If you remember the drama surrounding Kelly not showing up the day after she found out (along with the rest of the world) that Michael Strahan was leaving “Live! With Kelly and Michael,” then you know that today could get really awkward.

Execs say that Kelly’s absence was already planned; she was celebrating her 20th anniversary with her husband, Mark Consuelos.

Regardless, today is the first day that they’ll be back together: sources say Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan have no plans to see each other before they hit the air together on”Live!”  Supposedly, they HAVE been communicating by text, but they’ve kept things simple and cordial…despite rumors that they’ve disliked each other for a while now.

Here’s what Kelly said during her return to the air: