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It is this beautiful, intelligent, and astonishingly kind woman's birthday today. If you haven't wished her a happy one yet, I can't help but feel like you should. I might be biased, though. She does let me continue to call her my wife, after all.

Alright, Dunhaven. Some of you might be wondering what the construction is going on where the old feed store used to be. Well, after way too long trying to secure the necessary permits, wrapping up loose ends, and finding the right team, Marshall Consulting is officially under way. I've spent years working at a firm in DC as one of the consultants who goes into various businesses, assesses their processes and situations, and makes recommendations for various types of change in their organization. I decided it was time to take my expertise and the nest egg I'd built from my career and bring my own business and headquarters here to Dunhaven, which has always been my ultimate goal.

We're looking at March 1 for the Grand Opening and will have several positions available for anyone looking for work. Training will be provided, so no experience is necessary. More details will be provided about career opportunities in the coming weeks as we get our website to go live, but if you want me to forward you information when it's available, let me know.

Thanks for bearing with me in the meantime. Construction noises are annoying, so thank you to my neighbors for being patient while we get this done as quickly as possible.

I don't know, Dunhaven, 2019 seems to be a pretty good year already.

FRIENDS & FAMILY

I'm so sorry for all of the secretiveness and Alex and my disappearing acts, but I promise it's all been for a very good reason. Almost two weeks ago, a wonderful woman asked to meet us based on the file that was created when Alex and I became an active family. She wanted to find out if we could be the right parents for her two beautiful nieces and, this morning, she chose us. We couldn't say much before, both because there was a process we needed to follow, and also because we didn't know until today that this would be a reality, so we hope you'll all forgive us for having to keep this one close to our chests.

We've spent spent every day since Christmas with her and the girls, letting them get to know us and, quite frankly, falling absolutely and utterly in love with both of them. So, tomorrow, we will be moving forward with the process and, on Tuesday, Alex and I will be coming home with our daughters: Alice Nicole (3) and Ava Marie (4 months). We'll share pictures once we're home and will start introducing each of you to them in the coming weeks.

Our hearts are full today, and we are so incredibly blessed. ♥

WHO: Mikhail Nikolaev & Lucy Lyon
WHEN: NYE 2018; Midnight (Backdated)
WHERE: The New Year’s Eve shindig!
SUMMARY: Mikhail asks Lucy to marry him :’)
WARNINGS: None!

( What do you think, Luce? Would you want to plan a wedding with me? )

Who: Connor Reed --> Adrian Ivashkov
When: January 6 --> August 3
Where: His bedroom --> The Moroi Royal Court
What: Adrian has a really shitty 21st birthday.
Rating: Blood, murder, death, etc.

( It felt like everyone was moving forward, and he was the only one stuck in his grief. )

This is all gold, but what really got me was the first comment. "I work at Lush and I can confirm that we do this and we literally thrive off your social panic 🙃" And now I don't know if I want to work there, or never shop in store there again.

[REEDS]

I think I had one of those dreams. And here I thought I was immune.

FILTERED TO FRIENDS & FAMILY OF LUCY & MIKHAIL

Hello, you all. I love 2019, don't you?

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