- A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE MET KIRBY.
SHE IS A LIBRARIAN FROM BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA.
TAKE A LOOK.
- JEANNIE IS OUTSIDE KIRBY'S SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.
AND WE HAVE A HUGE SURPRISE FOR EVERYONE.
[cheers and applause]
BEING NAMED TEACHER OF THE YEAR. HOW DOES THAT FEEL?
- IT WAS STRANGE TO ME FROM DAY ONE
THAT MY NAME WOULD BE ON THAT LIST,
AND RIGHT NOW, I'M...STRUGGLING.
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I AM DRIVING THE BUS TO STRUGGLE STREET RIGHT NOW.
- OH, YOU'RE FANTASTIC.
THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED ENTITLEBOOKS.COM,
AND THEY HEARD ABOUT YOU,
AND THEY'RE GIVING MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY A CHECK
FOR $25,000 TO HELP YOU OUT.
- AHH!
AHH!
OH, MY GOD.
- I WANT YOU TO TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR BOOK PROGRAM
DURING THE SUMMER.
- WE GO EVERY WEEK,
AND WE VISIT ALL OF OUR BABIES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS,
AND WE LET THEM BORROW THESE AMAZING BOOKS
THAT THEY'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT.
- WE BOUGHT YOU A BOOKMOBILE.
- AHH!
[cheers and applause]
COME ON DOWN, KIRBY.
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- AHH!
YES! WE DID IT TOGETHER.
- WE DID IT TOGETHER, KIRBY. HI.
- OH, YOU MADE ME CRY AGAIN.
- OH, I LIKE MAKING YOU CRY.
IT'S FUN TO MAKE PEOPLE CRY IN A GOOD WAY.
NOT IN A BAD WAY, BUT IN A GOOD WAY.
- WHEN SWEET GISELE GOES AFTER ME WHEN I FALL DOWN,
I...SHE'S AMAZING.
- SO WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN WE SURPRISED YOU?
I MEAN, YOU WATCH THE SHOW.
YOU KNOW WE SURPRISE PEOPLE.
- YES.
I HAD NO THOUGHTS OTHER THAN, "TRY TO BE NORMAL.
JUST FOCUS, AND TRY TO BE NORMAL," AND--
BUT I WAS SO EXCITED, AND I COULDN'T PROCESS THOUGHTS,
AND EVERY STEP, I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE.
LIKE, WE GOT THE CHECK, AND I WAS LIKE,
"YAY, WE'RE DONE."
AND THEN THE BLINDFOLD CAME, AND I WAS LIKE,
"I GOT A BLINDFOLD. WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU."
LIKE, I JUST KEPT THINKING IT WAS OVER.
- YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS THE GIFT, THE BLINDFOLD.
- I REALLY--AND IN HINDSIGHT, I KNOW THAT WAS SILLY.
IN HINDSIGHT, LIKE, I GET THAT THAT WAS A SILLY THOUGHT,
BUT IN THE MOMENT, I WAS JUST LIKE,
"I'VE ALWAYS WANTED AN 'ELLEN' BLINDFOLD.
YES."
LIKE, THAT WAS IT, LIKE...
- WE'RE GIVING AWAY TOO MUCH STUFF.
- I WAS ABOUT TO SAY. - WE COULD STOP.
LET'S JUST START GIVING AWAY BLINDFOLDS, MARY.
AND THEN WHAT-- WE GAVE YOU THE 25,000.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT?
- OOH, WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY FUN IDEA.
WE'RE TAKING IDEAS FROM TEACHERS.
ONE THING WE KNOW WE'RE GONNA DO.
WE ARE GOING TO DO A PROGRAM CALLED "ONE SCHOOL, ONE BOOK,"
SO WE GET TO DO A SCHOOL-WIDE BOOK CLUB,
SO EVERY STUDENT, EVERY PARENT, EVERY STAFF MEMBER,
WE'RE ALL GONNA READ "CHARLOTTE'S WEB" TOGETHER.
- SO EVERYONE IS READING THE SAME BOOK AT THE SAME TIME.
- YEAH, SO THAT THE CLIMATE OF THE SCHOOL,
WE'RE ALL KIND OF TALKING ABOUT IT
AND WORKING AS A TEAM.
- AND THEN I HARD THAT YOU TRIED TO RAISE MONEY BEFORE.
YOU DID RAISE MONEY BEFORE,
BUT THE MOST THAT YOU RAISED WAS $38.
- YES.
- AND THIS TIME AROUND THAT YOU RAISED MORE MONEY,
AND WHAT REALLY TOUCHED ME IS,
WE GAVE ALL THE KIDS A $25 GIFT CARD FOR TARGET,
AND ONE OF THE KIDS DONATED HIS $25 GIFT CARD.
- YEAH, HE DID.
- I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY SWEET.
- IT'S FOR THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER IN TULSA.
WE ALWAYS--AT OUR BOOK FAIR, WE HAVE A LITTLE JAR,
AND THEY THROW IN COINS,
AND THEN WE POOL ALL OF THAT MONEY TOGETHER,
AND WE BUY BOOKS, AND WE DONATE THEM TO THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER.
AND WE SURPASSED OUR GOAL FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS BOOK FAIR.
IT'S JUST--BECAUSE YOU GAVE SO MUCH TO US,
THEY WANTED TO GIVE BACK, AND WE DID.
WE HAD A FOURTH GRADE LITTLE BOY WHO PUT HIS WHOLE--
AS SOON AS HE GOT IT, HE SAID,
"SOMEBODY ELSE NEEDS THIS MORE THAN I DO."
- THAT'S REALLY SWEET.
I LOVE HIM.
WHOEVER HE IS, I LOVE THAT KID.
- ME TOO. ME TOO.
- AND SO...AND YOU ARE-- ARE YOU SINGLE OR NO?
YOU'RE SINGLE.
- I'M WORKING ON IT.
- YOU'RE WORKING ON IT.
NO, YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND, RIGHT?
- I DO. I DO. - YEAH, WHAT IS HIS NAME?
- HIS NAME IS JASON.
I CALL HIM MACK. JASON MCKENZIE, YOU KNOW.
- YEAH, THAT'S CUTE, MACK.
I'D LIKE TO MEET HIM VERY MUCH.
- HE'S PRECIOUS. HE'S SO AMAZING.
HE JUST CAME ON-- OR ONE DAY THIS WEEK--
- [singing] IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
[cheers and applause]
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
DON'T LET IT GET AWAY
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
OH, MY GOD.
- I TOOK A WRONG TURN.
- HAVE A SEAT AGAIN.
HAVE A SEAT. - OKAY.
- I HAVE TO PUT THIS BACK ON YOU AGAIN.
HI, JASON. HOW ARE YOU?
- HEY. - NICE TO MEET YOU.
- PLEASURE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
- MY BOYFRIEND JUST HUGGED ELLEN.
- HE'S GONNA SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE CHAIR OR SOMETHING.
- OH, WE CAN SIT TOGETHER.
- WELL, ACTUALLY... - YOU--YOU SIT ON THE CHAIR.
[cheers and applause]
- [speaking indistinctly]
- [exhales]
YOU'RE GORGEOUS, AND YOU'RE SO, SO SWEET.
I HAVE TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH YOU.
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
- YES.
[cheers and applause]
- OH.
- I HOPE THIS IS THE RIGHT ONE. - NO, IT'S PERFECT.
I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
- I LOVE YOU. - I LOVE YOU BACK.
- I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
[cheers and applause]
- OH, DID I SAY YES?
DID I SAY YES?
- YOU DID. - I MEAN YES.
- I THINK SHE-- I THINK SHE SAID YES.
- YES. - ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL--WE'LL BE BACK. THAT'S...
HEY, KIRBY AND JASON, COME ON DOWN AGAIN.
- [singing] IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DUMB TO DO
HEY, BABY, I THINK I WANNA MARRY YOU
IS IT THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES, OR IS IT THIS DANCING JUICE
- ALL RIGHT, SO WE JUST HAVE A FEW MINUTES LEFT,
BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING
FOR THE BOOKMOBILE, OKAY?
- 'CAUSE I WANT THE KIDS TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE COMING.
IT'S A SOUND SYSTEM SO THAT...
- [screams]
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT. - IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
- SO YOU'LL HAVE A LITTLE STICK MIC AND...
- AND IT'S BEDAZZLED.
- YEAH, IT'S BEDAZZLED.
- LISA.
[screams]
- ALL RIGHT. - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S GORGEOUS. - YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU'RE WELCOME, AND ALSO,
I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU SAID YES,
AND I'M HAPPY THAT YOU DECIDED TO PROPOSE HERE,
BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER GIFT FOR YOU,
BECAUSE AT JCPENNEY, THAT HAVE THE WEDDING REGISTRY,
AND IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE TO GET EVERYTHING YOU NEED
TO START YOUR LIFE TOGETHER.
YOU CAN REGISTER IN STORE, ONLINE,
OR BY USING THE JCPENNEY APP,
AND YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO DOWNLOAD THE APP,
BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A CHECK FOR $10,000.
[cheers and applause]
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
I WANT TO THANK RANDY JACKSON, MARIA MENOUNOS,
PANIC! AT THE DISCO.
YOU'RE ALL GOING HOME WITH A COPY
OF PANIC! AT THE DISCO'S CD.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER. BYE-BYE.
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