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Gift Wrap

Ryan was in his bedroom in his apartment in New York wrapping the Christmas gifts he was going to give his friends and family. Unlike with his family and other friends, he saw Kelsi every day, so he had a hard time not telling her what her present was. He made sure to get everybody on his list the perfect gift and the gift wrap was different for each one too. He thought that that would be something that they would expect from him. Too bad he wouldn't see the looks on their faces when they received them.

Ice Skating Rink

Ryan surprised Kelsi by taking her to the famous ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center. He promised that he would teach her how to skate as soon as it got cold enough. She fell more often than she skated and he continued to help her up. Not only did she have a hard time keeping her balance, she also tangled herself up in her scarf. They had a lot of fun, but after making a day of it they were both very sore. They were also numb from head to toe. She vowed that she would never ice skate again.

Head Wear

All of Ryan and Kelsi's friends from back at East High knew that they loved to wear hats, so for Christmas they were each given eight different kinds of head wear. They chuckled as they realized what was in the boxes. The designs on the hats were sometimes elaborate, but they were just the type they would both wear. Some were colorful and others had some things stitched into them. Kelsi put each hat in a special place on the rack and quickly decided when she would wear all of hers. Their old friends definitely knew them very well indeed.

Burn

Kelsi had been baking all day She was listening to Christmas carols and hadn't been paying attention to the oven. The melody of "Jingle Bells" surrounded her. The kitchen suddenly filled with smoke and the fire alarm began beeping loudly. She grabbed the fire extinguisher and put it out. That batch of cookies were charred. At least it was only one batch. She hoped Ryan wouldn't mind eating some burned sugar cookies. Kelsi promised herself she would pay attention to what she was doing from now on. More cookies were ready to be put in the oven moments later.

Re-gifting

It was four days before Christmas and Kelsi's friend decided the the two of them needed to do a gift exchange. She handed the petite composer a large pink box. Inside was a rhinestone covered dress. It shimmered in the light of the room and was not her style at all. After the other woman left the room Kelsi returned it to the box hid it away in her closet. She thanked her new friend and decided to re-gift it to Sharpay. She would appreciate it much more and Kelsi hadn't found anything to get her that year yet anyway.

Shiver

Kelsi was standing outside the entrance to her new apartment building shivering in the cold. She didn't have her jacket and she couldn't find her key. She tried hopping in place to keep herself warm while she was looking frantically through her purse. Then she saw Ryan walking up behind her. She was grateful to see him. Not only because he was very important to her, but also because he had recently moved into the building himself and had a key of his own. He silently opened the door, than took her hand and led her to the warmth inside.

Lights Display

Ryan and Kelsi decided to go to the annual Albuquerque Aquarium and Botanical Gardens Lights Display before they returned to New York. They were cold, but all the different garden exhibits had such beautiful displays. Their jackets kept them warm enough and they didn't want to leave. The bulbs were red, green, blue or white and were formed as different animal shapes. There were bird light displays as well as many based on many mammalian species. They agreed that they should have come to see this more often when they had been living there. It was a lot of fun.

Frost

It was so cold in Kelsi's apartment that there was frost on the windows. Ryan called her landlord. He was told that the furnace was broken and was in the process of being fixed. While waiting for the heating to be repaired they decided to make some hot chocolate and cookies. They grabbed a couple of blankets and settled on her couch to watch some holiday specials like, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" together on television. Nearly three hours later the heating in her apartment building was finally fixed to their immense relief.

Food

The Evans' invited Kelsi, Zeke and their parents to have Christmas dinner at their home. The Nielsen's and the Baylor's hadn't spent very much time around the older members of the Evans family, but the four of them supported the relationships their children had with the twins, so they came to their home to celebrate. Derby and Vance had had it all made by the Lava Springs staff. The food surrounded the very large table. There was a huge turkey, with a variety of vegetables and different types of potato recipes. The desserts on the table were provided by Zeke.

Toys

When Kelsi was getting ready to move out of her childhood home and move to Julliard she decided to give some of her old toys to "Toys For Tots." She wasn't the only one in her group of friends that wanted to donate. Ryan, Gabriella, Taylor and Martha did too. Gabriella had also sneaked out Troy's Robo Rob out of his treehouse and brought it along. They brought the toys to the tree in the middle of the Cottonwood Mall and put them in the box that was displayed beside it. Kelsi hoped someone would appreciate their old toys.

Television

Kelsi set up her living room for a night of classic Christmas moves with Ryan. She made some hot chocolate and caramel popcorn and took out her copies of "A Christmas Carol," "It's A Wonderful Life," and "Miracle on 34th Street." She heard the doorbell and excitedly rose to answer it. It was Ryan of course, and he brought more movie choices with him, "White Christmas" and "Christmas in Connecticut." They grabbed the popcorn and cocoa, put the first movie in the DVD player, wrapped themselves in blankets and settled down to watch all the movies.

Tree

After decorating her entire apartment Ryan and Kelsi decided that he needed to get a tree for his too. They took a taxi from his their apartment building to a tree lot. She found the perfect tree after a twenty minute search. It was full with no broken or bare branches and would fit very well in his living room without a problem. Ryan and the cab driver struggled to get it on the top of the car. They arrived home and were thankful that they had an elevator and hadn't had to drag it over several flights of stairs.

Tree Trimming

It was now time for the tree trimming. First they put the tree in a stand, then they moved his furniture so they could fit it in the corner that they wanted it to be. He brought out the box of decorations that he had kept in a closet. Each of the ornaments had something to do with the performing arts. There were silver and gold plated music notes and dancing shoes to name a few. He lifted her onto the ladder and held onto the sides as she leaned in to put the star on top of the tree.

Caroling

Kelsi was persuaded by the Evans family to go caroling through the neighborhood. As she expected Ryan's family made a big spectacle of the whole thing, including dressing the whole family and herself in matching red and green festive outfits. Zeke soon joined them in front of a house in his own brightly colored outfit and began singing "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer." The six of them walked down the entire street and sang carols they could remember. She realized that she had a lot of fun that night and sang "Let It Snow" more enthusiastically than anyone.