TEXT: 3.13 - Dear Emily and Richard OPEN AT ELDER GILMORE RESIDENCE [Lorelai, Richard and Emily are sitting in the living room] LORELAI: Mom, I swear, it was Aunt Maureen. EMILY: Aunt Maureen would never hike up her skirt in public. LORELAI: She would after half a gallon of eggnog. EMILY: Richard, who was the one who got drunk at our Christmas party and hiked up her skirt in front of the Town and Country photographer? RICHARD: I'm sorry, did you say something? LORELAI: I don't know about you, Mom, but I've never felt so fascinating in my entire life. [Rory walks in] RORY: I'm so sorry I'm late. Hi Grandma, Hi Grandma. RICHARD: Hello Rory. LORELAI: Oh, now he closes the paper. RORY: Hey, Mom, I stopped by the bookstore on the way here. LORELAI: You got them? RORY: I got them! EMILY: Got what? LORELAI: Rory and I are starting to plan our Europe trip. RORY: The day after graduation, we are gone. RICHARD: Well, that sounds very exciting. EMILY: Lorelai, what are these? LORELAI: Those are guidebooks. EMILY: "Europe Through the Backdoor." "The Rough Guide to Europe." What kind of guidebooks are these? LORELAI: The cheap kind. RORY: They have all the good information about backpacking and staying in hostels. EMILY: Backpacking and staying in hostels? RICHARD: Who's backpacking and staying in hostels? LORELAI: We are. [Emily and Richard laugh] EMILY: No, you're not. RICHARD: What a ridiculous thought. RORY: We are. We're going to backpack around Europe. EMILY: Yes, I know, it's fun to tease your grandmother, dear. They're going to backpack across Europe, Richard. RICHARD: I heard, sounds delightful. Perhaps
SUMMARY:
Luke and Nicole have a successful first date. Jess and Dean trade verbal blows. Sherry goes into labor with only Lorelai and Rory for company until Chris shows up at last minute. Lorelai has flash backs about her pregnancy and Rory's birth. Lorelai introduces Emily to modern entertainment technology by getting her a DVD player and a couple movies. Richard and Emily decry Lorelai's and Rory's plans to backpack through Europe. The war between Paris and Rory continues when Paris picks a photo of the "Franklin" staff for the yearbook that has the worst possible shot of Rory.