When I Grow Up

When ever I am asked the question, and whenever I think about the future and what I want to do when I grow up there are several things that sometimes come to mind. But I've realized that there is one thing that always comes to mind. One person actually, and so I've decided that when I grow up I would like to be Lorelai Gilmore. OK, so I don't want to BE HER... it's too late for that now because Lorelai gets pregnant at age sixteen.

What I love so much about Lorelai Gilmore is that she is a strong and independent woman who just lets her personality be her. And I can pretty much picture myself in her shoes. I would just have to start working as a maid in a country inn, work my way up to manager while taking business classes at a small local collage, and then start my own inn from the ground up with my best friend.

I mean that would be a lot of fun, and something I can see myself doing. Relationships are not the focus of my being, and honestly I don't want them to be. Guys, cool. Dating, cool. Being obsessed, possessed, and in the hands of someone else? Not so cool.

Although she is a fictional character, Lorelai is one of the strongest women I have ever known. She had a daughter at sixteen, accepting no help from anyone. She raised Rory all on her own while working her way to 'super star' of the bed and breakfast world. And while she didn't have the best luck, or the wisest choices with relationships, she still kept on living her life the best that she could. And I admire her ability to wear whatever she thought looked cute without the fear of being judged for it. And as much as she doesn't get along with her mother, you can tell that they still really love each other. After all, how can you not love Lorelai? She's funny, smart, quirky, independent, and absolutely sensational in almost every way.