Emily misses her daughter Heather, who is attending college in Boston. Since her father died, Heather is sensitive to her momÔÇÖs dependence on long-standing holiday traditions. This Christmas, Heather has planned a trip to Phoenix with her boyfriend, but tells her mother she is staying on campus to study. After Emily arranges a house-swap with Charles, an English professor from Boston who wants Washington StateÔÇÖs solitude in order to finish his novel, Emily hops on a flight to Boston to surprise Heather for Christmas. Unaware of the house swap, EmilyÔÇÖs best friend, Faith walks in on Charles at EmilyÔÇÖs house and in Boston, Ray, CharlesÔÇÖ brother responds to a 911 call only to find Emily at CharlesÔÇÖ condo. Will Christmas travel calamities lead to cross-country romances? Or have there been one too many surprises already?
