Goodbye to Gilmore Girls, I have binge watched you for months and I have got to say that you have quickly because my most cherished show. I finished all your seasons, every last episode, and I really don’t know what to do with myself now. I woke up this morning with no more episodes to click on in my Netflix browser – and I realized it was over. No more movies and ridiculous amounts of food with Rory and Lorelai, no more visits to the Dragon Fly Inn, no more perusing the Yale campus, or watching Rory struggle to maintain relationships with boys – NO MORE STARS HALLOW and all the incredible characters that came along with it.

I know it sounds stupid to become so attached to a fictional world or people that don’t exist within our frame of reality, but I think its completely acceptable to have something that holds such soul, and displays massive amounts of love and life lessons, and personal experiences – to reach out and touch hearts personally. I have learned so much about myself watching the show, the things I like and don’t like about my relationships with those around me, how to appreciate the little things, and to never take a single moment for granted because before you know it they are all gone.

I don’t really know if I can put into words how I feel about the show, or the incredible characters that Amy Sherman-Palladino (the creator) weaved into the immersive fictional world that is Stars Hallow, CT – but I wanted to say thank you for your time, thanks for the memories, and thank you Netflix for the re-runs.

I finished the final episode and cried throughout its entirety. That sounds completely psycho, I know, but for me it was like watching my own self grow up and get older and reach that age of adulthood where the simple things I have come to appreciate are quickly slipping through my fingers – just as Rory had. Maybe it’s because I am at the prime age to appreciate the impactful nature of growing up, graduating college, leaving your hometown and starting anew because all those things are right around the corner for me, but watching Rory do it herself aroused emotions in me I didn’t think I was ready to feel quite yet.

All good things must come to an end I suppose, but I will miss the story from beginning to end, forever. I will miss the characters, and the banter, and the relationships, and the obsession with coffee – all these little parts of that world that made the simple things in life for me, so much more appreciated.

While the spinoff will be incredible, nothing will beat the story of an incredible pair growing up and conquering the world together – the original Gilmore Girls.