going to be like? And how could she stand to be a burden on her sister? TWO crying babies? RJ told her that she was being silly. Her own biological clock had began ticking and until she was in a place where she could have her own, she would be honored to help Gabby raise Matt and Maddy. And as far a the man? RJ told her that single mothers dated all the time and to stop being so dramatic......everything would work out for the best.......

[sweetsweetie85]

Awww twins how cute sucks for her though taking care of them with no hubby. Great update.

[meggie272]

OK, I have to say it...in the second-last picture of Chapater 17 with Jordan clapping at the wedding, in the background Arlen is standing underneath the altar rubbing her belly and thinking of b barbecues! That cracked me up!

And twin Taylors, so cute!

[MizzGin03]

OK, I have to say it...in the second-last picture of Chapater 17 with Jordan clapping at the wedding, in the background Arlen is standing underneath the altar rubbing her belly and thinking of b barbecues! That cracked me up!

And twin Taylors, so cute!


The little random stuff they do is hilarious! I am currently bulding a site related to the Taylor family, just a way to keep up with all of them! Its under construction, but let me know that you think so far:

Taylor Family Legacy (http://www.taylorfamilyleg.webs.com)

[meggie272]

It's looking great so far:)
Will any Taylor members ever be up for download?
*wants RJ and GE*

[MizzGin03]

It's looking great so far:)
Will any Taylor members ever be up for download?
*wants RJ and GE*


Thanks for checking out the site! I'm trying to catch it up with all the current members so that it will be updates to it from now on instead of creation. I wouldn't mind having them available for download, but there is one problem: I have no idea how to upload sims lol.....any instruction would be appreciated!

[MizzGin03]

Hey guys! I've been hard at work, working on my website which I'm very excited about (Yes I know its dorky lol) but I had to give an update on how everyone is doing! Check out the site when you get a chance and let me know what you think and how I can improve it! The link is in my signature


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Kasha and Craig had decided that they wanted another child and began trying for one. Kasha was actually happy at Anna's store and was very surprised by it. But she knew had she gotten into sports, she wouldn't have had time to spend with Christa and Craig and she couldn't imagine her life without seeing them. Craig really was a good man and he was wonderful for Kasha......guess I was wrong!

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He was also a really great dad and couldn't wait to have another baby. He was really hoping to get a boy but would be happy with whatever they had. Things were really going good for them.

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Gabriella Elise was feeling better about her outlook. The babies were wonderful and weren't much trouble at all. Her sister really did love having them there and Gabby had to fight to get time with them! She hadn't spoken to Clay since giving birth to them and she liked it that way. She didn't feel there was anything to say and he had made it apparent that he didn't want any kids.

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And her fear about not finding anyone? Well that was unfounded as well. She had met and was dating a nice man she had met by the name of Taj Erikson. He was very nice and wanted a big family of his own, so he was perfect for Gabby. But this time she wanted to take her time and make sure she was making a good choice. She wanted to get the approval of her family and wanted Taj to get to know the twins.

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Kelly was becoming more and more involved in witchcraft and was even thinking of opening up a store selling ingredients. She loved what she was doing and was fascinated with the different elements to it. She had even taken on a golden glow from her studies. We were still a little freaked out when she rode in on a broom!

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Aiden and Kyler Dewayne were still spending alot of time with each other. Kyler Dewayne was about to graduate from college and was nervous about starting his life out. He wanted to make good choices and didn't want to end up like his father. Yes, things had worked out between his mother and father, but he wanted to be happy for his entire marriage. He didn't want to break any hearts so he had decided to concentrate on making a career for himself until he met the woman who made him want to settle down.

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Fallon was growing like a weed and so was CJ. Aiden and Kelly knew the years of Fallon running out to greet them from work were almost over. They knew she would soon be a teen who wanted nothing to do with them!

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They decided to take Fallon out for one last trip as their little girl. They made an entire day out of it, beginning with a trip to the park. Fallon liked sports and her and her mother played catch before Kelly grabbed her up and spun her around. My grandchildren were growing up......and I was getting old!

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They topped off the day by taking her to her favorite restaurant, Oresha Family Dining. It was a wonderful day and her and Aiden even got goofy pictures taken in the photobooth together.

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Soon both CJ and Fallon had grown up. We were all a little partied out, so they just had a nice family celebration at home. CJ was so handsome! He looked so much like his father which meant he also looked like me! I couldn't wait to take him fishing and camping and just everywhere!

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Fallon was going to be a heartbreaker! She looked alot like her mother and father both. They just hoped that she would remain the sweet girl she had been. With teenagers, you just never knew!

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Angela was getting ready for her wedding to Kyoshi and she was going insane! She never knew that weddings took this much planning! She saw why Rochella Jalise had run off and eloped.....it was so much easier! But she wasn't having doubts about being married to Kyoshi, she knew that he was who she was meant to be with.

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Angela begged RJ to design her wedding gown for her....she had become such a well known name now! And her designs were absolutely beautiful. RJ finally conceded and made the gown that Angela always saw in her head when she thought of getting married. Angela was very excited about the wedding once she had her gown.

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Now AJ had retired from rock and roll so that he could concentrate on Arlen and Eliza Ambrel. But the fans really loved him and so he came out of retirement to do one last show. We all were invited of course and were excited to hear him play. He really was very talented. And he told us he had a surprise vocalist to sing along with him.

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Arlen was so proud of AJ! He had really come full circle and they were truly happy this time around. Eliza Ambrel thought it was so cool that her step-dad was AJ Taylor! How many people could say that?! And she loved his music. He played for her all the time when they were at home.

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AJ came out on stage and began to belt out the beginning to "Nothing Without Her", a song he had written for Arlen when he first started out. Arlen was out in the crowd with tears running down her face. And we soon found out who would be singing the words to the song........

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It was Rochella Jalise! She had always had a love for music and put it aside to pursue her dreams in fashion. She was fantastic! The crowd went crazy when everyone realized that AJ was doing a song with his daughter! We were all speechless. It was one of the best shows I've ever been to in my life! I was so proud of my brother.

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When the show was over AJ looked up at the stage and realized that while he missed perfoming, he didn't regret being his decision to walk away. He loved his life and was happy just knowing that, for a little while, he got a chance to share his gift with the world.

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RJ wasn't only knocking people off their socks with her singing performance, the fashion world was acknowledging her talents as well. She made the cover of Simton's Bazzar and we knew that she was destined for great things. She already had a fashion show lined up that she was steadily working on.

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And look at this guy! Alot of people couldn't believe that he was walking about from it all when he was still so popular....but the family couldn't have been more proud of him and his decision to spend as much time with Arlen as he could. He had wasted years and he didn't want to waste another minute.....Rolling Sim....hmph wish dad was here to see this!!!

[meggie272]

Awww that was a lovely chapter :)
Fallon's pretty, all your sims are so unique.
And I love the "rolling sim" magazine :P

[sweetsweetie85]

I agree a lovely chapter indeed they all seem so happy

[MizzGin03]

So I love Photoshop now lol......Below is Rochella Jalise's first ad for her clothing line. Her cousins Angela and Jayla Hammond are aspiring models and so she used them for the ad. The one with the short hair is Jayla and the one in the middle is Angela.

Disclaimer: I do not take credit for the clothing the models are wearing, for the purposes of my story my sim is credited for designing the clothes but as we all know, sims can't design clothes!!

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[meggie272]

Photoshop's fun, I used to spend hours creating graphics on it. Nice ad :)

[MizzGin03]

Hey guys! I'm thinking of wrapping the story up with the next few chapters.....it could go on and on forever! I want to start a new story following the life of just ONE of the Taylors....I have some ideas and would like to know who you think should be the subject of the story? I'm going to continue to play with them all so many of them will make appearances in the new story, but as the family tree grows it just becomes to hard to follow.....so let me know which Taylor you would like to read about!

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AJ was spending lots of time with his grandchildren. He was so happy they were here but he was pretty mad about how Gabby was left to raise them alone. She had told him about the new guy she was dating and AJ was a bit wary to trust him. Gabby assured him that she was taking her time with this one and that Taj Erikson was a very good guy.....time would tell, I guess.

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Gabriella Elise was head coach of the Lady Llama Mamas soccer team and she was loving it....even though she was no longer playing, she wanted to keep her body in shape and worked out whenever she could. With two babies in the house, freetime was a little scarce!

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And it was about to get more scarce! Rochella Jalise was expecting her first child! She and Donte were so excited. Gabby worried that there wasn't enough room for all the new editions and feared she would have to move out. RJ told her not to worry, after all Donte was an architect! He built an additional room onto the house so that there would be room for the new baby. She was determined for them to all live together.

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Soon the babies were no longer babies and were cute little toddlers. The responsibilities of taking care of the children were equally shared between RJ, Gabby, and Donte, and despite the large amount of people staying in the house, they had worked it out and things ran smoothly. Donte is holding little Madison.

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Gabby was really happy that her and her sister were staying together. She would have understood if she had to move out but she really didn't want to. She loved being there with her sister and helping her run her clothing store and watching all of her success. Little Matthew was growing up to look just like his father......not really such a good thing!

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Soon RJ had her baby and it was a beautiful baby girl whom they named Amara. AJ loved it! Donte was excited to have his own child. He loved the twins but now he could watch a little person with some of his features grow and learn.

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Kyoshi decided that he didn't want a bachelor party. He just wanted to make Angela his wife and didn't need all of the rest. Angela's modeling career was really taking off thanks to the ad she did for RJ. She was scheduled to do a shoot on Twikki Island and decided to take her sister and her cousins along for a pre-wedding celebration. Her and Kyoshi were to be married when she returned.

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Kyoshi was sad to see Angela leave and couldn't wait for her to get back so that they could get this whole wedding mess out of the way. He was now a general practioner at the Bella Goth Memorial Hospital and he knew that he would soon be busy with work. Angela was really becoming a popular model and he worried that their relationship might suffer a bit from it. Angela assured him that they would make it work no matter what it took. They could both be successful and still spend time together.

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So Angela was off to Twikki Island to do her photoshoot. These photos would go into her portfolio which would help her get more jobs. She loved modeling for RJ but she didn't want to stop there. She still had her flower shop open and was looking for someone to help her run it when she was unable to be in town.

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The girls all arrived and everyone was set to have a wonderful time! It was Angela, Jayla, Kasha, RJ, and Gabby. Kasha and Craig were still trying to have another baby and so Kasha needed a bit of a vacation before they became successful at it!

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Angela and Jayla were closer than ever now that they were both modeling. There was no competition between the two and when one got a job offer they both went out to celebrate.

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RJ was so proud of Angela and Jayla. They had really come through for her with the ad and she was already planning another ad with Jayla as the star. When she got her fashion show up and running, she knew that Jayla and Angela would be her first calls she made.

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The girls relaxed and had fun and just enjoyed themselves. They were all excited for Angela and her wedding.

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And Angela was excited as well. She loved doing photoshoots and was excited when they sent her on location to do them, but she also really missed Kyoshi when he wasn't there. They would really have to work on making time for each other.

[MizzGin03]

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The big day finally arrived and while she was very nervous, Angela was also very excited to finally be Mrs. Dr. Kyoshi Curtin!

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Kyoshi had never been happier. He was finally going to marry his dream girl. After all the hell her dad put him through when they were dating, he was glad it was finally paying off!!

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The entire Taylor clan made it out for the wedding....well excluding the small children. It was a day of celebration and we were all happy that we all were once again under the same roof.

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Kyoshi invited some of his close friends to sit in on the wedding. He didn't want his side to be completely empty!

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Jayla of course was the maid of honor and was very happy for her sister. She was personally not becoming involved with anyone so that she could concentrate on her career. Aiden escorted her in and as usual he was very handsome!

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Kasha and Craig were also in the wedding party. By this time Kasha had found out that she was going to have another baby. The two were very excited about expanding their family.

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RJ and Donte found it hard to leave little Amara at home. They were really amazed by the little person they had created together. They loved her very much.

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Gabriella Elise was escorted in by her boyfriend Taj Erikson. Taj was happy to meet her family and saw how close they all were. He was excited about meeting Gabby's twins and understood why she had put off letting him see them. He knew that she had been hurt by their father and he wanted to do whatever he could to make her comfortable again.

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The girls all looked beautiful standing up there.....it really was a very beautiful wedding, but I guess they all were!

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Everyone was getting to know Taj and so far he seemed to be a good guy.....we all decided to give him a fair chance before we judged him too harshly. It would be hard but we would try!

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Kyoshi was practically walking on air! He was so excited to finally get married. He was looking forward to spending his life with Angela.....how many men got to marry a model? I mean, come on!

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And here was Angela. Damien was sad to let his little girl go, but at the same time he knew that Kyoshi would take good care of her. At least he still had his Jayla.....and it seemed that she was in no hurry to tie the knot.

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He was very emotional through it all. He was giving away his baby......I remembered giving Kasha away to Craig and really felt for Damien. It was a hard thing to do. You want them to be your little babies forever and then next thing you know, they're running off with some boy!

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Soon he was kissing his bride and we had Dr. and Mrs. Kyoshi Curtin!

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Damien and Jordan were so proud.....they had raised two pretty wonderful young women and were looking forward to grandchildren, even though they knew they wouldn't get any any time soon with the way Angela and Kyoshi worked.

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Me and Anna were in attendence of course. We were spending alot of time gardening and just relaxing at home and Anna had decided that Kasha should get the deed to Picture This! She was happy with what she had accomplished with the small store, but she just wanted to enjoy her life. We planned to take another vacation together very soon.

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Kyler Dewayne was a semester from graduation and had began dating Tori Kae Helms and invited her to the wedding. She seemed to be a sweet girl and KD assured us that they were keeping it light.....he wanted to concentrate on getting himself together before he even thought about bringing someone into his life permanently.

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AJ was there looking handsome and content with Arlen and Eliza Ambrel. The three looked so natural together and it was great.......Eliza was becoming a bit of a wild girl and was determined never to get married after seeing what her father did with her mother. Arlen tried to explain that it wasn't so bad and she ended up with AJ and it all worked out but Eliza didn't want to deal with the pain. So she was determined to avoid it at all costs. Seemed like there was trouble coming for Arlen and AJ!

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And here was Kelly and Fallon. They were also doing well and Aiden and Kelly had both reached the top of their careers. Christian, Jr and Fallon were both doing well in school and Kelly and Aiden were so proud.


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The Taylors......we were getting to be a huge family, and to think it all started with my mom and dad....I knew they were up in heaven looking down on us smiling at what we had become......hopefully we would be able to always be this close......with us, well, you just never knew!

[sweetsweetie85]

Great updates. I have really enjoyed the story. I would really be happy with you continueing on with any one of the taylors because they all have their own cool thing about them.

[MizzGin03]

Great updates. I have really enjoyed the story. I would really be happy with you continueing on with any one of the taylors because they all have their own cool thing about them.

I'm trying to decide who will get it.......I want to start with a younger person, at least a teen I think and right now the only two teens I have are Eliza Ambrel and Fallon.....I'm leaning towards Eliza, after all she's the step-daughter of a rock star!

Also I though you guys would enjoy this interview done with RJ:

http://www.taylorfamilyleg.webs.com/rjinterview.htm

[sweetsweetie85]

Interview was nice.

[MizzGin03]

Interview was nice.


Thanks! I figured out how to upload my sims! So now the Taylors can be yours! There is now a downloads tab on my site.....so far only RJ and Kasha are available but more to come when I get the time to package the others!

[MizzGin03]

New sims up: Kyler Dewayne, Angela, Jayla, and Fallon. Also the final chapter should be up sometime this week after I do this paper I have been procrastinating on for months now!

[meggie272]

Awesome, I would like to download your simmies. And nooo, not the final chapter!

[MizzGin03]

Hey guys, I'm trying to wind the story on down......I've decided who my next story will feature......Eliza Ambrel Siew.....though she isn't technically a Taylor, I feel that I could create a very interesting, happy, sad, dramatic, funny story for her college and adult years. Especially considering the way her life is shaping up now........visit my site often for new downloads!

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Ok so this is the worst picture of me ever but what can I say? My name is Aiden Taylor and you may be wondering why the narrator has changed. My father has been diagnosed with alzheimer's. It's wonderful that we have this log of our family so that on his bad days he can look back over it and it helps him remember. He is doing well so far and loves piddling around in his garden. He has my mother there with him all the time and he isn't really in the bad stages yet. I decided that this was a good time to stop writing about our life and live it! But I didn't want it to end abruptly, my great-grandfather would haunt me every day if I let his work end badly! So I wanted to end with an update of all of the lives of this huge, crazy, Taylor clan.

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Remember my cute toddler niece, Christa? Well Christa isn't so little anymore! Kasha and Craig are so proud of their little girl. She was growing up to be beautiful just like my sister.

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Speaking of Kasha, her and craig welcomed a baby boy whom they named Tyler. She was hoping for a boy and since she got one, her and Craig decided that was enough for them. Craig had a boy to carry on his name and Kasha had a boy to spoil!

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Jayla was still doing her modeling, most of which was for Rochella Jalise's designs. She had also branched out and was getting contracts from other companies. Here she is doing a layout for Le Mystere lingerie.

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Kyler Dewayne had graduated and was working as a game developer. He was happily dating but was not tied to anyone exclusively. We all wondered how long that would last!

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Rochella Jalise, Donte and Gabriella Elise decided that while they loved their home, it was getting a bit cramped. RJ was doing wonderfully with her store and Donte had been promoted to master architect for Pleasantview. Gabriella Elise was now a Hall of Famer and so they had plenty of money coming in and decided to buy a new house. Kyler Dewayne jumped on the opportunity to move into their old one and turned their party space into a room where he could test out his games.

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This is the house that RJ, Gabby, Donte and the kids moved into. Gorgeous, isn't it? There was room for all of them to live comfortably and a huge back yard for the children to play in.

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RJ loved the new home and took some time off from the store so that she could spend some time with her daughter Amara. She was looking for someone to manage the store while she was away. Her fashion show was around the corner and she didn't have the time to be at the store like she had before.

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The new house had a built in sauna and Gabriella Elise made full use of it daily! She had recently asked her longtime boyfriend, Taj Erikson to move in with her. She wanted him to have a chance to get to really know her children and for them to get to know him. They still asked about their father from time to time and Gabby found this to be very stressful.

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Madison had grown into a cute little girl who was very bright and inquisitive. She liked her mother's boyfriend and was happy when Gabby told her that Taj was moving in.

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Matthew had some reservations where Taj was concerned. He seemed like a nice guy, but Matt wanted a relationship with his father. He had been bugging Gabby about it for a while and he hoped that he could meet him soon. His mother hadn't told them much about their father other than the fact that he wasn't ready for kids. But Matt knew that once he met them he would be ready.

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Amara had grown into a beautiful little toddler and was most definitely daddy's little girl. Donte spoiled little Amara and gave her everything a child could want.

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Taj Erikson was happier than he had ever been......at least that's what he told me when KD and I took him out to interrogate him before he moved in with my cousin and KD's sister!

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AJ was still enjoying retirement but every now and then he would pull out his guitar and rock out to his old tunes. He is worried about my dad and is even thinking of moving he and Anna in with them. I told him that Christian Taylor would never agree to it and he knew it.

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Arlen still had to pinch herself sometimes to believe that her life had come full circle like it had. She was so happy and glad that it all turned out well......she was a bit worried about Eliza Ambrel though.....

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Here she is.....Eliza Ambrel.....EXCUSE ME, Ambrel was singing while AJ's old manager was visiting one day and he was knocked out by her voice. He immediately wanted to sign her to a deal and after AJ went over it with a fine tooth comb, Eliza Ambrel was now Ambrel and her first album was on the shelves. Despite her success, Ambrel decided that she wanted to go on to college and do her music and school. This made AJ and Arlen happy, but they worried about her outlook on life.....all of her songs, written by her, were about heartbreak and staying away from love.....seemed Kevin still had an influence on her....here's her first album cover.

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Angela was still modeling, although she didn't do much modeling for RJ anymore. RJ understood and there was no bad blood between the two. Angela simply wanted to do more modeling for more well known designers. She still modeled for RJ from time to time though. Here she is in Michael Kors who Kelly tells me is a famous designer :).

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Kyoshi was doing a great job at BGMH and was happy to get back to work after he and Angela took time off to celebrate their marriage. Healing the sick had become one of his greatest loves......second only to Angela.....

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The two had found a routine that allowed them to both do the things they loved but also make the time for each. They had dinner together almost every night and Kyoshi still took Angela dancing.....there was even talk of a baby in the future. But not all of us were doing so well......

[sweetsweetie85]

Great update. Is this the last chapter, it didnt seem to end with the last sentence but i just wanted to make sure.

[MizzGin03]

Great update. Is this the last chapter, it didnt seem to end with the last sentence but i just wanted to make sure.


I have some more angles to work out so that it ends in a way that doesn't leaving anyone wondering about any of the individual stories so this chapter will have 3 parts and then I will post the final chapter. Thanks for sticking with the story through the bad pics and slow start!

[meggie272]

Awww, I don't want this to end :(
But I'm confused. Are you gonna keep playing everyone but start a story that's only about Eliza Ambrel?

[MizzGin03]

Awww, I don't want this to end :(
But I'm confused. Are you gonna keep playing everyone but start a story that's only about Eliza Ambrel?


Yes I love all the members of the family so I couldn't stop playing with them! But with every birth, there's just more and more to keep up with story wise and I don't want you guys to get confused. I'm going to follow Eliza Ambrel's college experience and adulthood, but she is a part of the Taylor extended family so many of them will make appearances in the story, but it will be all about her for the most part!

[MizzGin03]

Sorry the update has taken so long, I've actually started writing Eliza Ambrel's story already and got caught up! But here's a new update! I've decided to turn Chapter 21 into 4 parts so yes this is the last chapter.....2 more parts left after this one though!

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Here's my dad....this is what he does every day now. The doctor said that staying active was the best thing for him so me and my mom set him up a little garden in their back yard. He loved it! He got up every morning and weeded, watered, and sprayed that garden. He has good days and bad days but all in all he's still pretty much the same old Christian Taylor. We still have to figure out what to do with him.....

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As for me? Well both my kids recently got into private school! Now there's nothing wrong with public schools don't get me wrong, but I just felt they could concentrate more on their stengths in private school with a curriculum that was catered towards them. CJ really loved private school since it was the only school he had ever really know. He started off in private school.

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Fallon on the other hand wasn't as excited! She missed her friends she made in public school and she hated wearing the uniform. But I told her in the long run it would be better for her. Her answer was to slam her bedroom door. Teenagers!

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My beautiful wife has recently opened up her own magic store. She calls it "Bewitching" and she sells potions and lamps and cauldrons, you know witch stuff! She loves doing it and she's getting better and better at her craft.

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Christa and Tyler's birthdays rolled around and Kasha and Craig had a small party for them. You know how we love to celebrate birthdays!

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Tyler grew into a very handsome young man who had a love for video games.

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Christa on the other hand grew into a beautiful yet odd young lady. She redecorated her room in dark colors and we could tell she wasn't going to be a frilly girl who wore dresses all the time!

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My dad took to little Tyler and had a long conversation with him at the party. It was great to see and it made us all very happy. He kept to himself more nowadays and to see him take an interest in Tyler brought out the old dad.

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Remember when I said Angela and Kyoshi wanted children? Well they had one! They had a baby girl that they named Katelyn. She was a gorgeous child and the two were excited about being parents.

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Taj took Gabriella out for dinner and proposed! She happily accepted. She was happy that she had gotten a second chance at love and was going to plan the wedding immediately! She didn't want too much time to pass and end up with another broken engagement like she did with Clay!

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RJ and Donte's llittle girl Amara was also growing fast. They really wanted to have at least one more child but their house was filled to capacity. I mean there was RJ, Donte, Amara, Gabby, Taj, Madison, Matthew, and the dog Juicy! Gabby and RJ had talked about splitting up the household. THey wanted to stay together but knew that their families were growing fast and they needed their own space. Gabby decided that she and Taj and the kids would get their own home once she and Taj were married. They were still discussing who would get custody of Juicy!

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Eliza Ambrel, sorry Ambrel, was doing pretty good in college. She really wanted to party and go out more than she wanted to do assignments, but she found a healthy balance between the two.

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Gabby gave in and took the twins to meet their father. They decided to meet at the bowling alley so that they would have an activity to do instead of just talking. The situation was awkward enough! It actually turned out to be a pretty ok night and Gabby agreed to let Clay have some visitation. Madison didn't really care if she saw her dad as she had gotten attached to Taj. Matthew on the other hand was overjoyed to meet him and couldn't wait to spend time with him.

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And Kyler Dewayne? Well he was seriously dating Zoe Gonzalez and we were all happy for him. He seemed to really like her and she was just what he needed. Gabby's wedding was right around the corner and it seemed that this time she would make it to the alter.......at least we hoped she would!

[meggie272]

Wow :)
Everyone turned out so pretty, especially Christa, I love her.
Only 2 more updates :(

[sweetsweetie85]

Aww its so nice seeing everyone grow up and stuff. Great update.

[ginlynn03]

Aww its so nice seeing everyone grow up and stuff. Great update.

Thanks you guys! I don't know if I'm going to post Ambrel's story on here.....I really don't care for the merger! I haven't decided yet but I have already began writing it and if you want to check it out its here: http://sim-vention.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4201
I may transfer it over, I just haven't decided yet.

[ginlynn03]

I know I've been mia but I'll be posting the next part soon....for those of you who wanted to download Gabby, she's now available on my site as is Eliza.

[MizzGin03]

Hey guys....I'm so retarded! I've been posting messages under my modthesims name not realizing that my sims2community name was transferred....so all the post that have ginlynn03 were from me! Part III will be up in the next few days!

[MizzGin03]

I've decided to go ahead and end the story (tear). I have alot of Eliza Ambel's story already done and want to catch up on that. I'm not leaving the Taylors, but I want to concentrate more on them individually. The blog in my signature is a link to blogs written by each individual Taylor member. So if you have a favorite that you would like to follow, that's the place to do it......Thanks to those of you who have followed my story! Look out for Eliza's story, "How to Deal".

This is written a few years after the last entry.

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I know that I haven't been writing but alot has been going on and I haven't had the time to chronicle it all. But let me catch you up. Dad is a little better now. He's more active and isn't as down as he was before. This helps my mom out alot because it was hard trying to take care of him by herself. I'm still trying to get them to move in with me and Kelly.

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AJ and Arlen sold their house and are now living in an apartment in Bluewater Village. To see those two together, you would never know they had any problems at all! They've settled in nicely and go out on dates almost every night. Their evenings are spent playing with their grandchildren.

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Jordan and Damien moved into the same apartment complex as AJ and Arlen. Kyler Dewayne is now living in the family house. They felt it was time to move out and let the next generation have the house.

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Jayla has started her own sorority, Hoh Fruhm, and is busy finishing up her last year of school and running the house. She still models and plans to get into entertainment once she graduates. So be on the lookout, I think she's going to really go places!

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She talked Eliza Ambrel into moving into the house and becoming a co-founder. Eliza changed from Sim State to Acadamie Le Tour to help Jayla out and she will be the head of the house once Jayla graduates. They currently have 7 members and 3 pledges, so they are well on their way to becoming a great sorority house!

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Kasha's new photo studio idea turned out pretty well. Seems that people really like having their portraits taken. She's glad that it worked out and my mom is just happy that Kasha didn't run the business she spent years building into the ground! Her husband Craig is now dean of students at Sim State University and they are finally living comfortably.

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Their son Tyler has grown into a handsome teen and is really interested in science. I think that he's going to be very successful. He has a great work ethic and excellent grades. Me and Kelly are trying to use our pull to get him into private school. He deserves and would appreciate it.

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His sister Christa on the other hand isn't doing so well. Oh, she has good grades but she is a handful! She's just like Kasha when she was a teen. She's been dating this boy who's in college and she thinks her parents don't know about it. I just hope she can get it together before she gets hurt. What would a guy in college want with a teenage girl?

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Gabriella Elise and Taj got married and she has never been happier. It's really wonderful that things worked out for her in the end. Since meeting his father, her son Matthew is alot nicer to Taj and the tension that was in the house has left. Taj is now an intern at the Bella Goth Memorial Hospital and Gabby still has her soccer team.

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Matthew has grown into a handsome young man who has an interest in engineering. He talks to his father Clay all the time now and hopes that they can continue to have a relationship. He's accepted that his mom loves Taj and is much more cordial to him.

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Madison grew up to look just like her mother. It's really amazing! She loves Taj and doesn't really talk to Clay as much as her brother. She is very family oriented and can't wait to have a family of her own one day.

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Gabriella and Taj recently welcomed a baby boy, Kayden Erikson. He's a cute little guy who takes alot after his father. Gabby knew that Taj loved Madison and Matthew, but wanted a child of his own and she didn't want him to have to sacrifice that just because he married a woman with children.

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Rochella Jalise's daughter Amara is still as happy and excited as she always has been. She's an excellent student and really likes going to school. That probably won't last very long but it's cute for now!

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RJ has opened a second RJ Taylor store in Pleasantview and has been pretty busy. But not too busy to have another baby! Her and Donte welcomed little Arlena McGaw into the world not too long ago. It's hard to balance time between 2 stores, 2 kids, and a husband but RJ does it beautifully.

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Angela and Kyoshi are still happily married. Kyoshi is the chief of staff at Bella Goth Memorial Hospital and Angela is still running her flower shop, Flowers by Angela, and has a very busy modeling career.

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They decided the time was right to have kids and Angela gave birth to Katelyn Curtin. She is a very energetic little girl who loves to play soccer.

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They recently also had another baby, Rayne Curtin. I guess you could say we've had a bit of a baby boom! The next generation looks very promising, I must say.

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Kyler Dewayne asked his longtime girlfriend, Zoe Gonzalez, to move into the family house with him. Guess we'll be having another wedding pretty soon. She's a really nice girl and I think that she will be a good wife for him.

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As for my family, my daughter Fallon is attending Acadamie Le Tour and is majoring in political science. She just recently joined Jayla's sorority and will be moving to the sorority house as soon as there is an opening. She's only been there one semester, but she has already made the Dean's List! We are so proud!

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My wife Kelly is still heavily involved in witch craft and is now an infallibly good witch. Surprisingly, her paranormal store, Bewitching, has been a big hit and she is slowly building up a client base.

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My son CJ is now a teen and is very mechanical. He bought an old junk car and me and him work on it together almost every day. He's still doing well in school and is even thinking of getting an after school job. He plays alot of video games and me and Kelly refuse to buy him anymore!

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And me? Well I'm just happy that for the most part my family is happy. We've all been through alot, but in the end, things never fell apart and we've always remained a close family. As I near my elder years and look back over our history, both the more current events and the things that happened before I was even born, I can see that we are really a strong family. Thank you so much for taking a peek into the lives of the Taylors. For anyone who may read this after I'm gone, always remember that through drama, lies, laughter, love: through it all we are still family!

[meggie272]

That was a beautiful ending, the Taylors are sprogging away as usual :P
I really loved reading this and watching everyone grow up, legacies are my favourite way of playing and I love reading them too.
Congrats :)

[sweetsweetie85]

Beautiful ending. Sorry to see the story go but i have to admit if it had gone much longer i might have started to have to have a family tree in front of me at all times while reading it lol. Great story.

[MizzGin03]

Thank you guys for being such loyal readers! And yes the tree is getting pretty huge!