I can call them tomorrow, but they only have twelve books so I'm not counting on that. I didn't even mention that one. LORELAI: Of a retired circus couple? LORELAI: Telling her I was getting married to a wonderful guy who will love me and make me happy. MAX: That too. RORY: Still no return date info from the parents? Rory's freaking out about not having enough extracurricular things to impress Harvard with. SOOKIE: It was supposed to be a surprise. You know. [pan around the party to: Miss Patty dancing with Kirk, Rory and Dean sitting on a bench, Lane leaving for the airport, Lorelai and Max dancing, Luke coming to the party. [takes off her engagement ring]
RORY: When are you going to tell them?
Plan: A: her parents; Q: Who is appalled that Lorelai didn't tell them about her engagement? A: Max; Q: Who is Lorelai engaged to? A: a surprise wedding shower; Q: What event did Sookie invite Lorelai and Rory to? A: the cold shoulder; Q: What do Lorelai's parents give her? A: Dean; Q: Who is Rory's boyfriend? A: paradise; Q: What is the word for a perfect place? A: hundreds; Q: How many other Harvard applicants are there? Summary: Lorelai avoids telling her parents about her engagement to Max, while Rory urges her to spill. But due to a call from Sookie asking them to come to a surprise wedding shower for the happy couple, they already know, and are appalled that Lorelai didn't tell them and so they give her the cold shoulder. Meanwhile, Rory and Dean are having trouble in paradise due to the fact that Rory suddenly becomes obsessed with finding enough extracurricular activities that will set her apart from the hundreds of other Harvard applicants.