Christmas Break-In

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We got to go for an exit.

I love it when you get all Special Forces.

Let's go!

Move it!

You didn't tell me we were stealing loose change.

It all spends the same.

-You locked it, really? -Yeah, I didn't want anyone to steal it.

Hurry up. I'm freezing.

-Look what Santa got my girl. -Ah!

-Ah voila ! -Oh that's cute.

Barbi, baby.

This ride is a joke.

Hey, you know, I don't have a car.

I had to borrow this one from work.

Never mind, by tomorrow night, we'll be in Acapulco.

Did we have to bring him?

Rico sweetheart, he's my brother and he was dropped on his head when he was a baby.

Okay.

Plus,

if we need someone to take the blame,

he'll be perfect.

I love the way you think.

-Are we ready, Neddy? -You got it, sis.

Ah! Turn that off.

-I-- I-- I-- I can't. -I said turn it off.

I-- I can't, that thing is broken.

-I can't. -I'll break it.

No, no, don't touch it!

I should-- I should have maybe turned off the ignition before he did that.

Just take a right and get on the freeway.

Sorry, Rico.

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Today, I will hold you in my arms for the first time.

Hey, look here, world, Izzy's getting personal with her guitar poster, again.

Get out of here, before I tell Cindy you use mom's concealer on your pimples.

You do that and I won't take you to the guitar store when mom and dad forget.

Don't worry. I made sure they remember.

Izzy!

-Pete, what's wrong? -Honey, look at this.

Honey, she's just excited about her guitar.

I have a pitch meeting this morning and I can't go in look...

What?

-I can't believe she would... -Well, she's just really excited honey.

That's right, Jason.

A massive storm is rolling in later tonight covering some areas

in upwards of twelve inches of snow.

So, get your shopping done early, and plan on staying in for the next couple of days.

In today's top story,

America's debt crisis continues to spiral out of control.

Right, right. So, we'll push the pitch till eleven,

uh, reschedule the lawyers for Thursday next week.

Right.

Dad, I got it.

Okay.

Hey, have you guys seen my storyboards?

-Did you check your office? -Ah, yes, okay.

- You still there? -Yeah, no, those figures-- those are just the estimate.

We'll get the real numbers next week.

Yeah.

Mom, I'm nine.

I can cut up my own breakfast.

Uh, microwave pizza isn't exactly breakfast, Izzy.

Yeah.

Hey, did you hear there was a robbery at the Salvation Army last night?

They stole a ton of coins.

-Excuse me. -Hey!

Eat your pizza.

-Ugh! -Uh, yup got it.

-Um, do you guys know where my quarterly reports are? -Over there.

Thank you.

Okay, bye.

Oh, and Izzy, forehead graffiti.

-Remember when you forgot my last three recitals? -All right, all right.

I'm sorry about that but could you find, like, a less permanent way

to remind your dad and I?

Oh, the milk's already out.

The good news is I don't have to exfoliate my forehead for about ten years.

I have to admit, Izzy.

Your spelling is really good.

I can tell you've been working on that at school.

Dad, I'm nine.

I know how to spell.

Okay.

Listen, um, we know how important today is, you know, since you have been reminding us

daily of the one-day-only, half-off guitar sale for the last six months.

And your dad and I are so proud of you that you've been saving up your money

to buy one yourself, unlike someone with his new car.

Nick.

-Hello. -Nick.

-What? -Headphones.

Oh, Izzy. Don't forget to take the record back to Ray.

Yeah, yeah. I got it.

So, your mom is going to be there when school gets out.

No, I'm not honey.

What do you mean? I've lunch with the Madison's.

-You rescheduled that for Friday. -Did I?

-Mm-hm. -Oh, man. All right.

I'm going to have to make sure I see that in my calend--

- -Sorry, honey.

- -Hang on one second, honey.

-Hello. -Hello.

-You're ready to go? -Hold on.

Right. Yeah, yeah. All right.

- Okay, so... - I said we're going to reschedule that for next week.

Yeah, the numbers haven't changed.

- Yeah. - They're the same.

Uh, huh.

- I'll be there as soon as I can. - Right.

Okay, All right.

Let's go.

Oh!

-Izzy! -Izzy!

Three o'clock.

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Those air guitar skills are going to come in real handy, you know,

when mom and dad forget to give you the real one.

They're not going to forget.

Can you even hold the guitar?

Yeah. I practice every day at school with Ray for rock club.

Oh, right. I forgot about guitar lessons with the janitor,

-"Eddie Van Mop Bucket." -You should hear him. He's really good.

-Is it true what they say about him? -What?

That he's like an ex-jailbird running from the FBI?

Have a nice day, Nick.

Hey, if mom and dad do forget, I'll be at David's.

-With Cindy? -No, we're just flying drones.

Sure, it's all about the drones, isn't it, Nick?

Hey!

My mom got us tickets for the second row.

No way.

-Hey, Izzy, did you get your guitar yet? -This afternoon.

-Oh, cool! -I know.

We're going straight to the shop, right after school.

Oh, bye, Izzy.

Whoa!

Thanks, Izzy.

-Have you landed that Ollie yet? -Close.

Can't wait to see it.

Morning, Ray. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you, Izzy.

-Hey! -You brought Jett.

Hi, girl.

I figured with all the craziness before Christmas break, no one would notice.

So, today's the big day.

-You excited? -Yeah. Oh, and before I forget.

Thanks for the loan. Hope I haven't worn it out.

Oh, not likely. I would've done it long ago.

-Ready for a guitar lesson? -Yeah.

Yeah.

- -Let's get 'em.

All right.

Yeah. Here we go.

Ah!

Yeah.

Maybe I'll get a glass case and mount mine on the wall too.

Huh, kind of hard to play a guitar with it mounted in a glass case.

I'll just store it in there after I'm done with it each day.

Keep the dust and junk off it, right?

Well, I guess it could work.

How come you never take Gloria out of her case?

Oh, man.

Holding that guitar brings back a whole lot of memories, both happy and sad.

Maybe I should come up with a name for my guitar.

That is when I get it.

Yeah, you got ten minutes before school starts.

-You ready to rock? -Yeah.

Hey, we going to do some rocking in here this morning.

Yeah.

In case you hadn't noticed that storm we were expecting tonight

has decided to arrive a few hours early.

Snuggle up, campers, it's starting to come down.

Hey, so this vehicle is not really rated for this kind of weather.

Just thinking maybe I want to find a place where we can just,

kind of, hunker down and let it pass.

Relax, the further south we get, the more this snow is going to let up.

That's right.

Um, South?

Yes, south, as in Acapulco.

-Mexico. -

Um, Barbi, I don't think we're going south.

-What are you talking about? -Well, you said go right onto the freeway

and that's what I did.

What? I said go right, and then get on the freeway, going south.

-Are you kidding me? -Ugh!

We've been going the wrong way for the last three hours?

Ned, turn this around now.

Okay, let me just find a spot to--

-Argh! -Ah! Okay. All right.

Everybody, just sit back.

Here we go.

So, Ray.

How'd you learn to play so well?

Well, there was a time in my life when I had a lot of free time on my hands.

It seems like learning to play the guitar

was better use of it then, a lot of other options.

Oh.

Yeah.

Used to make some of the worst times in my life a lot easier to take.

That's for sure.