Meet the Damme Family https://i.ibb.co/BP52qP7/Founders-CAS1.png Elizabet immigrated from Germany with her young lad Emmett in 1872 aboard the "Ohio". After coming to the states they made their ...
1970... So many families with so much going on. New decade new clothes, at least for the most part. This wasn't that bad of a year. Have some birthdays, as always, maybe a death, but weddings and trouble on the horizon to follow.
Gary Johnson turns 18. Lucky for him he's able to go to college and skip the war. https://i.ibb.co/f1WGc5F/1970-Gary-Johnson-Bday1.png https://i.ibb.co/7Qmpfsg/1970-Gary-Johnson-Bday2.png https://i.ibb.co/RBBrv6c/1970-George-Family.png
Geeorge Johnson, Gary's father takes in a stray cat. He names her Hezley. https://i.ibb.co/xgZmvHL/1970-Georgeadopts-Hezley.png
Charles King also turns 18, but he got drafted and will join others in the Vietnam War. https://i.ibb.co/gvwk7rS/1970-Charles-Bday1.png https://i.ibb.co/PWHdfXx/1970-Charles-Bday2.png https://i.ibb.co/gMykdKr/1970-Delores-Family.png https://i.ibb.co/4sgs17V/1970-Charles-Deploys.png
Porkchop becomes an Elder. He is the pup that Anna got for Michael Wellington who is currently fighting in Vietnam. https://i.ibb.co/cTLFjLz/1970-Porkchop-Elder1.png https://i.ibb.co/528kRHF/1970-Porkchop-Elder2.png https://i.ibb.co/3zB5DFH/1970-Porkchop-Elder3.png
Part 2... More Birthdays.... and we lose a long-time companion.
Carol Emmerson becomes a teen. Went to check in on this Emmerson family as I haven't played them in a while and they had an addition to the family. Sam Emmerson is now a toddler. Barbara Emmerson is the first daughter and part of the triplets of Mary Shelton. She meet and married Jack Emmerson, a go-getter in politics who is now Governor of Willow Creek. https://i.ibb.co/QDkrMtW/1970-Carol-Emmerson-Bday1.png https://i.ibb.co/dmHppp6/1970-Carol-Emmerson-Bday2.png https://i.ibb.co/XCgVWLW/1970-Barbara-Emmerson-Family.png
Michael Fox and Dottie age up. Mike turns 30 while Dottie becomes a toddler. Frances also had a Death Roll but is fortunate to live yet another year. She is now 77 years old and the last of the first-gen children. https://i.ibb.co/s2x6zNb/1970-Michael-Fox-Bday1.png https://i.ibb.co/VNYyzt9/1970-Carol-Fox-Bday1.png https://i.ibb.co/tP9nqC8/1970-Carol-Fox-Bday2.png https://i.ibb.co/BPv8jP7/1970-Frances-Family2.png https://i.ibb.co/xMKMV3D/1970-Frances-Famioy2.png
Sadly we have the Death of Peanut. The well-loved and long-lived companion of Delores King. https://i.ibb.co/Np1ccJ6/1970-Peanut-Death1.png https://i.ibb.co/k62FX7J/1970-Peanut-Death2.png
Part 3... Sophia turns 50 and her son James gets married. But James isn't the only one to take that leap.
The beautiful and sensational Sophia Wellington. Becoming even more beautiful with age. https://i.ibb.co/5ssdDXp/1970-Sophia-Well-Elder.png
The Wedding of James Wellington and Helena Berker. They marry as his parents and grandparents did before him, in the Chalet Gardens. Naturally, everyone was invited and had a great time. Had such a great time in fact that it lasted into the following day. https://i.ibb.co/DCFm7DB/1970-Mike-Helena-Wed1.png https://i.ibb.co/XbcHrmj/1970-Mike-Helena-Wed2.png https://i.ibb.co/Xsy1wYV/1970-Mike-Helena-Wed3.png https://i.ibb.co/rHqk7ZX/1970-Mike-Helena-Wed4.png https://i.ibb.co/WsypLPY/1970-Mike-Helena-Wed5.png https://i.ibb.co/tMvJFJL/1970-Mike-Helena-Wed6.png https://i.ibb.co/y8BdFmP/1970-Ernest-Family.png
The Romance Festival came about and I couldn't resist. David Hughes and Bridgitte decided to marry, bringing their wedding party up a day early to enjoy the festive occasion. https://i.ibb.co/JqFcLn6/1970-David-Bridg-Wed1.png https://i.ibb.co/Hn8FgML/1970-David-Bridg-Wed2.png https://i.ibb.co/rp81scB/1970-David-Bridg-Wed3.png https://i.ibb.co/xzL9vhP/1970-David-Bridg-Wed4.png
And in the heat of their moment... John Damme and Cheryl join in on all the love nuptials. https://i.ibb.co/F0kf9kC/1970-John-Cher-Wed1.png https://i.ibb.co/q7q87JF/1970-John-Cher-Wed2.png https://i.ibb.co/yqBwHvJ/1970-John-Cher-Wed3.png
Shortly after the wedding... David and Bridg move in with Betty, his mother. It is his family home after all and the place he wishes to raise his own family. That's right Bridg and David are having a baby. Some wonder if their fast act to the aisle was the reason or did she become pregnant on their wedding day? Either or matters not to Betty, she's just glad to have her family back with her. https://i.ibb.co/w6030xc/1970-David-bridg-Expect.png https://i.ibb.co/mD0JpSk/1970-Betty-Family.png
Teresa has now lived in the creepy house with the secretive Mr. Bonehilda. She grows short-tempered and non-compliant to house rules. She and Bobby argue so much so that Marge has even joined in on the tension between them. She asks Bobby to be considerate of her teenage daughter, she did lose her father and has moved her entire life. Bobby dismisses her, it's his home his rules. But Teresa is determined to find out what he is hiding. https://i.ibb.co/ww7yP0s/1970-Marge-Argue1.png https://i.ibb.co/x37VnJK/1970-Marge-Argue2.png https://i.ibb.co/1MTDrqQ/1970-Marge-Argue3.png https://i.ibb.co/rbvSqb6/1970-Marge-Argue4.png
Teresa confides in her brother and often seeks his advice. He talks with his mother about it, but mostly just wants them to be happy and see what he can do to fix things. https://i.ibb.co/rZJDHvh/1970-Teresa-Confides1.png https://i.ibb.co/vvSBZKJ/1970-Teresa-Confides2.png
After finally getting a break and finishing the year up at school, John takes his newly wife out and about. But she gets highly jealous of the waitress who was serving them drinks. Thinking there was more to John's conversation with the very young lady than ordering drinks. So young in fact she wonders if she's even old enough to be in a pub. They argue full-on green-eyed monster for all to see. The young girl is dismissed from the bar by the owner as Cheryl is a patron to his establishment. John gets so frustrated with Cher who has just caused the girl to lose her job, he questions rather or not it was a good idea marrying her. But she had never acted that way before. https://i.ibb.co/9gMr0X5/1970-Cher-Jealous1.png https://i.ibb.co/47SY0mV/1970-Cher-Jealous2.png https://i.ibb.co/6yym5Qq/1970-Cher-Jealous3.png
Well, we have finally made it to the 1970s. So much more drama to ensue.