We'll stop here--going full circle from proposal to proposal! And of course we have to end with the family portrait for this update! Sorry again for the wait! Now you just have to stay tuned for the weddings! :-) 

Veronica: "Thanks, Dad, for playing our song! You helped make this night so fantastic!" Samuel: "Yes, thank you! I have never heard 'You Look Wonderful Tonight' ever played so beautifully before!" Chandler (chuckling): "I just want grandchildren, so get on it!" 

Veronica just takes the ring and cries happy tears while Samuel sweeps her up, and says, "Oh, so you're speechless now. I guess it's a good thing you already said your line!" 

"Yes!" she bursts out, even before he opens the ring box. "Hey, you skipped my line," Samuel laughs. "I'll say it anyway. Veronica, you made me the happiest man in the world when you became my girlfriend. Will you make me the happiest man in the galaxy and be my wife?" 

"What are you talking about? You're not making sense," Veronica giggles. Then Samuel gets down on one knee, in the same spot that Grey had proposed to Rosemary and Veronica can't help but feel dizzy . . . She thinks to herself, "Is he going to? . . . " 

"And why is my father playing our song?" Samuel sweeps her out of her chair, and between kisses up her arm explains, "We do (smooch) have something (smooch smooch) to celebrate (smooch), at least I hope we will! (smooch smooch)"  

Let's not forget about our heiress, Veronica, though! "Why did you make your special homemade mac and cheese tonight, Samuel? I thought it was just for celebrating?" 

A gratuitous shot of Grey with his shirt off, helping Joel get Body points. :-) 

In the morning, China decides to take up cloud watching as a hobby. (The fate of all Romance Sims in this house. I want that satellite ghost, darn it!) Seems she is still obsessed with fish. ***Update is continued on next post; once again, I was updating through midnight! So go to the 5/21 post now, for the conclusion to this update!

Another glimpse of ghost Indigo. 

And Mist's undies are even cooler! She always gets the best stuff! "Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!" (channeling Jan Brady) 

And here China climbs into bed her first night as a teen. I loved the undies that she got.  

Everybody gets piano practice, regardless of aspiration! 

The twin sisters--so very different. 

And I kept the halter top, of course, but added some pinkish-purpleish short shorts to go with them. Yeah, China's a stylin' Romance Sim now! 

And maybe since China was kind of neglected that's why she became a Romance Sim? Anyway, she got her makeover, too. She got the same yellow eyeshadow as her sister, and I thought the french braid looked pretty on her. 

Joel finally teaches China her study skills. I really do think Mist is his favorite--she even became a Knowledge Sim like him. 

Then she decides to scare her daughter. I guess maybe she doesn't want to be forgotten? 

Indigo floats down the stairs, enticed by her husband's beautiful piano playing. 

And hello, skimpy halter top! It's not too surprising that she turned out to be a Romance Sim, transitioning into something like that! 

Goodbye pink pants and cute kitten shirt! 

And now, China finally gets her turn! And her own cake! 

The next day, Mist works out on the punching bag and gets buff! (Isn't she cute in her workout suit?) 

Back to Veronica, now enjoying some tub time. 

"Man, I can't believe I actually have to finish my grade school homework! How lame!"