No, you’re not experiencing deja vu, we are just attempting a slightly different but very similar version of what we did last week to see if we cRaCkEd ThE cOdE on what makes the Group Chat Girlies newsletter something you want to see in your inbox vs an email you open by accident.

Have we nailed it? Or are we an HGTV renovation show gone wrong that you can’t look away from.

You can let us know below. But first, back to your regularly scheduled poll programming.

🌹If you’ve already consumed everything about Taylor Frankie Paul and still want more, this deep dive on “the messiest woman in the world” will give you even more to chat about.

🧣Spotted sitting at the Salter House window seats? Sara Pidgeon (the people’s Carolyn Bessette) and Jake Gyllenhaal. Whether they were discussing a project or fueling dating rumors the comments section was not having it.

🎬 Access Denied. The popular entertainment news tv show Access Hollywood was cancelled after 30 years. Will this leave Mario Lopez open to host a reality dating show and was this the show Katherine Heigl was on in Knocked Up?

⚾ Italian baseball is giving for the girlies. The players being greeted with espresso in the dugout, 25 year aged parm in the locker room, and fine Italian sport coats. Not to mention the roster of last names that looks like a Venn diagram…errr…circle of men who personally ruined our lives between 2012 and 2016.

📸 If the richest and most famous people can’t rely on flattering lighting, what hope do the rest of us have under the fluorescents at CVS?

🎤 BTS is officially back, announcing a long-awaited comeback concert in Seoul. BTS has diehard fans, including some who moved to South Korea to honor their fandom…which is exactly the kind of dedication we are looking for from you.

🕶️ Justin Timberlake’s DWI arrest video has been released. Hindsight is 20/20, but we can confirm, that didn’t ruin the tour, this did.

⚽ The cast of the upcoming 99ers movie about the US Women’s Soccer Team World Cup victory is at soccer camp training together, and I have never had so much fomo for other people running in my life.

Carol: 🍷 🍿 As a forever Scandal Stan, my heart could not handle this Olivia Pope / Fitzgerald Grant phone call on Call Her Daddy. It’s time for my once every 3 year rewatch of Scandal where I decide I should have been a fixer. Pass the popcorn and extra thin, extra long stemmed wine glass bowl.

🍣Heather McMahan lived out every single one of my Japanese food dreams on her recent trip, and I immediately texted my boyfriend “ugh we HAVE to go.” Japan remains firmly at the top of my travel list, specifically a January trip so I can work in some Japanuary skiing. If you’re a ski girlie with and an enthusiasm for post-slope ramen… hollaback.

🔪 I texted a confession to one of my girlies: I’m not a murderino any more. I’ve been a True Crime Girlie (caps intended) for the better part of two decades, but I’ve had a theory for a while that recently has been proven, at least for me: I don’t think women actually like true crime.

Skylar: 🩴 I will forever be a lifelong stan of a dark leather thin strap Rainbow Flip Flop. It’s my truest ride or die since I broke in my first pair in ‘05. I am however acutely aware that a bulkier birkenstock inspired look is more “in” right now (I think?!) I’ve asked my girlies for a solution that feels approachable and my NY Fashion girlie told me this brand makes very wearable styles, and this brand is the most comfortable pair she owns.

💰 I’m not a Girlie in Business ™️, and often times when my friends start saying business things, I feel like I fell into a bad improv scene. One of my besties told me she loves to see a .csv file coming. If I download something that ends in .csv I know that information is simply not meant for me. Her and I also discussed my lack of money management skills, particularly in paid subscription awareness. She told me she has been loving Monarch money management to help get on top of things.

🌶️ I have spent the majority of the week letting everyone know that YES the Trader Joes Rolled Tortilla Chili Lime chips are delicious, dangerous, and addictive af. To which my sister said “have you never had them before lol they have been out forever.”

🥂 A cross continental toast to us making the girlies official with government paperwork and all. Group Chat Girlies is now an actual LLC, and we can’t wait to celebrate with everyone in person soon.

📚 Charlotte, NC 3/27 at OMB

🎤 Charlotte, NC 3/29 at Duckworths Comedy Club

🌊 Charleston, SC 5/14 at Barre 3

🛋️ Knoxville, TN 5/27 at The Design Center by Design AF

🎸 Nashville 5/28 at The Graduate

🌟 Wytheville, VA 6/12 at the Millwald

🍷 Livermore, CA 6/26 at 3 Steves

🏖️ San Diego, CA 6/18 at Micdrop Comedy

🌵 Phoenix, AZ 10/15 at Micdrop Comedy

If you’re over “6, 7” (or were never ok with it to begin with) you might enjoy this thread where millennials discuss what our version of trending youth vernacular was.

As we gear up for the tour, we’re asking you again to let us know where we should grab a 🍸 all over the country. Know a spot in any of our tour cities? Let us know.

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