Married by Christmas Page #3

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That's right.

Shall we call a truce, girls?

Fine. Only in the name

of warm Turducken.

- Mm-hm! To warm Turducken!

- [Bitsy] Hear! Hear!

To my warm Turducken.

- Mom!

- I've always loved your warm Turducken, darling.

- Oh, stop!

- Jesus!

Dad!

[indistinct conversation]

[fork dings on glass]

I would like to say something.

I am full of

gratitude this year.

My restaurant is

doing magnificently.

I have a loyal and gracious staff.

They are just so talented.

And I am so very inspired.

I'm thankful for my family.

You all have offered nothing

but love and support.

And I am very, very thankful

for this divine man

sitting right here.

I know I told you all

that I have a surprise,

so clear your calendars

for Christmas Eve

because you are invited

to a holiday wedding!

- [gasps]

- We're engaged!

- [all laughing, shouting]

- Oh, my Katie!

Oh, congratulations!

Wonderful!

I never would have guessed!

- Oh!

- You'll be the most beautiful bride!

- Mom, thank you!

- Welcome to the family. Okay!

All right!

- Yeah. I already knew.

- You know everything.

[Carrie] Okay, so this

one right here?

[Bitsy] I think it looks darn

close to perfect, don't you?

- I think so.

- Oh! Is the game over, boys?

- Don't ask.

- I'm sorry, honey. But you know what?

I'm really glad you're here,

'cause I could use your help.

Hi.

Girls, Ethan. Your mother

and I have something

we'd like to discuss with you.

Maybe we should have

some more eggnog first.

Uh-oh! Mom's plying us with

alcohol and hospitality, Katie.

- It must be serious.

- Dad, please don't let this

be some ridiculous family

initiation for Ethan.

I've only just secured

his undying love.

Don't make him

regret the decision.

We just need to discuss

some family business.

Um, it's about your grandmother.

- What's wrong with Nana?

- Nana's fine.

No, your grandmother Lucille, about her...

about her will, actually.

Her will?

Mark? Okay.

God, I don't know

how to say this. Okay.

My mother had some very strong

feelings about certain things,

like gender roles.

She was just...

- Old-fashioned?

- Yes.

[laughs] Stiff as a

board is more like it.

One time she took us slip shopping

because a proper young lady

never leaves the house... -[both]

Without appropriate undergarments!

Do you remember when she made us learn how

to fold the napkins into little swans

- and we'd chuck them off the balcony?

- Swan dive!

- Swan dive!

- Okay, girls. Please, please.

Okay, just let me

get through this.

So when Daddy died, he left the

company entirely to my mother,

who didn't believe that women

should be involved in business,

so when she passed, she didn't

leave the company to me.

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