I didn't play any computer games for about a year because of health issues. Not going to get into that - anyway I also just started playing again the other day, and actually picked up where I left off! I'm only the second generation of the family I'm playing. First gen was a gay guy who adopted a girl with his husband, and now she's the one I'll be following. I updated all my stuff, including MCCC which is the only mod I use, and I'm actually having fun without starting completely over!
Now the only issue I'm having is finding a boyfriend for my Sim. Every time she meets somebody, they end up getting married by MCCC a day or two later. But I don't want to turn that stuff off. So instead I glare at the game and threaten to use the kill cheat to take care of things. Muahahahaha.