Go Rogue

Happy Valentine’s Day, dude. Hope it was a decent one for you.

Puck: thanks, man. I appreciate that. More than you know, dude. I do know he misses his uncle finn.

Please, please, please, someone remind me why we like snow again? My fingers and toes are frozen and I'm having trouble tapping into my childhood nostalgia and whimsy ever since I almost broke my tailbone at the entryway to my building.

I can't tell you why someone else enjoys snow, but I can tell you why I do. It's the stillness of everything as the snow falls. The quiet that falls around you is just....relaxing. But yeah. Those are my reasons why. I say invest in some snow boots and just take your regular shoes with you. That way you're safe.

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Tree lightings and carolers sound like a solid plan already—I’ll definitely keep an eye on your updates to see what else you’ve got lined up. And yeah, Ana’s a Christmas Eve baby, so I’m trying to plan ahead and make it extra special since this is our first Christmas as a couple. I want to make sure it feels like both her birthday and the holidays get the attention they deserve. No pressure, right?

You think so? Awesome! Your first Christmas together sounds exciting, dude. It probably is a lot of pressure, but you know it will be well worth it in the end. I have a feeling you'll make it extra special for her, even if both days are literally next to each other. Just the fact that you want to separate both days says a lot.

That sounds like it'll be a lot of fun. Do you need any help with the last minute details? I wonder if you could throw in some sort of ornament decorating and s'mores. Or even do like a corn maze, but instead of corn, make it Christmas lights? And, obviously, meeting Santa at something would have to be a non negotiable.

Honestly, I'd love the help. It's just been me, so you just might be that breath of fresh air that I need to get more things into gear. I think you might be on to something, Fabray. Like I said, breath of fresh air. Your ideas are at least slightly better than my little assistants.

Ooh, what kind of Christmas activities? I'm trying to see what sort of activities to do with Anya this Christmas, I don't think I'll top last year since I bought her a puppy rofl. But anything on a farm, especially involving animals, she'll go crazy for.

I'm working on finalizing a few details for later dates in the month, close to Christmas. Oh yeah, no. I don't think you'll be able to top a puppy. The petting zoo is still going. The animals were moved to barns so all parties can stay warm. I'm working on getting Santa out here one night for the kids. Or I'll play Santa myself one.

Sounds like you're keeping yourself busy. Any chance we can know some of these Christmas activities ahead of time? You know, in case some of us want to potentially plan a fun Christmas surprise for our girlfriends or significant others. I mean, I know it's early, but when your girlfriend is both a Christmas Eve baby and loves Christmas in general, it's best to plan ahead when possible.

I'm just trying to give this town options, you know? But also not clash with any other activities that will be going on. Well, I know the 6th is going to be the tree lightings. I'm trying to finalize a carolers and hot chocolate night. Quinn also gave me some ideas, so I might be trying to round those up ASAP. But just keep an eye out on the farm's Instagram or Facebook. I'll be posting more there. Dude, she's a Christmas Eve kid? That's a lot at one time, but she also gets all the presents.

I don't think anything else I've heard since being here has screamed small town as much as this statement.

Is there something wrong with small town?

Any teasers that you can share for these upcoming Christmas activities? Or are they top secret until you finalize them?

Nothing is too top secret, I guess. There's some tree lighting and I have to finalize the night for carolers and hot chocolate. I'm still thinking of other things I could possibly do in such little time.

Consider it done! I'm free for the next two days. Are you one of those early-ass morning risers? I'm usually up around 6 on my off days. Zade and I will chill for a bit so you can do your thing after we get the decorations up.

Sweet! I don't want to take up both of your days, dude. But I am an early riser. Gotta be around here. I don't know what to do with myself then. But I have an idea of what I'd like your help with. Probably just do the barn and some of the trees closest to the house and barn.

You looking for an extra set of hands to help you get things up and running at your farm? Got my own tools and ladder, plus a cooler full of beers.

Honestly, dude? I would love an extra set of hands. I'm still working on everything I would like to do, but I already have a few plans. I could also feed you as well. Plus Zade would probably just want to hang out with you.

Lauryn's perfectionism had once again kicked in. She'd been enjoying herself, for sure, but then she'd caught sight of the food tables and the rather haphazard way the various foods people had brought had been placed onto them. And, before she knew it, she'd ventured over to them and began sorting them and making them look a little neater herself. It was only as she finally stood back and was inspecting her work that she caught the look on someone's face standing right near her. "Oh, hi!" she greeted before pausing, trailing off as she realized they'd probably caught her in the act. "Okay, before you say anything, in my defense, you can't tell me the food tables don't look much better organized now."

Running his hand through his hair, Puck was either feeling snack-ish or could have possibly just been wanting to get a break from the crowd. He couldn't exactly tell. Making his way towards the food tables, he noticed someone organizing everything and it made him very curious. As she got to the last of what she was doing, Puck had made his way to a few feet from her, but in her view. A slight laugh escaped him before he shook his head. "Honestly, I wasn't paying attention to them before. But I noticed you were like a busy bee over here." Puck took a step closer towards Lauryn. "I don't know if it was my stomach or the curiosity of what you were doing that brought me over this way."