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00:00:00For general audiences.
00:00:30That is my own desire to be high, high, high.
00:00:38This could be the best Christmas.
00:00:42Heaven, absolutely.
00:00:46Heaven.
00:00:49Hand in hand, Isabella and Roger run into the park, not two steps behind Dagmar.
00:00:55But when they get to the stone wall, two things happen at the same time.
00:00:59Doyle steps out of the shadows looking for a fight.
00:01:02And Isabella feels her kismet fading.
00:01:12That's it. Your exclusive sneak preview of book two.
00:01:17You're the first to ever hear it.
00:01:23I know, I know you're so eager for the next book, but all I can say is,
00:01:28it's coming soon.
00:01:29If I say any more, that man over there, my Agent Benny, will yell at me.
00:01:34She's right. I will.
00:01:37But, not all bad.
00:01:39Because, I have some very exciting news about the Isabella Christmas contest.
00:01:45So many of you guys wrote in, and I'm thrilled to announce that Sarah has chosen a winning letter.
00:01:52She'll be traveling to the winner's hometown to announce their name.
00:01:54So, people of New Britain, get ready, because Sarah Grace is coming.
00:02:00Yeah!
00:02:01Wow.
00:02:02New Britain, Maine.
00:02:03New Britain, Maine.
00:02:04New Britain, Maine.
00:02:05Okay, if anybody wants their book signed, come on up here.
00:02:09Yay!
00:02:10Yes!
00:02:11Yes!
00:02:12Hi!
00:02:13What's your name?
00:02:14Thank you so much.
00:02:15We've got a blast.
00:02:16Okay, I saw your face.
00:02:17What's with New Britain?
00:02:18How big of a problem?
00:02:19It's kind of a big problem.
00:02:20New Britain is my hometown.
00:02:21Sort of.
00:02:22Well, you've never said anything about this before.
00:02:23Well, it ended badly.
00:02:24How badly?
00:02:25Are you sure you want to hear this?
00:02:27Oh, I think I need to hear every last juicy detail.
00:02:29It was Christmas.
00:02:30And, like always, I went to my grandmother's in New Britain.
00:02:33well it ended badly how badly are you sure you want to hear this oh I think I
00:02:39need to hear every last juicy detail it was Christmas and like always I went to
00:02:47my grandmother's in New Britain I was a late bloomer but I had a deep deep crush
00:02:58on the boy next door where this is going Miss Raylene a kismet cookie I thought you
00:03:07were married wait wait wait are you saying kismet cookies are real Benny I'm telling
00:03:13you this story once you can listen or you can interrupt sorry sorry keep going I'll
00:03:18have you know this cookie is for my niece who can't see a good man if he's
00:03:23standing right in front of her what Raylene means is she's sticking her nose
00:03:27where it doesn't belong again what about you miss Patsy no cookie for you Sarah
00:03:32Collins you just arrived not ready with the sass we missed you Sarah now get
00:03:36inside your grandma Mia's been baking all day and she needs you okay
00:03:43what sounds like you need some silicone spray on those hinges Sarah bear you
00:03:50know what you could stop calling me that at any time because I knew it was a dog
00:03:54not a bear oh sure you did that's why you broke the land speed record getting
00:03:59inside screaming yeah you done how's your bestseller going oh it's you know
00:04:09whatever I'm well if you need any help brainstorming ideas just holler at me
00:04:14okay okay okay wait no way you're selling night runner yeah time to grow up get
00:04:23something a little more practical you grow up that'll be the day Sarah bear on to you
00:04:34Travis walker oh darling oh Merry Christmas oh Merry Christmas okay well don't just stand there get
00:05:02yourself an apron and help me with all of this okay oh you can start by taking those out and put the
00:05:08fresh ones in okay have you called the police because this place looks like a crime scene
00:05:13you know that it's only on Christmas Eve that my kitchen looks like this okay how long do I set the
00:05:23timer for wait the recipe the recipe says take them out when they seem done that's right you know how
00:05:31this works the kismet doesn't happen unless you really believe in the magic oh no no don't pee
00:05:40use your heart not your eyes okay sorry I saw Travis on my way in no did he tell you his news
00:05:49yeah I can't believe he's selling it my car's like his baby
00:05:53I'll get it
00:05:57hi I'm Helen hi I'm Mia and this is my granddaughter Sarah are you here for a kismet
00:06:11cookie I guess so my friend Angie says I don't know I'm not a big believer in this kind of stuff
00:06:18well why don't I tell you the legend and then you can decide for yourself okay come on in
00:06:24so a hundred years ago my great-grandparents moved here and they bought this house and before long
00:06:33there was a wealthy man in town who wanted to marry their their daughter my Nana Sue now the man's very
00:06:39nice but Nana Sue didn't love him and Nana Sue promised her answer by Christmas and on Christmas Eve
00:06:46she bumped into this wall and discovered this hidden cabinet and inside she found the recipe for
00:06:53kismet cookies it said if you follow the recipe exactly you'll dream of your true love huh so she
00:07:00made the cookies and she wrapped one and put it under her pillow just like the rest of me told her to
00:07:04and that night she dreamt about the grocer in town who always made her laugh so the next morning she
00:07:11marched into town and she knocked on his door and she wanted to know if he had anything to say to her
00:07:15and it turns out he did he'd always loved her huh but he didn't think he could compete with the
00:07:22wealthy man so then two weeks later they were married my Nana Sue and my Grandpa Joe and ever since
00:07:30then the cookies have worked okay I'm sold it goes under my pillow uh-huh tonight you'll see
00:07:41what's Travis up to out there nothing I don't know I'm just I guess fixing my car
00:08:09well um this is the last kismet cookie of the year grandma are you looking for love oh no honey
00:08:19no you know your grandpa was my one and done the cookie just helps me dream about him
00:08:26I wish you'd let me try it oh I know you do sweetheart but
00:08:31it's too soon this is the time of your life when you should be writing about crushes and
00:08:40and sweeping romantic stories in your journal besides it doesn't matter we've given away all
00:08:46all the other cookies tomorrow's Christmas
00:08:51is
00:09:09you
00:09:16I don't know.
00:09:46Oh, Sarah, Merry Christmas.
00:09:56What would you like for breakfast?
00:09:57I can make any.
00:09:58Don't be mad.
00:09:59But I saved a kismet cookie for myself.
00:10:01I put it under my pillow last night.
00:10:04And I know who my true love is.
00:10:08Sarah.
00:10:09Sarah, wait!
00:10:16Sarah, what are you doing here?
00:10:22I need to tell you something.
00:10:23Can it wait?
00:10:24You know the kismet cookies?
00:10:26Yeah.
00:10:27Yeah, well, last night I put one under my pillow.
00:10:29I know I wasn't supposed to, but I did.
00:10:31And I dreamt about you.
00:10:33And that means that you're my true love and we're supposed to be together.
00:10:36And I know how that sounds, but I...
00:10:37You're getting married?
00:10:44Yeah.
00:10:47I'm sorry.
00:10:48I should have told you, but...
00:10:49This is a good day for me, okay?
00:10:52Be happy for me.
00:10:53Sarah?
00:10:55Sarah?
00:10:55I'm sorry, honey.
00:11:06Oh, Sarah, I understand.
00:11:10I do.
00:11:10And I hate that it broke your heart, but...
00:11:13Be absolutely sure that you don't believe in the kismet anymore before you do that.
00:11:25So kismet cookies are real?
00:11:34No, clearly they're not.
00:11:36It's a fairy tale I believed in as a kid.
00:11:38And it gave me the idea for the book,
00:11:40but instead of predicting love in the book,
00:11:42the cookies turn you into a mini-superhero.
00:11:44Because that's what I needed to be at the time.
00:11:46Strong and confident.
00:11:48So what happened the next time you saw the boy next door?
00:11:51Oh, I didn't.
00:11:53My dad got there soon after.
00:11:54I begged him to take me away, so we went to a ski lodge.
00:11:57Grandma Mia says they moved to Florida a few years ago.
00:12:00And you haven't been back to New Britain since?
00:12:03No.
00:12:04Okay.
00:12:05As your agent, I'm going to advise you
00:12:07never to tell this version of the kismet story to anyone.
00:12:10Can we please pick a new winner?
00:12:12No.
00:12:13It's too late.
00:12:14We've already told the mayor of the town
00:12:15he wants to announce it at some Christmas in the Park thing.
00:12:19Dickens.
00:12:19Huh?
00:12:20Dickens in the Park.
00:12:21A Christmas Carol.
00:12:23Dickens.
00:12:23New Britain.
00:12:24Get it?
00:12:24Everyone dresses up.
00:12:26Love that.
00:12:26Wait.
00:12:28Do they know that Sarah Grace, the author,
00:12:30is really Sarah Collins?
00:12:32Well, I haven't told anyone,
00:12:33so unless Grandma Mia has...
00:12:35Grandma Mia doesn't tell anyone anything, clearly.
00:12:37Perfect.
00:12:38So there's no problem.
00:12:40You can go to the Dickens thing on Saturday.
00:12:44You can head over to Grandma Mia's place,
00:12:46lock yourself in.
00:12:47and she can feed you,
00:12:48and you can crank out book number two.
00:12:51I know, I know.
00:12:52First draft by January 3rd.
00:12:54Don't make it sound unreasonable, my friend.
00:12:56They have given you two very generous extensions.
00:12:58And I'm close.
00:13:00I swear, I'm 80% done.
00:13:01I just need to figure out the ending.
00:13:04Okay.
00:13:04Okay.
00:13:04Okay.
00:13:04Okay.
00:13:04Okay.
00:13:04Okay.
00:13:04Okay.
00:13:05Okay.
00:13:06Okay.
00:13:06Okay.
00:13:07Okay.
00:13:07Okay.
00:13:07Okay.
00:13:08I don't know.
00:13:32Bye.
00:13:35Bye.
00:13:38Bye.
00:13:38Bye.
00:13:38Bye.
00:13:38Bye.
00:13:38Sarah, is that you?
00:13:41Oh my gosh, welcome back.
00:13:46Thank you and thanks again for keeping this low key.
00:13:50What?
00:13:51Is that our girl?
00:13:53Look at you.
00:13:54So many years.
00:13:56Oh my God.
00:13:57You've got to come by the candy shop and see all the changes I made.
00:14:00And I haven't been able to tell any of my customers I know the great Sarah Grace.
00:14:05Oh my.
00:14:06And you know how hard it is for me to keep a secret.
00:14:09I've been in such a state.
00:14:11You, I mean.
00:14:12Oh!
00:14:22It's officially a time capsule.
00:14:35Sarah, get dressed.
00:14:36We're leaving soon.
00:14:37Here we go.
00:14:38Oh my gosh.
00:14:39Oh wow.
00:14:40Oh, it looks incredible.
00:14:42It's exactly the same.
00:14:43We're here.
00:14:44We couldn't get my hat to stay on.
00:14:46It kept flying off like a frisbee.
00:14:48here we go oh my gosh oh wow oh it looks incredible it's exactly the same
00:14:57we're here we couldn't get my hat to stay on it kept flying off like a frisbee so are you ready
00:15:06for this me no i'm never ready no but my alter ego sarah grace is just fine oh which reminds me
00:15:13we need to take a photo for benny oh everybody get in it's patsy get in there thank you okay
00:15:23is that my sheet lit oh yes that's our mayor right patsy hello hello ladies and gents okay
00:15:36cover me go next okay merry christmas and now the moment you've all been waiting for
00:15:45here she comes sarah grace author of isabella's kismet cookies
00:15:51so excited to have you here and you came all dressed up of course thank you so much for
00:16:01the warm welcome i'm so pleased to be here oh is that what i think it is it is as you
00:16:09know children from all over the country wrote in telling me about projects they wanted to
00:16:14do that reflected isabella's spirit and the winner's name is in this envelope would you
00:16:23do the honor i would love to are you ready and the winner is jasmine come on over here
00:16:37hi jasmine i loved your letter and your book project sounds like it embodies everything i hoped isabella
00:16:46would mean for kids your age i love you so much jazzy's jazzy's had her fingers crossed ever since
00:16:55we found out the winner was from new britain father christmas is my dad sarah grace jazzy would
00:17:03you be willing to pose for a picture for our local paper of course jasmine wait do you go by jazzy
00:17:09yeah oh you first jazzy oh come on let's go okay settle in
00:17:30all right cameras over here for the christmas okay all right and everybody say merry christmas
00:17:39merry christmas yes thank you sarah grace thank you jazzy oh thank you oh thank you
00:17:52oh thank you i remember that smile hey sarah beth
00:17:57sarah sarah sarah please don't leave you said you'd stay for christmas
00:18:13and you said they were in florida no i said mr mrs walker were in florida can you split that hair any
00:18:20finer sarah sarah i realize you're still upset but darling it was a lifetime ago
00:18:26if it makes you feel better mia didn't even tell me about the wedding either
00:18:31i get not telling my lean but me say what now sarah wait it was travis's story to tell and he
00:18:39should have told you he had a lot on his mind and probably had no idea you were nursing a little
00:18:44crush on him okay plus i didn't expect you to hide that cookie and and it's all in the past darling
00:18:50and this year more than any other year i want to have christmas in this house
00:18:53what what do you mean more than any other year come in
00:18:58sarah oh
00:19:00where'd you go so fast i can't believe we're neighbors
00:19:05we are wow that's news to me too
00:19:09yeah i bought the place for my parents when they retired it's just the easiest thing for all of us
00:19:14right is that yours are you leaving already
00:19:18um
00:19:21no no um i i haven't unpacked yet yeah i i have to carry this upstairs
00:19:31i can help you oh you okay jazzy jazzy i got that you take the little
00:19:36it's it's really unnecessary
00:19:40okay
00:19:47roasted chestnuts still your favorite
00:19:52they are thank you
00:19:54go ahead you can ask her
00:19:58ask me what
00:19:59would you help me with the book project the one that i wrote to you about
00:20:04books for kids that's one of my favorite things
00:20:07i go to the library every week did you used to go there when you lived here
00:20:11the library
00:20:12all the time but i didn't live here jazzy i just visited for christmas and in the summers
00:20:17i stayed here with grandma mia and because she was a teacher we had the same time off
00:20:22where was your mom
00:20:23she died when i was very young
00:20:26jazzy remember that conversation we had about other people's business not really being yours
00:20:32sorry
00:20:34that's okay
00:20:36hey do you want to show me the way to your project
00:20:38yeah
00:20:38when you were little did you and my dad play together
00:20:45sometimes but your dad is a lot older than i am
00:20:48hey four years is not a lot older
00:20:50it's a lot
00:20:50he looks way older than you
00:20:52he does doesn't he
00:20:54but to be fair the beard isn't helping
00:20:55yeah
00:20:56too early for wine
00:21:01that's a rhetorical question right
00:21:04red or white or
00:21:05both
00:21:06yeah
00:21:06yeah
00:21:07come on everything's up here
00:21:10sarah
00:21:12um
00:21:13nice save with the suitcase
00:21:17but i get it
00:21:19i don't blame you for wanting to leave
00:21:21i'm sure this was all a bit of a surprise to you
00:21:24but thank you for staying
00:21:26means a lot
00:21:28to jazzy
00:21:31jazzy's mom
00:21:37oh well
00:21:39come on you two
00:21:40okay just a second
00:21:42just gotta get out of these scratchy father christmas duds
00:21:45what do you think runway model
00:22:08gorgeous
00:22:10oh it looks better on you even
00:22:13daddy when you were little did you really let a skunk in the house
00:22:17i sure did right through the front door
00:22:20why
00:22:21beats me
00:22:23who knows why eight year old boys do anything
00:22:25the skunk was on the front porch
00:22:27i opened the door
00:22:28strolled right in
00:22:29and that skunk was the worst thing i've ever smelled in my entire life
00:22:34but that wasn't our only close encounter with nature was it sarah bear
00:22:38why do you call her that
00:22:40hey let's work on your project first
00:22:42and then we can tell more embarrassing stories
00:22:45okay
00:22:45okay
00:22:46if i remember from your letter
00:22:48your project makes it easy for families to donate books at christmas
00:22:52yep it's called let's read a christmas
00:22:54good name
00:22:55the kids of new britain donate books to kids from our sister city who aren't as lucky
00:22:59they don't have a huge library like we do
00:23:02and what are these ornaments we're cutting out
00:23:04kids decorate them and put the name of their gift book on the back
00:23:08and then they hang them on the christmas tree in the community center
00:23:11families can pick one
00:23:12or two
00:23:13or three
00:23:14and buy the book to donate
00:23:15the books get wrapped and donated on christmas eve
00:23:18and who's wrapping all these books
00:23:20well jazzy is very good at volunteering my time
00:23:23i noticed that father christmas
00:23:26exactly
00:23:26and where are you getting all the books are you working with miss raylene
00:23:29mm-hmm
00:23:30miss raylene's already picked up a bunch of the most popular titles
00:23:33and she'll grab some more when she finds out what the kids ask for
00:23:35she's selling them all at cost which is great so
00:23:38well i can talk to my agent benny i'm sure he can overnight a stack of books
00:23:43really that would be great
00:23:45well it's good to be sarah grace
00:23:48do the book people know your real name
00:23:50they do
00:23:51but why do you use sarah grace instead of sarah collins
00:23:54oh um when people ask me that i tell them that sarah grace just sounds more elegant
00:24:01but the truth is i first had the idea for the book when i was only 17
00:24:07and i was very awkward
00:24:10no
00:24:11very lonely
00:24:14and i just wanted to be someone else
00:24:17someone who went through life with a lot more grace than i did
00:24:21so i created an alter ego so i could pretend to be someone who was
00:24:24confident and funny and graceful
00:24:28and just not at all lonely
00:24:31but why are we alone
00:24:34a lot of reasons
00:24:37but here's the funny part
00:24:39it all worked out
00:24:41and without it i never would have written miss abella
00:24:44i am not making this up benny
00:24:54so the boy next door is still next door
00:24:57is he still breathtakingly handsome
00:24:59even more so
00:25:01oh and you'll never guess who his daughter is
00:25:04stop
00:25:05the contest winner
00:25:07ding ding ding
00:25:08of course she is
00:25:10well this just gets better and better
00:25:12i'm gonna need to see pictures
00:25:15no i cannot make that promise
00:25:17all right i gotta go
00:25:19all right well i'm here if you need me
00:25:21bye
00:25:22would you like to stop at patsy's shop with me
00:25:26is that even a question
00:25:28oh
00:25:28it's good to have you home
00:25:31oh it looks exactly the same
00:25:37and everything tastes just as good as it always did
00:25:41well i don't know if i trust you or not
00:25:43i think further testing might be required
00:25:45chocolate peppermint fudge
00:25:50i tweak my recipe last christmas
00:25:52this one may be my favorite yet
00:25:58oh darling you have said that about every one
00:26:01and i've meant it
00:26:02miss patsy nothing compares to your candy
00:26:05come on spill what's your secret
00:26:08oh that's easy
00:26:09i use the best chocolate
00:26:11real vanilla
00:26:12and of course my secret ingredient
00:26:15what's your secret ingredient
00:26:17love
00:26:20love
00:26:21that's your secret
00:26:23yes
00:26:24love
00:26:25when people cook or bake these days
00:26:28they've got to do it as fast as possible
00:26:30so they can get to the 20 other things that need doing
00:26:33right
00:26:33but not patsy
00:26:35she has a close personal relationship with everything she makes
00:26:38especially the fudge
00:26:39well there is love in this cookies and cream
00:26:42i can tell you that
00:26:43believe me
00:26:45if there's no love
00:26:46there's no magic honey
00:26:48just like the kismet cookies
00:26:51well that and the fact that there's
00:26:53you know something a little mysterious about you columns women
00:26:56or maybe magic just doesn't exist
00:27:00honey
00:27:02just because you had a dug batch
00:27:03doesn't mean that other people haven't found true love
00:27:06maybe you were just too young
00:27:08or maybe
00:27:09because you weren't exactly honest with your grandma
00:27:12you neutralized the magic somehow
00:27:15well whatever happened it's gone now
00:27:17so uh
00:27:18are you two ready to
00:27:20meet raylene for a little tea time
00:27:22mm-hmm
00:27:23god bless us everyone
00:27:25very good
00:27:26all right ladies
00:27:29let's hear it
00:27:31what is the dumbest thing you ever did for love
00:27:34and sarah you could sit this one out
00:27:35because we already know about you already
00:27:37everyone's favorite wedding pressure that's me
00:27:40okay i went up to a boy that i barely knew
00:27:44in front of his friends
00:27:45and i told him
00:27:47that he's gonna marry me
00:27:48because i put a cookie under my pillow
00:27:51and then i had a dream about you
00:27:53i remember that
00:27:54that same move didn't exactly work for me
00:27:56well these cookies don't come with a guarantee
00:27:58i don't think i've ever done anything really stupid for love
00:28:02what
00:28:02oh
00:28:03don't worry about that
00:28:05there's still time
00:28:06yeah all right
00:28:06hello ladies
00:28:08oh
00:28:09hi
00:28:10uh
00:28:11speak of the devil
00:28:12sarah grace
00:28:13you're just who i've been looking for
00:28:15i come hat in hand
00:28:17to ask if you would mind being part of our holiday scavenger hunt tomorrow
00:28:21scavenger hunt
00:28:22oh yes
00:28:23you could be the answer to one of the clues
00:28:25yeah
00:28:25people get a list of riddles to solve
00:28:27and then they take a picture of the answer
00:28:30and the first person to take all the correct photos wins
00:28:32fun
00:28:33i'd love to help
00:28:34where should i hide
00:28:35well my bookstore isn't on the list yet
00:28:38perfect
00:28:39can you be there at ten
00:28:40absolutely
00:28:42thank you
00:28:43oh albert before i forget
00:28:45i've got your favorite cookies and cream
00:28:48thank you
00:28:50it's uh
00:28:51i really need to figure out a way to
00:28:55pay you back for all the sweets you give me
00:28:57oh
00:28:58maybe you could invite her to dinner
00:29:00all righty then
00:29:07see you at the scavenger hunt tomorrow
00:29:09see you
00:29:10we have a definite maybe
00:29:17to the dinner
00:29:19dinner
00:29:20in my defense jazzy
00:29:26it was very dark
00:29:28and boomer was a large black dog
00:29:30so he looked just like a bear
00:29:32and he was running directly towards me
00:29:34jazzy i have seen olympic qualifying track meets
00:29:37where people did not run as fast as sarah did
00:29:39okay
00:29:41is that where you got the idea for the bear character in isabella
00:29:43it sure is
00:29:44i can't wait for you to finish the next isabella book
00:29:47you and me both
00:29:49hey
00:29:52who's that
00:29:53she's new in town
00:29:55i'm gonna go say hi
00:29:56do you know who that is
00:29:59you don't suppose she's telling her that i'm sarah grace and my grandmother lives across the street
00:30:03probably
00:30:04seeing as how she's told everybody else in town
00:30:07you know maybe
00:30:09you should start wearing sunglasses
00:30:11and then
00:30:12i could walk in front of you and be like
00:30:15excuse me
00:30:15excuse me
00:30:16miss sarah grace
00:30:17has no comment at this time
00:30:19that would be perfect
00:30:21that would be really good
00:30:22okay
00:30:22so jazzy has been writing isabella stories
00:30:33dad
00:30:33what
00:30:34look i'm just glad that someone's giving isabella some new adventures
00:30:38is that okay
00:30:39to write stories
00:30:41i mean
00:30:42no one else reads them
00:30:44of course
00:30:45it's called fan fiction
00:30:46i used to write a lot of it when i was your age
00:30:48especially about my favorite book
00:30:50a wrinkle in time
00:30:51sorry how do you remember that
00:30:54i was your sounding board remember
00:30:56well yeah
00:30:58when sarah would get stuck
00:31:01we'd go to the end of the pier
00:31:02and just talk the story out
00:31:03spent a lot of time brainstorming
00:31:06did you help write stories
00:31:09me
00:31:09no no
00:31:10i just listened
00:31:11that's not true
00:31:13you gave suggestions sometimes
00:31:14yeah but you would never take them
00:31:16oh i didn't say they were good suggestions
00:31:18wait
00:31:19how do you know that i never took them
00:31:21because i read every single one of your stories
00:31:24what
00:31:25yeah
00:31:26don't you remember
00:31:27you kept them in a notebook
00:31:29in that tree in the backyard
00:31:30you mean the book marked
00:31:32private
00:31:33keep out
00:31:34especially travis
00:31:35that's the one
00:31:36i thought you meant some other travis
00:31:39oh
00:31:40oh i see
00:31:42uh-huh
00:31:43sarah are you coming to the scavenger hunt tomorrow
00:31:48well i'm in the scavenger hunt
00:31:50so i'll see you there
00:31:51if you can find me
00:31:53all right kiddo
00:31:56it's getting pretty late
00:31:57why don't you head home
00:31:58get into some pjs
00:31:59and i'll be right there okay
00:32:00can we have book time
00:32:01one chapter
00:32:03look both ways when you're crossing the street
00:32:08got it dad
00:32:09you see that every time
00:32:11when she started reading on her own
00:32:14we kind of missed our nightly book time
00:32:16so now we
00:32:17we read side by side
00:32:19that
00:32:21is unbearably sweet
00:32:23yeah
00:32:24but we blow through books at a crazy rate
00:32:26thank goodness for library cards huh
00:32:28yeah if only you'd use the library
00:32:31instead of reading my notebook
00:32:32when it was very clearly marked
00:32:34not for travis
00:32:35you want to know the crazy thing
00:32:36your fanfiction was so good that i ended up checking out the original books at the library
00:32:42you are actually the reason i got my first library card
00:32:45oh um
00:32:47you know
00:32:49sarah
00:32:50i just wanted to say that
00:32:53come on dad
00:32:54these books aren't gonna read themselves
00:32:57who is this kid
00:33:00don't ask me
00:33:02it's just all you
00:33:03yeah i know
00:33:04okay
00:33:06i'll see you tomorrow
00:33:08yeah
00:33:10yeah
00:33:11because i live
00:33:13i'm staying here
00:33:13right
00:33:14because then
00:33:14you're a
00:33:15okay
00:33:15okay
00:33:16here
00:33:26here ye
00:33:26here ye
00:33:27welcome to the christmas scavenger hunt
00:33:31hurry up and grab a piece of paper if you don't already have one
00:33:34now you know the rules
00:33:37follow the clues
00:33:39take a picture of each answer
00:33:41where's sarah
00:33:43well she could be anywhere
00:33:44that's part of the fun
00:33:45okay look at the first clue
00:33:47the teller of stories
00:33:49that's her
00:33:51in the place
00:33:52filled with stories
00:33:54she's totally there
00:34:01totally
00:34:02the first team back with a complete set of photographs
00:34:06wins a pound of assorted fudge from the candy corner
00:34:10i want that fudge
00:34:14that fudge is ours
00:34:15on your marks
00:34:19you got this
00:34:20get set
00:34:21go
00:34:24okay
00:34:34okay okay
00:34:35okay okay
00:34:35i'll come in
00:34:35i'll come in
00:34:36i'll come in
00:34:37i'll come in
00:34:37okay
00:34:39hey
00:34:44i knew i'd find you here
00:34:48where's jazzy
00:34:49she's looking for you
00:34:50she's looking for you
00:34:50tearing the place up
00:34:51just as good as i remember
00:34:55ah
00:34:55looking for a little inspiration
00:34:57always
00:34:58but i do have a few ideas
00:35:00which is exciting
00:35:00that is exciting
00:35:02i mean it makes sense
00:35:03when you were in new britain last time
00:35:04you got inspired for the book
00:35:05so now that you're back in town
00:35:07maybe it'll inspire you again
00:35:09gotcha
00:35:10take your picture dad
00:35:13please
00:35:13good job
00:35:15we'll get the whole team
00:35:16all right
00:35:17say cheese
00:35:20cheese
00:35:21did you let them follow us
00:35:30have i taught you nothing
00:35:32about competitive scavenger hunting
00:35:34i'm sorry
00:35:35i tried to throw them off our trail
00:35:37all right
00:35:37well you're grounded
00:35:38okay what's the next clue
00:35:40a red wreath
00:35:43where you might find a spotted dog
00:35:45fire station
00:35:47shh shh fire station
00:35:49go go go go
00:35:50good luck
00:35:51bye
00:35:52try that
00:35:54nice minivan
00:36:01hey now
00:36:03moonboat
00:36:04is a great ride
00:36:05moonboat
00:36:06yeah
00:36:07she's the color of the moon
00:36:09about as big as a cruise liner
00:36:10so moon
00:36:11boat
00:36:12get it
00:36:13mm-hmm
00:36:14hey you coming to the community center later
00:36:16father christmas is gonna be there
00:36:18then i'll definitely be there
00:36:20plus i have to see how jazzy's book tree's going
00:36:23oh yeah
00:36:24she is convinced that out of all the ornaments on that tree you are going to pick hers
00:36:28well i will do my best
00:36:30good
00:36:31here's a pro tip
00:36:32hers has a big glittery j on it
00:36:34that should do it
00:36:36thanks
00:36:37hey sarah bear
00:36:38i'm still on to you travis walker
00:36:43one thing they don't tell you about owning a house is that you will be constantly cleaning
00:36:54a kitchen
00:36:54i mean even if no one's home you'll be cleaning the kitchen
00:36:57well i've heard that in some parts of the world people can leave a dirty spoon in the sink
00:37:01for up to 30 minutes and the earth just continues to spin on its axis
00:37:05that is absolutely not true
00:37:07i mean civilization as we know it would end
00:37:10are these your cookbooks?
00:37:13oh yeah
00:37:14take whichever ones you want
00:37:16well why are you decluttering?
00:37:20i just have too much stuff
00:37:21so are you rekindling things with travis?
00:37:26there's no rekindling
00:37:27something has to be kindled in the first place before it can be rekindled
00:37:31hey sarah please thank your agent for me
00:37:40five monster boxes of books arrived today
00:37:44oh good
00:37:44i'm glad a lot of them are isabella
00:37:47now that everyone knows that sarah grace is our hometown hero
00:37:51they're even more popular
00:37:52do you want to come by later and sign some of them?
00:37:55i can do that
00:37:56oh that's right
00:37:57miss raylene
00:37:57what's the story with the mayor and miss patsy?
00:38:00oh those two
00:38:03they were high school sweethearts
00:38:05and then patsy left
00:38:07went off to college
00:38:09started her career
00:38:10the mayor lost his wife a few years back
00:38:13so he came home to new britain
00:38:15there's serious chemistry there
00:38:17well that's the problem
00:38:19they're such great friends
00:38:22i think both of them were worried about torpedoing their friendship
00:38:25i'll tell you what
00:38:28i wish there was some way you colin's women
00:38:33could make those kismet cookies again this year
00:38:36then maybe we would find out once and for all
00:38:40excuse me
00:38:41jazzy
00:38:43oh your tree's a hit
00:38:45i want to give someone a book for christmas
00:38:48can i pick one?
00:38:49yeah
00:38:49yeah
00:38:49yeah
00:38:50i think
00:38:52i
00:38:53want
00:38:56want this one
00:38:58that's mine
00:39:00is it seriously?
00:39:01let's see what book you asked for for christmas
00:39:03isabella's new book
00:39:06i know you can do it
00:39:09you're the best writer in the world
00:39:11and it was always said of him
00:39:19that he knew how to keep christmas well
00:39:21if any man alive possessed the knowledge
00:39:24may that be truly said of us
00:39:26and all of us
00:39:29and so
00:39:30as tiny tim observed
00:39:33everyone
00:39:36god bless us everyone
00:39:41merry christmas
00:39:44excellent work
00:39:49thank you thank you thank you
00:39:50great work daddy
00:39:52thank you jazzy
00:39:54and that concludes my duties as dickens day father christmas
00:39:58i will be very happy to let somebody else wear this itchy thing next year
00:40:03but you've become so civic minded
00:40:05parenthood man
00:40:07all right
00:40:09i'm gonna go get changed
00:40:10i'll catch you later
00:40:12hope so
00:40:13okay
00:40:13my name's helen
00:40:18you probably don't remember me
00:40:19no i remember you
00:40:21you came by for a cookie
00:40:22yeah
00:40:23you know
00:40:24i was skeptical about the kismet
00:40:27sleep with a cookie under my pillow
00:40:29that's just goofy
00:40:30but i did it
00:40:31and i dreamed of my husband that night
00:40:34so when i met him the next year
00:40:38i knew he was the one
00:40:39really
00:40:41and you have a little one
00:40:44two children
00:40:44christopher is in the candy shop with my mom
00:40:46and that's july
00:40:48congratulations
00:40:51thank you
00:40:52i cannot believe that crazy cookie worked
00:40:55but it did
00:40:57it was magic
00:40:58i just wish your grandmother hadn't stopped making them
00:41:02we need all the kismet we can get
00:41:04thank you
00:41:08come on in
00:41:28oh what are you doing
00:41:29oh these are uh some
00:41:32not even all of the books
00:41:33that jazzy brought home for her project
00:41:35she was bravely trying to wrap them
00:41:38she got about three in and then
00:41:39fell fast asleep on the table
00:41:40i just put her down actually
00:41:41oh okay
00:41:42well give me some paper
00:41:43i can help
00:41:44okay great
00:41:45thank you
00:41:45yeah
00:41:45we don't have the isabella books yet
00:41:47because uh miss raylene said
00:41:49you were going over tomorrow to sign them
00:41:50yes
00:41:50i am
00:41:51i am
00:41:52but i need to talk to you
00:41:53what am i supposed to do about this
00:41:55jazzy wants to gift the new isabella book
00:41:58and i don't know wrapping up a little iou
00:42:00feels like a major scrooge move
00:42:02okay
00:42:03well
00:42:03this may be a radical idea
00:42:06but hear me out on this
00:42:07okay
00:42:07jazzy
00:42:08doesn't always have to get exactly what she wants
00:42:11i know
00:42:12i know
00:42:13crazy idea
00:42:14but i don't want to disappoint her
00:42:16honestly she was probably just trying to encourage you
00:42:18not put pressure on you
00:42:19it just feels like pressure
00:42:20because there's already so much on you
00:42:21no
00:42:22here's the thing travis
00:42:24i don't feel inspired much anymore
00:42:26and if i'm not a writer
00:42:28i don't know who i am
00:42:30i can't believe i just confessed that to you
00:42:36well
00:42:38i'm your oldest friend
00:42:40if you can't tell me who can you tell
00:42:43bet you probably never thought of it that way huh
00:42:50no i didn't
00:42:52uh
00:42:55so
00:42:57listen
00:42:58i've got this pound of fudge that we won from the scavenger hunt
00:43:05wait you won
00:43:05yeah of course we won
00:43:07what did you doubt us
00:43:08no of course not
00:43:10you want to break into it
00:43:11oh i'm good actually
00:43:12oh really okay
00:43:13no i'm good yeah
00:43:14uh good and
00:43:14at breaking into it
00:43:16yeah
00:43:16sarah
00:43:26i um i'm gonna go to town to run some errands do you need anything
00:43:31i'm good thanks
00:43:32okay
00:43:32grandma mia
00:43:34do you remember helen
00:43:36uh she was the woman who came by for a cookie the last time we made them
00:43:40oh
00:43:41um
00:43:43was she the one that was really skeptical
00:43:47she was
00:43:48yeah
00:43:49i
00:43:51i saw her at the dickens festival yesterday
00:43:54oh
00:43:55with her husband
00:43:56the man she dreamt of that night
00:43:59hmm
00:44:01so um
00:44:03so what do you think that means
00:44:07i mean if her kismet worked for sure
00:44:11and maybe the cookies worked
00:44:13and i wish that i had never
00:44:16i feel like
00:44:21when i ripped up that recipe i
00:44:23broke a connection
00:44:25to this town
00:44:27and
00:44:27our house
00:44:29and even to you
00:44:30oh my sarah are you kidding me
00:44:33oh
00:44:33darling
00:44:34you could never break a connection to me
00:44:37i love you
00:44:39forever and ever
00:44:41and ever
00:44:43but still
00:44:48don't mess up my kitchen while i'm gone
00:44:51benny
00:45:04nice picture
00:45:05jasmine is
00:45:08adorable
00:45:09but listen
00:45:10we gotta talk sean
00:45:11i had a meeting with hal today
00:45:13and he said
00:45:14if you don't meet the deadline this time
00:45:17i'm sorry
00:45:19but he's gonna bring in a ghost writer
00:45:20to finish the book
00:45:21it's our brainstorming spot
00:45:49yeah i know
00:45:51i thought you'd find me here
00:45:52well
00:45:53all these years and this view hasn't changed
00:45:56also why are you wearing that uniform
00:45:58because i work for the forestry service
00:46:00for six years now
00:46:02oh
00:46:03it's my day job
00:46:04it's how i make a living in between all the volunteering gigs that jazzy signs me up for
00:46:08oh man grandma mia really didn't tell you anything about me did she
00:46:12no
00:46:12and i think grandma mia is keeping more secrets
00:46:15is that why you're here
00:46:16no
00:46:17i heard from benny
00:46:18i heard from benny
00:46:19it's not good
00:46:20you might hire a ghost writer
00:46:23really
00:46:23oh that is not good
00:46:25how close to being done are you
00:46:28i'm pretty close
00:46:29i'd say 80 percent
00:46:29but
00:46:30the ending does not make sense
00:46:32and i just can't find it
00:46:34so
00:46:35let me get this straight
00:46:37you decided to tackle this issue by
00:46:39walking down here and
00:46:41not writing
00:46:42well escape has always been my favorite form of self-preservation as you well know
00:46:46oh i remember
00:46:49you know
00:46:53way back then
00:46:57if you had asked me to predict what your life would become
00:47:00i could have nailed it
00:47:01successful writer
00:47:03traveling around
00:47:05beloved
00:47:05my life
00:47:08this is not what i would have predicted
00:47:12but i'm good
00:47:14you know
00:47:16christmas always makes me sentimental i'm sorry
00:47:20how long did your marriage last
00:47:24not very long
00:47:26where's she now
00:47:27crystal is traveling around with her band
00:47:30living the life she loves
00:47:32so am i
00:47:34but she checks in a lot
00:47:36jazzy knows her mom loves her
00:47:39there's no bad guys here sarah
00:47:41there's just a lot of people
00:47:43who care about one amazing little girl
00:47:45you turned out to be a good dad travis walker
00:47:50thanks
00:47:51but sometimes
00:47:53i think i try too hard
00:47:55i mean i don't have to be father of the year
00:47:57every year
00:47:58right well you
00:47:59have been known to be competitive
00:48:01hmm
00:48:03only since birth
00:48:05okay so here's the deal
00:48:08jazzy's been invited to a sleepover
00:48:10it's her first one
00:48:11and i don't think she should go
00:48:12because she's too young
00:48:13but she desperately wants to go
00:48:15you didn't do sleepovers at that age
00:48:18yeah of course i did
00:48:19but this is completely different
00:48:20except randall it's not
00:48:23all right
00:48:28they don't pay me to sit around
00:48:30enjoying the view of the beautiful woman
00:48:32i'm out of here
00:48:34hey
00:48:36thanks for the lollipop
00:48:38oh yeah you bet
00:48:39oh and if you're around later
00:48:42you could come with
00:48:42as i surrender my innocent child
00:48:44into the hands of complete strangers
00:48:45i'll be your rock
00:48:47thank you
00:48:50are you kidding me
00:48:55snowball
00:48:56man some people never grow up i guess
00:49:01that's me
00:49:04okay jazzy this is a big moment in your life
00:49:15okay bye
00:49:16okay
00:49:17well have fun
00:49:18but don't be afraid to call me if you feel scared
00:49:20i love you
00:49:21i love you
00:49:22okay
00:49:23hey i am so excited
00:49:26this is going to be the best sleepover ever
00:49:28they're nice people right
00:49:32right
00:49:33oh
00:49:34i ran a background check on the family
00:49:37you did
00:49:38i did
00:49:38i did and then i ran their prints
00:49:40yeah
00:49:40mm-hmm
00:49:42entire family squeaky clean
00:49:43really
00:49:43no parking tickets
00:49:44none
00:49:45then i called up old friends where they used to live
00:49:47and i got personal recommendations for all of them
00:49:50thank you
00:49:53she's not going to last all night
00:49:55she's going to call me around 10 o'clock
00:49:57she's going to
00:49:57yes
00:49:58start moonboat
00:49:59and get out of here
00:50:00you can't stay parked here
00:50:02it's very creepy
00:50:02you're right
00:50:04okay
00:50:04i got to pick up that tree anyways
00:50:05wait
00:50:06what
00:50:07you didn't get a tree yet
00:50:08no
00:50:09my father christmas responsibilities were greater than expected so i didn't have time
00:50:12i'm going to go get it now but first i'm going to drop you off at home so you can write
00:50:15okay
00:50:16fair enough
00:50:17wait hold on
00:50:18what
00:50:18i need you to drop me at the bookmark instead i need to sign those books
00:50:22that's fine
00:50:23i don't know what i'm going to do
00:50:25i'm here
00:50:27i'm here
00:50:27what's going on
00:50:29uh slight situation
00:50:30the mayor invited patsy to christmas dinner
00:50:34oh sweet
00:50:35i mean not good
00:50:38very bad
00:50:39well albert and i have been best of friends for years now
00:50:44okay well maybe he's inviting you to join him as a friend because you're alone and he has a whole turkey
00:50:49do you know ethel k owns a jewelry shop
00:50:52no
00:50:53well she's good people
00:50:55and she told mary alice who told carol who told me
00:50:58that our mayor was shopping for an expensive necklace
00:51:02oh god
00:51:03and that's a bad thing
00:51:06well a necklace is gateway jewelry
00:51:09i'm sorry
00:51:11what
00:51:12it's gateway jewelry
00:51:14he gives her the necklace
00:51:16if she likes it
00:51:17he tries a bracelet
00:51:19or maybe yupsie andy and go straight for the diamond ring
00:51:23you could be engaged by new year's
00:51:25i just i need to know if albert is is the one or if i'm just some crazy old lady with delusions of finding true love again
00:51:39patsy and i were hoping mia could bake kismet cookies again just one batch so she could be sure before she heads over there for christmas dinner
00:51:49unfortunately i just can't do it from memory i mean that was a very complicated recipe
00:51:55i'm sorry i ripped up the recipe when i was a teenager
00:51:57oh no that's okay that's okay sugar we know your feelings were bruised but kismet cookies are a part of mia a part of your house a part of this town and like it or not a part of you
00:52:11i know
00:52:12but they're also not real
00:52:15we all know that right
00:52:16mia what do you think
00:52:21i think
00:52:24our house gave nana sue that recipe a hundred years ago for a reason
00:52:29and i think if we're supposed to have that recipe again this year then
00:52:34we will
00:52:35but
00:52:37but right now you have a big box of books to sign
00:52:40so come on you get started and the rest of us will wrap as you go
00:52:43we will
00:52:44okay
00:52:44right here
00:52:48what should we do isabella everyone asked
00:52:52isabella said
00:52:54i don't know
00:52:59hey
00:53:05hi
00:53:06christmas crisis
00:53:08uh what's wrong
00:53:09uh jazzy wants a sweater for christmas
00:53:12okay
00:53:13but i'm pretty sure the window of time in which i as her father can successfully select her clothing or anything else is rapidly closing
00:53:20soon i will know nothing about sweaters or anything else
00:53:23yeah let's probably have to go
00:53:25so
00:53:26okay
00:53:27option one
00:53:29okay okay okay that's fair
00:53:35number two
00:53:38hmm
00:53:39nice sweater
00:53:41yeah
00:53:41atrocious color
00:53:43you could put a golden retriever puppy in this sweater
00:53:45it wouldn't look cute
00:53:46okay
00:53:47well
00:53:49we're down to
00:53:50number three
00:53:52and the third one was just right
00:53:57yeah
00:53:58yeah
00:53:58great
00:54:00okay
00:54:00thank you
00:54:01sure
00:54:02all right
00:54:02i'm gonna return these other two before the store closes thank you
00:54:06okay
00:54:07uh you know what
00:54:09i
00:54:10i'm not getting any work done here so i could
00:54:14come with you
00:54:15okay
00:54:17okay
00:54:18i mean
00:54:19returns are like
00:54:21they can be really challenging
00:54:22okay
00:54:23thanks again for this
00:54:29of course
00:54:30are you sure about the scarf
00:54:31absolutely 100% she'll love it
00:54:33but keep the receipt just in case
00:54:34oh did she text you
00:54:36not yet
00:54:37well she's not going to
00:54:39she's having fun
00:54:40oh christmas trivia
00:54:43oh that gift certificate would make an excellent stocking stuffer for a certain bookworm
00:54:48i know
00:54:49okay well
00:54:50should we go win it for her
00:54:52next category is
00:54:58christmas movies
00:55:00number one
00:55:02christmas isn't christmas
00:55:04until hans gruber
00:55:06falls from nakatomi plaza
00:55:08name the movie
00:55:09so did you get your tree yet
00:55:14mm-mm
00:55:15i got caught in sweater limbo
00:55:17it's so weird that you don't have a tree
00:55:20are you judging father christmas
00:55:23no i'm judging a guy who works in the forestry service
00:55:26i don't know i feel like
00:55:27maybe you saw a nice tree or two in the past few weeks
00:55:30i feel like you're taking a tone here
00:55:33i'm not taking a tone
00:55:35i think you're taking a tone
00:55:36question two
00:55:37a young boy tries to obtain an article of clothing for his sick mother
00:55:42name the movie
00:55:44oh um
00:55:46christmas shoes
00:55:47no wait wait wait are you sure
00:55:49isn't that one where there's like
00:55:50are you questioning my christmas movie expertise here
00:55:54you're right you're right i'm sorry
00:55:55thank you
00:55:56never
00:55:56thank you
00:55:57ah there she is text from jazzy
00:56:00you ready to go pick her up
00:56:02can i go skating with them tomorrow
00:56:07are you laughing at me
00:56:11i'm just saying you know at the risk of stating the obvious
00:56:15you've raised a happy well-adjusted kid who's starting her second decade of life
00:56:21in which her main purpose is separating from you
00:56:24was that intended to make me feel better because
00:56:27look i'm just saying with all the expertise that comes from you know
00:56:32never actually having my own kid
00:56:33maybe you could just relax a little
00:56:37i don't know you're a good dad
00:56:40and the criteria for that changes over time
00:56:43and maybe this is one of those times
00:56:45okay here we go
00:56:48in this modern day dickens tale
00:56:51bill murray plays the star character
00:56:54scrooge
00:56:59definitely scrooge
00:57:01that is when isabella said
00:57:09something
00:57:11something cool
00:57:16what's up
00:57:28good you're awake and dressed
00:57:30it's nine in the morning
00:57:32yeah but i know how you creative types are
00:57:34up all night living on coffee and chocolate
00:57:36oh well i know how small towns are
00:57:38you better be dressed by nine with the front room picked up
00:57:41okay you're gonna need your coat and your boots
00:57:44wait let's go where are we going
00:57:46it's christmas eve tomorrow
00:57:47yeah
00:57:48well remember that whole travis doesn't have a christmas tree yet fiasco
00:57:51let's go cut one down
00:57:52now
00:57:53what are you working
00:57:54sort of
00:57:56uh-huh that's what i got
00:57:58come on you can help me pick one out
00:58:00we'll put your boots on on the porch
00:58:01this is very abrupt
00:58:03we left town at least half an hour ago
00:58:06we're passing lots of trees
00:58:09lots of trees
00:58:10i'm just saying
00:58:11look there's a science to this
00:58:14so how does this choppy down tree thingy work do we just pick one
00:58:22choppy down tree thingy
00:58:24writers have a way with words
00:58:26well first you're gonna need gloves
00:58:32look at that
00:58:33you actually keep gloves in your glove compartment
00:58:36yeah you don't
00:58:37i live in new york i don't even have a car
00:58:39right
00:58:41wow
00:58:45travis this is gorgeous
00:58:48yeah it's nice huh
00:58:49yeah and everything is so quiet
00:58:52well if it makes you feel more at home
00:58:55i could honk the horn yell at you to get out of the way
00:58:58hey i'm walking here
00:59:00does that do anything for you
00:59:02i'm good thanks
00:59:03okay
00:59:04are you sure whoever owns this cabin is cool with us cutting down one of their trees
00:59:06because i've seen scary movies that start this way
00:59:08oh yeah
00:59:10we go way back
00:59:12he doesn't mind
00:59:14come on
00:59:15let's go cut down a tree
00:59:17okay
00:59:20and uh what's the bear population like here
00:59:23let's ask him for a friend
00:59:24uh
00:59:26there's a few
00:59:27do you always cut down your own tree
00:59:29no but i started so late this year
00:59:32i figure i better finish strong
00:59:33ooh
00:59:34ooh that one
00:59:35over there
00:59:42you okay
00:59:44yeah
00:59:45i'm fine
00:59:46okay
00:59:49okay
00:59:50so uh which tree did you risk your life with
00:59:53that one
00:59:55you sure
00:59:56a hundred percent
00:59:58all right
00:59:59have at her
01:00:00oh
01:00:02you wanted
01:00:04i just
01:00:05i don't know if i mentioned but
01:00:07in new york i kind of like
01:00:09do writing based activities
01:00:10all right
01:00:11all right all right
01:00:12circulation
01:00:13i see
01:00:14you sure
01:00:16it's perfect
01:00:19it really is a great tree
01:00:23when my writing career dries up i could be a lumberjack or is it lumberjill
01:00:28can i show you something
01:00:30sure
01:00:31sure
01:00:32the reason i know the owner doesn't mind us chopping down a tree is because my great uncle steve used to own this place
01:00:41oh
01:00:45so
01:00:46my uncle steve passed two years ago
01:00:48two years
01:00:50he must have had a great housekeeper
01:00:52uh well here can i take your jacket
01:00:55okay
01:00:56okay
01:00:57yeah
01:00:58sure
01:00:59thank you
01:01:01thank you
01:01:06travis
01:01:07yeah
01:01:08what's going on
01:01:10well
01:01:11um
01:01:12i inherited the place
01:01:14this is yours
01:01:16it is
01:01:17but i don't remember you having a family cabin as a kid
01:01:20well
01:01:21my uncle steve wasn't the friendliest guy but
01:01:24he worked in forestry so when i joined up we became closer and he left the place to me
01:01:29and
01:01:31jazzy must love it here
01:01:32yeah
01:01:33she does
01:01:34oh
01:01:35that reminds me
01:01:36can i see your phone
01:01:39thank you
01:01:42may i have that back
01:01:43no you may not
01:01:45travis
01:01:46what are we doing here i need to get back and write
01:01:48okay look look look look
01:01:49last night
01:01:50i was thinking about your writer's block
01:01:52and i was driving myself crazy trying to think of a way to help you and
01:01:56this is what i came up with
01:01:58i don't understand
01:02:01look obviously i can't finish your book for you but i can
01:02:07clear the road
01:02:09i can feed you and i can be here to bounce ideas off of
01:02:13just like we used to
01:02:15i just figured this was a lot warmer than our brainstorming bench
01:02:19but
01:02:20what
01:02:22what
01:02:25what about jazzy
01:02:27jazzy
01:02:28she's ten she can fend for herself
01:02:30grandma mia's gonna pick her up after a sleepover they're gonna do some last minute shopping and they're gonna help out at the candy corner
01:02:37this whole thing is a group effort sarah
01:02:40but
01:02:41but i don't have my laptop
01:02:42well
01:02:43you didn't have a laptop when you wrote before
01:02:44i bet you didn't even have it when you wrote isabella
01:02:47well
01:02:48you're right
01:02:49i didn't
01:02:50we're going old school here sarah and i picked this up so we're stocked
01:02:57what are you doing
01:03:01what are you doing
01:03:02oh
01:03:03um
01:03:04i'm
01:03:05making a garland
01:03:07for the tree it's kind of a family tradition
01:03:10you're making a garland
01:03:11yes sir
01:03:12i have a daughter now and i
01:03:14i do crafts
01:03:15this
01:03:16this is me
01:03:17but quit stalling
01:03:18tell me what you got so far
01:03:22come on
01:03:23okay okay
01:03:24well
01:03:25i left off when roger was having some issues
01:03:29um
01:03:34roger helping isabella find her kismet was genius
01:03:36thank you
01:03:47what
01:03:51what
01:03:52no
01:03:55are you kidding
01:03:59all right
01:04:00yes
01:04:01yes
01:04:02yes
01:04:04yes
01:04:05you did it congratulations
01:04:07oh
01:04:08we did it
01:04:09thank you
01:04:11i'm gonna type this up when i get home and send it to penny in the morning
01:04:14okay
01:04:16oh
01:04:17um
01:04:19it's my daughter texting from grandma mia's phone asking me politely where her christmas tree is we should go
01:04:24yeah okay
01:04:25i'll get the fire
01:04:26i'll clean this up
01:04:27okay
01:04:45it's christmas eve you know i have a life
01:04:47no
01:04:48no you don't
01:04:50besides i have a christmas present for you
01:04:51you can open it early
01:04:53what is it
01:04:56check your email
01:05:04oh if you were here right now i would hug you
01:05:07can you read it right away
01:05:09because i think it's good but i'm a writer so i'm also needy and thin skinned
01:05:13yes you are and yes i can
01:05:15okay
01:05:16bye
01:05:17wait wait wait
01:05:19wait
01:05:20did travis help with this
01:05:23he
01:05:24took me to a charming cabin in the woods
01:05:26confiscated my phone and fed me fudge and coffee till i was done
01:05:30that man is a walking talking chef's kiss
01:05:33so maybe that cookie was right after all
01:05:36read the book benny
01:05:38reading
01:05:39right now
01:05:40something
01:05:43and saying
01:05:52like
01:05:54sorry
01:06:00right here
01:06:02and
01:06:03like
01:06:06probably
01:06:07We should see our Sarah.
01:06:21You'd be so proud of her.
01:06:26And she's here for Christmas.
01:06:32I missed you every day.
01:06:37Good morning, darling.
01:06:48Morning, Grandma.
01:06:54I get a little sentimental on Christmas Eve.
01:06:58Um, listen, I have some errands to run, but I won't be gone long.
01:07:03Okay.
01:07:04Oh, Failene called.
01:07:07Patsy's in a tizzy.
01:07:08She doesn't know what to bring to the mayor's house.
01:07:10So, uh, duty calls.
01:07:12Okay, see you later.
01:07:13See you.
01:07:27Okay.
01:07:28You amazing, amazing house.
01:07:30I'm in a pickle here.
01:07:32It's Christmas Eve, and I want to give my grandma the one thing that she really wants,
01:07:37which is to dream of Grandpa again.
01:07:40And Patsy needs help, too.
01:07:42And this might be our last chance, because I think my grandmother is leaving us both.
01:07:52And if I'm being honest, I want to see if I dream of Travis again.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:55Okay.
01:07:56Okay.
01:07:56Okay.
01:07:56Okay.
01:07:56Okay.
01:07:56Okay.
01:07:56Okay.
01:07:56Okay.
01:07:57Okay.
01:07:58Okay.
01:07:58Okay.
01:07:58Okay.
01:07:59Okay.
01:08:00Okay.
01:08:00Okay.
01:08:01Okay.
01:08:01Okay.
01:08:31Sarah wants to help us with the angel on top of the tree?
01:08:33Yeah.
01:08:34It seems only fair since she picked out the tree.
01:08:42Sarah?
01:08:43In the kitchen.
01:08:45Sarah, do you want to help us with the angel on the...
01:08:47You made kismet cookies?
01:08:54I did.
01:08:55Are those the true love kind?
01:08:56Are those the true love kind?
01:08:58Yes, they are.
01:09:00I'm going to deliver one to a friend.
01:09:02I'll catch up with you later, okay?
01:09:04Okay.
01:09:04Okay.
01:09:04Okay.
01:09:04Okay.
01:09:04Okay.
01:09:04Okay.
01:09:04Okay.
01:09:04Half a pound of peppermint crunch.
01:09:16half a pound of peppermint crunch thank you merry christmas
01:09:24sarah you look like someone who could use some more fudge
01:09:28merry christmas oh my it looks exactly the way i remember it
01:09:37oh honey but how did you well grandma meal was right we were meant to have that recipe
01:09:46sweet dreams miss patsy oh thank you
01:09:55i might have a service issue in the square or something if you squeeze that phone any tighter
01:10:02it's going to turn to dust well i just don't know what's taking benny so long i feel like you really
01:10:07must hate it oh yeah that's the only possible explanation unless of course he's already here
01:10:13and you just happen to randomly bump into him benny what are you doing here i have to meet
01:10:20family tomorrow so i added a stop because we need to talk i read the manuscript okay and it's
01:10:33spectacular i'm sorry that was so mean it is every bit as good as the first dare i say better
01:10:41oh oh so sorry travis benny benny travis hi it's nice to finally meet you you too
01:10:53benny i cannot believe that you're here do you stay with us no i booked at the b&b i have an early
01:10:58flight i just wanted to see your face in real life when i told you and i wanted to see this town
01:11:05and maybe finally meet grandma mia oh okay well um i think that could be arranged
01:11:22so wait did you actually bake kismet cookies yeah i did but i thought the recipe was
01:11:27don't even i can't explain it well did you save me one seriously you want to try it jaded literary
01:11:35agents need love too you know
01:11:36um you know i'm gonna go back to the b&b and make some calls i'll talk to you later okay okay
01:11:52grandma mia hey darling hey hi
01:12:06i found the recipe
01:12:10i know
01:12:11hey where are the cookies oh they're gone i mean you told patsy so patsy told raylene and raylene told
01:12:25everyone yes it was it was like old times again for a few minutes i mean there was there was a line
01:12:31out the door i forgot how much i missed it well we can do it next year right we can bake all day
01:12:41you're selling the house aren't you that's why you're sorting everything yeah i am are you okay
01:12:49please be okay i really need you to be okay oh my gosh i am so okay i i'm fine darling i i i'm fit as
01:12:56ever i just i just miss teaching i miss i miss helping children so i've signed up for um
01:13:06her program for seniors teaching english abroad i just didn't know how to tell you okay
01:13:18what about the house oh it's it's just too much for me now but the kismet needs a collins woman here
01:13:25i think i think i suppose you're right but
01:13:31maybe this really is the end i guess patsy will have our last kismet cookie
01:13:40except
01:13:47i saved one for you in case you wanted it
01:13:51no you keep it i made it for you so i want you to dream of grandpa again
01:14:03are you sure i'm sure thank you darling i love you
01:14:14did you know that she was planning to sell the house
01:14:16well i suspected but i didn't know she was gonna go teach it's kind of excellent well i know but
01:14:26what what what about the kismet
01:14:34when i was little i knew i just knew that it was all real like the cookies and that we were special
01:14:40but when i
01:14:46you had the dream about me
01:14:48yeah it all
01:14:51pretty much crashed down
01:14:53and i started thinking that it was
01:14:56just some fluff that my family told and the whole town went along with it
01:15:03but now
01:15:04now i don't know what to think i mean this town and the cookies and i don't know all the people like
01:15:19it feels like home again
01:15:23travis i don't even want to tell you how long i spent struggling to write the second book like
01:15:29struggling but i come here and wow suddenly there are ideas in here that i've written down for the
01:15:36next three isabella books three i don't want my grandmother to sell her house i don't want some
01:15:42stranger living there i don't want some stranger living there either i want you living there
01:15:47me yeah i bet grandma mia would give you a great deal on the place
01:15:54oh well i'm leaving soon so my life's in new york but sarah
01:16:02what if that cookie was right all those years ago if i promised not to marry anyone tomorrow morning
01:16:11would you stick around and maybe we could find out
01:16:22i i i i can't not do this right now i don't um good night travis sarah sarah no good night hey
01:16:31sarah wait sarah
01:16:41so we're back to believing that kismet's real probably i don't know maybe i but all the cookies
01:16:49are gone so you can't prove your theory right it's too late to bake another batch well
01:16:581 15 a.m merry christmas well it seems like you have two choices
01:17:06one you come back to new york you make your agent very happy you stay single maybe you get writer's
01:17:11block again and some stranger moves into grandma mia's house or two you move here to this cute town that
01:17:21inspires you in a house that you seem to share dna with and the handsome guy you've loved since you
01:17:29were a kid who clearly feel something too
01:17:35it's a cripplingly difficult decision i know but benny but sarah
01:17:40what if none of it's real oh but what if it all is
01:17:57oh
01:18:11merry christmas darling
01:18:13jara christmas
01:18:15grandma mia i have two questions for you okay did you dream of grandpa
01:18:21all night
01:18:22oh then the recipe worked yeah okay second question then how many cookies did you give away
01:18:32last night all of them but how many um seven or eight why well i made 12 so one for you one for patsy
01:18:44but that means that there were 10 of them on the count of them there were definitely not that many
01:18:52why
01:18:55well i just found one under my pillow
01:19:02and if there were two of them missing then that means
01:19:08jazzy
01:19:14did you dream about travis
01:19:32did you dream about travis
01:19:37sarah
01:19:37it worked
01:19:40that's fantastic mia have you come clean with your granddaughter yet oh she has
01:19:47well you have right there's not more is there because i can never tell with you no that's
01:19:51everything i just wanted to come by and thank you i'm so relieved and and happy and excited
01:19:58oh i want to see that necklace i'll come by later i promise merry christmas
01:20:02yes okay so before we open presents let's go next door and give grandma mia her gifts all right
01:20:12and then when we're over there i'd like you to apologize to sarah for putting that cookie under her
01:20:18hey jazzy you don't have to give me sad face i just want you to take responsibility okay okay
01:20:32merry christmas anybody home yes in the kitchen
01:20:37merry christmas grandma ma'am where's sarah jazzy oh she's not here
01:20:44what's that oh that's the second isabella book first draft hot off the presses
01:20:54she used her real name yes she did and she left that for you
01:20:57she left it yeah before she went to the airport the airport daddy is she leaving because of
01:21:06something i did oh no no no sweetie no i think she left because of something i didn't do come on
01:21:14daddy we have to catch her i know let's go wait wait you do that
01:21:18i'm so sorry about the cookie please don't leave i'm not mad at you jazzy it's okay grandma mia
01:21:31said you were going to the airport so i thought oh i i gave benny a lift he had an early flight
01:21:37so you're not leaving no no i thought i'd stick around
01:21:42and do some more writing maybe by grandma mia's house unless you got married while i was at the
01:21:51airport no ma'am i did not jazzy come on why don't you and i go make some breakfast but i already ate
01:22:02oh
01:22:08did she put a cookie under your pillow too oh yeah
01:22:13did you dream about me
01:22:16it doesn't matter look i don't need a cookie to tell me that i'm in love with you
01:22:22it doesn't matter what i dream
01:22:26you totally dreamt about me didn't you oh my old did you
01:22:33you want to know what i remember about that infamous not really a bear attack um
01:22:39screaming running
01:22:42i'm
01:22:43running
01:22:44walking the dead one before that
01:22:47there was a split second where you didn't know it was a dog either
01:22:52and you stepped in front of me you remember that you stepped between me and the pair
01:22:59that was the day i fell in love with you travis walker
01:23:07and it's been every day since
01:23:11of course i dreamt about you again
01:23:12and it's been it's kismet
01:23:15may christmas
01:23:16you
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