Home by Spring

Susan, how'sit sounding out there?

You sound great Burt.

Alright.

Check check check.

Loretta!

I have been lookingeverywhere for you.

Am I that hard to find?

Everything's falling apart.

Nothing's fallingapart Gretchen.

What about the ice, the music?

The catering truck?

The ice is goingin the deer freezer,

Burt is organizing the music,

and Turner is cuttingbranches to make

room for the catering Truck.

Look, it's all planned out.

Your grandparentsanniversary will be perfect.

Excuse me.

Hey mom.

Oh hi sweetie.

Aren't those azaleas beautiful?

They are mom, but Ithought we were using

cherry blossoms forthe centerpieces?

You don't think theseazaleas are pretty?

No I do, it's just,

well azaleas are justso common around here.

Aren't you a littlebored of them?

No, not really.

I have an idea, wecould put the azaleas

by the photo booth.

Oh!

It's just I hadthe cherry blossoms

shipped in from Oregan.

Please use them forthe centerpieces.

Okay of course.

Have you seen Wayne?

I think he's finishingup with a guest.

Have you told him yet?

I'm going to.

Oh Loretta.

I can't wait for him forever.

I've been trying for weeks mom,

he keeps changing the subject.

But this timenow it's for sure?

Honey you have to tell him.

Hey Abby.

Good girl Abby.

Hey Wayne,can you give me a hand?

Yeah what do I pay you for?

You can always fire me.

Give my job to Abby.

I'm not sure she wouldtake the job and salary.

Hey, you mightwanna schedule regular

maintenance for that gear.

When somethingbreaks let me know.

It ain't a crime tothink about tomorrow.

And miss today?

Hey I'm just your employee.

But you own the inn now.

It's a lot of responsibilities.

You sound like Loretta.

Smart woman.

Smart man would alreadyput a ring on her finger.

Yeah, I'm just waitingfor the right moment.

Speak of the angel.

Lori!

You know how muchI miss you today?

Things go wellwith the guests?

It's a great, fishare biting all day.

I hear Gretchen'sparty was a blowout.

Oh it's only 30 guests.

Now it soundslike plenty to me.

You know what, I wasthinking, this winter

when things slow down weshould refurbish the old barn.

Wayne--

We could redo thewood, put in a bar,

you could use it for events.

We can't avoid talkingabout it forever.

Yeah fine, fine,let's talk about it.

Well it's a hugeopportunity for me.

There aren'topportunities here?

I'd be working forone of the biggest

event planners in the country.

Yeah in Los Angeles.

Loretta we can build theSundown into something special.

This is your hometown.

Doesn't that meananything to you?

Of course it does.

You took it.

I leave next week.

Okay.

And what does that mean for--

You have no idea how hardthis decision was for me.

No.

If I don't do this,

I'll always wonderwhether I'm good enough.

Yeah fine.

You do whatever you got to.

I'm sorry Wayne.

Good morning Ms. Bennett.

Good morning.

Feeling okay?

I'm fine.

If you're getting sickI could always do the--

I don't get sick.

Now, what do wehave for tomorrow?

Zack Carroway'sbirthday party.

Beverly Hills, invitation only.

Bouncy castle arrives at8 am followed by cake.

Loretta.

Yes Ms. Bennett.

This isn't apresidential inauguration,

it's an eight yearolds birthday party.

Which we are only doingso Zack's mommy and daddy

will hire us forthe Richmond Ball.

I just like to be prepared.

And that is wonderful.

But remember, no plan survivescontact with the enemy.

Still, I appreciateyour hard work.

Especially now thatDee Dee has retired.

Right, have you chosen anyone

to be the new lead planner?

I don't know.

You have someone in mind?

Hello.

Oh hi Lori, I hope I'mnot interrupting anything.

Oh no no, I'm justfinishing dinner.

Pretty casual.

So, how is the City of Angels?

Yeah, everything's great.

Well you know, the SpringFestival's coming up.

I sure wish you'dcome home to visit.

As soon as thingsslow down I promise.

I know honey,you work so hard.

Well I think it'sfinally paying off.

I think Ms. Bennett'spromoting me to lead planner.

Oh well that's great!

You deserve it.

I mean, I know they missyou here at the Sundown.

How is everything over there?

Well you could calland ask for yourself.

I tried calling.

You triedtwo years ago.

Well Wayne doesn't wanna talk.

Well maybe he'll surprise you.

Yeah maybe.

Look, I gotta run,I love you mom.

I love you too honey.

I'm on my way, they tookforever with your dry cleaning.

Ms. Bennett are you okay?

I might be comingdown with something.

Oh if you don't feelup to making the party,

I could totallyhandle it on my own.

Loretta you sure?

Absolutely, it's an eightyear olds birthday party.

How bad could it be?

I will remember this.

Don't worry, I haveit all under control.

Okay.

There's no need to rush,

there's plenty ofcake for everyone.

There ya go.

Could you move thegifts inside please?

Thank you.

Oh this is Adelayand Adelay gets the

special cake with no nuts.

Oh!

There ya go.

Oh no,the bouncy house!

Is anybody in here?

Oh thank god.

Thank you.

Of course.

Oh, so sorry, headin the clouds.

Hold on a second.

You might be looking for this.

Oh my planner.

Thank you.

Hope you don't mind.

I took a peak inside.

Oh.

Are you always so thorough?

Afraid so.

It's very impressive.

I'm Paul Perenti.

Perenti like the law firm?

You've heard of us?

Yeah, Adelay's your dau--

Adelay's my niece,

and this is my fianceMichelle Wellerson.

The party is amazing.

And the way that youfixed the bouncy castle.

Oh well, thank my dad.

He had me fixing engines soonas I could lift a wrench.

Tomboy huh?

Yeah big time.

As a kid I practicallylived in the woods.

You grew up in the woods?

Not literally.

This is gonna be perfect.