Christmas at the Amish Bakery (2023) Movie Script

1
Doesn'tmatterwhereweare
Orifthesnowforgets
tofall
Aslongaswe'retogether
We'vegotitall
Youlightmeup
withyourholidaysmile
Yourpeppermintkisses
lingerallthewhile
We'rehandinhand
Inawonderlandin
asnowglobestateofmind
Iloveyuletidingswithyou
Absolutely,I'llget
thosecontractssentoverASAP.
Oh,andhappyholidays.
InamagicalChristmasmood
Everything'sbetter
inthecozyupweather
NothingelseI'dratherdo
ThanspendDecember
yuletidingwithyou...
Ah,morning,Sarah.
Youpulling
doubleshiftsagain?
Yeah.
YouneedthismorethanIdo.
Youareacoffeeangel.
Iprefercaffeinequeen.
Thenherewithyou
makingnewmistletoememories
Wrappingthatstring
jinglebellsring
It'slaughing
andsingingoffkey...
"DearestSarah,I'm
writingtowishyouapeaceful
andblessedChristmasseason.
Itrustyouryearhasgonewell
andyouarehappyandhealthy.
Excitingnewsfromhome,
AbramandIhavewelcomed
ababygirl
withAbram'sdarkeyes
andmynose.
Icanalreadytellshe'sgonna
d
assherefusestobeswaddled
evenonthecoldestofdays.
Knowwethinkofyouoften.
Gottsegeneich.
Yoursister,Rachel."
Numbersfromlastquarter
arein.
Okay,uh...notgreat.
- Huh,notgreatwasfirst
quarterwhenweweredown15%
overlastyear.
Thisisdisastrous!
Cookbooksalesare
notoriouslyunstable.
Themarketwillbounceback
oncepeoplegettired
ofreadingsomeone's
entirelifestory
beforegettingtotherecipe
attheendoftheblog.
- Maybe.
- Butinthemeantime,
wearelosingshelfspace
inbrick-and-mortarstores!
Ineedyoutofigureout
howtoretainit.
Oh,uh,now.
Uh,okay.Um...
Themedcookbooks.
- Limitedshelflife.
- Whatelse?
Celebritybakers.
Tooexpensivetocontract.
Okay,givemethemorning
tobrainstorm
andIwillthinkofsomething.
Well,you'dbetterorweboth
maybelookingfornewjobs.
Darla,yourfamily,
theyownthisbusiness.
Ithinkyou'resafe.
Hmm.
Youknowwhatmyfatherdid
whenhewashandedthecompany
frommygrandma?
Firedher.
Figurethisout,
I'mbeggingyou.
What'sthat?
Um...it'sa...card
frommyfamily.
Younevermentioned
yourfamilywasAmish.
Itnevercameup.
- Actually,thisisperfect.
- Whatis?
TheAmishareknown
fortheirwonderfulbaking.
Thisistheanswer
toyourproblems.
AnAmishcookbook?
Yeah,youmustknowwonderful
recipesthatyoucancompile.
Andoh,includeasectionon
bakingsecretsand...
Idon'tknow,
howtochurnbutter.
Iactuallydon'tknow
anyrecipes.
Howisthatpossible?
You'reacookbookeditor.
- It's...ironic.
- Iknow.
Um,Inevertooktobaking.
IburnedeverythingItouched.
Mysisteractuallybannedme
fromthekitchenatonepoint.
Wait,yoursister,
shecanbake.
Yeah,Rachelownsavery
successfulbakeryinKentucky.
Ah!
Perfect.
Gohomefortheholidays
andgetthoserecipes.
Uh,I-Ican'tdothat.
Ihaven'tbeenhome
inaverylongtime.
Plus,thereare
Amishrecipesonline.
Webothknowthosearen't
therealrecipes.
Look,Sarah,it'syourchoice
butIcan'tsugarcoat
theobvious.
Ifthereisnocookbook
forretailerstogetexcited
aboutintheNewYear,
there'snojob.
So...
Okay.
Ugh!
Comeoneveryone
Let'shavesomefun
Ohit'sgonnabe
awonderfulChristmas
Atingleandajingle
thosebells
It'sgonnabeawonderful
Christmas
Icantell...
Thereisnothingbetterthan
allfriendsandfamily
Singingcarols
alltogether
Everyonesaydoremi
It'sgonnabeawonderful
Christmasthisyear
Uh,I'msorry,
nooutsidersallowed.
Whatwouldyoucall
yourselfthen?
Uh...
afriendoftheAmish.
I'mJohnathan'sdaughter,
Sarah.
Sufficientproofforya?
Um...
I...guessyoumaypass.
Sign'supsidedown,
bytheway.
It'sgonnabeawonderful
Christmasthisyear
Sarah!
You'rehome!
Ithoughtitwasabouttime
Icomeandmetmyniece.
ThisisHannah.
Hannah?
- AfterMom.
- Mm-hmm.
Ijustcan'tbelieve
you'rereallyhome.
Ishouldhavewritten
toyoufirst.
Itwaskindofanimpulsive,
lastminutething.
It'sokaythatI'mhere,right?
- Ofcourse.
- I'mjustsurprised,that'sall.
Inagoodway.
Wouldyouliketoholdher?
Ishouldprobablygetsettled,
youknow,beforeDadseesme.
It'stoolate.
Hmm.
Hey,Dad.
It'sbeenawhile.
Hmm.
Itisgoodtohaveyouhome.
Howlongareyoustaying?
Throughtheholidays.
Ifthat'sokay.
Oh,you'remorethanwelcome
tostayaslongasyoulike.
IwasthinkingIcouldhelp
inthebakerywhileI'mhere.
Hmm...thebakery.
Now,youdoremember
thatplace,right?
Aprons,rollingpins,
theflour.
Thebakery?
- Iwasnotthatbad.
- Yeah.
I'llenjoythecompany.
Well...
you'remorethanwelcome
towearwhatyoulikehere
butit'scold,
soyou'regonnafreezeinthat.
Whydon'tyouget
yourselfsettled.
We'llbearound.Have
somebreakfastorsomethin'.
Icannotbelieveyouproduce
somuchfromthiskitchen.
Andallofthisnewequipment!
Isthisallowed?
Aslongaswepoweritwith
theenergywecreate,it'sfine.
Butweneedittokeepup
withthisdemand.
Thisisourbusiesttime
oftheyear.
Oh,well,inthatcase,
thankgoodnessIamhere.
- Oh.
- Tohelpyou.
Oh,friendshipbread.
Youknow,Ilookforward
tothiseveryyear.
Thankyouforalwayssendingit.
It'snotChristmaswithoutit.
Whoisthat?
DeanEriksen.
Dad'sEnglishmanfriend
Itoldyouaboutinmyletters.
I...Iguesswhenyousaid
widower,I...
Ipicturedsomeoneolder.
Well,he'scute,butcertainly
notveryhandy,ishe?
Hetries.
Hisintentionsaregood.
Anykids?
One,Zoey,she'seight.
Getsalongwonderfully
withtheAmishkids.
AndIthinktheyquite
adifferenteducationfromher.
Oh,I'msuretheydo.
Wereyougonnahelporjust
lookatthesceneryallday?
Nometalforsourdough.
Right.
Remindmeagainwhy?
Sourdoughisacidic
sobesttousewoodenspoons
and...glassbowls.
Gotit.
Wherearetherecipes?
We...hadakitchenfire
afewyearsago.
Lost'emall.
Ibakefrommemorynow.
Therewasafire?
Youdidn'tmentionthat
inanyofyourletters.
Ionlytellyou
aboutthegoodthings.
Isthat...
theoriginalHaneyfamily
heirloomsourdoughstarter?
Stillthesameone.
Itmiraculously
survivedtheplace.
Thathastobe,what,
60yearsold?
Thingsaroundhere
aremadetolast.
Unlikethecity,
whereeverythingis
justconstantlychanging.
Butyouenjoy
livinginChicago?
Yes.
Ofcourse.
Andyourjob'sgoingwell?
- Cookbookeditingis...
- interesting.
No!
Iamnotdatinganybody.
Ididn'task.
Yourfacedid.
Aslongasyou'rehappy,
that'sallthatmatters.
Butyou'renotgetting
anyyounger.
Ah!
Look,it'snotthatIdon't
wantarelationship.
Ido.It'sjust...
it'shard
tofindsomeone.
Inacityfullofpeople?
It'shardtofind
therightsomeone.
Honestly,it'snoteven
themen'sfault.
IrealizethatIhave
impossiblestandards.
Suchas?
Iwantamanwhoworkshard,
butisn'taworkaholic,forone.
Someonewhocouldget
throughdinner
withoutchecking
theircellphone.
Someonewhowantstogo
onwalkswithmeandread.
Justyouknow,enjoybeing
ineachother'scompany.
Youknowyoujustdescribed
anAmishman.
Thatismyproblem.
Thisupbringing
completelyspoiledme.
Deliveriesaredone.
Hi,Sarah,nicetoseeyou.
Itisnicetoseeyou,too.
Imetyourdaughter.
She'sreallysomething.
Waituntilyouhearher
howlingatmidnight.
CanItalktoyou
forasecond?
Sure.
Iseverythingokay?
Yeah,it'sfine.
Youknow,myDutchis
alittlerustybut...
prettysurehesaidthat
theFinley'sbakeryisclosing?
It'strue.
TheFinleysareclosingshop
andretiringnextyear.
Unfortunately,theywere
abigsourceofrevenueforus.
- Haveyoubeenable
tofindabakery
toreplacethebusiness?
Thisisn'tforyou
toworryabout.
You'reherethisChristmas
andIwanttoenjoythat.
Therestwillfigureitselfout.
Italwaysdoes.
Hi.
YoumustbeZoey.
You'reMr.Johnathan's
otherdaughter,right?
I'mSarah.
Whyhaven'tIseenyoubefore?
Well,IliveinChicago.
Why?
That'swhereIwork.
Whatdoyoudo?
I'maneditor.
Areyoumarried?
Nope.
Haveanykids?
Nope.
AreyouAmish?
Um...
whyaren'tyouinschool?
I'mhomeschooled.
That'saverynicedrawing.
You'rereallytalented.
Ilearnedfrommydad.
Hedrawspicturesforbooks.
DeanErikson.
Yourdadistheillustrator
fortheZ'sAdventureseries.
Thoughtyoucoulduse
somehotcoffee.
Thanks.
Oh,sorryaboutearlier.
Ididn'tknowyourfamily
wasexpectingyou.
That'squiteallright,
'causetheyweren't.
It'snicetoknow
someone'slookingoutforthem.
How'sitgoin'outhere?
Uh,well,youknow,manual
labor'snotreallymyexpertise.
Oh,you'rekidding.
You'reanillustrator,right?
ImetZoey.
She'squitetheartist
andhasaverybrightfuture
asaninterrogator.
Sorry,she'sallabout
thequestionsthesedays.
- That'sokay.
- Itwasreallycute.
So,you'rehomeforChristmas
tovisityourfamily?
Yeah.
Holidays,newbaby.
Seemedlikeagoodtime
tovisit.
- Andthat'sokay?
- Tocomeandgo,Imean?
TheAmishbelieve
inthefreedomofchoice.
Whenwe're16,
we'regiventhisopportunity
toeithercommit
toourfaith
orgoliveamongtheEnglishmen,
alifeofourownchoosing.
Rumspringa.
Aslongasyouhaven'tmade
avowoffaith
andthenbrokenit,
you'reabletokeepties
withyourfamily.
YouliveinChicago?
I'mactuallyinpublishing,
too.
So,I'mfamiliarwithyour
bestsellingchildren'sseries.
Um...
I-Ishould
reallygetbacktothis.
- Oh,um...
- Thanksforthecoffee.
Yeah,thanksforhelpingout
aroundhere.
I'mnotsureifI'mreally
ahelporahindrance.
- Huh.
- Ijustreallylikeithere.
Thepace,thequiet.
It'sreallyspecial.
Especiallyifyou'recomingin
fromtheoutside.
It'slike
allofthe...
...noisestops.
Youknow,Iwastrying
toconvinceJohnathan
toopenthecommunityup
tooutsiders.
Idon'tknowiftheleaders
wouldgoforthat.
They'reaveryprivategroup.
Alittlemoreconservative
thanalotoftheotherAmish
communities.
Ijustthinkthere'ssomuch
wecouldlearnfromtheAmish.
Itotallyagreewithyou.
Well,maybewhile
you'rehere,
youcouldhelpme
trytoconvincethem?
Oh.
Maybe.
Ishouldreally
getbacktothis.
I'llheadbacktothebakery.
I'msureRachel's
inafrenzywithoutme.
Thispatternisone
ofmyfavorites.
- Wouldyouliketohelp?
- Ishouldn't.
Ihaven'tpickedup
aneedleinyears.
So,um...
Deanmentionedthat
hethoughtitmightbeagood
idea
toopenupourfarm
tooutsiders.
Fortoursandvisits.
Thatsortofthing.
He'smentioneditafewtimes.
Sofar,thecommunityleaders
havevotedagainstit.
AlotofAmishfamiliesdoit.
Yes.
It'snotforus.
Iunderstandthatithasn't
beenforusinthepast
butIcan'thelpbutfeellike
nowwouldbeaverygoodtime.
We-wecouldsell
someofRachel'sdesserts.
Maybefindanewmiddleman
accounttoreplacetheFinleys.
Doyouthinkso?
Couldwork.
Therearebakeriesintown
we'veneverspokento.
- Yeah,it's...
- it'salottoconsider.
Imean,it'salotofplanning.
Wecoulddoitalongside
thekids'Christmasconcert.
Dad,youandAbramcouldshow
peoplearoundthefarm,
andRachelandI
couldsetupamarketstand.
Sellherbakedgoods.
Maybeevensomequilts.
Dad...whatdoyouthink?
Hmm...
yeah,I'mnotcomfortable
withanyofthis.
Imean,italmostfeels
likewe'retrying
topushouttheboundaries
ofthiscommunityor
somethingand...
Icantellya,that'snotgonna
sitwellwithanybody.
Weasktheotherfamilies
toparticipate.
Theycanselltheirgoods.
Itcouldbe
atruecommunityevent.
Mm-hmm.
Allright,allright,
look,I'll...
I'lltalktotheothers,okay.
Andthere'snoguarantee.
Just...Idon'tknow.
May...maybeatrialrun.
Guesswhat?
Thecommunityleaders
haveagreedtoopenup
thecommunity
forthekids'
Christmasconcert.
I'vebeenworkingthatangle
foroverayearwithnoluck.
- WhatcanIsay?
- I'mpersuasive.
Itisjustatrialrun,though.
Well,it'sagreatstart.
Ihearshe'sintheconcert.
Beenpracticingthesongs
allweek.
She'susuallyprettyshy
andquietaroundotherkids
herage
butnothere.
Shementioned
shewashomeschooled.
She'ssufferedfromseparation
anxietysincehermomdied.
How'sitlook?
Well,itlookslikesomeone
hasbeendoingtheirhomework.
Yeah,busted.
Yoursecret'ssafewithme.
Notsuchamorningperson
anymore?
4:30isthemiddle
ofthenight.
Whatdoyouthink
weshouldmake?
Well,weneedtoshowcase
thebakery'sofferings,
soI'mthinkingawideselection
oftraditionalAmishdesserts.
Butwedoneedtokeepitsimple
sowecanstay
costandtimeeffective.
Ourcherrypie
isalwaysahit.
Isthatvinegar?
It'sthesecretingredient.
Ah,vinegarincherrypie.
It'sforfuturereference.
Whendidyougetso
intobaking?
Tiredofalltheoverprocessed
foodinthecity...
Iguess.
Andspeakingoffood,
Iamstarving.
Ifyou'regoingtoforceme
tobeawakethisearly,
I'mgoingtoneedtoeat.
Mm!
Youknow,
Ireallywishthiswasn't
sotime-consumingtomake
becauseIwouldliveonit.
Onceyouhavethestarter,
theprocessiseasier.
Imean,anyone,
evenyou,canmakeit.
Thatisagreatidea!
Wecangiveguests
alittlebitofthestarter.
Andinstructionsonhow
theycanmakethebreadathome.
Doyouthink
peoplewouldlikethat?
Oh,Rachel,
theywouldloveit!
Plus,it'saperfect
takeawaygiftfromus.
Shareourfamily's
heirloomstarter.
Ilikeit.
Ifyoucouldbeanyanimal,
whatwouldyoube?
Iquitelikebeingahuman.
I'dbeawalrus.
Really?Why?
Theygettobe
onwaterandland,
theyhavelong,sharpteeth,
they'refierceandpowerful,
andcanswimreallyfast.
Idon'tknowhowtoswimyet.
Oh,youneedtolearn.
It'sanimportant
lifeskilltohave.
Andifyou'regonna
beawalrus...
- Makessense.
- Yeah.
Hereyago.
Whatdoesthatmean?
Ohyeah,
itmeanstoallowGod
toguideanddirectus
withpeacewithinoursoul.
What'stheworstsound
you'veeverheard?
Idon'tbelieveIhaveone.
Thisismine.
Yep.
Okay.
Thatonethere'smine,too.
Hasshebeenfollowingyou
aroundagain?
Ohhey,yeah.
Ilikethecompany.
MissArabelleneedsyou
forNativityplayrehearsal.
I'moneofthethreewisemen.
Thatseemsfittin'.
Iloveyou,
Mr.Johnathan.
Sorry,she's...affectionate.
Yeah.
It'sokay.
Imean,ithad
tobenearfreezing.
Jacobdoverightoffthedock.
- Yes.
- Intothenearlyfrozenpond.
Okay,nowIremember.
- Ihaveneverheardanyone
screamlikethat
inmyentirelife.
Right?Oneofakind.
Idon'tmeantointerrupt
butRachel,
it'sourturntogetthem
Christmasquilts
uptoEvergreens.
IsAbramstillhere?
No,heleftabout
20minutesago,
headintopickupsomelumber.
Um...
Well,Icantakethem.
Iwillusethecarandbeback
tohelpbeforeyouknowit.
Help?
Tastetestingishelping.
Hmm,yeah.
Youmaywannachange.
You'llbescarin'English
offthestreetsinthat.
Thischarmquiltwasmade
inaquiltingcircle
byfourAmishelderswhile
awaitingthebirthofababy.
- Youknow,Ihadforgotten
howmuchtheEnglishmenlove
tohearthestories
abouthoweachquiltwasmade.
Itreallydoesmakethem
evenmorespecial.
Thecommunityloveandattention
thatgoesintoeachone.
- That'sthelastofthem.
- Drivecarefully.
Okay,backsoon.
Iwillbeback.Ipromise.
- There'sjustalotriding
onthisopencommunityday
beingasuccess.
AndI'mnotgonna
letyoudown.
Now,getbacktoyourpies
beforetheyburn.
You'renotleavin',areya?
- Youknow,Ididn'trealize
thateveryoneviewedme
assuchaflightrisk.
Ohno,I-Ijustmeant
thatyouagreedtohelpout
- withtheopencommunityday.
- Iknowwhatyoumeant.
I'mjustgoingintotown
todeliverthequilts.
Oh,okay.
Uh,well,besafe.
Theroadsareslick
afterlastnight'srain.
Well,ifyou'reworried,
youcouldcomewithme.
Ifyouwant.
I-I'dliketo,
butIpromisedtohelpAbram
withtheNativityscene.
Yourskillsare
inhighdemand.
Ha,ha.
Justbesafe.
Willdo.
Hey,Zoey.
Whereiseverybodyelse?
Prayergroup.
Andwhatisthis?
Scarecrowsnowman.
Notenoughsnowtomake
arealone.Yet.
Wouldyoulikesomehelp?
Youdon'tneedtopray
withtheothers?
Igivethanksinmyownway.
Ihaven'tgonetochurch
sincemymomdied.
Youdon'tneedtowork?
It'sprobablybestif
I'mnotinthebakerybymyself.
ButIdoknow
whereIcanfindacarrotnose.
Okay,youcanhelp.
Whatdowethink?
- Perfect.
- Youwannamakeanotherone?
- NotsureifIcangetaway
withstealingasecondcarrot
fromtonight'sstew.
ButIdoknowwhere
aprettygreattireswingis.
Ooh,I'mnotallowed
toleavethefarmalone.
Orwithstrangers.
Canweinvitemydad?
- Sure.
- If-ifhe'snotbusy.
Bringmydadtowhat?
Thisishigherthanitlooks.
Areyouchickeningoutonus?
Thinkin'aboutit.
Webothtookourturn,Dad.
Yeah,well,whenitcomes
totireswings,
Ithinkthatsomepeopleare
bettersuited...wah!
- No!No!
- Notsohigh!
You'redoinggreat,Dad!
YoujustwaituntilIget
outtathisthing,Zoey.
- ShouldIaddaspin?
- Mm-hmm.
- No.
- Aspin?
Ah,it's...okay.Wow.Zoey!
Wannabuild
anotherscarecrowsnowman?
Zoey,Sarahprobably
hasalottodotoday.
Actually...Zoey,
haveyouevertriedsnowcream?
Oh,mygoodness.
Let'sgo!
Oh,waitup!
Firstingredient,snow.
Ifoundsomedownbythewell
andgrabbedalittleextra
becauseIhaveafeelingthat
yourdad'sgonnawannatrythis.
Firstthing,addinthemilk
andthesugar.
Okay,stirthatallup
untilitgetsniceandcreamy.
Andwhenyou'reready,
addjustalittlebit
ofthatvanilla.
- Thatgood?
- Perfect.
Okay,shouldbereadytotry.
Thisisthebesticecream
I'veevertasted!
That's
becauseit'ssnowcream.
It'sspecialbecauseyoucan
onlyhaveitwhenit'swinter
andit'ssnowing.
Iseeyouhavefound
myfavoritereadingspot.
Inyourabsence,
I'veclaimeditasmyown.
ButI'llshare.
She'sgonnasleepwell
tonight.
Didyouseehowmuchsugar
sheaddedtothesnowcream?
She'llbebuzzingawhileyet.
CanIaskyou
whathappened
withtheZ'sAdventureseries?
Theyjustabruptlyended
acoupleofyearsagoand...
Um...
thefinalbookwasreleased
amonthbeforemywife,Anna,
died.
Youwrotethemtogether.
Atfirst,creatingtogether
wasawaythatAnnaandI
couldcombineourtalents
tocreateaflexiblelife
whileraisingZoey.
Familyfirst.
TheZAdventureseriesstarted
offasAnna'sonlinejournal.
Shewroteaboutallthestuff
thatZoeygotupto.
Anditwasgreatatfirst.
Thatovernightsuccess
thateveryonedreamsof.
Butastheseriesrose
inpopularity,
itstartedtoconsume
allourtime.
Whatwassupposedtogiveus
moretimeasafamily
consumedourwakingmoments.
Iknowthepublishingworld
well,
sobelievemewhenIsay
Iunderstand
thepressuresthatauthors
arefacingthesedays.
Thedayoftheaccident,
wewerepassingnearby
andtheroadswereslick.
Wewereonacall
withourpublicist.
Iwasdistracted.
AnnaandIweredisagreeing
overoursocialmedia
marketingstrategy.
Zoeywasinthebackseat
tryingtogetourattention
overadeer
thatshesaw
onthesideoftheroad.
Thedeerdecidedtocross.
NextthingIknow,
thecarhitatree.
Itwasallablurafterthat.
I'msosorry.
Ifitwasn'tforyourdad
passingnearby...
Mydadwasthere?
HesavedZoey'slife.
Iowehimeverything.
Yes,Dad,Sarah'sthere
rightnowgettingtherecipes.
Yeah.
- Iknowwhat'satstake.
- I'vegotitundercontrol.
Yes,Dad,IdidyourChristmas
shoppingforMom.
She'sgonnalove
whatyoubought...
Okay.
I'vebeentryingtoreachyou!
IamonanAmishfarm.
- Therearenocellphones allowed.
- -Howareyousurvivingthat?
- Actually,it'sreallyquite--
- Look,weneedapproval
onthecoverartandtheback
coverblurb,ASAP.
Marketingwouldliketocreate
onlinepreorders
beforethebreak.
Weareslated
foranAprilrelease!
Ithinkallofthis
isabitpremature.
Ihaven'tevencleared
theideawithmyfamilyyet.
- You'vebeenthere forthreedays.
- Whathaveyoubeendoing?
I-Ijustneedthetiming--
Thetimingisrightnow,
Sarah!
BeforeIhaveapanicattack.
Ipromisedmydadthatwecan
savetheseaccounts
andIneedyou
tocomethrough!
Okay.I-Iwilltalk
tomysistertoday.
- Doit!
- Andkeepmeposted!
- Youokay?
- Fine.
I'mtotallyfine.
Whydoyouask?
Youhaven'teatenhalfaloaf
offriendshipbreadyettoday.
I,uh...
metmyholidaycarblimit,
Iguess.
Uh,doyoumind?
- No!
- Notatall.
You'reanatural!
Oh,nowIwouldn'tgo
thatfar.
Youknow,yourmomis
suchagreatbaker.
Everyoneintheworld
shouldbeluckyenough
totryheryummydesserts.
Ifonlytherewereaway.
Okay,what'sgoin'on?
Nothing.
- It'snothing.
- Ijust...
Ihadanidea.
Mm-hmm.
Whatifyouwere
topublishyourbakingrecipes?
CranePublishingislooking
forsomenewcookbookideas
forthenewyearand--
- Youknowwedon'tlike
theideaofpartnering
withbigcorporations.
Butbooksales,theycould
reallyhelpboostthebusiness.
Helpreplacesomeofthemoney
fromtheFinleyaccount.
- Ithoughtthat'swhat
weweretryingtoachieve
withtheopencommunityday.
Itis.
Thiswouldjustbe
onamuchbiggerscale.
Asuccessfulcookbook
couldhit
amajorbestsellinglist.
YouknowIloveyou
andyou'veaccomplishedalot
inthecitybut...
wedon'twannabeapart
ofabigpublishingcompany.
Believeme,
iftherewasaway
wecoulddoitwherewecould
boostprofit
andstaywithincommunityrules,
I'dconsiderit.
Whataboutself-publishing?
Sellingonlyprintversions.
Here,atourfarm.
Orthroughlocalmiddleman
bakeries?
Icouldtypealloftherecipes
onmyoldtypewriter.
Wecouldhaveitprinted
byVintagePress.
Theystillusetheoldhydraulic
printingmachines.
- Butpartoftheappeal
ofcookbooksareimages
ofthefinalproduct,right?
Imean,peoplewannasee
whatthey'remaking.
Wecan'ttakephotos.
IthinkIknowaway.
- Hi,Sarah.
- Bye,Sarah.
Well,someone'sexcited
togettorehearsal.
Shehadthreecandycanes
thismorning.
BeforeIwokeup.
Well,'tistheseason
ofsugarindulgence.
There'ssomething
Iwouldlikeyourhelpwith.
Aslongasitdoesn'trequire
handymanskills,yougotit.
Ihaveafeelingthisoneis
moreinyourwheelhouse.
Youhavemyattention.
I'dliketohireyou
toillustrateanAmishcookbook.
Youcandrawfood,right?
Sincefirstyear
artschool,yes.
So,you'lldoit?
Iwill.
Butnopaymentrequired.
Justhappytofinallyadd
somevaluearoundhere.
Thankyou.
You'rewelcome.
I'llgotellRachel
thegoodnews.
Holdup.
Iactuallydohave
onecondition.
Whichis?
IgettotastewhatIdraw.
Youdriveahardbargain,sir.
I'llseewhatIcando.
I'mheretodraw.
Well,thedessertsareready
fortheirportraitsession.
Um,well,I'lljust
setuphere,outoftheway.
That'sperfect.
Andthankyoufordoingthis.
Mypleasure.
Anythoughtsonwhat
weshouldmakenext?
I'mrunningoutof
almosteverything.
Thisiswhere
you'vebeenhiding.
- Hey,don'ttellme
youhaven'tappreciated
nothavingtoredomywork.
Thinkwe'llbeable
tosellallofthis?
IfDeandoesn'teatitall
first.
Inegotiatedthis
intomycontract,remember?
SarahandIneedtoruninto
towntogetmoreingredients.
CanyoubringHannah
tothebarnwithyou?
It'sreallycoldoutthere.
- She'sbundledupwarmly.
- She'llbefine.
- Icouldrunintotownforyou.
- Whatdoyouneed?
Whatisacacia?
A...typeofflour?
Wewon'tbegone
longerthananhour.
Hey,it'sokay.
Oh.
Fortherecord,Ihave
noideawhatacaciaiseither.
Thisistheseason
tobelieve
Makeyourwish,releaseit,
letitbreathe
MyspecialChristmasprayer
foryou
- Youokay?
- You'reokay.
Istoseeyourspiritrising
braveandtrue
Hadalongandlonelyroad
Please.
Mayyoushinebright
asthestaroverBethlehem
Shehardlyevercries
withRachel.
Onlywithme.
Idon'tthinkshelikesme.
Youjusthave
tofindyourthing.
Mything?
Yeah.
Thethingyoudotocalmher,
thatnooneelsedoes
quitelikeyou.
Theylikemovement.
Yeah.
Youtry.
It'sworking.
Howdidyouknowhowtodothis?
WhenZoeywasthatage,
sherefusedtogotosleep
unlessshewasmoving.
Alotofnightsspent
pushingherstrolleraround
theblock
untilshe'dfallasleep.
- You'reokay.
- You'reokay.
Iknowmyvoicehasthepower
tomovemountains
Notgettin'muchsleep
thesedaysyourself,huh?
Rachelneedsherrest
andshetakescareofHannah
duringtheday,
soI'monnightshifts.
Butevenwhensheissleeping,
Ican't...
Ijustsittherestaringather,
makingsureshe'sokay.
Wonderinghow
I'mgoingtodothis.
Youcan'tbreakher.
Ipromise.
Kidsareresilient.
Theyneedalotless
thantheythinkwedo.
Justlotsofloveandattention.
Yourvoicehasthepower
tomovemountains...
...forallweareabout
toreceive.
Father,Ithankyouforfamily.
Doyoueverregretleaving?
It'snotregret,exactly.
Iwasalwaysalittledifferent
fromeverybodyelse.
Differenthow?
Curious
abouttheoutsideworld.
Iusedtobegmymom
togointotownwithher
anytimeshehadtogo.
Iwasfascinated
withthelifestyle.
Anddon'tgetmewrong,
Ilovedmylifehere,
therewasjustsomething
pullingme.
This...thirstforknowledge.
Thisbiglifethatfelt
sodifferentthanmine.
Doyouthinkthatmightbe
partofthereason
youdecidednottocomeback
afterRumspringa?
Ahugepart.
Idon'tloveeverything
abouttheEnglishmanwaybut...
Idowannaexperienceallofit.
AndIlovelearning.
Ireallywanted
tocontinuemyeducation.
Well...
Ithinkwhatyou'redoing
foryourfamilyisreallygreat.
Ohum...
uh,weshouldgetback.
Already?
- Yeah,it'suh...
- it'spastZoey'sbedtime.
Yeah,minetoothesedays.
WillIseeyoutomorrow?
Uh,Zoeyhasherhomeschooling
tutoringtomorrow.
Butthenextday.
Youarecomingback,right?
Ididn'tknow
Iwassuchaflightrisk.
Comeon.
Hi,you'vereached
SarahHaney.
- Pleaseleaveamessage.
- I'llgetbacktoyou--
Ijusthaven'tdonethis
inaverylongtime.
That'sokay.
Idon'twannamessitup.
PerfectionchallengesGod.
Flawsaddtothedesign
ofthequilt.
Flawsareokay.
Strugglesareokay.
Mistakesareokay.
Fruitcakehaslongheld
thereputation
ofbeingtheholidaydessert
thatnoonetrulyappreciates.
So,hereontheHaney
familyfarm,
aholidayfruitcake
bake-offhasbeen
along-runningtradition.
Thisrecipewascreated
byourmom,HannahHaney,
atage16,whenshefirst
competedinthebake-off
andwonnotonly
thebestfruitcake,
buttheheartofourfather.
Everyyear,shemade
thisspecialfruitcakeforhim
andit'satraditionthatlives
oninhermemory.
Oh,beenalongtime
sinceIheardthemkeysspeak.
Sorry,amIkeepingyouup?
No,no,
that'sthelittleone'sjob.
Thishereisagoodsound.
I'mactuallytypingup
Mom'sspecialfruitcakerecipe.
- Hmm.
- Yeah.
Ijustsnuckaslicedownstairs
inthekitchen.
Gottatellya,it's...
ittastesjustexactly
howIrememberit.
Hmm.
Yeah,well,
anyway,justuh,
don'tstayuptoolate,
allright?
Iwon't.
Allright.
Night,Dad.
Dashingthroughthesnow
Onaone-horseopensleigh
O'erthefieldswego
Laughingalltheway
Bellsonbobtailsring
Makingspiritsbright
Whatfunitistolaugh
andsingasleighingsong
tonight
Ohjinglebells,jinglebells
- Jinglealltheway...
- Lemonjuice.
Keepsthemfromturningbrown.
Well,Iwilladdthat
toourtipsandtrickssection.
Andthatshouldjust
aboutdoit.
Wehave40recipes
andwithDean'sillustrations
andallofourfamilystories,
itputsthebook
ataround100pages.
Thankyou,Sarah.
Icouldn'thavedone
anyofthiswithoutyou.
Oh,thisplacesmells
asfantasticasusual.
Well,thatisentirely
Rachel'sfault.
Ihavenothingtodowithit.
Arethosetheillustrations?
They'restill
alittlebitrough.
Coulddefinitelydo
withsomemoretweaking.
Iwillbethejudgeofthat.
Wow.
Dean,thesearefantastic.
Yeah?
They'resorealistic.
Andtheytotallycapture
thewarmthwe'regoingfor.
I'mgladyoulikethem.
Ilovethem.
Um...
welovethem.
Thankyou.
Um,ifyou'rebusyhere,
Icouldheadover
toVintagePress,
dropeverythingoff,seeabout
printingtimeframeandallthat.
She'snotbusy.
Iguessmyservices
arenotappreciatedhere.
I'mfree.
Icouldgowithyou.
Ifyou'dlike.
That'dbegreat.
Noneedtorushback.
Youtwocouldevenhave
dinnertogether.
Iactuallyam
aprettygoodcook.
Dinneratourplacetonight?
Ifthat'sokay,Imean.
- Zoeycountsasachaperone.
- It'sfine.
Yes.
Dinnersoundsgreat.
Meetyouatthegate?
Rachel,whatwasthat?
Someonehadtodoit.
Youtwoweretakingforever
togetthere.
Rachel!
Oh,Iwas10poundslighter
beforeImetyourfamily.
Hmm.
It'sallthepureingredients.
Allnatural,alldelicious.
Oh,no,no,no,
guestsdon'tcleanup.
Areyousure?
- Absolutely.
- Gorelaxinthelivingroom.
- Coffee?
- Thatwouldbegreat.
CanIplayoutside?
Justforalittlewhile.
Anddon'tforgetyourhat.
Zoeylooksalotlikehermom.
Thankgoodnessforthat.
Shehasyoursmile,though.
Hmm.
Doyouthinkyou'llever
finishtheseries?
Ifmyagentandpublisher
gettheirway,
whichtheylikelywill.
Yourheartdoesn'tseeminit.
Ihadalreadystarted
toburnoutbeforetheaccident.
Ifnottheseries,
whatwouldyouliketobedoing?
Hmm.
IthinkI'dbehappiest
freelancing.
Idon'twannafall
intoanotherseries
withdeadlinesandthepressures
ofmarketing.
I'mhorribleonsocialmedia.
AndIdon'tbelieve
inexploitingZoey
forabestsellerslist.
Igetthat.
What?
N-n-nothing.
- N-no,it'sjust...
- you'reeasytobearound.
Thankyou?Ithink?
No,believeme,
comingfromanintrovert
likemyself,
that'sahugecompliment.
Well,Ithinkyou're
prettyeasytobearound,too.
Andcomingfromsomeone
whoisconstantly
surroundedbypeople...
Ialsomeanitasacompliment.
You'realsoverybeautiful,
andkind,andfunny.
IfindIcan'tstop
thinkingaboutyou.
Oh,shouldInot
havesaidthat?
Um...no.
Imean,thankyou.
Iguessit'sjustbeen
awhilesinceIfelt...
thisconnectedtosomeone.
It'saslightlyterrifying
realizationformeaswell.
Sarah,it'sbeenalongtime
sinceI'veopenedmyselfup
tosomeone.
I'vebeenclosedoff,guarded.
Meetingyouchangedthings.
I'vebeenhappier
thesepastfewdays
thanIhavebeen...
...ever?
GettingtoknowyouandZoey,
reconnectingwithmyfamily
andseeingwhatabigpart
thetwoofyouare
intheirlives...
Idon'tknow,
everythingjustfeels...
Right.
Ifoundfreshlaidsnow!
Let'smakesnowcream!
Lookslikeourchaperone
isback.
- Shesureis.
- Mm-hmm.
Well...
Well,what?
Howwasdinnerlastnight?
Itwasreallynice.
Deanwasn'tkidding,
heisaverygoodcook.
Andyourcherrypie,
itwasahit.
Iwasn'tasking
aboutthefood.
Well,thecompany
wasreallynice,too.
YouandDeanhavebeen
spendingalotoftimetogether.
He'sillustrating
thecookbook
andhelping
withtheChristmasconcert.
Iwasjustsaying,
youseemtogetalong
reallywell,that'sall.
He'sreallynice.
He'scompassionate
andhe'skind.
Heissuchagoodfather
toZoey.
He'ssodifferentthanthemen
Imeetinthecity.
Well,thenagain,
everythinghereisdifferent.
Inagoodway.
He's...differenttoo,
sinceyou'vebeenhere.
Differenthow?
Happier.
Moretalkative.
Justopen.
Huh.
It'sprobablyjust
thathefinallyfeels
likehe'scontributing
inameaningfulway.
Healwayswas.
He'sagoodman.
He'sgonnamissyouwhen
youleaveaftertheholidays.
Justliketherestofus.
Youknow,
I'vebeenthinking...
whatifIvisitmore?
Wedohaveabarnraising
plannedforthespring.
Countmein!
Comeandbeholdhim
Itistight.
Gotit.
Ohcomeletusadoreyou
Everythingallset
fortomorrow?
We'reasprepared
aswecanbe.
Everythingwillbegreat.
I'llmakesureofit.
Youknow,youmake
aprettydecentsecurityguard
ifyou'reconsidering
acareerchange.
Ialwaysloved
thewintermonthsouthere.
Shorterdays
andwegottostopourchores
alittleearlier.
Beinside,
enjoyingeachother'scompany.
Nowork.
Nodistractions.
- Youmustbelookingforward
togoingbacktothecity,
though,right?
Yeah.
It'llbenicetobeback
inaroutine.
ButI'mreallygonnamissthis.
Maybeinthenewyear,
ZoeyandIcancomevisit.
She'sneverbeentoChicago.
Iwouldlovethat.
Areyounervous?
Abouttomorrow?
Thingswillworkout
thewaytheyshould.
Itreallyturnedout
beautifully,Rachel.
It'syours.
- Oh,I-Icouldn't.
- Iwantyoutohaveit.
ConsiderityourChristmasgift.
Anditevencomeswithalovely
storyoftwosisters.
Specialdelivery.
Thecookbooksarehere?
Ididn'tthink
they'dbedonesosoon.
- Mr.
- LappsaidDeanpaid forarushorder tohavethemheretoday.
Thankyou,Sarah.
Wenowhaveourrecipesbackto
passdowntofuturegenerations.
Wasithard?
LettingSarahleave?
Hmm.
Ikeepwondering
howI'lldealwithZoey
goingbacktoschool
inthenewyear.
Ican'timaginehavingherlive
inadifferentcity.
- Youknow,itwasn'tmychoice.
- Itwashers.
AndI'matpeaceknowing
she'sfollowingherownwill.
Sarahknowsshe'sgonnabe
welcomehereanytime.
Thatdoorisalwaysgonnabe
openforher,youknow,
ifsheeverdecides
tochooseourway.
Hmm.
Youknow,
thatdoorisalwaysgonnabe
opentoyouandZoeyaswell.
Isenseabutcoming.
Nah.
Nobut.
Justthat...
youknow,itcanbe...
itcanbeprettyeasy
comingouthere
andjustgetyourselflost,
youknow.
Hideawayfromtherest
oftheworld.
It'ssomethingthat...
somethingthatwechoosetodo.
- ButyouandZoey,yougota...
- yougotawhole'notherlife awayfromhere.
Youknow,onethat
youmaybeneglecting.
Yeah.
Onethatyoumay...
youmayneedtospend
abitmoretimein.
Yeah.
There'sloveandlaughter
intheair
Comeonin.
Andeverybody'shere
it'smyfavouritetimeofyear
It'sChristmastimeagain
I'mready
forasnowballfight
AndIlikecaroling
allthroughthenight
Getthosestockingson,
Rudolph'sontherun
It'sChristmastimeagain
Santa'scheckinghislist
Heknowshe'sgotta
checkittwice...
Igottherestthatwehave.
Canyoubelieve
that'sallthat'sleft?
- Iknow.
- It'samazing.
Iknow!
...star
atoptheChristmastree
Shinesbrightereveryyear
forme
Sharingmemories
withfriendsandfamily
It'sChristmastimeagain
'CauseI'm
therichestwomanofall
I'vefoundlove
andthat'severything...
Ihearthatwehave
youtothank
forgettingthisbook
hereontime.
Well,couldn'tmiss
agreatchancetosellthem.
Theyturnedoutbeautifully.
Thankyou.
Well,youandRachel
createdthemagic.
IjustdrewwhatIsaw.
Thisissomuchmore
thanacookbook.
It'satruefamilytreasure.
Allofourstories
andhistories
wrappedupintobakedgoods.
Youdidgood,Sarah.
Fortherecord...
Iwouldreallylike
tokissyourightnow.
Fortherecord,
I'dreallylikeforyou
tokissmerightnow.
Silentnight
Silentnight
Holynight
Alliscalm...
It'sokaytosing.
RoundyonVirgin
MotherandChild
Holyinfant
Sotenderandmild
Sleepinheavenlypeace
Sleepinheavenlypeace
Ugh!Ugh!
- Thatwassogood!
- Irememberedallthewords!
Youweresogreat,Zoey!
Youknow
whatweshouldgoget?
Hotchocolate!
Bye.
Youknowwherehot
chocolatelives?
Haveweeverbeenthere?
- Bignewsforme,Imean--
- Oh,Sarah,thereyouare!
Um...givemejust...
uh...onesecond.
Darla,whatareyou
doinghere?
Ihaven'tbeenable
toreachyouindays!
SoyoucametoKentucky?
Tocheckinonthestatus
ofthecookbook.
Salesandmarketing
hasbeendrivingmecrazy
withstatusupdates,and
finalcoverdesignapprovals.
Isthistheprototype?
- No!
- Not...exactly.
Thisisfantastic!
Itneedssometouchingup,
obviously,fromthemarketing
department,
butyou'vereallyoutdone
yourself,Sarah!
Darla,myfamilyisnot
signingwithCranePublishing.
- What?
- Idon'tunderstand.
- Whatareyoudoing?
- Stoppushing!
Whatiswrongwithyou?
Ican'texploit
myfamily'srecipes.
Youhadnoproblem
withittwoweeksago.
Yes,Idid!
Iwasjustinfear
oflosingmyjob!
Thatfearshouldstillbe
drivingyourdecisions.
Fearshouldnot
drivedecisions.
Doingwhat'srightshould.
No.
Thiswouldbeveryprofitable
foryourfamily.
You'reofferingthem
abookcontract!
Dotheyrealizehowmanybakers
wouldlovetobeintheirshoes?
Aguaranteed
20,000firstprintrun.
Theydon'tcare
aboutanyofthat.
Theanswerisno,Darla.
Look,Sarah,Igetit,
beinghomefortheholidayscan
stirupallsortsofemotions.
IknowI'vestockeduponwine.
Butthinkaboutyourcareer.
Yourfuture.
Iamthinkingaboutmyfuture.
Myfamilycomesfirst.
Andyourfamilyshouldrealize
howgoodyouareatyourjob.
Youcan'tcontrolthemarket,
Darla.
I'msorry.
AndifthismeansIdon'thave
ajobinthenewyear...
Iguessthat'sjustsomething
I'mgoingtohavetodealwith.
Ireallyamsorry.
Iamtoo.
Ican'tsaveyourposition.
Especiallynow,havingtogo
backontheidea,
aftergetting
everyone'shopesup?
Ihavetoletyougo.
Iunderstand.
Hmm...
Ugh!
- Ow!
- Ooh,Ihatethecountry.
Whatisthis?
Dad,I-I...
It'slate.We'lltalkaboutit
inthemorning.
Goon,sweetie.
Jumpinthecarwhereit'swarm.
I'llbethereinasec.
Icanexplain.
- Don'tbother.
- Igetwhat'shappening.
No,it-it'snotlikethat.
Youweren'there
toexploityourfamily?
Iadmit,
Icamehereinitially
totalktomyfamily
aboutdoingabook
withCranePublishing
- butthatchanged.
- Imean,everythingchanged.
Yougrewaconscience,
youmean.
Ineverwantedtodo
anyofthisinthefirstplace.
WhenRacheltoldmeno,
thatwasit.
Endofdiscussion.
Ifanyofmydrawings
appearinabook
otherthantheone
Iagreedto...
Iwouldneverdothat!
Dean,comeon,
youknowIwouldneverdothat!
Ihavetogo.Uh...
Zoey'swaiting.
Bye,Sarah.
I'msorry
thatIwasn'thonest.
Yeahwell,
Iknewwhyyou'dcomehere.
Whydidn'tyoucallmeout?
- It'snotourway.
- Youknowit.
Besides,
Iknewyou'dhave
achangeofheart.
How?
You'remydaughter.
AndIraisedyouright.
Ishouldgetgoing.
Iwannasaygoodbye
toRachelinthebakery.
Youcanstay.
I'd,um...
we'dlikeyoutostay.
Ithink
it'sprobablybestifIgo.
Bye,Dad.
Don'tbeastranger.
I'llletyoutwotalk.
Itwasgoodtoseeyou,Sarah.
Itwasgreattoseeyou,too.
Hannah.
IamsosorrythatIdidn't
tellyouwhyIwashere.
- Didyoureallythink
Ibelievedyouhadsuddenly
becomeinterestedinbaking?
Youknewtoo?
You'reacookbookeditor.
Wasn'texactlyamystery.
- IpromiseI'mnotpublishing
anyofourrecipes
forCranePublishing.
Look,ifyouhadjusttoldme
yourjobwereintrouble,
Iwould'veletyou
usetherecipes.
Youcould'vepublished
yourownbook.
- Ijustdidn'twantyou
tothinkthatthatwas
theonlyreasonIwashere.
Becausetotellyouthetruth,
themomentIwalkedin
thosegates,
Iwasjustsohappy
tobehome.
Tospendtimewithallofyou.
TomeetHannah.
MeetingDeanandZoey?
Itwasallwonderful.
Assoonasyousaidnotothe
cookbookidea,Idroppedit.
Ijustwantedtohelp
thecommunityafterthat.
Iknow.
Andyoudid.
Notonlydidwemake
afantasticfamily
heirloomcookbooktotreasure,
butwealsosecured
anewbakery
tosellouritems
inthenewyear.
Communitydayworked.
SowellthatDadsaid
theothercommunitymembers
wannamakeitaregularthing.
That'sfantastic.
So...what
areyougonnadonow?
Idon'tknow.
ButIwillfigureitout.
Ishouldgetontheroad.
It'sstartingtosnow.
Can'tyoustaythrough
Christmas?
DeanandZoeymadeplansto
spendtheirChristmaswithyou.
Iwouldhatetomakethat
awkward.
Iunderstand.
Thankyou.
Foreverything.
Ishouldbe
theonethankingyou.
Havefaith.
Deanwillcomearound.
Hejustmightneedsometime.
Youknow,thefact
thathe'supsetwithme,
itmakesmelikehimevenmore.
Ilovetheway
hecaresforallofyou.
TellthemmerryChristmas
forme.
Ofcourse.
Fromyoutometoyou.
MerryChristmas,Rachel.
MerryChristmas.
Ifshe'sgone,
howcanwegiveherherpresent?
I'llmailit
toherinthecity.
Ireallylikedher.
Metoo,Z.
Metoo.
I'msureMr.Dalyhas
otherplans.
No,hehasn't,haveyou?
- Well,asamatteroffact,
tobetruthfulandcompletely
realisticwiththechild,
- Imustsay,Ihaven't.
- Please,Mother,please.
CanIaskallright,
Mr.Daly?
Well,thatalldepends.
Whatdowedowiththisone?
ThisisforSarah.
Idon'thave
hercontactinformation.
Allright,well,
I'llhaveRachelgetittoher.
Aren'tyouupset?
WithSarah?
No,no.
Well,Iknew
whyshe'dcomehere.And...
Youknow,Iknew
she'ddotherightthing.
Evenifshedidn't,
well,
forgiveness...
it's...it'sourway.
Yeah,I'lladmit...
I'mstillstruggling
withthatpart.
Hmm.Yes,that'suschoosing
ourownpath,youknow.
Wechoose
todotherightthing,
wechoosetodothewrong,
butalways,thatchoiceis
gonnabeuptoyou.And...
Iguessthat'sreally
whatitcomesdownto.
Youknow,we...
wechooseourownhappiness.
Fearandanger,whew,
resentment,well,
they'rejustgonnasteal
yourjoy,son.
Andthatain'tnowaytolive.
Actually,
doyouthinkIcouldhave
thataddressforSarah
inthecity?
Ah...
IthinkI'dlike
togivethistohermyself.
Well,okay.
Allright.
Well,youbesafe
ontheroad,allright?
Hey,uh...
whydon'tyouhaveZoey
stayherewithus?
CoulduseagoodScrabble
opponent.
- Hmm.
- Hmm.
Dean.
Whatareyoudoinghere?
WhereisZoey?
PlayingScrabble
withyourdad.
Iwouldhavecalled
ortextedfirst
butweneverdidgetachance
toexchangephonenumbers.
Idid,however,
haveyouraddress.
Youdrovesixhours
onChristmasDay
justtoseeme?
Actually,togiveyou
yourChristmaspresent.
Uh,mayIcomein?
Oh,um,yes!
- Ofcourseyoucan.
- I'msorry.
Hereyougo.
It'sperfect.
I'msorryIwassoupset.
AndforthethingsIsaid.
Ishouldbe
theoneapologizing.
Youwerejusttrying
toprotectmyfamily.
ThewayIshouldhave.
Weallmakemistakes.
IknowImadeone.
Oh,Dean.
Sarah,Iwasterrified
toopenmyselfuptothe
possibilityofloveagain,
soatthefirst
signoftrouble,Ibailed.
Ipanicked.
ButI'mnotreadytowalkaway
fromwhatwehave
becauseIknowwhatwehaveis
special.
Noonemakesmefeel
thewayyoudo.
Ifeelthesamewayaboutyou.
ThisChristmas,
gettingtoknowyou
restoredmyfaithinhope,
andforgiveness,andinlove.
IneverthoughtI'dfeel
thiswayagain,but...
I'mfallinginlovewithyou,
Sarah.
I'mfallinginlove
withyou,Dean.
- I'monlysorrythatyoudidn't
gettospendChristmas
withyourfamily.
Thisisthebestpart
aboutanAmishChristmas,
wehaveawholeanotherday
tocelebratewithfriends
andfamilyonthe26th.
LikeasecondChristmas?
Thatisexactly
whatit'scalled!
Areyoureadytofall
inlovethisChristmas
Underthemistletoe
Isakiss
ontopofyourwishlist
WellIknowagirl
youshouldknow
Sheissugarandspice
Naughtyandnice
Waitingunder
thatevergreen
Ifyou'rereadytofall
inlovethisChristmas...
LookwhoIfoundtrying
totrespassontheproperty.
Daddy!Sarah!
Hey,kiddo.
Itisgoodtohaveyouhome
sosoon.
- MerryChristmas,Dad.
- Ah.
Ohyes.
Toldyouhe'dcomearound.
Ohwell,sometimesyoujust
needtohavealittlefaith.
Thankyouforbringingmehome
forChristmas.
Itwouldn'tbethisspecial
withoutyou.
MerryChristmas,Sarah.
MerryChristmas,Dean.
I'mcrazyaboutChristmas
It'sthebesttime
oftheyear
Ilovetoastingmarshmallows
inthefire
Andjellycupsofcheer
I'mcrazyaboutChristmas
Letthosebellsring
loudandclear
OhIcan'twait
forChristmas
Santabemywitness
Ican'twaitforChristmas
thisyear
Ilovegiftstowrap
makinggingersnaps
Andangelsinthesnow
Writingletters
toSantaClaus
Everybodyknows
I'mcrazyaboutChristmas
Bellsringloudandclear
OhohIcan'twait
forChristmas
Santabemywitness
Ican'twaitforChristmas
thisyear
Waitingunderneath
themistletoeuntil
someonekissesme...