1 00:00:12,125 --> 00:00:13,750 Places, everyone. 2 00:00:13,834 --> 00:00:17,000 In five, four, three, two... 3 00:00:21,667 --> 00:00:24,125 My next guest needs no introduction. 4 00:00:24,208 --> 00:00:25,417 From cookbooks 5 00:00:25,500 --> 00:00:27,000 to a successful line of decor, 6 00:00:27,083 --> 00:00:29,208 her name is synonymous with home. 7 00:00:29,291 --> 00:00:30,750 She is the Queen of Crafts, 8 00:00:30,834 --> 00:00:32,417 the Dame of Decoupage. 9 00:00:32,500 --> 00:00:33,875 Liz Livingstone! 10 00:00:35,709 --> 00:00:37,959 Dana! 11 00:00:38,041 --> 00:00:41,041 Yay! You look amazing. 12 00:00:41,125 --> 00:00:42,250 Merry Christmas. 13 00:00:42,333 --> 00:00:44,000 And you know what, 14 00:00:44,083 --> 00:00:45,810 it will be a merry Christmas for our audience today 15 00:00:45,834 --> 00:00:47,792 because you're gonna be showing us how to do 16 00:00:47,875 --> 00:00:49,792 a truly show-stopping gingerbread house! 17 00:00:49,875 --> 00:00:51,417 That's right. 18 00:00:51,500 --> 00:00:53,059 Take a look at all these wonderful ingredients. 19 00:00:53,083 --> 00:00:55,041 I can do this. 20 00:00:55,125 --> 00:00:56,667 Yeah. 21 00:00:56,750 --> 00:00:58,375 My personal favourite, jelly beans. 22 00:00:58,458 --> 00:01:01,000 And melted caramel candies 23 00:01:01,083 --> 00:01:03,875 make wonderful stained glass windows. 24 00:01:03,959 --> 00:01:05,166 Be careful. They're fragile. 25 00:01:05,250 --> 00:01:06,250 Oh! 26 00:01:06,291 --> 00:01:07,709 Shoot. 27 00:01:07,792 --> 00:01:09,208 And next... You're gonna love this... 28 00:01:09,291 --> 00:01:11,834 I'm making a scalloped roof. Okay. 29 00:01:11,917 --> 00:01:13,518 But you can also use candy wafers for shingles. 30 00:01:13,542 --> 00:01:15,959 Oh, no. No-no-no-no! 31 00:01:16,041 --> 00:01:18,041 Gah. 32 00:01:18,125 --> 00:01:19,834 How's that? Very nice. 33 00:01:19,917 --> 00:01:23,083 And... 34 00:01:23,166 --> 00:01:25,583 finish it all off with a dusting of powdered sugar. 35 00:01:25,667 --> 00:01:27,583 It's snowing! 36 00:01:27,667 --> 00:01:29,917 Snowing indeed. 37 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,375 You know what? 38 00:01:31,458 --> 00:01:32,768 The most important thing is to have fun 39 00:01:32,792 --> 00:01:34,625 and make it your own. 40 00:01:34,709 --> 00:01:36,750 Liz, it's perfect. 41 00:01:36,834 --> 00:01:38,333 Perfect. 42 00:01:38,417 --> 00:01:39,768 Be sure to pick up the latest issue 43 00:01:39,792 --> 00:01:41,101 of Livingstone Lifestyle Magazine... 44 00:01:41,125 --> 00:01:42,208 Oh! 45 00:01:42,291 --> 00:01:44,125 For this and other recipes. 46 00:01:56,250 --> 00:01:57,250 Hi, Mom. 47 00:01:57,291 --> 00:01:58,583 Hurry up, sweetheart. 48 00:01:58,667 --> 00:02:00,917 We're gonna be late for the party. 49 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:02,792 Is that flour on your neck? 50 00:02:07,875 --> 00:02:09,750 How did the royal icing come out this time? 51 00:02:09,834 --> 00:02:11,333 Not so great. 52 00:02:23,375 --> 00:02:25,875 This is Anna from Livingstone Magazine 53 00:02:25,959 --> 00:02:28,208 and if you are just joining us, 54 00:02:28,291 --> 00:02:31,333 we are live from the annual Livingstone Magazine 55 00:02:31,417 --> 00:02:33,041 Christmas party. 56 00:02:33,125 --> 00:02:35,667 And, yes. 57 00:02:35,750 --> 00:02:39,250 Those are Liz's signature snowflake pancakes. 58 00:02:39,333 --> 00:02:41,667 Hello, everyone. 59 00:02:41,750 --> 00:02:46,208 Welcome to the 21st annual Livingstone Christmas party. 60 00:02:46,291 --> 00:02:47,750 Woo! 61 00:02:47,834 --> 00:02:49,458 We are here to celebrate 62 00:02:49,542 --> 00:02:52,125 another wonderful year at the Livingstone company, 63 00:02:52,208 --> 00:02:56,083 and it is my honour to introduce the woman of the hour, 64 00:02:56,166 --> 00:02:58,375 our fearless leader 65 00:02:58,458 --> 00:03:02,000 and my mom, Liz Livingstone. 66 00:03:07,959 --> 00:03:09,917 Thank you, Candace. 67 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,166 Well, this has always been my favourite event of the year. 68 00:03:14,250 --> 00:03:18,000 I get to show my true gratitude to all of you 69 00:03:18,083 --> 00:03:20,083 who make this company what it is. 70 00:03:20,166 --> 00:03:21,792 And to our board of directors, 71 00:03:21,875 --> 00:03:24,500 along with our wonderful chairman, 72 00:03:24,583 --> 00:03:26,583 James Carlyle, who flew in all the way from Chicago 73 00:03:26,667 --> 00:03:29,959 to be with us here to celebrate tonight. 74 00:03:31,583 --> 00:03:33,583 I say thank you. 75 00:03:41,500 --> 00:03:43,476 There was an announcement that I was planning on saving 76 00:03:43,500 --> 00:03:46,000 until the new year but with you here, together, 77 00:03:46,083 --> 00:03:48,792 I think this might be the right time after all. 78 00:03:50,917 --> 00:03:53,500 This will be my last year as acting CEO. 79 00:03:53,583 --> 00:03:55,226 I'm stepping away but I know it will be in good hands 80 00:03:55,250 --> 00:03:56,750 with all of you. 81 00:03:56,834 --> 00:04:00,542 So, let's make this next year the best one yet. 82 00:04:02,291 --> 00:04:03,458 Merry Christmas to you all. 83 00:04:14,125 --> 00:04:15,583 You're retiring? 84 00:04:15,667 --> 00:04:17,309 Well, I've been thinking about it for a while now. 85 00:04:17,333 --> 00:04:19,041 And it just feels like the right time. 86 00:04:19,125 --> 00:04:21,542 What's the Livingstone brand without Liz Livingstone? 87 00:04:21,625 --> 00:04:23,041 I agree. 88 00:04:23,125 --> 00:04:26,041 The Livingstone brand needs a Livingstone, 89 00:04:26,125 --> 00:04:28,750 which is why I'm suggesting you as my replacement. 90 00:04:28,834 --> 00:04:29,834 Me? 91 00:04:29,875 --> 00:04:31,291 Well, who better? 92 00:04:31,375 --> 00:04:33,542 You've been at the magazine for five years, 93 00:04:33,625 --> 00:04:35,709 you know the business side inside and out. 94 00:04:35,792 --> 00:04:38,750 Well, yeah, but working behind the scenes though 95 00:04:38,834 --> 00:04:42,166 is worlds different than being the face of the entire brand! 96 00:04:42,250 --> 00:04:46,792 I've always dreamed that you would take over from me. 97 00:04:46,875 --> 00:04:48,709 I built this for you, Candace. 98 00:04:53,041 --> 00:04:54,226 Well, not exactly the announcement 99 00:04:54,250 --> 00:04:56,542 they were expecting. 100 00:04:56,625 --> 00:04:59,291 I better go put some minds at ease. 101 00:04:59,375 --> 00:05:01,208 I'll be back in a moment. 102 00:05:09,875 --> 00:05:12,792 How are we gonna replace her? 103 00:05:12,875 --> 00:05:14,291 Oh... 104 00:05:14,375 --> 00:05:15,667 I'm not sure that we can. 105 00:05:15,750 --> 00:05:19,166 She's someone that people really admire. 106 00:05:19,250 --> 00:05:21,208 You know, when they buy her cookie cutters 107 00:05:21,291 --> 00:05:23,709 or try one of the recipes from the magazine, 108 00:05:23,792 --> 00:05:24,935 what they're really trying to do 109 00:05:24,959 --> 00:05:25,959 is they're trying to be... 110 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,208 Be just like her. 111 00:05:28,291 --> 00:05:31,417 Exactly. 112 00:05:31,500 --> 00:05:34,917 And that is a tough act to follow. 113 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:36,333 Oh, I agree. 114 00:05:42,959 --> 00:05:44,750 Are you okay? 115 00:06:03,375 --> 00:06:04,750 You know what? 116 00:06:04,834 --> 00:06:06,267 I feel like the shadows are a little harsh. 117 00:06:06,291 --> 00:06:07,976 Do you think we could diffuse the light a bit? 118 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:08,917 Okay. 119 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:10,333 And in here, 120 00:06:10,417 --> 00:06:11,726 Candace is overseeing the photo shoot. 121 00:06:11,750 --> 00:06:13,875 A four course Christmas dinner. 122 00:06:13,959 --> 00:06:17,041 Oh. And it looks delicious, 123 00:06:17,125 --> 00:06:19,458 but hasn't the Christmas edition already gone to print? 124 00:06:19,542 --> 00:06:21,000 Yes. This is for the website. 125 00:06:21,083 --> 00:06:22,583 Our readers will be able to click 126 00:06:22,667 --> 00:06:26,041 on any item in the photo and go to a video tutorial. 127 00:06:26,125 --> 00:06:28,500 What's this? This is spectacular! 128 00:06:28,583 --> 00:06:30,542 Oh! Well, we're gonna be shooting this next. 129 00:06:30,625 --> 00:06:32,083 All of our social media accounts 130 00:06:32,166 --> 00:06:33,601 are going to have a gingerbread house a day 131 00:06:33,625 --> 00:06:34,643 to countdown to Christmas. 132 00:06:34,667 --> 00:06:36,458 I made Christmas Eve 133 00:06:36,542 --> 00:06:38,333 and Candace's will be Christmas Day. 134 00:06:38,417 --> 00:06:39,875 You made one too? Yes. 135 00:06:39,959 --> 00:06:41,125 I would love to see it. 136 00:06:41,208 --> 00:06:42,917 Oh, it's not quite finished yet. 137 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:44,601 Ah. Perfectionist, huh? Just like your mother? 138 00:06:44,625 --> 00:06:47,875 Huh. Yeah. 139 00:06:47,959 --> 00:06:49,810 Where do you want the Christmas Day gingerbread house? 140 00:06:49,834 --> 00:06:53,041 Uh, you can leave it right there. That's fine. 141 00:06:55,125 --> 00:06:56,125 This? 142 00:06:58,208 --> 00:06:59,267 This is your gingerbread house? 143 00:06:59,291 --> 00:07:01,333 Um, yes, well... 144 00:07:01,417 --> 00:07:02,768 It was a bit of a rough ride over here 145 00:07:02,792 --> 00:07:04,166 in the cab this morning. 146 00:07:04,250 --> 00:07:06,041 It was... a lot of potholes. 147 00:07:12,125 --> 00:07:14,208 I... 148 00:07:14,291 --> 00:07:16,709 I... I like the peppermint wreath. 149 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:20,309 I think it has a lot of character. 150 00:07:20,333 --> 00:07:23,333 It just needs a little sprucing up. 151 00:07:44,041 --> 00:07:45,458 Candace. Yeah? 152 00:07:45,542 --> 00:07:46,750 Do you have a minute? Uh-huh. 153 00:07:46,834 --> 00:07:48,351 There's something I think you'll wanna see. 154 00:07:48,375 --> 00:07:49,625 Sure. 155 00:07:54,041 --> 00:07:56,500 This was posted yesterday. 156 00:07:56,583 --> 00:07:59,417 It has been shared nearly 30,000 times since then. 157 00:07:59,500 --> 00:08:01,083 Hi, Mrs. Livingstone. 158 00:08:01,166 --> 00:08:03,083 My name is Harper and I'm a really big fan. 159 00:08:03,166 --> 00:08:05,458 My dad is currently stationed overseas. 160 00:08:05,542 --> 00:08:06,959 He's in the army 161 00:08:07,041 --> 00:08:08,625 and whenever we send him a care package, 162 00:08:08,709 --> 00:08:10,834 we always include Livingstone ginger snaps. 163 00:08:10,917 --> 00:08:14,709 He said it reminds him of being here with all of us. 164 00:08:14,792 --> 00:08:16,625 I'm making this video because I just found out 165 00:08:16,709 --> 00:08:19,709 that my dad will be coming home on December 20th, 166 00:08:19,792 --> 00:08:21,417 just in time for Christmas! 167 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:24,417 So we're throwing him a welcome home party 168 00:08:24,500 --> 00:08:26,375 and I really want it to be perfect, 169 00:08:26,458 --> 00:08:29,250 and I know you're the one person who could help us. 170 00:08:29,333 --> 00:08:31,083 So, if you can make it, 171 00:08:31,166 --> 00:08:34,291 I know it would be just the best surprise ever! 172 00:08:37,417 --> 00:08:38,917 A real hero's welcome. 173 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,768 You could be there to greet him with the family! 174 00:08:40,792 --> 00:08:43,208 And maybe you could even make those cookies that he loves. 175 00:08:43,291 --> 00:08:44,891 And then we could feature this whole trip 176 00:08:44,917 --> 00:08:46,875 in next month's issue. 177 00:08:46,959 --> 00:08:49,291 I think it's a terrific idea. 178 00:08:49,375 --> 00:08:51,417 Oh, no. Wait. 179 00:08:51,500 --> 00:08:54,250 I'm gonna be in Aspen at the charity fundraiser. 180 00:08:54,333 --> 00:08:56,583 I'm already committed. 181 00:08:56,667 --> 00:08:58,458 Oh. 182 00:08:58,542 --> 00:08:59,625 You could go. 183 00:08:59,709 --> 00:09:00,875 Alone? 184 00:09:00,959 --> 00:09:02,458 You could take Anna! 185 00:09:02,542 --> 00:09:04,291 It sounds like a lot of people 186 00:09:04,375 --> 00:09:07,875 are following this story on social media. 187 00:09:07,959 --> 00:09:09,375 We could give them a happy ending. 188 00:09:09,458 --> 00:09:11,041 But she asked for you, Mom. 189 00:09:11,125 --> 00:09:12,445 If you're gonna take over from me, 190 00:09:12,500 --> 00:09:14,000 we're gonna have to get the approval 191 00:09:14,083 --> 00:09:15,417 of the board of directors 192 00:09:15,500 --> 00:09:18,959 and currently, they have some reservations. 193 00:09:19,041 --> 00:09:20,291 This would go a long way 194 00:09:20,375 --> 00:09:21,959 in showing them that you're ready. 195 00:09:23,208 --> 00:09:25,041 Okay. 196 00:09:47,041 --> 00:09:48,208 We're here. 197 00:09:48,291 --> 00:09:50,709 That's a lot of notes. 198 00:09:50,792 --> 00:09:52,333 Oh, this is just the menu. 199 00:09:52,417 --> 00:09:54,208 Look at this. She even drew diagrams. 200 00:09:54,291 --> 00:09:55,291 At you're well prepared. 201 00:09:58,417 --> 00:10:00,041 All right. 202 00:10:00,125 --> 00:10:02,458 Let's do this. 203 00:10:05,875 --> 00:10:07,125 I don't know, though. 204 00:10:07,208 --> 00:10:08,726 Do you think maybe we should've called first? 205 00:10:08,750 --> 00:10:10,625 No, the surprise is part of the fun. 206 00:10:10,709 --> 00:10:13,041 This way we'll get a real, genuine reaction from them. 207 00:10:13,125 --> 00:10:14,792 All right. 208 00:10:14,875 --> 00:10:17,917 What if that real, genuine reaction is disappointment? 209 00:10:19,875 --> 00:10:22,458 They're gonna be so excited to see you. 210 00:10:22,542 --> 00:10:23,875 Just watch. 211 00:10:23,959 --> 00:10:25,250 Okay. 212 00:10:29,375 --> 00:10:32,375 Wait, wait. Wait. 213 00:10:32,458 --> 00:10:33,625 Okay, you ready? 214 00:10:33,709 --> 00:10:34,917 Remember to smile. Okay. 215 00:10:41,291 --> 00:10:43,000 Hello, can I help you? 216 00:10:43,083 --> 00:10:44,542 Yes, hi. I'm here to see Harper. 217 00:10:44,625 --> 00:10:46,625 I'm Candace Liv... Livingstone! 218 00:10:46,709 --> 00:10:49,166 Liz's daughter, of course! 219 00:10:49,250 --> 00:10:52,458 Yes, yes, I recognize you from the magazine! 220 00:10:52,542 --> 00:10:53,959 Come in, come in. 221 00:10:54,041 --> 00:10:55,041 Okay. 222 00:10:55,125 --> 00:10:56,542 Come on. 223 00:10:58,166 --> 00:10:59,458 Thank you. 224 00:10:59,542 --> 00:11:01,583 She will be over the moon to see you! 225 00:11:01,667 --> 00:11:04,125 I told her that the video was a long shot 226 00:11:04,208 --> 00:11:06,166 but she was so determined 227 00:11:06,250 --> 00:11:08,375 to make her father's homecoming extra special. 228 00:11:10,291 --> 00:11:12,542 This is a lovely home. 229 00:11:12,625 --> 00:11:13,875 Would it be possible 230 00:11:13,959 --> 00:11:15,417 to open these curtains? 231 00:11:15,500 --> 00:11:17,017 I think the natural light would help the shot. 232 00:11:17,041 --> 00:11:18,792 This is Anna. 233 00:11:18,875 --> 00:11:21,125 She's our social media manager for the magazine. Oh, hi. 234 00:11:21,208 --> 00:11:22,893 She's gonna be taking some photos and videos 235 00:11:22,917 --> 00:11:24,267 of the homecoming if you don't mind? 236 00:11:24,291 --> 00:11:26,166 Oh! Well, of course! 237 00:11:27,834 --> 00:11:29,083 I'll uh, just get Harper. 238 00:11:29,166 --> 00:11:30,559 She's upstairs with her mother. Okay. 239 00:11:30,583 --> 00:11:33,834 Oh, please, make yourselves at home. 240 00:11:33,917 --> 00:11:35,041 Thank you. 241 00:11:37,875 --> 00:11:39,417 See? You had nothing to worry about. 242 00:11:41,875 --> 00:11:42,917 Hmm. 243 00:11:44,375 --> 00:11:47,834 Ah. This must be Harper's dad. 244 00:11:47,917 --> 00:11:50,041 You came! You really came! 245 00:11:50,125 --> 00:11:52,083 Hi, Harper! How are you, honey? 246 00:11:52,166 --> 00:11:53,917 So nice to meet you. 247 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,142 This is Jane, my daughter-in-law. 248 00:11:55,166 --> 00:11:56,166 Hi. Harper's mother. 249 00:11:56,208 --> 00:11:57,417 Hi! 250 00:11:57,500 --> 00:12:01,083 I can't believe you're actually here! 251 00:12:01,166 --> 00:12:02,709 Well, we saw Harper's video 252 00:12:02,792 --> 00:12:05,083 and we wanted to be a part of this very special day. 253 00:12:05,166 --> 00:12:07,000 Oh. I have a surprise for you. 254 00:12:07,083 --> 00:12:11,333 Here is... a box 255 00:12:11,417 --> 00:12:13,750 of my mother's famous homemade ginger snap cookies. 256 00:12:13,834 --> 00:12:15,768 And she's very sorry that she couldn't be here today. 257 00:12:15,792 --> 00:12:17,625 She really wanted to come. 258 00:12:17,709 --> 00:12:19,208 It's okay. You're here! 259 00:12:19,291 --> 00:12:21,041 Well, we have boxes 260 00:12:21,125 --> 00:12:23,333 of decorations and desserts in the car 261 00:12:23,417 --> 00:12:24,917 so that we can help you plan 262 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,351 your picture perfect Christmas party. 263 00:12:26,375 --> 00:12:29,041 Well, you've come at the perfect time! 264 00:12:29,125 --> 00:12:31,250 Steve's not due back for another couple of hours 265 00:12:31,333 --> 00:12:33,458 and we've only just started getting ready. So... 266 00:12:33,542 --> 00:12:34,959 We're gonna bake him a cake 267 00:12:35,041 --> 00:12:36,434 and when he gets here we're all gonna hide! 268 00:12:36,458 --> 00:12:37,834 Ah! 269 00:12:37,917 --> 00:12:39,875 Harper's been planning this for weeks. 270 00:12:39,959 --> 00:12:42,875 She's worked so hard to make it a surprise. 271 00:12:42,959 --> 00:12:44,458 Oh, that'll be the cake! 272 00:12:44,542 --> 00:12:47,500 Uh, I am gonna go to the car and get some more boxes. 273 00:12:58,041 --> 00:12:59,500 Oh... no, no, no. 274 00:12:59,583 --> 00:13:01,333 No, you're not supposed to be here yet. 275 00:13:01,417 --> 00:13:02,917 I'm sorry? 276 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:04,920 Uh... look, I don't have time to explain right now 277 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:06,667 but I need you to get back in your car 278 00:13:06,750 --> 00:13:08,590 and just drive around for maybe like 15 minutes 279 00:13:08,625 --> 00:13:10,417 and then when you come back, act surprised. 280 00:13:10,500 --> 00:13:11,940 Just... let's... Hold on a second here. 281 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:13,000 Who are you? 282 00:13:13,083 --> 00:13:14,083 I'm Candace! 283 00:13:14,125 --> 00:13:16,000 Livingstone. 284 00:13:16,083 --> 00:13:18,583 My mom is Liz Livingstone? You love her cookies? 285 00:13:18,667 --> 00:13:20,458 You're selling cookies. 286 00:13:20,542 --> 00:13:22,250 No, no... No, I'm not selling anything. 287 00:13:22,333 --> 00:13:24,291 Oh, so you're giving them away. 288 00:13:24,375 --> 00:13:25,375 There are no cookies. 289 00:13:25,458 --> 00:13:27,041 It's... I'm here, for you. 290 00:13:27,125 --> 00:13:28,500 You're here for me? 291 00:13:28,583 --> 00:13:29,500 Yeah. I'm your surprise. 292 00:13:29,583 --> 00:13:30,583 Surprise! 293 00:13:30,667 --> 00:13:31,875 Uncle John! 294 00:13:31,959 --> 00:13:34,083 Hey, Harp! 295 00:13:34,166 --> 00:13:35,917 How are ya? Oh! 296 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,542 Look who's here. It's Candace. 297 00:13:37,625 --> 00:13:39,226 I sent a video to help surprise Dad, and she came! 298 00:13:39,250 --> 00:13:41,458 This is my uncle John. Ah. 299 00:13:41,542 --> 00:13:42,875 There we go. Yes. 300 00:13:42,959 --> 00:13:44,166 Hi. Hi. 301 00:13:44,250 --> 00:13:45,709 Nice to meet you. Yeah, you as well. 302 00:13:45,792 --> 00:13:47,625 I'm so sorry. I thought you were Steve. 303 00:13:47,709 --> 00:13:49,250 Right. 304 00:13:49,333 --> 00:13:50,458 Younger brother. 305 00:13:50,542 --> 00:13:51,709 I get that a lot. 306 00:13:51,792 --> 00:13:52,792 Yeah. 307 00:13:52,834 --> 00:13:53,875 Hey, is Grandma home? 308 00:13:53,959 --> 00:13:55,291 She's in the kitchen. 309 00:13:55,375 --> 00:13:56,726 Come on, you need to see the cake we made! 310 00:13:56,750 --> 00:13:58,250 Okay. I'm comin' in right away! 311 00:13:58,333 --> 00:13:59,625 That is, if it's okay with you. 312 00:13:59,709 --> 00:14:01,417 Of course. Please, be my guest. 313 00:14:01,500 --> 00:14:02,625 I'm allowed now. 314 00:14:02,709 --> 00:14:04,291 You are allowed, yes. Oh, that's good. 315 00:14:04,375 --> 00:14:06,583 I did a great job, Candace. 316 00:14:06,667 --> 00:14:08,333 You know, in my defence, 317 00:14:08,417 --> 00:14:10,250 that picture was very misleading. 318 00:14:16,166 --> 00:14:18,166 What's going on? 319 00:14:18,250 --> 00:14:19,959 Steve's flight was delayed. 320 00:14:20,041 --> 00:14:21,333 Oh. 321 00:14:21,417 --> 00:14:22,500 What time does he get in? 322 00:14:22,583 --> 00:14:23,583 Thursday. 323 00:14:23,625 --> 00:14:24,917 Thursday. That's... 324 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:26,750 That's Christmas Eve. 325 00:14:26,834 --> 00:14:28,250 I'm sorry. 326 00:14:28,333 --> 00:14:30,041 Seems you came all this way for nothing. 327 00:14:30,125 --> 00:14:31,750 Ah, don't apologize. 328 00:14:31,834 --> 00:14:33,959 I'm glad I got to come out here and meet you all. 329 00:14:34,041 --> 00:14:35,041 No, but you can't go! 330 00:14:35,083 --> 00:14:36,458 We need you! 331 00:14:36,542 --> 00:14:38,041 Are you gonna come back? 332 00:14:38,125 --> 00:14:40,375 Harper, we can't ask Candace 333 00:14:40,458 --> 00:14:43,041 to give us any more time from her busy schedule. 334 00:14:43,125 --> 00:14:45,333 Popping in today was already incredibly generous. 335 00:14:45,417 --> 00:14:47,125 Martha? 336 00:14:47,208 --> 00:14:50,125 Oh, I'm sorry to drop in unannounced 337 00:14:50,208 --> 00:14:51,393 but everyone down at the town hall... 338 00:14:51,417 --> 00:14:53,667 Hey. You want some coffee? Yeah. 339 00:14:53,750 --> 00:14:56,458 Chipped in to buy Steve a little welcome home gift. 340 00:14:56,542 --> 00:14:57,667 Is he here? 341 00:14:57,750 --> 00:14:59,834 Thank you, that is very kind 342 00:14:59,917 --> 00:15:02,959 but I'm afraid there's been a slight change of plans. 343 00:15:03,041 --> 00:15:05,291 Steve won't be back until Christmas Eve. 344 00:15:05,375 --> 00:15:07,333 Oh, that's too bad. 345 00:15:07,417 --> 00:15:09,083 Thanks. 346 00:15:10,959 --> 00:15:12,375 Oh! 347 00:15:12,458 --> 00:15:15,125 This is Candace Livingstone! 348 00:15:15,208 --> 00:15:18,458 And Candace, this is our beloved Mayor Walsh. 349 00:15:18,542 --> 00:15:20,792 I thought you looked familiar. 350 00:15:20,875 --> 00:15:25,000 Oh, I'm a big fan of your magazine. 351 00:15:25,083 --> 00:15:26,101 I'm very pleased to meet you! 352 00:15:26,125 --> 00:15:27,125 Yes, you too. 353 00:15:28,583 --> 00:15:30,142 Candace was here helping with Steve's party. 354 00:15:30,166 --> 00:15:32,250 Ooh. So does this mean you'll be sticking around 355 00:15:32,333 --> 00:15:33,834 our little town for a while? 356 00:15:33,917 --> 00:15:35,583 Can you? 357 00:15:35,667 --> 00:15:37,959 Well, you've come all this way. 358 00:15:38,041 --> 00:15:39,583 Let us extend to you 359 00:15:39,667 --> 00:15:43,000 some good, old-fashioned Cedar Falls hospitality. 360 00:15:43,083 --> 00:15:44,083 Oh! 361 00:15:44,166 --> 00:15:45,458 Well, I wouldn't want you 362 00:15:45,542 --> 00:15:47,083 to go to all that trouble just for me. 363 00:15:47,166 --> 00:15:51,625 Our town takes great pride in its Christmas calendar. 364 00:15:51,709 --> 00:15:53,500 In fact, there's a lot of wonderful events 365 00:15:53,583 --> 00:15:55,375 that I think will be right up your alley. 366 00:15:57,333 --> 00:15:58,375 How so? 367 00:15:58,458 --> 00:16:00,000 Well, the crafts fair, 368 00:16:00,083 --> 00:16:02,500 the cookie stand, 369 00:16:02,583 --> 00:16:05,041 the gingerbread house competition. 370 00:16:06,959 --> 00:16:10,709 I would like for you to attend them all as my guest of honour! 371 00:16:12,750 --> 00:16:14,417 Please, Candace? 372 00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:16,667 Uh... 373 00:16:19,875 --> 00:16:20,875 Who could say no to that? 374 00:16:22,667 --> 00:16:24,583 Wonderful! Wonderful! 375 00:16:24,667 --> 00:16:26,625 We are going to make the next four days 376 00:16:26,709 --> 00:16:28,500 ones you'll never forget! 377 00:16:28,583 --> 00:16:30,041 I'm sure! 378 00:16:37,458 --> 00:16:39,685 Hey, Mom. Just give me a call back whenever you get this. 379 00:16:39,709 --> 00:16:41,583 Okay? Talk to you later. 380 00:16:45,875 --> 00:16:47,476 That was really nice, what you did back there. 381 00:16:47,500 --> 00:16:48,709 Offering to stay for Harper. 382 00:16:48,792 --> 00:16:49,851 It's kinda hard to tell her no. 383 00:16:49,875 --> 00:16:51,333 Oh, believe me. I know. 384 00:16:51,417 --> 00:16:53,208 Last week I took her to get a Christmas tree 385 00:16:53,291 --> 00:16:55,267 and we came back with ornaments for the entire family 386 00:16:55,291 --> 00:16:56,531 and a pound of peppermint fudge. 387 00:16:57,792 --> 00:16:58,917 Is this it? 388 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:00,750 That's the one. The Inn on Holly Drive. 389 00:17:00,834 --> 00:17:02,291 You turn left by the town hall. 390 00:17:02,375 --> 00:17:03,500 You can't miss it. 391 00:17:03,583 --> 00:17:04,601 They make their own egg nog. 392 00:17:04,625 --> 00:17:05,750 Highly recommended. 393 00:17:05,834 --> 00:17:07,017 You should both come over tomorrow 394 00:17:07,041 --> 00:17:08,291 for breakfast. 395 00:17:08,375 --> 00:17:10,583 Oh, gosh, I... Wouldn't wanna put you out. 396 00:17:10,667 --> 00:17:12,393 You wouldn't be putting us out. We'd love to have you! 397 00:17:12,417 --> 00:17:14,542 Well, all right then. We will be here. 398 00:17:14,625 --> 00:17:17,834 I hope I'll be seeing you too. 399 00:17:17,917 --> 00:17:19,267 We have the gingerbread competition 400 00:17:19,291 --> 00:17:20,875 and then we'll be decorating the tree. 401 00:17:20,959 --> 00:17:23,101 Sorry, I can't. I gotta get to the paper early tomorrow. 402 00:17:23,125 --> 00:17:24,500 I thought it was your day off. 403 00:17:24,583 --> 00:17:26,059 When have you ever known him to take a day off? 404 00:17:26,083 --> 00:17:27,959 The paper? Oh, yeah. John's a reporter 405 00:17:28,041 --> 00:17:30,000 at the Cedar Falls Gazette. Oh. 406 00:17:30,083 --> 00:17:32,291 Well, I hope you'll have time for the festival. 407 00:17:32,375 --> 00:17:33,417 You can't miss that. 408 00:17:33,500 --> 00:17:35,375 I will try. 409 00:17:35,458 --> 00:17:36,458 Scout's honour. 410 00:17:36,542 --> 00:17:39,083 Promise. 411 00:17:39,166 --> 00:17:41,083 It was nice to meet you. You too. 412 00:17:41,166 --> 00:17:42,709 And we'll see you guys later. 413 00:17:42,792 --> 00:17:43,917 Okay. All right. 414 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,166 I can take that. 415 00:17:45,250 --> 00:17:46,393 You wanna go back in? It's cold! 416 00:17:46,417 --> 00:17:47,709 All right, you ready? Bye! 417 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,542 Hello. Hi. 418 00:17:55,625 --> 00:17:57,000 Welcome to the Inn on Holly Drive. 419 00:17:57,083 --> 00:17:58,083 The name, please? 420 00:17:58,125 --> 00:17:59,375 Livingstone. 421 00:17:59,458 --> 00:18:02,083 I actually don't have any reservations. 422 00:18:02,166 --> 00:18:04,542 I was wondering if you might have two rooms available 423 00:18:04,625 --> 00:18:05,750 for the next four nights? 424 00:18:05,834 --> 00:18:07,208 I realize it's last minute, 425 00:18:07,291 --> 00:18:09,500 but the trip was a little unexpected. 426 00:18:09,583 --> 00:18:13,125 You're in luck, Miss... Livingstone? 427 00:18:15,542 --> 00:18:17,959 Candace Livingstone. Liz Livingstone's daughter! 428 00:18:18,041 --> 00:18:20,208 Yeah, that's me. 429 00:18:20,291 --> 00:18:22,792 Oh! How exciting! 430 00:18:24,417 --> 00:18:26,000 A celebrity in our little town! 431 00:18:26,083 --> 00:18:27,583 Oh. Wait right there. 432 00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:33,917 Hey! 433 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,083 Flights are rescheduled. 434 00:18:35,166 --> 00:18:36,333 Do they have any open rooms? 435 00:18:36,417 --> 00:18:38,375 Look, we have your pillows. 436 00:18:38,458 --> 00:18:40,500 Oh. Yes, you do. 437 00:18:40,583 --> 00:18:45,125 Oh. Your mother just has the most amazing taste. 438 00:18:45,208 --> 00:18:48,250 In, well, everything! 439 00:18:48,333 --> 00:18:51,709 Oh. But of course, you need reservations. 440 00:18:51,792 --> 00:18:52,917 Let's get you in the book. 441 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,375 Livingstone... 442 00:18:57,792 --> 00:19:00,750 All right. Um... 443 00:19:00,834 --> 00:19:02,667 follow me and I'll show you to your rooms. 444 00:19:02,750 --> 00:19:03,750 Okay. 445 00:19:03,792 --> 00:19:04,792 You can keep the pillow. 446 00:19:04,834 --> 00:19:07,250 Ah. 447 00:19:07,333 --> 00:19:09,375 There you go. 448 00:19:14,750 --> 00:19:17,083 We spotlight different traditions 449 00:19:17,166 --> 00:19:19,083 from different countries. 450 00:19:19,166 --> 00:19:20,750 Christmas across the globe. 451 00:19:20,834 --> 00:19:22,083 We're a local paper, John. 452 00:19:22,166 --> 00:19:24,000 We cover local stories. 453 00:19:24,083 --> 00:19:25,518 Right, but it's a big world out there. 454 00:19:25,542 --> 00:19:27,017 I mean, don't you think we should be bringing 455 00:19:27,041 --> 00:19:28,041 a little bit of that 456 00:19:28,125 --> 00:19:29,166 into our readers' homes? 457 00:19:29,250 --> 00:19:30,959 We have a travel section. 458 00:19:31,041 --> 00:19:33,291 Betsy just got back from Niagara Falls. 459 00:19:33,375 --> 00:19:35,792 In fact, she's got a wonderful write-up in today's edition. 460 00:19:35,875 --> 00:19:38,375 Pictures, too. 461 00:19:38,458 --> 00:19:40,267 What about that winter tournament basketball game 462 00:19:40,291 --> 00:19:42,000 I gave you? It's on your desk. 463 00:19:42,083 --> 00:19:44,166 And the booster club fundraiser? Finished, Ben. 464 00:19:44,250 --> 00:19:45,750 I'm a good reporter. 465 00:19:45,834 --> 00:19:48,208 I know I could be doing bigger things. 466 00:19:48,291 --> 00:19:50,375 What about Candace Livingstone? 467 00:19:50,458 --> 00:19:53,125 Livingstone. 468 00:19:53,208 --> 00:19:55,417 The... the... Queen of the Crafts lady? 469 00:19:55,500 --> 00:19:56,792 Her daughter. 470 00:19:56,875 --> 00:19:58,750 My niece sent in a video asking her to come 471 00:19:58,834 --> 00:20:01,917 and help welcome my brother Steve home for Christmas 472 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,125 and she came. 473 00:20:03,208 --> 00:20:05,750 Tell me more. 474 00:20:10,834 --> 00:20:12,458 Anna sent me that video. 475 00:20:12,542 --> 00:20:14,667 You made that little girl's year. 476 00:20:14,750 --> 00:20:16,291 Mom, what is all that banging? 477 00:20:16,375 --> 00:20:17,875 I thought you were at the ski lodge. 478 00:20:19,208 --> 00:20:20,792 Well, I was talking to the owner 479 00:20:20,875 --> 00:20:23,000 and he said he'd never had an almond dacquoise. 480 00:20:23,083 --> 00:20:25,083 Well I happened to have a wonderful recipe 481 00:20:25,166 --> 00:20:26,226 so I thought I'd whip one off. 482 00:20:26,250 --> 00:20:27,333 Mm. Of course you did. 483 00:20:27,417 --> 00:20:28,542 That's a sponge cake, right? 484 00:20:28,625 --> 00:20:30,750 No, sweetheart. That's a Genoise. 485 00:20:30,834 --> 00:20:32,959 Just a sec. 486 00:20:33,041 --> 00:20:34,935 You're going to carefully fold that into the chocolate. 487 00:20:34,959 --> 00:20:37,000 Thank you. So... 488 00:20:37,083 --> 00:20:39,125 I had a fabulous idea. 489 00:20:39,208 --> 00:20:40,608 Instead of going back to the office, 490 00:20:40,667 --> 00:20:42,208 why don't you fly out here? 491 00:20:42,291 --> 00:20:43,810 There's a few people I'd like you to meet. 492 00:20:43,834 --> 00:20:45,554 Well, there's been a slight change of plans. 493 00:20:45,625 --> 00:20:47,333 I'm staying. You're staying? 494 00:20:47,417 --> 00:20:50,709 Yeah. Harper's dad Steve doesn't get in until Christmas Eve now 495 00:20:50,792 --> 00:20:53,583 so that's actually why I was calling. 496 00:20:53,667 --> 00:20:55,959 I was hoping maybe you could meet me tomorrow? 497 00:20:56,041 --> 00:20:57,959 Oh. Sweetheart, I'd love to but they've asked me 498 00:20:58,041 --> 00:20:59,667 to stay on an extra couple of days. 499 00:20:59,750 --> 00:21:01,667 They're auctioning off a lunch with me. 500 00:21:01,750 --> 00:21:02,750 Oh. 501 00:21:02,834 --> 00:21:04,291 Listen. 502 00:21:04,375 --> 00:21:07,583 I'll do my best to get there as soon as I can. 503 00:21:07,667 --> 00:21:08,726 Just hold down the fort, okay? 504 00:21:08,750 --> 00:21:09,917 Okay. 505 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,000 Hey. 506 00:21:11,083 --> 00:21:12,333 I love you. 507 00:21:12,417 --> 00:21:13,583 Bye, Mom. 508 00:21:13,667 --> 00:21:14,959 Bye. 509 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:20,460 My mom said that she'll be here as soon as she can 510 00:21:20,542 --> 00:21:23,083 but for now we're on our own. 511 00:21:23,166 --> 00:21:25,166 Did I just make a huge mistake? 512 00:21:25,250 --> 00:21:26,750 So we're here for a few extra days. 513 00:21:26,834 --> 00:21:28,709 What could go wrong? 514 00:21:28,792 --> 00:21:30,375 Oh. 515 00:21:30,458 --> 00:21:32,500 Candace. Candace, will you sign my cookbook, please? 516 00:21:32,583 --> 00:21:34,458 Mrs. Deevers, 517 00:21:34,542 --> 00:21:36,750 did you tell people that I was staying here? 518 00:21:36,834 --> 00:21:39,792 Of course not. 519 00:21:39,875 --> 00:21:42,667 But word travels fast in a small town. 520 00:21:47,125 --> 00:21:48,667 It might be good for the site. 521 00:21:48,750 --> 00:21:50,709 Will you sign my cookbook please? Absolutely. 522 00:21:50,792 --> 00:21:52,834 Your mom is amazing. I love her. 523 00:21:52,917 --> 00:21:54,417 This is amazing. 524 00:22:04,625 --> 00:22:06,583 Candace? Are you okay? 525 00:22:07,625 --> 00:22:09,166 What am I gonna do? 526 00:22:09,250 --> 00:22:12,750 It is one thing to take some pictures with a family 527 00:22:12,834 --> 00:22:14,554 with a carefully written set of instructions 528 00:22:14,625 --> 00:22:16,184 but it a whole other to be the guest of honour 529 00:22:16,208 --> 00:22:17,685 at some entire town's Christmas festival! 530 00:22:17,709 --> 00:22:18,917 You could always cancel. 531 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,333 I can't do that! Why not? 532 00:22:22,417 --> 00:22:23,875 Because my mother is recommending me 533 00:22:23,959 --> 00:22:25,000 as her replacement 534 00:22:25,083 --> 00:22:26,750 and she wants me to use this trip 535 00:22:26,834 --> 00:22:28,559 to make a good impression on the board of directors. 536 00:22:28,583 --> 00:22:32,542 She has built her entire legacy on perfection and I... 537 00:22:32,625 --> 00:22:34,333 I... I'm anything but! 538 00:22:35,875 --> 00:22:37,208 Nobody expects you to be perfect. 539 00:22:37,291 --> 00:22:39,500 Cedar Falls certainly does! 540 00:22:42,959 --> 00:22:44,917 You know my mom's snowflake pancakes? 541 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:45,917 Yeah, of course! 542 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:47,083 Who doesn't? 543 00:22:48,583 --> 00:22:50,351 Okay. She used to make those for me and my dad 544 00:22:50,375 --> 00:22:52,542 every Christmas. 545 00:22:52,625 --> 00:22:54,959 Well, one Christmas she had the flu. 546 00:22:55,041 --> 00:22:57,041 So I thought I would go downstairs to the kitchen 547 00:22:57,125 --> 00:22:58,875 and surprise everybody and make them myself. 548 00:22:58,959 --> 00:23:00,208 What happened? 549 00:23:00,291 --> 00:23:02,875 I burnt the whole first batch! 550 00:23:02,959 --> 00:23:04,792 The second batch was completely lumpy. 551 00:23:04,875 --> 00:23:07,291 The third batch was the worst one of all! 552 00:23:07,375 --> 00:23:10,500 Well, kids burn things all the time. 553 00:23:10,583 --> 00:23:12,333 Anna, I was 17. 554 00:23:12,417 --> 00:23:14,333 What did your mother say? 555 00:23:15,458 --> 00:23:17,667 I never told her! 556 00:23:17,750 --> 00:23:19,184 I mean, I'm the Liz Livingstone's daughter 557 00:23:19,208 --> 00:23:22,667 and I can't even make a pancake? 558 00:23:22,750 --> 00:23:24,458 I was so embarrassed! 559 00:23:24,542 --> 00:23:27,375 And she always made this look so easy! 560 00:23:27,458 --> 00:23:30,709 It just never was for me. 561 00:23:31,875 --> 00:23:33,333 What I'm saying 562 00:23:33,417 --> 00:23:35,184 is that the more time I spend here in Cedar Falls 563 00:23:35,208 --> 00:23:36,875 under a microscope, 564 00:23:36,959 --> 00:23:39,792 the more opportunities I have to screw everything up. 565 00:23:39,875 --> 00:23:41,583 And my mom is counting on me for this. 566 00:23:41,667 --> 00:23:43,834 I... I can't afford to let her down. 567 00:23:47,125 --> 00:23:50,000 So... 568 00:23:50,083 --> 00:23:52,041 you fake it. 569 00:23:52,125 --> 00:23:53,625 Fake it? 570 00:23:53,709 --> 00:23:55,375 Yeah. 571 00:23:55,458 --> 00:23:58,792 You've been watching your mother for years now. 572 00:23:58,875 --> 00:24:00,875 You don't need to be the Queen of Crafts. 573 00:24:00,959 --> 00:24:02,159 You just need to play the part. 574 00:24:03,709 --> 00:24:06,000 That's what I've been trying to do my entire life. 575 00:24:06,083 --> 00:24:08,417 All you need to do is get through the next four days. 576 00:24:08,500 --> 00:24:09,625 And I will be here to help! 577 00:24:09,709 --> 00:24:12,000 You really think I can do this? 578 00:24:12,083 --> 00:24:14,375 Sure. 579 00:24:14,458 --> 00:24:15,625 We just need a game plan. 580 00:24:15,709 --> 00:24:17,333 All right. 581 00:24:20,083 --> 00:24:23,542 Well, first thing I'm gonna need is some winter clothes. 582 00:24:30,125 --> 00:24:34,083 Uh, you need a pair of these. 583 00:24:34,166 --> 00:24:35,417 Definitely. 584 00:24:56,250 --> 00:24:58,625 Red's a good colour on you. 585 00:24:58,709 --> 00:24:59,750 Oh, hi. 586 00:24:59,834 --> 00:25:00,935 Doin' some Christmas shopping? 587 00:25:00,959 --> 00:25:02,667 Uh, not exactly. 588 00:25:02,750 --> 00:25:04,458 I didn't bring any luggage 589 00:25:04,542 --> 00:25:06,518 so I've gotta find something to wear for the next few days. 590 00:25:06,542 --> 00:25:08,542 Well, since you are sticking around, 591 00:25:08,625 --> 00:25:09,834 I was hoping for an interview. 592 00:25:09,917 --> 00:25:11,250 With me? 593 00:25:11,333 --> 00:25:12,917 That's the idea, yeah. 594 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,166 No, I'm really not that interesting. 595 00:25:16,250 --> 00:25:17,643 The daughter of the Queen of Crafts? 596 00:25:17,667 --> 00:25:19,351 And with her recent retirement announcement, 597 00:25:19,375 --> 00:25:21,709 widely considered to be the heir apparent 598 00:25:21,792 --> 00:25:24,000 of her Fortune 500 company? 599 00:25:24,083 --> 00:25:25,267 Thought you didn't know who I was. 600 00:25:25,291 --> 00:25:27,417 I did some research. 601 00:25:27,500 --> 00:25:28,917 Reporter. 602 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,875 Hmm. Hm. 603 00:25:31,959 --> 00:25:34,291 Well, sounds like you have everything you need right there. 604 00:25:34,375 --> 00:25:35,726 There's not much more to the story. 605 00:25:35,750 --> 00:25:37,333 Well, let me be the judge of that. 606 00:25:40,917 --> 00:25:43,333 Can you excuse us for one moment? 607 00:25:43,417 --> 00:25:44,834 Yeah. Yeah. 608 00:25:48,166 --> 00:25:49,667 You should do it. 609 00:25:49,750 --> 00:25:51,166 Are you serious? 610 00:25:51,250 --> 00:25:52,875 It'll be good press. 611 00:25:52,959 --> 00:25:55,375 I am trying to avoid questions. 612 00:25:55,458 --> 00:25:57,208 Now you want me to sign up for some? 613 00:25:57,291 --> 00:26:00,125 Look, he is the uncle of the girl that you're here to help. 614 00:26:00,208 --> 00:26:01,583 I'm not sure that you'll find 615 00:26:01,667 --> 00:26:04,083 a more friendly interview situation. 616 00:26:09,583 --> 00:26:11,500 What's all this? 617 00:26:11,583 --> 00:26:13,375 Uh, Christmas on Main Street. 618 00:26:13,458 --> 00:26:15,000 Christmas on Main Street? 619 00:26:15,083 --> 00:26:16,726 Yeah, it's Cedar Falls' biggest event of the year. 620 00:26:16,750 --> 00:26:18,333 They shut down Main Street 621 00:26:18,417 --> 00:26:20,792 and there's games, concessions, carolling. 622 00:26:20,875 --> 00:26:23,083 Ah. Yeah. 623 00:26:23,166 --> 00:26:26,417 Oh. Check out that tree. Yeah. 624 00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:27,500 That's the grand finale. 625 00:26:27,583 --> 00:26:29,333 So at the end of the night, 626 00:26:29,417 --> 00:26:31,625 they'll light that tree in the centre of the square. Ah. 627 00:26:31,709 --> 00:26:33,583 I'm gonna go get some footage of that. 628 00:26:33,667 --> 00:26:34,709 Okay. 629 00:26:34,792 --> 00:26:36,250 Wow. 630 00:26:37,750 --> 00:26:40,208 Uh, so you graduated with an MBA in business? 631 00:26:40,291 --> 00:26:41,917 I did. 632 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:43,583 Always been good with numbers. 633 00:26:43,667 --> 00:26:45,166 Everybody says I take after my dad. 634 00:26:45,250 --> 00:26:46,834 Well, I mean, if you can cook, 635 00:26:46,917 --> 00:26:50,208 then obviously your mom's an influence as well. 636 00:26:50,291 --> 00:26:51,750 Right! Yeah, I mean, of course. 637 00:26:51,834 --> 00:26:54,458 You know, sort of 50/50 I guess. 638 00:26:54,542 --> 00:26:58,375 Ah. I used to have a camera just like that. 639 00:26:58,458 --> 00:27:00,375 My dad got it for me for my 15th birthday. 640 00:27:03,750 --> 00:27:05,792 What are you doing? 641 00:27:05,875 --> 00:27:07,125 Just jotting it down. 642 00:27:07,208 --> 00:27:09,458 It's not really important. 643 00:27:09,542 --> 00:27:11,583 It sounded important to you. 644 00:27:11,667 --> 00:27:15,333 Yeah. More of a hobby. I just... 645 00:27:15,417 --> 00:27:16,643 I always like to be behind the camera 646 00:27:16,667 --> 00:27:18,542 rather than in front of it. 647 00:27:18,625 --> 00:27:20,583 I oversee our feature photo shoots. 648 00:27:20,667 --> 00:27:21,709 Oh! Excuse us. 649 00:27:21,792 --> 00:27:22,792 Oh, my gosh! 650 00:27:22,834 --> 00:27:23,834 Oh, oh... Oh! 651 00:27:23,875 --> 00:27:24,959 Oh, here, here. 652 00:27:25,041 --> 00:27:26,291 Sorry, I... That's all right. 653 00:27:26,375 --> 00:27:27,518 I was so sure I could balance them. 654 00:27:27,542 --> 00:27:28,834 Where did you park? 655 00:27:28,917 --> 00:27:31,458 I had to park way, way down the street. 656 00:27:31,542 --> 00:27:32,709 Let us walk you to your car. 657 00:27:32,792 --> 00:27:33,810 Oh, you don't have to do that. 658 00:27:33,834 --> 00:27:34,834 It's our pleasure. 659 00:27:34,875 --> 00:27:35,959 Really? 660 00:27:36,041 --> 00:27:37,041 Yeah. Lead the way. 661 00:27:37,083 --> 00:27:38,083 Yeah, okay. Thank you. 662 00:27:38,125 --> 00:27:39,750 You're a Christmas angel. 663 00:27:44,667 --> 00:27:47,125 So, thank you again for answering all my questions. 664 00:27:47,208 --> 00:27:48,583 Oh! Yeah, no problem. 665 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:51,125 Did you get everything you needed? 666 00:27:51,208 --> 00:27:52,875 For now. 667 00:27:52,959 --> 00:27:54,750 Great. I'll see you later. 668 00:27:54,834 --> 00:27:56,125 See ya. 669 00:27:56,208 --> 00:27:58,375 Here, can you put those in there? Thanks. 670 00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:05,667 What's this? 671 00:28:05,750 --> 00:28:07,125 Ah. 672 00:28:07,208 --> 00:28:11,125 Word does travel fast in a small town. 673 00:28:11,208 --> 00:28:12,208 Yeah. 674 00:28:15,917 --> 00:28:17,500 Well, I hope you brought your appetite. 675 00:28:17,583 --> 00:28:18,583 Oh! 676 00:28:18,625 --> 00:28:19,625 Good morning. 677 00:28:19,667 --> 00:28:21,166 Hi! 678 00:28:21,250 --> 00:28:23,041 Well, it seems my very busy son 679 00:28:23,125 --> 00:28:25,500 suddenly had an opening for breakfast. 680 00:28:25,583 --> 00:28:27,166 No, he's still on the clock, Mom. 681 00:28:27,250 --> 00:28:29,834 John's writing a piece on Candace for the newspaper. 682 00:28:29,917 --> 00:28:31,333 I see. 683 00:28:31,417 --> 00:28:34,125 I'm here. Isn't that what counts? 684 00:28:34,208 --> 00:28:35,542 Can I get you two some coffee? 685 00:28:35,625 --> 00:28:37,125 Yes, coffee would be wonderful. 686 00:28:37,208 --> 00:28:38,625 Thank you. 687 00:28:38,709 --> 00:28:41,250 Well, dig in, everyone. Don't be shy. 688 00:28:41,333 --> 00:28:44,500 Thank you. 689 00:28:44,583 --> 00:28:46,375 This all looks so good. 690 00:28:46,458 --> 00:28:49,500 We got all the recipes out of the magazine. 691 00:28:49,583 --> 00:28:52,458 Everything except the snowflake pancakes, I'm afraid. 692 00:28:52,542 --> 00:28:53,917 Snowflake pancakes? 693 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,083 Yeah. They're sort of my mom's specialty. 694 00:28:56,166 --> 00:28:57,625 She makes them every Christmas. Oh. 695 00:28:57,709 --> 00:28:58,792 And try as I may, 696 00:28:58,875 --> 00:29:00,709 I just can't seem to get them right! 697 00:29:00,792 --> 00:29:03,458 Well, you know, it's all in the wrist. 698 00:29:03,542 --> 00:29:04,917 Oh! 699 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,667 Uh, I'd like to see the snowflake pancakes. 700 00:29:07,750 --> 00:29:09,125 Harper? You wanna see one? Yeah! 701 00:29:09,208 --> 00:29:10,583 Uh, you know what? 702 00:29:10,667 --> 00:29:12,142 I probably have a picture of them on my phone. 703 00:29:12,166 --> 00:29:13,166 I could show you. Uh, no... 704 00:29:13,250 --> 00:29:14,542 I... 705 00:29:14,625 --> 00:29:16,458 Sorry, I meant, uh, could you make one? 706 00:29:16,542 --> 00:29:17,792 Oh, could you? 707 00:29:17,875 --> 00:29:19,375 I'd love to see it in action! 708 00:29:19,458 --> 00:29:23,375 Oh. Uh, but here? Now? 709 00:29:23,458 --> 00:29:25,083 Why not? 710 00:29:25,166 --> 00:29:26,959 Well, we don't have any batter. 711 00:29:27,041 --> 00:29:28,083 Oh. I can fix that. 712 00:29:30,667 --> 00:29:32,208 Okay. Let's get some snowflake pancakes. 713 00:29:32,291 --> 00:29:33,333 Yeah. 714 00:29:33,417 --> 00:29:34,500 They're gonna be so good. 715 00:29:34,583 --> 00:29:36,417 Yeah! Pancake time. 716 00:29:41,250 --> 00:29:42,625 What are you doin'? 717 00:29:42,709 --> 00:29:44,125 Oh, I thought I'd get a few pictures 718 00:29:44,208 --> 00:29:46,250 as a companion piece for the article. 719 00:29:46,333 --> 00:29:48,625 Oh! Uh, well you know, it happens really quickly 720 00:29:48,709 --> 00:29:50,208 so I don't know that a picture 721 00:29:50,291 --> 00:29:52,458 is really the best way to capture the moment. 722 00:29:52,542 --> 00:29:54,375 You're right. You know what? 723 00:29:54,458 --> 00:29:57,709 Video would be better and then we can put it on our website. 724 00:29:57,792 --> 00:29:58,709 Mm-hm. 725 00:29:58,792 --> 00:30:00,083 Here you go. 726 00:30:00,166 --> 00:30:02,542 The batter should be the right consistency. 727 00:30:02,625 --> 00:30:04,542 I can't wait to see how it all turns out! 728 00:30:05,959 --> 00:30:07,250 Me either! 729 00:30:08,709 --> 00:30:12,166 All right. Get the right position 730 00:30:12,250 --> 00:30:15,250 and start here... 731 00:30:15,333 --> 00:30:16,625 and here we go. 732 00:30:16,709 --> 00:30:17,917 Candace! 733 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,083 Would you mind if I gave it a shot? 734 00:30:20,166 --> 00:30:22,041 Yeah. Go ahead. 735 00:30:22,125 --> 00:30:23,643 She has been showing me the perfect technique. 736 00:30:23,667 --> 00:30:24,709 Oh. 737 00:30:24,792 --> 00:30:26,041 I've been practicing 738 00:30:26,125 --> 00:30:28,083 and I would really love to try it out. 739 00:30:28,166 --> 00:30:29,834 Yes! I think that's a great idea. 740 00:30:29,917 --> 00:30:31,917 You should practice. 741 00:30:36,625 --> 00:30:38,208 Oh. 742 00:30:40,083 --> 00:30:42,166 Very nice. 743 00:30:42,250 --> 00:30:44,041 Okay. Good, yeah. I'll take that. 744 00:30:47,041 --> 00:30:49,208 Right... 745 00:30:49,291 --> 00:30:52,000 Ah, that's perfect. Just like I taught you. 746 00:30:52,083 --> 00:30:53,667 Perfect. 747 00:30:55,125 --> 00:30:56,125 Take that. 748 00:31:03,500 --> 00:31:06,125 Whoa, it looks just like the picture! 749 00:31:06,208 --> 00:31:08,083 You must be an excellent teacher! 750 00:31:08,166 --> 00:31:10,000 Uh. Well... 751 00:31:10,083 --> 00:31:13,458 I'd still like to get one of Candace doing it. 752 00:31:13,542 --> 00:31:14,942 Just... if you don't mind if I could? 753 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:16,542 But we need to get a move on 754 00:31:16,625 --> 00:31:18,393 or we'll be late for the gingerbread competition! 755 00:31:18,417 --> 00:31:20,542 Go on, before it all gets cold! 756 00:31:20,625 --> 00:31:22,458 Yeah. 757 00:31:22,542 --> 00:31:24,000 Ah. 758 00:31:24,083 --> 00:31:26,000 Thank you. Of course. 759 00:31:32,750 --> 00:31:35,583 Ah. 760 00:31:37,083 --> 00:31:38,083 This looks fun. 761 00:31:38,125 --> 00:31:39,500 Yeah. 762 00:31:39,583 --> 00:31:41,375 Oh, don't let those friendly faces fool you. 763 00:31:41,458 --> 00:31:42,792 It gets pretty competitive. 764 00:31:42,875 --> 00:31:44,000 Seriously? 765 00:31:44,083 --> 00:31:46,750 Oh. Cutthroat. 766 00:31:46,834 --> 00:31:48,417 I see my friends. Can I go say hi? 767 00:31:48,500 --> 00:31:49,625 Yeah, sure. Go ahead. 768 00:31:49,709 --> 00:31:51,291 Do you wanna come? 769 00:31:51,375 --> 00:31:52,583 See ya in a minute. 770 00:31:52,667 --> 00:31:54,750 Oh! It's Matt, my fiancé. 771 00:31:54,834 --> 00:31:56,625 I'm gonna go take this outside. 772 00:31:56,709 --> 00:31:57,959 It'll be really fast. 773 00:31:58,041 --> 00:31:59,583 Sure, no problem. 774 00:32:00,667 --> 00:32:03,083 So? What can I expect? 775 00:32:03,166 --> 00:32:05,208 Uh, to be honest, I'm not sure. 776 00:32:05,291 --> 00:32:06,771 I haven't been here since I was a kid. 777 00:32:06,834 --> 00:32:07,959 Really? 778 00:32:08,041 --> 00:32:10,250 Just haven't found the time. 779 00:32:10,333 --> 00:32:11,709 Ah. 780 00:32:11,792 --> 00:32:13,184 Well you know, my mom always had a saying. 781 00:32:13,208 --> 00:32:15,417 "Time well spent is time spent together." 782 00:32:15,500 --> 00:32:20,333 Well, your mother is incredibly successful. 783 00:32:20,417 --> 00:32:22,097 I'm sure she spent long hours to get there. 784 00:32:23,291 --> 00:32:24,417 Sure. 785 00:32:24,500 --> 00:32:25,851 But family was always the priority. 786 00:32:25,875 --> 00:32:27,267 And there was nothing more important. 787 00:32:27,291 --> 00:32:29,166 Especially at Christmas. 788 00:32:29,250 --> 00:32:32,208 It was a time for us to slow down 789 00:32:32,291 --> 00:32:35,083 and appreciate all that we have with the people we love. 790 00:32:35,166 --> 00:32:38,208 You know, I think we need to get you into the spirit. 791 00:32:38,291 --> 00:32:40,417 And how do you propose to do that? 792 00:32:40,500 --> 00:32:42,625 I've got just the thing. 793 00:32:42,709 --> 00:32:44,083 Yes. 794 00:32:48,417 --> 00:32:50,667 Yeah! It's a start. 795 00:32:53,250 --> 00:32:56,208 Welcome, everyone, 796 00:32:56,291 --> 00:32:58,834 to the 50th annual gingerbread showdown! 797 00:33:01,166 --> 00:33:03,750 Oh, we're so lucky today 798 00:33:03,834 --> 00:33:06,208 to have a very special guest judge, 799 00:33:06,291 --> 00:33:09,125 Candace Livingstone! 800 00:33:10,375 --> 00:33:12,375 Hi. Hi, everyone! 801 00:33:12,458 --> 00:33:13,458 I'm gonna put this down. 802 00:33:13,542 --> 00:33:15,625 Uh, thank you, Mayor Walsh 803 00:33:15,709 --> 00:33:17,417 and thank you, Cedar Falls 804 00:33:17,500 --> 00:33:20,166 for inviting me to be a part of such a wonderful event. 805 00:33:20,250 --> 00:33:22,417 I'm sure I have a very tough decision ahead of me. 806 00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:24,625 Now, before we begin, 807 00:33:24,709 --> 00:33:27,667 we thought it might be fun to ask Candace 808 00:33:27,750 --> 00:33:30,875 to show us some tips and tricks of the trade! 809 00:33:34,375 --> 00:33:36,208 Oh. 810 00:33:36,291 --> 00:33:38,250 You guys don't need my advice. 811 00:33:38,333 --> 00:33:39,518 They're in a competition, right? 812 00:33:39,542 --> 00:33:40,667 Well, what do ya say, folks? 813 00:33:40,750 --> 00:33:42,500 Would you like a little demonstration? 814 00:33:44,542 --> 00:33:46,750 Why did it have to be gingerbread? 815 00:33:46,834 --> 00:33:48,959 Candace! Candace! Candace! 816 00:33:50,750 --> 00:33:55,583 Okay. Well, the secret to a perfect gingerbread house 817 00:33:55,667 --> 00:33:57,625 is uh, is patience. 818 00:33:57,709 --> 00:34:02,291 Because, you know, it can take one, or two... 819 00:34:02,375 --> 00:34:04,333 or, you know, 820 00:34:04,417 --> 00:34:08,500 even ten tries 821 00:34:08,583 --> 00:34:10,375 to get it right. Oh, boy. 822 00:34:10,458 --> 00:34:12,917 Um, yeah. But you know, 823 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:15,041 the great thing about gingerbread houses 824 00:34:15,125 --> 00:34:16,583 is that there really are no rules. 825 00:34:16,667 --> 00:34:19,333 So, you know, your gingerbread house 826 00:34:19,417 --> 00:34:21,834 could be tall or short, 827 00:34:21,917 --> 00:34:24,792 neat or messy. 828 00:34:26,208 --> 00:34:28,291 Really, the perfect gingerbread house 829 00:34:28,375 --> 00:34:31,625 is whatever you make it to be. 830 00:34:31,709 --> 00:34:34,500 And um, that royal icing is giving you a bit of trouble? 831 00:34:34,583 --> 00:34:36,125 Just add a splash of lemon juice. 832 00:34:36,208 --> 00:34:38,125 Wonderful. Thank you, Candace! 833 00:34:40,291 --> 00:34:42,083 Let the competition begin! 834 00:34:42,166 --> 00:34:43,625 Good luck, everyone! 835 00:34:43,709 --> 00:34:45,750 Good luck. 836 00:34:48,667 --> 00:34:50,250 Look at all those windows. 837 00:34:52,542 --> 00:34:54,333 Look at this one! 838 00:34:55,834 --> 00:34:57,351 Wow, it looks like a little castle! Yeah. 839 00:34:57,375 --> 00:34:58,667 They did a great job. 840 00:35:00,875 --> 00:35:02,792 Look at that! 841 00:35:05,583 --> 00:35:07,208 Nice job. 842 00:35:11,458 --> 00:35:12,500 Great job. 843 00:35:15,458 --> 00:35:16,458 Well, ladies. 844 00:35:17,709 --> 00:35:19,333 Do we have a winner? 845 00:35:19,417 --> 00:35:20,458 What do you think? 846 00:35:21,750 --> 00:35:23,166 Okay. 847 00:35:23,250 --> 00:35:24,893 I have conferred with my esteemed colleague here 848 00:35:24,917 --> 00:35:26,667 and we have made a decision. 849 00:35:26,750 --> 00:35:27,834 Ha-ha! 850 00:35:27,917 --> 00:35:29,208 All right, congratulations! 851 00:35:29,291 --> 00:35:31,208 Oh, wonderful! It's the Carsons! 852 00:35:32,792 --> 00:35:34,166 Again. 853 00:35:34,250 --> 00:35:35,333 Let's get a picture. 854 00:35:39,667 --> 00:35:41,125 Great. Nice job. 855 00:35:43,375 --> 00:35:45,875 Kevin. Grab the photo. 856 00:35:49,792 --> 00:35:51,434 Well, we're all heading home to trim the tree. 857 00:35:51,458 --> 00:35:54,125 Do you have to get back to the paper right away? 858 00:35:56,667 --> 00:35:57,750 I'll be right behind you. 859 00:35:57,834 --> 00:35:58,875 Yes! All right. 860 00:35:58,959 --> 00:36:00,750 See you later. 861 00:36:06,166 --> 00:36:07,518 I can't believe you still have this. 862 00:36:07,542 --> 00:36:08,851 You made this for me when you were six. 863 00:36:08,875 --> 00:36:11,458 Of course I still have it. 864 00:36:11,542 --> 00:36:12,792 It's lopsided. 865 00:36:12,875 --> 00:36:13,875 It's perfect! 866 00:36:13,959 --> 00:36:15,208 I like it! 867 00:36:15,291 --> 00:36:16,500 There you go. Two against one. 868 00:36:16,583 --> 00:36:17,792 And she's the expert. 869 00:36:17,875 --> 00:36:19,333 I'm hanging it in the back. 870 00:36:19,417 --> 00:36:20,333 Oh, pfft. 871 00:36:20,417 --> 00:36:21,583 Yep. 872 00:36:21,667 --> 00:36:23,250 What are we going to do about the angel? 873 00:36:23,333 --> 00:36:24,792 Dad always puts it on top. 874 00:36:24,875 --> 00:36:28,792 Oh, Harper. I spoke to your dad last night and... 875 00:36:28,875 --> 00:36:30,059 he thinks you should do it. Me? 876 00:36:30,083 --> 00:36:31,250 Mm-hm. 877 00:36:31,333 --> 00:36:32,875 Candace, can you hand me that box? 878 00:36:32,959 --> 00:36:33,959 Yeah, sure. 879 00:36:35,667 --> 00:36:37,291 There you go. Thank you. 880 00:36:37,375 --> 00:36:39,083 But I can't reach. 881 00:36:39,166 --> 00:36:41,083 Oh, I think I can help you with that. 882 00:36:41,166 --> 00:36:42,208 Ready? 883 00:36:47,542 --> 00:36:49,709 Okay. 884 00:36:49,792 --> 00:36:51,458 Now, you see? 885 00:36:51,542 --> 00:36:53,125 You almost missed this. 886 00:36:55,333 --> 00:36:57,041 You did a good job. 887 00:36:57,125 --> 00:36:58,417 Thanks. 888 00:37:02,917 --> 00:37:04,476 There's something that just doesn't add up. 889 00:37:04,500 --> 00:37:06,709 Did you see her at the gingerbread competition? 890 00:37:06,792 --> 00:37:08,434 She didn't even know what a gingerbread house was 891 00:37:08,458 --> 00:37:09,498 let alone how to make one. 892 00:37:09,542 --> 00:37:11,041 Everyone has an off day. 893 00:37:11,125 --> 00:37:13,959 No, I think... I think you should look into this. 894 00:37:14,041 --> 00:37:16,125 My instincts are never wrong. 895 00:37:16,208 --> 00:37:18,083 She was... Dig a little deeper. 896 00:37:20,959 --> 00:37:22,583 Come on, Ben. She was ambushed. 897 00:37:22,667 --> 00:37:24,792 She wasn't expecting to build a gingerbread house. 898 00:37:30,667 --> 00:37:32,083 For what it's worth, 899 00:37:32,166 --> 00:37:34,417 I thought you handled it with a lot of finesse. 900 00:37:34,500 --> 00:37:35,750 Really? 901 00:37:35,834 --> 00:37:37,875 Well, the crowd seemed to like it. 902 00:37:37,959 --> 00:37:39,417 I've been here less than two days 903 00:37:39,500 --> 00:37:42,250 and I've barely averted three potential disasters. 904 00:37:42,333 --> 00:37:43,667 But they were averted. 905 00:37:43,750 --> 00:37:44,910 And if anything else comes up, 906 00:37:44,959 --> 00:37:46,417 I will run interference. 907 00:37:46,500 --> 00:37:48,375 Wait, wait, wait. We've got one more problem. 908 00:37:48,458 --> 00:37:50,667 What? John. 909 00:37:50,750 --> 00:37:52,917 Because you wanna lose yourself in his eyes 910 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:54,333 and never find your way out? 911 00:37:55,792 --> 00:37:57,208 I was thinking because he's nosy. 912 00:37:57,291 --> 00:37:59,000 Right. 913 00:37:59,083 --> 00:38:01,125 Uh, look. 914 00:38:01,208 --> 00:38:03,375 The last thing I need is a reporter tailing me around, 915 00:38:03,458 --> 00:38:05,875 catching me in a domestic mishap. 916 00:38:05,959 --> 00:38:07,166 Don't worry... 917 00:38:07,250 --> 00:38:08,500 Heavens, you're just in time! 918 00:38:08,583 --> 00:38:09,834 I have a surprise for you. 919 00:38:09,917 --> 00:38:11,750 Oh, no, no. 920 00:38:11,834 --> 00:38:13,417 I'm not really big on surprises. 921 00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:16,166 Oh, I know you'll love this one. 922 00:38:16,250 --> 00:38:17,709 Come. 923 00:38:30,041 --> 00:38:31,500 Welcome. 924 00:38:31,583 --> 00:38:35,208 The inn hosts a sewing circle twice a month 925 00:38:35,291 --> 00:38:37,583 but since you're here in town, 926 00:38:37,667 --> 00:38:39,834 I decided to call an emergency meeting. 927 00:38:39,917 --> 00:38:41,875 Oh! Let me, uh, take your coats. 928 00:38:41,959 --> 00:38:44,083 I thought it would be a welcome sight 929 00:38:44,166 --> 00:38:45,542 to help you feel at home. 930 00:38:45,625 --> 00:38:47,542 Oh, gosh, well you... 931 00:38:47,625 --> 00:38:49,166 Didn't have to go to all this trouble. 932 00:38:49,250 --> 00:38:50,709 No trouble at all! 933 00:38:50,792 --> 00:38:53,291 Well, I remembered last year's Christmas issue 934 00:38:53,375 --> 00:38:54,875 was all about how you and your mother 935 00:38:54,959 --> 00:38:57,375 loved to knit something special for the holidays. 936 00:38:57,458 --> 00:38:59,333 Oh, yes. Yeah, um... 937 00:38:59,417 --> 00:39:00,667 You know, Mrs. Deevers, 938 00:39:00,750 --> 00:39:02,142 can I just talk to you for a second? 939 00:39:02,166 --> 00:39:03,625 Sure. Just one second. 940 00:39:03,709 --> 00:39:05,208 Um... 941 00:39:05,291 --> 00:39:07,291 You know, I... I... Would really rather just watch. 942 00:39:07,375 --> 00:39:09,055 You know, I don't wanna disrupt the circle. 943 00:39:09,083 --> 00:39:10,750 Oh, no, no! 944 00:39:10,834 --> 00:39:13,667 They'll be excited to learn some tricks from an expert. 945 00:39:13,750 --> 00:39:16,500 Oh. Well, I... I wouldn't say expert. 946 00:39:16,583 --> 00:39:19,500 All right. I see what's going on here. 947 00:39:19,583 --> 00:39:21,792 Oh, you... you do? 948 00:39:21,875 --> 00:39:23,542 Mm-hm. I think it's fairly obvious. 949 00:39:25,250 --> 00:39:26,667 It is. 950 00:39:26,750 --> 00:39:29,875 Mm-hm. You're worried about showing the others up. 951 00:39:29,959 --> 00:39:31,792 You caught her! 952 00:39:31,875 --> 00:39:34,709 That is Candace, modest to a fault. 953 00:39:34,792 --> 00:39:37,458 You have nothing to worry about. 954 00:39:37,542 --> 00:39:39,750 We all just do this for fun! 955 00:39:39,834 --> 00:39:41,208 Oh! Come! 956 00:39:41,291 --> 00:39:44,375 Yes, okay. Sorry, excuse me. 957 00:39:44,458 --> 00:39:45,875 Sorry. Thank you so much. 958 00:39:45,959 --> 00:39:46,959 Right here in the middle. 959 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,208 Okay, great. Hi. 960 00:39:49,291 --> 00:39:50,291 Now that that's settled, 961 00:39:50,333 --> 00:39:52,583 I have just one question: 962 00:39:52,667 --> 00:39:55,000 knitting or cross-stitch? 963 00:39:55,083 --> 00:39:56,166 Knitting. 964 00:39:56,250 --> 00:39:58,083 Yeah, Candace, 965 00:39:58,166 --> 00:40:00,017 you have that scarf that you've been working on. 966 00:40:00,041 --> 00:40:01,709 Scarf. 967 00:40:01,792 --> 00:40:03,166 Yeah, maybe you could finish it up? 968 00:40:03,250 --> 00:40:05,959 Yeah, yeah. 969 00:40:06,041 --> 00:40:07,500 I'll go grab it for you. 970 00:40:07,583 --> 00:40:09,041 Oh. Perfect. 971 00:40:11,375 --> 00:40:13,125 Thank you. 972 00:40:13,208 --> 00:40:15,250 Oh, isn't this fun? 973 00:40:15,333 --> 00:40:17,083 Oh, it's so much! 974 00:40:17,166 --> 00:40:20,000 Yeah. Hi, ladies. Thank you for having me. 975 00:40:24,458 --> 00:40:25,917 Yes. 976 00:40:32,917 --> 00:40:35,083 I got it! 977 00:40:35,166 --> 00:40:37,875 Yeah, there... there's the scarf. 978 00:40:37,959 --> 00:40:39,291 Oh my, that's beautiful. 979 00:40:39,375 --> 00:40:41,083 Yeah! 980 00:40:41,166 --> 00:40:43,000 Oh. 981 00:40:43,083 --> 00:40:45,792 So, what do I do with this now? 982 00:40:48,834 --> 00:40:50,417 Stick some buttons on it? 983 00:40:50,500 --> 00:40:53,417 Uh, could you hand me those buttons right there? 984 00:41:01,500 --> 00:41:04,125 Some of these... 985 00:41:04,208 --> 00:41:06,125 Doing lovely work, ladies. 986 00:41:06,208 --> 00:41:07,208 Some more buttons. 987 00:41:19,208 --> 00:41:21,834 That's a really beautiful quilt. 988 00:41:21,917 --> 00:41:23,583 Thank you. 989 00:41:23,667 --> 00:41:26,750 You know, next month's issue is gonna be all about quilts. 990 00:41:26,834 --> 00:41:27,875 You would love it. 991 00:41:27,959 --> 00:41:28,875 Do you have a subscription? 992 00:41:28,959 --> 00:41:30,417 I'm sorry, I don't. 993 00:41:30,500 --> 00:41:33,208 That's okay. I could send you one. 994 00:41:33,291 --> 00:41:36,792 Truth is, I find your magazine a little intimidating. 995 00:41:36,875 --> 00:41:38,458 Intimidating? 996 00:41:38,542 --> 00:41:41,041 I shouldn't have said anything. 997 00:41:41,125 --> 00:41:43,291 No, I... I'd love to hear your thoughts. 998 00:41:43,375 --> 00:41:45,417 Well, it's just... All the perfect pictures 999 00:41:45,500 --> 00:41:46,542 of all the perfect things? 1000 00:41:46,625 --> 00:41:48,458 It always felt so unattainable, 1001 00:41:48,542 --> 00:41:52,000 like it wasn't meant for me. 1002 00:41:52,083 --> 00:41:53,083 I'm sure you have no idea 1003 00:41:53,125 --> 00:41:54,709 what I'm talking about. 1004 00:41:54,792 --> 00:41:58,583 No. No, I do. 1005 00:41:58,667 --> 00:42:00,417 More than you realize. 1006 00:42:02,458 --> 00:42:03,875 Just for the record, 1007 00:42:03,959 --> 00:42:05,476 we would be lucky to feature a quilt like that 1008 00:42:05,500 --> 00:42:06,542 in our magazine. 1009 00:42:13,333 --> 00:42:14,875 Good night, ladies. 1010 00:42:14,959 --> 00:42:16,000 Bye. Good night. 1011 00:42:16,083 --> 00:42:17,083 So lovely meeting you. 1012 00:42:17,125 --> 00:42:18,375 Bye. Nice to meet you. 1013 00:42:18,458 --> 00:42:19,685 Thank you so much. Have a good night. 1014 00:42:19,709 --> 00:42:20,709 Good to see you. 1015 00:42:20,750 --> 00:42:21,959 Oh, hi! How are you? 1016 00:42:22,041 --> 00:42:23,959 Hi. 1017 00:42:24,041 --> 00:42:26,125 Oh! Hey. 1018 00:42:26,208 --> 00:42:27,208 Hey. 1019 00:42:27,250 --> 00:42:28,417 What are you doin' here? 1020 00:42:28,500 --> 00:42:31,458 Uh, just... 1021 00:42:31,542 --> 00:42:33,792 Observing you in your natural habitat. 1022 00:42:33,875 --> 00:42:36,709 You know, getting a little colour for the story. 1023 00:42:36,792 --> 00:42:37,875 Oh. 1024 00:42:37,959 --> 00:42:39,184 I thought it was just an interview. 1025 00:42:39,208 --> 00:42:40,500 Now I'm a story. 1026 00:42:40,583 --> 00:42:41,875 Right, yeah. Um... 1027 00:42:41,959 --> 00:42:44,041 But it's kind of a big deal, 1028 00:42:44,125 --> 00:42:46,333 you coming to town. 1029 00:42:46,417 --> 00:42:48,917 So my editor thought it would be nice to get a profile piece. 1030 00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:52,083 I was hoping to maybe spend the day together tomorrow? 1031 00:42:52,166 --> 00:42:54,709 My family's going downtown for the festival. 1032 00:42:54,792 --> 00:42:57,542 We'd love for you to come. 1033 00:42:57,625 --> 00:42:59,458 John! Hi! 1034 00:42:59,542 --> 00:43:00,542 Hi, how are you? 1035 00:43:00,583 --> 00:43:02,375 What a surprise! Yeah. 1036 00:43:02,458 --> 00:43:06,500 Oh. Did you see the beautiful scarf that Candace made? 1037 00:43:09,959 --> 00:43:10,959 You made this? 1038 00:43:11,041 --> 00:43:12,041 Um... 1039 00:43:12,083 --> 00:43:13,583 Isn't she talented? 1040 00:43:13,667 --> 00:43:15,458 Yeah, very. 1041 00:43:15,542 --> 00:43:16,875 Yes, indeed. Well, um, 1042 00:43:16,959 --> 00:43:20,166 I guess I'll just leave you two kids alone. 1043 00:43:20,250 --> 00:43:22,083 Oh. Yeah. 1044 00:43:22,166 --> 00:43:23,583 Good night. 1045 00:43:25,583 --> 00:43:27,041 Um, 1046 00:43:27,125 --> 00:43:29,458 well, if you don't have any questions for tonight, 1047 00:43:29,542 --> 00:43:31,208 I think I'm gonna go... Yeah. 1048 00:43:31,291 --> 00:43:32,768 No, it looks like I missed out on all the fun. 1049 00:43:32,792 --> 00:43:35,291 So, um... 1050 00:43:35,375 --> 00:43:37,375 See you tomorrow? 1051 00:43:37,458 --> 00:43:39,083 Yeah. Great. 1052 00:43:39,166 --> 00:43:41,000 Good night. Good night. 1053 00:44:04,917 --> 00:44:06,041 Hey! Hey. 1054 00:44:06,125 --> 00:44:07,041 What's up? 1055 00:44:07,125 --> 00:44:08,667 I just spoke to Matt. 1056 00:44:08,750 --> 00:44:10,583 His parents want us to celebrate Christmas 1057 00:44:10,667 --> 00:44:13,458 with them at their family cabin. 1058 00:44:13,542 --> 00:44:15,125 It was a last minute decision. 1059 00:44:15,208 --> 00:44:17,291 When do you have to leave? 1060 00:44:18,333 --> 00:44:19,375 Tomorrow. 1061 00:44:21,750 --> 00:44:24,083 Oh. 1062 00:44:24,166 --> 00:44:25,667 Okay. 1063 00:44:27,542 --> 00:44:30,417 I'll keep my phone on in case of an emergency. 1064 00:44:30,500 --> 00:44:31,500 You think I can do this? 1065 00:44:31,583 --> 00:44:32,750 You made it this far. 1066 00:44:32,834 --> 00:44:34,166 Yeah, with your help. 1067 00:44:34,250 --> 00:44:36,208 You only agreed to the one day. 1068 00:44:36,291 --> 00:44:38,250 No one would blame you if you left early. 1069 00:44:39,709 --> 00:44:40,709 Merry Christmas. 1070 00:44:40,792 --> 00:44:42,542 Okay. 1071 00:44:42,625 --> 00:44:44,125 Have fun. Yeah. 1072 00:44:53,875 --> 00:44:56,041 Hello. You've reached Liz Livingstone. 1073 00:44:56,125 --> 00:44:57,917 I can't come to the phone right now. 1074 00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:00,281 Leave a message after the tone and have a Merry Christmas. 1075 00:45:01,792 --> 00:45:03,583 Hey, Mom, it's me. 1076 00:45:03,667 --> 00:45:06,458 Looks like I'll be joining you in Aspen, after all. 1077 00:45:06,542 --> 00:45:08,417 Give me a call when you get this. 1078 00:45:08,500 --> 00:45:11,417 Okay, bye. 1079 00:45:15,709 --> 00:45:17,375 Oh! 1080 00:45:17,458 --> 00:45:18,667 Candace! 1081 00:45:18,750 --> 00:45:20,583 What a wonderful surprise! 1082 00:45:20,667 --> 00:45:22,667 Hi. Is Harper here? 1083 00:45:22,750 --> 00:45:24,375 She's inside, come on in! 1084 00:45:24,458 --> 00:45:25,792 Okay, I'll be right there. 1085 00:45:25,875 --> 00:45:27,625 Great. 1086 00:45:30,750 --> 00:45:33,250 I can't believe you're going to miss Christmas on Main Street! 1087 00:45:33,333 --> 00:45:35,351 Well, you're just gonna have to tell me all about it 1088 00:45:35,375 --> 00:45:36,959 when I'm back! Did you pick an ornament? 1089 00:45:37,041 --> 00:45:38,458 Still deciding. 1090 00:45:38,542 --> 00:45:40,667 I voted was for the snowman with the sunglasses. 1091 00:45:40,750 --> 00:45:42,917 Ha! That's why Harper is in charge. 1092 00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:44,458 You know, I gotta go, kiddo. 1093 00:45:44,542 --> 00:45:45,917 Already? 1094 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:47,542 I know, I'm sorry it was so short. 1095 00:45:47,625 --> 00:45:49,583 But listen, I'm gonna be home so soon, 1096 00:45:49,667 --> 00:45:51,375 and I can't wait to see you! 1097 00:45:51,458 --> 00:45:52,667 Okay. Bye, Dad. Love you. 1098 00:45:52,792 --> 00:45:54,417 I love you, too, kiddo. 1099 00:45:54,500 --> 00:45:56,166 I'll see you soon, Janey. 1100 00:45:56,250 --> 00:45:57,709 Not soon enough. 1101 00:45:57,792 --> 00:45:58,959 Bye, Mom. 1102 00:45:59,041 --> 00:46:00,208 Love you, son. 1103 00:46:00,291 --> 00:46:01,458 See you, bro. 1104 00:46:01,542 --> 00:46:03,583 See ya, buddy. Love you guys! 1105 00:46:03,667 --> 00:46:06,250 See you soon! 1106 00:46:07,959 --> 00:46:09,208 Hey... 1107 00:46:09,291 --> 00:46:10,875 Do you think he suspects anything? 1108 00:46:10,959 --> 00:46:13,041 Hmm... 1109 00:46:13,125 --> 00:46:15,000 You're about to throw him the world's best 1110 00:46:15,083 --> 00:46:17,125 Christmas homecoming, and he doesn't have a clue! 1111 00:46:17,208 --> 00:46:19,583 Do you think he's going to like it? 1112 00:46:19,667 --> 00:46:21,625 No. I think he's going to love it. 1113 00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:25,458 Thanks, Uncle John. 1114 00:46:26,959 --> 00:46:28,834 Oh. Hi, Candace! 1115 00:46:28,917 --> 00:46:30,959 What brings you here? 1116 00:46:31,041 --> 00:46:33,250 Well, I wanted to talk to Harper about something. 1117 00:46:33,333 --> 00:46:35,291 What is it? 1118 00:46:35,375 --> 00:46:39,000 Um... 1119 00:46:39,083 --> 00:46:42,583 Well, I heard there was a big Christmas festival in town, 1120 00:46:42,667 --> 00:46:45,709 and I was wondering if I might tag along for the day? 1121 00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:48,333 Yeah! 1122 00:46:52,875 --> 00:46:55,000 Great. 1123 00:47:10,333 --> 00:47:11,933 Hey, what are you doing here, little guy? 1124 00:47:13,542 --> 00:47:15,709 Oh, that looks great! Good job! 1125 00:47:24,375 --> 00:47:26,500 Oh, there you are! 1126 00:47:26,583 --> 00:47:28,166 Hey, how are you? 1127 00:47:28,250 --> 00:47:29,709 So good to see you! 1128 00:47:29,792 --> 00:47:31,583 Good to see you. Merry Christmas! 1129 00:47:31,667 --> 00:47:33,291 Merry almost Christmas. 1130 00:47:33,375 --> 00:47:34,542 How does it look? 1131 00:47:34,625 --> 00:47:36,834 I think it looks great. 1132 00:47:40,583 --> 00:47:42,834 I'd say you picked the best branch in the bunch. 1133 00:47:42,917 --> 00:47:44,166 Where'd you sneak off to? 1134 00:47:44,250 --> 00:47:46,041 Oh, well... 1135 00:47:46,125 --> 00:47:49,583 This was still in the window. 1136 00:47:49,667 --> 00:47:52,667 So, everyone just brings an ornament from their own tree? 1137 00:47:52,750 --> 00:47:55,041 It's a tradition almost as old as the town. 1138 00:47:55,125 --> 00:47:57,000 A way to celebrate Christmas together, 1139 00:47:57,083 --> 00:47:58,667 as a community. 1140 00:47:58,750 --> 00:48:01,208 Oh, I love that. 1141 00:48:01,291 --> 00:48:03,458 Harper! Do you want some Christmas fudge? 1142 00:48:05,709 --> 00:48:08,291 As if the answer was ever going to be no. 1143 00:48:08,375 --> 00:48:09,834 Come on. 1144 00:48:09,917 --> 00:48:12,500 Ooh, that one! 1145 00:48:12,583 --> 00:48:14,667 I'm gonna get a picture of this. 1146 00:48:14,750 --> 00:48:16,250 Is that for the magazine? 1147 00:48:16,333 --> 00:48:18,458 Nope. 1148 00:48:18,542 --> 00:48:21,000 Just for me. 1149 00:48:27,709 --> 00:48:30,250 Thank you. 1150 00:48:33,750 --> 00:48:35,583 Here. 1151 00:48:35,667 --> 00:48:37,458 Oh, thanks. 1152 00:48:37,542 --> 00:48:38,792 Cherry blossoms. 1153 00:48:38,875 --> 00:48:40,083 Oh. 1154 00:48:40,166 --> 00:48:41,834 It's on old Austrian tradition. 1155 00:48:41,917 --> 00:48:44,059 You take a cherry blossom branch and you put it in a vase, 1156 00:48:44,083 --> 00:48:46,625 and if it blooms by Christmas, you'll have good luck in love. 1157 00:48:46,709 --> 00:48:49,917 Really? Hmm. 1158 00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:51,667 I was going to do a story 1159 00:48:51,750 --> 00:48:54,166 about Christmas traditions in other countries, 1160 00:48:54,250 --> 00:48:56,834 but my boss shot it down. 1161 00:48:56,917 --> 00:48:59,125 Said focus on local news. 1162 00:49:00,458 --> 00:49:02,458 I see... 1163 00:49:03,750 --> 00:49:05,166 What? 1164 00:49:05,250 --> 00:49:08,208 Nothing, just... 1165 00:49:08,291 --> 00:49:10,125 You know, sometimes we get so focused 1166 00:49:10,208 --> 00:49:12,625 on wanting the things that we don't have 1167 00:49:12,709 --> 00:49:15,458 that we forget about the things we already do have. 1168 00:49:15,542 --> 00:49:18,500 I just want to feel like I'm making a difference. 1169 00:49:18,583 --> 00:49:20,333 Aren't you? 1170 00:49:20,417 --> 00:49:24,250 I mean, these people trust you enough to tell their stories. 1171 00:49:24,333 --> 00:49:27,083 I'd say that's pretty important. 1172 00:49:27,166 --> 00:49:29,625 You know, it's just growing up, 1173 00:49:29,709 --> 00:49:31,625 I was always in Steve's shadow. 1174 00:49:31,709 --> 00:49:33,959 It doesn't feel like much has changed. 1175 00:49:34,041 --> 00:49:37,166 You know, I guess I'm always just looking for a way 1176 00:49:37,250 --> 00:49:41,000 to make my own mark. 1177 00:49:42,333 --> 00:49:44,208 Well, believe me. 1178 00:49:44,291 --> 00:49:45,709 I can relate to that. 1179 00:49:45,792 --> 00:49:48,250 Yeah, well, I guess you can, huh? 1180 00:49:52,291 --> 00:49:54,125 You're nothing like I expected. 1181 00:49:54,208 --> 00:49:55,792 What's that mean? 1182 00:49:55,875 --> 00:49:58,542 Well, I didn't think we'd have anything in common. 1183 00:49:58,625 --> 00:50:00,083 And you're easy to talk to. 1184 00:50:00,166 --> 00:50:01,750 Hmm. 1185 00:50:01,834 --> 00:50:03,625 And shorter in real life. 1186 00:50:03,709 --> 00:50:05,709 I'm not short. 1187 00:50:05,792 --> 00:50:06,959 Short-er. 1188 00:50:07,041 --> 00:50:08,458 Ah. Yeah. 1189 00:50:12,709 --> 00:50:15,000 This hot chocolate is delicious. 1190 00:50:15,083 --> 00:50:16,375 You know what? 1191 00:50:16,458 --> 00:50:17,834 If you think this is delicious, 1192 00:50:17,917 --> 00:50:19,083 I got something to show you. 1193 00:50:19,166 --> 00:50:21,834 Come on. Oh! 1194 00:50:31,375 --> 00:50:33,709 Oh, wow! Everything looks so good. 1195 00:50:33,792 --> 00:50:35,434 Yeah, this is Steve's favourite part of the festival. 1196 00:50:35,458 --> 00:50:36,959 My big brother has a real sweet tooth. 1197 00:50:37,041 --> 00:50:39,291 You know, we should see if some of the vendors 1198 00:50:39,375 --> 00:50:41,041 would make some things for his homecoming. 1199 00:50:41,125 --> 00:50:43,667 Oh, that's a great idea. 1200 00:50:43,750 --> 00:50:45,083 Hearts? 1201 00:50:45,166 --> 00:50:46,709 It's a family tradition. 1202 00:50:46,792 --> 00:50:48,518 My grandmother made sugar cookies every Christmas, 1203 00:50:48,542 --> 00:50:50,125 and one year, all she could find 1204 00:50:50,208 --> 00:50:51,559 was her Valentine's Day cookie cutters. 1205 00:50:51,583 --> 00:50:53,834 It became a thing we always did. 1206 00:50:53,917 --> 00:50:57,417 It's a little unconventional, but it's ours. 1207 00:50:57,500 --> 00:50:58,935 Well, I think it's a lovely tradition. 1208 00:50:58,959 --> 00:51:01,333 Thanks. 1209 00:51:01,417 --> 00:51:03,834 We'll take two. 1210 00:51:05,083 --> 00:51:06,625 Why, thank you. 1211 00:51:08,959 --> 00:51:10,542 That was wonderful. 1212 00:51:10,625 --> 00:51:12,500 That was so amazing! 1213 00:51:12,583 --> 00:51:14,101 Oh, my gosh, I haven't eaten that much sugar 1214 00:51:14,125 --> 00:51:15,291 in a very long time! 1215 00:51:16,834 --> 00:51:18,333 You okay? 1216 00:51:18,417 --> 00:51:19,976 Thank you so much for letting me tag along. 1217 00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:21,166 Of course! 1218 00:51:21,250 --> 00:51:22,417 You're always welcome. 1219 00:51:22,500 --> 00:51:24,000 Aw! 1220 00:51:24,083 --> 00:51:26,291 And I will be back tomorrow because Miss Harper, 1221 00:51:26,375 --> 00:51:27,834 you and I have a party to plan. 1222 00:51:27,917 --> 00:51:30,500 Yes! Nice. 1223 00:51:30,583 --> 00:51:31,834 All right, see you guys later. 1224 00:51:31,917 --> 00:51:34,375 See you later. Bye! 1225 00:51:34,458 --> 00:51:36,458 I'll see you later. 1226 00:51:36,542 --> 00:51:39,959 Hey, just one second. 1227 00:51:40,041 --> 00:51:42,500 Yeah? 1228 00:51:42,583 --> 00:51:43,875 Do you have plans tonight? 1229 00:51:43,959 --> 00:51:45,959 I don't have any luggage, 1230 00:51:46,041 --> 00:51:48,375 so I certainly don't have any plans. 1231 00:51:48,458 --> 00:51:51,959 Uh... would you like some? 1232 00:51:52,041 --> 00:51:53,834 Are you asking me out? 1233 00:51:53,917 --> 00:51:56,583 I am. 1234 00:51:56,667 --> 00:51:57,875 Oh. 1235 00:51:57,959 --> 00:52:00,083 But, like, but not on a date-date, 1236 00:52:00,166 --> 00:52:02,583 'cause you're probably seeing someone, 1237 00:52:02,667 --> 00:52:06,291 but like, uh, you know, for the article's sake. 1238 00:52:07,667 --> 00:52:10,417 Okay, for the article's sake. 1239 00:52:10,500 --> 00:52:12,542 Yeah, right? I mean... 1240 00:52:12,625 --> 00:52:16,333 Yeah, and for the record, I'm not seeing anyone. 1241 00:52:16,417 --> 00:52:18,125 That's great. 1242 00:52:18,208 --> 00:52:19,959 I mean, or not. 1243 00:52:20,041 --> 00:52:22,917 Whatever, you know, for you. 1244 00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:24,333 No, I get it. 1245 00:52:24,417 --> 00:52:26,792 Dating has always been a little weird for me. 1246 00:52:26,875 --> 00:52:29,792 I'm never quite sure if people are interested in me, 1247 00:52:29,875 --> 00:52:32,917 or Candace Livingstone. 1248 00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:35,917 Right. 1249 00:52:36,000 --> 00:52:38,500 But you are Candace Livingstone. 1250 00:52:38,583 --> 00:52:39,792 Yes, I am. Yes. 1251 00:52:39,875 --> 00:52:41,208 Okay, I was just checking. 1252 00:52:41,291 --> 00:52:44,750 No, I am, but I'm not. 1253 00:52:44,834 --> 00:52:46,375 If that makes any sense. 1254 00:52:46,458 --> 00:52:48,500 It does, actually, yeah. 1255 00:52:48,583 --> 00:52:51,000 Yeah, so... 1256 00:52:51,083 --> 00:52:53,750 I'll pick you up at eight. 1257 00:52:53,834 --> 00:52:56,959 Okay. Where are we going? 1258 00:52:57,041 --> 00:52:59,417 It's a surprise. 1259 00:52:59,500 --> 00:53:01,917 Okay. 1260 00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:03,458 I'll see you tonight. 1261 00:53:03,542 --> 00:53:05,250 See you tonight. 1262 00:53:22,375 --> 00:53:23,500 Hey. 1263 00:53:23,583 --> 00:53:25,750 Finally! I've been calling all day. 1264 00:53:25,834 --> 00:53:27,208 I know, I'm sorry, 1265 00:53:27,291 --> 00:53:28,643 I've been down at the Christmas on Main Street. 1266 00:53:28,667 --> 00:53:31,083 I know. I've been tracking it online. 1267 00:53:31,166 --> 00:53:32,685 Anna, would you go enjoy your vacation? 1268 00:53:32,709 --> 00:53:33,976 We're getting really good feedback. 1269 00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:35,291 People are posting pictures. 1270 00:53:35,375 --> 00:53:36,855 I've been sharing them on the website. 1271 00:53:36,917 --> 00:53:38,709 Everybody loves you! 1272 00:53:38,792 --> 00:53:40,726 There is no way that the board could turn you down now. 1273 00:53:40,750 --> 00:53:42,959 You know what, Anna? Can I call you back? 1274 00:53:43,041 --> 00:53:44,601 I need to go to that little clothing shop again 1275 00:53:44,625 --> 00:53:46,000 before it closes. 1276 00:53:46,083 --> 00:53:48,166 What? We were just there. 1277 00:53:48,250 --> 00:53:49,810 How many wardrobe changes have you gone through today? 1278 00:53:49,834 --> 00:53:51,834 I actually need an outfit for tonight. 1279 00:53:51,917 --> 00:53:53,208 I'm going out. 1280 00:53:53,291 --> 00:53:54,834 With John. 1281 00:53:54,917 --> 00:53:57,291 Oh, really? 1282 00:53:57,375 --> 00:53:59,542 Would you go decorate a tree or something? 1283 00:53:59,625 --> 00:54:01,375 Or wassail, I don't know. 1284 00:54:01,458 --> 00:54:05,417 Fine. But for the record? 1285 00:54:05,500 --> 00:54:07,208 One of the worst ways to keep a low profile 1286 00:54:07,291 --> 00:54:09,291 is by falling for the local reporter. 1287 00:54:09,375 --> 00:54:10,667 Goodbye, Anna. 1288 00:54:10,750 --> 00:54:13,291 No... 1289 00:54:27,208 --> 00:54:29,083 You look beautiful. 1290 00:54:29,166 --> 00:54:31,208 Oh, this old thing? 1291 00:54:31,291 --> 00:54:33,208 I thought you didn't have any luggage? 1292 00:54:33,291 --> 00:54:37,834 So, maybe this old thing is a rather new thing. 1293 00:54:39,333 --> 00:54:40,542 Shall we? 1294 00:54:40,625 --> 00:54:43,083 We shall. 1295 00:54:45,583 --> 00:54:47,917 So, are you excited? 1296 00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:50,250 About taking over for your mother when she retires? 1297 00:54:50,333 --> 00:54:52,667 I thought the interview was over? 1298 00:54:52,750 --> 00:54:55,125 This is off the record. 1299 00:54:55,208 --> 00:54:57,542 Well, in that case... 1300 00:54:57,625 --> 00:55:00,250 I'm really nervous. 1301 00:55:00,333 --> 00:55:02,792 Really? 1302 00:55:02,875 --> 00:55:04,583 Yeah. 1303 00:55:04,667 --> 00:55:06,518 I mean, I always thought I'd be involved in the family business. 1304 00:55:06,542 --> 00:55:08,583 I just figured it would be behind the scenes. 1305 00:55:08,667 --> 00:55:10,125 Hmm. 1306 00:55:10,208 --> 00:55:11,968 Well, if it's something you don't want to do, 1307 00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:15,083 then why are you doing it? 1308 00:55:15,166 --> 00:55:19,375 It's important to my mom. 1309 00:55:19,458 --> 00:55:22,625 Yeah, but what's important to you? 1310 00:55:24,250 --> 00:55:28,166 I guess I haven't figured that out just yet. 1311 00:55:28,250 --> 00:55:30,458 When I was a freshman in high school, 1312 00:55:30,542 --> 00:55:33,750 I counted down the days until football try-outs. 1313 00:55:33,834 --> 00:55:35,500 My brother Steve was a quarterback, 1314 00:55:35,583 --> 00:55:38,875 and there was nothing more I wanted than to make the team. 1315 00:55:38,959 --> 00:55:42,542 Sprained my ankle the first practice. 1316 00:55:42,625 --> 00:55:44,291 Sulked about it for a good week, 1317 00:55:44,375 --> 00:55:46,625 and then, my guidance counselor suggested 1318 00:55:46,709 --> 00:55:50,875 I take an extra-curricular to get my mind off of it. 1319 00:55:50,959 --> 00:55:54,250 School newspaper? 1320 00:55:54,333 --> 00:55:57,792 The worst thing that happened to me turned out to be the best. 1321 00:55:57,875 --> 00:56:01,208 Well, I like to think that what we're truly meant to do 1322 00:56:01,291 --> 00:56:05,000 finds us eventually. 1323 00:56:05,083 --> 00:56:07,125 Why did you come here? 1324 00:56:07,208 --> 00:56:09,709 What do you mean? 1325 00:56:09,792 --> 00:56:11,375 I don't know many people 1326 00:56:11,458 --> 00:56:12,935 who would put their holiday plans on hold 1327 00:56:12,959 --> 00:56:14,959 for a family they haven't met. 1328 00:56:15,041 --> 00:56:17,834 Well, to be honest, I almost didn't come. 1329 00:56:17,917 --> 00:56:19,667 I thought Harper would be disappointed. 1330 00:56:19,750 --> 00:56:22,583 Disappointed? Why? 1331 00:56:22,667 --> 00:56:25,166 Well, she asked for my mom. 1332 00:56:25,250 --> 00:56:28,208 I didn't know how she'd react when I showed up. 1333 00:56:28,291 --> 00:56:30,667 I think she was glad it was you. 1334 00:56:33,458 --> 00:56:35,583 I'm glad it was you. 1335 00:56:40,792 --> 00:56:42,667 Where are they all rushing off to? 1336 00:56:42,750 --> 00:56:44,166 You know what, we gotta go. Yep. 1337 00:56:44,250 --> 00:56:45,709 What's going on? 1338 00:56:45,792 --> 00:56:47,333 We're gonna miss it. Oh, okay! 1339 00:56:47,417 --> 00:56:49,875 Yep, come on. 1340 00:56:51,375 --> 00:56:52,542 Excuse me. 1341 00:56:52,625 --> 00:56:53,959 Oh, no, that way. 1342 00:56:55,458 --> 00:56:56,935 Are you gonna tell me what's going on? 1343 00:56:56,959 --> 00:56:58,291 No, I'm going to show you. 1344 00:56:58,375 --> 00:57:00,542 Three, two, one! 1345 00:57:00,625 --> 00:57:02,750 Merry Christmas! 1346 00:57:06,291 --> 00:57:08,083 Wow. 1347 00:57:08,166 --> 00:57:09,959 Can't come to Christmas on Main Street 1348 00:57:10,041 --> 00:57:11,750 and miss the best part. 1349 00:57:11,834 --> 00:57:15,291 Well, it looks like somebody found their Christmas spirit. 1350 00:57:15,375 --> 00:57:17,875 You were right. 1351 00:57:17,959 --> 00:57:21,000 I was too busy chasing the next story, 1352 00:57:21,083 --> 00:57:24,458 and I forgot about all the things that were important. 1353 00:57:24,542 --> 00:57:28,417 These traditions used to mean something to me. 1354 00:57:28,500 --> 00:57:30,959 I guess they still do. 1355 00:57:32,458 --> 00:57:36,333 Well, it is pretty spectacular. 1356 00:57:36,417 --> 00:57:38,875 It is. 1357 00:57:40,667 --> 00:57:43,792 Candace, it is you! 1358 00:57:43,875 --> 00:57:48,709 Oh, I'm sorry. Am I interrupting something? 1359 00:57:48,792 --> 00:57:50,208 No, no, no! 1360 00:57:50,291 --> 00:57:52,166 Yeah, we were just enjoying the tree-lighting. 1361 00:57:52,250 --> 00:57:54,208 Oh, wonderful! 1362 00:57:54,291 --> 00:57:56,458 It really is something, Mayor. 1363 00:57:56,542 --> 00:57:57,834 Yes, it is! 1364 00:57:57,917 --> 00:57:59,959 The events committee does a fine job. 1365 00:58:00,041 --> 00:58:01,291 Yeah. 1366 00:58:01,375 --> 00:58:02,959 I was hoping to convince you 1367 00:58:03,041 --> 00:58:05,250 to come up and pose for some pictures. 1368 00:58:05,333 --> 00:58:08,834 There are a lot of people that are very excited to meet you! 1369 00:58:08,917 --> 00:58:10,750 Oh, uh... 1370 00:58:10,834 --> 00:58:13,208 Yeah, I'll be fine. 1371 00:58:13,291 --> 00:58:14,542 Okay. 1372 00:58:14,625 --> 00:58:15,959 You should go. 1373 00:58:16,041 --> 00:58:17,583 Uh, yes, of course, I would love to. 1374 00:58:17,667 --> 00:58:19,125 Oh, wonderful. 1375 00:58:19,208 --> 00:58:20,750 I'll bring her right back. 1376 00:58:20,834 --> 00:58:22,000 Thank you. 1377 00:58:25,583 --> 00:58:26,750 Me first! 1378 00:58:26,834 --> 00:58:29,125 Yes, absolutely. 1379 00:58:39,542 --> 00:58:42,000 I had a really good time tonight. 1380 00:58:42,083 --> 00:58:44,542 Yeah, me too. 1381 00:58:47,166 --> 00:58:49,667 Uh, good night, John. 1382 00:58:49,750 --> 00:58:52,208 Good night, Candace. 1383 00:58:57,709 --> 00:58:58,917 Mrs. Deevers: Good night, John! 1384 00:59:01,583 --> 00:59:04,166 Good night, Mrs. Deevers! 1385 00:59:04,250 --> 00:59:06,750 Bye. 1386 00:59:21,667 --> 00:59:22,792 Hi. 1387 00:59:22,875 --> 00:59:24,083 Oh, Ms. Livingstone! 1388 00:59:24,166 --> 00:59:25,500 Yes? 1389 00:59:25,583 --> 00:59:28,250 I have something for you. 1390 00:59:28,333 --> 00:59:30,750 I'm sorry, it didn't come with a note. 1391 00:59:30,834 --> 00:59:32,458 That's okay. 1392 00:59:32,542 --> 00:59:34,709 I think I know who sent me this. 1393 00:59:34,792 --> 00:59:36,393 Uh, would you mind putting it up in my room for me? 1394 00:59:36,417 --> 00:59:37,625 I'm heading out. 1395 00:59:37,709 --> 00:59:38,875 Absolutely! 1396 00:59:38,959 --> 00:59:41,041 Thanks. 1397 00:59:41,125 --> 00:59:42,417 I saw the notes in your desk. 1398 00:59:42,500 --> 00:59:43,709 It's great stuff. 1399 00:59:43,792 --> 00:59:45,375 I mean, she faked knitting a scarf? 1400 00:59:45,458 --> 00:59:47,083 No, it was a hunch. 1401 00:59:47,166 --> 00:59:49,000 I mean, I don't have any proof. 1402 00:59:49,083 --> 00:59:50,625 It's a whole lot of nothing. 1403 00:59:50,709 --> 00:59:52,166 The Queen of Crafts' daughter 1404 00:59:52,250 --> 00:59:53,625 doesn't know anything about crafts 1405 00:59:53,709 --> 00:59:54,935 and you don't think that's a story? 1406 00:59:54,959 --> 00:59:56,583 Uh... 1407 00:59:56,667 --> 00:59:59,125 I want something on my desk by tomorrow. 1408 01:00:08,792 --> 01:00:10,291 Candace could hide outside. 1409 01:00:10,375 --> 01:00:12,333 So, when Dad walks in, he won't suspect a thing! 1410 01:00:12,417 --> 01:00:14,083 Outside? In the snow? 1411 01:00:14,166 --> 01:00:16,041 Oh. I didn't think of that. 1412 01:00:16,125 --> 01:00:17,559 All right, time to roll out the dough. 1413 01:00:17,583 --> 01:00:18,792 Can I do it? 1414 01:00:18,875 --> 01:00:20,875 Yes. Of course! 1415 01:00:20,959 --> 01:00:23,208 Let's see. Yeah. 1416 01:00:23,291 --> 01:00:24,583 Good. 1417 01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:28,959 Oh! We weren't looking at the camera. 1418 01:00:29,041 --> 01:00:31,250 I know. That's my favourite kind of picture. 1419 01:00:31,333 --> 01:00:32,667 Why? 1420 01:00:32,750 --> 01:00:35,333 Because, uh, because I get something real. 1421 01:00:35,417 --> 01:00:37,083 Okay, bye-bye. 1422 01:00:37,166 --> 01:00:38,583 That was Betty Ryerson. 1423 01:00:38,667 --> 01:00:40,041 She wanted to know 1424 01:00:40,125 --> 01:00:41,601 if she could help with Steve's homecoming. 1425 01:00:41,625 --> 01:00:44,750 Nearly half the town's called to get involved. 1426 01:00:44,834 --> 01:00:47,250 If more people want to come and celebrate, 1427 01:00:47,333 --> 01:00:49,792 why don't we make it a big party. 1428 01:00:49,875 --> 01:00:51,208 Yeah! 1429 01:00:51,291 --> 01:00:53,375 I don't know. How big? 1430 01:00:53,458 --> 01:00:56,792 We could cook a whole Christmas meal, just like that! 1431 01:00:56,875 --> 01:00:58,792 All right! Let's do it! 1432 01:01:00,333 --> 01:01:02,750 Can you, Candace? 1433 01:01:02,834 --> 01:01:04,875 Me? 1434 01:01:04,959 --> 01:01:06,959 Cook a whole Christmas dinner? 1435 01:01:07,041 --> 01:01:08,542 Well, we'd help, of course. 1436 01:01:08,625 --> 01:01:11,208 Naturally, we are not up to your level of expertise. 1437 01:01:11,291 --> 01:01:15,291 A Christmas dinner for the whole town! 1438 01:01:15,375 --> 01:01:18,291 Yeah, the whole town. 1439 01:01:18,375 --> 01:01:20,041 Here. 1440 01:01:20,125 --> 01:01:23,750 Probably mostly just watching a true professional at work. 1441 01:01:25,041 --> 01:01:27,709 Just... just watching. 1442 01:01:27,792 --> 01:01:30,166 Please, Candace, it would be so cool! 1443 01:01:33,083 --> 01:01:34,959 Well, sure. 1444 01:01:35,041 --> 01:01:37,667 You know, I'd be happy to. 1445 01:01:37,750 --> 01:01:39,458 That's wonderful! 1446 01:01:39,542 --> 01:01:41,375 So exciting. That's great! 1447 01:01:41,458 --> 01:01:44,417 Mrs. Deevers, just the person I was looking for. 1448 01:01:44,500 --> 01:01:46,083 How can I help you? 1449 01:01:46,166 --> 01:01:48,250 Well, I'm going to be cooking a homecoming dinner. 1450 01:01:48,333 --> 01:01:49,834 I heard! 1451 01:01:49,917 --> 01:01:51,542 You heard? Already? 1452 01:01:51,625 --> 01:01:53,041 Word travels fast. 1453 01:01:53,125 --> 01:01:55,875 In a small town, right. 1454 01:01:55,959 --> 01:01:58,375 With you at the helm, we are certainly in for a treat! 1455 01:01:58,458 --> 01:02:00,792 Right, well, 1456 01:02:00,875 --> 01:02:02,955 that was actually what I wanted to talk to you about. 1457 01:02:03,000 --> 01:02:05,250 Do you think that I could use your kitchen tonight? 1458 01:02:05,333 --> 01:02:07,291 My kitchen? 1459 01:02:07,375 --> 01:02:09,917 Yeah, I wanted to test out some new recipes. 1460 01:02:10,000 --> 01:02:13,792 Oh, well, of course! 1461 01:02:13,875 --> 01:02:15,417 Great. 1462 01:02:15,500 --> 01:02:17,000 Okay, thank you. 1463 01:02:17,083 --> 01:02:19,542 Uh-huh. 1464 01:02:21,583 --> 01:02:24,041 My kitchen! 1465 01:02:49,458 --> 01:02:50,834 Is it true? 1466 01:02:50,917 --> 01:02:52,083 Hmm? 1467 01:02:52,166 --> 01:02:54,625 Is it a perfect cake? 1468 01:02:54,709 --> 01:02:56,125 Well, you know, 1469 01:02:56,208 --> 01:02:57,959 it has everything you need right in the box, 1470 01:02:58,041 --> 01:02:59,518 so it sort of takes the guesswork out. 1471 01:02:59,542 --> 01:03:01,333 Oh. Are you following me? 1472 01:03:01,417 --> 01:03:03,625 No, uh... 1473 01:03:03,709 --> 01:03:05,208 Uh, no. 1474 01:03:05,291 --> 01:03:07,375 I just had to grab, uh... 1475 01:03:07,458 --> 01:03:09,000 Lettuce? Right. 1476 01:03:09,083 --> 01:03:11,542 Got it. Yeah. 1477 01:03:13,667 --> 01:03:16,375 I heard you were making Christmas dinner for us. 1478 01:03:16,458 --> 01:03:19,959 I wanted to make sure that you were okay with that. 1479 01:03:20,041 --> 01:03:21,959 Yeah, why wouldn't I be? 1480 01:03:22,041 --> 01:03:24,291 'Cause you're our guest, 1481 01:03:24,375 --> 01:03:27,458 and I don't want you to feel like you have to do anything 1482 01:03:27,542 --> 01:03:29,625 that you don't want to do. 1483 01:03:29,709 --> 01:03:31,667 No, no, I do. I really do. 1484 01:03:31,750 --> 01:03:33,375 Oh, so, it's good? 1485 01:03:33,458 --> 01:03:35,583 Yeah, no, absolutely. 1486 01:03:35,667 --> 01:03:37,667 In fact, I'm so inspired 1487 01:03:37,750 --> 01:03:39,726 I thought I would try out some new recipes tonight. 1488 01:03:39,750 --> 01:03:43,041 Okay, I mean, I would love to help. 1489 01:03:43,125 --> 01:03:45,166 I mean, I'm all thumbs in the kitchen, 1490 01:03:45,250 --> 01:03:47,291 but I'm a great taste-tester. 1491 01:03:47,375 --> 01:03:49,333 Oh, I... 1492 01:03:49,417 --> 01:03:50,917 I really appreciate that, 1493 01:03:51,000 --> 01:03:53,417 but I think I'm gonna fly solo on this one. 1494 01:03:53,500 --> 01:03:55,458 Yeah, no, I understand. 1495 01:03:55,542 --> 01:03:57,125 Yeah, no, just do the... 1496 01:03:57,250 --> 01:03:58,959 Okay. You know, whatever. 1497 01:03:59,041 --> 01:04:00,625 Yeah. And then, I'll... 1498 01:04:04,333 --> 01:04:05,643 I guess I'll see you at the party. 1499 01:04:05,667 --> 01:04:08,333 Yeah! Yeah. 1500 01:04:08,417 --> 01:04:09,667 I'll be there. 1501 01:04:09,750 --> 01:04:12,667 Right. 1502 01:04:12,750 --> 01:04:14,667 Bye. Yeah. 1503 01:04:20,250 --> 01:04:22,458 All right, let's do this. 1504 01:05:06,166 --> 01:05:07,458 Hi. 1505 01:05:07,542 --> 01:05:10,333 Mrs. Deevers. 1506 01:05:10,417 --> 01:05:13,917 I came to see how the trial run was going. 1507 01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:17,166 Uh, well, I think your oven might run a little hot. 1508 01:05:17,250 --> 01:05:19,458 Oh, dear! Really? 1509 01:05:19,542 --> 01:05:22,709 Should I have someone come in and look at it, do you think? 1510 01:05:22,792 --> 01:05:25,542 No, no. 1511 01:05:25,625 --> 01:05:27,709 Your oven's fine. 1512 01:05:27,792 --> 01:05:30,250 I can't do this. 1513 01:05:32,375 --> 01:05:35,875 I thought this trip would get me ready 1514 01:05:35,959 --> 01:05:38,250 so that I could take over for my mom, 1515 01:05:38,333 --> 01:05:39,959 but... 1516 01:05:40,041 --> 01:05:41,542 I just, I can't do it! 1517 01:05:41,625 --> 01:05:43,917 I let her down. 1518 01:05:44,000 --> 01:05:45,583 No. 1519 01:05:45,667 --> 01:05:47,792 I can't make a snowflake pancake. 1520 01:05:47,875 --> 01:05:50,291 I can't build a gingerbread house! 1521 01:05:50,375 --> 01:05:52,625 I don't know how to darn a sock. 1522 01:05:52,709 --> 01:05:54,375 Whatever that means! 1523 01:05:54,458 --> 01:05:56,542 It's just to sew, dear. 1524 01:05:56,625 --> 01:05:58,542 Then, why don't they just say that? 1525 01:06:01,083 --> 01:06:04,208 I mean, she gave me pages and pages of notes, 1526 01:06:04,291 --> 01:06:07,291 and I-I still couldn't get it right! 1527 01:06:07,375 --> 01:06:09,583 Oh, here. 1528 01:06:09,667 --> 01:06:11,625 Oh, my! 1529 01:06:11,709 --> 01:06:15,792 These are very good. 1530 01:06:15,875 --> 01:06:19,417 Classic Liz Livingstone Christmas. 1531 01:06:19,500 --> 01:06:21,083 Yeah. 1532 01:06:21,166 --> 01:06:23,709 But what giving the Ryans 1533 01:06:23,792 --> 01:06:27,417 a Candace Livingstone one? 1534 01:06:27,500 --> 01:06:30,792 I don't even know that that is. 1535 01:06:30,875 --> 01:06:35,834 Well, maybe this is your chance to find out. 1536 01:06:38,333 --> 01:06:40,750 And Candace... 1537 01:06:40,834 --> 01:06:44,458 your secret is safe with me, dear. 1538 01:06:53,333 --> 01:06:57,250 Hmm. 1539 01:07:10,417 --> 01:07:12,542 Hello? 1540 01:07:12,625 --> 01:07:14,476 Hello, Ms. Livingstone, someone's here to see you. 1541 01:07:14,500 --> 01:07:16,125 Okay. 1542 01:07:20,750 --> 01:07:22,542 Mom! 1543 01:07:22,625 --> 01:07:25,291 Have you tried this eggnog? 1544 01:07:25,375 --> 01:07:26,917 It's wonderful. 1545 01:07:31,625 --> 01:07:33,726 We're gonna have to find room for more than 50 people. 1546 01:07:33,750 --> 01:07:35,333 Luckily, the neighbour three doors down, 1547 01:07:35,417 --> 01:07:36,851 he's gonna let people park in his driveway 1548 01:07:36,875 --> 01:07:38,041 to avoid suspicion. 1549 01:07:38,125 --> 01:07:39,750 Clever. Yeah. 1550 01:07:39,834 --> 01:07:41,851 And I have gone through all of their old Christmas photos. 1551 01:07:41,875 --> 01:07:43,583 I was thinking maybe we could highlight 1552 01:07:43,667 --> 01:07:45,291 some of their family traditions. 1553 01:07:45,375 --> 01:07:47,875 I'm gonna do a dessert table and a full Christmas dinner. 1554 01:07:47,959 --> 01:07:50,667 It'll be mashed potatoes, green beans, turkey. 1555 01:07:50,750 --> 01:07:53,166 I think roast would be more of a showstopper. 1556 01:07:53,250 --> 01:07:54,410 You know, I can make a call... 1557 01:07:54,458 --> 01:07:56,875 Uh, Mom? 1558 01:07:56,959 --> 01:07:59,125 I built the menu around the family. 1559 01:07:59,208 --> 01:08:01,083 Every dish has a special memory for them. 1560 01:08:01,166 --> 01:08:02,959 Of course. 1561 01:08:04,917 --> 01:08:09,041 Well, I'm not sure that I would do a Brussel sprout dish 1562 01:08:09,125 --> 01:08:11,333 with a green bean casserole. 1563 01:08:11,417 --> 01:08:14,208 But the Ryan family would. 1564 01:08:14,291 --> 01:08:16,125 Well, I guess I just want it to be perfect. 1565 01:08:16,208 --> 01:08:17,709 It will be perfect, for them. 1566 01:08:17,792 --> 01:08:19,041 Right. 1567 01:08:19,125 --> 01:08:20,792 Just trust me? 1568 01:08:20,875 --> 01:08:23,208 You're the boss. 1569 01:08:36,375 --> 01:08:38,166 Good morning! Are you ready for the big day? 1570 01:08:38,250 --> 01:08:40,500 I am, and I hope you don't mind, 1571 01:08:40,583 --> 01:08:42,750 but I brought some reinforcements. 1572 01:08:45,083 --> 01:08:47,208 Oh, you're really her! 1573 01:08:47,291 --> 01:08:48,875 I am. 1574 01:08:51,208 --> 01:08:52,458 Uh, can we come in? 1575 01:08:52,542 --> 01:08:54,792 Oh, oh! Of course, of course! 1576 01:08:54,875 --> 01:08:57,875 Come! 1577 01:08:59,458 --> 01:09:01,959 Surprise. 1578 01:09:07,792 --> 01:09:10,542 Your house is lovely. 1579 01:09:12,792 --> 01:09:15,208 Thanks! 1580 01:09:17,750 --> 01:09:20,291 All right, is everyone here? 1581 01:09:20,375 --> 01:09:21,667 Everyone but John. 1582 01:09:21,750 --> 01:09:23,083 He's stuck at the office today, 1583 01:09:23,166 --> 01:09:24,875 but he'll be in as soon as he's finished. 1584 01:09:24,959 --> 01:09:27,792 Oh, John is my other son. 1585 01:09:27,875 --> 01:09:29,625 He took Candace on a date! 1586 01:09:29,709 --> 01:09:31,500 Really? 1587 01:09:31,583 --> 01:09:33,417 He was showing me around town. 1588 01:09:33,500 --> 01:09:34,667 And he bought her flowers! 1589 01:09:34,750 --> 01:09:36,083 Flowers? 1590 01:09:36,166 --> 01:09:39,041 Well, it was more of a branch, 1591 01:09:39,125 --> 01:09:41,166 with like little flowers on it. 1592 01:09:41,250 --> 01:09:42,917 Um... okay! 1593 01:09:43,000 --> 01:09:45,333 Well, we should focus on the task at hand 1594 01:09:45,417 --> 01:09:47,250 'cause we have a party to plan. 1595 01:09:47,333 --> 01:09:48,834 So, here are our to-do lists. 1596 01:09:48,917 --> 01:09:51,667 There we go, and for you. 1597 01:09:51,750 --> 01:09:54,500 All right! 1598 01:09:54,583 --> 01:09:57,834 Well, why don't we hop to? 1599 01:10:05,375 --> 01:10:06,625 Come on, come on. 1600 01:10:06,709 --> 01:10:08,625 Okay. 1601 01:10:08,709 --> 01:10:10,250 So, I want to know everything! 1602 01:10:10,333 --> 01:10:12,166 Mom, Mom. I will tell you all about it later. 1603 01:10:12,250 --> 01:10:13,500 Later. 1604 01:10:13,583 --> 01:10:14,750 Later. 1605 01:10:14,834 --> 01:10:17,291 Yes, yes. 1606 01:10:24,333 --> 01:10:26,417 What do you think of those? 1607 01:10:26,500 --> 01:10:28,834 Delicious. 1608 01:10:28,917 --> 01:10:30,875 Smell good. 1609 01:10:30,959 --> 01:10:32,125 Mmm! 1610 01:10:32,208 --> 01:10:33,417 Looks even. 1611 01:10:33,500 --> 01:10:34,834 Is that... is that good? 1612 01:10:34,917 --> 01:10:36,083 Nice job, ladies. 1613 01:10:37,750 --> 01:10:39,166 Merry Christmas, Steve. 1614 01:10:39,250 --> 01:10:40,583 It's great. We're all set. 1615 01:10:47,917 --> 01:10:50,875 For the centrepieces. 1616 01:10:50,959 --> 01:10:53,875 Oh, uh, we were actually going to do poinsettias. 1617 01:10:53,959 --> 01:10:55,458 They're Martha's favourite flower. 1618 01:10:55,542 --> 01:10:57,000 Steve buys them for her every year. 1619 01:10:57,083 --> 01:10:58,834 But these are antique kugel balls 1620 01:10:58,917 --> 01:11:00,917 shipped all the way from Germany. 1621 01:11:01,000 --> 01:11:05,166 Mom? 1622 01:11:05,250 --> 01:11:07,583 Maybe I could find a spot for them in the living room. 1623 01:11:07,667 --> 01:11:10,125 Perfect. 1624 01:11:13,291 --> 01:11:14,834 Thanks so much for coming. 1625 01:11:14,917 --> 01:11:16,351 You can go ahead and put your gift in there. 1626 01:11:16,375 --> 01:11:18,417 Thank you. 1627 01:11:18,500 --> 01:11:21,250 It's been such a joy to have her. 1628 01:11:21,333 --> 01:11:24,458 Oh! 1629 01:11:24,542 --> 01:11:25,792 You must be very proud. 1630 01:11:25,875 --> 01:11:27,041 Oh, I am. 1631 01:11:27,125 --> 01:11:29,542 She's so much like you. 1632 01:11:29,625 --> 01:11:31,750 Like me? 1633 01:11:31,834 --> 01:11:35,208 I've always felt we were very different. 1634 01:11:35,291 --> 01:11:37,208 Really? 1635 01:11:37,291 --> 01:11:39,250 Well... 1636 01:11:39,333 --> 01:11:41,417 Candace is so determined. 1637 01:11:41,500 --> 01:11:44,041 And she's a whiz at numbers. 1638 01:11:44,125 --> 01:11:46,417 Honestly, she talks to me 1639 01:11:46,500 --> 01:11:48,417 about business reports and market shares, 1640 01:11:48,500 --> 01:11:50,625 and I find I'm a little lost. 1641 01:11:52,500 --> 01:11:55,250 And she's always been so good at connecting with people, 1642 01:11:55,333 --> 01:11:59,500 understanding what makes them feel special. 1643 01:11:59,583 --> 01:12:04,542 To be honest, I wish I was a little bit more like her. 1644 01:12:07,834 --> 01:12:09,750 I think you're both really lovely. 1645 01:12:09,834 --> 01:12:13,709 Oh! Back at ya. 1646 01:12:21,542 --> 01:12:24,333 Hi! Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle! Please come in. 1647 01:12:24,417 --> 01:12:26,291 Hi, Candace. Hi. 1648 01:12:26,375 --> 01:12:28,834 Good to see you. 1649 01:12:29,917 --> 01:12:32,208 Ah! 1650 01:12:32,291 --> 01:12:35,250 Um, Mr. Carlisle, what are you doing here? 1651 01:12:35,333 --> 01:12:37,709 Well, your mother told me all about this wonderful event, 1652 01:12:37,792 --> 01:12:39,917 so well, my wife Jennifer and I 1653 01:12:40,000 --> 01:12:41,800 thought we'd like to come and be a part of it. 1654 01:12:41,875 --> 01:12:43,667 Oh, really? You did? 1655 01:12:43,750 --> 01:12:45,559 Well, Liz has been singing your praises for weeks, 1656 01:12:45,583 --> 01:12:48,375 and I have to admit that I had my reservations, 1657 01:12:48,458 --> 01:12:50,208 you know, about you taking her place 1658 01:12:50,291 --> 01:12:51,667 at the Livingstone company. 1659 01:12:51,750 --> 01:12:54,000 But your trip here has been very convincing. 1660 01:12:54,083 --> 01:12:56,375 We've seen all of the positive feedback on social media, 1661 01:12:56,458 --> 01:12:59,041 and you've been a wonderful ambassador for the brand. 1662 01:12:59,125 --> 01:13:02,458 Thank you. Thanks. 1663 01:13:02,542 --> 01:13:05,625 Looks like the Liz Livingstone touch runs in the family. 1664 01:13:07,125 --> 01:13:08,542 Well... 1665 01:13:08,625 --> 01:13:11,333 Please, you can put the gift by the tree. Come in. 1666 01:13:18,834 --> 01:13:20,208 Are we there yet? 1667 01:13:20,291 --> 01:13:22,750 Almost, keep going, keep going, keep going. 1668 01:13:24,041 --> 01:13:27,333 You can open your eyes. 1669 01:13:27,417 --> 01:13:29,875 Wow! So cool! 1670 01:13:32,625 --> 01:13:34,375 It's us! 1671 01:13:34,458 --> 01:13:37,125 I know you were kind of disappointed that your dad 1672 01:13:37,208 --> 01:13:39,208 had missed all your favourite Christmas activities. 1673 01:13:39,250 --> 01:13:42,083 So, I thought you might want to share these with him. 1674 01:13:42,166 --> 01:13:44,291 Mom, look what Candace gave us! 1675 01:13:44,375 --> 01:13:46,458 These are wonderful. 1676 01:13:46,542 --> 01:13:48,458 He's going to love it! 1677 01:13:48,542 --> 01:13:50,667 Well, I think a lot of people are. 1678 01:13:50,750 --> 01:13:54,125 Here, I want to show you something. 1679 01:13:55,417 --> 01:13:56,542 Excuse me. 1680 01:13:56,625 --> 01:13:58,000 Come on over! 1681 01:13:58,083 --> 01:14:00,291 Okay. 1682 01:14:00,375 --> 01:14:03,792 I worked on this all last night. 1683 01:14:03,875 --> 01:14:05,166 Ha! 1684 01:14:05,250 --> 01:14:06,583 Oh! 1685 01:14:06,667 --> 01:14:08,250 It's going to go live on our website 1686 01:14:08,333 --> 01:14:09,726 for our special Christmas Eve edition. 1687 01:14:09,750 --> 01:14:12,625 The perfect family Christmas. 1688 01:14:12,709 --> 01:14:14,542 We have to show John! 1689 01:14:14,625 --> 01:14:16,166 Oh, he's stuck at the office. 1690 01:14:16,250 --> 01:14:18,000 He said he was finishing up an article. 1691 01:14:18,083 --> 01:14:19,625 He's going to miss the party! 1692 01:14:19,709 --> 01:14:21,000 I tried calling him, 1693 01:14:21,083 --> 01:14:22,750 but I think his phone must be turned off. 1694 01:14:22,875 --> 01:14:24,893 I suppose I could head on down to the paper and get him. 1695 01:14:24,917 --> 01:14:26,834 No, you know what? I can go. 1696 01:14:26,917 --> 01:14:28,250 Oh, are you sure? 1697 01:14:28,333 --> 01:14:30,041 Yeah, it's fine. 1698 01:14:30,125 --> 01:14:32,142 I have to go home and change for the party tonight, anyway. 1699 01:14:32,166 --> 01:14:33,875 So, I'll just swing by on my way back. 1700 01:14:33,959 --> 01:14:35,375 Oh, great! 1701 01:14:35,458 --> 01:14:36,959 All right, I'll see you in a bit. 1702 01:14:37,041 --> 01:14:39,083 Okay, if you run into any trouble, 1703 01:14:39,166 --> 01:14:40,583 just call me on my cell. 1704 01:14:40,667 --> 01:14:43,834 So, I'm looking forward to meeting John. 1705 01:14:43,917 --> 01:14:45,458 Mom! 1706 01:14:45,542 --> 01:14:47,875 It sounds like he made a real impression on you. 1707 01:14:47,959 --> 01:14:49,417 He really did. 1708 01:14:49,500 --> 01:14:52,709 But I haven't been exactly honest with him. 1709 01:14:52,792 --> 01:14:55,375 I'll explain it later. 1710 01:14:55,458 --> 01:14:58,709 Look, I know it can be scary putting your heart out there, 1711 01:14:58,792 --> 01:15:02,709 but some people are worth the risk. 1712 01:15:02,792 --> 01:15:05,125 Thanks, Mom. 1713 01:15:05,208 --> 01:15:06,709 All right, I'll see you in a bit. 1714 01:15:06,792 --> 01:15:09,291 See you. 1715 01:15:16,667 --> 01:15:18,166 Hmm. 1716 01:15:30,542 --> 01:15:32,917 Hey. 1717 01:15:33,000 --> 01:15:34,250 Big story? 1718 01:15:34,333 --> 01:15:35,875 Uh... yeah. 1719 01:15:35,959 --> 01:15:38,583 What are you doing here? 1720 01:15:38,667 --> 01:15:40,458 I wanted to talk to you about something. 1721 01:15:40,542 --> 01:15:41,834 Okay, what is it? 1722 01:15:41,917 --> 01:15:44,208 Well... 1723 01:15:44,291 --> 01:15:45,750 I don't really know how to say this, 1724 01:15:45,834 --> 01:15:47,208 so I'm just gonna say it. 1725 01:15:47,291 --> 01:15:48,458 I, uh... 1726 01:15:48,542 --> 01:15:51,083 John, I need that copy today. 1727 01:15:51,166 --> 01:15:53,875 Yeah, no, yeah, I'll be right there. 1728 01:15:53,959 --> 01:15:55,679 Just give me one second? I'll be right back. 1729 01:15:55,750 --> 01:15:57,083 Yeah, of course. 1730 01:15:57,166 --> 01:15:58,667 Okay, just got to... 1731 01:16:04,083 --> 01:16:07,375 You look really good. 1732 01:16:07,458 --> 01:16:09,250 Thanks. 1733 01:16:18,959 --> 01:16:20,583 What's this? 1734 01:16:20,667 --> 01:16:23,375 "Scarf", "price tag." 1735 01:16:23,458 --> 01:16:25,917 "The real Candace Livingstone"? 1736 01:16:43,166 --> 01:16:45,458 Sorry about that... 1737 01:17:21,709 --> 01:17:23,834 Steve! You're here. 1738 01:17:23,917 --> 01:17:25,750 Yeah, my flight got in early. 1739 01:17:25,834 --> 01:17:27,434 I thought I'd come and surprise everyone. 1740 01:17:27,500 --> 01:17:29,291 Uh... You know, you look a lot like... 1741 01:17:29,375 --> 01:17:30,542 Yeah, I am. 1742 01:17:30,625 --> 01:17:32,667 Um, could you do me a favour, 1743 01:17:32,750 --> 01:17:34,083 and like, count to 20, 1744 01:17:34,166 --> 01:17:36,583 and then, act surprised when you go in. 1745 01:17:36,667 --> 01:17:37,917 Okay, yeah, okay, great! 1746 01:17:38,000 --> 01:17:40,709 O... kay. 1747 01:17:43,166 --> 01:17:44,333 Let me get that. 1748 01:17:44,417 --> 01:17:45,750 There you go. 1749 01:17:49,792 --> 01:17:51,667 You guys, I just saw Steve pull in! 1750 01:17:51,750 --> 01:17:53,417 He's here! He's here! 1751 01:17:54,959 --> 01:17:57,834 Get the lights! 1752 01:17:57,917 --> 01:18:01,375 What the... 1753 01:18:01,458 --> 01:18:02,625 Okay, ready? 1754 01:18:02,709 --> 01:18:03,959 Ooh! 1755 01:18:05,583 --> 01:18:07,500 Hello? 1756 01:18:07,583 --> 01:18:10,208 Hello! 1757 01:18:12,083 --> 01:18:14,166 Surprise! 1758 01:18:14,250 --> 01:18:16,792 Welcome home! 1759 01:18:16,875 --> 01:18:18,125 Dad! 1760 01:18:18,208 --> 01:18:20,250 Ahhhh! 1761 01:18:20,333 --> 01:18:21,875 Merry Christmas, kiddo! 1762 01:18:21,959 --> 01:18:23,250 Merry Christmas, Dad! 1763 01:18:25,583 --> 01:18:26,750 You're back. 1764 01:18:26,834 --> 01:18:29,000 I'm back. 1765 01:18:30,458 --> 01:18:33,166 I missed you. 1766 01:18:33,250 --> 01:18:35,000 Missed you, too. 1767 01:18:35,083 --> 01:18:36,500 Oh! 1768 01:18:36,583 --> 01:18:38,500 Merry Christmas. 1769 01:18:38,583 --> 01:18:40,667 Son, it's so good to have you home. 1770 01:18:40,750 --> 01:18:41,959 Oh! 1771 01:18:42,041 --> 01:18:43,500 It's so good to see you. 1772 01:18:43,583 --> 01:18:45,542 Dad, look who's here! 1773 01:18:45,625 --> 01:18:47,667 Merry Christmas, Steve. 1774 01:18:47,750 --> 01:18:49,750 Liz Livingstone? 1775 01:18:49,834 --> 01:18:52,500 And thank you for your service. 1776 01:18:52,583 --> 01:18:55,291 Well, thank you for your gingersnaps. 1777 01:18:58,125 --> 01:19:00,125 Anytime! 1778 01:19:00,208 --> 01:19:03,500 They made the whole Christmas dinner. 1779 01:19:03,583 --> 01:19:05,709 All your favourites. I helped! 1780 01:19:05,792 --> 01:19:07,208 Well, lead the way, kiddo. 1781 01:19:07,291 --> 01:19:08,917 Let's go! 1782 01:19:09,000 --> 01:19:10,583 It's Christmas! 1783 01:19:12,208 --> 01:19:13,417 Nice work, Mom. 1784 01:19:13,500 --> 01:19:14,834 Yeah, you did good, too. 1785 01:19:24,959 --> 01:19:28,291 Welcome home, son! 1786 01:19:28,375 --> 01:19:30,875 It's great to be home, Mom. 1787 01:19:33,750 --> 01:19:37,041 I'd like to give a special thank you to Candace 1788 01:19:37,125 --> 01:19:40,834 for helping to make this day truly special. 1789 01:19:43,834 --> 01:19:46,083 Oh, well... 1790 01:19:46,166 --> 01:19:48,208 really, it's me who should be thanking you. 1791 01:19:48,291 --> 01:19:50,834 All of you. 1792 01:19:50,917 --> 01:19:54,667 You've made me feel like a part of the family. 1793 01:19:57,959 --> 01:19:59,458 Uh... 1794 01:19:59,542 --> 01:20:02,917 But I haven't been honest with you. 1795 01:20:03,000 --> 01:20:07,250 The truth is, I'm nothing like my mother. 1796 01:20:07,333 --> 01:20:10,917 I'm not particularly crafty. 1797 01:20:11,000 --> 01:20:14,125 I make horrible gingerbread houses. 1798 01:20:16,125 --> 01:20:18,325 And I could never cook such a beautiful Christmas dinner 1799 01:20:18,375 --> 01:20:20,375 on my own. 1800 01:20:20,458 --> 01:20:24,458 I spent my whole life trying to be perfect just like her, 1801 01:20:24,542 --> 01:20:28,709 and I'm not perfect at all. 1802 01:20:33,250 --> 01:20:36,750 But I'm starting to see that that's okay. 1803 01:20:36,834 --> 01:20:40,625 You know, Christmas isn't about perfection. 1804 01:20:40,709 --> 01:20:43,458 It's about this, 1805 01:20:43,542 --> 01:20:47,709 and spending time with our friends and our family, 1806 01:20:47,792 --> 01:20:51,500 and the people that we love. 1807 01:20:52,834 --> 01:20:54,000 That's so true. 1808 01:20:54,083 --> 01:20:55,291 Hear, hear! 1809 01:20:55,375 --> 01:20:56,583 Hear, hear! 1810 01:20:56,667 --> 01:20:58,000 Yeah, cheers! 1811 01:20:58,083 --> 01:20:59,667 Thank you. 1812 01:20:59,750 --> 01:21:02,583 Well, dig in, everyone! Don't be shy! 1813 01:21:02,667 --> 01:21:04,166 Merry Christmas! 1814 01:21:04,250 --> 01:21:05,770 Get out of the way, I got two helpings. 1815 01:21:11,792 --> 01:21:12,959 Excuse me. 1816 01:21:13,041 --> 01:21:14,250 Hey, little brother. 1817 01:21:14,333 --> 01:21:15,500 Oh, hey. 1818 01:21:15,583 --> 01:21:16,750 Oh! 1819 01:21:16,834 --> 01:21:18,041 Welcome home. 1820 01:21:18,125 --> 01:21:19,458 Thanks, man. 1821 01:21:25,500 --> 01:21:27,250 James, just... 1822 01:21:27,333 --> 01:21:30,208 Liz, please, just give me a second. 1823 01:21:32,667 --> 01:21:35,709 That was certainly an interesting speech. 1824 01:21:35,792 --> 01:21:39,250 I think it's the right direction for the magazine. 1825 01:21:39,333 --> 01:21:41,625 At Livingstone, there is a place for everyone. 1826 01:21:46,500 --> 01:21:48,291 You know what, Liz? 1827 01:21:48,375 --> 01:21:50,542 You were right. 1828 01:21:50,625 --> 01:21:53,083 She is perfect for the job. 1829 01:21:54,625 --> 01:21:59,125 Well, she is my daughter. 1830 01:21:59,208 --> 01:22:00,417 You got my vote. 1831 01:22:02,125 --> 01:22:03,750 Thank you, Mr. Carlisle. 1832 01:22:06,458 --> 01:22:08,083 This calls for a toast. 1833 01:22:08,166 --> 01:22:09,333 Let's do it! 1834 01:22:09,417 --> 01:22:11,000 Uh, yeah, I'll be right there. 1835 01:22:11,083 --> 01:22:13,542 Okay. 1836 01:22:27,750 --> 01:22:31,792 Leaving already? 1837 01:22:31,875 --> 01:22:33,458 That was the idea. 1838 01:22:33,542 --> 01:22:34,750 I said my goodbyes. 1839 01:22:34,834 --> 01:22:37,375 You didn't say goodbye to me. 1840 01:22:37,458 --> 01:22:39,125 Goodbye. 1841 01:22:39,208 --> 01:22:40,917 Just wait. 1842 01:22:43,500 --> 01:22:46,166 You haven't even read it. 1843 01:22:50,166 --> 01:22:52,542 I don't need to read it. 1844 01:22:52,625 --> 01:22:55,750 I saw a preview of it on your desk. 1845 01:22:55,834 --> 01:22:58,750 Sorry I told the truth in there. 1846 01:22:58,834 --> 01:23:01,291 I guess you don't have your scoop anymore. 1847 01:23:01,375 --> 01:23:03,291 It's not a scoop if I didn't write about it. 1848 01:23:03,375 --> 01:23:05,667 Well, what did you write about? 1849 01:23:05,750 --> 01:23:07,583 You. 1850 01:23:07,667 --> 01:23:09,250 You don't know me. 1851 01:23:09,333 --> 01:23:13,000 I've been pretending to be somebody else 1852 01:23:13,083 --> 01:23:14,583 the whole week I've been here. 1853 01:23:14,667 --> 01:23:16,166 I'm a reporter. 1854 01:23:16,250 --> 01:23:18,583 My job is to find out the truth, 1855 01:23:18,667 --> 01:23:20,792 and I found out who you are. 1856 01:23:20,875 --> 01:23:24,667 You're smart and you're thoughtful, 1857 01:23:24,750 --> 01:23:27,166 and you are creative. 1858 01:23:27,250 --> 01:23:30,917 You love gingerbread cookies, 1859 01:23:31,000 --> 01:23:34,291 even if the houses give you a little bit of trouble. 1860 01:23:34,375 --> 01:23:35,959 You see the best in people, 1861 01:23:36,041 --> 01:23:38,281 and you are the kind of person that would drop everything 1862 01:23:38,333 --> 01:23:43,333 to help a little girl you don't even know. 1863 01:23:43,417 --> 01:23:46,125 You're Candace Livingstone. 1864 01:23:46,208 --> 01:23:50,625 I am, 1865 01:23:50,709 --> 01:23:54,959 but I'm not perfect. 1866 01:23:55,041 --> 01:23:58,333 You are for me. 1867 01:24:16,083 --> 01:24:17,250 Oh! 1868 01:24:19,208 --> 01:24:20,375 I knew it. 1869 01:24:20,458 --> 01:24:23,250 So, that must be John. 1870 01:24:23,333 --> 01:24:26,875 Okay, looks like we got an audience. 1871 01:24:28,709 --> 01:24:32,333 Well, that is life in the spotlight. 1872 01:24:32,417 --> 01:24:34,709 Think you can handle it? 1873 01:24:34,792 --> 01:24:37,083 I'd like to give it a shot.