2. Hi everyone! My name is Katherine McMania, and I am the heiress of my
family’s legacy. That’s me in the green top. The rest of my family, left to
right, are my grandmother Menolly, my younger brother Lucas, my dad
Adrian, my baby sis Kristin, and finally my mom, Aurora, the previous
heiress. This is the story of my life.
(Hey all! This is Taube, aka Roxanne. If I have anything to add, I’ll insert it
down here like this. Happy reading!)

3. We had just moved into a new house. The next day, grandma told me she
had a strange dream where she met her teenage self and stole the urns of
our ancestors. Weird, huh?
(Actually, this kind of happened. The graves got glitched and some of
them disappeared, so Menolly dropped by the house of an earlier version
of the family and ‘liberated’ the missing graves so that we would have a
complete set at the main house. I couldn’t resist having Menolly chat up
her teen self.)

4. Grandma was waiting for us when we got home from the first day of our
new school. She wanted to hear all about it and wanted to know if we
made any friends. She was always kind like that.

5. Unfortunately, grandma was quite old and she passed away shortly
after. We had guests over at the time, so her death was very well
attended. I took some comfort in knowing that she would finally get to
see grandpa Roger again.

6. Menolly McMania was a great heiress, a knowledge sim who loved
her family very much. She is survived by three children and many
grandchildren.

7. We were all close with grandma so
it was a devastating loss. For a long
time afterwards, we would all break
down crying, missing her and
remembering all the great times we
had together.

8. We laid grandma’s ashes to rest in the mausoleum out back of the house.
(It’s thanks to Menolly that most of these urns are there. Luckily they’re
not glitched or missing any longer!)

9. The night after grandma passed, Mom was scared by the ghost of my
great-grandmother Delia. I wondered if we would see Roger or Menolly
any time soon.

10. Mom and Dad are still very
affectionate with each other,
just like they’ve always been.
Kristin thinks it’s super gross, but
I think it’s a little sweet . . . as
long as I don’t have to watch it,
that is!
(I don’t have ACR like Seera did,
but these two immediately
started rolling up wants to make
out and flirt with each other. I
guess they’re just really
romantic.)

11. Our parents allowed us to live fairly carefree lives as children, so my
siblings and I had a lot of studying to do if we wanted to get any
scholarships. We started right away.

12. However, I quickly got bored with all that studying. I thought, wouldn’t
my time be better spent studying at college? At least then I could also
get in on some of the social scene. I am a romance sim, after all.
Besides, we have enough money that we didn’t need those scholarships.

13. So it wasn’t long before I left for college. I decided to take my siblings with
me to Sim State University. I thought we could live together there and study
and party as a family.

14. When we got there, Kristin insisted that we all go with her to the store and
salon and get makeovers and new clothes. That’s her on the left, then me,
and then Lucas. You may not recognize me as much because I cut my hair
pretty short. I was really nervous when the stylist took her scissors to my
hair, but I’m really happy with the outcome!

15. The first time I saw Mom after cutting my hair, she gasped. “Oh,
Katherine,” she said. “You’re not going through a tomboy phase again
like when you were a child, are you?” I had to laugh at her question.
“No, Mom,” I reassured her. “I can still be feminine and have short hair.”

16. Back at school, my siblings and I had
rented a red and white house and
moved in. After talking together,
we decided to start a Greek house.
Lucas later brought home a letter
“Hoh”, so we got one more and
christened our new Greek house,
Var Hoh.
We thought starting a Greek house
would be good for our social life. As
a romance sim, I was of course
looking for people to date. Kristin is
popularity so she was excited about
all the friends she could make.
Lucas, a family sim, went along with
our plans but he was just really
looking for one special person.

17. Once we were settled in, we had to do all that studying that we
had skimped on as teenagers. I also took up flower-arranging so
that we could have a few snapdragon bouquets around. We
worked really hard that first year to catch up to where we
should have been, but we knew that all that hard work would
pay off in the other three years, when we wouldn’t be
constantly struggling to keep up with the rising demands of our
studies.

18. Kristin and Lucas still got upset from time to time about the
burglary we experienced when we were children. I wasn’t as
affected by it though, I guess because I was a bit older at the time.
They both told me that angry thoughts about the burglary entered
their minds, even sometimes when they were thinking of
something else. It’s a good thing that burglar got caught! I can’t
even imagine how mad they would be if she had gotten away scot-
free!

19. It didn’t take long for Lucas to find someone he was head over heels
for. Her name was Parvati and she was a student at the university just
like us. Like Lucas, she was also a family sim so they got along great
right away from the moment they met. Lucas was soon sharing his first
kiss with Parvati.

20. I was doing some romancing of my own, but unlike Lucas I wasn’t looking
to settle. My first date was one of my professors.

21. I had my first kiss with her. She didn’t mean anything special to me, but
I was enjoying the dating scene and she was just the first of what I
hoped would be many conquests.

22. Kristin found someone pretty quickly too, but it’s kind of a funny story
how they got together. Kristin had been checking out a lot of different
boys, but she hadn’t met anyone that she really clicked with. This guy,
Castor Nova, was an exception, but he was kind of weird. For one thing,
he showed up to the house wearing lipstick. I’m all for freedom of
expression, but that was just a little strange. Anyway, Kristin checked
him out and before she could even ask him on a date, he leaned in and
kissed her. He stole her first kiss! They became a couple after that.

23. I met a girl that I had a lot in common with. We had been chatting on the
phone a lot, so by the time we met face to face we were already great
friends. Her name was Zethamae. We had very different aspirations, but
otherwise we got along really well. I asked her to pledge to the Greek
House since she was the first friend I made that I wasn’t dating.

24. Zethame and I became study buddies. While I worked on my skills, she
liked to sit down and do research next to me. We spent a lot of time in
each other’s company, quietly focused on our own studies. I got to feel
so comfortable around her.

25. Since Zethamae was such a great friend, I asked her to move in once her
pledge period was over. She gladly agreed.

26. I was still dating a plethora of different girls. The college was full of
single girls so it was easy to meet new people all the time. The
college directory was my best friend during these times.

27. Greek House life had its ups and
downs. On one hand, it seemed
like there was always a bit of a
party atmosphere as people
hung out all the time. Especially
the cheerleader – she was
always there! Plus Kristin
brought home pizza all the time
so we were never hungry.
On the other hand, the constant
party could be a bit of a downer.
As Kristin realized, it’s really hard
to get good sleep when someone
is yelling “Voooo Gerbits!” right
next to your bed.

28. We were making so many friends during this time. Our Greek house was
really rocketing through the ranks. We all spent a lot of time on the
phone, and invited people over all the time. It wasn’t long before we
reached rank 6.

29. When we weren’t working on other stuff, we all really
enjoyed swimming in the pool out front. We played
Marco Polo or just floated on our backs, enjoying the
sunshine. From all that swimming, I ended up getting
really fit, which made me pretty happy.

30. During sophomore year, Lucas finally proposed to Parvati. They had
been a couple for just over a year by that point, so it was still pretty
quick, but I know they both wanted it really badly. Lucas was so
happy that he just walked around the house beaming for days
afterwards.

31. I was still dating lots of girls, and
pretty successfully if I do say so
myself. However, something was
nagging at me in the back of my mind.
After each date, I felt really strongly a
desire to settle down.
(Katherine’s secondary aspiration is
family so she is constantly wanting to
propose to everyone she dates.)

32. After much cajoling, Zethamae finally agreed to let me give her a
makeover and to grow her hair out a little bit. I couldn’t help noticing
that she looked really gorgeous like that. Zethamae’s style is pretty
simple so a white halter top and jeans was as wild an outfit as I could
get her into. She’s a really down-to-earth person.

33. Once she had moved in, Zethamae
and I made a pact to max our skills
by the end of college. We both
studied hard, often together, and we
maxed one skill after another.

34. All that time spent together had an effect on us. We had become so close,
and I could sense that Zethamae wanted more. She was a family sim, after
all. Even though normally family and romance don’t mix, we seemed really
compatible otherwise, and I found myself wanting to take it to the next
level too. Zethamae felt different than all the throwaway relationships I
had been in so far.
(Despite different aspirations, they still have two bolts for each other.)

35. It took me some time, but I finally worked up the courage to ask
my best friend on a date. I was terrified I had read the signals
wrong and she would say no. However, to my delight, she was
excited to go on a date with me and just about swooned when I
kissed her hand.

36. Our date went really well. Since we already knew each other so well,
we felt comfortable together right from the start. We had no shortage
of things to talk about. We had dinner together and then spent some
time walking around. By the end of the night it was official: we were a
couple.

37. I had decided that Zethamae was the one I wanted to be with, so I stopped
seeing other girls. I still kept up making friends over the phone, though, but
it was all innocent.
(Doesn’t it look like Kristin just kicked Katherine? lol)

38. All that friend-making had an interesting payoff. I had met enough
people to become part of the campus’s secret society. It turned out
that, although I didn’t know it at the time, Zethamae was the first
friend I made in the society.

39. “Sorry I couldn’t tell you, sweetie. It is a secret society, after all,”
Zethamae said to me after my initiation.
“That’s ok,” I replied. “Now it’s just another thing we have in common.”

40. Zethamae and I continued our
studies, but now that we were
together, that wasn’t all we did
on the couch anymore.

41. After we had been together for several months, I decided to propose
to Zethamae. We were already best friends and we had discovered
that we were compatible romantically. I had always known that I
would want to be faithful to my spouse, so our differing aspirations
wouldn’t matter in the end.

42. Unsurprisingly, Zethamae agreed to marry me and we began to plan our
life together. Being a family sim, she was eager to have kids, and since I
was a legacy sim, that was already in the plans. Everything was looking up.

43. The end of sophomore year was coming fast. The Greek house had
continued to be a constant party, but we decided to step it up a
notch. We decided that what we really needed was to throw a real
party, the biggest one on campus. It was time: Toga Party.

44. The line to get into the party stretched out the door for some ways.
Kristin was in charge of invitations and she invited all of her many
friends, plus a few others that Lucas and I were friends with.
(Kristin was the only one out of the whole party to wear ‘sexy’ toga
attire. Outgoing sims just love being center of attention, I guess.)

45. Of course Parvati and Castor got invited. Both of my siblings were
happy to see their significant others.

46. Kristin can be a bit of a drama queen at times, so it didn’t surprise me too
much that she and Castor woohooed in the photo booth right in the middle
of the party. It definitely got her the attention she wanted.
(Kristin rolled the want to have her first woohoo as soon as she had thrown
the party, so I figured she must have wanted her woohoo during the party.
Take a look at Lucas’s horrified face in the background there – lol!)

47. Most of the party guests ended up smustling out on the sidewalk and
street in the middle of the night. It’s amazing that none of our neighbors
called the cops! I know it’s a college neighborhood, but still, that was one
crazy party.

48. Once again, Kristin commanded everyone’s attention by getting ‘arrested’
by the secret society right in the middle of the party. She loved it.
(Seriously, she couldn’t wait until after the party?)

49. Zethamae and I mingled a little bit, but we had our minds on other things.
Namely, each other. We slipped away to my bedroom upstairs during
the party and spent some alone time. I’ll let you in on a little secret. Even
though I’m a romance sim and I’ve been on plenty of dates, I still saved
my first woohoo for someone special, and that someone turned out to be
Zethamae. I’m glad I waited.

50. We finally decided it was time to return to the party when a tipsy
professor found her way upstairs and sat on the couch after barging into
my bedroom. Alone time was over – for now.

51. The rest of the party went well and it
was a total success. There were
people all over the house – playing our
video games, blowing bubbles. Mom
and Dad even showed up and spent a
good amount of time chatting with
Kristin and one of her friends in the
kitchen.

52. That night, after the party was over, Zethamae and I shared a bed for the
first time. She moved into my room permanently after that. It felt so good
to have someone I loved to sleep next to each night.

53. After the party, things returned to normal. Junior year was starting, so it
was back to the grind of classes, assignments, and papers. Zethamae and I
had maxed all our skills by this point so we had only schoolwork to focus on.
Lucas and Kristin also worked hard at school and we all got straight A’s one
after another.

54. Now that we didn’t have to study at the bookshelf any longer,
Zethamae and I turned our attention to other pursuits. We were
interested in the same things, so to begin with we both took up
sewing. Soon we both had gold badges.

55. We also started practicing
ballet together. Zethamae got
good at it much faster than I
did.
It had been my idea to get a
sewing machine in the first
place, so I wanted us to do
something that interested her
mainly. Zethamae was really
into tinkering so I got a robot
bench and started working at
it so I could discuss her
favorite hobby with her.

56. Although she had been living with us for a while, Zethamae really
kept to herself when she wasn’t with me, so it took until junior year
for her to make best friends with Kristin and Lucas. Still, by then
they were close and they soon spent lots of time together. Lucas
especially really liked Zethamae.
(In fact, Lucas is attracted to Zethamae so I was constantly watching
to make sure he didn’t try to flirt with her or something. Zethamae
had eyes only for Katherine, and Lucas behaved himself, so there
ended up being nothing to worry about.)

57. Since he was already friends with Kristin and me, Zethamae was the third
person Lucas needed to know to get into the secret society, and he was soon
being marched off the premises to the Landgrabb Society too.

58. When he wasn’t spending time with Parvati or working on his
schoolwork, Lucas had become a bit of a bubblehead. He was
constantly on the bubble blower and although other people came
and went, he was always there. At least he didn’t slack on school.

59. Senior year came and went and we all
kept busy. We worked hard on school
stuff but we also played pretty hard
too. Soon we had graduated and it was
almost time to head home.

60. Throughout the end of our school career, Zethamae and I continued to
be absolutely in love with each other. Zethamae was so sweet – she
would always seek me out to give me kisses or hugs, just because. I
knew I had chosen the right person to spend the rest of my life with.

61. Finally the time came for me to part ways with my siblings. We all
had significant others and big plans for after college. Lucas and
Parvati were engaged and could hardly wait to get married. Kristin
and Castor had saved up and purchased a big house to move into
after college, and Kristin told me she thought Castor would
propose soon. Before we all moved out, I gave my sister and
brother a big hug and told them I loved them. I would miss them,
but I was also so happy that all of us had wonderful lives waiting
for us.

62. “And as for you,” I told Zethamae. “I’ll see you soon, and then we’ll get
married too and start the rest of our life together.”
“I can’t wait,” she replied.
Zethamae was a semester behind the rest of us, so she still had to finish
her degree before she could move home with me. It would be hard to be
apart, but I knew we would be together again soon.

63. The three of us got ready to move
on, now as full-fledged adults.
Some of us dressed a little better
for it than others.

64. Zethamae told me over the phone that she missed me terribly.
She said the first night sleeping in the big bed by herself was the
hardest. I knew it was especially hard on her to be alone, but it
would all be worth it, so that’s what I told her. She agreed.

65. While I was waiting back at home for Zethamae to graduate, my siblings
were getting on with their lives. Lucas and Parvati moved in together.
Lucas told me he was the happiest he had ever been in his whole life,
just being with the one he loved.

66. Because they just couldn’t wait any longer, Lucas and Parvati got
married in a private ceremony in their backyard. I know that getting
married was one of the biggest things Lucas wanted out of life, so I
was so happy for him.

67. Lucas and Parvati make a great couple, and they were so happy together.
The only thing that could make them happier would be children, but
those would come with time.

68. (Lucas and Parvati’s woohoo was so hot the bed is still sparking several
hours later!)

69. Lucas and Parvati first had twins who inherited Parvati’s red hair. The boy they named
Fëanor and the girl was named Galadriel.
(I finally got to name a sim Galadriel! Yay! The naming theme for this generation is
characters from my favorite books. Fëanor and Galadriel are both characters from The
Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the tales of Middle Earth and the surrounding
world before the events of the Lord of the Rings. Both are elves. Fëanor is a great
leader and has a fiery temper and a skill for creating things, especially the Silmarils,
jewels for which the book is named, while Galadriel was the epitome of grace and
goodwill. She learned refinement from Melian, a minor goddess, and eventually came
to rule Lórien in Middle Earth.)

70. Soon after Fëanor and Galadriel grew into children, their parents called
everyone together for a family meeting. They had an announcement to
make: their family would be growing by one more.

71. Lucas and Parvati’s third child was a blonde little girl named Melian.
(Melian is also from The Silmarillion. She is of the Maia, a minor race that
serves the Valar, the gods and goddesses of that world. She married
Thingol, an elf, and they ruled over the kingdom of Doriath together. She
was a great singer and a beautiful and graceful person.)

72. That brings us up to date with Lucas and Parvati. They’re both right
where they always wanted to be, and couldn’t be happier.

73. Kristin and Castor moved into their new house together, and it wasn’t
long before Castor proposed. Kristin of course said yes. She had wanted
to wait for him but she was starting to get impatient, so it made her really
happy when he finally proposed.

74. Kristin and Castor came together somewhat on accident, but they’ve been
devoted to each other ever since. Moving in together was great for them,
and they started planning their wedding together. I could hardly believe
it when I saw Kristin’s plans, but she was preparing for a wedding that
would be much bigger than the one I was planning. Just like her to go all
out on something like that.

75. Kristin’s huge wedding got her just the sort of attention she desired.

76. I have to admit, though, it was a beautiful wedding.

77. I complimented Kristin after the service and she told me that she
thought I would be an even more beautiful bride. I did forgive her a
little bit for out-doing me on the wedding after that.

78. The whole family plus a bunch of friends from college were in
attendance. Zethamae was there, of course. It was the first time I
had seen her since my graduation, and we could barely keep our
hands off each other at the reception.
(Zethamae and Katherine were guests so they were uncontrollable
and they really did spend the whole time flirting with and kissing
each other.)

79. It was fun to get together as a family. We all came out from the main
house, and Lucas was there as well.
(Who wears black to a wedding? The McManias do!)

80. In the months after their wedding, Kristin and Castor soon found out
they were expecting. Both of them were excited to meet their new
addition.

81. Just like Lucas and Parvati, Kristin and Castor had twins. Unlike Lucas and
Parvati, that’s where they stopped. They named their children Fabala and
Fiyero.
(These characters are from Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Fabala is the
nickname of the main character, Elphaba, who eventually becomes known
as the Wicked Witch of the West. She is smart, sarcastic and opinionated.
Fiyero is prince of the Vinkus and a love interest of Elphaba. He has blue
tattoos over much of his body and is thoughtful and kind.)

82. (And that’s the end of the college and spares chapter. Please check back
next time to see what Katherine and Zethamae get up to after college. In
the mean time, make sure to stop by SiMania to chat with the greatest
group of simmers on the net: http://s12.invisionfree.com/Sim_Mania )