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♪ CANDLES BURNING LOW

♪ LOTS OF MISTLETOE

♪ LOTS OF SNOW AND ICE

♪ EVERYWHERE WE GO

♪ CHOIRS SINGING CAROLS

♪ RIGHT OUTSIDE MY DOOR

♪ ALL THESE THINGS...

IT'S CALLED RISGRYNSGROT...

WHICH IS BASICALLYCHRISTMAS RICE PORRIDGE.

♪ ...THAT'S WHAT CHRISTMASMEANS TO ME, MY LOVE... ♪

SOUNDS GREAT.

BUT THE BEST PART?

BASED ON SWEDISHCHRISTMAS TRADITION,

WHOEVER FINDS

THE ALMOND

WILL BE MARRIEDWITHIN A YEAR.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK!

♪ ...EVEN THOUGHI LOVE YOU MADLY ♪

♪ IT SEEMS I LOVE YOU MORE

♪ THE LITTLE CARDSYOU GIVE ME ♪

♪ WILL TOUCH MY HEARTFOR SURE... ♪

[SQUEALING AND LAUGHING]

♪ ...ALL THESE THINGSAND MORE ♪

♪ ALL THESE THINGS AND MORE

♪ THAT'S WHAT CHRISTMASMEANS TO ME, MY LOVE ♪

♪ CHRISTMASMEANS TO ME, MY LOVE... ♪

I LOVE SHARING

ALL THE DIFFERENTHOLIDAY TRADITIONS

THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED.

YOU KNOW,MY EDITOR THINKS

THAT I SHOULD WRITETHEM ALL DOWN

AND PUBLISH THEMIN A BOOK.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE MOSTINTERESTING STORIES.

PERK OF BEINGA TRAVEL WRITER.

THAT AND GLOBAL ENTRY GETTING MEPAST THE AIRPORT LINES.

YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD LOOKINTO GETTING THAT.

YEAH...

WILLIAM...

THE, UH... THE ALMOND,AND YOUR EXPRESSION.

WE'VE ONLY BEENDATING SIX MONTHS.

LISTEN, MY PARENTS CALLEDYESTERDAY,

AND THEY WANT ME IN BOSTONFOR CHRISTMAS,

AND I WANT TO BE WITH THEM.

IT'S CHRISTMAS, EM,

AND BEING WITH MY FAMILY

IS AN IMPORTANT TRADITIONFOR ME,

AND I WOULD LOVETO HAVE YOU THERE.

YOU KNOW I'M MORE TRANSIENTTHAN TRADITIONAL.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I MEAN, PEOPLE PROBABLYALWAYS TELL YOU

THAT ONE DAYYOU'LL SETTLE DOWN,

BUT...

I DON'T KNOWTHAT YOU WILL...

AT LEAST,NOT WITH A REGULAR GUY LIKE ME.

[EM]: SO...

WE BROKE UP...

WHICH DOESN'T SEEMTO SURPRISE YOU.

YOU CAN'T FAKECHEMISTRY,

ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE HALFOF THE COUPLE

IS RARELY IN TOWN.

THAT'S BECAUSE SOMEONEWHOM I'M POINTING AT RIGHT NOW

KEEPS SENDING ME OUTON ASSIGNMENTS.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO STOP?

NO.YOU KNOW I LOVE IT.

I DO KNOW THAT,

THOUGH I DON'T KNOWHOW YOU DO IT.

EXPERIENCE.

I GREW UPLIVING OUT OF MY SUITCASE.

I GUESS I'M USED TO IT.

AND AS YOUR EDITOR,I LOVE THAT ABOUT YOU.

AS YOUR FRIEND...

SAY IT.

I WANT YOU TO GET THAT ALMOND.

THAT WOULD REQUIRE ME

TO STAYIN ONE PLACE

FOR AN EXTENDEDPERIOD OF TIME.

ONE DAY, YOU'RE GOINGTO FIND SOMEONE

WHO'LL MAKE YOU WANTTO DO EXACTLY THAT.

I DID.

SPEAKING OF,

YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOINKEITH AND ME FOR CHRISTMAS.

THE KIDS'D BEOVER THE MOON

TO HAVE AUNTIEEMORY THERE.

AW, I LOVE THEM,

BUT I WAS THINKINGABOUT RENTING A CABIN

UP TO THE MOUNTAINS

AND RELAXING

BEFORE SOMEONE SENDS MEMY NEXT ASSIGNMENT.

YOU'RE GOINGTO BE ALONE?

ON CHRISTMAS?

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME.

I'LL BE OKAY.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGING]

YOU CAN'T GET THATTIE OFF FAST ENOUGH.

REMINDS MEI SPENT ALL DAY IN COURT.

OH, PLEASE.

YOU SPEND 90% OFYOUR TIME IN JEANS.

ONE OF THE PERKS

OF LEAVING THE CORPORATECOUNSEL WORLD BEHIND.

OH, MAYBE I SHOULDGIVE IT A TRY.

SO YOU STAY ATA HOTEL FOR CHRISTMAS?

UH-HUH.

MY NANA COMES OVER,WE OPEN UP PRESENTS,

AND THEN WE GO TO A HOTELFOR BRUNCH.

WHAT DO YOUAND YOUR MOM DO?

WE GO TO PINE GROVE.

IT'S MY FAVORITEPLACE FOR CHRISTMAS,

LIKE, EVER.

-HAVE YOU EVER GONE?-NO.

YOU'VE GOT TO.

THERE'S SLEDDING,ICE SKATING,

AND WE GET TO CHOPDOWN OUR OWN TREE.

REALLY?

YEAH, IT'S SO MUCH FUN!

KATY!

DAD!

HI, SWEETHEART.

DO YOU HAVETO GO BACK TO WORK?

NOPE,I'M DONE FOR THE HOLIDAYS,

AND I FIGURED WE COULD DOSOME CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TODAY.

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOINGFOR CHRISTMAS?

WE'LL PROBABLY JUST GOTO BRUNCH WITH MY MOM.

THAT SOUNDS FUN.

YEAH, IT'S FUN.RIGHT?

SOME YEAR,

YOU GUYS SHOULD TRYAND GET OUT

TO THE MOUNTAINS.

IT REALLY BRINGS OUTTHAT CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

YEAH, MAYBE SOMEDAY.

ALL RIGHT,PUT YOUR HOOD ON.

LET'S MAKE A RUN FOR IT.YOU READY?

SET... GO!COME ON!

[EDITOR]:SO...

ABOUT YOUR TRIP TO THECABIN IN THE MOUNTAINS.

HOW MUCH RELAXATIONDO YOU ACTUALLY NEED?

ARE YOU ABOUTTO GIVE ME AN ASSIGNMENT

RIGHT BEFOREMY VACATION?

HERE'S THE DEAL.

PHIL LASKERT WAS SUPPOSEDTO GIVE ME AN ARTICLE

TO PUBLISH ONLINEFOR CHRISTMAS DAY,

BUT HE APPARENTLY IS STUCKON AN ICE FLOE

IN THE ANTARCTIC.

AGAIN?

[CHUCKLING]SO I'M IN BIT OF A PICKLE.

HEY, DID I EVER TELL YOU

ABOUT THE GERMAN TRADITIONOF THE CHRISTMAS PICKLE?

AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GOINGTO WRITE ME A 2,000-WORD ARTICLE

ON AN OLD-FASHIONEDAMERICAN CHRISTMAS.

AN OLD-FASHIONEDAMERICAN CHRISTMAS?

THAT'S BOTH BROAD AND VAGUE.

THINK OF IT AS AN OPPORTUNITYTO SIT BACK AND REFLECT

ON ALL THE CHRISTMASTRADITIONS

YOU MISSED GROWING UP,

AND I'M GOING TO NEED ITON THE 23RD.

AS AN INCENTIVE,

AND BECAUSEI'M ALSO AWESOME,

I BOOKED YOU A CABININ PINE GROVE.

MY TREAT.

THIS IS BRIBERY.

YES. YES, IT IS.

I KNOW THAT LOOK.WHAT'S UP?

I WAS JUST THINKING

THAT MAYBE WE COULD DOSOMETHING DIFFERENT

THIS CHRISTMAS.

LIKE, DIFFERENT HOW?

LIKE...

NOT A HOTEL FOR BRUNCH.

HEY, HEY, HEY.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE HAD AN ASSIGNMENTIN CLASS TODAY.

WE COULD WRITE ABOUT ANYTHING.

I STARTED THINKINGABOUT CHRISTMAS.

OH, YEAH?

NO, I MEAN, LIKE...

THE ONES WE USEDTO HAVE WITH MOM.

WE'D GO UP INTOTHE MOUNTAINS

AND HAVE SNOW,

AND EVERYTHING SMELLEDLIKE CHRISTMAS TREES.

YOU REMEMBER THAT?

IT'S FUZZY, BUT YEAH.

"MAKE COOKIES.BUILD A SNOWMAN."

"GINGERBREAD HOUSE."

THAT WAS YOUR MOM'S FAVORITE.

I SUPPOSEYOU HAVE SOME PLACE IN MIND?

[WOMAN]:PINE GROVE?

APPARENTLY,HER BEST FRIEND FROM SCHOOL

HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT ITNON-STOP.

SHE EVEN MADETHIS "BUCKET LIST"

OF THINGS TO DOTO MAKE IT THE BEST CHRISTMAS,

AND MOST OF THEMINVOLVE SNOW.

[MOTHER]:OH, SCOTT, THIS IS SO ADORABLE.

I DON'T THINK WE ACTUALLY SPENTA CHRISTMAS

IN A CABIN IN THE WOODS.

OR WE JUST STAY HERE,YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, THE IMPORTANT THINGIS THAT WE'RE TOGETHER.

YEAH, BUT THAT'S NOTWHAT KATY ASKED FOR,

AND SHE ASKSFOR SO LITTLE.

TELL YOU WHAT.

WHY DON'T I GET THISAS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT

FOR YOU AND KATY?

MOM...

NO, I INSIST.

I'M GOING TO FIND THE MOSTCHARMING CABIN IN PINE GROVE

FOR BOTH OF YOUTO STAY IN.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WELL, I'VE GOTBREE TENNER'S BIRTHDAY

IN A FEW DAYS,

AND I PROMISED I'D ATTEND.

OKAY, FINE, SO YOU ATTEND,AND THEN YOU JOIN US.

I MEAN, YOU NEVER GO ANYWHERE.

OH, THAT IS NOT TRUE.

I WENT TO YOUR AUNTRUTHIE'S JULY 4TH.

THAT WAS THREE YEARS AGO,AND THAT WAS IN OAKLAND.

I MEAN, I BASICALLY CAN SEEOAKLAND FROM HERE.

YOU BARELY LEAVETHE BAY AREA.

THAT'S BECAUSE I'M A HOMEBODY,AND YOU KNOW IT.

I'M NOT LETTING YOU BE ALONE FORCHRISTMAS.

IF YOU DON'T GO,WE DON'T GO.

SCOTT...

MOM...

PLEASE, NANA?

NOW, HOW AM I SUPPOSEDTO RESIST THAT?

YOU'RE NOT.

OH...

OF COURSEI'LL GO.

[PHONE RINGING]

HI, DAD!

[DAD, ON PHONE]:HEY THERE, PUMPKIN!

HOW'S HONG KONG?

[DAD]: WELL, WE JUST GOT HEREA LITTLE WHILE AGO.

NOT TOO LATE FOR YOUTO JOIN US.

YOU'LL BE IN MEETINGSTHE ENTIRE TIME,

AND MOM'LL BE ON THE PHONEDEALING WITH HER CHARITIES.

BOY, IT'S AS IF YOU'VE MET US BEFORE.

ONCE OR TWICE.

MOM SAYS HI.

HI, MOM!

NO, I'LL WAIT 'TIL WE CAN TAKEA REAL VACATION TOGETHER,

MAYBE IN THE SPRING.

ALL RIGHT, DONE. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOINGFOR CHRISTMAS, HUH?

ARE YOU GOING TO BE JETTING OFFTO SOME FAR CORNER OF THE GLOBE?

ACTUALLY, I'VE RENTEDA CABIN UP IN PINE GROVE.

PINE GROVE?

HAVEN'T BEEN THERESINCE YOU WERE LITTLE.

I'VE BEEN TO PINE GROVE?

YOU HAVE.

WE WENT THERE TOGETHERFOR CHRISTMAS ONE YEAR.

YOU WERE MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE,I THINK?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT WAS BEFORE I STARTED THE COMPANY.

I DON'T REMEMBER THAT.

I DO.

MIGHT'VE BEEN THE LASTOLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS

WE HAD TOGETHER.

WE HADAN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS?

WE DID.

ONCE UPON A TIME.

IT'S LIKE I STEPPEDINTO ANOTHER WORLD

MADE ENTIRELY OF CHRISTMAS.

DID I MENTION THE GUYTHAT I RENTED THE CABIN FROM

ALSO RUNS THE CANDY STORE?

UH, YOU DIDN'T,

BUT SOMEHOW,IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

MAYBE IT'LL BE GOOD FOR YOUR WRITING.

HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT YOUR ANGLEON THE ARTICLE YET?

UH... NOPE.

WELL, DON'T OVER-THINK IT.

JUST EXPERIENCE IT. IT'LL COME.

WELL, THAT'S JUST IT.

I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED IT...

I MEAN, NOT THE WAYTHAT PEOPLE THINK OF HERE.

ITALY, BRAZIL, TIBET?

SURE...

BUT SNOWMEN AND SANTA?

I GOT NOTHING.

I KNOW,

BUT AT LEAST IT SOUNDSLIKE YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT SPOT

TO GIVE IT A TRY,

AND WHO KNOWS?

YOU MAY EVEN BE INSPIRED

TO FINISH THAT BOOK IDEA WE DISCUSSED.

MAYBE.

THAT WOULD REQUIRE METO STAY IN ONE PLACE

FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

IT'S BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN.

TO OTHERS.

OKAY, I'VE GOT TO GO FIND

THIS CABIN-RENTALSLASH-CANDY-MAN.

CIAO!

[♪♪]

EXCUSE ME,

DO YOU KNOW WHEREI CAN FIND HAL HINDRY?

THAT WOULD BE ME.

OH, GREAT, UM...

SO I'M EMORY BLAKE,AND I'M...

[MAN]:HEY, HAL?

WHAT DO YOU WANT METO DO WITH THE POSTERS

FOR THE GINGERBREADHOUSE CONTEST?

OH, GOOD!HANG ONE IN THE FRONT WINDOW.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN?

EMORY...

EXCUSE ME.

SKIP!

CAN YOU HELP MRS. CHASE?

IT'S A CRAZY TIME OF THE YEAR.

I'M JUST HERETO PICK UP SOME KEYS

FOR A CABINRENTED UNDER EMORY BLAKE?

AH, MY OTHER JOB.

THIS WAY.

AH...

LOOKS LIKEYOU'RE IN CEDAR BLUFF.

THAT'S AWONDERFUL CABIN.

IS THE OTHER HALF OF YOUR PARTYWITH YOU?

UH, NO.

IT'S JUST ME.

IS IT?

WHAT SHOULD I DOWITH THE REST OF THESE?

HANG ONE IN EVERY STORE WINDOWOUT BY THE REC CENTER, THEN.

-OKAY, YOU GOT IT.-SORRY.

IT'S OUR GINGERBREADHOUSE CONTEST,

PINE GROVE'S VERSIONOF THE SUPER BOWL.

THIS HAS EVERYTHINGYOU'LL NEED,

AND A MAP TO THE CABIN.

NOW, THERE'SA BIG SNOW STORM

HEADED OUR WAY SOON,

SO I HOPEYOU HAVE SNOW TIRES.

IT'S GOINGTO BE A DOOZY.

RIGHT...

THERE YOU GO.

[♪♪]

♪ GOTTA TRY AND ESCAPEFOR CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ LIE AWAKEUNDERNEATH THE MOON ♪

♪ FIND A PLACETO LEAVE OUR TROUBLES ♪

♪ LAY UNDER THE WINTER MOON

♪ GO EASY

♪ AND KNOWI'VE TRIED TO CHANGE ♪

♪ TRIED TO SEE ITFROM THE OTHER SIDE ♪

♪ TAKE IT UP...

IT'S SNOWING!

IT IS.

ALL RIGHT,WE'D BETTER HURRY.

I DON'T WANT TO BE DRIVINGWHEN THIS GETS WORSE.

♪ ...I WON'T MIND

♪ IF YOU GET UPAND YOU WALK AWAY ♪

♪ IT TAKES TIME

♪ TO UNDERSTAND MEAND LOVE ME ♪

♪ I HOPE YOU FIND

♪ THAT I'M NOTHING BUT...

♪ HEAD OVER HEELSWITH YOU ♪

[KATY]: WOW!

NEAT, HUH?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

HUH.

OKAY.THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

WOW, THIS IS AWESOME!CAN I GO OUTSIDE?

SURE.

JUST STAY CLOSE, OKAY?

I LOVE YOU,SWEETHEART.

ALL RIGHT...

THAT IS NOT SAFE.

[SCREAMING]

MY KNEE!WHAT THE...?

YOU HAVE TEN SECONDSTO GET OUT OF HERE.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

SERIOUSLY,

I KNOW KRAV MAGA,AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO USE IT!

THERE'S A SLEDDING HILLOUT THERE!

WHOA...

IT'S OKAY, HONEY.IT'S... IT'S OKAY.

YOU BROKE IN WITH A KID?

WE DIDN'T BREAK IN.WE USED A KEY.

WE'RE RENTING THIS PLACE.

THIS IS MY PLACE!

I SWEAR, THE ONLY THINGI'M REACHING FOR IN MY COAT

IS MY PHONE, OKAY?

I'M GOING TO SHOW YOUOUR BOOKING RESERVATION.

SLOWLY.

JUST A PHONE.

BOOKING CONFIRMATION.HAL...

HINDRY.

CABIN RENTALS AND CANDY MAN.YEAH.

PRETTY SURE THERE'S ONLY ONE.

MY CONFIRMATIONIS RIGHT THERE.

[SCOTT]:GREAT...

SO...

SO...

SO WE'RE ALL GOINGTO STAY HERE?

NO.

OH, DEAR.

I AM TRULY, TRULY SORRY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW...

SKIP, PUT THE LICORICEON THE TOP SHELF...

THIS HAPPENED.

IT'S A MYSTERY.

THE IMPORTANT THING HERE

IS THAT WE HAVEA PLACE FOR MS. BLAKE TO STAY.

OH, UM, YOU'RE JUSTGOING TO ASSUME

THAT I'M THE ONE

THAT'S GOING TOGIVE UP THE CABIN?

I HAVE A KID.

SERIOUSLY?

YOU DON'T EVEN HESITATETO PLAY THE KID CARD?

MY MOM COMES IN TOMORROW.

YEAH, WELL...

YOUR CONFIRMATION SAYS

THAT YOU BOOKEDJUST TWO DAYS AGO,

WHICH MEANS I BOOKED FIRST.

THERE ARE THREEBEDROOMS IN THIS HOUSE,

WHICH IS TOO BIGFOR ONE PERSON.

I REST MY CASE.

ARE YOU AN ATTORNEY?

I AM.

THAT MAKES ME WANTTO STAY PUT EVEN MORE.

[SCOTT]:WHAT DO YOU DO?

TRAVEL WRITER.

PERFECT.

I'M SURE YOU'RE ACCUSTOMEDTO ACCOMMODATION INCONVENIENCES.

YEP, SO I CAN TELL YOUFROM EXPERIENCE,

THAT YOU'RE GOINGTO HAVE NO TROUBLE

FINDING SOMEPLACE ELSE.

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY,BUT THERE ARE NO OTHER CABINS.

[TOGETHER]: NONE?

PINE GROVE IS BOOKED SOLIDAT CHRISTMAS

MONTHS IN ADVANCE.

THE ONLY REASON CEDAR BLUFFWAS AVAILABLE

WAS BECAUSEOF A LAST-MINUTE CANCELLATION.

OKAY.

WHAT ABOUTSOMEPLACE ELSE?

I CALLED AROUND AS SOONAS YOU TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED.

THERE'S NOTHING.

I'M SO TERRIBLY SORRY.

WHERE DO I PUTTHE WHITE CHOCOLATE PRETZELS?

UP FRONT.

RIGHT OVER HERE, SKIP.

OH...

SO THERE ARE NO ROOMSAT ANY INN.

STRANGELY APPROPRIATE.

MM.

THIS WOULD BE PERFECTFOR SLEDDING.

C'MON...

UGH, FINE.KID CARD WINS.

I'LL HEAD BACKTO SAN FRANCISCO

WITH MY CHRISTMAS CABINEXPERIMENT

OFFICIALLY OVER.

BUT IT'S SNOWINGREALLY HARD.

YOU DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE WHENIT WAS SNOWING BAD, REMEMBER?

[EMORY]:KATY, DON'T WORRY.

I'VE MOTORCYCLEDTHROUGH THE ANDES.

I CAN HANDLE THIS.

YEAH, SEE?

SHE'LL BE FINE.

THANKS FOR THIS.

ALL RIGHT, HAYS FAMILY,

MERRY CHRISTMAS,

AND, UH...

ENJOY MY CABIN.

OUR CABIN.

HA...

HEY, THANKS AGAIN.WE APPRECIATE IT.

WHEW!

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

OH, NO...

PLEASE DON'T BE LIKE THIS.

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

DAD?

START, START, START...

UGH...

[ENGINE STARTING AND HUMMING]

[EXHALING]

[ENGINE SPUTTERINGAND DYING]

OH...

[HORN HONKING]

[KNOCKING]

HOW'S IT GOING?

OH, SHE JUST GETSA LITTLE, UH, SENSITIVE

WHEN IT'S COLD.

WELL, IT'S ONLY GOINGTO GET COLDER.

FAIR POINT.

YOU KNOW, YOU CANALWAYS JUST COME BACK

AND STAY AT THE CABINUNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

JUST FOR TONIGHT.

JUST FOR TONIGHT.

[WIND BLOWING]

I WILL BE OUT OF HERE

JUST AS SOON ASTHE SHOP GIVES ME THE OKAY.

IT'S THE ALTERNATOR.

HOW CAN YOU TELL?

YOU CAN HEAR IT.

YOU'RE BOTH A LAWYERAND A MECHANIC?

NO, MY DAD AND I USEDTO TINKER AROUND WITH CARS

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.

HUH.

EXPAND ON THE "HUH."

YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE A CAR GUY.

HOW CAN YOU TELL?

WE JUST MET.

WHAT, YOU DON'T GETFIRST IMPRESSIONS OF PEOPLE?

NO, NOT THAT SPECIFIC.

HEY, ARE YOU SURE

YOU DON'T WANTTO SLEEP UPSTAIRS

IN THE EXTRA BEDROOM?

OH, NO.

YOUR MOM'S COMING TOMORROW.

THIS WAY, THE ROOM'LL BENICE AND FRESH FOR HER.

OKAY.

BESIDES, I LIKESLEEPING NEXT TO A FIRE.

NEXT TO THE NET OF A CATAMARANIN THE CARIBBEAN,

I'D SAY IT'S MY FAVORITE PLACETO SLEEP.

THE NET OF A CATAMARAN?

[LAUGHING]

DON'T KNOCK IT.

ONCE YOU FALL ASLEEP

WITH ORIONCOMING OVER THE OCEAN HORIZON,

YOU REALIZEYOU JUST FULFILLED A DREAM

YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD.

ALL RIGHT,I'M STARTING

TO GET A SMALL SENSEOF WHO YOU ARE.

YOU'RE ADVENTUROUS.

I AM.

RARELY IN ONE PLACEFOR TOO LONG.

ALL MY LIFE.

ARMY BRAT?

SORT OF...

MINUS THE ARMY.

MY PARENTS WORKEDIN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE.

I GREW UP TRAVELINGMY WHOLE LIFE.

MM.

AND TOMORROW,I'M HITTING THE ROAD AGAIN.

THANKS AGAINFOR LETTING US STAY.

NO, THANK YOU.

SLEEP WELL.

GOOD NIGHT.

[♪♪]

[FLOORBOARD SQUEAKING]

SORRY.

DON'T BE.

I WAS JUST ABOUT AWAKE ANYWAY.

ARE THOSE FROM ALLTHE PLACES YOU'VE BEEN?

UH...

SOME OF THE PLACESI'VE BEEN, YEAH.

I WANT TO TRAVEL ONE DAY,

SEE EVERYTHING.

OH, YEAH?

THERE'S A LOT TO SEE.

WOULD YOU WANT TO LOOK THROUGHSOME OF MY TRAVEL PHOTOS

WHILE I GO GET CLEANED UP?

REALLY?

YEAH, SURE.

HERE.

THERE YOU GO.

HAVE AT IT.

[SCOTT'S MOTHER]:I THINK YOU MADE THE RIGHT CALL.

I'M MONITORINGTHE WEATHER CONDITIONS,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE ALL THE ROADSGOING INTO THE MOUNTAINS

ARE CLOSED RIGHT NOW.

WELL, HOW LONGIS THAT GOING TO LAST?

MM, AT LEAST A DAYTO CLEAR THEM?

THAT'S WHAT I READ.

SO YOUR GUEST IS STUCK,EVEN IF HER CAR IS READY TODAY.

[SIGHING]

WHAT'S WITH THAT EXPRESSION?

NOTHING.

DON'T "NOTHING" ME.

I RAISED YOU.

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONGWITH THIS WOMAN?

NO.SHE'S, UH...

PLEASANT.

PLEASANT?

HMM.

WHAT'S HER NAME AGAIN?

EMORY BLAKE.

SHE'S A TRAVEL WRITER...

AND NO, IT'S FINE.

IT'S JUST UNEXPECTED.

[PHONE CHIMING]

[CHUCKLING]

YOUR GRANDDAUGHTERJUST TEXTED ME,

DEMANDING BREAKFAST IN BED.

OH.WELL THEN, YOU'D BETTER GO.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW

AS SOON ASI'M ON THE WAY TO YOU, OKAY?

LOVE YOU.

[CHIMING]

EMORY... BLAKE...

PLEASANT.

HMM.

-OH!-WHOO!

I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

AT LEAST YOU DIDN'T HIT MEWITH KRAV MAGA THIS TIME.

THE DAY IS YOUNG.

WELL, GOOD.

THEN I HAVE SOMETHINGTO LOOK FORWARD TO.

WELL, I PLAN ON SPENDINGTHE DAY WRITING.

I'VE GOT MY EYE

ON THIS LITTLE OFFICEATTIC SPACE UP THERE,

AND I CLAIM DIBS,

SO PLEASE DON'T GET ANY IDEAS.

IT IS ALL YOURS.

KATY AND I WILL BE WORKINGON HER BUCKET LIST.

HER WHAT?

IT'S HER LIST

OF ALL THE AWESOME THINGSSHE WANTS TO DO FOR CHRISTMAS.

OH, WELL...

YOU'D BETTER GET CRACKING.

ALL RIGHT.WE'LL STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY.

YEAH, GOOD LUCK.

♪ I DON'T WANTMUCH FOR CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ I LOVE LOUISAND I LOVE DIOR ♪

♪ BUT I'VE GOT MY HEARTSET ON SOMETHING DIFFERENT ♪

♪ ONE SPECIAL THINGI'VE BEEN WISHING FOR ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN WAITINGALL YEAR LONG ♪

♪ UNDERNEATH THE MISTLETOETHE TIME HAS COME ♪

[DOOR SLAMMING]

♪ SANTA GAVE MEJUST ONE WISH ♪

[KATY AND SCOTT TALKING]

♪ BABY, I WANTYOUR CHRISTMAS KISS ♪

[KATY AND SCOTT TALKING]

♪ I THINK I FOUNDMY PERFECT PRESENT ♪

♪ WRAP YOU UPAND PUT YOU UNDER MY TREE... ♪

WHATCHA LOOKING AT, BUDDY?

EMORY LET ME LOOK AT IT.

IT'S ALL HER TRAVEL PHOTOS.

OH.

THESE ARE FROM CHRISTMASALL AROUND THE WORLD.

QUITE A FEW PHOTOS HERE.

YEAH, I WANT TO TRAVEL A LOT.

REALLY?

BUT THEN I WOULD SPENDALL OF MY TIME GOING,

"WHERE'S KATY?

WHAT IS SHE DOING?

IS SHE HAVING FUN?IS SHE SAFE?"

[MOCK-SOBBING]

IT'S OKAY.

I'LL COME BACKEVERY CHRISTMAS.

I'M HOLDING YOU TO THAT.

-OKAY.-OKAY.

OKAY!

[KATY]: I'M SO EXCITED.WE'RE FINALLY DOING THIS.

[SCOTT]: ALL RIGHT,SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING IT.

I'M GOING TO LET YOUCUT DOWN THIS TREE

WITH YOUR BIG OLD MUSCLES.

[KATY]: YEAH!

[SCOTT LAUGHS]

WHY DO YOU HAVE A SAW?

WELL, CUTTING DOWN A TREEWITH MY BARE HANDS

IS INEFFECTIVE.

HA HA...

DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB,COUNSELOR.

WE'RE GETTINGOUR CHRISTMAS TREE.

[SCOTT]:THERE'S A TREE FARM NEAR TOWN

WHERE YOU CAN CUT DOWNYOUR OWN CHRISTMAS TREE.

AND I'VE WANTED TO DO THISMY WHOLE LIFE.

HA, THAT LONG, HUH?

HAVE YOU EVER CUT DOWNA CHRISTMAS TREE?

I HAVE TO SAY,

IN MY WHOLE LIFE,I HAVE NOT.

IS IT FUN?

WELL, WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT.

IT'S OUR NEW TRADITION.

ISN'T THAT AN OXYMORON?

SO WE'VE NEVERDONE IT BEFORE,

BUT THE TRADITION IS OLD.

[EMORY]: RIGHT.

OLD-FASHIONED...

WHICH I SAWON YOUR LIST IN THERE.

I TOOK A LITTLE PEEK.

IT'S VERY THOROUGH.

VERY LONG AS WELL,

SO...WE'RE GOING TO GET GOING.

RIGHT, UM,SO, HA....

HERE'S THE DEAL.

I HAVE TO WRITE AN ARTICLE

ABOUT AN OLD-FASHIONEDAMERICAN CHRISTMAS,

AND, UH...

I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE STATESFOR CHRISTMAS

IN, WELL, FOREVER.

SO...

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

COULD I... TAG ALONG?

JUST TO OBSERVE.

YOU WANT TO OBSERVEOUR CHRISTMAS?

JUST TO GETSOME INSPIRATION?

I THINK YOUR LIST IS EXACTLYWHAT I NEED.

CHRISTMASIS FOR SHARING.

SEE?

RIGHT THERE.

THAT IS WHATI AM TALKING ABOUT.

YEAH, FINE.

OBSERVE.

GREAT!THANK YOU.

I'M JUST GOING TO GRABSOME GLOVES AND A HAT,

AND... ONE SECOND.PLEASE DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT ME!

THESE ARE NICE.

YOU GUYS LIKEANY OF THESE?

[TOGETHER]: THAT ONE.

[LAUGHING]

THAT ONE IT IS.

OKAY...

CAN EMORY CUT IT DOWN?

I THOUGHT THIS WAS SOMETHING

YOU WANTEDTO DO YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

WELL, YEAH, BUT...

YOU NEED HELPWITH YOUR STORY,

AND BESIDES, I HAVE MORE TIME.

[SNICKERING]

HEY, YOUWATCH IT, PAL.

WE'RE ABOUT THE SAME AGE.

ARE YOU SURE?

WHAT?YOU THINK I CAN'T?

[SCOTT]: NO, YOU SEEMLIKE YOU COULD DO

ANYTHINGYOU PUT YOUR MIND TO.

MM, HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?WE JUST MET.

BEEN AROUND YOU LONG ENOUGHTO FORM AN OPINION

BASED ON OBSERVATIONAND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE.

OOF, THERE'S THE ATTORNEY.

BY THE WAY, THE GARAGE CALLEDWHEN YOU WERE IN THE SHOWER.

IT'S THE ALTERNATOR.

HMM.

BET YOU'RE PROUD OF YOURSELF,AREN'T YOU?

IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD.

IT'LL BE FIXED BY TOMORROW,BUT UNTIL THEN...

THANK YOU.OH!

WOULD YOU TAKE MY PICTURE?

YEAH.

OH, RIGHT, UM...

IT'S AN ACTUAL CAMERA.

YOU JUST POINTAND SHOOT.

[KATY]: YOU JUST PRESSTHE BUTTON?

OKAY.

[SCOTT]: LITTLE DIFFERENTTHAN YOUR PHONE, HUH?

[KATY]: YEAH.

[SAWING]

[EMORY]:ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

[CAMERA CLICKING]

HERE GOES NOTHING.

[CREAKING]

[CAMERA CLICKING]

HA HA...OH!

THERE WE HAVE IT!

NICE WORK.

THANK YOU.

[SCOTT]: YOU DID IT.ALL RIGHT.

[EMORY]:THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL TREE.

ALL RIGHT,ONE MORE PICTURE?

[KATY]:STAND NEXT TO THE TREE.

RIGHT.

YOU TOO, DAD.

[LAUGHING] OKAY.

SAY CHEESE!

CHEESE...

OR CHRISTMAS TREE!

[CAMERA CLICKING]

IT'S FUN HAVING A REAL ONETO PLAY AROUND WITH.

OH, YEAH?

YOU CAN KEEP IT.

[SCOTT]:OH, NO, HEY, THAT'S...

NO, COME ON.

'TIS THE SEASON,AND ALL THAT.

I TOOKA LOT OF MY TRAVEL PHOTOS

WITH THAT CAMERA.

IT'S GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

ALL RIGHT, I THINK I'MGOING TO NEED SOME HELP

CARRYING THIS TREE.

I GOT THIS.I GOT IT.

THANK YOU!

FOLLOW ME.

YOU EXCITED?

YEAH.

LET'S TAKE THIS HOME.

KATY!

JOHNNY!

WELL, WELL,LOOK WHO WE HAVE HERE.

WHY DIDN'TYOU TELL ME

YOU WERE COMING TOMY NECK OF THE WOODS?

I'M SORRY.

I JUST GOTA LITTLE DISTRACTED.

I SEE.

HI. I'M ALICE.ALICE BENNETT.

MY SON, JOHNNY,

GOES TO SCHOOL WITHSCOTT'S DAUGHTER.

OH, GREAT!

HI. I'M EMORY BLAKE.

SO, ARE YOU GUYS HERE TOGETHER?

[TOGETHER]: NO.

NO, WE HAD A MIX-UPWITH OUR CABIN RENTAL.

[EMORY]:DOUBLE-BOOKED,

AND THEN MY CAR HAD TROUBLES,

AND I GOT STUCKBY THE SNOWSTORM.

OH...

THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.

BUT I'M HEADING BACKTO SAN FRANCISCO

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

OH, WHAT A SHAMEYOU WON'T BE HERE FOR CHRISTMAS.

PINE GROVE IS JUSTMAGICAL THIS TIME OF YEAR.

I'M SO GLADTHAT YOU AND KATY

-ARE FINALLY GETTING TO SEE IT.-IT WAS ABOUT TIME.

I'VE BEEN HEARING YOU TALKABOUT IT LONG ENOUGH.

YEAH, I PRACTICALLY DESERVEA COMMISSION.

I DON'T THINKHAL WOULD LIKE THAT.

OH, SO YOU MET HAL!ISN'T HIS SHOP GREAT?

JOHNNY MAKES SURE

IT'S OUR FIRST STOPEVERY TIME WE COME.

I'M SUREIT'LL BE KATY'S, TOO.

ALTHOUGH HIS RECORD-KEEPINGCOULD USE A LITTLE WORK.

ALL RIGHT, WELL...

WE SHOULD GET THIS THING HOME.

OKAY, WELL,NOW THAT WE KNOW YOU'RE HERE,

I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

THERE ARE SO MANY FUN EVENTSYOU SHOULDN'T MISS.

IT WAS REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU,EMORY.

YOU, TOO.

[SCOTT]:GREAT.

HEY, MY MAN.

ALL RIGHT,LET'S GO, KIDDO.

[KATY]: I'LL GO GETMORE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.

PERFECT.

THAT IS AGOOD-LOOKING TREE,

IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.

AND YOU DID.

AND I DID.

YOU KNOW, I THINK ALICE THOUGHTIT WAS GOOD-LOOKING, TOO...

AMONGSTOTHER THINGS.

I'M JUST SAYING,SHE'S VERY PRETTY,

AND... VERY INTERESTED IN YOU.

SHE IS A PARENTAT KATY'S SCHOOL.

SEE HOW MUCH YOU GUYSHAVE IN COMMON?

IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.

OKAY.

THE THING IS,

I HAVEN'T REALLY DATEDIN A LONG TIME.

MY WIFE PASSED AWAYWHEN KATY WAS SIX.

OH.

I'M SO SORRY.I JUST ASSUMED...

BUT KATY TOLD METHAT CHRISTMAS IN THE MOUNTAINS

WAS THE ONE THINGTHAT SHE COULD REMEMBER

ABOUT HER MOM.

NOW I SEE.

AND SO SHE CAME UPWITH THIS LIST...

AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

NANA'S GOINGTO LOVE THIS TREE.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO WEHAVE ON THAT LIST?

BUILDING A GINGERBREAD HOUSE.

OH!

I SAW THAT THERE'SA GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST

IN TOWN.

DAD, WE HAVE TO DO IT.

OH, WE HAVE TO?IT'S A REQUIREMENT?

YES.IT'S NUMBER FOUR.

IT'S NUMBER FOUR.

WELL, THEN YOU'VE GOT TO.

ALL RIGHT,

WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVETO LOOK FORWARD TO?

BAKING COOKIES...

NATURALLY.

HANGING LIGHTSAROUND THE CABIN.

HAPPENING.

ALSO...ICE SKATING.

OH, GOOD.I SAW A RINK ON THE WAY IN.

DO YOU ICE SKATE?

UM...

I'VE WATCHEDA LOT OF ICE SKATING

WHEN I LIVED IN FINLAND.

IT'S NOT REALLYTHE SAME THING.

YOU THINK?

KATY!

OKAY...

ALL RIGHT, HAVE FUN.BE SAFE.

YOU TOO.

OKAY. HEREGOES NOTHING.

YOU OKAY?

UH... JUST A BRUISED EGO.

[LAUGHING]

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSEDTO LAUGH.

YOU GET POINTSFOR DETERMINATION.

YES, WELL, THAT ISONE OF MY SKILLS...

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

UNLIKE ICE SKATING.

I WILL BE DOINGA TRIPLE AXEL IN NO TIME.

YES, BECAUSE YOU HAVEAN AMAZING COACH.

BECAUSE I AMA WARRIOR

WHEN IT COMESTO A CHALLENGE.

[ALICE]: SCOTT!

HEY, ALICE.

HEY!

HI!

WE ARE SEEING YOUEVERYWHERE.

HI, EMILY!

UH, EMORY.

OH! SORRY.

GOOD NEWS!

ONE OF THE ROADSHAS OPENED UP,

SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLETO HEAD HOME

AS SOON AS YOUR CAR'S FIXED.

OH, FANTASTIC.

ALSO FANTASTIC...

I SCOREDTWO EXTRA TICKETS

TO THE LOCAL PRODUCTIONOF "THE NUTCRACKER."

I WOULD'VE GOTTEN A FIFTH,

BUT I ASSUMED THAT YOU WOULD BEGOING HOME BY THEN.

OH, OF COURSE.

SO IT'S, UM, TOMORROW NIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

YOU AND ME,KATY AND JOHNNY?

SOUNDS AMAZING.

GREAT, THEN IT'S A DATE!

SEE YOU THEN!

"DATE" IS JUSTA FIGURE OF SPEECH.

ONE OFTEN ASSOCIATEDWITH GOING ON A DATE.

YEAH, BUT IT'S...I MEAN, IT'S NOT A DATE.

RIGHT.

LITTLE PRO TIPFROM A WOMAN'S P.O.V.?

SHE THINKS IT'S A DATE.

ALL RIGHT,TRIPLE AXEL TIME.

WHOA...

WHOA!

[EDITOR]:SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?

FOLLOWING THEM AROUND AND TAKING NOTES?

NO, I'M PARTICIPATING IN PARTSOF KATY'S CHRISTMAS LIST.

OH, GOOD.

I TOLD YOU,

I CUT DOWN THE TREE.

AND I'M VERY PROUD.

IS IT HELPING?WITH THE ARTICLE?

YOU KNOW, IT IS, ACTUALLY.

I HADA MOSTLY PRODUCTIVE MORNING.

THAT'S ENCOURAGING.

YOU KNOW...AND IT'S BEEN FUN.

REALLY?

YEAH, I MEAN...

BRUISESFROM THE ICE SKATING ASIDE.

NATURALLY.

PLUS,

IT WAS VERY ENTERTAININGWATCHING SCOTT TRY TO PRETEND

THIS WHOLEALICE-NUTCRACKER THING

ISN'T A DATE

WHEN IT SO OBVIOUSLY IS.

THAT DOESN'T BOTHER YOU,DOES IT?

WHAT?

NO.

I MEAN...

SURE, HE'S A NICE GUY,

ALBEIT PRETTY GOOFY AT TIMES,

BUT, YOU KNOW, HE SHOULD DATEWHOEVER HE WANTS.

AND YOU'RE SURE THAT'S NOT YOU?

I'M SURE.

ANYWAY, I'M LEAVING JUST AS SOONAS HIS MOTHER GETS HERE.

WHAT'S KEEPING YOU THERE NOW?

OH, WELL, I PROMISED KATY

THAT I'D HELP HERDECORATE THE TREE

ONCE HER GRANDMA GETS HERE...

WHICH IS THE QUINTESSENTIALCHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE, RIGHT?

ESPECIALLY WITH A CUTE KIDAND HER HANDSOME SINGLE FATHER.

I NEVER SAID HE WAS HANDSOME.

IS HE?

ONLY IN THE MOST CONVENTIONALSENSE OF THE WORD.

MEANING OBVIOUSTO THOSE WHO HAVE EYES.

CORRECT.

SO, HE'S HANDSOME.

CORRECT.

AND YOU LIKE HIM.

I BELIEVE THE WORD YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR

IS "CORRECT".

VERONICA,IF YOU COULD SEE THIS WOMAN

HE DOESN'T REALIZEHE'S GOING ON A DATE WITH...

I MEAN, SHE'S PERFECTION.

NICE DODGE,AND NO ONE'S PERFECT.

ALICE IS CLOSE.

SHE'S PRETTY AND NICE

AND HAS HER OWN CUTE KID...

I MEAN, SHE'S EXACTLY WHATA GUY LIKE SCOTT WOULD WANT.

BUT DO THEY HAVE CHEMISTRY?

BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID,

YOU CAN'T FAKE CHEMISTRY.

[VEHICLE DRIVING UP]

WE MADE IT...

WE MADE IT.

AND IT WAS WORTH IT.

-THIS PLACE IS BEAUTIFUL.-ISN'T IT LOVELY?

OH, MY GOODNESS.

I'VE GOT TO GO.

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

[SCOTT]: HEY!

OH, MY GOODNESS.

I'VE MISSED YOU!

YOU MADE IT!

GOOD.GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

EMORY!

COME MEET MY MOM.

HI!

EMORY BLAKE?HOW NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU TOO.

I'M SO HAPPYTHAT YOU FINALLY COULD MAKE IT.

SO AM I.

IT HAS BEENQUITE THE ADVENTURE SO FAR.

I BET.

I'M GOING TO GO HELP HALWITH THE LUGGAGE.

OKAY.

DID YOU SEE THE CHRISTMAS TREE?

TREE?

[GASPING]

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

AW... MWAH!

EMORY CUT IT DOWN.

DID SHE NOW?

[KATY]:SHE TRAVELS A LOT.

SHE'S HAD CHRISTMASESALL AROUND THE WORLD,

BUT SHE HASN'T HADA CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA

FOR A LONG TIME.

YEAH, SO LONG

THAT I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBERTHE LAST TIME I CELEBRATED HERE.

WELL, THEN I'M SO GLAD

OUR FAMILYCOULD SHARE IT WITH YOU.

I AM GOING TO TALK SCOTT

INTO MAKING A ROASTFOR CHRISTMAS DINNER.

OOH, THAT SOUNDS AMAZING,

BUT I'M OUT OF HEREJUST AS SOON AS MY CAR IS FIXED.

AND WHEN THE BRIDGEIS REPAIRED.

THE BRIDGE?

IT IS OUT.

THAT'S WHY I BROUGHTMARILYN UP THE BACK WAY,

BY ATV.

SERIOUSLY?

[HAL]:THEY SHOULD HAVE IT FIXED

FIRST THINGIN THE MORNING.

[SIGHING]

THAT MEANSYOU GET TO STAY HERE LONGER!

[SCOTT]:ALL RIGHT.

NOW, BY SHOW OF HANDS,

WHO WANTS TO FINISHDECORATING THE TREE?

[GRUNTING]

[LAUGHING]

HOW COMETHEY WENT OUT?

UH, ONE OF THEMMUST BE OUT.

WELL, WHICH ONE?

YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUTWHICH ONE IT IS.

WELL, THAT'S INEFFICIENT.

WELL, YOU WANTEDA GENUINE CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE.

WHEN DO WE GETTO THE COOKIES?

HERE'S AN EXTRA.FIND IT.

OH, HERE WE GO.

HA HA!

[CHEERING]

♪ O CHRISTMAS TREEO CHRISTMAS TREE ♪

♪ YOUR LEAVESARE SO UNCHANGING ♪

♪ O CHRISTMAS TREEO CHRISTMAS TREE ♪

♪ YOUR LEAVESARE SO UNCHANGING ♪

♪ NOT ONLY GREENWHEN SUMMER'S HERE ♪

♪ BUT ALSO WHENIT'S COLD AND CLEAR ♪

♪ O CHRISTMAS TREEO CHRISTMAS TREE ♪

♪ YOUR LEAVESARE SO UNCHANGING ♪

LOOKING GOOD!

[KATY]:OH, WHAT ARE THOSE?

[MARILYN]: I BROUGHT THESEFROM HOME.

THESE ARE YOURCHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS.

I'VE HAD THEM INSTORAGE IN THE ATTIC.

I THINK IT'S TIMEWE BRING THEM OUT.

DON'T YOU?

NOW, THIS ONE...

THIS ONE HASYOUR NAME ON IT.

YOUR MOM AND I MADE THAT

FOR YOUR FIRST CHRISTMAS.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK

ABOUT PUTTING SOME OF THESEON THE CHRISTMAS TREE?

CANDY CANES?

ONE OF MY FIRSTCHRISTMAS MEMORIES

WAS ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORSIN BERLIN,

THEIR TREE WAS JUST...COVERED IN THEM.

IT WAS SO FESTIVE.

SO YOU DO HAVEA CHRISTMAS TRADITION

AFTER ALL.

I GUESS SO.

HADN'T THOUGHT OF ITLIKE THAT.

I LOVE THAT IDEA.

ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOTTO MAKE SURE

WE GET THEM ALLON THE TREE.

ALL OF THEM?

WHERE'S THE FUN IN THAT?

HERE YOU GO.

[KATY]:SO PRETTY!

YEAH!

WHAT'S UP?

HOW DO YOU PUT PICTURESONTO A COMPUTER?

OH, YOU'VE GOT TO PLUG IT IN.

THERE'S A CORDIN THE BACK OF THE CASE.

LIKE A PHONE.

YEAH, LIKE A PHONE.

THANKS.

I HAVE AN IDEAFOR A PROJECT WITH PHOTOS.

WHAT ABOUT?

I CAN'T TELL YOU.IT'S A SURPRISE.

[PHONE CHIMING]

OH...

WHAT?WHAT'S WRONG?

UH, NOTHING.IT'S FROM ALICE.

I LOST TRACK OF TIME.

KATY, WE HAVE TO GET READYFOR "THE NUTCRACKER."

WHAT ABOUT THE TREE?

WE'RE GOING TO HAVETO FINISH IT TOMORROW.

ALICE AND JOHNNY WILLBE HERE IN 15 MINUTES.

WE'VE GOT TO GET READY.

GO, GO, GO, GO,GO, GO, GO, GO.

WE WON'T STAY OUT TOO LONG.

[MARILYN]:DON'T WORRY ABOUT US.

I HAVE PLENTY OF WRAPPING TO DO.

OOH, I'LL HELP.

[MARILYN]:WELL, THANK YOU.

HAVE FUN ON YOUR DATE.

NOT A DATE.

[SIGHING]

I HAVEN'T WRAPPEDTHIS MANY PRESENTS

SINCE I SPENT A SEMESTER

WITH THE MARCOUX FAMILYIN BELGIUM...

ALL ELEVEN OF THEM.

OH, MY.

[LAUGHING]

AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR PARENTS.DO THEY CELEBRATE?

YEAH, THEY DO...

JUST FROM, YOU KNOW,

WHEREVER WE AREIN THE WORLD,

WHICH ISN'T USUALLYTHE STATES.

WHEN SCOTT WAS GROWING UP,

CHRISTMAS WAS OURFAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.

I WOULD COOK FOR DAYS.

WE WOULD ROASTCHESTNUTS,

AND I WOULD MAKE SURE THE HOUSEWAS THOROUGHLY DECORATED,

OF COURSE.

WE HAVEN'T DONE THATIN YEARS...

NOT SINCE...

THAT MUST'VE BEEN SO HARD.

YEAH, IT WAS.

SCOTT JUST SEEMSA LITTLE LOST EVER SINCE.

NO, THAT'S NOTTHE RIGHT WORD.

IT'S MORE, UM...

PROTECTIVE...

OF KATY AND HIMSELF.

THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.

BUT IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE.

HE USED TO BESO MUCH MORE... FREE.

I JUST WANT HIMTO GET BACK TO THAT,

BE A BIT MORE OPEN.

WELL...MAYBE HE'LL MEET SOMEONE.

MORE TEA?

SURE.THANK YOU.

[CAR APPROACHING]

[CAR DOORS CLOSING]

[ALICE]: THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN.

GOOD NIGHT.

BYE!

OKAY, HAVEA GOOD NIGHT!

HEY!HOW WAS IT?

SO MUCH FUN.

OH...AREN'T YOU TIRED?

NOT ME.

OH...[LAUGHING]

UH, HEY, UM...

THE GARAGE CALLED,

AND THEY'RE GOINGTO BRING MY CAR BY HERE

TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

SO YOU'RE LEAVING?

NO!

KATY...

BUT SHE'S GOINGTO BE ALONE.

WOULDN'T BE MY FIRST TIME.

[MARILYN]: STAY.

I MEAN,YOU'RE CLEARLY HAVING FUN.

THE COMPANYHAS MADE IT WONDERFUL.

THEN KEEP THE COMPANY.

[LAUGHING]

DAD?

IT'S UP TO EMORY.

AS LONG ASI GET MY ARTICLE DONE,

I DON'T SUPPOSE IT COULD HURT.

YES!

YES!

GREAT.

HOW GOES THE ARTICLE?

SLOWLY,BUT AT LEAST IT'S GOING.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

YOU GOT SOME WORKWAITING FOR YOU

WHEN YOU GET HOME?

PLENTY WHEN ALLIS SAID AND DONE.

UH, CORPORATE LAW?

GOOD GUESS...

THANK YOU.

BUT WRONG.

UH, GOOD GUESS ONCE.

OH, SO YOU ONCE DIDCORPORATE LAW.

ONCE.

I WORKED EVERY SINGLEMINUTE I COULD

AND FAR MORETHAN I SHOULD.

WHAT HAPPENED?

LISA.

YOU KNOW,SHE ALWAYS BEGGED ME

TO WORK FEWER HOURS,

AND I...NEVER LISTENED,

AND AFTER SHE WAS GONE,EVERYTHING SHIFTED.

AFTER YOU.

ALL RIGHT, SO...

WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE

THE MOST AMAZINGGINGERBREAD HOUSE EVER?

AN ICE RINK IN THE BACK YARD!

MM!

YES!

I'LL MAKE BLUE FROSTING.

PERFECT...I THINK WE NEED

A FALLEN ICE SKATERON THE ICE, TOO.

JUST FORAUTHENTICITY.

THAT'S MEAN.

[GIGGLING]

OKAY,WHAT ELSE?

WE NEED PINE TREES.

WE CAN USE PRETZEL STICKSWITH DYED GREEN RICE KRISPIES

OR POPCORN FOR THE LEAVES.

IF ALL ELSE FAILS,

WE CAN JUST USEAN OVERTURNED SUGAR CONE

WITH GREEN GUM DROPS.

HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THIS?

WE LIVED NEXT TO A BAKERYWHEN I LIVED IN LONDON.

YOU'LL FIND I'M A WEALTHOF TRIVIAL INFORMATION

LIKE THAT.

AS I'M LEARNING.

WHAT ABOUT THE ROOF?

OH, I KNOW, WHY DON'T WE USEGRAHAM CRACKERS?

OR BROWN FROSTING,

OR WE COULD EVEN USESOME ALMONDS, YOU KNOW,

AS SHINGLES.

NOT ALMONDS.

WHY?

IT'S A LONG STORY.

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITHSWEDISH CHRISTMAS PORRIDGE?

NO.

LET'S JUST SAYI'M RECENTLY SINGLE

BECAUSE OF IT.

INTERESTING.

WE COULD USEWHITE FROSTING

AND PUT SNOWALL AROUND IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

PERFECT!I LOVE IT.

SNOW EVERYWHERE.

EVERYWHERE.

FINISHING TOUCH.

MM-HMM.

THAT'S A GOOD LOOKFOR YOUR SNOWMAN,

BUT YOU NEED TO GO GET YOURSELFA NEW HAT,

'CAUSE YOUR SNOWMANIS PRESENTLY WARMER

THAN YOU ARE.

NO COLDS FOR CHRISTMAS.

PICTURE TIME!

SAY.... SNOWFLAKES.

SNOWFLAKES!

[CAMERA CLICKING]

CAN I TAKEMY CAMERA

TO JOHNNY'S PARTY?

OF COURSE.

I'LL GO GET MY HAT.

PARTY?

YEAH, UH...

ALICE APPARENTLYTHROWS A PARTY

FOR ALL THE FAMILIESTHAT ARE IN TOWN.

SHE MADE SURETO INVITE YOU AND MY MOM.

THAT'S NICE OF HER.

SHE'S A NICE PERSON.

I TAKE ITYOUR DATE WENT WELL?

I'M SORRY.I'LL STOP.

I'LL STOP.

SO, YOU'RE CURRENTLY SINGLE.

IS THAT WHY YOU CAME

TO SPEND TIME ALONEFOR CHRISTMAS?

A BIT.

I GUESS I CAME OUT HERE

JUST TO, YOU KNOW,GATHER MY THOUGHTS

AND WHY I...

I DON'T KNOW,HAVEN'T SETTLED DOWN...

AND THEN MY EDITORTOOK ADVANTAGE

OF MY QUIET ALONE TIME.

AND THEN WE BARGED IN.

WHICH HAS PROVEN TO BE HELPFUL.

GLAD TO BE OF SERVICE.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN...

DIFFERENT...

ACTUALLY DOING ALL THESE THINGS,YOU KNOW?

DECORATING THE TREE...

BUILDING THIS GIRL HERE.

[LAUGHING]

I DIDN'T REALIZEHOW MUCH I'D BEEN MISSING.

NOW I JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUTTHE ANGLE OF THIS ARTICLE.

YEAH, SO,BACK TO THIS ALMOND THING,

HOW DID THAT PLAYINTO YOU BEING SINGLE?

TO BE FAIR, IT WASN'T ENTIRELYTHE ALMOND'S FAULT.

THE BREAK-UP WAS INEVITABLE.

WHY?

WELL, FOR STARTERS,WE WEREN'T TOGETHER ENOUGH.

BECAUSE OF YOUR TRAVELS?

YEAH, THAT WAS DEFINITELYAN ISSUE,

BUT...

LET'S JUST SAYSOMETHING WAS MISSING.

WHOA!

UH-OH.

OH, HO, HO,HO, HO,

YOU'RE GOINGTO GET IT!

-AAH!-[LAUGHING]

NO!

AAH!

I MISSED!AAH!

OH NO!

AAH!

[LAUGHING]

WATCH OUT!

AAH!

AAH!

GOTCHA!

AAH!

YOU'RE NOTHIDING WELL,

I TELL YOURIGHT THERE.

GET HIM, GET HIM, GET HIM!

AAH!

[LAUGHING]

WHOO!

OKAY, SERIOUSLY, TRUCE.

TRUCE, TRUCE.WE'RE DONE.

AH-HA!

TWICE I GOT YOU!

HELLO.

HELLO!

OH, I'M SO GLADYOU ALL COULD MAKE IT.

GREAT DRESS, EMORY.

THANK YOU.YOU TOO.

THANKS.

KATY, JOHNNY'S UPSTAIRS,

MAKING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTSWITH THE OTHER CHILDREN,

IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN.

CAN I, DAD?

ABSOLUTELY.

UM, SO,

HELP YOURSELVESTO EVERYTHING.

I'M JUST GOING TO STEAL SCOTTFOR A MINUTE.

I HAVE SOMEATTORNEY FRIENDS

THAT I WOULD LIKEFOR YOU TO MEET.

GREAT.

SHE IS SO LOVELY.

AND SMOOTH.

SO SMOOTH.

EGGNOG?

SO YES.

[HAL]:HEY, MARILYN!

OH, LOOK WHO'S HERE.LOOK, I'LL BE BACK.

YEAH.

COME MEETTHE TRAVEL GROUP.

AH, FANCY MEETING HAL HERE.

WHAT A SURPRISE!

[CHUCKLING]

IT WAS A VERY INTERESTINGCONVERSATION.

HMM?

THEY ARE ALL MEMBERSOF THE PINE GROVE GLOBETROTTERS,

AND THEY HAVE INVITED METO JOIN THEM

ON THEIR UPCOMING TRIPDOWN THE DANUBE.

THAT IS AWESOME!

I DON'T REALLYTRAVEL...

WELL, NOT ANYMORE.

WHY NOT?

WELL, WHENI WAS YOUNGER,

I HAD TO RAISE SCOTT,

AND THEN...

I THINK I JUST GOTCOMFORTABLE, YOU KNOW,

OR MAYBE STUCK.

GOSH, I CAN'T IMAGINENOT TRAVELING.

REALLY?

YEAH.

WELL, AREN'T WE A PAIR.

[CLINKING]

DO YOU WANT ONE?

MM-HMM.

YOU WANT TO HEAR A CRAZY IDEA

ABOUT WHAT WOULD MAKE MEVERY HAPPY RIGHT NOW?

WHAT?

GOING HOME...MAKING TEA...

WORKING ON OURGINGERBREAD HOUSE.

OKAY,SO IT'S NOT JUST ME,

BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN THINKING

ABOUT USING A CHOCOLATE BARFOR A FRONT DOOR

ALL NIGHT!

GINGERBREAD NERD.

I JUST THINKYOU'RE JEALOUS

THAT YOU DIDN'T THINKOF IT FIRST.

GUILTY.

ALL RIGHT,I'LL GET THE GIRLS.

I'LL GET THE COATS.

♪ CHRISTMAS IS NEAR

♪ CHRISTMAS IS JUSTROUND THE CORNER ♪

[♪♪]

♪ HE'S ALMOST HERE

♪ SANTA, HE WON'T BEMUCH LONGER ♪

[♪♪]

♪ SO BRING ON THE CHEER

♪ 'CAUSE CHRISTMASIS JUST ROUND THE CORNER ♪

[♪♪]

♪ COUNTING HIS DAYS

♪ SANTA, HE JUST TAKES FOREVER

[♪♪]

♪ WATCH FOR HIS SLEIGH

♪ HIS REINDEERSWILL ALL BE TOGETHER ♪

[♪♪]

♪ 'CAUSE CHRISTMAS IS NEAR

♪ SAINT NICK ISJUST ROUND THE CORNER ♪

[♪♪]

♪ GET OUT THE TREE

♪ PUT UP THE LIGHTS...

DO ANY OF THEMHAVE AN ICE RINK?

OH, NO, NO, NO,JUST OURS,

AND OUR GUMDROP TREESARE THE BEST.

YEAH![LAUGHING]

[MC]:ALL RIGHT.

THERE WERESOME WONDERFUL ENTRIES,

AND LIKE LAST YEAR,

THIS YEAR'S DECISIONIS UNANIMOUS.

OKAY, LET'S CROSS OUR FINGERS.

FINGERS.

FOR EVOKING THE FEELING OF BEINGAT HOME DURING CHRISTMAS,

THE WINNER IS...

NUMBER 12!

[CLAPPING]

[LAUGHING]

OH, MY GOSH!

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

LET'S GET A SHOTOF THE WINNING FAMILY.

HEY.

NO, NO.DO A FAMILY--

[TYPING]

[♪♪]

I'M SO PROUDOF YOU, SWEETHEART.

WE DID IT TOGETHER.

YEAH,BUT WITHOUT YOUR SUGGESTION,

WE'D STILL BE IN SAN FRANCISCOINSTEAD OF SNUGGLING TROPHIES.

CAN WE COME HERENEXT YEAR?

YOU BET.

CAN WE INVITE EMORY?

AH...

YEAH, I DOUBT THAT'S GOINGTO HAPPEN, SWEETHEART.

WHY?

SHE'S BEENA PART OF EVERYTHING,

AND A BIG PARTOF WHY THIS IS SO MUCH FUN.

IT'S TRUE.

SHE ISAN UNEXPECTED PLUS,

BUT YOU KNOW,SHE HAS HER OWN LIFE,

A VERY FULL LIFE,

WHICH I'M SURE WILL TAKE HERSOMEPLACE ELSE NEXT YEAR.

WE CAN STILL ASK HER.

GET SOME REST.

KATY SLEEPING?

YEAH,THE SLEEP OF THE VICTORIOUS.

[CHUCKLING]

SHE ASKED

IF WE COULD COME BACKHERE AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

OH, WELL,

I THINK I'DLIKE THAT, TOO.

YEAH?

YEAH.IT'S BEEN NICE.

ARE YOU ENJOYING BEINGOUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE?

YES, I AM, SMARTY.

HAL, UM...

ASKED ME TO JOINTHE LOCAL TRAVEL GROUP.

THEY'RE DOING A RIVERBOAT TOURDOWN THE DANUBE.

WOW.

AND?

I JUST DON'T THINKIT'S ME.

OH, BUT IT COULD BE, THOUGH.

I SUPPOSE IT COULD.

GO!TRAVEL THE WORLD.

BRANCH OUT.

WELL, AT THE VERY LEAST,

I'M GOING TO HAVE HAL RESERVETHIS CABIN FOR US NEXT YEAR,

EXCLUSIVELY,THIS TIME.

KATY DID ASKIF WE COULD INVITE EMORY.

WELL, I DON'T SUPPOSEIT WOULD HURT TO ASK.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT SHE SAID.

EXACTLY...

EXCEPT IT KIND OF DOES.

WHY?

MOM, SHE'S NOT GOINGTO SAY YES.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

MOM, EMORY IS A BRIGHTAND INDEPENDENT WOMAN

WHO'S TRAVELED THE WORLD.

SHE'S NOT LOOKINGTO SETTLE DOWN,

AND SHE'S NOT LOOKING TO SPENDNEXT CHRISTMAS HERE AGAIN

AT PINE GROVE.

SHE'S SPENDING THIS CHRISTMASWITH US IN PINE GROVE.

LOOK, THE ROADS ARE CLEAR.THE BRIDGE IS OPEN.

SHE DECIDED TO STAY.

YEAH,BUT THAT'S THIS CHRISTMAS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S SORT OF FUNAND SPONTANEOUS,

AND ANOTHER ONE OF HER STORIES

THAT SHE'LL BE ABLETO SHARE SOMETIME...

IN THE FUTURE,

TO SOMEONE ELSESHE MEETS ALONG THE WAY.

MM.

I THINK THE ONECREATING THE STORIES,

MY DARLING SON...

IS YOU.

WHERE'S ORION?

UM, RIGHT...THERE.

[SCOTT]:AS PRETTY AS THAT IS,

THIS ISN'T A CATAMARANIN THE CARIBBEAN.

I WOULD ADVISE SLEEPINGINDOORS TONIGHT.

IT IS COLD.

YEAH, I NOTICED.

FORTUNATELY,I HAVE A FIREPLACE

I GET TO SNUGGLE UPNEXT TO,

GET SOME MOREWRITING DONE.

OH, YOU FINALLYFIGURED IT OUT?

YES.

THE HARD PART NOW

IS KEEPING ITUNDER 2,000 WORDS.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS,ISN'T IT?

YEAH, IT IS...

FOR THE ARTICLE,

AND FOR THIS BOOK IDEA

THAT I'VE BEENFLIRTING WITH

FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.

OH, WELL, NOWI'M INTRIGUED.

MM...

YOU CAN READ ITWHEN IT'S DONE.

HOW'S IT FEEL?

TO GET IT GOING AGAIN?

GOOD...

YOU KNOW, WHICH ISN'TALWAYS THE CASE

WITH WRITING.

WELL, IT HASN'T BEENFOR ME LATELY.

REALLY?I THOUGHT...

I THOUGHT YOU LOVED IT.

I DO...

BUT LATELY, I'VE BEEN THINKING

ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TAKING A BREAKFROM SO MUCH TRAVELING

AND JUST...FOCUSING ON THE BOOK.

THAT'S FUNNY.

WHAT?

RECENTLY, I'VE BEEN THINKINGTHE EXACT OPPOSITE...

HOW NOW,KATY'S GETTING OLDER

AND HOW SHE CAN APPRECIATEGOING OUT AND SEEING THE WORLD.

SHE'S SO CURIOUS.

THAT'S IMPORTANT,YOU KNOW.

IT'S HOW WE GROW.

YEAH.

I FEEL LIKE I FORGOTHOW TO BE CURIOUS, YOU KNOW.

I FORGOTHOW TO BE OPEN.

I FEEL LIKE I'VEBEEN LOCKED UP...

A LOT.

WHEN KATY SUGGESTEDWE COME HERE,

MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO SAY NO,

AND THAT NEVER USED TO BE ME.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU SAID YES.

YEAH?

YEAH.

I WOULDN'T HAVEMET YOU OTHERWISE.

[KATY]: DAD, CAN I HAVESOME WATER, PLEASE?

I SHOULD PROBABLY...

YEAH,I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

DON'T FORGET TO COMEIN FROM THE COLD.

COMING, SWEETHEART.

[MAIL WHOOSHING]

[COMPUTER CHIMING]

[PHONE RINGING]

EMORY?IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

I JUST FINISHED MY ARTICLE,AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO.

WELL, IN THAT CASE,CONGRATULATIONS AND HELLO.

HOW'S PINE GROVE?

OH, IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.

OH, AND REMEMBERHOW I EMAILED YOU

ABOUT THE WHOLE CABIN MIX-UP?

YEAH?

WELL, I ACTUALLY ENDED UP STAYING WITH THE FAMILY,

AND WE'VE BEEN GOING AROUND,

DOING AS MANY OLD-FASHIONEDCHRISTMAS TRADITIONS AND THINGS

WE CAN THINK OF,

AND IT'S JUST BEEN... MAGIC.

CHRISTMAS MAGIC?

YEAH...

CHRISTMAS MAGIC...

AND IT, UM...

IT GOT ME THINKING.

YEAH, WHAT ABOUT?

TRADITIONS.

WHY DON'T WE HAVEANY CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS?

BUT WE DO.

WE DO?

SURE.

FOR BOTH YOUR MOM AND ME,

THE MOST IMPORTANT TRADITION

WAS THAT WE'RE ALWAYS TOGETHERFOR CHRISTMAS.

NO MATTER WHERE IN THE WORLDWE WERE,

IT WAS ALWAYS THE THREE OF US,SIDE-BY-SIDE.

YEAH.

THE THREE MUSKETEERS.

EXACTLY.

BUT WE AREN'T ANYMORE.

WELL, WE ALWAYS INVITE YOU TO JOIN US,

BUT, UH...

YOU'VE GOT YOUR OWN LIFETO LEAD NOW, EMORY,

AND I'M PROUD OF YOUFOR THAT.

DAD?

YEAH?WHAT IS IT, SWEETIE?

CAN WE MAKE SURE

THE THREE OF US ARE TOGETHERNEXT CHRISTMAS?

MAYBE COME UP HERETO PINE GROVE?

I'D LIKE THAT.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

[WHISTLINGWE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS]

WHATCHA DOING THERE?

MAKING A STOCKINGFOR EMORY.

IT'S NOT AS PRETTY AS OURS,BUT...

SHE'LL LOVE IT.

DO YOU THINK WE'LL SEE HERAFTER CHRISTMAS?

MORNING.

MORNING.

[MARILYN]:ACCORDING TO HAL,

THERE IS A CHRISTMASHAY RIDE TONIGHT.

THEY'RE GETTING IT IN

BEFORE THE BIGSNOW STORM TOMORROW.

I WANT TO GOON A HAY RIDE.

IS IT ON THE LIST?

IT IS NOW.NUMBER EIGHT.

[LAUGHING]

YOU, UH, WANT TO JOIN US?

SURE, I'M GAME.

[PEOPLE]:♪ FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA

♪ DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL

♪ FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA

VERY IMPORTANTS'MORES QUESTION...

MM?

THE MARSHMALLOW.

DO YOU SCORCH,SLOW ROAST,

OR, PLEASE SAY NO...LEAVE IT UNCOOKED?

OKAY, DON'T THINKI'M WEIRD,

BUT I'VE NEVERACTUALLY HAD A S'MORE.

SAY WHAT?

[LAUGHING]

WOW.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,THAT IS SOON TO BE RECTIFIED.

GOOD.

AND BY THE WAY,THE ANSWER IS SLOW ROAST.

AH, SLOW ROAST.

FILED AWAY.

I'LL BE BACKWITH THE INGREDIENTS.

OKAY.

SAY CHEESE!

CHEESE.

[CAMERA CLICKING]

IS THIS FOR YOUR PHOTO PROJECT?

YEP.

MM.WHEN DO I GET TO SEE IT?

WHEN IT'S READY.ARE YOU HAVING FUN?

I AM.

YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T BEENTO A CHRISTMAS BONFIRE

IN...

I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I'M AT THIS BONFIRE,AND I AM HAVING FUN.

[JOHNNY]: KATY!

SEE YOU!

SO, WAS I RIGHT,OR WAS I RIGHT?

OH, MAN, YOU WEREDEFINITELY RIGHT.

THIS PLACE HAS MADECHRISTMAS SPECIAL AGAIN.

AND, UM...EMORY, IS SHE HAVING FUN?

I THINK SO.

I'M GLAD.

COME ON, YOU'D HAVE TO BE BLIND

NOT TO SEE THE CHEMISTRYBETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU,

AND I'M NOT INTERESTEDIN CHASING AFTER SOMEONE

WHO'S FALLING FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

YEAH, IT JUST...

IT JUST HAPPENEDOUT OF THE BLUE.

I MEAN, IT'S CRAZY.

ENJOY IT.

YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYONEGETS THAT KIND OF MAGIC.

THANK YOU.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[PHONE RINGING]

HEY.

HELP. I'M SPINNING.

SCOTT?

BUT YOU ALMOST KISSED.

YEAH, BUT WE DIDN'T.

NOW HE'S TALKINGTO PERFECT ALICE,

AND THEY LOOK HAPPYAND... PERFECT,

WITH THEIR LAUGHINGAND THEIR TOUCHING ARMS

AND THEIRPERFECTLY-SUITED LIVES.

OH, I DO NOT MISS THIS PART.

I JUST KEEP THINKINGABOUT WHAT WILLIAM SAID,

HOW NO REGULAR GUYWOULD WANT TO DATE ME

BECAUSE I TRAVEL TOO MUCH.

THAT'S NOT HOW I REMEMBER YOUTELLING IT.

ESPECIALLY A REGULAR GUYWITH A KID.

OKAY, LOOK. FOCUS.

COMMUNICATION IS KEY.

GO TO SCOTT AND TELL HIMEXACTLY HOW YOU'RE FEELING,

AND SEE IF HE FEELS THE SAME WAY.

WHAT?

ARE YOU CRAZY?

NO ONE DOES THAT!

FINE.THEN KISS HIM.

YOU'LL FIND OUT ONE WAYOR THE OTHER.

OKAY,

SO, UH,RAPTURE OR MORTIFICATION...

THESE ARE MY OPTIONS?

WELCOME TO LOVE.

NOW, I'VE GOT TO GO FEED MY KIDS

AND COMMUNICATE TO MY HUSBAND

THAT THERE'S A LIMITTO HOW MANY COLLEGE BOWL GAMES

ONE PERSON CAN WATCH IN A DAY.

GOOD LUCK.

[SIGHING]OKAY.

[SCOTT]:WE'RE GONNA BE OKAY.

[MARILYN]:YEAH, WELL,

YOU DID SPEND A LOT OF TIMEWITH HER THIS WEEK.

I THINK WE'VEALWAYS KNOWN

WHERE WE STAND, THOUGH.

[MARILYN]: MM.SHE IS LOVELY, THOUGH.

[SCOTT]: SHE IS.

NO, SHE'S GREAT.

SHE'S REALLY GREAT,YOU KNOW.

WE'VE HAD SOMEFUN MOMENTS,

BUT I JUST DON'TTHINK SHE'S IT.

[MARILYN]: WELL,I'M GLAD YOU FIGURED THAT OUT

BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED.

YEAH, THAT WOULD'VEBEEN AWKWARD.

MM-HMM.

YOU AND EMORY, HOWEVER...

YOU OKAY, EMORY?

ACTUALLY,I'M NOT FEELING TOO WELL.

UM...

DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S A CABAROUND?

I DON'T WANTTO BUG SCOTT OR MARILYN.

I CAN TAKE YOU HOME.

THANK YOU, HAL.

COME ON.

I THOUGHTI WOULD NEVER FEEL THIS AGAIN.

YOU DO?

YEAH?

YOU DO?YOU DO.

YES!

MOM, YOU DON'T...

YOU DON'T THINKBEING DRAWN TO SOMEONE ELSE

IS A BETRAYAL?

NO.

NO, I DON'T.

I THINK IT'S THE MOSTNATURAL THING IN THE WORLD,

IF IT'S THE RIGHT PERSON.

IS SHE?

OH...

SHE MIGHT BE.

THEN DON'T WAIT, SCOTT.

NEVER, EVER POSTPONETHE CHANCE FOR JOY

IF YOU GET IT,ALL RIGHT?

PROMISE ME.

I PROMISE...

BUT THAT GOESFOR YOU, TOO, OKAY?

YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF YOUR TIMETAKING CARE OF ME AND KATY.

YES, BECAUSEI'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVETO WORRY ANYMORE.

NO.

NO, I DON'T, DO I?I DON'T.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

YEAH.

-[SCOTT]: AFTER YOU.-[MARILYN]: THANK YOU.

[KATY]: AFTER YOU.

[MARILYN]: GO ON, HONEY.LET'S GO.

[SCOTT]: ALL RIGHT, LADIES.

[MARILYN]: GOOD NIGHT,SWEETHEART. LOVE YOU.

[SCOTT]:GOOD NIGHT, GOOD NIGHT,

GOOD NIGHT, GOOD NIGHT.-[MARILYN]: SAY GOOD NIGHT.

-[SCOTT]: GOOD NIGHT. GOODBYE.-[MARILYN]: LET'S GO, LET'S GO.

[♪♪]

[SCOTT]: WELL DONE.

THANK YOU.

THERE YOU ARE.

HAL SAID THAT YOU WEREN'TFEELING WELL LAST NIGHT,

AND YOU HAD TO LEAVEA BIT EARLY.

AH, SLEEP HELPED.I'M FINE.

GOOD.

WELL, MY FAMOUS PANCAKESARE ALMOST READY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

HOME.

WAIT... WHAT?

YEAH, MYEDITOR CALLED,

AND I GOT A NEW ASSIGNMENT.

I'VE GOT TO GO TO KATMANDUTOMORROW.

BUT, I MEAN...TOMORROW'S CHRISTMAS DAY.

I KNOW, THAT'S...

THAT'S THE WAYIT GOES SOMETIMES.

BUT WE STILL HAVEN'TGONE SLEDDING,

OR WATCHED CHRISTMAS MOVIES.

I KNOW, SWEETIE, I'M SORRY.I REALLY...

I WISH WE COULD HAVE DONETHOSE THINGS, TOO.

EMORY'S LEAVING!

WHAT?IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.

[SCOTT]: SO YOU CAN'T LEAVEA LITTLE BIT LATER?

LIKE, AFTER CHRISTMAS?

I'M AFRAID NOT.I...

PLUS, THERE'S THIS STORMCOMING IN,

SO I SHOULD PROBABLY HEAD OUT

BEFORE I GET...STUCK AGAIN.

IT WAS SO NICE TO MEET YOU!

OH, YOU, TOO, EMORY.

AND YOU, LITTLE ONE...

YOU HAVE BEENONE OF THE BEST PARTS

OF THIS WHOLE CHRISTMASGETAWAY ADVENTURE.

[KATY]:I WISH YOU COULD STAY LONGER.

ALL RIGHT,I'D BETTER GO.

EMORY, WAIT.

HEY.

WHY DO I FEEL LIKE THERE'SSOMETHING MORE GOING ON HERE?

I'M REALLY SORRYTO DISAPPOINT KATY.

THEN DON'T.

STAY.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, SCOTT.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

HEY, UH,

YOUR REAR TIRE'SA LITTLE FLAT.

REALLY?

[VERONICA, ON PHONE]:OKAY, CALM DOWN.

I AM CALM.

CRUSHED, EMBARRASSED,AND HEARTSICK, BUT CALM.

WHY ARE YOU EMBARRASSED?

BECAUSEIT'S ALWAYS EMBARRASSING

WHEN YOU PUT YOURSELF OUT THEREFOR ANOTHER PERSON.

BUT YOU DIDN'T.

NOT REALLY.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

NO, YOU DID THE WHOLE SUBTEXTUAL

"I-LIKE-YOU-DO-YOU-LIKE-ME?" THING WITH YOUR EYES,

BUT YOU NEVER ACTUALLYPUT YOURSELF OUT THERE

BY TELLING HIM HOW YOU FEEL,OR KISSING HIM.

AND IT TURNS OUT,THAT'S A GOOD THING

BECAUSE I NOW HAVEA TINY SLIVER OF DIGNITY

ONTO WHICH I'M NOW CLINGING,THANK YOU.

WELL,IF THERE'S ONE POSITIVE THING

THAT'S COME OUT OF THIS,

IT'S BEEN YOUR WRITING.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I THINKI'M GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME,

TRY AND WORK ON THE BOOK.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS,

ESPECIALLYAFTER THIS LAST ARTICLE.

YOU LIKED IT?

I LOVED IT.

YOU PUT MORE OF YOURSELFINTO THIS ONE, BY FAR.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, LATELY, YOU'VE BEEN TRAVELING SO MUCH,

IT'S LIKE YOU'VE DEVELOPEDTHIS DETACHMENT.

DETACHMENT?

YEAH, MORE AND MORE,

ESPECIALLYIN YOUR HOLIDAY ARTICLES

WHERE YOU WRITEABOUT TRADITIONS...

ALMOST LIKE AN ANTHROPOLOGIST.

I HAD NO IDEA.

I KNOW.

THAT'S WHY I KIND OF FIBBED

ABOUTTHE PHIL LASKERT SITUATION.

HE DIDN'T GET STUCKON AN ICE FLOE AGAIN?

NO, HE DID,

BUT HE COULD'VE STILL WRITTENTHE ARTICLE.

THEN WHY DID YOU ASK METO DO IT?

BECAUSE AS YOUR FRIENDAND YOUR EDITOR,

I WAS HOPING THAT IF YOU HADA REASON TO GET INVOLVED

IN THE KIND OF CHRISTMAS YOU NEVER HAD GROWING UP,

MAYBE YOU'D UNDERSTAND WHAT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL,

AND YOU MIGHT DEVELOPA DEEPER CONNECTION TO IT.

WELL, THAT WORKED OUT BETTERTHAN YOU COULD'VE HOPED.

CAN I SHOW YOU SOMETHING?

SURE.

ALWAYS.WHAT DO YOU GOT?

IT'S MYCHRISTMAS PRESENT

TO YOU AND EMORY.

I E-MAILED ITTO HER, TOO.

JUST IN TIME.

ALL RIGHT.

[♪♪]

"THANK YOU FOR HELPING MEMAKE THE BEST CHRISTMAS.

KATY."

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ THE SNOW'S COMING DOWN

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ I'M WATCHING IT FALL

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ LOTS OF PEOPLE AROUND

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ BABY, PLEASE COME HOME

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ THE CHURCH BELLS IN TOWN

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ ARE RINGING IN SONG

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ FULL OF HAPPY SOUNDS

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ BABY, PLEASE COME HOME

♪ THEY'RE SINGINGDECK THE HALLS ♪

♪ BUT IT'S NOT LIKE CHRISTMASAT ALL ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I REMEMBERWHEN YOU WERE HERE ♪

♪ AND ALL THE FUNWE HAD LAST YEAR ♪

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ PRETTY LIGHTS ON THE TREE

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ I'M WATCHING THEM SHINE

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ YOU SHOULD BE HERE WITH ME

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ BABY, PLEASE COME HOME

THAT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL,KATY.

DAD?

I LOVE IT.

[EMORY]:YOU WERE RIGHT.

EMORY?I CAN BARELY HEAR YOU.

[AUDIO BREAKING UP]I SAID YOU WERE RIGHT.

I NEVER REALLY PUT MYSELF OUT THERE.

I NEVER TOLD HIMHOW I FELT.

I JUST BOLTED.

HONEY, I THINK YOU'RE SAYING REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS,

ESPECIALLY THE PARTABOUT ME BEING RIGHT,

BUT THE RECEPTION IS AWFUL.

OH, NO!

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[ENGINE DYING]

VERONICA?

VERONICA, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

[ENGINE SPLUTTERING]

[ENGINE DYING]

I'M ON A ROADRIGHT OUTSIDE OF PINE GROVE.

EMORY? EMORY!

VERONICA?

OKAY, YOU,IT'S TIME FOR BED.

VERY BUSY DAYTOMORROW.

OKAY.

OKAY.LOVE YOU.

MWAH!

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

AW...

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

HEY, HAL.WHAT'S UP?

EMORY'S CAR BROKE DOWN.

HER FRIEND, VERONICA, JUST CALLED ME.

DID SHE SAY WHERE EMORY WAS?

NO, HER PHONE CUT OUT.

OKAY, I'LL CHECK THE DIRECTIONTHAT I SAW HER DRIVE OUT.

UH, STAY IN TOUCH.

WHAT?

EMORY'S CAR BROKE DOWN.

SHE'S SOMEWHEREON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SO...

BE CAREFUL!

WHOO...

WHOO!

[SHIVERING]

[CHUCKLING]

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[ENGINE HUMMING]

[KNOCKING]

YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO THINKABOUT GETTING A NEW CAR.

-YOU THINK?-COME ON.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

YOUR FRIEND CALLED HAL,AND HAL CALLED ME,

AND I CAME LOOKING.

WELL, THANK YOU.

WE'RE NOT IN THE CLEAR YET.

I MEAN...THIS VISIBILITY'S DANGEROUS.

I ALMOST TURNED BACK.

WHY DIDN'T YOU?

I CARE ABOUT YOU.

YOU KNOW,UNTIL WE CAN SEE CLEARLY AGAIN,

WE'RE GOING TO HAVETO WAIT THIS OUT HERE,

SO IT LOOKS LIKE

YOU'RE STUCK WITH MEA LITTLE LONGER.

I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL THIS.

I KNOW IT ISN'T EXACTLYPART OF YOUR CHRISTMAS PLANS.

I JUST...

I JUST, I DON'T KNOWWHY YOU LEFT.

I TOLD YOU,

MY EDITOR GAVE MEA NEW ASSIGNMENT.

C'MON, EMORY.

SOMETHING HAPPENED.

JUST BE HONEST WITH ME.

TELL ME, WHYDID YOU LEAVE?

I WAS TRYINGTO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU.

EASIER?

I HEARD YOU TALKING TO MARILYNABOUT ME...

HOW WE'RE NOT SUITEDFOR EACH OTHER.

SO I DECIDED

TO GET OUT OF DODGE,SO TO SPEAK.

I SAID THAT ABOUT ALICE...

WHOM, LETTHE RECORD SHOW,

I HAVEZERO ROMANTIC INTEREST IN.

BUT SHE'S PERFECT.

NOT FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, I HAPPENED TO NOTICE

THAT YOUR CAR IS FACING NORTH,

INSTEAD OF SOUTH.

I WAS HEADED BACKTO THE CABIN.

I GOT THE EMAIL FROM KATY,WITH THE PHOTOS.

I SAW IT, TOO.

I TRIEDTO CONVINCE MYSELF

THAT WHAT I WAS FEELINGWASN'T TRUE.

BUT THEN SHE CAPTURED IT.

YEAH.

SHE DID.

LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEARWITH YOU.

YOU CAPTURED ALLOF MY ATTENTION

FROM THE MOMENTYOU THREATENED ME

WITH KRAV MAGA.

THAT'S WHAT YOU GETFOR CRASHING MY VACATION.

YOU CRASHED MINE.

SCOTT, I'VE NEVER FELT THIS WAYABOUT ANYONE BEFORE.

IT FEELS RIGHT.

SO WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER?

ALL THE WAY.

[CAR ENGINE APPROACHING]

[HORN HONKING]

SERIOUSLY?

[KNOCKING]

I'M NO RUDOLPH,

BUT I'LL GUIDE YOUBACK HOME.

THANKS, HAL.

[LAUGHING]

WHAT?

I'M JUST HAPPY!

[LAUGHING]

HEY, WHY AREN'TYOU IN BED?

I'M WAITING FOR SANTA.

OH, THANK GOODNESS.

OH, HONEY.

EMORY!

YOU CAME BACK!

WELL, RUMOR HAS IT

THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVERIS HAPPENING HERE,

SO HOW COULD I MISS THAT?

YOU COULDN'T.

NOPE.

WOULDN'T MISS ITFOR THE WORLD.

[LAUGHING]

IT'S CALLED RISGRYNSGROT.

IS THIS THESWEDISH TRADITION

WITH THE ALMOND?

YOU KNOW IT?

I TRAVEL A LOTWITH MY MOTHER.

IN FACT, YOU'LL MEET HER. SHE'SCOMING ON THE APRIL CRUISE!

OH!

WAIT, YOU'RE GOING?

I AM.

[LAUGHING]

OKAY, NOW, WHAT...

WHAT EXACTLY IS THISTRADITION ALL ABOUT?

WHOEVER FINDS THE ALMONDWILL BE MARRIED WITHIN A YEAR.

YOU ARE EXEMPT,LITTLE LADY.

[LAUGHING]

I HAVE ALL SORTS OF IDEASFOR THE TRAVEL GROUP.

YOU KNOW, COSTA RICA

IS THE MOST BIO-DIVERSEPLACE ON THE PLANET.

THAT COULD BEOUR NEXT TRIP.

AS LONG AS YOUBRING LOTS OF CANDY!

OH, I WILL...BUT NO ALMONDS.

♪ THEY'RE SINGINGDECK THE HALLS ♪

♪ BUT IT'S NOT LIKE CHRISTMASAT ALL ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I REMEMBERWHEN YOU WERE HERE ♪

♪ AND ALL THE FUNWE HAD LAST YEAR ♪

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ PRETTY LIGHTS ON THE TREE

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ I'M WATCHING THEM SHINE

♪ CHRISTMAS

WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ BABY, PLEASE COME HOME

I LIKE THIS TRADITION.

ME TOO.

BEST CHRISTMAS...

EVER!

COME HERE.

CAN I TAKE A PHOTO?

OF COURSE!

WHAT A GREAT IDEA!

♪ ...AND ALL THE FUNWE HAD LAST YEAR ♪

SAY CHRISTMAS TREE!

CHRISTMAS TREE!

[CAMERA CLICKING]

♪ I'D HOLD BACK THIS TEAR

♪ CHRISTMAS

♪ BUT IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY

[♪♪]