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Hi, this is Lucy.

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Hi, sorry I missed you again.

So, I have one quick
meeting with my mentor

and then I'm on my way to you.

I will meet you in Town Square

and then we're gonna wrap
that tree in so much tinsel

they're gonna be able to
see it from outer space.

I love you, call me back.

Come in.

Merry Christmas.

Sharon, congratulations.

How do you feel?

I am still in absolute shock.

I mean, the
MacAdam's Fellowship,

it's one of those things that you joke

about winning but I never actually
expected to be nominated.

Well, I can't think of
anybody more deserving.

Come.

Okay.

I know I'm not supposed to
ask, but did you nominate me?

Sharon Harper, you know as well as I do

that nominations are to remain anonymous.

But on a completely unrelated
note, Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Look, they already know

that you're a brilliant neuroscientist.

If you wanna stand out, you're gonna

have to focus on the future, not the past.

Tell them how you'd like
to change the world.

Don't overthink it.

Do you have any fun holiday plans?

I do.

Yes, I am going home now to celebrate

with my cousin Lucy and her husband.

Is this the first time
you're going home since--

The funeral, yeah.

I've gotten quite a few messages

from my grandmother's estate attorney

about my part of the will,
and so I have to handle that.

But it's gonna be great.

My grandmother loved Christmas,

so it's the perfect way to celebrate her.

That sounds great.

Is your town the kinda town that likes

to go all out for Christmas?

There she is.

I'm here!

Where are you?

Oh, sorry, I went home.

My feet were killing me.

Can you scoop me up here instead?

Of course, I will come to you.

You okay, Shar-bear?

Yeah, you know, it's strange being back.

When I was here in January--

It was not exactly the most
wonderful time of the year.

Yeah.

I'm actually having a real hard time

getting in the spirit
this year without her.

I can't even imagine how much
harder it must be for you.

Oh stop, she was your grandmother, too.

Gramma Vera was the world's
best grandmother to me,

but she raised you.

Yes, yes, and she also taught us

that no matter how hard things get

that Christmas is an all-out joy fest

and we are not gonna
let our Christmas blues

get in the way of celebrating her.

We are going to do this thing right.

Which way are you facing?

Towards the Christmas shop.

Okay, turn, turn, turn, stop.

You are a genius.

I am getting us a dozen snickerdoodles.

Oh, actually, could you get me

salted chocolate chip
cookies and a jar of mayo?

Sharon?

Okay, see ya soon.

Sharon.

- Andrea, hi.
- Hey.

Oh, it's so good to see you.

It's so good to see you.

I was hoping that you could swing

by the counseling center.

We renamed it after Gramma Vera.

Naturally, since she was its founder.

I did not hear that.

That is so wonderful.

- I know.
- Aww.

Sharon Harper, is that you?

Hi, Miss Pat.

How are you?

I'm headed to Holly and Ivy.

- Oh me, too.
- Let's go.

Yeah, okay.

Good morning.

I read about your latest
study in Psychology Now.

Oh.

It looks like it got
excellent peer reviews.

Thank you so much for reading it.

Yeah, I'm pretty excited about it.

Coffee, black, and a plain croissant.

Now, I heard a rumor
that you are nominated

for some big fancy award?

The MacAdam's
Fellowship, yeah.

It's a creative award.

But I thought you were a scientist.

Well, science is very creative.

I am so excited for you.

- Sharon.
- Yeah?

Ethel, oh.

Snickerdoodles.

How did you know?

Hi, oh.

Nick, Nick, get out here.

Yeah, I'm comin', comin', comin'.

Oh, it's little Sharon
Snickerdoodle Harper.

Hey, where's Lucy?

Well, that's actually why I'm here.

She would like a dozen of the
salted chocolate chip cookies,

specific craving request.

I'm on it.

Thank you.

Now, Vera did say that
you weren't married,

- and I think my David
- Nope.

would be a wonderful

option for you.

David? Please.

My Wyatt is handsome and a fire fighter.

- Sharon.
- Yes.

Sharon Harper.

Hi.

Sam Taylor, your
grandmother's estate attorney.

Oh!

Oh yeah, of course, it's nice to meet you.

- Likewise.
- Yeah.

Pardon me, do you have
a quick second to chat?

Absolutely, yup.

Thank you.

These are on the house.

Oh, thank you, guys.

I will be seeing you soon.

- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas!

Thank you so much.

Trust me, I've been there.

They mean well, but it can be a lot.

Have we met?

I am your grandmother's estate attorney.

That was not just great improv.

No, no, no, that's not it.

I'm also her nextdoor neighbor.

Yes!

Yes, Sam, Sam.

See, I knew you looked familiar.

I've heard so much about you.

- Really?
- Yeah.

I've heard a lot about you, too.

It's nice to officially meet you

outside of a few neighborly waves.

Yeah, well, work has been so busy

that Christmas has been more of a fly-in,

fly-out extravaganza for the last,

well, how long have you been here?

Mm, six years?

Six years, wow.

Just so weird we never met.

It's always busy at the holidays,

probably just bad timing.

So, if you have a little
bit of time tomorrow,

maybe we could go through the last part

of your grandmom's will.

Actually, do you have time today?

Four o'clock?

Sounds great.

- Okay.
- Bye.

For me?

You shouldn't have.

I didn't!

Sorry, Roland, you have been
usurped by your child-to-be.

- Hey.
- Merry Christmas.

- Wow.
- I know.

I look like I'm short two wise men.

Listen, I was hoping you'd talk

some frankincense into your cousin.

Ah, there's that wit.

She's very excited to see you,

but she's also quite--

Fully capable of deciding what she can

and can't handle.

- Hi.
- Thank you, sweetie.

Hi.

You look so amazing.

Thank you.

Oh, it's so good to see you.

Oh, good to see you.

You got the goods?

Oh yes, how could I forget.

- Ah, the goods.
- What is all this?

The goods, cookies.

- And?
- Mayo.

Thank you, yum.

- Okay.
- Yum.

Do you wanna take these inside?

Yup.

Thank you.

Okay, bye, sweetie.

Bye, have fun.

I could understand if
you were a little nervous

to be back at her house because--

This is the first time I'm
staying here without her.

- Right.
- Right.

But I am not gonna let that overshadow

a lifetime of happy memories, right?

Right.

Because you're not gonna do it alone.

Oh, okay.

All right.

You ready?

Yup.

Thank you.

So, tell me about this crazy award again.

The award is half a million dollars.

Half a million dollars?

Yeah, yeah, and you can use
it to advance your expertise

or jumpstart a new project,
change career paths altogether,

but either way, it is insane
that someone nominated me.

No it isn't.

You've always been super smart.

Oh, thank you.

Well, the interview is on
the 30th and I just have

to come up with a plan of
how I would use the money.

Knowing you, I'm sure you've come up

with a color-coded hundred-page plan.

It is 50 pages, thank you very much.

And color-coded.

But I will probably use
the money for my research

if I get it, and that is a big if.

Where's the...

- Sharon.
- Yeah?

Take a break.

Not until I hang the "12
Days of Christmas" ornaments.

Do it later.

No!

These were my favorite when
I was a kid, especially the--

- Two turtle doves, I know.
- That's right.

I remember the tears the year I tried

to hang it instead of letting you.

You know what, that was my ornament

and Gramma Vera said so.

Oh, I gotta go,
I'm gonna be late.

I will see you in an hour.

- I love you.
- Okay.

Yeah?

Okay.

Love you, too.

Just one second, let me make sure

everything is in order.

Oh, this is your daughter, Mikayla, right?

Yes, although she's twice
as big and twice as loud now.

She's really cute.

Gramma Vera talked a lot about her.

Yeah, we like to claim Vera as family.

We got very close after
Mikayla's mom died.

I really felt like she
should talk to someone

and there's no one better than Vera.

That is true.

I'm sorry about your wife.

Thank you.

I'm really sorry about your grandma.

Thanks.

Would you like to have a seat?

Yeah.

Okay.

I didn't know that Gramma
Vera was Mikayla's therapist.

I mean, not that she
would've ever said anything.

No, no, I guess that makes sense.

Help yourself.

Thank you, never pass up a cookie.

Okay, so, here's the deal.

Vera knew that you had a very full life

outside of Pine Springs,
and she did not want you

to feel obligated to
have to maintain a house

that was in a town that
you didn't wanna live in.

She also wanted to make sure
that you got the decision

before it went to someone
else since you grew up here.

She is still somehow the
most considerate human being

I have ever known.

This is where it gets tricky, though.

She has compiled a list of Harper family

Christmas traditions
and she would like you

to complete all of them before Christmas,

at which point and time
you would then be able

to make the decision about the house.

I'm gonna let her explain it to you.

Wait, what?

She thought it might be
better coming from her.

After Jennie died, I
really wished that I had

more things with her voice,
and so we both agreed

that it might be nice to
record her explanation.

Okay, so I'm gonna just leave this here,

and you just press play
whenever you're ready.

I'm gonna step outside,
just give you a second.

Let me know when it's ready.

Oh, I pushed record,
you can start anytime.

Oh, well , that's not a great start.

Say hi to Sharon, Sam.

Hi, Sharon.

Right, okay.

My dearest Sharon, please know that I

am squeezing you right now,
even if you can't feel it.

I am so proud of the woman
you've become, Shar-bear.

After your mother passed
away, it occurred to me

that I might leave this world while you're

still fairly young, so
I started jotting down

the family Christmas
traditions in these journals

so you'll always have a connection

to the Harper women who love you.

So these are yours, written
to you because I know

this first Christmas
without me might be hard.

In my experience, having
something positive to focus on

is the best way to keep going.

And, because, my little
scientist, I know you

love clear parameters for an experiment,

I'm giving you until
Christmas to complete

12 of these traditions, one for each

of our cherished "12 Days
of Christmas" ornaments.

And I promise you, if you
do 12 of these by Christmas,

you won't need more time.

You'll know if this house and this town

are the place for you or not.

There's no wrong answer,
Sharon, only discovery.

Oh, I want you to know
that so much, my love.

From here there is only discovery.

I love you.

Hey, how are you doing?

Good.

I'm good.

Would you like some water?

No, no, it's okay.

You know what, I think
I'm just gonna go

and process all of this, ya know?

Okay, if there's anything
else I can do for you.

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, no.

Thank you so much.

- Thank you, and for the cookie.
- Of course, yeah.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

Hey, and remember I live right nextdoor.

- Yep.
- Truly sorry.

I know, thank you so much, thank you.

How are you feeling?

I am feeling like someone
cracked my heart open

and fried it like an egg.

That is vivid, but understandable.

Wow.

I really just thought
that I was gonna relax,

sign some papers, and
then get back to work.

But it's sweet in a way.

It sounds like she was worried
about this first Christmas

and wanted to give you
something positive to focus on.

Something positive to focus on.

It's tough, but it's important to remember

that we're hurting because we
lost someone worth missing.

Have you ever heard of synaptic pruning?

How did we get here?

Okay, so.

Our brains are full of neurons
that are wired together,

and these connections,
they get stronger or weaker

based on our experiences,
so what we focus on grows.

Okay, so, if we focus on the sad things,

then our brains will theoretically rewire

to focus on the sad
things, but if we focus

on the happy things, say our grandmother's

amazing Christmas traditions--

- Wait.
- Those things

will grow and our brains
will rewire to focus

on the love, not the loss.

I'm not gonna bypass
my grief with positivity.

Besides, Gramma
Vera always said,

sometimes you just have to
sit with the hard things.

Or, or we could go ice skating,

or have a cup of the
best hot cocoa in town,

or decorate the house.

She said those things,
too, and wouldn't that

feel so much better?

I wish I had your energy, but this?

This is hard for me
still, and I was hoping

with you home I wouldn't be alone in that.

But you won't be alone, you won't.

We would be doing these things together

and then she would also
get to be a part of it.

Do you remember that every year

there is a competition on our street

for best Christmas lights?

We may not take top prize every year,

but I am proud to say our
house never disappoints.

Ooh.

Hey.

Hey.

Hi, I just wanted to check on you

and see how you were doin'.

I feel really bad about the way

things went down in my office.

- I shouldn't have sprung it
- Don't.

- on you like that.
- No, don't.

It's fine.

You know, I'm actually
really excited about this.

It gives me something
positive to focus on.

- Okay, well.
- Yeah.

You sure you wanna start
positively focusing tonight?

It's gonna be dark in like 11 minutes.

Yeah, maybe you're right.

I got a little overexcited.

Look, in my experience,
sometimes plans can--

Sam, you seem like a great guy.

Gramma Vera's five-star review of you

feels pretty accurate, and
I appreciate your concern,

but I'm doin' great, I am.

I mean, crossing off a
list is very satisfying

for my type A, puzzle-loving brain.

I mean, there are such
doozies as, ya know,

watching a Christmas movie marathon

while wearing fuzzy socks.

Yeah.

Thank you, thank you, though.

I will let you know when I've

made a decision about the house.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Well, see, now that's a rookie mistake.

You always put the clips on the lights

before you climb the ladder.

You know, so that...

Okay, I can't watch this anymore.

Mikayla, go run and get your coat!

Okay, Uncle Alex!

Excuse me, hi.

You look like you could use a hand.

You know what, if my
83 year-old grandmother

can do it, so can I.

She didn't.

She asked me to do it, at least for, like,

the last couple years anyways.

I'm Alex, by the way, and this is--

Oh, the famous Mikayla!

Gramma Vera talked so much about you.

She did?

Yeah.

Are you Dr. Harper?

I am, but you can call me Sharon.

Gramma Vera told me that
once you get a doctorate,

everybody has to call you Doctor

and I thought that was pretty cool.

It is pretty cool.

Are you finished decorating inside yet?

Because I used to be one of
Gramma Vera's best helpers.

I heard that.

I heard that last year you
were her very best elf.

Well, I still have to buy a tree,

and I have to decorate it.

By yourself?

I think I can handle a tree.

No, I'm not saying you
can't, I'm just sayin'

that can and have to
might be different things.

♪ Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree ♪

♪ Your leaves are so

The only things that
I really know about you,

Gramma Vera told me.

So, tell me somethin' about yourself.

Oh, I'm the lawyer, I should
be the one interrogating.

I will point to exhibit A.

I was raised by a therapist.

Oh, good point.

Yeah.

What do you wanna know?

That's sweet.

That's kinda nice.

How do you like your coffee?

Black.

Coffee with milk and sugar defeats

the whole point of drinking coffee.

What is your most controversial opinion?

Oh, hmm.

I don't believe in naps.

What, naps are life.

I do believe in late, lazy
Saturday mornings, though.

- Yeah, that's just.
- Yeah.

What is your version of the
most wonderful time of year?

Well, I have a 10 year-old,
so, whatever makes her happy.

Yeah, but you must have
some kind of preferences,

you know, some things that you love.

Dr. Sharon, what about this one?

Well now this I love.

It's perfect.

What do you think?

Whatever you like.

It's the one.

Okay, one, two, three.

Okay, you good?

- Yeah.
- Alrighty.

Thank you, guys.

Yeah, let's get this thing decorated.

Come on, guys.

- Hey, you--
- Oh, you know what,

you don't have to, sweetie.

Hey, Mikayla, make sure Uncle Alex

doesn't get pine needles
all over her house, please.

On it.

Look, do not feel
obligated to have her help,

but if you do need an extra set of hands,

she really loved doing
this with Vera last year.

You know what, that would be really nice.

It's kind of empty in there
decorating the house by myself.

Oh, I get that.

Take it from me, nothing
fills up an empty house

like an enthusiastic 10 year-old.

I put all of the angels on the top shelf,

and then I put the manger
on the middle shelf,

and the three wise men
go on the bottom shelf

so that the whole--

Whole bookcase tells a story.

That is exactly how Gramma
Vera taught me to do it.

Come on.

Yes.

Oh, you can take over here.

Put those on there.

- Thank you.
- Okay, so.

Put me to work.

It's always soft and
squishy on the bottom.

- Got it?
- Mm-hmm.

All right.

And then, anything that's sparkly goes

in front of a light so
it can send rainbows.

She's absolutely right.

Absolutely right.

Soft and squishy, high as we can go.

No!

You put it down here.

Hey, thanks for letting me help.

I'm really glad you're here.

I am really glad you're here.

This was always my favorite
part to do with Gramma Vera.

Yeah?

This was my second favorite part.

Can you guess my favorite?

I'm gonna give you a hint.

Hanging stockings?

Oh, so close.

Hanging the "12 Days of
Christmas" ornaments on there.

What are those?

What?

I never did that with her.

Oh, wait a second, wait a
second, you are gonna love this.

Okay, Alex!

There's an antique wooden
box in that pile of boxes.

Do you mind finding it for me?

Yeah, for sure.

All right, so, Gramma Vera
made these journals for me

and they have all of our
family traditions in there.

Here, okay.

So, on this page she talks all about

the "12 Days of
Christmas" ornaments.

So, a long, long time ago
my great, great, great,

let's just say seven greats grandfather,

he was an artist and he
worked with ceramics.

My mom did that.

Really?

Oh yeah, that's why we moved here,

so she could open a shop.

She was a very talented artist.

Wow.

That is so cool.

So, he fell in love with my
seven greats grandmother,

but her parents didn't approve
of them getting married.

Why not?

I'm sure they had very specific ideas

about who they wanted her to marry.

Probably, yes, and that
was very common back then.

We don't do that anymore.

No, we do not.

So, he made her these ornaments.

All right, I think I found it.

Yes, yay!

Here, come here, come
here, come here, come here.

Forbidden love, that's a pretty juicy

family history right there.

I know!

Well, they actually had
to leave for America

before he had time to make the
partridge and the pear tree,

so there is a family legend now

that the two turtle doves
makes people fall in love.

That was my favorite part.

I loved how Gramma
Vera told the story

and I like the ritual of it.

Where's the two turtle doves?

There's only 10.

What?

No.

She's right, there's
only 10 ornaments in there.

But that doesn't make any sense.

Well, it's gotta be here somewhere.

Look, I pulled out all the boxes.

If it's not in one of those boxes

then I don't know where it would be.

We're gonna find it, okay?

We're all gonna help ya, right, guys?

Yeah, yeah, definitely.

I'll check the rest of those boxes.

We'll find it, it's okay.

Dr. Sharon, it's Mikayla.

Yeah, come on in.

- Hey.
- Hey, guys.

What's goin' on?

Oh, we were sad that we couldn't find

the ornament yesterday,
and so Mikayla wanted

to make you something
to help you feel better.

It's a placeholder.

Wow, this is perfect.

Thank you so much.

Here, come here.

So, I was gonna hang one ornament

for each tradition that we
crossed off Gramma Vera's list.

This is the one for decorating the house.

Can I do it?

Absolutely.

Any leads?

No, I'm gonna stop by
Gramma Vera's old office

and then if it's not there,

I'm gonna turn Lucy's house inside out.

Well that's a start.

Well, let us know if there's
anything we can do to help.

I'm a great detective.

I bet you are.

So does that mean I'm
gonna see you guys later?

Yeah, we'll see ya later.

Good, great.

Thank you again.

Bye-bye.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Hey.

- Hi.
- Hi.

I just wanted to give
you a five-minute warning

before the next appointment.

Thank you.

Any luck?

Nothing.

No.

Do you know anywhere else
she might've stashed it?

No, if it's not in one of those boxes,

then it's not here.

But you might try to do some sleuthing

at the town tree lighting tonight.

A couple of years ago, the mayor invited

every family to hang one personal ornament

on the town tree, so, maybe
there was a mix-up there.

That is a great idea.

I will definitely do that.

Thank you.

And I'll clean everything up.

Just gimme two seconds.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

One of my favorite
days of every Christmas season

was watching your face when
you came home from school

and saw Santa and his reindeer,
right there at our house.

You told me as long as
we displayed our Santa,

the real St. Nick would always
know he was welcome here.

I thought that was the
cutest thing I'd ever heard.

And so, every year, up he goes.

What are you doing?

Well, if you don't know,

then I'm worse off than I thought.

Okay, here, let me help you.

- Stay there.
- Nope, it's balanced.

I'm almost there.

- Just, help.
- Nope, I got it.

See, I'm assembling
Santa and his reindeer.

Why?

So Santa knows that he's welcome.

Right

there.

Wasn't this list supposed
to bring you Christmas joy?

What is more joyful than Santa?

I don't know, maybe not assembling

a 15-foot lawn ornament all by yourself.

You know what, okay.

You don't appreciate my
Santa, you don't like sweets,

you don't have a tree preference.

I'm startin' think you
just don't like Christmas.

Okay, first--

Oh, whoa, that's heavy.

Nobody enjoys assembling
these things by themselves.

I'm havin' a great time.

Oh right, okay, talk to me
tomorrow when everything hurts.

That is not my point.

You're evading my point, which
is you don't like Christmas.

I think you're a secret Scrooge.

Let's do this one.

All right.

Right into this one, okay.

Yeah.

Ya know, the first year after Jennie died

I went all out for Christmas.

We had a rough year and I was so excited

to finally have something to celebrate.

Oh man, I did the cookies,
little half-eaten carrots,

the little hoof prints through the snow,

there was a suit involved.

That sounds amazing.

Oh yeah, Mikayla still talks about it.

It had to be this big, over the top thing

that it would distract her from the fact

that her mom wasn't
there, and it had to be

a big enough gesture to remind
her that I always would be,

and that Santa would be there, too.

You are a really great dad.

Doing all that without Jennie?

I wanted to sleep right through January.

It was rough.

Yeah.

Last one.

I don't understand why
anyone who doesn't have kids

would wanna do this.

I mean, I would be inside by the fire

reveling in the joys of adulting.

Well, it's because I'm
not doing it for me either.

I'm trying to remember her.

Oh, why is this so hard?

Why is she making me do this?

Because she loved you.

Come on, let's see how we're lookin' here.

Yeah.

Okay.

Okay.

Now we just have to put
together Santa's village.

I'm sorry, what?

Oh, the traditional lighting

of the town Christmas tree.

I'll never forget the
first time you saw it.

The lights came on and your
eyes went wide as saucers.

I just love when we light candles
and the whole town sings.

Oh, there's something so magical

about the stillness in that moment.

Well?

No, looks like she's doin' her thing.

I don't think she wants to
talk to anyone right now.

Okay, well, I'm sure she'll
make an excuse for you.

Come on, let's go see the reindeer.

Ooh, yay!

All by yourself over here.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Yeah, Andrea mentioned
Gramma Vera possibly

putting the ornament on the tree.

- So, I just thought I would...
- Oh.

Nothin' yet, though, huh?

Nope.

I checked Lucy's, and the
counseling center, and nope.

It's a couple of days of nope.

♪ And you'll always be my

And some guy came and
humbugged all over your Santa,

and that was really great.

♪ A Christmas box is
wrapped in red and white ♪

♪ With a bow

Lighting this tree later tonight.

Yeah.

♪ Laughter and the fire begins

It used to be one of
my favorite traditions.

♪ Silver bells will ring when I kiss you ♪

Is it always gonna be like this?

What?

I just, I keep having these flash memories

of being here with her and my mom,

and if Christmas is gonna be like this,

I don't think I can do it.

Yeah, the first year after Jennie died,

it was really hard not
to feel like Christmas

was just a giant shadow.

That Jennie, she would
light up the whole house.

But whether she was gone or not,

I was not gonna let how
I felt about Christmas

ruin it for Mikayla 'cause she's a kid.

She gets to be a kid once,
and when you're a kid,

Christmas should be
magical no matter what.

How did you do that?

No, seriously, I'm just by
myself and I can barely do it.

At first I took one step at a time.

It's like driving with your headlights on.

You know, you just focus
as far as you can see,

and most importantly,
you don't do it alone.

My brother Alex, he moved
here just to help me out.

And Vera, and Nick, and
Ethel, and a whole town

full of wonderfully nosy neighbors

who were ready to help
make Christmas magic happen

when I didn't feel like I had it in me.

You're welcome to join us if you want.

Okay.

- Dad.
- Hey.

I pet the reindeer.

Nice.

And he licked the corn
right outta my hands.

Ah, gross!

And awesome.

So, Dr. Sharon, did you
find the ornament yet?

I did not, but thank
you so much for asking.

It's okay, we'll find it.

Please join me in the traditional lighting

of the Pine Springs
Christmas tree.

Five.

Four, three, two, one!

And, as your mayor, I
want to welcome everyone

who has come near and far to join us.

Do you want me to go do that?

- The spirit and generosity
- Yeah, yeah.

- this town embodies
- Hey, wait.

is truly a miracle every season.

Hello.

My friend, Dr. Sharon Harper,
is missing an ornament

that used to belong to Vera Harper.

It's white with two birds

and a little heart hanging from it.

So, if we could all look, we
could make a Christmas miracle.

Thank you and Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Aww.

Well, I don't think I can top that.

Welcome home, Dr. Sharon Harper.

We will all keep our eyes peeled, yes?

Yes!

And now please join me in enjoying

the rest of this fine evening.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas!

Is baking Christmas cookies on your list?

As a matter of fact, it is.

Would you like to bake
cookies with me and Mrs. Ethel?

I would love that, thank you.

Do you want me to take
you, or is your dad coming?

No.

Yeah, I could swing by.

I thought this was girl time.

Well, I will come by at the end then

and we can hang out for a bit.

Sounds great.

Okay.

Okay, well, goodnight.

Come on.

Goodnight.

Now, I'm no Ethel, but I just don't think

it's Christmas without a
homemade batch of cookies.

Frosted sugar cookies are my favorite,

but you love a snickerdoodle
just like your mom.

There's so much fun in
getting your hands messy

and spending time in the kitchen together.

That's my favorite part.

Your favorite part seems
to be licking the spoon,

and I can't blame you.

I've got something to check on out front.

Lucy, do you think you
could give me a hand?

Absolutely.

Okay, I have a very
important question for you.

What is your favorite
Christmas cookie?

I only get one?

You're right.

Loose top three.

Okay, I like Ethel's snickerdoodles.

Naturally.

Gingerbread cookies.

Crunchy or soft?

Crunchy.

Yeah, good choice.

And I like my mom's

frosted sugar cookies that
were shaped like snowflakes.

Or at least what I can remember.

You know I lost my mom when I was

just a little bit younger than you.

Yeah, I know,
Gramma Vera told me.

If it makes you feel any
better, I never forgot her.

In fact, I feel I know her even better now

than I ever did when I was younger.

Really?

Yeah.

Pinky promise.

Presenting Great Grandma
Ida's famous lemon cake.

Really?

For your list.

The ornament, right?

Yeah.

Wow, that looks so beautiful.

Smell that.

Oh, it smells just the same.

- Ready?
- Yes.

- I am ready.
- All right.

How did you do this?

Oh, she fudged the recipe a bit.

'Cause I know back in the
day, your great grandmother

wouldn't have baked with
anything but lard, so.

- Lard?
- Lard?

I don't wanna know any more.

That's the best, don't ask any questions.

Just eat the cake.

Hi, ladies.

- Hi!
- Dad!

Hey, oh, hello.

Hey, oh, I see we're gettin'

into a little dessert before dinner, huh?

Hey, Sam, good to see you.

Good to see you, too.

This looks great.

Thank you for lending me
your little helper today.

Oh, you're welcome.

Oh, we still have two more batches

of cookies in the oven.

I wouldn't dare intervene,
but it is getting close

to dinnertime, so.

Do you want me to go out and
get takeout or something?

That sounds amazing.

Can we get pizza?

Okay.

You should go to Patsy's.

I was talking to her,
and she seemed to recall

Vera mentioned the two
turtle doves ornament to her.

Seriously?

It might not be much of
a lead, but it's somethin'.

- Go, yeah, go.
- Yeah, yeah, no,

I'm gonna go.

I'm gonna go.

Oh, ah!

That's fantastic, thank you so much.

I just need to get my jacket.

Ooh, it's cold, sorry.

Can you hold that?

So has Vera's list swayed you

to the charms of hometown living?

Oh, it would be heartbreaking
to give up that house,

but I'm a finalist for
a MacAdam's Fellowship,

and my interview is on the 30th.

Wow, you just became
like 11% more intimidating.

I love my family and I love my home,

but my work and my everything
else is somewhere else.

And moving back home was
never part of the plan

and now I just feel torn
between my past and my future.

Well, just to be clear,
I don't think the goal

was ever to make you choose.

I think it was more to
just give you options.

Wow, now you sound like my mentor.

It's not a bad thing.

I have a very clear
path for this fellowship

and she just keeps
urging me to think bigger

than the research, and
there's no time for that

'cause in my field once you take your foot

off the gas, you just
get left in the dust.

Ah yeah, the New York bubble.

I remember that well.

I live in Minneapolis.

- Right, okay.
- Right.

I'm just saying New York
is an achiever culture.

Yes.

And people who live
there, they think the world

starts at the East
River and then it ends

- at the Hudson River.
- Yes.

And I love, I love being there.

I lived off of that,
that ambitious culture,

that ambitious energy,
that relentless pulse,

a lot of Thai food.

Yeah, there's nothing resembling Thai food

in Pine Springs.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

No, but I firmly believed
that leaving Manhattan

would mean a slower life, a slower career,

that I was settling for those things,

that all of my colleagues
would rocket past me

to fame and acclaim.

So wait, you're saying
that that didn't happen?

No, it totally did.

That's not helpful at all.

But it wasn't settling.

It was a new dream.

It was a yard for my
daughter, a chance for my wife

to be a working artist.

What I wanted changed,
so the plans changed.

And whatever you choose,
that'll be the right thing, too.

Do you miss New York?

Yes, some days.

But I mean, look at this place.

I know.

- I know.
- It's the perfect place

for Mikayla to grow up.

Well what about when she goes to college?

Oh, she'll never be that old.

No, I'm not focused on that.

I'm just tryin' to focus on Mikayla

as part of being a good dad.

Yes, and also...

And also what?

I am not a parent,

but I lost my mom at a
young age like Mikayla.

And even though Gramma
Vera was there for me

every step of the way, she
also went back to school

and she got her master's
degree in social work,

and she opened up her
own therapy practice.

And I watched her do that.

She cared for me, yes,
but at a time in my life

where I was afraid that being an adult

meant getting sick and dying,

she modeled what it
was like to be a happy,

fulfilled adult even after loss.

It was one of the most important things

that she ever gave to me.

Now, it was a long
time ago, so my memory's

a little hazy, but she said
something about an ornament

that your great great
grandfather whomever never made.

He never made the
partridge in a pear tree.

Yes, and I remember
she mentioned something

about maybe she could get
someone to make one for her,

use one of the other ornaments as a model?

Do you have any idea who that was?

I'm not sure she even
got around to doing it.

I mean, she just sorta
mentioned it in passing.

I'm not sure if that's helpful, but.

It's more than I've had to go on so far.

Thank you so much.

Do not take his money.

No, no, no.

Your money's no good here tonight.

Thank you, Patsy.

You're welcome.

Welcome home, honey.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas, and I will
let you know if I find it.

Great.

Oh, Dr. Sharon.

Yes?

Are you going to the Christmas pageant

because I'm going to be an angel?

I wouldn't miss it.

Pinky promise.

And then we get hot cocoa.

Mikayla.

What?

Gramma Vera always took us
to go get hot cocoa after.

It's on the list, have a cup

of the best hot cocoa in town.

I'm doing it for 11 pipers piping.

Do you wanna know why?

Why?

Because the cocoa will be piping hot.

Oh.

Dr. Sharon, seriously?

You're better than that.

I know, I know.

All right.

Sharon?

Hi.

Okay, so you know how this field works.

I can't just press pause on my research

to pursue some sort of passion project.

You know, once you lose momentum,

there is no going back.

The path is very clear, it is
very specific, it is very--

Very limiting.

Which is the beauty of this fellowship.

I've seen scientists use this award

to fund their research,
and that would be great.

But I've also seen them use
it to integrate their work

into community outreach
projects, to write books,

start treatment centers.

So, if you win, the question
you'll have to answer is

what would you do if
there were no more limits?

Well that is a terrifying thought.

Why?

What if I choose something
else and I fail, ya know?

All of that research, all
of that work for nothing.

If you care more about defending your past

than exploring the possibilities
right in front of you,

you're gonna get stuck, fast.

Thank you.

So, Gramma Vera says have
a cup of the best hot cocoa

in town, which is at the Pine Lodge Cafe.

Her with the Pine Lodge Cafe.

By the way, I've never
agreed with her on this.

I know.

But the best is Nick and Ethel's

Peppermint Mocha Mountain
at Holly and Ivy.

Yeah, it's good.

Sweetie, I respect your palate,

but you are very wrong
because the best hot chocolate

in town is the salted caramel hot cocoa

from Jacques's
Swiss Chocolatier.

No way.

If we made the whole town vote,

- I would win.
- They would vote

for Jacques's because it is--

A moot point because Vera's
list very clearly states

that she has to go to the Pine Lodge Cafe.

Forget what it says, because
I say change is natural.

It's a sign of growth.

Wouldn't you agree, Sam?

Are we still talking about hot cocoa?

I love salted caramel, but to add flavors

to this competition
creates too many variables

for us to be able to judge fairly.

And I say hot cocoa
without the molten warmth

of a gooey caramel, the
delightful grace notes

of salt tingling the tongue, why I say

give me flavored cocoas or give me death.

Okay, okay, Patrick
Henry, thank you so much.

I think we're gonna
have one plain category

- for science.
- Thank you.

And then we'll have a wild category

for the flavored cocoas.

But that is not accurate.

No, but it will be fun,
which was the original idea.

You're right, fun.

Okay, everyone, Mikayla is going

to pass out score cards.

We are gonna judge on three categories:

potency of chocolate, viscosity,

and marshmallow to drink ratio.

Oh yes, and everyone have fun.

There you are, take a pot.

Could you take the two on the end?

Here ya go.

- Do you guys want
- Here you guys go.

a cup of chocolate?

Chocolate?

Anybody else need a chocolate?

You okay?

Yeah, why wouldn't I be?

I don't know, you just
seem a little, I don't know.

Yeah, I'm good.

So why was Gloria surprised to see you?

Oh, she was probably
surprised to see me there

because that store used
to be Jennie's store.

Sam!

It's totally fine.

I was actually curious to
see how it was gonna feel.

And it felt kinda nice.

Well, that's a lot to
put yourself through for--

No.

For Mikayla.

You did it for Mikayla.

This is a lot more work than just getting

a little cup of cocoa
at the Pine Lodge Cafe.

Well, as someone reminded me, the point

of these traditions is
to enjoy them, right?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Instead of just goin' through the motions.

And I got to, ya know,
put my Sharon Harper

spin on things.

Yes because nothing says glad tidings

quite like a control
group and data collection.

See, he gets it.

Thank you.

And in second place is Jacques's
original hot chocolate.

Thank you, thank you so much.

- Nice.
- Thank you.

And I brought in a special
guest to announce the winner.

Ready?

Okay, our first place winner is

Ethel's homemade cocoa from Holly and Ivy.

Yeah, it is.

Congrats, Ethel!

Thank you, guys, so much
for doing this, thank you.

Sharon, what are you up to now?

Do you wanna join us for dinner?

I would love to, but
I actually promised Lucy

that I would take her a home taste test.

But Mikayla, how wold you
like to pick something else

off the list for us to do together?

That sounds awesome.

Yes.

It does sound awesome.

Come on, we can't do anything
if you're still on the table.

♪ Jingle bells, jingle
bells, jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh what fun it is to ride in
a one horse open sleigh, hey ♪

♪ Jingle bells, jingle
bells, jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh what fun it is to ride
in a one horse open sleigh ♪

Ho, ho, ho, ho!

Now, I need an elf to
help me pass out candies

to these boys and girls.

Do you think you can help?

Yes.

Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas.

Oops.

Well, it's been a year since
I was here with Gramma Vera.

You know, I can remember the exact fabric

from the chairs in the waiting room.

I can remember pretzels are
B-7 in the vending machine,

but I have the hardest time remembering

what kind of candy Jennie
put in the stocking

or how many cookies we left out for Santa.

I just wish that I didn't
have such flashbulb moments

for those last terrible days
and then such hazy memories

of our best family moments.

And I really wish that when those memories

did come back into focus
that they just didn't...

Knock the wind right out of you.

Because they're just memories now.

I know.

This week it seems the more
I try to keep Christmas alive

for her, the more
painfully real it becomes

that she is not here anymore.

I never would have been able to confront

any of those memories if I hadn't been

making new ones with you.

Okay, I am going to show Sharon

some of our Christmas decorations.

Okay, well, I am going to
do the last of the shopping.

Do you need anything else?

No, yes, I'm in desperate
need of wrapping paper.

- Okay, cool.
- Okay.

Well, I will see you all later.

Thank you.

Look at this place.

Did you do all of this by yourself?

No, my dad and
Uncle Alex helped

a little bit, but.

Oh, this is one of the
first ornaments my mom made.

Oh, wow.

That is so beautiful.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

And this is the one
I made in preschool.

Very nice.

I can see where you get your talent.

Thank you.

Oh, this is my dad's.

- Oh yes.
- Okay.

Yeah that one we can just tuck

around the backside of the tree there.

Oh no, no, no,
I think that this

should go front and center, right?

So everyone can see it?

Yes.

Okay, I'm going to show you
where all the Santas go.

- Okay.
- Come on.

Come on.

All right, there are 37 Santas over here,

and my mom, she would
always put lights and ribbon

on the garland, and she
would always help me

put teddy bears up there.

Wait a second, what
happened to the teddy bears?

I think they're with my mom's stuff

in a box in the basement somewhere.

Wait, what?

Which box?

I'll go get them, honey.

It's okay.

So, we would always save the tree for last

for when Dad got home, and while we waited

we would make muddy buddies.

You know what, I'm gonna need to know

what a muddy buddy is.

- Okay.
- Okay.

You okay?

I don't remember the teddy bears.

Oh, you know what, it sounds like

that was something that was
between she and her mom.

I wouldn't worry too much about it.

We would always take these and cover them

with chocolate and peanut
butter and then shake 'em up

in a trash bag with powdered sugar.

I do not remember that.

'Cause we ate 'em all before you got home.

You what?

Well, do you wanna make some now?

No thank you.

Why not?

Because it would make me sad.

Hey.

Sweetheart, it's okay to be sad.

But you don't get sad.

Sure I do, I miss your mom every day.

Not at Christmas.

You're always happy.

Especially at Christmas.

I just, I don't wanna talk about it

because I want Christmas to be so magical

for you because I love you.

And I know that's what your
mom wants for you, too.

I thought I was the only one that got sad.

You're not alone, okay?

I get sad, Uncle Alex gets
sad, Sharon gets said.

I mean, she's been sad all week

because she misses her Gramma Vera.

It's true, I have been so sad.

And you know what, talking
to your dad about it

has really helped me.

Aww.

He's actually a really good listener.

You can tell me anything,
you can ask me anything.

Okay.

Is Christmas always going
to be a little bit sad?

You know what, I think
Christmas sometimes feels sad

because we just want
everything to stay the same.

- You know?
- Yeah.

And it can't.

But I realized something this week.

You know all those
traditions that Gramma Vera

wrote in the journal?

Well, once upon a time,
someone made them all up.

- Really?
- Yeah!

There were new ornaments,
and now we hang them

every single year, and my
great grandmother would make

her lemon cake and now I
eat it every Christmas.

Oh, or the Christmas that Uncle Alex

came down for the first time.

Yes!

So if we can just make space for the past

and also make some fun new memories

that make us so happy, Christmas
doesn't have to be as sad.

Does that make sense?

Okay.

So what if you and
I do something new?

Would that be fun?

Yeah.

Should we come up with a new cookie?

Should we paint an ornament?

We could make a wreath, we could--

Ooh yeah, we don't have a wreath.

Okay, we're makin' a wreath, then.

Okay, you go get your
coat, go get your gloves,

your hat, and we're gonna
get some awesome supplies.

- Okay?
- Okay.

I don't know how to make a wreath.

Look, it's easy actually.

You just bend some branches

and then get some snazzy ribbon.

I don't know how to
get snazzy with ribbon.

Well, you know a really
wise person once told me

that you don't have to do it alone.

You've got Alex and you've got Nick

and you've got Ethel
and you got a whole town

of really nosy neighbors that will help.

And me.

You got me.

And I can get really snazzy with a ribbon.

Did you mean what you said
about making Christmas new?

Not until I said it ,

and when I said it it
hit me that it was true.

Okay, I'm ready.

- Let's go.
- Yeah.

Did you know wreaths
are a Christmas symbol

for eternity because they
have no beginning and no end.

I will forever remember making wreaths

with you and your mother.

It was a nice reminder
when I needed it most

that life may be brief, but
some things are everlasting.

- We need a wreath.
- All right, let's see it,

let's see it.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

Hold it up.

- That is beautiful.
- Oh my gosh.

It's beautiful.

What do you think?

I like it.

I like it, too.

I like it a lot.

I think I am going to go
hang this on the front door.

- Perfect.
- Good idea.

And thank you guys because
making a Christmas wreath

was on Gramma Vera's list,
and now I can cross that off.

Oh, see that?

You're welcome.

I think I should give
you guys some time alone.

No.

- No, I mean.
- Look, you don't,

- it's really fine.
- I know, no.

Besides I have a
Christmas movie marathon

to cross off my list.

Look, I mean, there must
be some kinda rule in there

about not watching a
Christmas movie alone, right?

Might've read that somewhere.

And hey, even if ya didn't read in there.

Well stop shaking it.

Don't shake it, stop.

Ah!

Thank you guys so much for indulging me.

Oh no, twist my arm, movie night.

Is it time to press play?

I call sitting by Sharon!

Oh, I call dibs on the armchair.

Get in here.

There ya go.

- Popcorn?
- Uh-huh.

- Yeah.
- Okay.

Okay, are we ready?

- It's from London.
- Oh!

Mr. Gower cabled you need cash, stop.

My office instructed to advance
you up to $25,000, stop.

Hee haw and Merry
Christmas, Sam Wainwright.

Will you just?

Yeah.

♪ Hark the herald angels sing

♪ Glory to the newborn king

♪ Peace on Earth

Morning.

Good morning.

I was wondering if Mikayla wanted
to go ice skating tonight.

- Ya know,
- Aww.

keep the streak alive.

She's actually at a sleepover

at her friend Cara's house.

Ah, well, worth a shot.

Have a good day.

I could go.

I mean, you don't have to.

Maybe we could go out to dinner before.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I mean, hey, you have
lots of crossing off to do

- and the list takes priority.
- That's true.

But ice skating alone sounds a little--

Well, not as much fun.

- No.
- No.

Okay, dinner and ice skating.

- Dinner and ice skating.
- Yeah.

I'll see ya tonight.

See ya tonight.

There is nothing wrong with wanting

to date him, by the way.

It's just--

I know, I know, it's not a good idea

to start something if I
don't plan on staying.

Look.

I now can't imagine not
being here for that baby

and I can't imagine not
having Christmas in that house

and I can't imagine not seeing

Mikayla run across the yard or Sam.

Or Sam.

And I also can't imagine walking away

from everything that I have
worked for for my entire life.

And, by the way, the interview,
it's in 48 hours now.

I don't wanna pick.

I don't wanna pick.

You've got a double whammy right now.

You are confronting the
death of Gramma Vera,

probably after outrunning it
all year if I know you at all,

and I do, plus it's Christmas.

A whole season of new
beginnings in the midst

of unlikely circumstances.

Death and birth and miracles.

Those are all terrible times
to make permanent decisions.

Yeah, well ya know what?

Gramma Vera didn't exactly
leave me a lotta time.

Gramma Vera, she was
a wonderful grandmother

and I loved her, but that was a bad deal

and I think you should ignore it.

Keep the house for now, sell it later.

Take a sabbatical from work
and write or paint or whatever.

Ask them to delay the
interview for the award.

I don't think it works that way.

Just because that's not the way it works,

doesn't mean it shouldn't work
better than the way it works.

You know what, you were
on a real roll until then.

I just can't believe
that a smart woman like you

can't buy herself some more
time and some better options.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Here we are.

Here we are.

So, any luck with the ornament?

Oh, no.

And I think that's okay.

Yeah, I think that I am
just gonna take a break

and focus on the good
things that I have left

right in front of me.

Now it's my turn to cross-examine you.

- My goodness.
- Yeah.

Do you bring a lot of
dates to Chez Noel, Samuel?

Objection, leading the witness.

Overruled.

I have frequented Chez
Noel many times, but no.

I can't say that I've
brought many dates here.

That would require dating.

Is that because you didn't want to

or because the options were limited.

At first I didn't want to.

In the beginning I was just really tryin'

to take it one step at a time,

but then when I was finally open to it,

I remembered that I live
in a very small town.

All right, so this not
only limits your options--

It ensures that everyone
knows how that date went

by the time they make their
coffee the next morning?

Yes.

Yeah, trust me, I know.

Try dating as a teenager in Pine Springs.

Yeah, yeah, you get it.

I do.

But yes, I am, I do want to be dating.

So wait, so wait, ice skating

is a Harper family
Christmas favorite?

Only every Christmas.

Favorite?

And every Friday in middle school

because what else was there to do?

Aww man, I forgot Mikayla's

gonna be in middle school next year.

Middle school.

I don't know anything
about middle school girls.

Well, tell her she can always call me.

I feel like I'm going to blink

and she's going to be in college.

Oh man.

It's just like .

What's the plan after that?

I have no idea what
I'm gonna do with myself.

Anything you want.

The world is your oyster.

So wait, so ice skating
was which ornament?

10 lords a leaping, of course.

Oh, that was really good, by the way.

Come on, come on.

Now you have to do it.

What?

- Yeah, leap.
- That, no.

- Yes, leap.
- No thank you.

- No, I'll trip--
- Oh!

Are you--

I'm so sorry, are you okay?

No, I'm fine.

I'm so sorry I pulled you down.

No, I tried to catch you
and then I lost my balance.

Mikayla is so excited that you're coming

to the Christmas pageant, by the way.

I got a glimpse of the angel costume

she's gonna wear, it is...

Oh, what?

I got an email and
they changed the interview,

and I actually, oh.

- Oh.
- I gotta fly

to New York in the morning.

I am so sorry.

Okay, hey.

No, it's okay.

Mikayla will understand.

What about you?

Yes.

It just hit me that this week is gonna end

and it's probably not gonna end with you

packing up and moving to Pine Springs.

I don't know that.

Yeah.

I don't.

I mean, the fact that
I'm here right now

and not frantically pacing and preparing

for this interview speaks volumes

about how I've changed my
mind about Pine Springs.

Being here, it just, it showed me how much

I was missing the home and community

and a connection to my past and future.

Possibilities that I have
never even considered.

Oh, I want you to know how hard it is

to not kiss you right now.

I'm sorry, I can't.

Look.

I wish I could be the
guy that just kisses you

and doesn't care what it means,

but if I'm being honest
with you, this is new to me,

feeling this way again.

Ya know the part of me
that just needs the world

to make sense needs to
know that when I kiss you

you're not gonna have
one foot out the door.

Sam, I wish that
I had a definitive answer

to be able to give you, I just--

Oh no, I really, really need
you to not answer right now.

A giant pit of guilt would just open up

beneath me and swallow me whole.

I couldn't live with myself if I felt

like you decided not to
stay and then me kissing you

just somehow may have made a difference.

I'm sorry.

Why didn't you kiss him?

Because he made it very clear

that he did not wanna be kissed.

No, he wanted to kiss you, he just needed

you to say that you were staying first.

Lucy, you were the one
that told me not to kiss him.

Don't listen to me, what do I know?

Well, this has been supremely helpful.

I gotta go.

What's your plan here, Shar?

To have absolutely no plan.

That's what I've got.

All right, I gotta go.

I'll call you after, okay?

Bye.

We will be well on our
way to creating a culture

that knows how to heal trauma,

that knows how to get down on
the ground with the wounded

and say I know that this
hurts, but you are not broken,

and you can not stay
here because anything bad

that happens to you, happens to us, too.

15 million views and counting,

countless media appearances.

You've jumpstarted a major conversation

about a topic that most
people would prefer to avoid.

That's inspiring.

We were particularly
struck by how your talk

made the scientific creative and personal.

Can you speak to how
this grant and fellowship

would personally change your life?

Earlier this year I lost my grandmother,

the woman who raised me, and inspired me

to go into this field.

A week ago I went home
to celebrate Christmas

and get her affairs in order.

Even though I'm supposed to
be an expert in this field,

even though I was
prepared for how my brain

and body might respond,

I discovered that this experience
brought me to my knees,

and it made me think
more deeply about the gap

between what we know and how
we actually experience things.

I love you, dude, but
you have like zero chill.

I mean, what do you
think she was gonna say?

I don't know.

I thought I was stating the obvious.

Right, because your life screams

I am open to dating right now.

Ya know, come on.

What?

You're living with your younger brother

who is helping you raise
your 10 year-old daughter.

Okay, but--

And you know I love Jennie.

- All right.
- Okay.

All I'm saying is if you really are ready

for your life to change,
ya have to make space

for somethin' new.

How did it go?

I got it.

I can't believe that I got it.

Okay, this is a teddy I
got for your mom in college.

I gave that to her on
our first official date.

Hey.

What are you doin'?

Making space.

These are the last of Jennie's
boxes from the basement.

And they liked that?

They loved that
I was thinking big

and they got really excited
about some of my ideas.

Even if you don't know
how to make them happen?

Well, if I knew how to make them happen,

then that would mean that somebody

had already done them, right?

Okay, so all of this
can go to Gloria for sale?

Yeah, I love that idea.

Okay, and then this
should go to Nick and Ethel.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

By the door,
Nick and Ethel.

Sure, got it.

What's that?

This, this, I don't know what this is.

Maybe this decision will
take me off of the track

that I had planned.

It is going to be super scary
for sure, but new always is.

But it could also be bigger than anything

that I have ever planned.

It's messy, very messy,
and I definitely have

more questions than I have
answers right now for sure,

but I just have a feeling
that I will know the answers

when I see them.

Dad.

Dear Jennie, I can't
tell you how delighted I am

that you've agreed to make
us a partridge in a pear tree

to complete our family set.

I so love your work and I'm sure if anyone

can do it, it's you.

Please use this ornament as a model

and return it when you're finished.

Take all the time you
need, love Gramma Vera.

Look, little lady,
I just don't want you

to get your hopes up.

You don't understand, she pinky promised.

I know, but hey, things happen

and Sharon's got a lot
on her plate right now.

Dad, if you break a pinky promise,

I don't wanna get into it, but it's messy.

She's going to be there.

Okay, all right, we gotta go, hon.

Let's go.

Do I have my, yeah, okay.

Long, long ago under the biggest star

the sky has ever seen, an
angel sent the message of hope.

♪ Angels we have heard on high

♪ Sweetly singing o'er the plains ♪

♪ And the mountains

Any word from Sharon?

No.

♪ Echoing their joyous strains

♪ Gloria

♪ In excelsis Deo

♪ Gloria

♪ In excelsis Deo

Yeah!

Ah!

You were magnificent.

I'm really glad you came back.

I'm gonna go talk to your dad, okay?

Okay.

Okay, I'll see ya in a few.

You did so good.

- Hey.
- Hey.

So how did it go?

- Did ya get the--
- Okay, now it's

my turn to ramble, okay?

Since Gramma Vera passed
away, I have been running

as fast as I can, just chasing goals

to a place where she would be proud of me.

I decided to take a leap
of faith, believing her

when she said that I could
never disappoint her.

I think that's a great--

I'm not finished.

I'm gonna break Gramma
Vera's challenge.

I'm not gonna make a
decision on the house yet.

I'm gonna hang on to the house for a year.

- A year?
- Mm-hmm.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna write a book.

I am going to collect people's stories

and use story to shift
how we view the brain

in the face of loss.

And who knows, maybe I'll open
a grief center, I don't know.

Okay, so I'm guessing you got the grant.

I did.

Okay, so a year, and then...

I know you told me that
you didn't wanna kiss me

with one foot out the
door and maybe the promise

of a year isn't enough for you, but man,

I would really love to kiss
you on the promise of tomorrow.

And I don't have a sign, a big neon sign

to prove to you that--

There might be signs.

They might not be neon, but
sometimes there's signs.

Where did you?

It's the craziest story.

Isn't it amazing how seven generations ago

two people fell in
love, one day at a time,

and now here we all are.