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open this one next laura

all right

christmas wish thank you daddy it's so

beautiful

it's just like the one that your mama

had

wow it's magic shall we put on the tree

yes up on top to watch over us oh that's

a pretty good idea

you hold the angel i'll go get the

letter

okay here we go

oh no daddy are you okay yeah just a

little dizzy again

oh i'm sorry honey i've broken your

angel

oh i'm fine honey i'm fine

you know what we'll we'll send her back

to granite falls and they can

they can fix her right up

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sometimes angels need a little help too

i'm sorry okay

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so

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you're really doing it i really am

oh i feel like it happened so fast oh i

feel like it's been a lifetime in the

making

permanent teaching position you earned

it

i just wish you didn't have to move to

springfield yeah i know but i have to go

where the job is

and there aren't that many openings in

boston and i have been waiting for this

for so long

you really have no more substitute

teaching for you

right my dream i can i can finally

settle in and

maybe find a house with a yard and a

white picket fence

you know all of it just like what you

and mark have

and how does eric feel about that

um no it's just

lauren yeah we haven't talked about him

yet

because because he's in london and he's

been so busy and really hard to get a

hold of on the phone

is this about what you were talking

about before he left

everyone knows how much i love children

i'm a teacher for heaven's sake

and eric and i we we talked about this

from the very beginning

and i thought that we were on the same

page i'm sorry you're going through this

well you know what i always say when god

closes a door

somewhere he opens a window and i think

that window

could be springfield

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oh dad letters

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hey sassy you ready

yeah let's do this

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okay i'll just be a sec

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warren eric

hey i didn't know i was coming home

early i didn't

i'm sorry i know i should have texted

the second i got back but i want to get

a quick nap and you know how i am with

my jet lag

yeah it's okay no it's not

look i've been off the radar for the

last three weeks i'm really sorry about

that

no i get it you had a big networking

opportunity i did

and i got a new job come on in i'll tell

you about it

uh i can't i have a cab waiting i can't

lauren what's going on i wrote you a

letter it's in the mailbox

hold on are you about to do something

rash i landed a full-time teaching

position in springfield

i shipped all my stuff there if you got

a new apartment and i start in january

like that that's rash it's really not

not if you've been paying attention

gotta go

wait lauren uh i can drive you the train

is fine

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bye

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hey jim great to have you back on the

train

sorry the train needs to make an

unexpected stop

oh wait we're stopping yes there's an

obstruction on the tracks up ahead

they're not sure how long it's going to

take to clear so we have to stop here

tonight

well where's here grandin falls

another train will be along tomorrow to

take you on springfield

oh wait up where are we going to stay

the railroad will give you a voucher for

this charming little end they have here

i'm sure you'll love it

grandin falls

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thank you

excuse me

excuse me i need to get a ride into town

i'm sorry oh ride i can't seem to get my

rideshare apps to work

yeah oh we don't have those here so i'll

just get a ride with you

sure

my luggage is right there

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looks like i don't need a cart

oh what's this that's my truck

well actually it's my grandfather's

truck but it looks so great decided to

fix the engine

put a new car no no i i meant you're not

a cab driver

i'm sorry you were under the sign i

thought i got that

no i'm not herb is our local cabbie

oh i'll just wait for her you're gonna

be waiting a while

herb's gonna be having dinner around now

so he's in for the night

yeah i i don't want to inconvenience you

it's no inconvenience i was done

well let's just i i don't know you

i'm travis well it's it's nice to meet

you

but i still don't know you got it safety

first hey farley

you vouch for me travis is a really good

guy

thank you yeah i don't know him either

i'm sorry i just i can't travis

can i catch you ride into town with you

we had another delay so i'm staying to

my cousins

sure thing gary great thanks how's dylan

oh he's staying out of trouble

excuse me

thank you

hi hello there kitty

thank you come on sorry about the delay

you'll be on your way tomorrow

thanks travis any time merry christmas

and that is how granny falls got her

nickname

christmas towel really oh yes we are

very serious about our christmas if you

get a chance just check out the

christmas festival

last two weeks there's a new event

practically every day

there is ice skating and dance there's

tree lighting

and then there is the christmas cafe

nice it's a unique experience yeah

sounds fun

but i'm going to springfield tomorrow

where i'm moving i got a

new job congratulations thank you travis

travis you give away another coat dylan

i gave it to one of the kids from

rocklin not even a little cold

hi hello why don't you head home kate

dinner's in 20 minutes

yes sir

your son's adorable yes

although dylan's the boy i'm fostering

you're a foster parent yep

ow kid has a heart of gold some of the

folks are staying around here

temporarily

after a nearby fire destroyed a lot of

homes in rockland

well dylan keeps giving away his coats

to other kids

says they need it more than he does

so uh what do you want to do with all

these bikes

oh the conductor mentioned an inn

oh oh all the families from rockland

that we've been hosting

well being housed at that inn it's

packed

completely there are no rooms at the end

well that's thematically on point but

incredibly inconvenient

oh what am i gonna do once you come with

me

i have an idea

i'm right in the middle of converting it

into a spare room

there's not much up there other than a

bed and an old dresser and a bit of my

stuff

with helping rod renovated so it's not

finished but it's warm

no it's it's great i'll only be one

night i really appreciate it

and thank you for everything well i'm

happy to help i better hurry back if i'm

gonna beat dylan home

we'll see you trap

oh that's a lot of luggage oh

maybe we'll just leave those there

well up we go then

this is amazing well i've always loved

old things

especially the ones that uh needed a

little love

and some people call it junk

but for me the treasures just

need a little

repair this whole town is like stepping

back in time

well it's grand and falls it's the best

place

in the world enjoy your stay miss if you

need anything just holler i'll be

just downstairs with all the other

antiques thank you

and i have more quilts too if you need

them

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oh come here sassy

this is so much better than a hotel huh

yeah it is

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oh good morning welcome to the christmas

cafe

anything strike your fancy oh well

just about everything we'll try one of

these

oh that is delicious well i hope so

after 30 years i better know how to bake

them

oh no no it's on the house it's how i

lure in my new customers

thank you

oh good morning karen hi betty

i'll take another dozen of those

christmas cookies please

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ah

you okay

that's my dad oh really

well that photo must be 25 years old

he was a traveling salesman

oh i knew it i i knew i'd heard of

grandin falls before

oh he loved this town in fact he he

bought me that christmas angel here

oh well what was your dad's name maybe i

met him

i doubt it he um he passed away when i

was six

just after christmas i'm sorry that must

make this time of year pretty hard for

you

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how about a nice cup of cocoa thank you

i like to think of the cafe as the heart

of our community

there's a story behind every toy every

decoration

every photo i wonder where he got it

my dad with the christmas angel

we had sent it back after the wing broke

well try old rod loomis's shop what's

old is new

that's where i'm staying no but he

cleared a space in the attic

oh well you should ask him he might be

able to help you

well i'm it's been so many years i'm

sure it's long gone

but you never know until you try and

grind and falls has a way of making

miracles

happen you take marshmallows

lots

hello there travis hello to you

lauren of the luggage took your advice

about it the christmas cafe i loved it

you have one of betty's cookies does she

ever let people leave without them

no no thankfully not so you heading back

to the station

not yet my train doesn't leave for a few

more hours

and the weirdest thing there's a photo

of

my dad in the cafe from like 25 years

ago

really yeah crazy right

sounds like a little bit of fate brought

you to grand falls hmm

maybe so it was really great to meet you

lauren

nice to meet you too travis thanks for

all your assistance

what'd i do

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ready for springfield sassy

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a christmas angel with a broken wing

i know it's a long shot but i think my

dad mailed it back here to have it fixed

and

well he wasn't able to follow up but i

still have the wing

it got separated somehow and you've

you've kept it this whole time

i've kept it with all my dad's letters

after he passed so it's incredibly

special to me

i understand i feel like i've seen

something like this recently really

maybe unfortunately i i don't know where

but but it could be here it could be

somewhere

my dear lauren the world can be a

magical place

always be open to the potential

surprises it can offer

especially the ones that come when you

least expect it

i still wish i could be there with you

happy sweet 16

love always dad

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brandon falls what a beautiful little

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town

any luck oh not yet

i think i'm gonna pause enough go get

something to eat at betty's

her cookies are the best oh i'm aware

oh you're still here all the other train

frog left yesterday

yeah i decided to stay a couple extra

days you would

excuse me it's really busy today

oh hon you can leave that oh don't worry

about it help your customers

i've done my fair share of waitressing

i'll just clean up a bit

thank you you're a lifesaver

oh the dishwasher's on the fix-it list

so we're just

stacking them on the sink

you know you got a job here if you want

it think of the perks

such as free cookies

well hello mr fixit hi betty

lauren travis you two know each other

we met the other day so you're fixing

the dishwasher

uh actually the problem with this

charming establishment is behind the

walls

for the umpteenth time betty you need no

wiring not a new dishwasher

you're such a big job that's only gonna

get bigger if you don't deal with it now

fine fine wire away yeah i will attempt

fix it for today and get the dishwasher

back up

and i'll come by between my other jobs

and bring the rest of this place up to

speed

thank you travis dylan

i would like to introduce you to lauren

gabriel miss gabriel

and lauren this young man is dylan

hi hi nice to formally meet you dylan

travis said i could have a cookie while

he works oh you came to the right place

may i have a cookie for dylan absolutely

thank you there's liam i'm gonna go say

hi

liam and his mom are one of the families

that lost their homes over in rocklin

so now liam's in dylan's class he's a

good kid

so are uh staying

yeah for a couple of days

yeah well i should i'm gonna get started

oh i wonder what's inside

i like this one good choice

you know some folks still think it's

strange that i sell these boxes to

people without them even knowing what's

inside

but that's the fun i'm taking a chance

finding hidden treasures

my sentiments exactly i just have a

feeling that betty's gonna love

this one sure you're right have a great

day rod okeydoke

hello hello oh i'm working you're gonna

have to wait your turn even if i come

bearing gifts

oh oh as much as i want to see what's

inside i can't i'm the only one on

uh well i'm lauren and she's sort of

recruited for the day

nice to meet you gloria this is my best

friend

and silent partner though i'm seldom

silent that is true

gloria has been teaching at our local

elementary school since well longer than

anyone can remember

including me oh i'm a teacher too

i'll be starting springfield northern in

january well it's always nice to meet a

fellow teacher

the world's most important profession i

do say so myself and i did

hey it's really calmed down if you want

me to watch the front while you take a

break i can

oh hon you've already been too generous

oh no one's too generous

we'll just be a sec thank you come on i

want to see what's in here

okay i guess i do too

you boys look like you could each use

another cookie thanks

thank you i'm jill this is liam

hi i'm lauren travis told me what

happened in rocklin

i'm so sorry oh thank you yeah that's um

that's a lot to process but god bless

grand and falls for welcoming us

and liam is joining our hockey team oh

dylan you're an angel mom

come on lean let's go see school

nice to meet you nice to meet you too

bye come on

are you missing your code again did you

give it to liam

was that wrong it was kind

which is never wrong

those guys from rocklin they need a lot

more stuff

i wish i could find them a bunch of

clothes

because you know what it's like to lose

everything don't you

i do do you do

i was a foster kid too like me

just like you welcome to the club

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oh oh he's so cute look huh keeper

hi what do you think i think the 70s are

calling that one back to them

yeah right so oh

oh she's almost pretty um except for the

broken wing

yeah that's too bad who is this little

guy

lauren has a cat she put on his collar

okay that's it i think the rest of this

has to go in the trash

hmm i wanted more you always bought more

you paid five dollars for what were you

expecting priceless treasures

all right well thanks i love you i'll

see you soon all right bye honey bye

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hey

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no no i don't want your money it's only

fair and i really appreciate you helping

me out today i

needed it you know the closer we get to

christmas the busier it gets around here

and i'm having no bites on hiring anyone

sure you don't want to stay around a

little longer

i mean maybe this was meant to be

i have to get to springfield eventually

eventually think about it

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a charity drive um or what

what dylan was talking about earlier

wanting a bunch of coats for the rocklin

families

we could have a charity drive and

encourage people to donate a whole bunch

of stuff not just coats

doing the most good that's a great idea

um

did you say we well yeah of course i

would help

what happened to having to get back to

springfield

well my new position doesn't start until

the new year

i want to stay here in in grandin falls

for a couple of weeks helping

i'm gonna ask mr loomis if i could stay

a little while longer well i'm sure rod

won't object to that

i will make sure he doesn't and i could

help you

and work here while i'm in town well i

would love

that we should uh meet tomorrow and

talk about it that sounds good well you

were gonna get the christmas tree

tomorrow while i'm at hockey practice

that is exactly right i was i

am uh maybe you can join me and you

could talk while i cut it down

oh cut it down you know it's

in the woods i find that's a good place

to get trees

yeah well um i mean

i'm i'm not really an out in the woods

type person i i mean i like trees i

like they're beautiful who doesn't but

i'm more of

a stay in the cabin sipping hot cocoa

kind of girl

as opposed to walking in the woods hmm

well you could do it i'll teach you

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have you always been mr fixit uh sort of

i got my degree in architectural

engineering from syracuse

oh wow after five years at a firm in

boston i realized that my favorite part

is when i got to do the things that i

envisioned for myself instead of hiring

subcontractors

i always like working with my hands but

what about you

do you always love boston

oh well in a lot of ways i did

but i just ended a relationship and

got a new job which went moving

that is the big three

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right there yeah well i like to go for

the hat trick

this is really lovely but it's it's a

long way to go for a christmas tree

well it's sort of a family tradition

yeah i brought dylan out here last

summer he just loved it

how long has dylan been with you eight

months

is that when his parents no that was

four years ago

he's had a couple of foster family but

they all moved there was one that came

close to adopting him

in the conrad's but they wound up moving

to north carolina because of a job

transfer

dylan he wants to stay here in grandeur

falls

it's his home he's been really hard on

him

yeah i know how it feels

i remember what that was like did you

did you grow up in foster care i did

after my dad passed how long

the whole way wow

oh

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so uh tell me more about your ideas for

a charity drive

well i was thinking we could put barrels

out

and then people could donate everything

shoes toys

clothes that's good i mean the family's

from rocklin they need lots of

everything

and salvation army is gonna deliver

everything we collected on christmas day

so i was thinking how about the name

restore rocklin

for the charity drive what about repair

rocklin hmm or

rebuild rocklin rebuild rocklin

sold oh yes

this is your house uh

well i'm still painting and uh doing

some fixtures and a few other things

dylan and i have been living here while

i've been working on it so it's taking a

little longer to finish

previous owner he got transferred to

florida so he had to sell fast and i

just

couldn't pass up the deal

why pick a fence too cliche

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no it's

oh it needs to settle let the branches

fan out before decorating it

seems gigantic in here oh don't worry i

brought my ladder so you'll have no

problem reaching the top

me yes you helped cut it down that means

you have to help decorate it it is the

law

oh it's the law article 24 paragraph two

in the grand false charter you're gonna

have to trust me on this

travis awesome now does this meet with

your approval

of course that's the tallest tree i've

ever had

are you gonna help us decorate well yeah

it's the law

night good night

what's fun

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here's your rebuild rocklin barrel good

job boys yeah right there so nobody can

miss it

ah perfect thank you you're welcome

also can you take this out back for me

i'll see you later

i've got cookies in the oven

let me see

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broken so it was the house before you

bought it and you fixed it up

isn't that what you do fix things

maybe i could fix it

okay buddy

dearest lauren happy 18th birthday

soon it'll be time for you to graduate

you still have a few more weeks before

you cross the stage and move

into the next stage of your life so take

a moment

to think about where you've been where

you are

and where you could be and don't be

afraid

change is inevitable change is how we

grow

love always dad

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hello eric hi hi

uh hi yeah no i called yesterday and i

just

didn't leave a message i read your

letter

so many times and i

just keep reading it

lauren i didn't want to disappoint you

that's why

that's why i never brought up the kid

thing sooner but eventually i had to

tell you that things had changed for me

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you know how i feel about you and it's

not like i don't ever want to have

kids i thought you admired my ambition

i do but that's not the point i know

i know how about this

i know how crazy you are about letters

why don't i write you one

yeah that sounds nice great

uh just text me your address in

springfield i'm not in springfield

uh you're not where are you grandin

falls

took a little detour where

it's between boston and springfield it's

just for the holidays so

no need to worry i'll text you the

address okay great thank you

i'm looking forward to your letter all

right

bye bye

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lauren hi

we heard about the charity drive dylan's

been telling everyone about it

it means so much to us all of us from

rocklin

we are proud people but we sure could

use some help right now

of course so uh what can we do

hi hi lauren um can i have a cupcake

sure

hi lauren i'm karen list dylan's

caseworker

oh nice to meet you he's been going on

and on about you

and i just wanted to thank you for being

so kind with him he

makes it really easy

okay lauren let there be light

travis why do betty and i get the

feeling the cost of this job

is going up every day because you are

wise women with keen intuition

well i told betty that maybe you and i

could make a deal

uh maybe deal on what in exchange

for a discount on your excellent

although somewhat protracted wiring

services

i could help you finish decorating your

house oh really

really okay so uh

let's negotiate uh dylan and i are gonna

put up christmas lights you can use your

help

is that included in the deal

just your house

just ours okay

included in the deal and

aunt wait there's more

there is you got to come with dylan

tonight tonight to sing carols tonight

is the first night of the christmas

festival

oh right the 12 days of christmas

exactly every night

something else happens to bring the town

together to celebrate

christmas because it's christmas town

so included in the deal

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peace

you know what this feels like what we're

making the house happy

christmas makes everyone happy

whoa how's it look from down there

awesome

fantastic you know

when i was your age my dad said that

christmas lights were like landing

lights for those people up in heaven

and they would look down at these lights

every christmas and they would know that

their loved ones

were okay i like that

time to finish my snowman

so are you coming ice skating with us

tomorrow

oh i don't have any skates that's a

terrible excuse you can rent them

well then i guess i'm going skating you

are

with us

you're gonna miss him when he gets

adopted

very much but uh it's not about me

it's about him finding his forever

family

that's what i want for him and to be

loved

oh he's loved

yeah that's obvious come on come see my

snowman

wow wow that's the best snowman i've

ever seen

okay we need a picture of this

the cap too okay

ready

best smiles

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what's the matter buddy if somebody

wants to adopt me

am i going to lose you

never no matter what i promise

in your new life you're going to have

the best time i'm gonna come visit

can you please fix this it won't light

up

sure

still up for lauren surprise it's a

christmas surprise

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oh it's beautiful

oh she's here hi dad

hi good morning good morning

ah it is really beautiful in here

you always wanted to own your own cafe

never crossed my mind until my first day

in this town

a very long time ago i stopped by this

cafe that morning and i fell in love

with it

and that night i dreamt that it was mine

the next morning

there was a for sale sign in the window

you know when i was a kid i dreamed of a

christmas

and a big beautiful home surrounded by

family

kind of like this oh that's sweet

so how are the uh donations coming along

oh they could be better

you need some nudging betty's a good

nudge we all have our talents that would

be wonderful

well you got it oh boy time to open

for the road

so this is day two of our christmas

festival tomorrow it's tobogganing

but i'm working who's watching me oh i

can't

that'd be so helpful thank you night

nine is the christmas dance

wanna come with us oh yes

i would be honored lauren lauren watch

me

whoa yeah i taught him that i told him

one day girls would think it was cool

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oh did that work for you uh you know

sure until i would fall and they skated

away

so how many women have skated away

only one they counted kayla

kayla

it was a couple of years ago you know

was it serious

well we were engaged oh so very serious

until she decided she wanted to live in

miami she uh couldn't stand the cold

at least that's what she said and no one

since then

i found that grand falls is not for

everyone

but once you do get it

not even forgotten

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see you tomorrow guys

i hope you don't mind rob let us in and

help us decorate i hope you like it

oh i love it it's my own tree we wanted

to do something special for you

you've been so generous you've been a

real delight and you

deserved a good surprise a christmas

surprise

oh i love surprises thank you so much

well you know how seriously we take our

christmas around here

and this empty attic needed some

decorating and a little holiday cheer

that's for sure are there any snacks i'm

hungry well you betcha they're snacks

and hot chocolate machine through the

snow

in a one horse open sleigh

bills on bobtail's ring just making

spirits bright

what fun it is to write and sing that

slaying song tonight

jingle bells

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jingle bells

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oh sassy nothing is ever simple

oh good morning gloria hi enjoying your

school break

break what break betty's put me to work

now i'm bookkeeping

well i'm terrible at math but i have

cranberry muffins

though there are benefits you know can i

have a couple

i'm babysitting dylan tonight after all

you've done for me i will

bag up the whole bunch for you now let's

not be hasty

i don't know where she puts it

so we're giving any thought to our

outfit for the christmas day oh

i'm still weighing my options and on

that note

uh i'm just curious gloria do you know

if there are any

openings for teachers at your school uh

not often but i'll check

thank you i'd appreciate that

thanks for watching me tonight i had a

lot of fun oh me too

maybe you could watch me again when

travis has to work late

yeah i'd like that even when you're in

springfield

oh well that's it's kind of far for

babysitting

i wish you were leaving i really like

having you here

oh well i really like being here

too

so what was it like for you when you

were in foster care

oh

well it it was a lot of things

mostly good some challenges

but that's true for everyone growing up

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yeah did you ever have someone try to

adopt you

but then stop twice

are you thinking about the conrads

i used to be sad they didn't adopt me

but now i'm glad

you are yeah this way i get to be with

travis

and now you

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you know my father wrote me letters

while i was growing up

very special letters for each birthday

he found a way to have him delivered

and for my 10th birthday when i was your

age

he wrote sometimes

god closes doors for reasons we may

never know

but where there's faith there's hope

and we hang on to that hope with hope

there's always another door that can

open

hope

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good night good night

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hi god please do anything you can

keep orange from going to springfield

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is he okay yeah

he's just got a lot going on

well you do too so thanks for watching

yeah we had fun

wish i could have been here

uh it's um a really nice night i think

i'm gonna

walk home

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sorry buddy

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my dearest lauren i'm writing you this

letter from grandin false

to be delivered to you on your 21st

birthday what a beautiful

amazing person you must be

all these years you were never alone

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i hope you know that on this special day

let me share one of my favorite quotes

we are not here for ourselves

karen hi hi i was hoping to talk to you

about dylan's future

and mine sure

i've been dylan's caseworker all along i

know he likes you

and i can tell that you're sincere about

this

but i need you to understand there's no

guarantee you'll be approved

i know how the process works just from a

different perspective

so you understand that for now we can't

say anything to dylan

i do or anyone else

really it's a small community

we don't want to get anyone's hopes up

especially dylan's

not a word promise

this afternoon 4 p.m sharp the school

you have an interview

today at four really that that's like in

an hour

betty let her off early lauren you're

off early don't be so bossy

so there's really an opening there is

wow i i don't know what to say

i do go in there and get the job yes

okay gloria thank you you're welcome so

much

and put on a nice dress they're gonna

love you

good luck honey

you did something didn't you

i simply don't know what you're

suggesting

so i just got off the phone with your

previous principal

he said he's sorry to lose you but it

seems like it's our gain

so if you pass the background check oh i

will and you can start in january

looks like the job is yours really

really your timing is perfect

my timing well with gloria announcing

her early retirement

oh wait gloria is retiring

effective immediately i never thought

i'd see this day

oh i was in quite a pickle until she

told me about you and

well here you are wait gloria told you

about me specifically for her class

she wanted someone she trusted to take

over

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where is she in the back rolling though

why would she do this because it's time

gloria i don't want to take your job

you're not taking my job

after 30 years i've earned this besides

i need to be here to protect my

investment you bet you do and i plan to

travel

only in the summer

really it's what i want

okay okay yay i have to call all the

springfield people i have to call the

superintendent

i'll call the superintendent right after

you and smooth things over don't worry

robert and i go way back you're amazing

true and we will help you find a place

to live here

well the attic is nice especially now

she is going to need an apartment or a

house

you're right

you too you feel like family

it's because that's what we are here

welcome to grandin falls

sassy i don't know why

i am so nervous it's just a dance

okay maybe i do

lauren come on up

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wow wow yourself

uh dylan's waiting in the truck shall we

we shall

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i'm not going anywhere i'm staying in

grandin falls

really uh-huh

i'm so excited yeah um

i got a new new teaching position and i

start here

in january i'm so glad can i tell travis

um well if it's okay i'd like to tell

him sure

i'm just glad you're staying yeah me too

is it okay if i get a cookie

of course

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may i have this dance

beautiful lights

my mom taught me to dance

she taught you well

how do you like your first christmas in

granham falls

well you all made me believe in the

magic of christmas thank you

you're welcome and you are beaming

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i am all night

actually i um

i made a big decision a couple of them

but i just can't tell anyone yet

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it's you isn't it

me what do you mean when somebody

applies to adopt a child that i'm

fostering

county lets me know that they're opening

a new file but they don't tell me

anything

but i'm aware of it i got that call

today

i'm right aren't i yeah

you adopted dylan

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

what's going on i don't know

you guys watch dylan for a second of

course yeah

hey travis what's going on

i'm not allowed to talk about the

adoption if i were i would have told you

of course

you must know the protocol yeah i do

well then what is it

it's too soon you've only known for just

two weeks

this is a big decision

yeah i'm aware more than most which is

why i would never do anything to

risk hurting dylan i know that you are a

good person

with a kind heart but i would hate for

you to change your mind and for dylan to

end up getting hurt again

you know sometimes you meet someone and

you don't have to know them for two

weeks or

a month to know that they belong in your

life and that's how i feel about dylan

i'm not going into this lightly or

easily i know what it's like to be on

dylan's side of the equation which is

why i'm taking extra precaution

not to get his hopes up and i also know

what it feels like

when no one is willing to step forward

for you and if i can stop that from

happening to dylan then i will

i didn't mean to you know what i'm gonna

go

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uh

dear lauren happy 13th birthday

by now you know that life is full of ups

and downs

don't ever let that stop you from

leading with your heart

for it is always better to walk life's

path with love

and faith than to stand still in fear

and

inaction you'll come to a new corner

sooner than you think i love you honey

and i wish that i could be there with

you

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i must have entered it wrong

good morning ladies the salvation army

just picked up another truckload of

donations people are giving

so much it's great don't you think sure

but the real question is what happened

last night

happened with travis you left after the

two of you went outside

and didn't stay for the rest of the

dance

right it's kind of a long story

come bearing chocolate

and an apology

i never meant to imply that you weren't

taking the idea of adopting dylan

seriously

we haven't known each other a long time

but i know you're not the type of person

that would enter into something that's

important lightly

thank you and i realized later

that's not what made me upset

well then what was it

i'm just not ready to lose him i know

that you're gonna make a great home for

him in springfield you're gonna be a

great mom

but i can't pretend to be happy about

losing both no

travis i'm i've been down this road

before kayla hey hey

i'm not kayla and i'm not moving to

springfield

you're not no so um

you return it to boston or i'm staying

in grandin falls well what about

teaching full-time i mean that's

something that you always wanted i'm

taking over for gloria

she's retiring early she's gonna help

betty at the cafe and

and travel so you're not going anywhere

no i'm staying right here

you okay with that i'm more than okay

with that

don't mind me i'm just going to the

store i'm out of flower

i saw nothing i found nothing

come on hurry we're going to be late for

the gingerbread challenge i'm moving as

fast as i can

okay i'm all right

take

eric hi lauren

i i uh i thought you were

writing you a letter yeah

i tried but no one writes a letter like

you do

so i figured i would come out here in

person instead

to say all i had to say um

oh um sorry sorry eric this is

dylan hi dylan i'm i'm eric fitzgerald

hi and this is travis mabley

hi hi welcome to grand falls

um am i interrupting something we're

going to a

gingerbread contest but it's no big deal

me and dylan we can handle it ourselves

you sure

yeah completely you guys probably got a

lot to talk about

we do

so are you in travis like

sorry sorry my bad i just

i'd really like for us to get back

together again if that's even remotely

possible

well we made plans i thought

we were on the same page i know i hurt

you by holding back i was just

i was afraid that if i shared that my

goals had shifted i would lose you and i

did

you still have feelings for me

yes which is why it makes this so hard

there's no one else i want to eventually

start a family with

eventually well yeah you're going to be

teaching full-time i'm starting a

new job do you really think now's the

time to have a baby

yeah there are things already in motion

here that i i can't

talk about yet but all i can say is this

has nothing to do with having a baby

okay well let's spend christmas together

and you can tell me whatever that is

lauren ready to change

for you i don't want you to change for

me

i want you to be you what about you i

is mean place really you

yeah it is

i found something here that i've always

been wanting to experience

a family i'm not going to springfield

i start a teaching position here in

january

that's a lot of change to go through but

if you let me i'd like to go through

that with you

please just at least give us a chance

don't we deserve that

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hey dylan you okay

that's her boyfriend right

i think at some point he was

is he now um

i don't know can you fix it you have to

fix it

oh buddy um

there are some things that i can't fix

it's late once you get some sleep

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hi god it's me again

gloria betty this is eric

morning ladies good morning

welcome to the christmas cafe thanks

what a cool place mary i want to show

you something

this is my dad

wow hey is that the christmas angel he

gave you the one that broke

you got it here well you and granite

falls sure have a history

okay i'm gonna get some coffee would you

like something

i'm done here buddy shouldn't have any

more problems oh

thank you travis what do i owe you

nothing

merry christmas oh you

oh bless your heart merry christmas

thank you

i am i'll be right back

i'm sorry i i didn't plan on any of this

i know things happened

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karen hi hi lauren i'm calling about the

[Music]

adoption

[Music]

well hi honey you coming to the tree

lighting tonight

um yeah yeah i'll

i'll meet you there though there's

something i have to do first

well i'll save your spot too

see you there

thanks for meeting me

and for coming all the way to grandin

falls i really do appreciate it

can i go first

i reread your letter last night and

you're right

and as much as i love you and

i do i really do

but ultimately our lives are

taking us in different directions mine's

leading me to manhattan

and well yours

you just led you here

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you're gonna stay aren't you

i am

i just got some news that

let's just say it it clarified a lot of

things for me

like

i'm home

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[Music]

where's eric

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he left and uh

are you going with him

my place was here

and i got a call from karen

and because of the holidays and dylan's

age

she got a quick decision

they approved my application for

adoption

oh lord i'm so happy

soon as i knew you were the first person

i wanted to tell

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all i wanted to do was find you

[Music]

i'm right here and i'm not going

anywhere

neither am i

[Music]

you made it i wouldn't miss it

or you

hello brandon falls and all our friends

from

rocklin hi what a beautiful

christmas eve yes

that's the spirit this year we're

inviting

one of our newest townsfolk to do the

honors

should she be amenable to that lauren

if you will please yes

let's give her a hand

thank you what an honor thank you so

much

well i'd like to take this moment to

share that our campaign to help the

families of rocklin

has not only reached but exceeded our

goal

[Applause]

so a very big big thank you to salvation

army

we couldn't have done this without you

and to everyone

that's from rocklin we wish you a very

merry christmas

and let's hear it for dylan hart he was

the inspiration that started all of this

it's that kind of goodness and kindness

that represents the very best of the

christmas spirit

so thank you dylan now are we all ready

for the big moment

ready miss okay let's do this in five

four three two

one

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hey dylan um we'd like to talk to you

about an adoption

is it the conrads no it isn't buddy

actually lauren has something she wants

to say to you

dylan if it's okay with you

i'd like to adopt you i would like us to

be a family

really really

only if it's okay with you it's okay

it's more than okay

um but

what about travis

i'd like to be a part of this family too

oh i want to give you something

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all along i have been designing the

perfect home

for the perfect christmas

and the perfect moment

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i want to give you this i love it and i

hope you will too

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here

that's my angel

where did you get

for so many years this is the exact

angel i've been looking for

really but it's missing a wing

it's true but

some angels just need a little bit of

help

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look

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thanks so much for joining me for the

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