Five More Minutes (2021) Movie Script
1
Okay,Clara. Hide-and-seek!
Ten,nine,eight...
seven...
...six,five...
Ihopeit'snot
somewhereobvious,
likebehindthetree.
Four,
three,two,one!
Readyornot,hereIcome!
Ithoughtwesaidthekitchen
wassupposedtobeofflimits.
It'sgoingtobehard
tofindanyoneinhere...
unless...unlessIsmellcookies.
Igotcha!
Ah!
Ah,cookiethief!
Let'sgoagain!
Aw,what,andwaste
allthesewarmcookies?
Mm...yum,yum,yum.
I'msadforotherkids.
Youare?Why?
Theydon'thaveagrandpa
withaChristmasall-yearstore.
YouknowwhatIsay.
"Whyonlycelebrateoneday..."
Whenyoucan celebrateeveryday!
Mm.
Didyoustartwithornaments,
ordecorationsorthefudge?
Istartedwithcandycanes.
Myfavorite.Mm-hmm.
So,whenIhave aquestionoraproblem,
IthinkonitwhileIeatone.
Becausethey'resosweet?
Becausetheylastalongtime,
soIcanthinkmyquestion
allthewaythrough,
andwhenIgetdown tothecurlyend,
Ihavemyanswer.
Grandpa,look!
Maybeit'sSanta!
Oh,it'safewweeks earlyforSanta.
That'sashootingstar.
Youshouldmakeawish.
Howdoyouknow whattowishfor?
Mm...
Awishiswhenyousayoutloud
what'sinyourheart.
So,Clara...
what'sinyourheart?
Iwishtospend everyChristmasforever
withGrandpa.
Mm.
Timetogo,Clara.
Fivemoreminutes, please,Mom?
It'slate,honey.
Justfivemoreminutes.
Thatwouldbegood.
Hmm.
Goodmorning!
Goodmorning!Hi,guys!
Comeonin!
Morning!
Hey,Mom,I'mabout towalkintoclass.
Justwantingyourflightinfo...
Alreadyemailedit.
...andtoremindyou
ifyouland duringbusinesshours...
...Grabarideshare.
Can'twaittoseeyou.
Anychancewecouldcancel
Christmasthisyear?
Youdon'tmeanthat.
Uh,don'tI?
HowarewegoingtodoChristmas
withoutGrandpa,Clara?
Idon'tknow,Mom,
butI'llbehometomorrow tohelp,
andIpromisewearegoing
tohaveagreatChristmas,okay?
Iloveyou,baby.
Iloveyou,too.
Who'sreadytomake Christmasornaments
totakehomefortheholidays?
Me!
Needahand?
Ijusttogettomy...
Oh,hey,Blake!What'sup?
Uh,Iwouldlike totakeyououttodinner.
Fridaysare usuallycatch-upnight.
Gottagetmypaperworkin.
Iknow,butyou'regonna
begonefortwoweeks,
andI'llmissyou,
soImadeusareservation
atRovanoff's.
Iwillseeyoutonight.
Ilookforwardtoit.
Decaf,nosugar forthegentleman.
...Andapeppermintmocha
withwhippedcream,sprinkles...
Mm-hmm.
...andacandycane.
Mm.
You'relikeateenager.
Iknow,right?
So,
you'regoingtobe inNorthCarolina
forthewholebreak?
Yeah.It'llbenice
tospendsometime withmymother.
Why?
Youthinking aboutsomething?
Actually,
I'veheardsomuchabout
thisCandyCaneConfectionery.
Hmm.
AndI'dlove
tofinallybeable tomeetyourmom,
andmaybeaskherinperson...
Oh,I'llgetit.
Youknow,um,Iactually,
Igota...Igotaletter.
Didyougetaletter fromthe,uh,
fromthedistrict?
Uh,shouldIhave?
No?
Don'tthinkso.
I...I'mjustgonnaseewhat...
Whoa!
Clara?Whatisit?
They'renotrenewing mycontract.
What?
They'recutting theartsprograms
acrossthedistrict,
andbecauseIdon'thave seniority,
sayingthat I'moutofajobbyJune?
That'simpossible.
Youwerevotedone
oftheTeachersoftheYear.
Thisyear.
Iguessthatdoesn'tmatter.
I'vebeenatWestend
sinceIwasastudentteacher.
Allthoseyears.
Hey,Kelly,it'sme.
Idon't...Idon'tknow
whatIwasthinking.
I'm...I'msosorry.
It'ssolate.Ijust,uh...
somethinghappenedtonight.
Well,itdidn'thappen,
butitwasabouttohappen,
and...
Youknowwhat?
Justdon'tworryaboutit.
Don'tworryaboutit.
Don'tcallmeback.
Iwillseeyou
inNorthCarolinatomorrow.
There'smygirl!
MerryChristmas,Mom!
Honey...
Ooh,niceslippers!
Right?
Ipickedupapairforyou.
Iwashoping youwouldsaythat.
Mom,Ilovethatwreath.
Iknow. Ishould'vebought
acouplefortheshop.
Now,listen,aboutthehouse, don'tjudge.
Iwantedtomakeit prettyforyou,
buttheshophasbeensobusy...
It's...it'sfine.
Ihadtobringpaperworkhome.
Sixmonthsin,Ihadn'trealized
howmuchGrandpaandI didtogether.
Well,it'satwo-personjob,
andI'mgonnabe yourotherperson
forthenexttwoweeks,
soletmejustunpackmybags,
andI'llgowithyou.
Nope,today,youaregoing
toputyourfeetup.
Icametohelp.
Youcanhelp
bytakingmyeggnogpie outoftheoven
whenthetimergoesoff.
Mom,really?
Enjoyyourfirstday offschool.
I'llputyoutoworktomorrow,
trustme.
Ifyouwanttogoout,
Grandpa'scarisinthefront.
Ihaven'tgottenaround
tosellingityet.
Hiskeysaredownstairs inhisroom.
Okay.
Hey,youokay?
Yeah,it'sjust,youknow,
firstChristmassince...You?
Ikeepbakingpies.
I'lltakethepieout.Go.
IpromiseI'mnotgoing
toburnyourpie.
Ipromise.
Iloveyou.
Iloveyoumore,honey.
Deckthehalls Withboughsofholly
Falalalalalalalala
'Tistheseasontobejolly
Mm.
Falalalalalalalala
Fillthemeadcup
Drainthebarrel
Mm.
Falala
Trolltheancient
Christmascarol
Falalalalalalalala
Morning,ma'am, canI,uh,helpyou...?
Yeah,Iwas...
Logan.
Clara.
Hi.
You'reintown!
Yes,forChristmas,
and,um,youknow,
helpingmymomwith...
Ofcourse. Howisyourmom?
Howareyou?
Okay.
Jerry...
Whatagreatguy.
Thankyou.
Um,so,areyou,
areyouworkingherenow?
VolunteeringforMilitaryMight.
Wehelpvetsandtheirfamilies
getbackontrackpostinjury.
I'vebeendoingit foralmostayearnow.
Yeah.
Oh,ayear?
So,you're...you'reback?
Yeah,Ileftactiveduty asaLt.Colonel.
Yeah,I'mstill intheReservesnow,
butI'mpartneringwithmydad
intheconstructionfirm.
That's...that'samazing.
Congrats.
Uh,youcamehereforwreaths.
Idid.Um...
Igotsomegreatones overhere,so...
Okay.
Let'sgetyousetup.
Ican'tbelieveyoustillget
todrivethecoolcar!
Yeah.
Uh,listen,Idon'tknow
howlongyou'reintownfor,
but,um,wouldyou,uh,
wouldyouwanttograb
acoffeeorsomething?
Ithoughtmaybe wecouldcatchup,or...
I...Ijustcametoseemymom.
Shehasn'tsortedanypaperwork
onthestore,or...It'sjust,
it'sbeen
solong.Youknow?
Well,bewithyourmom,andthat's...
MerryChristmas,Clara.
Thankyou.
Itwas,um...
Itwasgreattoseeyou.
Hey,Lo?
Goodtoseeyoutoo.
Somebodyneededafewwreaths?
Youaremyfavoritechild.
I'myouronlychild.
You'restillmyfavorite.
Mom,letmehelp.
No,Ijustwantedtomakesure
nobodyslipsonthewayin.
Leavethewreathshere,honey.
I'llputthemup.
Okay.
Uh...
Ican'tbelievethetwinsaretenalready.
Givethemahugforme?
Kelly!Bella!
Mama!It'sAuntClara!
Aw!Hi!
Hi!
Lookatyou!
Imean,yousaidit'shappening,
butit'shappening!
Iknow,Iknow.Fourmoreweeks.
Ican'tbelieveit.
How'sCarl?
Good.He'shomeforChristmas,
andwegethimatFortBragg
fortwoyears.
Amazing.
Whenareyoucomingover?
Hotchocolateatmyhouse, howsoon?
Very,verysoon.
Okay.
Irantheregister, straightenedup,
broughtbacktheempties,
andIwilldropthedeposit
inthenightslot
onthewayhome.
Thestorelooksgreat.
Thefrontpart.
Thewreaths wereaniceaddition.
Thanksforthat.
You'llneverguess whoIboughtitfrom.
Logan.
Logan-Logan?
HighschoolLogan?
Mm-hmm.
Howwasthat?
Fine.Weird.
HemadeittoLt.Colonel.
Well,goodforhim.
Sohe's...he'sonleave?
Actually,he'sback,
intheReserves, workingwithhisdad.
Huh.Yeah.
Andhow'sBlake?
Fine.Hey,comeon,Mom.
Takeabreak.
Letmedothat.
Comeon.
Blakeseems,uh,like asteady,goodguy.
Dependable.
Notlike...
CrazyLogan?
Youhavetoadmit,
allthoseadventures
youandLoganwenton?
Wewereteenagers,
andIthoughtyouliked
thatspiritinhim.
Youlikedthatspiritinhim,
sowhatcouldIsay?
Iwasasinglemom,
dyingeverytime hesaid,
"Hopinthecar,
letmetakeyousomewhere."
Clara?
Somethinggoingon?
Howdidyouknow
thatDadwastheone?
Well,thesecondwemet,
Ijustknew,butwhyarewe...
Andthenwhenheproposed?
Isaidyesbefore hecould
finishthesentence.
Mm.
Youweresoyoung,though.
Evenifsomeonehadtoldme
hewouldn'tmakeithome,
Iwouldhavesaidyes
amilliontimesover.
Whenyouknow,youknow.
Andwhatisgoingon?
Nothing.
Comeon.Let'sgo dothepaperwork.
Bringthefudge.
Themanhadsomekindofsystem.
I...shouldhavemadehimformalizeit.
Askedquestions,orsomething.
Itwassosudden,Mom.
ButIknew thisdaywouldcome.
Idependedonhimforsomuch.
Hewasmyrock whenyourfatherdied.
Metoo.
Oh,hewillalwaysbewithus.
LikeDad.
Mm.
Maybeit'stime tobringinsomehelp.
Justletme putupasigntomorrow.
Okay.
Okay.
Yougohome,
letmeclearsomepaths.
Oh...
No,that'swhatI'mherefor.
I'vemissedthisplace,
andI'dliketosoakitallin.
It'sgonnabeokay.
Okay.
Recipes...There.
Grandpa,
somanytimesI'vewished
Icouldhearyourvoice,
butnevermorethan
thisholiday,rightnow.
Awishiswhenyousayoutloud
what'sinyourheart.
Grandpa,
ifyou'relistening...
IwishIhadfivemoreminutes withyou.
We'renotquiteopen!
Hello?Hello?
Hey,I'msosorry,
butwe'renotopenyet.
Oh,sorry.Isawthesign
inthewindow.
Youstillhiring?
I...Ijustputthatthere.
Icamebylastsummer
toseeifyouneededanyone,
butIguesssummer
isn'tthebusyseason.
I...Italkedtoanoldman,
supernice.
That'sprobablymygrandpa.
Hetoldme tocomeback
onmywinterbreak.
Uh,is...ishehere?
He's,um,
nolongerwithus.
I'msorry.
Uh,what'dyousay yournamewas?
Jay.
Doyouhavearesume,Jay?
Uh,notonme,
butItoldyourgrandpa
I'mahardworker,
andhesaidthathewouldtrade
geniusforhardworkanyday.
Thatsounds justlikehim.
He,uh,toldmetocheckback?
GrandpaJerry'sopinion isgoodforme.
Clara.
Welcomeaboard.
Youwon'tregretit,Clara.
Um,so,howcanIhelp?
Well,mymomisonherwayin
totakecare ofsomeofthedeliveries.
Well,Icantakethose offherplate.
Yeah,this...thisway?
Wait,um...
Imustwarnyou,it'schaos.
ThenIcamejust
attherighttime.
Hi!Comein!Thankyou!
Hi!
MerryChristmas!
Oh!Youalreadydidallthat?
Yeah,Iliketobeefficient.
Oh!Um,beforeIforget,
Ifoundthisonthefloor
nearoneoftheboxes.
Lookslikeajournal?
Sorry,Ididn'tmeantopry.
Ijustthoughtyoumightlike
tohaveit.
AndI'llbebacksoon.
Thankyou.
Ididn'tseeitlastnight.
Thisis... Grandpa'sjournal?
"I'llneverforgetthefirst
timeIlaideyesonMartha."
Martha?
"Iwasonmyown thatSaturday..."
Ican'trememberthelasttime
Idranktheentirecupofcoffee.
Aw,mm...
Isavedyouthelastpieceofpie.
Ha!Gonenow.
Thanksforopening.
Mm-hmm.
Hey,doweknow
awomannamedMartha?
Oh,pleasetellmeshe'snot
acustomerIforgot.
No,nothinglikethat.
Then,no.
AndI'mgonnagetstraight
tothedeliveries.
Actually,Ihandledthat.
Ihiredsomeonepart-time,
astudentthat
Grandpametlastsummer.
Already?
Grandpanevermentioned astudent.
Well,heseemssuperontheball.
He'salittlequirky, butpolite,
andhe'salready
outtheremakingdeliveries.
Well,inthatcase,
I'llusethetime
tostartthepantry.
Inthatcase,
whydon'tyou
takethemorningoff,
andletmebeincharge forabit?
Ican'ttakethemorningoff.
Seriously,Mom.
When'sthelasttime
youtooksometimeforyourself?
Well,I...Iwouldlike
tocheckoutthe...
thenewChristmasmarket.
Comeon.Youcandoit.
Oh,no.
Okay.
"Weekslater, Marthatookme
toherfavoriteplaceintown."
I'lltellyouwhen.Now!
Year'roundChristmas!
MerryChristmas,Jerry,
timesinfinity.
Raceyou!
Excuseme?
Yes?
Doyouhave anydoctorornaments?
Ihaveasix-year-olddaughter
whoisdetermined tobeasurgeon.
Ilovethat.
IseatingbarbecueaChristmastradition?
It'saNorthCarolinatradition.
Well,okay,butwhocanexplain
dillpickles,pumpkinpie,
andthebandKiss asornaments?
You'veneverseentheKiss
"WhiteChristmas"video?
I'venevermetanyone
whoknewtherewasa
"WhiteChristmas"videobyKiss.
Well,hello,nicetomeetyou.
Edward.
Uh,Bonnie.
Oh.
Whoops.
Also...asoutherntradition.
SoI'mlearning.
Notfromaroundhere,huh?
Itravelalotforwork.
Pleasetellme
it'stotastefood from
everypartoftheworld.
Isellsoftware.
Toobad.
Soyou'rehereforwork?
Mymom,uh,shehadastroke.
Iwastakingcareofher
untilshepassedthreemonthsago.
Aw,I'msosorry.
Hmm.
Ilostmyfather-in-lawinJune.
Youwereclose?
Very.Soundslikeyouweretoo.
Shewasthecraziestwoman Ievermet,
andImeanthatasacompliment.
Iwouldn't havebeenanywhereelse.
Shewastheworld'sbestmom.
Butyou'vebeenhere threemonths?
Gettingthingsinorder.
I'vealsoenjoyedgettingtoknow
thetownmymotherfellinlovewith.
It'sbeenhardtoleave.
Edward!
Ipromisedthefolks
attheCommunity AssociationBooth
thatI'dstopby.
Mymomwasasupporter.
Wait,wasyourmomDiana?
Yes.
Ivolunteeredtherealot
untilthingsgotrough thisyear.
We...wedidatree-plantingproject.
Right.
Andshewascrazy
in...inthebestway.
Theircharityauction'scomingup,
andthere'sameetingtomorrow,
ifyouwantedtogetbackinvolved.
Wecouldusesomemorepeople
inthedecoratingcommittee.
IthinkIremember
writingthatdownonmycalendar,
uh,sixmonthsago.(CHUCKLES)
Wonderwherethatcalendaris.
Well,ifyoufindit,
Ihopetoseeyou.
Maybethisone, tomatchyourboots?
Oh,hi.
Hi.
Uh,tellFrankiewesaidcongrats.
Thankyou!
Um,doingalittleChristmasshopping?
Mm-hmm,Ineed afewpoundsof
peppermintbark,
twodozengingerbreadmen,
allthesnowmancakepops
you'vegot,
and,ofcourse, candycanecookies.
They'reallforyou,aren'tthey?
Well,unlessyou'reinterested
insharingsome.
Well,youareinluck.
Newcandycanecookies areready.
Youwantawarmone?
Doesanyonesaynotothat?
Mm-mm.
Mm.Mm-hmm.
Needsnewbatteries, Ithink.
Thosethecookies?
Howmanydoyouwant?
Allofthem.
They'reactuallyforMilitaryMight.
We'reputtingtogetherChristmasbaskets
forthefamilies...
Aww.
...andIthoughtI'dbringthetreats.
That'sreallynice.
Well,itcanbetougharoundtheholidays.
Uh,yourgingerbreadhouse
hasabitofstructuraldamagethere.
Yeah.
Iamacontractor.
I'mgood.
Youdon'twantthatroofcavingin
oninnocentgingerbreadpeople,doyou?
I'mfullybondedandinsured.
Oh,comeon,yourememberthatlook,
theonethatsaid
thatyouwerehisone
andonlygranddaughter,
andIwas...
Takingmeoutonmyfirstdate?
Mm-hmm.
HedidgiveustheFairlane,though.
No,hegaveyoutheFairlane.
Hegavemethelook.
Imean,I--
That'sit.
Iadmit,Iwasscared,
andwiththatmilitarybackground...
mm.
Clara,
thewayIenlisted,
I...Iknowit'sbeenalongtime,
butIalwayswantedthechanceto...
Deliveriescomplete!
Sorry.Hi.
Uh,anythingelsefortoday?
Allset.
Maybewecango
throughtheinventory
inthepantrytomorrow.
Soundslikeaplan.
Thankyou.
Oh,um,Idon'tknowifyousaw,
butthere'sabigChristmastreelighting
happeningatthemarkettonight.
Itseemsprettyneat.
Ican'trememberthelasttime
Iwenttothattreelighting.
Well,don'tletyourbigchancegoby!
Seeyoulater.
DoIknowthatguy?
Newholidayhire.
Maybeyou'veseenhimaroundtown?
Youknow,thattreelighting
isusuallyprettyneat.
Mm.
Wouldyouwanttogothere
withmetonight?
It'sjustatreelighting.
Ihaven'tseenitinyears.
Look,Iknow youneverlikedLogan.
No,Ilovedhim.
WhatIdidn'tlike wasthewayheleft,
andneitherdidyou.
Hedidn'tleave,Mom.
HejoinedtheArmy.
Anddidn'ttellyouuntil
afterheenlisted.
Youweredevastated.
Hechosethatlife,
andgoodforhim,
butyouhaveadifferentlifenow,
withagreatguyinChicago.
Everything'sfine.Don'tworry.
Howgothesecondgraders?
Oh,they'reincredible.
Theyjusthaven'tgotten totheplace
wheretheyfilterorsecond-guess,
sotheircreativityisjustoffthecharts,
andtheirwillingness
totryandfailisjust...
soinspiring.
Youhaven'tchangedabit.
Ialwaysknew
youweregonnathiskindofartteacher,
inspiringthenextgen
ofPicassosandO'Keeffes.
DidIsaysomethingwrong?
Oh,no,no,no,no.
It'sjust,um...
I'mbeinglaidoff.
That'sterrible.
Yeah.
Butyou'resotalented.
You'llfindanotherpositionrightaway.
There'sprivateschools,
andcommunitycenters,
andcollegesandeven...
eventheArmyhasanartprogram.
Itdoes?
Yeah,sinceWorldWarI.
Hmm.
MaybeIlookeditupwhenIgotthere.
MaybeIthoughtthat...
Anyplacewouldbelucky tohaveyou.
Yousoundlikemygrandpa.
Hehadaknack
forsayingtherightthing
attherighttime.
Thedayhedied,
weweresupposedtoconnect,
haveoneofourepicchats,
butwhenIcalledhisphone,
mymomanswered.
He'djustcollapsed.
AndIkeepwonderingif
Iwouldhavecalled
justfiveminutesearlier,
ifIwouldhavebeenable
tohearhisvoiceonelasttime.
IwishIknew whathewouldsaynow.
Hewould'veaskedyou
hisfavoritequestion,
"Clara,
what'sinyourheart?"
Iknow.Hediditformetoo.
EvenafteryouandIsplit,
hewasstillinmylife.
Clara,Inevermeant tohurtyou
butIdid,andI'msorry.
Iwantedtosaythat
forsuchalongtime,
andIknewwhenIsawyouagain,
Iwouldn'tletthatchance goby.
Welcome!Welcome,everyone!
It'stimeweilluminate
thisyear'smagnificenttree!
Countitoffwithme!
Five!Four!
Three!Two!
One!MerryChristmas!
Aw.
Screwdriver.
Wow.
Wow.
Oh!
SoIjustdiscovered
Grandpausedtokeepadiary.
There'sahistory
thatIneverevenknewabout.
Hefellinlove with
agirlnamedMartha
whenhewasyounger.
Butyourgrandma'sname wasNell.
Iknow.
Wow.
So,wasthat whenhewasintheArmy?
No,Ihaven'tevengotten
totheArmypartyet.
Well,Jerryalwayssaid
thingshappenedforareason,
somaybethisjournal
turnedupnowbecause...
Because...
Ihavenoidea.
Idon't.
Well,youknow,
I...Ihaveitinthetruck.
Youdrive,I'llread?
Maybewecanfindsomeclues?
Well,thatsoundsnice.
Afteryou.
"...SoIfinallyworkedupthenerve
toinviteMartha
totheholidayformal."
"We'dbeenseeingeachother
nearlyeverydayforamonth,
butthiswouldbe ourfirstdance,
andIwassonervous...
butshealwaysputmeatease,
andalways,alwaysfoundthejoy."
"Wetalkedandlaughedallnight."
"Itfeltlikewe'dbeentogetherforever,
we'dbetogetherforever."
"IknewIwantedtospend
therestofmylifewithher."
Oh,we'rehere.
Iwassointothestory.
Yeah.
Aw,it'ssogood.
Whoa,whoa,whoa,no,no,no.
Ineedtoknowwhathappensnext.
No,I'mserious!Comeon!
Imean,dotheygoonanotherdate?
Doesheconfesshisloveforher?
Ineedtoknowwhathappens.
"HowcouldIspoileverything
bytellingherwhenIturned18,
I'dbeenlistingintheArmy?"
WhatdidLogansay
whenyoureadhimthepart
whereyourgrandpaenlisted
andcouldn'ttellher?
Loganbroughtuphisenlisting
beforeweevengottothejournal.
Wow.
Heapologized.
Well,that'sbig.
WhathaveyoutoldBlake?
AboutLogan?
Mm,no.Aboutthejournal.
Why?Istheresomethingyou
needtotellhimaboutLogan?
No!
No.Um,cookies.
IhopeBella'sclasslovesthem.
Youdidsuchanamazingjob
ontheoffice,
thatIthoughtIwould
letyoulooseonthis.
Ofcourse.
Clearly,mygrandpahada...
"It'samess,
butIcanputmyhands
oneverything"system.
Problemis...
Oh,withouthim,
noonecanput
theirhandsonanything.
Yeah.
I'msortofawhiz
atthiskindofstuff,
soitshouldn'ttaketoolong.
Andifyouwerelookingto
getridofsomeextrainventory,
youcouldsetupabooth
attheChristmasBazaar thisweekend.
IforgotabouttheChristmasBazaar.
Thankyou.Youareagodsend.
Thankyou.
MerryChristmas
Thankyou.
Totheofficialdecoratingcommittee.
IlovetheAssociation,
andI'msoglad
Icouldmakethemeeting,
buttheirhotcocoa...whoa.
IsaChristmasabomination.
Waittillyoutrythis.
Cheers.
Mm.
Oh,it'sgood.
Youwouldn'thavetime
fordinnersometimesoon, wouldyou?
Oh,um...
...I'msobusyatthestore,
I...IruntheChristmasstore
onMaple,
sotheseason...
PerhapsafterChristmas,then?
Orperhapsyou'reseeingsomeone?
No,no,I'mnot...
No,Ihaven'tdonethatforawhile.
Imean,canyoutell?
Oh,God...
Thinkaboutit.
Inthemeantime,tellmemore
abouttheshop.
Well,it'scompletechaos,
butit'salso thegreatestplaceonearth.
It'sbeensoimportanttome.
Hi!
Hey,finally!How'sitgoing?
Sorry,it'sjustbeenreallybusy.
Yeah,Ibetthestoreiscrammed.
Yeah.
Um,soareyoujustpacking?
Yeah,Igotmyroutes,
map,timing,
evengotmyChristmas
sportsmovieschosen.
That'swhereyousay,
"TherearenoChristmassportsmovies,"
andIexplainthatIvanDrago
foughtRockyonChristmasDay.
YouknowwhattheArmy's
goodfor?Multi-tasking.
Um...
Letmehelpyouout there,G.I.Jane.
Hey,Blake,I'msosorry.
DoyoumindifI,um, callyoulater?
We're,uh,I'msellingsome
stuffataChristmasbazaar,
andIkindofneedbothhands
togetorganized.
Uh,canIcallyoulater?
Uh,ofcourse.Yeah.
Yeah,I'llcatchyouthen.
Okay.Okay.
Who'sBlake?
Heis,um,
myboyfriend,in,uh,Chicago.
Oh.
Isitserious?
IsthatClara?
Hi!
Lookatyou!
Logan'sbeentalking
aboutyounonstop.
Notnonstop,Mom.
Itwasn't.Imean...
Hush.
Hesaidyoulookwonderful,
andyoudo,
andyourpoordeargrandfather,
Iwassosorry tohearabouthim.
Ibetyourmomisuptoherears.
Sheis.
Well,tellBonnieIsaidhi.
We'llbegoneseeingmybaby's
babyoverChristmas,
Denisehadanother,
butlet'sreconnectafter.Promise?
Promise. It'ssogoodtoseeyou.
Listen.CanItakeyou
someplacetonight?
Logan...
It'snotwhatyouthink.
Iwanttotakeyousomeplace,
unconventional.
I'mseeingsomeone.
It'snotthat.
It'soneoldfriend toanother,saying,
"Hopinthecar,
letmetakeyousomewhere."
Right?
Allright.
Perksofbeingacontractor
workingonouroldschool.
Youweren'texpectingthis,
wereyou?
Timeflies.
Theclocksdon'tstop.
Comeon.
Theykepttheceilingart
youfoughtfor.
Wefoughtfor.
FirsttimeIevertookastand.
Youweresoadamant
thatkidshaveaplace
toexpressthemselves.
Iknowyou'reworried
aboutseparatingfromyourschool,
but,
you'vebeeninspiringstudents
sincewewerethisage.
You'llfindaplacetodoitagain.
Thisiswhereyouwantedtobringme?
Yourunconventionalouting?
Ithoughtabout
whatJerrywoulddo.
Howhe'dremindyou
thattheartteacher
thatyouareisn'ttied
toaplaceoraschool...
it'sinsideyou.
It'swhoyouare.
Whoyou'vealwaysbeen.
Therewego...
Wow.
You'regoodwithlights.
Itshowsyougrewup
inaChristmasstore.
Oh,I...Ididn'tgrowup
intheConfectionery.
No?
No.
My,uh,husband,Danny,
waskilledservingoverseas,
andJerryjusttookClaraandIin,
andhesaid,"We'refamily."
"We'llgetthroughthistogether."
AndI'vebeenatthe
Confectioneryeversince.
You'redifferentthanIthought.
Yousaidyousellsoftware.
Ilookedyouup.
Yousellsoftwarecompanies.
Whydidn'tyoutellme?
Ididn'twanttobetreateddifferently.
Peopleherehaveconnectedwithme
becausetheyknewmymother,
orbecausetheylike
theVietnamesefoodImake,
notbecausetheywerelooking
forsomebigsale
oranintroductiontosomeone.
YoumakeVietnamesefood?
Icannotstopthinking
aboutthoseyoungartists
andwhattheycreated.
Yeah.Youknow,it'shardtobelieve
thattheywerethesameage
yourgranddadwas
inhisjournal.
Hmm.
Imean,whathappened
withhimandMartha
whenheshippedout?
Doyouknow?
Mm-mm.No.I...
Ihaven'tgottenthatfar.
Wannafindout?
Mm-hmm.
Readmemore.
"Thatdaywesaidgoodbyeatthestation
wasthefirsttime
IeversawtearsinMartha'seyes."
Itwastheservicethatkeptthemapart.
Mom!
YourememberLogan.
Sure.
And...andthisisEdward.
Pleasuretomeetyou.
Likewise.
Ididn'tknowyouweregoingonadate.
Itwasn'tadate!
Itwasn'tadate.
It'sfineifitwasadate!
Tellmewhatitwas,then.
Itwastwooldfriendshangingout.
Youputonlipstick.
Weweredoingdecorations
fortheAssociation,
Ialwayswearlipstick,
anddon'tchangethesubject.
Heseemsnice.
Where'dyoumeet?
AttheChristmasmarket
youforcedmetogoto!
I'mhappyforyou.
Imean,when'sthelasttime
youwentout?
Idon'tknow.
Iwasnervousthewholetime,
andhewantstoseemeagain,
anddatinghasnever
reallyworkedout,
sothat'sover,and,uh,
tellmeaboutyou.
Me?
You'veseenLogan
practicallyeveryday
sinceyou'vebeenhere.
Nothing'sgoingon.
Nothing?Or... nothing?
Nothingisgoingon withBlake.
Imean,Logan.
NothingisgoingonwithLogan.
I'mgonnagocallBlake.
Hey,sorryImissedyourcallearlier.
Oh,it's...it'sfine,it'sbeennonstop.
So,tellmehowit'sgoing.
Howwasthebiggame?
Well,Momthrewaninterception
thatendedthegame,
sowehadtotradeher
totheothersidefornextyear.
So,listen,I'mgladyoucalled.
Ihavesomegoodnews.
IfoundoutthatWestend
islookingforasecond-gradeteacher
forEnglishandHistory.
Oh.Oh,that's...
Ithinkyoushouldapplyforit.
Me?AnEnglishandHistoryteacher?
Yeah,yeah,Iemailedyou
theapplicationlink.
ButIteachart.
Teachingisteaching.
Youknow?It'sjustanotherjob,right?
Sure.Um...
Besides,thatway,wecould
keepworkingtogether.
Listen,Blake,I...
Oh,hey,they'reputtingdinnerdown.
I...Ishould...
Oh,oh,yeah.
Ican...Icancallyoulater.
Bye.
Loveyou.Bye.
TeachEnglish?
AndHistory.
Oh,butyou'reanartteacher.
Exactly.It'snotjustajob.
It's...
...Whoyouareandalwayshavebeen?
That'sexactlywhatLogansaid.
Soyou'reseeingmoreofeachother.
Kel...
WhydidyousendmeanSOS?
Blakeisgoingtopropose.
Clara!
Oh,no.
Look,he's...he'sagreatguy.
Hereallyis.
Therearesomany"buts"inthatsentence.
"He'sagreatguy,"but?
But...butIdon'tknow!
Everythingwasfine,
andthenthesecondIsawthatringbox,
Iwenticecold.
Ithoughtitwouldfeeldifferent,
andtheneversinceithappened,
allIhavearequestions.
Look,it'sthesamenight
thatIlostmyjob,
andthenit'sherfirstChristmas
withoutGrandpa,
somaybe...
AndwhatwouldGrandpaJerrysay?
Hewouldsay,
"Clara,askyourselfonequestion."
"Whatisinyourheart?"
Ifonlyhewerehere.
"Iheardthemailwasin,
andtherewasabigpackageforme.
Iwassureitwouldbe
lettersfromMartha,
butwhenIgotthere,
allmycardscamebackunopened."
"Ididn'tunderstand.Wefellsohard."
"WasIwrongabouteverything?"
Whathappened,Grandpa?
Whathappenedtoyourfirstbiglove?
Wow.
Iknow.Ialsomademaplebacon
andcinnamoncoffee.
What,nopies?
Checktheoven.
Icouldn'tsleeplastnight,um,so...
Arewegood?
Always.
So,um...
what...whathappenedhere?
Itriedtocleanup.
Thoseareorganizedpilesofpiles.
Don'tmakefun.
AllI'msayingisifyoukeep
livinginchaos,
thenyou'renotgoing tohave
roomforanythingelse.
WhatdoIneedroomfor?
SayingyestoaseconddatewithEdward?
Orwhatevercomesnextinlife.
Uh,Igottaopenthestore.
Thistime,yougoout.
Go,goshopping.Takethemorningoff.
Iheardyou.Okay?
I'llthinkaboutwhatyousaid.
Thankyou.
Oh,Jay!
Wow,sorry,sorry!
Iwasn'tlookingwhereIwasgoing.
Actually,Iwasjustdoing
someChristmasshopping
beforeIheadin.
Iwasgoingtostopnatthehardwarestore
andgrabsomeextrabatteries
fortheCandyCanetrain,
andI...Ilosttrackoftime.
Icanpick'emup.
Areyousure?
Yeah!
No,Icancomebacklater.
They'rerightthere.
Plus,mymom'sintheshop,
andshe's...
she'sreallyexcitedtomeetyou.
Okay,great.
Well, Iwillseeyoulater,then?
Bye!
Hey!
Hey.
IthoughtIwouldjustgrabsomebatteries,
seeifIcangetthat
CandyCaneExpresstraingoing.
Whatareyoupickingup?
Batteries,tosee
ifIcangetthatCandyCane
Expresstraingoing.
Well,ifthebatteriesdon'twork,
Icouldalwaystakeashotatfixingit.
Areyouheadinginnow?
Actually,mymom'scovering
forthemorning.
Iwasgonnasneakout
anddoalittleextrashopping.
Why?
Uh,nothing.Theyjustgaveme
areallynicetree
fromthelot,
andit's...it'sverybarerightnow.
Actually,Idon'tknow
ifyou'veheardthis,
but,um,artactivitiesarekindamyjam.
Um,andChristmasartactivities?Well...
Welcome
tomyhumbleabode.
Impressive.
What,youwereexpectingbeanbagchairs,
dirtyclotheseverywhere,
andavideogameconsole,huh?
Inmydefense,
thatiswhatyouroldbasement
usedtolooklike.
I'vebeenmakingmilitarybedsforyears.
Oh,here.
Oh,how'sDenise?
Yourmomsaidshewas,um,
havinganotherbaby?
Her...hersecond?
Third.
Oh...
Wait,sodoesthatmeanyou're...
you'realoneforChristmas?
Yeah,Imean,
it'sabusyseasonforMilitaryMight,
andIwanttohelp.
That'sreallythoughtful.
Um,shouldwejust...weshouldstart.
Let's...That'swhatthesearefor.
Now,don'tyouforget
tosharesomeofthat
withyourparents.Hmm?
Oh,Igotthat,Mrs.Huff.
Oh.
Perfectchoice
forthisyear'scollection.
Thankyou.
ArethosefreshcandycanecookiesIsmell?
Yes!Iforgottotakethemout.
Whatintheworld?
Jay.
Oh...
Jay?
Oh!
Hello!
Ihadsomeholidayshoppingtodo,so...
HowcanIhelp?
Idon'trememberthese
fromyourhousegrowingup.
Aretheynew?
Mymommadethem.
Vivdid?
Mm-hmm.
Wow.Shereallyisgood.
She'satalent.
Uh,bothofmyparentshavebeen
reallysupportive
aboutmeserving.
Hey,Ineedtotalktoyouaboutsomething.
Waybackinsenioryear...
Oh,wedon'thaveto...
No,no,I...
needto.
Allright.
Ididn'tbreakitoffwithyou
becauseofhowyouenlisted.
Ididitbecauseof whatmy
momandIwentthrough
losingmydad.
AndIshouldhavesaidsomething,butI...
Ididn'tknowhow.
I'mreallysorry.
Youshouldhaveknown.
IthinkIdidknow.
Deepdown.Ididn'twantyou
tohavetogothrough
thesamekindoflossagain,
andthat'swhyIguessIjustkindof...
acceptedit.
Well,Ihopeitdidn'tkeepyou
frommovingon,and...
Oh,oh,I'vedated.
Nobodythat'sreallystuck,
but,uh,maybeIjusthaven'tfound
therightperson
whocanputupwithme.
Ikeepthinkingaboutyour
grandad'sjournal.
Yeah?
Ican'thelpbutwondering
whetheritwastheArmy
thatkepthimandMarthaapart,
butifhehadasecondchance,
wouldhestillsignup?
Yeah.
Iwasthinkingmaybe,uh,later,
I'dcomebytheshoparoundclosing?
SeeifIcangetthe
CandyCaneExpressgoing?
Incaseitneeds more
mechanicsthanbatteries.
Hmm.Ithinkthatwouldbegood.
Yup.
Weclearedthewhole
displaycasetoday,twice.
That'ssogood!
NowIhavetostart unboxing
stockfortomorrow.
Itneverstops.
Whydidn'tyouaskJay?
Hesaidhewasstoppingbythismorning.
HeleftfordeliveriesbeforeIcould.
Hmm.
Uh,Edwardstoppedbytheshoptoday.
HehadsomeChristmasshopping
hewantedtodo,
andImayhavesaidyes
togotothecharityauction
withhimtonight.
Mom!
Ipanicked!
Seewhathappens
whenyouencourageme?
You'readorable.
Youknow,um,whydon'tyougohome?
Getready.Putonsomelipstick.
I'lltakecareofclosingup.
Really?
Mm-hmm.
BecauseIcouldjust...
Hey.
Hi.
How'sthenewniece?
Cutestthingyoueversaw.
Showyouapicture?
Mm.
Mm...
Beautiful.
GiveDeniseandyourparentsmylove.
Iwill.
MerryChristmas,Logan.
MerryChristmastoyoutoo.
"Afewmonthsoutonmission,
impatienttogetbacktobase..."
Oh,what'sthat?
Oh.
It'saChristmascard.
Itmustbeoneoftheones
heneversent.
Doyouthinkthathesent
herChristmascards
everytime,likesheasked?
Iwould,
ifitwasme.
Youwould.
Here.Youread.
"Eventhoughmycards
camebackunopened,
Ican'tstophoping
onemightgetthrough,
thatwe'llhaveourgreatlove."
"I'llcomefindyoutheminute
Ifinishmyservice."
"Tillthen,MerryChristmas,
timesinfinity."
"Love,Jerry."
Iwonderifthatwas
thelastonehewrote,
andthenafterthis...
hejust...
gaveup?
Itfeelssosad.
Or...
evenifJerryandMartha
neversaweachotheragain...
maybesheopeneduphisheart.
Ifthat'swhathegot
forfallinginloveforthefirsttime,
maybeit'snotasadstory.
Maybethat'swhatfirstlovedoes.
Itsetsthetonefortherestofyourlife.
It'sgettinglate.
Yup.
Hey,Blake,
givemeacall.
There'ssomethingreallyimportant
weneedtotalkabout.
Ithoughtyou'denjoy
winningthatauction.
ThreeyearsofBarbecue
oftheMonthclub?
Iguessyou'regonnahavetofindsomeone
toshareitwith.
Wemadeaprettygoodteam
ondecorations.
Mm-hmm.
ThoughIhavetoadmit,
Imayhavehiddenthesheet
afterwesignedup.
Oh,wait.Itwasbecauseofyou
thatwedidallthatbyourselves?
Iwantedawaytospendone-on-onetime
gettingtoknowyoubetter.
IthoughtIwasready,butI'mnotyet.
Ijusthavesomuchtodealwith.
I'msorry.
Bonnie...
Thanksforareallygreatevening.
Really.
IbrokeSanta.
Jay?
IbroketheSantatimerinthestore,
um,andIcouldn'tfind
anyextrasintheback,
soIthoughtmaybeyou'dknow
wherereplacementsare?
Igotit.Noproblem.I'llseeyoulater.
Okay,thankyou.
Oof!
Andtheyreallywork,too.
Rightbehindme,
there'saladywho'sselling
theseamazingwalnuts.
Gogrababagandsee.
Crush,crush,crush!
ThisisLogan.
Yes?
Yes,sir.
Yes,Iwill.
Thankyou,sir.
Hey,canyoucallme
whenyouhaveasec?
There'ssomething
Iwanttotellyouabout.
Thanks.
"MydearestMartha,
Icouldn'tresistwritingonelasttime."
"Ifthere'sonething
I'velearnedfromtheseyears,
thedaysrunby,
thelovewon'tstop,
thepageskeepfloatingby,
andonedayyouwakeup
andwishwejusthad
fivemoreminutes."
"SoIthinkweshouldmeet."(GASPS)
Hi.
Hey,didyougetmymessage?
GrandpaJerrywrotetoMartha.
Recently.Like,thisyear.
Tellmeeverything.Uh,canyou...
Hestillwantedtoconnect.
Youthinktheymetup?
Thecardwasn'tsent.
Itwasn'tevenaddressed.
Idon'tthinkheknew
whereshelived,but...
Somepartofhim...
Stillwantedtoknow
iftherewassomethingthere.
Hmm.
Shouldwegivehimthatchance?
What,tryandfindher?
Deliverthecard.
IfyouwereMartha,
wouldyouwanttoknow
howyourgranddadreallyfelt
afterallthistime?
Everyonedeservestoknow
iftheywereloved...
thewaymygrandpa
lovedMartha.
Let'sgofindMarthaThompkins.
Thisisourplace.
Okay,mysearchgaveme
nineMarthaThompkins
inaten-mileradiusofFayetteville.
Luckynumberone.
Hi,areyouMarthaThompkins?
Yes.
MynameisClaraBrigham,
andmygrandfatherwasJerryBrigham.
Iwaswonderingifyouwere
theMarthaThompkins
whoknewhiminthe'50s.
Idon'trememberanyJerryBrigham.
Well,thanks,andmerryChristmastoyou.
MerryChristmas.
Thankyou.
Onedown,eighttogo.
JerryBrigham?
No,Idon'tknowanyone
bythatname.Ishelost?
No,hepassedawayearlierthisyear.
We'relookingforsomeoneheknew.
AdifferentMarthaThompkins,Iguess.
ThereisanotherMarthaThompkins.
Weknow,ma'am.You'retheninth
we'vetriedintown.
I'mthinkingofawoman
wholivesafewtownsover.
Wenevermet,butIused
togetsomeofhermail.
Wehavethesamemiddlename.
Ikepthernewaddress.
Onesecond.
It'sgottabeher,right?
Shemustbeintown.
Imean,shewouldn't
havegonetoallthetrouble
ofputtingup
theseChristmasdecorations
ifshewasgoingtobeaway
fortheholidays,right?
No,yeah,absolutely.
She'sgoingtobearound.
Whatareyougoingtosaytoher?
Oh.
Ifit'sher?
IguessIwould,um,
wanttofindoutwhy
theydidn'tenduptogether.
Youjustneverquitegetoverit.
Oh,thatfirstChristmas
afterIdeployed,
Iwrotemaybe50versions
ofacardtoyou.
Regret,andapologies,
andmyfeelings.
Icouldn'tsendit.
Icouldn'thavereadit.
Notthen.
Iwouldhave...
protectedmyself.
That'sokay.
No...no...
Ijustrealizedthat
that'swhatIhavebeendoing.
Makingsafechoices,
gravitatingtowardssafepeople.
Notbelievingthat
Icouldteachsomewhereelse,
orbetheperson
thatIusedtobe,
allthethingsthatyou...
thatyou'veopenedmyeyesto.
Comeon.
Yeah,
tothepersonthatyou
andmygrandpaalwayssaw.
SpendChristmas
withmeandmymom.
Please?
Yourfamilyisoutoftown,
youshouldn'tbealone,
andthisweekhasbeen...
Yeah,I...Clara...
I'vebeencalledback toactiveduty.
Oh.
Yeah.
When?
Rightafterthenewyear.
Buteverythingyousaid...
No,no,no,no, it's...
it'sokay.Uh,um...
Seriously,it...
Just,um,canyoutakemehome, please?
Clara...
Thanksfortherideback.
Yeah.Wait.I...
DoyoustillwanttospendChristmas?
Thetime,uh...ourtiming... Itnever...
Justpleasebesafe.
Clara...
MerryChristmas.
Mom?Youhere?
Yeah.Inthelivingroom,
with,um...
Surprise.
Um,uh...
What...whatare...
Whatareyoudoinghere?
Ihaveto,uh,deal
withsomethingupstairs.
Yousaidyouwantedtotalk,so...
Just,um,please,sitdown.
Isawtheringbox.
Right.
So...
I...
reallycareaboutyou.
Ithinkthat'swhatIheard
onthephone,whenyousoundedsodistant.
Icanseealifewithyou.
Clara,ifyou'renotjumping
forjoyformetoaskyou,
it'snotreally what
I'mlookingforeither.
Look,Ishouldhavesaid
somethingattherestaurant,
andI...Buthonestly,Ididn'tknow
howIfelt,
andthenIdidn'twant tosayanything
untilIknew,and...
Andnowyou...Andnowyoudo?
Look,ifeverythinghappensforareason,
thenmaybeseeingtheringwasasign.
Ijust...I...I'msorry.
Iamsosorry.
Ineverwantedtohurtyou.
I...Butjust...
whydon'tyoustaythenight?
Wehaveaguestroom...
No,no,no,no,no.
It'sokay.It'sokay.
I'mgonna...I'mgonnago.
I'mgonnaheadtotheairport.
Um,saygoodbyetoyourmomforme.
Itwasreallynicetomeether,finally.
And,um...
MerryChristmas,Clara.
MerryChristmas.
It'sallright.
Okay.
Mm.
Thanks,Mom.
Mm-hmm.
Iruinedeveryone'sChristmas.
Youdidtherightthing.
Thewayyoulearn
andlovewithsomeone
ishowyoufigureout
howtomoveforward.
I,um,foundGrandpa'sjournal.
Youleftitonthekitchentable.
Ireadittotheveryend.
WasthereanymoreaboutMartha?
Mm,muchlater,
whenGrandpagotbackfromKorea.
"Itwasalmosttwoyears."
"IwasheadinghomeforChristmas...
andIwasgoingtofindmylove."
"IwenttoMartha'sfamilyhome,
butithadbeensold,
soIaskedaround until
Ifoundhernewaddress."
"Itwaswayoutsidetown."
"IwalkedmilesuntilIfinallyfoundit."
"Marthamovedonwithoutme."
"Imayneverknowifshegotmyletters,
orworse,ifshedid,
anditdidn'tmatter."
Marthagotmarried.
Andhadafamily,
butsodidGrandpa...
withGrandmaNell,
andshewaswonderful.
Theverybest.
I'msogladGrandpa had
asecondchanceatlove.
Andsowillyou.
Sowillyou.
Iguesswejust havetokeeponwishing.
IwishGrandpaknew
everythinghegaveus.
Whydidwemakesomuchfood?
Wealwaysmakethismuchfood.
One,it'sChristmasEve.
Andtwo,
leftoversandwiches.
Leftoversandwiches.
Oh,I'llgetit.
Kellysaidshemightstopby.
Youbetterbebringing
somethinggood,because...
I'msorrytointrude.
AreyouClara?
Ithinkyouleftthisinmymail.
I'm...
You'reMartha!
TheMartha!
Soyouneverreceivedtheletters?
Myparentsreturnedthem
withoutmyknowing.
Mymotherdidn'ttellme
abouthisletters
untilrightbeforeshepassed.
Bythen,Ihadmarriedawonderfulman,
hadthreechildren,
sevenbeautifulgrandchildren,
andahappylife.
Yourgrandfathergotmarried too,
Iknow.
Oh,howdidyouknow?
Wespoke.
Wh...
YouandJerry?When?
Lastyear.Helookedmeup.
Buthisletter...
Hedidn'twantanotherletter
togetlostorreturned,
sohetrackedmedown,
andwespokeonthephone
severaltimes.
Weweregoingtomeet
facetofaceinJune.
Iknow.Isawitinthepaper.
Imademypeacewithit,
thoughIcan'thelpbutwonder
whatitwould'vebeenlike
toseeeachotheragain,
evenforfivemoreminutes.
Helovedyoubothsomuch.
Hetoldmeonthephone
howhappyyoumadehim.
Whatalifehehad.
Ihavetoo.
AndIcreditJerry.
Butifhebrokeyourheart...
Oncesomeoneopensyourheart,
youbelieveyou'reworthyoflove.
WithoutJerry,
Iwouldneverhavetherestofmylife.
AndhewouldneverhavefoundNell.
Thankyouforinvitingmein.
I'llletyougetbacktoyourholiday.
Ooh,Ialmostforgot.
Intheenvelopeareafew
photosIhavefromthen
ofJerryandme.
Oh...
Ithoughtyoumightenjoythem.
Oh,yes.
Itwasapleasuretomeetyou.
Andyou,Martha.
Youtoo.
Uh,themotiondetector
wentoffattheshop.
There'snothingonthecamera,
butIshouldgocheckitout.
No,Igotit.
I'llbebackbefore
theturkeyisrestedandcarved.
Okay.
Jay?Whatareyoudoinghere?
Oh,Inoticedsomeofthesebulbs
wereouttheotherday,andI
keptforgettingtoreplacethem.
IfiguredI'dtakecareofthem.
Well,themotionsensors
wentoffatthestore,
soIcametocheckitout.
Oh,oh,no!Ididn'tmean
tosetthesensorsoff.
I'msorry.DidItakeyouaway
fromsomething?
It'sbeenareallybignight.
Don'tyouhavefamilytocelebratewith?
Oh,yes,I'mmeetingthemlater.
Hey...
youwannacomeinforacandycane?
Iwouldloveto.
Thankyou.
Candycaneswerealways
mygrandpa'sfavorite.
Becausethey'resosweet?
Becausetheylastalongtime,
andyoucanthinkyourquestions
allthewaythrough,
andbythetimeyougettothe
curlyend...
youhadyouranswer.
Andwhat'syourquestionnow?
Doyouthinkeveryone
getsabigfirstlove?
Idid.
Diditworkout?
No.
IttaughtmethatIhave
thatkindoflovetogive,
andtakingabigrisk
withsomeoneyoulove
isbetterthanriskinglife
withoutthem.
Anoldfriendofmygrandpa's
cametothehousetonight.
Shesaidthesamething.
Shedid?
Mm.
Whatdidshesay?
Shesaidthat...
heopenedherheart...
whichopenedherup
totherestofherlife.
Somuchloveflowedbetweenthem
insuchashortamountof...
Areyouokay?
I'mjustasucker foragoodlovestory.
Iwishhecouldhave
seenherjustonelasttime.
Iwishweallcouldhave...
thoselastmomentsback.
Whatwouldyouhavedonedifferently?
I'dtellhimhowmuch
hislovemeanttome,
andthatI'm...
I'mthepersonthatIam
becauseofhisstrength
andhumor.
ThatI'mtheteacherIambecauseof
whathetaughtme...
andthatI'mgonnabeokay.
Ijustwishhecouldhearallthat.
Iwishheknew.
Hedoes.
Heknowsitnow.
Ireallyenjoyedworkinghere
thislastweek,Clara.
Wait.Areyou...
areyougoingsomewhere?
It'sChristmasEve.
Everyoneshouldbe
withsomeonetheylove.
Jay?
Jay!
Jay!
Jay...
Grandpa.
At16,itwas12:03
Standingatherfrontdoor
AndKatie'sdad
Saidmidnight
Butweneeded
Justalittlemore
Yellowlight
Flippingonandoff
Interrupting
Thatgoodnightkissing
Wewantedfivemoreminutes
Timerollsby
Theclockdon'tstop
IwishIhadafewmoredrops
Ofthegoodstuff
Thegoodtimes
Oh,buttheyjust
Keeponflying
Rightonby
Likeitain'tnothing
IwishIhadme
Apausebutton
Momentslikethose,
Lordknows,I'dhitit
Andgivemyself
Fivemoreminutes
Grandpa!
At86,mygrandpasaid
"There'sangels
Intheroom"
Thankyou,Grandpa.
Thankyou.
Iwon'twasteanytime.
Withsomuchlefttosay
Iprayed
Lord,Iain'tfinished
Justgiveus
Fivemoreminutes
Hey.
CometoChristmasDay.
CometoChristmasEvedinner.
Comenow.
Wecannotwasteanymoretime.
Didsomethinghappen?
Marthacametothehouse.
TheMartha?
Yes!
Okay,comeinside.
No,no,sheandGrandpa
weresupposedtomeet...
What?No.Clara...
Yeah.
Hewashere.
Hewasherewithme,
andhedidwhathealwaysdid.
Heledmetotheanswers
withoutmeknowing
afterIwished...
andsaidoutloud
whatwasinmyheart...
andheremindedme
thateverymomentmatters.
Andthateverysecond isachance
toholdthepeople
thatyouloveclose
andtellthemhowyoufeel,
andthattakingarisk
withsomeoneyoulove
isbetterthan
riskinglifewithoutthem.
Sowhereveryougo,Iwillgo.
You'rewhereIbelong.
Timerollsby
Theclockdon'tstop
IwishIhadafewmoredrops
Ofthegoodstuff
Thegoodtimes
Oh,buttheyjust
Keeponflying...
Letmetakeyousomewhere.
...Likeitain'tnothing
IwishIhadme
Apausebutton
Momentslikethose
Lordknows,I'dhitit
Edward,hereyouare.
Enjoy.
...Willleaveyouwishing
Thatyouhad
Fivemoreminutes
I'mveryhappyyouinvitedEdward.
There'snoreasontowaste
anymoretime,right?
Right.
Well,I'mputtingtogether
anewresume
tosendouttoschools...
Mm-hmm.
...aroundhere.
Wait,what?
What?
Well,Logan'sgonnabe
basedoutofFortBragg,
andyou'reafewmilesaway,so...
Oh...
Okay,everyone...
ToGrandpaJerry!
GrandpaJerry!
MerryChristmastoall...
MerryChristmas!
Timesinfinity.
Fivemoreminutes
Okay,Clara. Hide-and-seek!
Ten,nine,eight...
seven...
...six,five...
Ihopeit'snot
somewhereobvious,
likebehindthetree.
Four,
three,two,one!
Readyornot,hereIcome!
Ithoughtwesaidthekitchen
wassupposedtobeofflimits.
It'sgoingtobehard
tofindanyoneinhere...
unless...unlessIsmellcookies.
Igotcha!
Ah!
Ah,cookiethief!
Let'sgoagain!
Aw,what,andwaste
allthesewarmcookies?
Mm...yum,yum,yum.
I'msadforotherkids.
Youare?Why?
Theydon'thaveagrandpa
withaChristmasall-yearstore.
YouknowwhatIsay.
"Whyonlycelebrateoneday..."
Whenyoucan celebrateeveryday!
Mm.
Didyoustartwithornaments,
ordecorationsorthefudge?
Istartedwithcandycanes.
Myfavorite.Mm-hmm.
So,whenIhave aquestionoraproblem,
IthinkonitwhileIeatone.
Becausethey'resosweet?
Becausetheylastalongtime,
soIcanthinkmyquestion
allthewaythrough,
andwhenIgetdown tothecurlyend,
Ihavemyanswer.
Grandpa,look!
Maybeit'sSanta!
Oh,it'safewweeks earlyforSanta.
That'sashootingstar.
Youshouldmakeawish.
Howdoyouknow whattowishfor?
Mm...
Awishiswhenyousayoutloud
what'sinyourheart.
So,Clara...
what'sinyourheart?
Iwishtospend everyChristmasforever
withGrandpa.
Mm.
Timetogo,Clara.
Fivemoreminutes, please,Mom?
It'slate,honey.
Justfivemoreminutes.
Thatwouldbegood.
Hmm.
Goodmorning!
Goodmorning!Hi,guys!
Comeonin!
Morning!
Hey,Mom,I'mabout towalkintoclass.
Justwantingyourflightinfo...
Alreadyemailedit.
...andtoremindyou
ifyouland duringbusinesshours...
...Grabarideshare.
Can'twaittoseeyou.
Anychancewecouldcancel
Christmasthisyear?
Youdon'tmeanthat.
Uh,don'tI?
HowarewegoingtodoChristmas
withoutGrandpa,Clara?
Idon'tknow,Mom,
butI'llbehometomorrow tohelp,
andIpromisewearegoing
tohaveagreatChristmas,okay?
Iloveyou,baby.
Iloveyou,too.
Who'sreadytomake Christmasornaments
totakehomefortheholidays?
Me!
Needahand?
Ijusttogettomy...
Oh,hey,Blake!What'sup?
Uh,Iwouldlike totakeyououttodinner.
Fridaysare usuallycatch-upnight.
Gottagetmypaperworkin.
Iknow,butyou'regonna
begonefortwoweeks,
andI'llmissyou,
soImadeusareservation
atRovanoff's.
Iwillseeyoutonight.
Ilookforwardtoit.
Decaf,nosugar forthegentleman.
...Andapeppermintmocha
withwhippedcream,sprinkles...
Mm-hmm.
...andacandycane.
Mm.
You'relikeateenager.
Iknow,right?
So,
you'regoingtobe inNorthCarolina
forthewholebreak?
Yeah.It'llbenice
tospendsometime withmymother.
Why?
Youthinking aboutsomething?
Actually,
I'veheardsomuchabout
thisCandyCaneConfectionery.
Hmm.
AndI'dlove
tofinallybeable tomeetyourmom,
andmaybeaskherinperson...
Oh,I'llgetit.
Youknow,um,Iactually,
Igota...Igotaletter.
Didyougetaletter fromthe,uh,
fromthedistrict?
Uh,shouldIhave?
No?
Don'tthinkso.
I...I'mjustgonnaseewhat...
Whoa!
Clara?Whatisit?
They'renotrenewing mycontract.
What?
They'recutting theartsprograms
acrossthedistrict,
andbecauseIdon'thave seniority,
sayingthat I'moutofajobbyJune?
That'simpossible.
Youwerevotedone
oftheTeachersoftheYear.
Thisyear.
Iguessthatdoesn'tmatter.
I'vebeenatWestend
sinceIwasastudentteacher.
Allthoseyears.
Hey,Kelly,it'sme.
Idon't...Idon'tknow
whatIwasthinking.
I'm...I'msosorry.
It'ssolate.Ijust,uh...
somethinghappenedtonight.
Well,itdidn'thappen,
butitwasabouttohappen,
and...
Youknowwhat?
Justdon'tworryaboutit.
Don'tworryaboutit.
Don'tcallmeback.
Iwillseeyou
inNorthCarolinatomorrow.
There'smygirl!
MerryChristmas,Mom!
Honey...
Ooh,niceslippers!
Right?
Ipickedupapairforyou.
Iwashoping youwouldsaythat.
Mom,Ilovethatwreath.
Iknow. Ishould'vebought
acouplefortheshop.
Now,listen,aboutthehouse, don'tjudge.
Iwantedtomakeit prettyforyou,
buttheshophasbeensobusy...
It's...it'sfine.
Ihadtobringpaperworkhome.
Sixmonthsin,Ihadn'trealized
howmuchGrandpaandI didtogether.
Well,it'satwo-personjob,
andI'mgonnabe yourotherperson
forthenexttwoweeks,
soletmejustunpackmybags,
andI'llgowithyou.
Nope,today,youaregoing
toputyourfeetup.
Icametohelp.
Youcanhelp
bytakingmyeggnogpie outoftheoven
whenthetimergoesoff.
Mom,really?
Enjoyyourfirstday offschool.
I'llputyoutoworktomorrow,
trustme.
Ifyouwanttogoout,
Grandpa'scarisinthefront.
Ihaven'tgottenaround
tosellingityet.
Hiskeysaredownstairs inhisroom.
Okay.
Hey,youokay?
Yeah,it'sjust,youknow,
firstChristmassince...You?
Ikeepbakingpies.
I'lltakethepieout.Go.
IpromiseI'mnotgoing
toburnyourpie.
Ipromise.
Iloveyou.
Iloveyoumore,honey.
Deckthehalls Withboughsofholly
Falalalalalalalala
'Tistheseasontobejolly
Mm.
Falalalalalalalala
Fillthemeadcup
Drainthebarrel
Mm.
Falala
Trolltheancient
Christmascarol
Falalalalalalalala
Morning,ma'am, canI,uh,helpyou...?
Yeah,Iwas...
Logan.
Clara.
Hi.
You'reintown!
Yes,forChristmas,
and,um,youknow,
helpingmymomwith...
Ofcourse. Howisyourmom?
Howareyou?
Okay.
Jerry...
Whatagreatguy.
Thankyou.
Um,so,areyou,
areyouworkingherenow?
VolunteeringforMilitaryMight.
Wehelpvetsandtheirfamilies
getbackontrackpostinjury.
I'vebeendoingit foralmostayearnow.
Yeah.
Oh,ayear?
So,you're...you'reback?
Yeah,Ileftactiveduty asaLt.Colonel.
Yeah,I'mstill intheReservesnow,
butI'mpartneringwithmydad
intheconstructionfirm.
That's...that'samazing.
Congrats.
Uh,youcamehereforwreaths.
Idid.Um...
Igotsomegreatones overhere,so...
Okay.
Let'sgetyousetup.
Ican'tbelieveyoustillget
todrivethecoolcar!
Yeah.
Uh,listen,Idon'tknow
howlongyou'reintownfor,
but,um,wouldyou,uh,
wouldyouwanttograb
acoffeeorsomething?
Ithoughtmaybe wecouldcatchup,or...
I...Ijustcametoseemymom.
Shehasn'tsortedanypaperwork
onthestore,or...It'sjust,
it'sbeen
solong.Youknow?
Well,bewithyourmom,andthat's...
MerryChristmas,Clara.
Thankyou.
Itwas,um...
Itwasgreattoseeyou.
Hey,Lo?
Goodtoseeyoutoo.
Somebodyneededafewwreaths?
Youaremyfavoritechild.
I'myouronlychild.
You'restillmyfavorite.
Mom,letmehelp.
No,Ijustwantedtomakesure
nobodyslipsonthewayin.
Leavethewreathshere,honey.
I'llputthemup.
Okay.
Uh...
Ican'tbelievethetwinsaretenalready.
Givethemahugforme?
Kelly!Bella!
Mama!It'sAuntClara!
Aw!Hi!
Hi!
Lookatyou!
Imean,yousaidit'shappening,
butit'shappening!
Iknow,Iknow.Fourmoreweeks.
Ican'tbelieveit.
How'sCarl?
Good.He'shomeforChristmas,
andwegethimatFortBragg
fortwoyears.
Amazing.
Whenareyoucomingover?
Hotchocolateatmyhouse, howsoon?
Very,verysoon.
Okay.
Irantheregister, straightenedup,
broughtbacktheempties,
andIwilldropthedeposit
inthenightslot
onthewayhome.
Thestorelooksgreat.
Thefrontpart.
Thewreaths wereaniceaddition.
Thanksforthat.
You'llneverguess whoIboughtitfrom.
Logan.
Logan-Logan?
HighschoolLogan?
Mm-hmm.
Howwasthat?
Fine.Weird.
HemadeittoLt.Colonel.
Well,goodforhim.
Sohe's...he'sonleave?
Actually,he'sback,
intheReserves, workingwithhisdad.
Huh.Yeah.
Andhow'sBlake?
Fine.Hey,comeon,Mom.
Takeabreak.
Letmedothat.
Comeon.
Blakeseems,uh,like asteady,goodguy.
Dependable.
Notlike...
CrazyLogan?
Youhavetoadmit,
allthoseadventures
youandLoganwenton?
Wewereteenagers,
andIthoughtyouliked
thatspiritinhim.
Youlikedthatspiritinhim,
sowhatcouldIsay?
Iwasasinglemom,
dyingeverytime hesaid,
"Hopinthecar,
letmetakeyousomewhere."
Clara?
Somethinggoingon?
Howdidyouknow
thatDadwastheone?
Well,thesecondwemet,
Ijustknew,butwhyarewe...
Andthenwhenheproposed?
Isaidyesbefore hecould
finishthesentence.
Mm.
Youweresoyoung,though.
Evenifsomeonehadtoldme
hewouldn'tmakeithome,
Iwouldhavesaidyes
amilliontimesover.
Whenyouknow,youknow.
Andwhatisgoingon?
Nothing.
Comeon.Let'sgo dothepaperwork.
Bringthefudge.
Themanhadsomekindofsystem.
I...shouldhavemadehimformalizeit.
Askedquestions,orsomething.
Itwassosudden,Mom.
ButIknew thisdaywouldcome.
Idependedonhimforsomuch.
Hewasmyrock whenyourfatherdied.
Metoo.
Oh,hewillalwaysbewithus.
LikeDad.
Mm.
Maybeit'stime tobringinsomehelp.
Justletme putupasigntomorrow.
Okay.
Okay.
Yougohome,
letmeclearsomepaths.
Oh...
No,that'swhatI'mherefor.
I'vemissedthisplace,
andI'dliketosoakitallin.
It'sgonnabeokay.
Okay.
Recipes...There.
Grandpa,
somanytimesI'vewished
Icouldhearyourvoice,
butnevermorethan
thisholiday,rightnow.
Awishiswhenyousayoutloud
what'sinyourheart.
Grandpa,
ifyou'relistening...
IwishIhadfivemoreminutes withyou.
We'renotquiteopen!
Hello?Hello?
Hey,I'msosorry,
butwe'renotopenyet.
Oh,sorry.Isawthesign
inthewindow.
Youstillhiring?
I...Ijustputthatthere.
Icamebylastsummer
toseeifyouneededanyone,
butIguesssummer
isn'tthebusyseason.
I...Italkedtoanoldman,
supernice.
That'sprobablymygrandpa.
Hetoldme tocomeback
onmywinterbreak.
Uh,is...ishehere?
He's,um,
nolongerwithus.
I'msorry.
Uh,what'dyousay yournamewas?
Jay.
Doyouhavearesume,Jay?
Uh,notonme,
butItoldyourgrandpa
I'mahardworker,
andhesaidthathewouldtrade
geniusforhardworkanyday.
Thatsounds justlikehim.
He,uh,toldmetocheckback?
GrandpaJerry'sopinion isgoodforme.
Clara.
Welcomeaboard.
Youwon'tregretit,Clara.
Um,so,howcanIhelp?
Well,mymomisonherwayin
totakecare ofsomeofthedeliveries.
Well,Icantakethose offherplate.
Yeah,this...thisway?
Wait,um...
Imustwarnyou,it'schaos.
ThenIcamejust
attherighttime.
Hi!Comein!Thankyou!
Hi!
MerryChristmas!
Oh!Youalreadydidallthat?
Yeah,Iliketobeefficient.
Oh!Um,beforeIforget,
Ifoundthisonthefloor
nearoneoftheboxes.
Lookslikeajournal?
Sorry,Ididn'tmeantopry.
Ijustthoughtyoumightlike
tohaveit.
AndI'llbebacksoon.
Thankyou.
Ididn'tseeitlastnight.
Thisis... Grandpa'sjournal?
"I'llneverforgetthefirst
timeIlaideyesonMartha."
Martha?
"Iwasonmyown thatSaturday..."
Ican'trememberthelasttime
Idranktheentirecupofcoffee.
Aw,mm...
Isavedyouthelastpieceofpie.
Ha!Gonenow.
Thanksforopening.
Mm-hmm.
Hey,doweknow
awomannamedMartha?
Oh,pleasetellmeshe'snot
acustomerIforgot.
No,nothinglikethat.
Then,no.
AndI'mgonnagetstraight
tothedeliveries.
Actually,Ihandledthat.
Ihiredsomeonepart-time,
astudentthat
Grandpametlastsummer.
Already?
Grandpanevermentioned astudent.
Well,heseemssuperontheball.
He'salittlequirky, butpolite,
andhe'salready
outtheremakingdeliveries.
Well,inthatcase,
I'llusethetime
tostartthepantry.
Inthatcase,
whydon'tyou
takethemorningoff,
andletmebeincharge forabit?
Ican'ttakethemorningoff.
Seriously,Mom.
When'sthelasttime
youtooksometimeforyourself?
Well,I...Iwouldlike
tocheckoutthe...
thenewChristmasmarket.
Comeon.Youcandoit.
Oh,no.
Okay.
"Weekslater, Marthatookme
toherfavoriteplaceintown."
I'lltellyouwhen.Now!
Year'roundChristmas!
MerryChristmas,Jerry,
timesinfinity.
Raceyou!
Excuseme?
Yes?
Doyouhave anydoctorornaments?
Ihaveasix-year-olddaughter
whoisdetermined tobeasurgeon.
Ilovethat.
IseatingbarbecueaChristmastradition?
It'saNorthCarolinatradition.
Well,okay,butwhocanexplain
dillpickles,pumpkinpie,
andthebandKiss asornaments?
You'veneverseentheKiss
"WhiteChristmas"video?
I'venevermetanyone
whoknewtherewasa
"WhiteChristmas"videobyKiss.
Well,hello,nicetomeetyou.
Edward.
Uh,Bonnie.
Oh.
Whoops.
Also...asoutherntradition.
SoI'mlearning.
Notfromaroundhere,huh?
Itravelalotforwork.
Pleasetellme
it'stotastefood from
everypartoftheworld.
Isellsoftware.
Toobad.
Soyou'rehereforwork?
Mymom,uh,shehadastroke.
Iwastakingcareofher
untilshepassedthreemonthsago.
Aw,I'msosorry.
Hmm.
Ilostmyfather-in-lawinJune.
Youwereclose?
Very.Soundslikeyouweretoo.
Shewasthecraziestwoman Ievermet,
andImeanthatasacompliment.
Iwouldn't havebeenanywhereelse.
Shewastheworld'sbestmom.
Butyou'vebeenhere threemonths?
Gettingthingsinorder.
I'vealsoenjoyedgettingtoknow
thetownmymotherfellinlovewith.
It'sbeenhardtoleave.
Edward!
Ipromisedthefolks
attheCommunity AssociationBooth
thatI'dstopby.
Mymomwasasupporter.
Wait,wasyourmomDiana?
Yes.
Ivolunteeredtherealot
untilthingsgotrough thisyear.
We...wedidatree-plantingproject.
Right.
Andshewascrazy
in...inthebestway.
Theircharityauction'scomingup,
andthere'sameetingtomorrow,
ifyouwantedtogetbackinvolved.
Wecouldusesomemorepeople
inthedecoratingcommittee.
IthinkIremember
writingthatdownonmycalendar,
uh,sixmonthsago.(CHUCKLES)
Wonderwherethatcalendaris.
Well,ifyoufindit,
Ihopetoseeyou.
Maybethisone, tomatchyourboots?
Oh,hi.
Hi.
Uh,tellFrankiewesaidcongrats.
Thankyou!
Um,doingalittleChristmasshopping?
Mm-hmm,Ineed afewpoundsof
peppermintbark,
twodozengingerbreadmen,
allthesnowmancakepops
you'vegot,
and,ofcourse, candycanecookies.
They'reallforyou,aren'tthey?
Well,unlessyou'reinterested
insharingsome.
Well,youareinluck.
Newcandycanecookies areready.
Youwantawarmone?
Doesanyonesaynotothat?
Mm-mm.
Mm.Mm-hmm.
Needsnewbatteries, Ithink.
Thosethecookies?
Howmanydoyouwant?
Allofthem.
They'reactuallyforMilitaryMight.
We'reputtingtogetherChristmasbaskets
forthefamilies...
Aww.
...andIthoughtI'dbringthetreats.
That'sreallynice.
Well,itcanbetougharoundtheholidays.
Uh,yourgingerbreadhouse
hasabitofstructuraldamagethere.
Yeah.
Iamacontractor.
I'mgood.
Youdon'twantthatroofcavingin
oninnocentgingerbreadpeople,doyou?
I'mfullybondedandinsured.
Oh,comeon,yourememberthatlook,
theonethatsaid
thatyouwerehisone
andonlygranddaughter,
andIwas...
Takingmeoutonmyfirstdate?
Mm-hmm.
HedidgiveustheFairlane,though.
No,hegaveyoutheFairlane.
Hegavemethelook.
Imean,I--
That'sit.
Iadmit,Iwasscared,
andwiththatmilitarybackground...
mm.
Clara,
thewayIenlisted,
I...Iknowit'sbeenalongtime,
butIalwayswantedthechanceto...
Deliveriescomplete!
Sorry.Hi.
Uh,anythingelsefortoday?
Allset.
Maybewecango
throughtheinventory
inthepantrytomorrow.
Soundslikeaplan.
Thankyou.
Oh,um,Idon'tknowifyousaw,
butthere'sabigChristmastreelighting
happeningatthemarkettonight.
Itseemsprettyneat.
Ican'trememberthelasttime
Iwenttothattreelighting.
Well,don'tletyourbigchancegoby!
Seeyoulater.
DoIknowthatguy?
Newholidayhire.
Maybeyou'veseenhimaroundtown?
Youknow,thattreelighting
isusuallyprettyneat.
Mm.
Wouldyouwanttogothere
withmetonight?
It'sjustatreelighting.
Ihaven'tseenitinyears.
Look,Iknow youneverlikedLogan.
No,Ilovedhim.
WhatIdidn'tlike wasthewayheleft,
andneitherdidyou.
Hedidn'tleave,Mom.
HejoinedtheArmy.
Anddidn'ttellyouuntil
afterheenlisted.
Youweredevastated.
Hechosethatlife,
andgoodforhim,
butyouhaveadifferentlifenow,
withagreatguyinChicago.
Everything'sfine.Don'tworry.
Howgothesecondgraders?
Oh,they'reincredible.
Theyjusthaven'tgotten totheplace
wheretheyfilterorsecond-guess,
sotheircreativityisjustoffthecharts,
andtheirwillingness
totryandfailisjust...
soinspiring.
Youhaven'tchangedabit.
Ialwaysknew
youweregonnathiskindofartteacher,
inspiringthenextgen
ofPicassosandO'Keeffes.
DidIsaysomethingwrong?
Oh,no,no,no,no.
It'sjust,um...
I'mbeinglaidoff.
That'sterrible.
Yeah.
Butyou'resotalented.
You'llfindanotherpositionrightaway.
There'sprivateschools,
andcommunitycenters,
andcollegesandeven...
eventheArmyhasanartprogram.
Itdoes?
Yeah,sinceWorldWarI.
Hmm.
MaybeIlookeditupwhenIgotthere.
MaybeIthoughtthat...
Anyplacewouldbelucky tohaveyou.
Yousoundlikemygrandpa.
Hehadaknack
forsayingtherightthing
attherighttime.
Thedayhedied,
weweresupposedtoconnect,
haveoneofourepicchats,
butwhenIcalledhisphone,
mymomanswered.
He'djustcollapsed.
AndIkeepwonderingif
Iwouldhavecalled
justfiveminutesearlier,
ifIwouldhavebeenable
tohearhisvoiceonelasttime.
IwishIknew whathewouldsaynow.
Hewould'veaskedyou
hisfavoritequestion,
"Clara,
what'sinyourheart?"
Iknow.Hediditformetoo.
EvenafteryouandIsplit,
hewasstillinmylife.
Clara,Inevermeant tohurtyou
butIdid,andI'msorry.
Iwantedtosaythat
forsuchalongtime,
andIknewwhenIsawyouagain,
Iwouldn'tletthatchance goby.
Welcome!Welcome,everyone!
It'stimeweilluminate
thisyear'smagnificenttree!
Countitoffwithme!
Five!Four!
Three!Two!
One!MerryChristmas!
Aw.
Screwdriver.
Wow.
Wow.
Oh!
SoIjustdiscovered
Grandpausedtokeepadiary.
There'sahistory
thatIneverevenknewabout.
Hefellinlove with
agirlnamedMartha
whenhewasyounger.
Butyourgrandma'sname wasNell.
Iknow.
Wow.
So,wasthat whenhewasintheArmy?
No,Ihaven'tevengotten
totheArmypartyet.
Well,Jerryalwayssaid
thingshappenedforareason,
somaybethisjournal
turnedupnowbecause...
Because...
Ihavenoidea.
Idon't.
Well,youknow,
I...Ihaveitinthetruck.
Youdrive,I'llread?
Maybewecanfindsomeclues?
Well,thatsoundsnice.
Afteryou.
"...SoIfinallyworkedupthenerve
toinviteMartha
totheholidayformal."
"We'dbeenseeingeachother
nearlyeverydayforamonth,
butthiswouldbe ourfirstdance,
andIwassonervous...
butshealwaysputmeatease,
andalways,alwaysfoundthejoy."
"Wetalkedandlaughedallnight."
"Itfeltlikewe'dbeentogetherforever,
we'dbetogetherforever."
"IknewIwantedtospend
therestofmylifewithher."
Oh,we'rehere.
Iwassointothestory.
Yeah.
Aw,it'ssogood.
Whoa,whoa,whoa,no,no,no.
Ineedtoknowwhathappensnext.
No,I'mserious!Comeon!
Imean,dotheygoonanotherdate?
Doesheconfesshisloveforher?
Ineedtoknowwhathappens.
"HowcouldIspoileverything
bytellingherwhenIturned18,
I'dbeenlistingintheArmy?"
WhatdidLogansay
whenyoureadhimthepart
whereyourgrandpaenlisted
andcouldn'ttellher?
Loganbroughtuphisenlisting
beforeweevengottothejournal.
Wow.
Heapologized.
Well,that'sbig.
WhathaveyoutoldBlake?
AboutLogan?
Mm,no.Aboutthejournal.
Why?Istheresomethingyou
needtotellhimaboutLogan?
No!
No.Um,cookies.
IhopeBella'sclasslovesthem.
Youdidsuchanamazingjob
ontheoffice,
thatIthoughtIwould
letyoulooseonthis.
Ofcourse.
Clearly,mygrandpahada...
"It'samess,
butIcanputmyhands
oneverything"system.
Problemis...
Oh,withouthim,
noonecanput
theirhandsonanything.
Yeah.
I'msortofawhiz
atthiskindofstuff,
soitshouldn'ttaketoolong.
Andifyouwerelookingto
getridofsomeextrainventory,
youcouldsetupabooth
attheChristmasBazaar thisweekend.
IforgotabouttheChristmasBazaar.
Thankyou.Youareagodsend.
Thankyou.
MerryChristmas
Thankyou.
Totheofficialdecoratingcommittee.
IlovetheAssociation,
andI'msoglad
Icouldmakethemeeting,
buttheirhotcocoa...whoa.
IsaChristmasabomination.
Waittillyoutrythis.
Cheers.
Mm.
Oh,it'sgood.
Youwouldn'thavetime
fordinnersometimesoon, wouldyou?
Oh,um...
...I'msobusyatthestore,
I...IruntheChristmasstore
onMaple,
sotheseason...
PerhapsafterChristmas,then?
Orperhapsyou'reseeingsomeone?
No,no,I'mnot...
No,Ihaven'tdonethatforawhile.
Imean,canyoutell?
Oh,God...
Thinkaboutit.
Inthemeantime,tellmemore
abouttheshop.
Well,it'scompletechaos,
butit'salso thegreatestplaceonearth.
It'sbeensoimportanttome.
Hi!
Hey,finally!How'sitgoing?
Sorry,it'sjustbeenreallybusy.
Yeah,Ibetthestoreiscrammed.
Yeah.
Um,soareyoujustpacking?
Yeah,Igotmyroutes,
map,timing,
evengotmyChristmas
sportsmovieschosen.
That'swhereyousay,
"TherearenoChristmassportsmovies,"
andIexplainthatIvanDrago
foughtRockyonChristmasDay.
YouknowwhattheArmy's
goodfor?Multi-tasking.
Um...
Letmehelpyouout there,G.I.Jane.
Hey,Blake,I'msosorry.
DoyoumindifI,um, callyoulater?
We're,uh,I'msellingsome
stuffataChristmasbazaar,
andIkindofneedbothhands
togetorganized.
Uh,canIcallyoulater?
Uh,ofcourse.Yeah.
Yeah,I'llcatchyouthen.
Okay.Okay.
Who'sBlake?
Heis,um,
myboyfriend,in,uh,Chicago.
Oh.
Isitserious?
IsthatClara?
Hi!
Lookatyou!
Logan'sbeentalking
aboutyounonstop.
Notnonstop,Mom.
Itwasn't.Imean...
Hush.
Hesaidyoulookwonderful,
andyoudo,
andyourpoordeargrandfather,
Iwassosorry tohearabouthim.
Ibetyourmomisuptoherears.
Sheis.
Well,tellBonnieIsaidhi.
We'llbegoneseeingmybaby's
babyoverChristmas,
Denisehadanother,
butlet'sreconnectafter.Promise?
Promise. It'ssogoodtoseeyou.
Listen.CanItakeyou
someplacetonight?
Logan...
It'snotwhatyouthink.
Iwanttotakeyousomeplace,
unconventional.
I'mseeingsomeone.
It'snotthat.
It'soneoldfriend toanother,saying,
"Hopinthecar,
letmetakeyousomewhere."
Right?
Allright.
Perksofbeingacontractor
workingonouroldschool.
Youweren'texpectingthis,
wereyou?
Timeflies.
Theclocksdon'tstop.
Comeon.
Theykepttheceilingart
youfoughtfor.
Wefoughtfor.
FirsttimeIevertookastand.
Youweresoadamant
thatkidshaveaplace
toexpressthemselves.
Iknowyou'reworried
aboutseparatingfromyourschool,
but,
you'vebeeninspiringstudents
sincewewerethisage.
You'llfindaplacetodoitagain.
Thisiswhereyouwantedtobringme?
Yourunconventionalouting?
Ithoughtabout
whatJerrywoulddo.
Howhe'dremindyou
thattheartteacher
thatyouareisn'ttied
toaplaceoraschool...
it'sinsideyou.
It'swhoyouare.
Whoyou'vealwaysbeen.
Therewego...
Wow.
You'regoodwithlights.
Itshowsyougrewup
inaChristmasstore.
Oh,I...Ididn'tgrowup
intheConfectionery.
No?
No.
My,uh,husband,Danny,
waskilledservingoverseas,
andJerryjusttookClaraandIin,
andhesaid,"We'refamily."
"We'llgetthroughthistogether."
AndI'vebeenatthe
Confectioneryeversince.
You'redifferentthanIthought.
Yousaidyousellsoftware.
Ilookedyouup.
Yousellsoftwarecompanies.
Whydidn'tyoutellme?
Ididn'twanttobetreateddifferently.
Peopleherehaveconnectedwithme
becausetheyknewmymother,
orbecausetheylike
theVietnamesefoodImake,
notbecausetheywerelooking
forsomebigsale
oranintroductiontosomeone.
YoumakeVietnamesefood?
Icannotstopthinking
aboutthoseyoungartists
andwhattheycreated.
Yeah.Youknow,it'shardtobelieve
thattheywerethesameage
yourgranddadwas
inhisjournal.
Hmm.
Imean,whathappened
withhimandMartha
whenheshippedout?
Doyouknow?
Mm-mm.No.I...
Ihaven'tgottenthatfar.
Wannafindout?
Mm-hmm.
Readmemore.
"Thatdaywesaidgoodbyeatthestation
wasthefirsttime
IeversawtearsinMartha'seyes."
Itwastheservicethatkeptthemapart.
Mom!
YourememberLogan.
Sure.
And...andthisisEdward.
Pleasuretomeetyou.
Likewise.
Ididn'tknowyouweregoingonadate.
Itwasn'tadate!
Itwasn'tadate.
It'sfineifitwasadate!
Tellmewhatitwas,then.
Itwastwooldfriendshangingout.
Youputonlipstick.
Weweredoingdecorations
fortheAssociation,
Ialwayswearlipstick,
anddon'tchangethesubject.
Heseemsnice.
Where'dyoumeet?
AttheChristmasmarket
youforcedmetogoto!
I'mhappyforyou.
Imean,when'sthelasttime
youwentout?
Idon'tknow.
Iwasnervousthewholetime,
andhewantstoseemeagain,
anddatinghasnever
reallyworkedout,
sothat'sover,and,uh,
tellmeaboutyou.
Me?
You'veseenLogan
practicallyeveryday
sinceyou'vebeenhere.
Nothing'sgoingon.
Nothing?Or... nothing?
Nothingisgoingon withBlake.
Imean,Logan.
NothingisgoingonwithLogan.
I'mgonnagocallBlake.
Hey,sorryImissedyourcallearlier.
Oh,it's...it'sfine,it'sbeennonstop.
So,tellmehowit'sgoing.
Howwasthebiggame?
Well,Momthrewaninterception
thatendedthegame,
sowehadtotradeher
totheothersidefornextyear.
So,listen,I'mgladyoucalled.
Ihavesomegoodnews.
IfoundoutthatWestend
islookingforasecond-gradeteacher
forEnglishandHistory.
Oh.Oh,that's...
Ithinkyoushouldapplyforit.
Me?AnEnglishandHistoryteacher?
Yeah,yeah,Iemailedyou
theapplicationlink.
ButIteachart.
Teachingisteaching.
Youknow?It'sjustanotherjob,right?
Sure.Um...
Besides,thatway,wecould
keepworkingtogether.
Listen,Blake,I...
Oh,hey,they'reputtingdinnerdown.
I...Ishould...
Oh,oh,yeah.
Ican...Icancallyoulater.
Bye.
Loveyou.Bye.
TeachEnglish?
AndHistory.
Oh,butyou'reanartteacher.
Exactly.It'snotjustajob.
It's...
...Whoyouareandalwayshavebeen?
That'sexactlywhatLogansaid.
Soyou'reseeingmoreofeachother.
Kel...
WhydidyousendmeanSOS?
Blakeisgoingtopropose.
Clara!
Oh,no.
Look,he's...he'sagreatguy.
Hereallyis.
Therearesomany"buts"inthatsentence.
"He'sagreatguy,"but?
But...butIdon'tknow!
Everythingwasfine,
andthenthesecondIsawthatringbox,
Iwenticecold.
Ithoughtitwouldfeeldifferent,
andtheneversinceithappened,
allIhavearequestions.
Look,it'sthesamenight
thatIlostmyjob,
andthenit'sherfirstChristmas
withoutGrandpa,
somaybe...
AndwhatwouldGrandpaJerrysay?
Hewouldsay,
"Clara,askyourselfonequestion."
"Whatisinyourheart?"
Ifonlyhewerehere.
"Iheardthemailwasin,
andtherewasabigpackageforme.
Iwassureitwouldbe
lettersfromMartha,
butwhenIgotthere,
allmycardscamebackunopened."
"Ididn'tunderstand.Wefellsohard."
"WasIwrongabouteverything?"
Whathappened,Grandpa?
Whathappenedtoyourfirstbiglove?
Wow.
Iknow.Ialsomademaplebacon
andcinnamoncoffee.
What,nopies?
Checktheoven.
Icouldn'tsleeplastnight,um,so...
Arewegood?
Always.
So,um...
what...whathappenedhere?
Itriedtocleanup.
Thoseareorganizedpilesofpiles.
Don'tmakefun.
AllI'msayingisifyoukeep
livinginchaos,
thenyou'renotgoing tohave
roomforanythingelse.
WhatdoIneedroomfor?
SayingyestoaseconddatewithEdward?
Orwhatevercomesnextinlife.
Uh,Igottaopenthestore.
Thistime,yougoout.
Go,goshopping.Takethemorningoff.
Iheardyou.Okay?
I'llthinkaboutwhatyousaid.
Thankyou.
Oh,Jay!
Wow,sorry,sorry!
Iwasn'tlookingwhereIwasgoing.
Actually,Iwasjustdoing
someChristmasshopping
beforeIheadin.
Iwasgoingtostopnatthehardwarestore
andgrabsomeextrabatteries
fortheCandyCanetrain,
andI...Ilosttrackoftime.
Icanpick'emup.
Areyousure?
Yeah!
No,Icancomebacklater.
They'rerightthere.
Plus,mymom'sintheshop,
andshe's...
she'sreallyexcitedtomeetyou.
Okay,great.
Well, Iwillseeyoulater,then?
Bye!
Hey!
Hey.
IthoughtIwouldjustgrabsomebatteries,
seeifIcangetthat
CandyCaneExpresstraingoing.
Whatareyoupickingup?
Batteries,tosee
ifIcangetthatCandyCane
Expresstraingoing.
Well,ifthebatteriesdon'twork,
Icouldalwaystakeashotatfixingit.
Areyouheadinginnow?
Actually,mymom'scovering
forthemorning.
Iwasgonnasneakout
anddoalittleextrashopping.
Why?
Uh,nothing.Theyjustgaveme
areallynicetree
fromthelot,
andit's...it'sverybarerightnow.
Actually,Idon'tknow
ifyou'veheardthis,
but,um,artactivitiesarekindamyjam.
Um,andChristmasartactivities?Well...
Welcome
tomyhumbleabode.
Impressive.
What,youwereexpectingbeanbagchairs,
dirtyclotheseverywhere,
andavideogameconsole,huh?
Inmydefense,
thatiswhatyouroldbasement
usedtolooklike.
I'vebeenmakingmilitarybedsforyears.
Oh,here.
Oh,how'sDenise?
Yourmomsaidshewas,um,
havinganotherbaby?
Her...hersecond?
Third.
Oh...
Wait,sodoesthatmeanyou're...
you'realoneforChristmas?
Yeah,Imean,
it'sabusyseasonforMilitaryMight,
andIwanttohelp.
That'sreallythoughtful.
Um,shouldwejust...weshouldstart.
Let's...That'swhatthesearefor.
Now,don'tyouforget
tosharesomeofthat
withyourparents.Hmm?
Oh,Igotthat,Mrs.Huff.
Oh.
Perfectchoice
forthisyear'scollection.
Thankyou.
ArethosefreshcandycanecookiesIsmell?
Yes!Iforgottotakethemout.
Whatintheworld?
Jay.
Oh...
Jay?
Oh!
Hello!
Ihadsomeholidayshoppingtodo,so...
HowcanIhelp?
Idon'trememberthese
fromyourhousegrowingup.
Aretheynew?
Mymommadethem.
Vivdid?
Mm-hmm.
Wow.Shereallyisgood.
She'satalent.
Uh,bothofmyparentshavebeen
reallysupportive
aboutmeserving.
Hey,Ineedtotalktoyouaboutsomething.
Waybackinsenioryear...
Oh,wedon'thaveto...
No,no,I...
needto.
Allright.
Ididn'tbreakitoffwithyou
becauseofhowyouenlisted.
Ididitbecauseof whatmy
momandIwentthrough
losingmydad.
AndIshouldhavesaidsomething,butI...
Ididn'tknowhow.
I'mreallysorry.
Youshouldhaveknown.
IthinkIdidknow.
Deepdown.Ididn'twantyou
tohavetogothrough
thesamekindoflossagain,
andthat'swhyIguessIjustkindof...
acceptedit.
Well,Ihopeitdidn'tkeepyou
frommovingon,and...
Oh,oh,I'vedated.
Nobodythat'sreallystuck,
but,uh,maybeIjusthaven'tfound
therightperson
whocanputupwithme.
Ikeepthinkingaboutyour
grandad'sjournal.
Yeah?
Ican'thelpbutwondering
whetheritwastheArmy
thatkepthimandMarthaapart,
butifhehadasecondchance,
wouldhestillsignup?
Yeah.
Iwasthinkingmaybe,uh,later,
I'dcomebytheshoparoundclosing?
SeeifIcangetthe
CandyCaneExpressgoing?
Incaseitneeds more
mechanicsthanbatteries.
Hmm.Ithinkthatwouldbegood.
Yup.
Weclearedthewhole
displaycasetoday,twice.
That'ssogood!
NowIhavetostart unboxing
stockfortomorrow.
Itneverstops.
Whydidn'tyouaskJay?
Hesaidhewasstoppingbythismorning.
HeleftfordeliveriesbeforeIcould.
Hmm.
Uh,Edwardstoppedbytheshoptoday.
HehadsomeChristmasshopping
hewantedtodo,
andImayhavesaidyes
togotothecharityauction
withhimtonight.
Mom!
Ipanicked!
Seewhathappens
whenyouencourageme?
You'readorable.
Youknow,um,whydon'tyougohome?
Getready.Putonsomelipstick.
I'lltakecareofclosingup.
Really?
Mm-hmm.
BecauseIcouldjust...
Hey.
Hi.
How'sthenewniece?
Cutestthingyoueversaw.
Showyouapicture?
Mm.
Mm...
Beautiful.
GiveDeniseandyourparentsmylove.
Iwill.
MerryChristmas,Logan.
MerryChristmastoyoutoo.
"Afewmonthsoutonmission,
impatienttogetbacktobase..."
Oh,what'sthat?
Oh.
It'saChristmascard.
Itmustbeoneoftheones
heneversent.
Doyouthinkthathesent
herChristmascards
everytime,likesheasked?
Iwould,
ifitwasme.
Youwould.
Here.Youread.
"Eventhoughmycards
camebackunopened,
Ican'tstophoping
onemightgetthrough,
thatwe'llhaveourgreatlove."
"I'llcomefindyoutheminute
Ifinishmyservice."
"Tillthen,MerryChristmas,
timesinfinity."
"Love,Jerry."
Iwonderifthatwas
thelastonehewrote,
andthenafterthis...
hejust...
gaveup?
Itfeelssosad.
Or...
evenifJerryandMartha
neversaweachotheragain...
maybesheopeneduphisheart.
Ifthat'swhathegot
forfallinginloveforthefirsttime,
maybeit'snotasadstory.
Maybethat'swhatfirstlovedoes.
Itsetsthetonefortherestofyourlife.
It'sgettinglate.
Yup.
Hey,Blake,
givemeacall.
There'ssomethingreallyimportant
weneedtotalkabout.
Ithoughtyou'denjoy
winningthatauction.
ThreeyearsofBarbecue
oftheMonthclub?
Iguessyou'regonnahavetofindsomeone
toshareitwith.
Wemadeaprettygoodteam
ondecorations.
Mm-hmm.
ThoughIhavetoadmit,
Imayhavehiddenthesheet
afterwesignedup.
Oh,wait.Itwasbecauseofyou
thatwedidallthatbyourselves?
Iwantedawaytospendone-on-onetime
gettingtoknowyoubetter.
IthoughtIwasready,butI'mnotyet.
Ijusthavesomuchtodealwith.
I'msorry.
Bonnie...
Thanksforareallygreatevening.
Really.
IbrokeSanta.
Jay?
IbroketheSantatimerinthestore,
um,andIcouldn'tfind
anyextrasintheback,
soIthoughtmaybeyou'dknow
wherereplacementsare?
Igotit.Noproblem.I'llseeyoulater.
Okay,thankyou.
Oof!
Andtheyreallywork,too.
Rightbehindme,
there'saladywho'sselling
theseamazingwalnuts.
Gogrababagandsee.
Crush,crush,crush!
ThisisLogan.
Yes?
Yes,sir.
Yes,Iwill.
Thankyou,sir.
Hey,canyoucallme
whenyouhaveasec?
There'ssomething
Iwanttotellyouabout.
Thanks.
"MydearestMartha,
Icouldn'tresistwritingonelasttime."
"Ifthere'sonething
I'velearnedfromtheseyears,
thedaysrunby,
thelovewon'tstop,
thepageskeepfloatingby,
andonedayyouwakeup
andwishwejusthad
fivemoreminutes."
"SoIthinkweshouldmeet."(GASPS)
Hi.
Hey,didyougetmymessage?
GrandpaJerrywrotetoMartha.
Recently.Like,thisyear.
Tellmeeverything.Uh,canyou...
Hestillwantedtoconnect.
Youthinktheymetup?
Thecardwasn'tsent.
Itwasn'tevenaddressed.
Idon'tthinkheknew
whereshelived,but...
Somepartofhim...
Stillwantedtoknow
iftherewassomethingthere.
Hmm.
Shouldwegivehimthatchance?
What,tryandfindher?
Deliverthecard.
IfyouwereMartha,
wouldyouwanttoknow
howyourgranddadreallyfelt
afterallthistime?
Everyonedeservestoknow
iftheywereloved...
thewaymygrandpa
lovedMartha.
Let'sgofindMarthaThompkins.
Thisisourplace.
Okay,mysearchgaveme
nineMarthaThompkins
inaten-mileradiusofFayetteville.
Luckynumberone.
Hi,areyouMarthaThompkins?
Yes.
MynameisClaraBrigham,
andmygrandfatherwasJerryBrigham.
Iwaswonderingifyouwere
theMarthaThompkins
whoknewhiminthe'50s.
Idon'trememberanyJerryBrigham.
Well,thanks,andmerryChristmastoyou.
MerryChristmas.
Thankyou.
Onedown,eighttogo.
JerryBrigham?
No,Idon'tknowanyone
bythatname.Ishelost?
No,hepassedawayearlierthisyear.
We'relookingforsomeoneheknew.
AdifferentMarthaThompkins,Iguess.
ThereisanotherMarthaThompkins.
Weknow,ma'am.You'retheninth
we'vetriedintown.
I'mthinkingofawoman
wholivesafewtownsover.
Wenevermet,butIused
togetsomeofhermail.
Wehavethesamemiddlename.
Ikepthernewaddress.
Onesecond.
It'sgottabeher,right?
Shemustbeintown.
Imean,shewouldn't
havegonetoallthetrouble
ofputtingup
theseChristmasdecorations
ifshewasgoingtobeaway
fortheholidays,right?
No,yeah,absolutely.
She'sgoingtobearound.
Whatareyougoingtosaytoher?
Oh.
Ifit'sher?
IguessIwould,um,
wanttofindoutwhy
theydidn'tenduptogether.
Youjustneverquitegetoverit.
Oh,thatfirstChristmas
afterIdeployed,
Iwrotemaybe50versions
ofacardtoyou.
Regret,andapologies,
andmyfeelings.
Icouldn'tsendit.
Icouldn'thavereadit.
Notthen.
Iwouldhave...
protectedmyself.
That'sokay.
No...no...
Ijustrealizedthat
that'swhatIhavebeendoing.
Makingsafechoices,
gravitatingtowardssafepeople.
Notbelievingthat
Icouldteachsomewhereelse,
orbetheperson
thatIusedtobe,
allthethingsthatyou...
thatyou'veopenedmyeyesto.
Comeon.
Yeah,
tothepersonthatyou
andmygrandpaalwayssaw.
SpendChristmas
withmeandmymom.
Please?
Yourfamilyisoutoftown,
youshouldn'tbealone,
andthisweekhasbeen...
Yeah,I...Clara...
I'vebeencalledback toactiveduty.
Oh.
Yeah.
When?
Rightafterthenewyear.
Buteverythingyousaid...
No,no,no,no, it's...
it'sokay.Uh,um...
Seriously,it...
Just,um,canyoutakemehome, please?
Clara...
Thanksfortherideback.
Yeah.Wait.I...
DoyoustillwanttospendChristmas?
Thetime,uh...ourtiming... Itnever...
Justpleasebesafe.
Clara...
MerryChristmas.
Mom?Youhere?
Yeah.Inthelivingroom,
with,um...
Surprise.
Um,uh...
What...whatare...
Whatareyoudoinghere?
Ihaveto,uh,deal
withsomethingupstairs.
Yousaidyouwantedtotalk,so...
Just,um,please,sitdown.
Isawtheringbox.
Right.
So...
I...
reallycareaboutyou.
Ithinkthat'swhatIheard
onthephone,whenyousoundedsodistant.
Icanseealifewithyou.
Clara,ifyou'renotjumping
forjoyformetoaskyou,
it'snotreally what
I'mlookingforeither.
Look,Ishouldhavesaid
somethingattherestaurant,
andI...Buthonestly,Ididn'tknow
howIfelt,
andthenIdidn'twant tosayanything
untilIknew,and...
Andnowyou...Andnowyoudo?
Look,ifeverythinghappensforareason,
thenmaybeseeingtheringwasasign.
Ijust...I...I'msorry.
Iamsosorry.
Ineverwantedtohurtyou.
I...Butjust...
whydon'tyoustaythenight?
Wehaveaguestroom...
No,no,no,no,no.
It'sokay.It'sokay.
I'mgonna...I'mgonnago.
I'mgonnaheadtotheairport.
Um,saygoodbyetoyourmomforme.
Itwasreallynicetomeether,finally.
And,um...
MerryChristmas,Clara.
MerryChristmas.
It'sallright.
Okay.
Mm.
Thanks,Mom.
Mm-hmm.
Iruinedeveryone'sChristmas.
Youdidtherightthing.
Thewayyoulearn
andlovewithsomeone
ishowyoufigureout
howtomoveforward.
I,um,foundGrandpa'sjournal.
Youleftitonthekitchentable.
Ireadittotheveryend.
WasthereanymoreaboutMartha?
Mm,muchlater,
whenGrandpagotbackfromKorea.
"Itwasalmosttwoyears."
"IwasheadinghomeforChristmas...
andIwasgoingtofindmylove."
"IwenttoMartha'sfamilyhome,
butithadbeensold,
soIaskedaround until
Ifoundhernewaddress."
"Itwaswayoutsidetown."
"IwalkedmilesuntilIfinallyfoundit."
"Marthamovedonwithoutme."
"Imayneverknowifshegotmyletters,
orworse,ifshedid,
anditdidn'tmatter."
Marthagotmarried.
Andhadafamily,
butsodidGrandpa...
withGrandmaNell,
andshewaswonderful.
Theverybest.
I'msogladGrandpa had
asecondchanceatlove.
Andsowillyou.
Sowillyou.
Iguesswejust havetokeeponwishing.
IwishGrandpaknew
everythinghegaveus.
Whydidwemakesomuchfood?
Wealwaysmakethismuchfood.
One,it'sChristmasEve.
Andtwo,
leftoversandwiches.
Leftoversandwiches.
Oh,I'llgetit.
Kellysaidshemightstopby.
Youbetterbebringing
somethinggood,because...
I'msorrytointrude.
AreyouClara?
Ithinkyouleftthisinmymail.
I'm...
You'reMartha!
TheMartha!
Soyouneverreceivedtheletters?
Myparentsreturnedthem
withoutmyknowing.
Mymotherdidn'ttellme
abouthisletters
untilrightbeforeshepassed.
Bythen,Ihadmarriedawonderfulman,
hadthreechildren,
sevenbeautifulgrandchildren,
andahappylife.
Yourgrandfathergotmarried too,
Iknow.
Oh,howdidyouknow?
Wespoke.
Wh...
YouandJerry?When?
Lastyear.Helookedmeup.
Buthisletter...
Hedidn'twantanotherletter
togetlostorreturned,
sohetrackedmedown,
andwespokeonthephone
severaltimes.
Weweregoingtomeet
facetofaceinJune.
Iknow.Isawitinthepaper.
Imademypeacewithit,
thoughIcan'thelpbutwonder
whatitwould'vebeenlike
toseeeachotheragain,
evenforfivemoreminutes.
Helovedyoubothsomuch.
Hetoldmeonthephone
howhappyyoumadehim.
Whatalifehehad.
Ihavetoo.
AndIcreditJerry.
Butifhebrokeyourheart...
Oncesomeoneopensyourheart,
youbelieveyou'reworthyoflove.
WithoutJerry,
Iwouldneverhavetherestofmylife.
AndhewouldneverhavefoundNell.
Thankyouforinvitingmein.
I'llletyougetbacktoyourholiday.
Ooh,Ialmostforgot.
Intheenvelopeareafew
photosIhavefromthen
ofJerryandme.
Oh...
Ithoughtyoumightenjoythem.
Oh,yes.
Itwasapleasuretomeetyou.
Andyou,Martha.
Youtoo.
Uh,themotiondetector
wentoffattheshop.
There'snothingonthecamera,
butIshouldgocheckitout.
No,Igotit.
I'llbebackbefore
theturkeyisrestedandcarved.
Okay.
Jay?Whatareyoudoinghere?
Oh,Inoticedsomeofthesebulbs
wereouttheotherday,andI
keptforgettingtoreplacethem.
IfiguredI'dtakecareofthem.
Well,themotionsensors
wentoffatthestore,
soIcametocheckitout.
Oh,oh,no!Ididn'tmean
tosetthesensorsoff.
I'msorry.DidItakeyouaway
fromsomething?
It'sbeenareallybignight.
Don'tyouhavefamilytocelebratewith?
Oh,yes,I'mmeetingthemlater.
Hey...
youwannacomeinforacandycane?
Iwouldloveto.
Thankyou.
Candycaneswerealways
mygrandpa'sfavorite.
Becausethey'resosweet?
Becausetheylastalongtime,
andyoucanthinkyourquestions
allthewaythrough,
andbythetimeyougettothe
curlyend...
youhadyouranswer.
Andwhat'syourquestionnow?
Doyouthinkeveryone
getsabigfirstlove?
Idid.
Diditworkout?
No.
IttaughtmethatIhave
thatkindoflovetogive,
andtakingabigrisk
withsomeoneyoulove
isbetterthanriskinglife
withoutthem.
Anoldfriendofmygrandpa's
cametothehousetonight.
Shesaidthesamething.
Shedid?
Mm.
Whatdidshesay?
Shesaidthat...
heopenedherheart...
whichopenedherup
totherestofherlife.
Somuchloveflowedbetweenthem
insuchashortamountof...
Areyouokay?
I'mjustasucker foragoodlovestory.
Iwishhecouldhave
seenherjustonelasttime.
Iwishweallcouldhave...
thoselastmomentsback.
Whatwouldyouhavedonedifferently?
I'dtellhimhowmuch
hislovemeanttome,
andthatI'm...
I'mthepersonthatIam
becauseofhisstrength
andhumor.
ThatI'mtheteacherIambecauseof
whathetaughtme...
andthatI'mgonnabeokay.
Ijustwishhecouldhearallthat.
Iwishheknew.
Hedoes.
Heknowsitnow.
Ireallyenjoyedworkinghere
thislastweek,Clara.
Wait.Areyou...
areyougoingsomewhere?
It'sChristmasEve.
Everyoneshouldbe
withsomeonetheylove.
Jay?
Jay!
Jay!
Jay...
Grandpa.
At16,itwas12:03
Standingatherfrontdoor
AndKatie'sdad
Saidmidnight
Butweneeded
Justalittlemore
Yellowlight
Flippingonandoff
Interrupting
Thatgoodnightkissing
Wewantedfivemoreminutes
Timerollsby
Theclockdon'tstop
IwishIhadafewmoredrops
Ofthegoodstuff
Thegoodtimes
Oh,buttheyjust
Keeponflying
Rightonby
Likeitain'tnothing
IwishIhadme
Apausebutton
Momentslikethose,
Lordknows,I'dhitit
Andgivemyself
Fivemoreminutes
Grandpa!
At86,mygrandpasaid
"There'sangels
Intheroom"
Thankyou,Grandpa.
Thankyou.
Iwon'twasteanytime.
Withsomuchlefttosay
Iprayed
Lord,Iain'tfinished
Justgiveus
Fivemoreminutes
Hey.
CometoChristmasDay.
CometoChristmasEvedinner.
Comenow.
Wecannotwasteanymoretime.
Didsomethinghappen?
Marthacametothehouse.
TheMartha?
Yes!
Okay,comeinside.
No,no,sheandGrandpa
weresupposedtomeet...
What?No.Clara...
Yeah.
Hewashere.
Hewasherewithme,
andhedidwhathealwaysdid.
Heledmetotheanswers
withoutmeknowing
afterIwished...
andsaidoutloud
whatwasinmyheart...
andheremindedme
thateverymomentmatters.
Andthateverysecond isachance
toholdthepeople
thatyouloveclose
andtellthemhowyoufeel,
andthattakingarisk
withsomeoneyoulove
isbetterthan
riskinglifewithoutthem.
Sowhereveryougo,Iwillgo.
You'rewhereIbelong.
Timerollsby
Theclockdon'tstop
IwishIhadafewmoredrops
Ofthegoodstuff
Thegoodtimes
Oh,buttheyjust
Keeponflying...
Letmetakeyousomewhere.
...Likeitain'tnothing
IwishIhadme
Apausebutton
Momentslikethose
Lordknows,I'dhitit
Edward,hereyouare.
Enjoy.
...Willleaveyouwishing
Thatyouhad
Fivemoreminutes
I'mveryhappyyouinvitedEdward.
There'snoreasontowaste
anymoretime,right?
Right.
Well,I'mputtingtogether
anewresume
tosendouttoschools...
Mm-hmm.
...aroundhere.
Wait,what?
What?
Well,Logan'sgonnabe
basedoutofFortBragg,
andyou'reafewmilesaway,so...
Oh...
Okay,everyone...
ToGrandpaJerry!
GrandpaJerry!
MerryChristmastoall...
MerryChristmas!
Timesinfinity.
Fivemoreminutes