All language subtitles for Catering Christmas.en

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oh

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okay happy

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holidays Mr Raymore oh hi Molly how are

you good uh did you decide on catering

for the city hall weekly dinners we did

and we're going with the Bradford

Brothers they offered us a discount on

the surf and turf we just couldn't pass

up I understand well if you need

anything in the future you know where to

find me Molly's menu magic You Name It

We cater it bye bye

Molly thank

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you committed to food

excellence how'd it go good Chamber of

Commerce loved the sandwiches and

cookies they placed a standing lunch

order for their monthly meeting that's

great but we lost city hall weekly

dinners to the Bradford Brothers what

no adding insult to injury those were

all over town that was actually on the

front door they would love getting every

catering job in this town even if it

meant putting us out of business well

good thing we put up the magnets before

the holiday season those were a

brilliant idea because no one throws

magnets away unlike

like any new calls

no I should probably get in line to see

Santa with all the other kids in town

well if you think that'll work then I'll

come with

you okay there what do you

think you are

amazing you know it's just missing one

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thing h

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there you are amazing I love it okay I'm

going to go drop it off great I'll start

on the kish's oh and I am meeting my

brother for dinner at Christmas in the

Square do you mind locking up after oh

yeah no problem tell Kyle I say hi I

will are you sure you can't join us for

Christmas in the keys the beach house

has more than enough room I wish I could

I have a couple holiday orders I just I

can't afford to cancel

them we're proud of you baby sis you're

really making a go of your catering

company well I've sunk every penny I

have into it it's my lifelong dream I I

can't afford to fail it hasn't even been

a year and you're already too busy for

the annual Frost family Christmas

Vacation okay we'll celebrate Christmas

when I'm

back is that my ex and his new

girlfriend

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I thought he was a decent guy what

happened we weren't on the same page and

it took me much longer than it should

have to realize that and you refused to

try new

food in my experience the three seas of

a healthy relationship are communication

commitment and

compromise okay well I will remember

that when I decide to dive back into the

dating

pool I just want you to be

happy

if I can make Molly's menu magic a

success I will be as happy as a kid on

Christmas

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morning welcome home Mr Harrison or

should I say Mr Jacob very funny Robert

oh go it's good to see you it's good to

see you too what here doesn't seem

enough well not much use for Event

Photographers around here do you have

any luggage uh no no I'll get it

later where is she she's in the library

putting the finishing touches on the

Christmas Tre okay I'm going to catch up

with you

later I want to surprise

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her

now you look

perfect

Carson oh I'm so glad you're home oh so

glad to be back you don't normally come

until the morning of the Christmas Galla

no uh my show and Milan ended early so

I'm glad and I expect full photo

approval oh that goes without saying are

you hungry uh no I I'll make myself

something later if I get hungry

since when do you cook well I'm a wiz in

the kitchen with anything to do with

mixing milk or water just the basic

things shall I show you the plans for

this year's Christmas Gala that's pretty

much the same every year isn't it tell

you what next year when you take over

the foundation you can change things up

however you like I am not taking over

the foundation one of the cousins will

be much better the cousins have too many

respons responsibilities as it is and

are already stretched too thin tell you

what you're tired we will discuss this

at another time that sounds good Carson

I'm glad you're home so am

I tell me about

Milan morning good morning would you

like some juice or Danish uh not just

some tea ah I got it you don't have to

take care of me it's my job to take care

of

you maybe it's time to settle down in

one place

wow that was an amazing impression of

aun Jee I may be parting her concerns

but I think of you like my own nephew I

know but I enjoy not having my future

mapped out for me no obligations no one

knows I'm part of the Harrison Dynasty

your aunt worries about you I know know

she's looking forward to the gala is a

thank you to our board and benefactors

and I will not serve them an overs

salted entree and dessert bars that

taste as if they came from the day old

section of the supermarket you quit fine

and meanwhile I will look for a caterer

who understands the meaning of high

quality Cuisine thank you

goodbye we need a new

caterer Christmas Galls in 8 days right

I am well aware of that Robert who else

do we having in the

file oh my I appreciate your

organizational

abilities

so which shall we

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choose

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hello happy holidays how can I help you

um I'm looking for Molly Frost I'm

Molly I'm Jean Harrison of the Harrison

Foundation yes of course your family's

done incredible things for the community

the grant you gave to the local school

at save the arts program all of the

programs really I mean it's

incredible what can I do for you Mrs

Harrison I could have called but I find

it is important to see the catering

premises for myself understood uh we

have all our licenses and certifications

yes I see that every year we have a

Christmas Gala with a dinner on December

2 23d I know it's short notice I would

love to excellent are you available to

come for an interview this afternoon at

3:00 oh an interview I need to be

assured that you can indeed create

magical Cuisine of course I will be

there thank you for the opportunity no

thank

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you

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hey hi Jean Harrison might want us to

cater the Harrison Foundation Christmas

Gallop that's the biggest event of the

year I know we have to be there at 3: I

I think she might want us to make her a

meal oh but what about the uh Christmas

dessert that we're catering for the

senior citizen event this afternoon

right that's

today okay if you can do that on your

own maybe Cindy can help me uh oh no

she's out of town you don't know him but

my friend Taylor is a fantastic Sue chef

and he's in between jobs right now I'll

just text him yes please and he's just

one town away so he's not that far great

he's free wow amazing okay tell him to

meet me there

okay now I just have to figure out what

to serve oh you got

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this you must be Molly lovely to meet

you Mr Harrison Mr Harrison passed many

years ago I'm Robert the longtime but

not longsuffering estate manager please

come thank

you wow it's beautiful Jean decorated

everything

herself let me show you the

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kitchen this is my dream kitchen Jean

would like you to prepare her a three

course holiday meal you will of course

be compensated for your time today any

dietary restrictions none whatsoever

though she does have a certain fondness

for chocolate after my own heart when my

Sue Chef arrives will you send him in

certainly good luck thank

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you

there you are finally finally are your

hands

clean just washed them great you can

finish mincing the celery carrots need

to be Julian the parps need to be peeled

and

chopped what are we making a holiday

heirloom tomato salad with a lemon thyme

panko crusted chicken and a parsnip

puree for dessert we're doing a

pistachio cranberry fudge brownie yum

hope I get to have some very

funny get to work we don't have much

time

yes

ma'am the celery needs to be

minced cut into very small

pieces is that better who taught you how

to hold a knife can you move your hand

up like

that it's better this needs to be

perfect why is that

didn't Christina tell you this is for

Jean Harrison she's fired nearly every

catering company she's ever used

apparently she's impossible to

please is that so who all hires a

caterer to come to their house and cook

as an

interview well I guess you didn't have

to come are you kidding this dinner

could make my career I need this

job gotcha your suip is here he's

washing his

hands

then who Carson what are you doing down

here I was just coming in to get a snack

and I was put to work your aunt would

like to see you your aunt who's your

aunt not Jean

Harrison yeah look I'm really sorry I

was just everything looks delicious um

Carson I'm

sorry and good

luck

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okay

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is that champagne vinegar yes I found

some in the back of the

pantry you should have used the grainy

mustard and I think it needs a touch

more garlic to balance out the lemon you

really know your flavoring agents I have

hosted many many dinner parties over the

years oh you're done

uh would you like the

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dessert a brownie yes I adapted my

grandmother's recipe she used to make it

every

December

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this is very good thank you but it

doesn't compare with my grandfather's

Christmas Walnut fudge if you have the

recipe I would be happy to make it for

you unfortunately the recipe was never

written down and despite many attempts

no one has ever managed to recreate

it I'm sorry if this was not up to your

taste oh no it was delicious oh so does

that mean uh don is on the phone oh this

the president of my board I must take

this call if you'll excuse me oh okay uh

but the Galla yes I have another

interview and then I'll let you know my

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decision thank you Don so good of you to

get back to me yes I wanted

to

hi uh how'd it

go I don't know thanks for your help

earlier oh I just walked in the kitchen

you put me to

work look I'm really sorry about that I

hope I didn't throw you after Rhythm too

much I was just trying to be

helpful you're not going to tell your

aunt what I said are you that she's uh

difficult and impossible to please I

didn't mean that I never would have said

that if I had known who you were I know

that's what everyone

says I got go your next interview's

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here

uh

okay I've never met Taylor I thought it

was him I just can't believe it was her

nephew if he tells G what I said we're

definitely not getting the job I'm kind

of curious now so you said his name was

Carson yeah what are you looking up

let's try this

link yeah okay so since the Great

Depression generations of Harrison

family members have given back to the

community to help make a better future

for all I didn't realize the foundation

went back that before huh here are

photos from the Christmas

Gala

oh that's

him he's cute you can't tell me you

didn't think he was attractive I didn't

notice really yes I was focused on

making a three course meal oh okay

don't worry I'm sure we'll hear from

them

soon getting the Harrison Gala dinner

would be huge I need this job yeah

here's to

Hing we got

this hi Carson am I disturbing you not

at all come in sit down

thanks

where have you been hiding all evening I

was just upstairs on the phone with my

agent Isabella she's planning my next

gig is that right don't worry it's not

until after Christmas good that's

good so um how' the interviews with

Caterers

go they were both

professional the food was fresh

delicious the platings and presentation

were both excellent excellent but I'm

leaning toward the Bradford Brothers um

why is that they've been in the business

longer they have more experience with

dinners like this I

see you

know I thought Molly's menu magic was

impressive myself really why do you say

that well I saw her in the kitchen Molly

yes Molly in the kitchen and I was

impressed by her

technique her attention to to detail she

made every little thing look perfect I

thought you would appreciate that mhm

after all experience doesn't always

equal energy and

enthusiasm you may be

right Molly's menu magic it is

good Carson I am very happy to see you

finally taking an interest in the gala

well you know me I'm happy to help when

I'm in town well then here you go

what what take over planning the

dinner a je I've got I've got no

experience event planning I just take

the photographs you're smart you know

what to do I have faith in you what

about Stephanie she's normally your

second in command your cousin has enough

on her plate plus a new baby and

honestly this year I'm just

feeling

overwhelmed I can't do this by myself

anymore

okay I I'll take over the

dinner thank you I will give Molly a

call you can take it from there all

right Carson you know how important this

dinner is yes I

know but anine this doesn't mean that

I'm going to be working for the

foundation full-time okay our Focus will

be on making this Christmas Gala the

best that it can be we can discuss your

future role at another

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time Leo hey

hey who uh who are these for oh uh Tammy

bookstore oh yeah I'm prepping for the

Big Art Gallery holiday party tonight

it's going to be like 200 people you

know wow that's that's great

yeah have you heard from Jee

Harrison uh not yet but uh look she was

swooning over our Lobster noi so I

wouldn't hold my breath if I were you no

offense n taken I'm sure it was

divine oh I here allow me

thanks excuse me

Molly Frost

hello yes

okay that is fantastic thank you Jean

yes I will be there thank you thank you

again I better go I have a big Galla of

plan good luck with your party

tonight

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yes

welcome back and congratulations thanks

uh this is for Jean Walnut

fudge feel free to help yourself I'm not

one for sweets though I do enjoy a nice

gingerbread every now and then please

come

in excuse me Carson Miss Molly is here

for the catering

meeting it is a good to see you again I

thought I was meeting G uh actually

actually uh Aunt Jean is letting me

oversee the food this year oh all right

I'll leave you two to it thank you thank

you

Robert uh we didn't officially meet the

other day I'm Carson

Molly uh shall we get started yes please

have a

seat those are cute oh yeah my my aunt

collects them she's got like 200 in this

house oh it's quite the collection can I

get you anything to drink I'm fine thank

you have you decided on a menu

uh not yet what about the budget uh does

that matter it usually helps determine

the menu options well then it's a very

important question I'll find out okay

just to give me an idea what did you

serve last year uh prime rib and uh no

uh chicken and fish I think and a lot of

tiny little puffy fancy Things Buffet or

cated dinner look the truth is I've been

to every single one of these G since I

was 5 years old and they're all kind of

running together

okay how many people are you expecting I

will have to get back to you on that

too what about the venue the dinner

space what about it where is dinner

happening it's the same place every year

which is where it's it's the living room

but uh they use it for

entertaining oh do do you want to have a

look yourself yeah that would be helpful

good uh it's back upstairs

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okay here it is um we're going to have

all the the furniture moved out and

we're going to have tables brought

in it's

beautiful I hear your Gala is the

Christmas party of the year yeah I

suppose it is the dinner doubles as a

fundraiser for the foundation

essentially it's another day in the

office just with fancier food

food maybe we can change that with the

menu holiday traditions unite family and

friends food brings back memories brings

people together I like that food is more

than just food

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exactly so we don't know the menu budget

or number of people nope but we do know

the date December 23rd oh well that's

something you said you is going to get

more details and get back to us we need

more

icing

oh there's more in the back I'll get

it come

in

hey rough afternoon occupational hazard

ah M I don't think we have any uh this

is Christina hi you must be Carson hi

I've heard so much about you I'm

flattered I think we are Beyond honored

to to be catering your foundation's

Christmas Galla dinner Harrison family

legendary thanks for saying that do you

want something to drink or or E actually

need more icing oh no I'm good thanks so

um yeah I'll good to meet you Christina

you too so so you first uh do you have

any more information uh yes so we are

expecting 25 guests approximately okay

budget the high end menu now that is TBD

uh I thought we could discuss it over

peppermint hot chocolate my

treat I don't really strictly

professional it's like my favorite

guilty pleasure when I'm in

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to sure I'll grab my coat and clean

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up thanks you're welcome you had one of

these before yes every year since I was

a kid well then you

know

I wait all year for

this where are you the rest of the

year everywhere and nowhere I'm a event

photographer interesting do you work for

a particular magazine no I freelance uh

my agent finds me work all over one day

it's a fashion show in Paris the next

it's a engagement party on a yacht in IA

then it's a product Tech launch party in

Silicon Valley blah blah blah no it

sounds glamorous trust me it's far from

glamorous it's long hours and I'm never

in the same place for more than a week

so maintaining

friendships it can be difficult yeah

that would be hard so how did you get

into Event

Photography uh it started as a favorite

for friends graduation party and I go

from

there I I really love nature for

photography I want to do more of that

but it doesn't really pay well there's

not a lot of work oh speaking of work I

had some ideas I wanted to show you yeah

bring it

up okay for the ORD derves I have a few

options so these are the mini pesto and

goat cheese appetizers wow they look

great yeah can I yeah yeah everything

looks great that's truth is this isn't

really my area of expertise I figure

this much yeah I I'm just going to mess

this up you're the expert I trust

you what about Jean no don't worry I'm

going to tell her I approve your menu

choices which I

do okay that was easy oh and feel free

to use our

kitchen thank you I appreciate

that that's it you're leaving yeah I

have a lot of work to do thank you for

the peppermint hot chocolate you're

welcome bye

bye oh careful with the

decorations thanks just put them over

there and we'll arrange them

later hi you need a hand I think

everything is almost in how did it go

with the Caterers uh good yeah she has

fantastic ideas we will need at least

five different types of cocktail

appetizers including a vegetarian option

for our newest board member an I will

let her

know an jeene look I don't want you to

worry about anything I promise it's

going to be fantastic oh regards to

Molly it was good but it was not my

grandfather Fred's Christmas fudge what

about his Christmas fudge did I never

tell you

this your great-grandfather worked long

hours but every year before Christmas he

would take off a day to make his

Christmas Walnut funch for all us

kids he lived in York County Maine then

I never knew that whenever my parents

weren't looking Grandpa would sneak

extra fudge to all us

kids oh just thinking about it it brings

back the Fondest Memories of my

childhood well cuz food can be more than

just food yes it really can be the art

dealer called the three paintings he's

been holding for us have

sold uh the paintings you were going to

auction off at the

Galla well I won't be using that Gallery

again he apologizes for the

inconvenience and hopes you'll find

something else for the fundraiser as

much as I love the Christmas Gala I am

not going to miss dealing with all of

this when I

retire I'll have to call Dawn the

president of our

board Robert you always anticipate my

needs excuse me

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she's retiring not yet but she's been

thinking a lot about it

lately

wow no one is going to come close to

filling our

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shoes especially me

Robert I'll see you

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later

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morning hi I uh I thought I'd take you

up in your offer to use the kitchen as

long as the chef doesn't mind no not at

all my aunt has someone come in early

and they leave meals in the fridge for

the rest of the day that's sufficient

well she's surprisingly low maintenance

when it comes to herself I never said

I'm just giving you a hard

time uh can I grab something for you

yeah that' be great thank you sorry I

sit in the back

seat

okay you're right about food bringing

back memories I I was talking to my aunt

Jean last night and she was she was

telling me about her childhood and

apparently my family is from York County

Maine Maine really that's cool did she

say anything about the fudge she liked

it and she appreciated you tried I have

more recipes that's really sweet to you

literally but um you don't have to go to

the trouble feels like a challenge now

and I'll wish you good

luck so what are we making

today holiday cheesecake bars and almond

sugar cookies well put me to work if you

dare are your hands

clean thank you anyway I appreciate

you're getting back to

me

and season greetings to you

too I take you that wasn't good news

unfortunately no it wasn't sorry to hear

that I am having zero luck everyone has

already donated their big ticket items

for the holiday season something will

turn up I hope so what have you got

there oh it just arrived it's from the

children at the Harrison Community

Center perhaps it'll cheer you

up

oh

this is why we do what we do Robert this

makes it all

worthwhile I'll have it framed for you

if you like thank

you oh by the way have you seen Carson

you've seen not hide or hair of him all

day he is in the kitchen helping the

caterer bake Christmas cookies he's

baking there's a first for everything

well I'm glad he's taking this

seriously maybe it will help him see how

much the Foundation means

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hopefully I hope you didn't have to

cancel any Christmas plans to do the

gala uh well my family did go on holiday

without me what they went without you

yeah but I needed to stay in town making

Molly's menu magic a success is my

number one priority right now and your

significant

other uh my signant other is business

right now well I can relate to that are

you close with your family yeah my

parents are still very much in love

after all these years you're lucky

you're lucky too you're part of the

famous Harrison family you're like a

local

celebrity yeah I I I think they think of

me as the rebel of the family

though why is that you know can you Bren

cookies is kind of

complicated can you give me a hand

you've almost got it all H here okay the

left goes over the middle mhm and then

the right goes over the middle try not

to flatten the dough

right there you go kind of like that

yeah okay perfect and then you bend the

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top it's a tricolor candy cane you're a

genius well not quite but I'll take it

hey I saw

that no I said you're a genius these are

really good I see what you're doing your

charm will not work on me you think I'm

Charming I'm not going to tell you what

I think okay I won't ask then what's

next okay that goes on the tray and then

we'll sprinkle it with my super secret

cookie seasoning shoot your secret to

tell the secret is in the blend and that

I will never tell I'll get it out of you

somehow no

never it's empty I'll

refill oh

no Christina must have used the rest and

this was the last container can you make

more yeah but I'll have to go to the

countryside if I leave now I I might

have time I'll give my

keys

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I'm sure you're busy I could have driven

myself it's no problem I love a new

adventure is that what makes you the

outsider of the family probably you and

your aunt seem close oh we are Aunt Jee

never had children of her own but she

always treated me like I was her son

it's nice that you have each

other yeah yeah it

is though sometimes I think she wishes I

was more like my cousins they went to iy

League schools aren't their mbas work

for the foundation I imagine it would be

hard not having separation between

family and the family business yeah

especially when you're Harrison

professionally I go by Jacob my middle

name makes it easier the Harrison name

is so renowned doesn't it make you proud

oh yeah yeah I'm really

proud but when people find out you're a

Harrison they treat you

differently that's partly why I didn't

tell you who I was when I met you in the

kitchen that day I wonder what you would

have done if you knew who I was oh I

would have kicked you

out fair

enough we need to make a quick

detour wow how did you know this was

here well I drove past it the the other

day so did I I never saw

it it's

beautiful yeah yeah it

is sometimes it's nice to just slow

down I tend to worry about the future so

much I have to remind myself to just be

here in the present

moment it's one of the first things to

learn about photography to just stop and

look so I could really

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see it's actually good advice

sometimes I'm so focused on building my

career I forget why I got into it in the

first place why did

you for my love of food bringing people

together that's

nice may

I uh

sure

beautiful what' you say

uh nothing it's just a beautiful

day

Thomas hi you made

it it's nice to see

you who's your friend this is Carson

Thomas is an old friend and Veteran well

it's very good to meet you sir and thank

you for your service appreciate it just

working on your order I'll ring The

Dinner Bell when it's ready great uh

sorry do you mind if I take some

photographs of your property he's a

professional photograph ER sure go ahead

anything but the shed it's a mess fair

enough do you need any help no I got it

you might want to keep an eye on your

young man make sure he doesn't wander

too far oh oh no no uh we're not

together uh he's an employer oh all

right then okay all right thanks

B hey so beautiful here especially

during Christmas it really is

so how do you know Thomas oh we always

got our Christmas tree here his wife

used to run the farmers market in the

village when she passed he got rid of

the shop and now he sells everything

from his

house well he seems like a really nice

guy oh he is and you will not find

better spices or herbs anywhere or

Christmas trees yeah they are really

beautiful that looks

complicated uh what it takes him getting

used to for sure

um but I have another camera you take

some

photos uh sure yeah on point shoot

easy how did I

do it's actually really good you got a

knife for this I mean you're an artist

after all well food can be artistic but

I wouldn't necessarily call it art well

it incorporates all the

senses

okay I'll give you that not to mention

the plating and presentation aspects wow

you know more about catering than you've

let on I might have done a little bit of

research this week I'm impressed

good that's probably us we should

probably head back yeah let's do it lead

the

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way hope you got some good pictures oh I

I did in fact uh when I print them out

would you like some copies I'd like that

uh how much do I owe you I got this it's

okay I can get it no it's for the

gala and this way I know you won't up

charge me

uh uh no change necessary sir Merry

Christmas That's mighty generous of you

Merry Christmas to you

both uh let me take this to the car uh

sure your employer you say

yep

oh so my aunt was just telling me that

the Harrison Foundation holds events

every week in town for veterans you know

say yeah

yeah that's

reard there's meals entertainment and

they got a holiday festival coming up

should check it out they love your

company I might just do that happy

holidays Thomas a thanks guys bye-bye

thank

you what you might be a better

Ambassador for your family's Foundation

than you

think sounds like you and Carson had fun

surprisingly it was a lot of fun is he

single strictly a professional

relationship even if I was interested

which I'm not he lives his life out of a

suitcase so people make long-distance

relationships work all the time okay but

if you're not on the same page or in the

same place it can only end in heartbreak

hey Carson isn't Phil okay he's not

going to string you along with a bunch

of empty

promises I know but I'm not willing to

make the same mistake twice there's no

point in getting involved with someone

if there's no future besides we have

nothing in common why would you say that

uh he's a trust fun baby and I've been

working since I was 15 if I fail I lose

everything there's there's no safety net

uh we are not going to fail this Gala is

going to be the making of Molly's menu

magic that is the goal tomorrow actually

we're going to start prepping the main

courses oh did you hear that the

Bradford Brothers snake City Hall's big

New Year's Eve party yes all the more

reason this has to go

perfectly aren't you coming I found a

new fudge recipe I want to try is that

fore again yes even if I have to attempt

it a 100 times I will get it right well

I really hope it doesn't take that that

many times good luck thanks I'll see you

in the morning yeah

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night wly hello what can I do for you I

have something for you to try you are so

kind continuing to attempt to recreate

it this time I used an oldfashioned

recipe using brown sugar go ahead and

take a

piece here's

hoping what do you

think it's

delicious but it's not my

grandfather's I'll keep trying to make

it work maybe it's the cocoa powder your

time is valuable you don't need to waste

any more of it on further fruitless

attempts to please me I don't

mind I have new news I can tell by the

look on your face that it isn't good

what is it this time Molly please wait

Pier phoned he wishes he could help and

he apologizes but the sculpture won't be

ready until after the Galla oh there

goes that

idea Robert do you still have the number

for that antique restorer Susan Sarah

suton suton page yes that's the one

perhaps she has some antique she would

be willing to donate I'll get it for you

right away thank you now Molly Carson

showed me your menu this morning I hope

he's being helpful yes very helpful good

this is the first time that he's

participated in any of our foundations

events so I'm glad to hear it I have

made some changes to the

menu oh right of course um no problem at

all

wonderful we have a problem Jean would

like beef wall inton instead of the

Prime RB entree Nick's theot meatballs

we can use them for the MCH lunch and

she saw the candy can dessert and she

would prefer that we do not serve those

because they do not look professional I

they haven't even been baked or

decorated yet she's something else who's

something else I'll call you back hi

sorry to

interrupt uh I thought you approved the

menu oh I did

why I'll talk to her she put me in

charge she needs to trust me no I I

don't want to cause any trouble I'll do

whatever she wants it's fine well I

don't know why the menu is such a big

deal anyway everyone's going to love

whatever delicious entree you make and

you know I didn't spend all that time

braiding those cookies not to serve them

seriously don't worry about it no I

don't think you understand this dinner

and Jean Harrison's opinion it can make

her break my career I love my aunt but

she runs one wonderful but in the grand

scheme of things relatively small

Foundation I don't know why the people

of this town make such a big deal of one

person's opinion to be honest okay I

know you grew up with it but do you know

anything about your family's

Foundation

just come with me where are we going

you'll see this time you have to trust

me all right but I'm driving fine my

car's a

mess I'll get my

coat

at some point you were going to have to

tell me where we're going the Harrison

Community Center have you been

recently you know I don't think I've

ever been

inside

really that answer is about to

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change I spent many many hours here as a

kid

did I love your costume Christmas

ballerina wow excellent twirling very

well

done so all the kids here just for the

holiday or is this a regular thing the

Harrison Community Center offers after

school weekend holiday care for all kids

everyone's welcome and it's free oh they

is so

creative mind if a help you need a

hand hold it there

and then you can with the other hand

grab that

nice this is actually where I learned

about royal icing and piping techniques

you learned that here mhm Miss Zona was

the wonderful cookie teacher who Thomas

she was the best she's the reason why I

became a baker hi

Molly Amber runs bendal Bakery and she

volunteers here on her days off hi Amber

Hi Well Molly and I we switch off

weekends but she hosts a cooking class

for the kids in her very own kitchen

she's pretty

fantastic yes she is MHM I am be right

back growing up both my parents worked

so my brothers and I spent almost every

day here the money they saved I mean it

helped put us through college wow I

really am so grateful to your family we

all are thank you for sharing that with

me oh oh sorry Hey Stephen would like to

give you something would you like a

Christmas cookie uh don't mind if I do

can I take that one oh thank you did you

ice these are you sure they look

professionally decorated yes I'm

sure wow that that is one of the best

Christmas cookies I've ever had young

man and the icing is perfect I've been

decorating cookies since I was a little

kid well you keep up the good work the

great

work I am I didn't catch your

name it's Carson Carson as in a Harrison

mhm I can't begin to tell you how

thankful we all are to your family for

everything that they've done for the

town I mean from the center to the arts

program in the school well really for

everything your family is the best I

mean I could go on and on thanks thanks

okay well I should

okay come back again soon Merry

Christmas Merry Christmas happy holiday

later than you thank you very

much and that is what happens when

people find out I'm a Harrison around

here this isn't about you it's about the

Harrison Foundation all the good they do

for so many kids no I I get that but my

entire life all anyone ever talked about

was was a Harrison

Foundation felt like everything was kind

of mapped out for me especially by aun

jeene okay I wouldn't like that either

feeling like I don't have a choice yeah

that's why I bought that camera that

plane ticket felt like I had to get out

before I got trapped well you have a

great career doing what you love I

understand not wanting to give that up I

loved it in the beginning when I was

caught up in the excitement of that kind

of

life but

now

now you want to go get a hot

Sider yeah sure I have time let's go to

Nick's Cafe n

NYX seriously thank you so much for

today you're welcome yeah I'm ashamed to

say that I have seen the financial

reports but that is the first time that

I have seen people directly benefiting

from my family's

Foundation it was something you were

great with the kids like it or not I

think you're natural

thanks enough about me did you always

want to be a chef and caterer yeah I

mean when I was a kid I used to have

Christmas tea parties with my dolls and

dinosaurs dinosaurs at a Christmas tea

party T-Rex would have three or four

helpings which is really the greatest

compliment for a cook it's probably the

best meal of his life it

was I just hope your aunt feels the same

way look please do not stress about her

I'm going to be with you every step of

the way I

promise thank you

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Isabella my

agent we have talked so much about me

and the foundation I really want I'm

sorry uh no she's uh not extremely

patient probably makes her a great agent

that's okay uh we should get going

anyway I left Christina holding down the

fort I guess we

should

oh Carson give me some advice do you

think that candle should be over there

balance uh no no I I think it looks

great how are plans going for the dinner

it's great she's

great everything is going to be oh

what's the word I'm looking for oh yeah

great I know this isn't how you would

choose to spend your time while you're

at home but I do appreciate that help of

course well tell you the truth catering

event planning it's kind of

fun this is the first

year we won't have a silent auction what

what about the Antiques I'm afraid that

didn't work out oh no it is what it is

we will get through the best we can as

always but there has to be other places

it's too late in the year people are

already gone for the

holidays it's been a long time day I'm

tired I've got to turn in good night

good

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night

okay you taking that up for an jeene she

feeling okay oh don't worry she's not

ill I think it's just all the stress to

the

gala couple more days it'll be over for

another

year

Carson Jean has devoted her entire life

to this foundation and to serving the

people of the

community I think she deserves to be

catered to every now and

then I appreciate how much you care it's

impossible for anyone who knows your

aunt not to care about her it is rare to

meet someone who is

so genuinely

selfless now if you'll excuse me Robert

she's lucky to have

you thank you for saying

so know I need to call a few more of

these auction houses see if I can find

anything at all that's a good

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idea hi hi I haven't seen you for a few

days I've been prepping at my place with

Christina I sent you updates well I know

I just like getting in person better

well we're in good shape had a schedule

actually good I just came to drop a few

things off I actually have a second

cooler if you wouldn't mind oh of course

not how's Jean feeling oh better I think

she was just upset because of the silent

auction I I called like a dozen places

and nothing won't people donate to the

foundation with or without the auction

oh yeah they they will but it's

tradition I think people like party

favors even if they have to pay for it

themselves you've been taking photos all

week yeah every week how many do you

have I don't know hundreds I haven't

counted will you show

me yes how long will it take to get them

printed in frame Molly that is a

brilliant

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idea do we have everything yeah I think

so

and we got this FR an jun's

collection oh I think she'll like it

yeah I think so too should we tell her H

well why don't we set everything up

first and then we can surprise her just

before the gala okay sounds like a

plan when do you think people are

actually going to build on these were

you fishing for a

compliment it's just been a while since

I shared this kind of

work they could all use a little

touching up if I had more time no one is

going to critique them they're going to

bed on a photo that makes them feel

something like this one it reminds me of

when my parents used to drive us around

town to look at Christmas lights that

always made me feel so warm and

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cozy what you just gave me another

idea I need to get back to the kitchen

but I can't wait to hear that idea yeah

I got to see if it works first great

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bye I thought you might like some tea oh

Robert you are so thoughtful why don't

you join me I'd be glad to you

anticipated me that's because you are

always so

thoughtful you

you always spill I do

not Carson surprised me with him that

was thoughtful

of Cheers

Cheers

oh you know I always look forward to the

Christmas Galla all year

now well now it just feels like a chore

you've been doing the I andure of the

work for so long go

ahead say it I was foolish hoping that

Carson would change his mind about

settling down and taking over the

foundation it wasn't foolish Carson has

always done things in his own way and in

his own time you may be surprised I

don't think so once this Galla is done I

think I am going to have to focus on

finding someone else what you have done

with Foundation no matter what happens

or who you bring on board you will

always always be an inspiration to

everyone who knows you

Robert that means more than you

know thank you you are a

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dear did you confirm the servers yeah

they'll be here by 4: great Carson said

most people should be gone by 9:00 and

if anyone complains to send them to him

been very helpful this week you really

like him don't deny it I mean he's smart

and funny and Charming okay it was

unexpected I have never heard you gush

about anyone like that does he know how

you feel he's a client

Christina I think that you should meet

him under the mistletoe and show him

exactly how you feel very

funny he already said his job makes

relationships impossible and I don't

want to waste any more time on someone

who's unavailable okay I just well I

believe that life's too short to leave

the most important things left unsa

noted I got to go I'll see you there

yeah I'll see you

there tell

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them good morning

morning I was just looking for Molly she

not here yet

oh I see muffin no

thanks something on your

mind I was just thinking about the gala

well don't worry after tonight you'll be

off the hook for another

year

yeah what is

it

ah I'm just thinking about my legacy as

a Harrison this sounds

serious you know I've always fought so

hard against it and now I'm starting to

wonder

why everyone wants to know that what

they do matters gives our life meaning

but it's up to you to determine what

that should be aren't you the one that's

always telling me I have an obligation

to my family you

do but you're also have one to

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yourself

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where are the other servers I thought

they were supposed to be here by now

they got lost they'll be here in 5 how's

everything going are you here to

volunteer your Sue Chef Services ah no

not this time but can I steal you for a

few minutes you do know I'm in the

middle of trying to serve a big party

right yes I know Molly but it won't take

long I

promise are you good oh

yeah okay thanks

you okay Carson I do not have time for

this well we have a little surprise for

you you know I'm not one for

surprises well hopefully you like this

one open your

eyes what did you do it's for the silent

auction are these your

photographs they

are it was M's brilliant

idea in fact she inspired me to involve

the children from the community center

and this is their

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artwork this was your idea thanks to you

I love it well it's it's not my usual

work but uh what do you

think I think it's your best work

ever thank you

oh and thank you oh you're welcome

Carson said you were impressive and he

was right I must go tell Robert thank

you you've saved the

day did you say

that yes I

did look uh I've met a lot of people in

my life and you're definitely one of the

most

impressive

hello Carson Isabella what are you doing

here well if you would answer your phone

you would know that Aaliyah Tracy

requested you to photograph her spur of

the moment Christmas party in Berlin the

Aaliyah Tracy U sorry this is Molly um

this is Isabella my my agent

hi uh well go grab your gear I've got a

car waiting outside to take us to the

airport come on we need to go go grab

your stuff uh Isabella I should get back

to the kitchen it was nice to meet you

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uh I asked you not to book me for

anything until after Christmas I know

you said that but this is a once in

a-lifetime Opportunity see thing is my

family they only ask one thing of me and

that's that I'm here for the annual

Christmas Gala so I can't leave now okay

uh when's the gala tonight yeah oh we

can leave right after or early in the

morning it'll be tight but I can make it

work oh yeah I I don't know Carson this

gig is everything we've been working

towards you do this you're on the short

list of photographers for every A-list

event there is this is your golden

opportunity you're right no you're right

yeah okay come on give me a

drink okay holiday punch is ready to go

good looks

good are you all right did something

happen Carson's agent is here she's

beautiful by the way the way is she here

for the gala no she booked him to

photograph Aaliyah Tracy's Christmas

party in Berlin whoa he's a big

deal but that means that he's

leaving this is exactly why I didn't

want to get involved I knew he wasn't

staying I can't worry about it right now

I need to focus on making sure that this

dinner is perfect yeah just checking

how's everything great uh we are almost

ready to get this Gala started excellent

gingerbread my favorite may I please do

I added them to the menu for you that

was very thoughtful of

you I'm also meant to tell you that

Carson is hoping for a private word with

you I don't have time I will have to

speak with him later if he's still

here right I'll tell

him okay food is ready drinks are set

these servers are setting the dessert

table am I forgetting anything you might

want to get changed right okay thank

you oh thank

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you Merry Christmas Don it's good to see

you and to you my friend we'll see you

inside abolutely

well merry Christmas thank you for being

with us tonight we're delighted that

you're here thank you Merry

Christmas merry

CH inspired photos and artwork my wife

has been on at least three already it

was Carson's idea to incorporate the

children's art from the Harrison

Community Center it's going to be good

I'm proud of you here congratulations to

you I haven't done anything yet we get

ready after this you are going to be in

high demand

hey look at you clean up nicely

thanks how's everything going here yeah

we are ready to serve as soon as they're

ready to eat that's right after the

introduction

speeches good evening good evening

ladies and gentlemen welcome to this

year's Christmas Scala for the Harrison

Foundation thanks to all of you here

thousands of people in our community are

living enriched and Better

Lives I also want to thank my nephew

Carson Jacob the extraordinary

photographer who is responsible for this

year's silent auction

artwork thank you uh thank you aene uh

thank you all for being here tonight and

uh Merry Christmas to you all uh well I

I've spent most of my life trying to

find meaning through a camera lens but

this last week has opened my eyes to the

real differences that we make in

people's lives every

day I I've been privileged to to play my

small part in this year's Christmas Gala

and I'm very happy to announce that I

will be taking a more active role in

next year's Christmas Gala and who knows

what the future holds

for uh so uh everyone uh please enjoy

enjoy your drinks enjoy dinner enjoy the

night uh you don't have to bid on on my

photographs or the children's paintings

but if you don't I will tell the

children enjoy

[Applause]

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everyone

what a terrific evening it really

is can I help you with something please

chill this for later we're celebrating

Carson's decision to take a more active

role in the foundation I heard a speech

assigning him to oversee the catering

was the best thing I could have done to

get him involved you assigned him to

oversee me like like a job yes and it

worked like a charm I believe that

things work out the way they're supposed

to but sometimes you just have to give a

little nudge if you know what I

mean the food is just delicious I hope

you will continue catering for me yes I

would love to that's exactly what I was

hoping for good I must get back to my

guests thank you very much

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cheers

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next board meeting is on the 15th you're

in town you should come we have some new

agenda items to discuss well I'll have

to check my schedule but whatever the

board decides please keep that Community

Center going all right we will yeah

means a lot to a lot of people if you'll

excuse me of course

hey you want to take a break I can

handle it from here am I that obvious no

but I know

you yeah I could use some there I owe

you

one okay really good to see you guys

thank you bye uh chocolate mousse uh no

thanks uh was Molly just here um no I'm

not sure um hey I heard about leyah

Tracy that's pretty amazing it is isn't

it I'm so proud of you never give up on

your dream and look at them now so I

booked the jet for 10:00 a.m. sharp

tomorrow

morning and uh your gear I'm going to

have set to Berlin so you don't have to

worry about that

now

hi

Christina I'm looking for Molly she's

not answering her phone oh she had to go

prep a Christmas Eve brunch for tomorrow

but she asked me to say goodbye for her

and to give you a

message yeah if you were happy with our

services I know she'd be grateful if you

left a positive review

online that's it that's

it um sure it's at least I can do

exactly

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that's

everyone it was a great evening

mhm

well what a

night I just came to say good night

where's Isabella oh I walked into her

car she's staying in a B&B downtown why

don't I find us a few glasses so we can

have a toast well actually uh I've got

an early flight in the

morning do what you need to do I

understand you do

Carson the foundation has always been my

passion seeing your work tonight helped

me realize that photography is

yours you must do what makes you happy

and I will be glad to have you in the

foundation at whatever level you

choose Thank you

Angie I really appreciate everything you

did for us this week

now you go get some

rest good night

an good night Robert good

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night

well apart from Carson leaving

early this night could not have been

better I had every faith in you oh

Robert you truly are the best I don't

know what I would do without

you no

wait there's something that I have

wanted to tell you for a long time

now I hope it's the same thing I have

been wanting to tell you

Robert you're

[Applause]

fired

I don't know what I would do without

you and I never want to find

out I love you Jean will you marry me oh

yes oh yes Robert I love you too

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yes

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hey I just dropped off the Christmas

cupcake tree and they were just saying

what a huge success the Galla was yeah

we uh we already have a big New Year's

Eve party and 10 events in January what

that's incredible you must be thrilled I

am of

course did you talk to Carson before he

left what's the point in dragging it out

he is living his best life and I am

focusing on mine yeah yeah I suppose

that's right clean break is the best way

to move on faster right and you know

what Jimmy's got a bunch of nice single

friends that I can introduce you

to you know I have everything handled

here why don't you take today and

tomorrow off and spend time with Jimmy

and his family over the

holidays if you're sure yeah a Merry

Christmas good job on the gala Merry

Christmas yeah

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I like this I got

what's all

this we're getting

married well it's about

time

congratulations than oh congratulations

thank you oh Robert

congratulations I'd say welcome to the

family but you've always been a part of

it that means a lot I'm so sorry you

have to leave me

too

oh that's uh Isabella waiting in the car

have a safe trip call us when you get to

Berlin we'll

do what's the matter did you forget

something am I doing the right thing

here only you know that

Carson you say you see the world through

a lens and it's

wonderful but you must listen with your

heart to find the right

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answer I love

you I love you

too

congratulations again you crazy

kids

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bye ready to go just my word of mouth

alone I have got you booked solid for

the next six months fashion show super

model's birthday party so much come on

let's go

Isabella I really appreciate everything

you've done for me

but I just realized that I want to do

something more meaningful with my

life I want to spend my days with people

I care about who care about me

too I'm

staying is this about the caterer yeah

yeah it is I hope she's worth what you'd

be giving up oh she's worth what I'd be

gaining true love always

is thank you thank you for everything

and I'm I'm I'm really sorry about

Aaliyah Tracy yeah I'll get Bren to

cover it she w't know the

difference good luck to you

Carson thanks you too okay see

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you

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Molly hi did you forget something last

night I brought you

this you're a deer to keep trying but

you should give up I have it's my last

try all

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right

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what have you done Carson told me your

grandfather is from York County I did

research on that area of Maine and

they're known for their hickory trees he

didn't use walnuts in his recipe he used

Hickory nuts oh my goodness you are

marvelous thank you you're welcome enjoy

thank you um

Molly

uh I know it's Christmas Eve uh but if

you're catering services are available

I'd like to ask a

favor of course um it is the last night

of Christmas in the square and the

Harrison Foundation booth has been

handing out Christmas cookies but I'd

like to offer them a real

treat may I place an order for my

Christmas

fudge yeah I can make that happen at

what time do you need it

delivered

7:00 okay Merry Christmas and to you too

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you look

happy this is turning out to be the best

Christmas ever I couldn't agree with you

more my love do you want to taste this

than you Hickory

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nice I'm just

hot hey hey Molly Molly I was looking

for you look I got an idea how about we

join forces huh Bradford Brothers plus

you know Molly's magical

menu I appreciate the offer but I think

I'm going to take my chances see how I

do on my own yeah okay yeah no problem

you change your mind you know where to

find me Merry Christmas Leo h

like that and focus with that and see

what happens in the lens try and take

one

there uh hold on to that with dear

life

hi

hi I uh I brought the

fudge the

fudge your aunt she placed an order I I

thought she was going to be here she she

was supposed to be here but she had to

do something with Robert at the last

minute and she asked me to C

for really I think Ang's playing

Matchmaker

thanks uh Adrian can you give this to

Nick thanks little

buddy uh where is Isabella I thought you

guys were on an early

flight Isabella is on a flight to

Berlin what about the big event I mean

that's your career on the line not

anymore you're looking at the new

executive director of the Harrison

foundation/ Chief

photographer

okay

Molly this is my

home and over the last week someone very

special to me has shown me life through

a new lenss

and I'm never going to look

back so you're sticking around for a

while yeah I think

so does that sound good to you yeah

sounds better than peppermint hot cocoa

you're absolutely right I

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know Merry Christmas

Molly Merry

Christmas

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n

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