Chapter 36: A Whole Lotta Nothing

Zak packed up his family and their belongings. They got to a spacious 4 bedroom and 3 bathroom home. There's going to be a lot of setting up to do

Zak redid everything. Carpeting, wallpaper, furniture, plumbing and everything else under the sun. Who knew Zak was so talented? Anyway, once everything was all said and done, Zak and Lotta took a second to get a bit frisky to celebrate everything.

Zak then took a moment out of his boring schedule to call up his family. Moving into a new house for the first time is a big deal. A party is set for later in the evening.

With Zak and Lotta still on honeymoon leave, their lives have been dull. Olivia is off in her corner of the world, Lotta is still trying to perfect her chemistry and Zak sat on the couch looking confused while watching Sim Survivor 

Hours passed into the evening. It was now officially party time. While Zak was shooting the breeze with family members, Lotta was introducing herself to her new family

The party eventually drew to a close. Lotta had to get to bed for her first day back at work in the morning. Poor Zak still had one more day of doing nothing to work through. Guess it'll be another Sim Survivor marathon for him.

When Lotta got off work, she noticed a very questionable woman standing outside of the hospital. It looks like someone was trying to hook it outside of a hospital. What an odd place to work it, but it looked like she got a gentleman anyway 

Moving on, Lotta got a call from Cedric Bunch. He heard that the last party at her house was amazing and asked if she would like to come over to liven up a party he was throwing. She agreed, but thought it was weird. She had nothing to do with the party. It was Zak's party. Oh well. 

When she got there, it was too dead to be saved. As soon as she walked in and examined the room, she walked right back out and went home. 

Good thing she did that, too. It was Haley's first birthday. When Lotta got home, she got to do the honors of bringing the baby to the cake 

Haley looked a lot like Zak. Dark hair. But her dark eyes must come from her grandmother Bilinda. She was too cute for words. 

When she aged, Lotta went to work on teaching her how to talk. It looks like her first word is chicken leg 

When Haley finally learned to speak, Zak taught her how to walk and also potty trained her. When tot-boot camp was over, Haley took out her doll that she named Hesper and held onto him for dear life 

New house and new decor

When Zak and his family moved to a new house, I thought I'd try my hand at completely revamping the house to how I think it should look. After a few hours of decorating torture, it all came together and I must say, I am happy with the end result. Because of my pride, this post is dedicated to the awesomeness of my decorating prowess.


Here is the tiny kitchen

The dining area 

The living room

Bathroom 1 - two views 

Spare room - two views 

Bathroom 2 

The study

Bathroom 3 

Master bedroom - two views 

Patio/barbecue and play area 

And last, but not least. The room I am most proud of. The little girls room

Chapter 35: Eight Is Enough

After the honeymoon ended, Lotta and Zak settled into the Mansion. However, with eight people being cramped together, they felt like they should start looking for a place to move to. It wasn't going to be easy, though. Zak has grown to love being close to his mother. But he has his own family to take care of now.


Moving Lotta in was fairly simple and didn't take much time at all. Soon after she got cozy, she started working on her logic skills for her career. But she and Zak have been granted more than a week off for the honeymoon period

Moving from the chess table, Lotta went to swiftly working on her Chemistry knowledge

But while mixing foreign chemicals together, Lotta got nauseous and almost puked in a beaker. Thankfully, she made it to a bathroom in time 

Once the puking stopped, Lotta took a pregnancy test just to be on the safe side. It comes back positive. Funny...Lotta hadn't been thinking about having children for a few more years. She and Zak must have been careless on their honeymoon. Feeling like she shouldn't tell Zak until it's a for sure-sure thing, she calls Bilinda to come into the bathroom.


When Bilinda walks in, she whispered that she may be pregnant and not to say a peep to anyone just yet

Bilinda agrees not to say one word. But she can't help but smirk a little. Having another new little baby around the house is something to look forward to. 


Lotta went back up to the attic to continue her chemistry studies. Possibly being pregnant didn't stop her from exposing herself to potentially hazardous materials. But while mixing things together, it finally happened. The pregnancy was a for sure thing- she started showing

Knowing that is was now 100% confirmed, Lotta yelled down the stairs for Zak 

Zak ran up as fast as he could. Right when he reached the top of the stairs, Lotta announced with a huge grin on her face, that they were expecting a new little baby 

Zak beamed ear to ear. He immediately put a hand to Lotta's stomach and said he was hoping for a boy. They already had Liv. But Lotta wanted to shoot for another daughter 

Zak had no idea that his mother had already suspected the big baby news, so he told Lotta that they better announce the pregnancy. Bilinda was a great actress and had her mouth agape when the news was repeated to her 

With news of an impending baby in an already cramped household, Zak and Lotta spoke to Bilinda and Brittney how they'd stay until the baby was born. During the pregnancy, they'd be scouting for potential houses but wouldn't make a buy until shortly after the birth. Bilinda and Brittney agreed to the arrangement. Bilinda really wanted to be there for the birth of her grandchild. She even offered them that they could stay, but they sweetly declined. Eight people plus a newborn doesn't sound like a good idea. Plus, they'd be adding to the family later on. There's no way they could all live under the same roof without wanting to kill each other. 


The next day, Lotta, Zak and Olivia went to the playground for a day of family bonding. Lotta played a bit with Liv, but needed to hand her over to Zak soon after. Her back was killing her with the pregnancy and the weight of holding a toddler made her hurt even more

Lotta stood behind Zak as he let Liv ride on the little horsey ride they had for tots 

Once it started getting dark, they headed on home. Liv was asleep and Zak was in the hot tub. Lotta was a study nerd and kept on studying her chemistry. Then all of a sudden, she felt a sharp pain. The baby was coming!

Hours of painful labor later, and their daughter, Haley Dobson was born 

Lotta called for Zak and Bilinda. The two ran up the stairs and were introduced to the newest little one. Grandma Bilinda snatched Haley and snuggled here. She wanted to spoil her rotten

The baby was then passed on back to Lotta as Zak told his mother they'd be packing in a few hours. They found a great house to live in. It was spacious at four bedrooms. They could certainly have enough space for a larger family. The only problem was that it was a ways away from the Mansion. But Zak promised that Bilinda and the rest of the family could pop in anytime they chose. 


The two hugged and said their heartfelt goodbyes 

Chapter 34: I Want the Moon and the Stars and the Whole Nine Yards

The wedding was scheduled at around 5. However, the bride-to-be seemed to have time troubles getting there. Once she got there, the sun was almost gone and a bulk of the guests went home peeved that they didn't see a wedding. 


However, the patient guests DID see a wedding. Hours later than promised, but at least it happened.


Zak and his family had waited a few hours for Lotta to show to get married. Zak thought that maybe he got stood up at the alter. But Lotta came sprinting down towards the alter. Apparently, she got caught up at work. Too bad she didn't use her cellphone to let the others, and more importantly the  groom, know that she was going to be a few hours late.


Anyway, when Lotta finally arrived, the two lovebirds exchanged vows and rings with only maybe three to five people out of the entire guest list watching 

Once that was all said and done with,  the two cut into a pretty amazing looking cake. Lotta thought it would be best to change out of her wedding dress during the cake eating and changed into her normal, everyday wear 

The wedding and the reception came to a close. For their honeymoon, they decided not to leave the country. Instead, the newlyweds went up to a secluded cabin to enjoy each other

Let's just hope they didn't have too much fun.