Wow. What can I say? My baby's turning 18, and she's in Europe, away from me.
For those of you who haven't met us, we're unusually close. She's my best friend in the entire world. She's been an unusually easy child to raise. Always very sensible. She's the person I wish I could have been, at her age.
This for you:
Cut to Lorelai tiptoeing into Rory's room. It's the middle of the night.)
LORELAI: Happy birthday. little girl.
(Rory wakes up and moves over. Lorelai gets into bed with her.)
RORY: Hey.
LORELAI: I can't believe how fast you're growing up.
RORY: Really? Feels slow.
LORELAI: Trust me, it's fast. What do you think of your life so far?
RORY: I think it's pretty good.
LORELAI: Any complaints?
RORY: I'd like that whole humidity thing to go away.
LORELAI: All right. I'll work on that.
RORY: So do I look older?
LORELA: Oh, yeah. You walk into Denny's before 5, you've got yourself a discount.
RORY: Good deal.
LORELAI: So you know what I think?
RORY: What?
LORELAI: I think you're a great, cool kid, and the best friend a girl could have.
RORY: Right back at ya.
LORELAI: And it's so hard to believe that at exactly this time many moons ago, I was lying in exactly the same position --
RORY: Oh, boy. Here we go.
LORELAI: Only I had a huge, fat stomach and big fat ankles and I was swearing like a sailor --
RORY: On leave.
LORELAI: On leave -- right! And there I was --
RORY: In labor.
LORELAI: And while some have called it the most meaningful experience of your life, to me it was something more akin to doing the splits on a crate of dynamite.
RORY: I wonder if the Waltons ever did this.
LORELAI: And I was screaming and swearing and being surrounded as I was by a hundred prominent doctors, I just assumed there was an actual use for the cup of ice chips they gave me.
RORY: There wasn't.
LORELAI: But pelting the nurses sure was fun.
RORY: I love you, Mom.
LORELAI: Shh. I'm getting to the part where he sees your head. So there I was...
(Fade out.)
No, I'm not sobbing right now.
Can't wait till you're home, and we can celebrate properly.