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Michaela added Kate Sharma-Bridgerton, Sophie Baek-Bridgerton, Penelope Bridgerton, Simon Basset, Cressida Bridgerton, Lucy Bridgerton, and Gareth St. Clair
Michaela named the chat Destination: Billund
Michaela: Wives, Husbands, Family, lend me your ears.
Pen: No
Kate: What’s this?
Gareth: Special Chat?
Gareth: This is gonna be good.
Michaela: I finally got clearance from the Big Boss to go to Denmark.
Michaela: My Scotland cohort has agreed that only in-laws may join us.
Michaela: Would any of you like to come?
Simon: Seriously?
Lucy: What’s in Denmark?
Gareth: 🎉
Michaela: Try to be somewhat vague about the itinerary so they don’t invite themselves.
Kate: I don’t see how that will work
Sophie: I fear that Ben may complain
Michaela: Lucy: Lego HQ
Michaela: Soph: I understand but if we let one go
Sophie: Oh I know.
Sophie: Maybe we can facetime him
Michaela: Yes
Michaela: And we can go again
Michaela: Eventually
Kate: When?
Michaela: That is the big question.
Michaela: The easiest month looks like May
Kate: Miles?
Gareth: My anniversary?
Lucy: But that is it.
Simon: I’m in
Simon: Is there anything else to do in Denmark?
Michaela: I’m sure there is culture
Michaela: I’m just going for Legos
Kate: How long?
Michaela: Like a day and a half.
Michaela: Too many babies for longer
Kate: Let me see.
Sophie: Same
Michaela: There is a reason I am asking in January.
Cressida: Hello
Cressida: I fear that Eloise would die alone with the baby.
Simon: She could stay with someone
Sophie: Who would not bug her?
Cressida: That is the question.
Simon: Not Daph
Cressida: She wasn’t on my list
Simon: 👍🏽
Lucy: Not Anthony right?
Kate: Cress knows better
Cressida: I do.
Kate: I think Fran and Ben might be out.
Cressida: No they were my first two choices
Sophie: Ben has never been alone overnight with all three boys.
Sophie: I don’t know if he can handle that and El and PJ
Michaela: Fran says no
Cressida: Fine.
Pen: Colin?
Kate: I say no.
Cressida: Second
Pen: You know, that’s fair.
Gareth: Greg or Hy.
Cressida: Lucy?
Lucy: I think that might work?
Cressida: Run it by Greg
Cressida: I’ll run it by El
Lucy: 👍🏻
Cressida: I didn’t realize I would get interrogated so much
Michaela: She’s your wife
Cressida: I know
Cressida: What’s the fake reason we are going?
Michaela: I don’t have one
Kate: Why not?
Michaela: My wife likes when I enjoy things
Michaela: According to her, I look sexier
Kate: Right
Sophie: If we can’t come up with a fake reason
Sophie: It’s not happening
Gareth: There are a ton of churches there
Simon: Pen!
Pen: Book research.
Pen: But then the question becomes why are all of us going for my book research
Lucy: Good point
Gareth: They speak Danish.
Pen: I do not know Danish
Lucy: I know a little
Kate: Okay that’s Lucy and Pen
Kate: Michaela and John are having family time.
Michaela: We can pull Sophie and Simon into that.
Michaela: Aunt Janet practically adopted them both
Simon: That will sell Daph
Sophie: Ben likes when I do family type things. He won’t complain
Cressida: Why am I going?
Kate: Don’t they have some mythological something?
Cressida: That’s not Norse in nature?
Cressida: Maybe?
Gareth: Legal library?
Kate: Legal library.
Simon: Violet wants to know why we are really going
Sophie: She asked you?
Simon: She did
Kate: In what context?
Simon: She was just wondering why we were all thinking about leaving in May.
Simon: How did she even find out?
Gareth: Why are you asking questions you know the answer to?
Simon: Right
Lucy: What did you say?
Simon: Sometimes things fall in line that way
Kate: Okay, everyone keep an eye out.
Kate: Don’t get sloppy.
Gareth: So…
Kate: You did not!
Gareth: I’m sorry!
Gareth: She got me while Isabella was fussing
Kate: Okay.
Kate: No one panic
Pen: Are you saying that for us or for you?
Kate: Both
Sophie: Ben and I already agreed
Sophie: I think the brothers are going away in March anyway
Kate: When in March?
Lucy: After Violet’s birthday?
Kate: Why don’t I know this?
Sophie: Whoops.
Michaela: I will uninvite all of you
Lucy: No you won’t.
Pen: No
Pen: I already have an outline.
Simon: I’ve done nothing wrong
Michaela: Not you Simon
Michaela: You’re doing fine
Simon: 😮💨
Michaela: Get them in line
Gareth: I’m working on it
Sophie: Mine should be fine
Michaela: Not you either
Sophie: 🥰
Cressida: I don’t think I can go
Cressida: El is being…
Pen: El?
Cressida: Yes
Michaela: Send her to Violet’s
Cressida: Why didn’t I think of that?
Kate: Because then you would owe Violet
Cressida: Right
Cressida: How bad can that be?
Gareth: Don’t say that
Kate: It can be terrible.
Cressida: What do you mean by that?
Lucy: Do you need to confess something?
Kate: I do.
Kate: The Big Aubrey 2025 Christmas
Pen: Was that because you owed Violet?
Kate: Yes
Kate: I’m sorry.
Sophie: I may need a minute
Gareth: That was you?
Simon: Michaela
Simon: Kate shouldn’t be allowed to come
Kate: HEY
Simon: YOU BETRAYED US
Kate: I owed her!
Michaela: Children
Michaela: I know we are all feeling utterly devastated that Kate of all people betrayed our sacred bond when we all expected it to be Pen.
Pen: Hey!
Michaela: But I need us to focus
Kate: I’m sorry!
Michaela: We will eventually forgive you
Michaela: Right now, how do we get Cress to come without owing Violet?
Simon: I will ask
Cressida: 😦
Lucy: Are you sure?
Simon: No
Simon: But she’s the next best thing
Cressida: Thank you
Simon: Don’t thank me yet.
Pen: Does anyone know how to get marker out of silk?
Sophie: I’ve gotten blood out of silk
Sophie: Marker can’t be that hard
Pen: 😘
Kate: Am I still in timeout?
Simon: Yes
Lucy: Give us a few more days
Kate: Fine
Simon: Daph said yes with caveats.
Cressida: What are they?
Simon: Sister weekend.
Gareth: Oh
Michaela: Oh nooo
Michaela: With 9 kids six and under?
Simon: That was the only way
Gareth: All inclusive?
Simon: Yes
Simon: Here obviously
Michaela: Gare?
Gareth: If Fran says yes then Hy will too
Pen: Mick
Sophie: Come on
Michaela: Alright
Michaela: Tell Daph to not ask.
Michaela: I will ask
Simon: 👍🏽
Michaela: Yes
Lucy: 🎉
Cressida: Will she help me sell El on it?
Michaela: Standby
Michaela: Yes
Kate: Am I free to celebrate?
Simon: Yes
Kate: 🎉
Sophie: Book everything now before someone backs out.
Michaela: We’re booked.
Simon: Plane tickets bought
Kate: On the family calendar
Pen: Now we wait.
Sophie: Who had a scene being made at Jane’s birthday?
Pen: 👋🏻
Michaela: Free drinks all weekend then
Gareth: Really didn’t expect Daphne to defend us
Simon: I expressed my feelings
Sophie: 😦
Kate: You really want this trip huh?
Simon: I don’t think I’ve been on a personal solo trip since 2013
Michaela: You need to get out more
Simon: I know
Michaela: Both of you
Michaela: Book something with Daph for later this year
Simon: What?
Sophie: Oh yeah
Sophie: That would be nice
Sophie: As a thank you for this
Kate: 🤔
Lucy: What?
Kate: I think I figured out how to stop the hurt feelings.
Pen: How?
Pen: Because I fear I may get three stowaways.
Kate: We pull a Michaela and Sophie
Cressida: Thank them after?
Kate: Yes
Sophie: It works great
Cressida: Yeah but El doesn’t do that to me
Michaela: Set a precedent
Simon: So Daph and I have a weekend planned after Bel’s birthday.
Simon: She’s very happy and excited for us and our Denmark trip.
Simon: Violet and Agatha are splitting the kids somehow
Kate: You told her where we were going?
Simon: Yes
Kate: MICHAELA
Michaela: I already knew
Simon: You are never getting me in trouble.
Kate: 😡
Lucy: Wait, they aren’t supposed to know exactly what we are doing?
Michaela: I trust Greg to keep his mouth shut
Lucy: 👍🏻
Pen: Not to split focus from the paci convo but I have a question
Sophie: Shoot
Pen: If I actually wanted to do book research, could I?
Michaela: Yeah of course
Pen: Thank you
Lucy: Say someone tagged along
Simon: If he could get there alone without the others knowing then sure
Gareth: Godspeed
Lucy: 👍🏻
Sophie: Who has the bandwidth to help me with Alex’s birthday?
Pen: Help how?
Sophie: Pick up the cake
Michaela: Yeah
Sophie: 😘
Kate: Could I spend the night with someone before our flight?
Lucy: You are leaving your boys early?
Kate: I fear I may “oversleep”
Sophie: Yep
Kate: Thanks
Lucy: My other half isn’t coming.
Lucy: Ben called in a favor
Simon: Aww
Lucy: I can tell that is fake from here
Simon: I don’t mind Greg
Sophie: 🤨
Kate: That does sound fake
Cressida: I want the ranking
Simon: No
Michaela: They all fight for last
Michaela: Let’s be real
Pen: True
Michaela: John is excited to see you all
Kate: Really?
Simon: Yes
Sophie: You two talk outside of the Lego chat?
Simon: Occasionally.
Gareth: Same here
Gareth: He is
Lucy: Well I’m excited too
Lucy: Too bad Edwina and Posy couldn’t come.
Kate: 🤔
Sophie: Standby.
Sophie: Posy is in.
Sophie: She got a ticket
Michaela: Oh?
Sophie: If that is okay…
Michaela: It’s fine
Michaela: So is Edwina
Kate: Good because she’s in
Michaela: John is fine with it too
Michaela: Do they care about Legos?
Sophie: Not at all
Sophie: She just wants a weekend away
Kate: Kinda?
Gareth: Good enough
Cressida: When are the other sisters going to Daph’s?
Simon: How soon does El want to come here?
Cressida: The night before the flight?
Simon: Sure
Sophie: Simon this flight time is criminal
Simon: It was the only way to get 8 seats
Michaela: Chat deletion is imminent.
Michaela: Where are you?
Michaela: Gare and I are at the gate with Cress and Simon
Kate: We see you
Lucy: Pen and I are in line for the bathroom
Michaela: Okay.
Michaela deleted Destination: Billund chat.