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MIKHAIL & ZOYA

Hey. I'm assuming that neither of you know as it was a surprise to me when I was about to leave the house for work this morning to find her on my doorstep, but Mom is here.

And Uh You know, we'll just start there.

Random sappy love post incoming...

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TEXTS TO TOBIAS

-- Can you come by this evening?

TEXTS TO SORA

-- Hey, S. Do you have plans this evening?
-- Could you possibly pick the girls up from school and watch them at your house for a few hours?

TEXTS TO ZOYA; sent after this log

-- I have news. Do you want it now or over not-coffee soon?

[ALEX, ANNIE, MIKHAIL, LUCY]

So. I have news for everyone. And I was going to wait for the dinner with everyone and do one of those like "SURPRISE!" deals, but I have zero patience and our schedules suck.

SURPRISE! 😘

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[REI]

I need to tell you something and I don't know that I can wait. 😏

[ELIJAH]

I am telling them now! 🥰

When I said, "I want to stay home all weekend," I didn't mean, "I want to stay in bed sick all weekend."

All I wanted was a nice, relaxing weekend in my pj's to read and watch movies with my favorite person and favorite fur-son. It looks like it's chicken soup instead of Chinese take out, and lots of sleep.

Remember people: wash your hands like surgeons, don't touch your face, take vitamins. Viruses suck.

ZOYA

I'm completely useless this morning. I think this morning's workout was the peak of my productivity.

Guess who's having an actual wedding now? July 11, for the record. Mom's not going to know what to do with herself after the weddings are all done and over with.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I've been spending every day since Christmas snuggling the puppy my sweet and perfect fiancee got me because he knows me so damn well. :')

EVERETT

I [...] have terrible news.

[...] Okay. I can do this. You can do this.

Hello. For those of you that don't know me, my name is Bridget Grant. And I'm [...] I'm dreaming about Helene Aquilla.

I know that there is someone out there that is dreaming about someone else who Helene doesn't have the most supportive or good relationship with. That knowledge has kept me from being upfront about this, because I was afraid of how you might react and that was maybe a bit selfish and cowardly on my part. I don't know whose sake I was keeping it to myself over, but I don't know if I can keep it to myself any longer, wondering who you might be. And so, I thought that maybe you were in the same boat and I wanted to give you the option to know and the option to come forward.

You don't have to, obviously. Just because I'm doing this doesn't mean you need to now or ever. But I wanted to extend that branch, just in case. Please know that I try very hard to separate myself from that world and I don't hold any of the same views or feelings that Helene does, in case that is a worry, too.

[...] That's all. Everyone have a good Wednesday, okay?

Attention, everyone!

Starting tomorrow, Stella's will have a new special dish on the menu called the #fiance. It consists of spicy chicken and cheddar waffle sliders with jalapeno jam. Add a narwhal-shaped pastry on the side for a truly special meal that is both savory and sweet. And delicious, just like my man, Everett Marshall.

And a quick shout-out to one of my other favorite local haunts, The Pourhouse, where you can end your day with my favorite, the Soon-to-Be Stella Marshall, aka the jalapeno mojito. (I just made that up so you should probably just ask for a jalapeno mojito.)

❤️😍😘👰💍💒❤️🥳🎉🍾😊❤️

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Just a reminder from one of your friendly neighborhood nurses: GET YOUR FLU SHOT. 😡

That's all. Have a happy Friday, everyone!

XING

My brother is engaged and I'm pretty sure the news triggered a memory that was rather sad, but I'm so happy for Luke that I'm refusing to let it bring me down, but I still wanted to tell you.

LUKE - added after convo with Xing

Hey! Do you want to maybe meet Xing? Because we were talking and thought it would be nice to do a celebratory sort of dinner with you and Bridget sometime when we're all free.

TEXTS TO TOBIAS

-- If I were at all skilled in saccharine "lines," I'd insert one here.
-- As it were, I'm just me, so all I can say is that you've been on my mind today.

TEXTS TO ZOYA, Thursday morning

-- I may have booty-called the father of my children. 🤷‍♀️

( I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more just to be the man who walks a thousand miles to fall down at your door. )

TEXTS TO ZOYA, SORA & JACK

-- So apparently Netflix and chill is my new favorite thing.

TEXTS TO TOBIAS, later

-- I've learned something new tonight.

WHO: Elijah Marshall & Zoya Nikolaeva Marshall
WHEN: Thursday, August 15, 2019; Evening
WHERE: Zoya’s house
SUMMARY: Elijah and Zoya make a decision to recommit to one another.
WARNINGS: Mentions of marital troubles, but pretty much just a lot of ♥

( It's incredibly sexy when you talk about shopping together with coupons, you know. )

TEXTS TO ZOYA AND SORA

-- Would either of you be up for babysitting the girls on Friday night?
-- I have a date.

It is my absolute pleasure to announce that the newly minted Dunhaven Zoo & Rehabilitation Center will be reopening on October 3 to kick off our first annual Halloween at the Zoo season. Each weekend, including Thursdays, in October through November 3, we will be hosting a kid- and family-friendly Halloween party with the animals here at our zoo from 5pm-9pm. There will be lots of local vendors stationed throughout the area with treats for everyone and the zoo itself will be transformed into a festive and charmingly spooky park. Meet princesses and other storybook characters, or swap spooky stories with our friendly ghosts. Costumes are encouraged and kids are not required! All kids at heart are welcome. 🎃💀🎉😊

If trick-or-treating isn't your cup of tea, we'd love to see you during regular admission!

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FRIENDS & FAMILY OF LUCY & MIKHAIL

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Don't even get me started on just how many feelings this gives me.

But please come, if you're free! We'll have food, all sorts of lovely things, and we'd really just love having all of you under the roof at one time to celebrate our boy two days early. (Also don't get me started on how I can't have a party on a weekday, because I'm old and tire easily.)