NH Chronicle: Home at Last...For the Holidays

TRUE. SO EXCITED. ♪ [KNOCKING] VICTORIA. HI SWEETHEART. >> IT’S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. JEAN: IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AT HOME. >> YES. JEAN: HI, EVERYONE. YOU’RE HOME. VICTORIA IS HOME AT LAST FOR THE HOLIDAYS, SURROUNDED BY HER CHRISTMAS WISH COME TRUE -- A HOME ALL DECKED OUT, A TREE TRIMMED TO THE CEILING, STOCKINGS BY THE FIRE. FAMILY DOGS JUMPING AT HER FEET. AND MOM AND DAD. >> I LOVE YOU >> I LOVE YOU TOO. JEAN: DIANE AND JEFF, RETIRED TEACHERS KNEW THE INSTANT THEY , SAW VICTORIA ON HOME AT LAST IN 2018, SHE WAS MEANT TO BE PART OF THEIR FAMILY. >> I WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR FAMILY. MORE THAN ANYTHING, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO HAVE A REAL FAMILY. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO EAT AT A DINNER TABLE, I WANT TO KNOW IT'S’LIKE, BECAUSE I NEVER HAD THAT TRUE FEELING. JEAN: VICTORIA WAS 16-YEARS-OLD WITH ASPIRATIONS TO BECOME AN ARTIST. SHE WANTED TO SPEND THE DAY AT THE CURRIER MUSEUM OF ART IN MANCHESTER VIEWED -- MANCHESTER. >> I WANT TO INSPIRE PEOPLE. I WANT TO BE MYSELF, I WANT TO BE SOMETHING SPECIAL. JEAN: A STORM KEPT JEFF HOME THAT DAY SO DIANE AND JEFF SAT , TOGETHER WATCHING THEIR FUTURE DAUGHTER ON TELEVISION. >> I WILL GET MY CHANCE ONE DAY, I AM READY. I WANT -- JEAN: YOU WANT A FAMILY. >> YEAH. ♪ >> SHE LIKED ALL THESE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT WERE EXACTLY PARALLEL TO WHAT WE LIKED. WE GOT TO THE END OF THE SHOW AND I LOOKED AT JEFF AND I WAS ALMOST IN TEARS, AND I SAID WE HAVE TO ADOPT THAT CHILD. AND HE SAID MAKE IT HAPPEN. >> I GOT MY WISH. >> AND SHE WORKS HARD AT IT. BECAUSE ON HER PART, IT IS NOT THE EASIEST THING IN THE WORLD. WE TALK A LOT ABOUT IT. >> THESE ARE TWO PERFECT PARENTS, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST TAKING CARE OF ME, BUT BECAUSE THEY ACCEPT ME ENTIRELY. JEAN: THEY DELIGHT IN VICTORIA’S ACHIEVEMENTS. THAT FUTURE ARTIST WE FIRST MET? >> MY FIRST SUMMER, THEY SIGNED ME UP FOR SKETCH CLASSES. JEAN: PERFECT. SHE IS NOW EARNING A DEGREE IN STUDIO ART. >> HERE IS YOUR PORTFOLIO. >> THIS WAS AN EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT. I GOT INSPIRATION FROM MOM’S GARDEN. :ANJE HER ARTISTIC ABILITY SPILLS OVER FROM THE DRAWING TABLE TO THE KITCHEN TABLE. VICTORIA ALSO PLANS TO STUDY CULINARY ARTS. ♪ SHE LOS VECOOKING AND BAKING SIDE-BY-SIDE HER MOTHER. >> DO YOU THINK I MADE ENOUGH MESS? [LAUGHTER] >> WE LIKE A LOT OF FROSTING. JEAN: WE GOT A TASTE OF HER TALENT ON VICTORIA’S HOME AT LAST EPISODE. >> WE MADE THESE. JEAN: WE TOOK A CUPCAKE DECORATING CSS.LA ♪ GOOD JOB. JUST LIKE THE DAY WE MET HER, VICTORIA IS A NARATUL. ♪ >> LET ME FIX THAT. THANK YOU. I DID TS HI1 -- I HAD A LITTLE HELP FROM VICTORIA. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT’S BERRY NICE OF YOU MOM. [LAUGHTER] >> DON’T EVEN START. ♪ JEAN: NOW THE ICING ON THE CAKE, DECORATING THE FAMILY CHRISTMAS TREE. >> THEY MEAN SOMETHING TO US. JEAN: EVERY BRANCH HOLDS A SPECIAL STORY. >> THAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHRISTMAS, WASN’T IT? MY FIRST CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FROM >> HERE. JEAN: LIKE WHEN VICTORIA FIRST CAME HOME. >> WE BOUGHT THAT FOR YOU. IT IS YOUR GOTCHA DAY ORNAMENT. >> THE GOTCHA DAY ORNAMENT IT'’ VERY SPECIAL. >> WHEN YOU FIRSCAT ME TO US. THAT WAS ACTUALLY ON EASTER. JEAN: AND HER ADOPTION DAY. >> IT WAS TAKEN IN THE PARKING LOT OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE RIGHT AFTER SHE WAS ADOPTED. JEAN: LOOK AT THE SMILE ON YOUR FACE. >> IT REALLY WAS BIG. I WAS PURE JOY HAPPY. >> RIGHT THERE? >> I GAVE THIS ONE TO MOM AND DAD. >> IT SAYS ALL IS CALM, ALL IS BRIGHT. >> THEY ARE ALWAYS LIKE TO ME. THEY ARE THE LIGHT OMYF LIFE, SO IT ONLY MAKES SENSE TO GIVE BACK TO THEM. JE:AN WE WERE OVERJOYED TO SEE THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CHRONICLE ORNAMENT MAKING ITS DEBUT. >> WE WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS. WITHOUT YOU I WOULD NOT HAVE FOUND THESE TWO IN MY LIFE AND THEY WOULD NOT HAVE FOUND ME. SO THANK YOU. JEAN: WELCOME HOME, VICTORIA. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD NOT HAVEOU FND THEM IF NOT FOR YOU GUYS. >> LOVE YOU. >> LOVE YOU, DADDY. JEAN: THE CORIA ALSO PICKED OUT SPARKLGIN WINGS TO JOIN THE FAMILY TREE. >> I GUESS SYMBOLICALLY I FINALLY EARNED MY WINGS AND I CABEN FREE OF THE STRUGGLES I HAD IN THE PAST. THESE TWO GAVE ME THE CHANCTOE NOT BE AFRAID TO FLY. >> I LOVE YOU. >> I LOVE YOU TOO, MOM. I ALSO CHOSE IT BECAUSE A HARD -- BECAUSE IT HAS A HEART IN THE MIDDLE. THEY LOVE ME FOR WHO I AM. ♪ IT IS TRULY A FOREVER FAMILY. >> WHENEVER ANYONE ASKS VICTORIA, WHAT YOU LIKE FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY OR WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOR CHRISTMAS, HER RESPONSE IS ALWAYS I ALREADY HAVE EVERNGHIYT WANT.