On Turning 32

          When I was 16 I saw my first episode of Gilmore Girls. I was at my Granny’s house and my Mom was also there. The episode was “The Big One” when Paris finds out that she didn’t get into Harvard and has a meltdown on CSPAN. There are very few shows that I remember the first episode that I saw but this episode made such an impact on me that I don’t think that I could ever forget it. I caught a few of the last episodes of season 3 but didn’t really start to watch the show until the start of season 4. At that point in time Rory was a year ahead of me. I was in my senior year of high school and she was in her freshman year at Yale. When I got to University Gilmore Girls was syndicated and I would get my dinner and head back to my room to watch reruns at 5. This was just before TV shows were put out on DVD. I finished my growing years following Rory, she was a peer...she was someone to guide me. 

Flash forward. The original run of Gilmore Girls ended in 2007 and we had a revival in 2016. My love of the Gilmore Girls never wavered...in fact it only increased. I have watched my DVDs numerous times...there are times when a GG episode is the only thing that can get me to sleep. I have made a playlist on Apple Music of all the music featured in show, it is very epic. And I am currently subscribed to a Gilmore Girls Themed subscription box. 

          On September 25 I turn 32 and to me this birthday is more significant then 30 because Lorelai Gilmore was 32 in the first Season of Gilmore Girls. Lorelai has always been older than me. She has been someone to look up too, someone that I could not truly understand because she was older than me. There is still a part of me that is trying to wrap my mind around this fact. I grew up being a peer of Rory’s and now I am the same age of Lorelai. I feel like this is a new phenomenon, one that didn’t exist before shows where on DVD and Streaming. 

Honestly, I am not really sure how to express how this feels. I am now the same age as one of my TV idols. 

           Lorelai is this character that is full of life. She is not perfect, she has struggles, and has not been handed anything. She has worked hard to get to the position that she is in and she is so determined. Even though she works really hard she still has time to have fun and to spend with her daughter. In the end, even though Lorelai has her faults, she is very inspiring.

           When I look at Lorelai season one and then look at my life I can’t help but think that I am doing pretty good. Actually, just this month was the first time in over 5 years at my job that I felt confident and that I was good at my job. In that respect I feel like I am becoming like Lorelai, she is good at her Job and she knows it. 

I was watching a couple episodes from season one and there are times when I can’t believe that Lorelai and I are the same age and then sometimes...it just makes sense. Something else that is strange is that during the Revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, Rory is also 32. 32 seems to be a significant age in the Gilmore Universe. 

I feel like 32 is going to be a significant age for me...and I hope that something really great is coming.

(I will never explain this properly...but there you go).

Got a feeling 32 

Is gonna be a good year.

Especially if you and me

See it in together.