January 10, 1985
I met a great new guy today. His name is Luke Danes. He is a senior at Stars Hollow High. His dad runs Williams' Hardware Store. I'd like to call him my new friend. He seems like my kind of friend. I met this other really nice lady who is helping me take care of Rory. Her name is Patty LaCasa. I also met the Dells. Babette and Morey. I think they will also be good friends of mine. Chris came to town today. He wanted to see Rory. She smiled as soon as Christopher walked in the door. It was like she had known that he was her dad before she even saw him. We took Rory for a walk and I showed him where I worked. He was very proud of me. He knew that his baby girl was being taken care of. I think that he left with that feeling.
January 23, 1985
There was a blizzard today. Rory and I were stuck in the house all day with nothing to do. Since it was a Sunday, nothing was open, so we couldn't order out. I went for the old Macaroni and Cheese deal. I seemed to be eating a lot of that lately. Doose's always has a sale on Mac 'n Cheese. It's probably a good thing I like it. I can't believe it was a year ago that I found out that I was pregnant. It seemed like just yesterday. Rory is sleeping now. I think that I am going to go to bed. Tomorrow is Monday, and Mondays are the busiest at the Inn. People were checking out from their weekend stay. So I'm sure that I won't be bored tomorrow.
February 8, 1985
Rory is four months old today. She is so big. I took her to the doctor yesterday afternoon to have a check-up. She weighs a healthy 16lbs. 6 oz. She has gained exactly 10 lbs. The doctor said that that was very well for as small as Rory was when she was born. She is starting to show signs of being really smart. She can nearly crawl. I am so proud of her. She has no idea that the world she is living in is not right. For all she knows I am her big sister and that I am just taking care of her for my mom. God knows that would never happen.
February 18, 1985
I met another new friend today. Her name is Sookie St. James. She is a sophomore at Stars Hollow High. I let her hold Rory today. She thought Rory was amazing. She had told me what a great job I had been doing with her. I knew that someone who could tell me this was definitely going to be my best friend. All of my other friends from Hartford had ditched me when I became pregnant. It was nice to know that I now had someone to talk to besides a four and a half month old. This would be nice.
February 28, 1985
Emily called today. She had to check-up on her precious granddaughter. Of course she didn't care one bit about me. I think that dad misses me a lot more than Emily does. The only thing that she misses is Rory. But that's ok. I shouldn't care. Should I? Oh well. I guess she's just going to be Emily Gilmore whether I care or not.
March, 5, 1985
Rory is doing very well. I started her at the local daycare. It was getting to be too much for Ms. Patty to handle. The only girl there Rory's age was a little three month old. I think the lady said that her name was Lane Kim. Her parents run Kim's Antiques. I need to go there. I haven't been in there ever. Today was a busy day. We had a whole new group of clients come in and stay. They took up half of the inn. I was so busy that I didn't get to take a lunch break. I think I'm going to quit writing now. I'm starving. I might go over to Al's Pancake World. It sounds like something new and different.
March 22, 1985
I think that I heard Rory mutter "mama" today. I almost cried. She is such a sweet baby. I wouldn't ask for anything better. She is amazing. This Luke Danes guy keeps coming over to flirt with me. He's always trying to fix things around here. I never pay him. He knows I can't. Oh well, free fixings for me I guess.
April 2, 1985
Christopher called today. All he asked was "How's the baby?" He didn't even address her by her name. I told him that his daughter's name was "Rory", not "baby". I think he just does it because he knows it makes me really mad. Oh well. He's a guy. He doesn't know any better. He also needs to come around and see Rory more often. I want him to see her, but I can hardly stand to be in the same room with him for very long.
April 11, 1985
Rory is now six months old. She is so much fun to be around. Dad came to town today. He tried to give me some money, but I refused. I need to make my own money. He needs to realize that. I think that it was just mom who sent him. He knows that I can make my own money. I have a good job. The only thing they care about is Rory. They still want to take her to live with them. They know that will never happen. I can take care of my own daughter. She is my responsibility.
April 25, 1985
Mia promoted me to head of the desk today. I get to answer the phones and do things like that. Mia is like a mother to me. I love hanging out with her. We talk about a lot of things that my mother and I could never talk about. It feels nice to have someone like that. I finally bought a coffee maker today. I was so happy. There hasn't been any coffee in my system for the longest time, it felt nice to finally have my own cup of coffee.
I met a great new guy today. His name is Luke Danes. He is a senior at Stars Hollow High. His dad runs Williams' Hardware Store. I'd like to call him my new friend. He seems like my kind of friend. I met this other really nice lady who is helping me take care of Rory. Her name is Patty LaCasa. I also met the Dells. Babette and Morey. I think they will also be good friends of mine. Chris came to town today. He wanted to see Rory. She smiled as soon as Christopher walked in the door. It was like she had known that he was her dad before she even saw him. We took Rory for a walk and I showed him where I worked. He was very proud of me. He knew that his baby girl was being taken care of. I think that he left with that feeling.
January 23, 1985
There was a blizzard today. Rory and I were stuck in the house all day with nothing to do. Since it was a Sunday, nothing was open, so we couldn't order out. I went for the old Macaroni and Cheese deal. I seemed to be eating a lot of that lately. Doose's always has a sale on Mac 'n Cheese. It's probably a good thing I like it. I can't believe it was a year ago that I found out that I was pregnant. It seemed like just yesterday. Rory is sleeping now. I think that I am going to go to bed. Tomorrow is Monday, and Mondays are the busiest at the Inn. People were checking out from their weekend stay. So I'm sure that I won't be bored tomorrow.
February 8, 1985
Rory is four months old today. She is so big. I took her to the doctor yesterday afternoon to have a check-up. She weighs a healthy 16lbs. 6 oz. She has gained exactly 10 lbs. The doctor said that that was very well for as small as Rory was when she was born. She is starting to show signs of being really smart. She can nearly crawl. I am so proud of her. She has no idea that the world she is living in is not right. For all she knows I am her big sister and that I am just taking care of her for my mom. God knows that would never happen.
February 18, 1985
I met another new friend today. Her name is Sookie St. James. She is a sophomore at Stars Hollow High. I let her hold Rory today. She thought Rory was amazing. She had told me what a great job I had been doing with her. I knew that someone who could tell me this was definitely going to be my best friend. All of my other friends from Hartford had ditched me when I became pregnant. It was nice to know that I now had someone to talk to besides a four and a half month old. This would be nice.
February 28, 1985
Emily called today. She had to check-up on her precious granddaughter. Of course she didn't care one bit about me. I think that dad misses me a lot more than Emily does. The only thing that she misses is Rory. But that's ok. I shouldn't care. Should I? Oh well. I guess she's just going to be Emily Gilmore whether I care or not.
March, 5, 1985
Rory is doing very well. I started her at the local daycare. It was getting to be too much for Ms. Patty to handle. The only girl there Rory's age was a little three month old. I think the lady said that her name was Lane Kim. Her parents run Kim's Antiques. I need to go there. I haven't been in there ever. Today was a busy day. We had a whole new group of clients come in and stay. They took up half of the inn. I was so busy that I didn't get to take a lunch break. I think I'm going to quit writing now. I'm starving. I might go over to Al's Pancake World. It sounds like something new and different.
March 22, 1985
I think that I heard Rory mutter "mama" today. I almost cried. She is such a sweet baby. I wouldn't ask for anything better. She is amazing. This Luke Danes guy keeps coming over to flirt with me. He's always trying to fix things around here. I never pay him. He knows I can't. Oh well, free fixings for me I guess.
April 2, 1985
Christopher called today. All he asked was "How's the baby?" He didn't even address her by her name. I told him that his daughter's name was "Rory", not "baby". I think he just does it because he knows it makes me really mad. Oh well. He's a guy. He doesn't know any better. He also needs to come around and see Rory more often. I want him to see her, but I can hardly stand to be in the same room with him for very long.
April 11, 1985
Rory is now six months old. She is so much fun to be around. Dad came to town today. He tried to give me some money, but I refused. I need to make my own money. He needs to realize that. I think that it was just mom who sent him. He knows that I can make my own money. I have a good job. The only thing they care about is Rory. They still want to take her to live with them. They know that will never happen. I can take care of my own daughter. She is my responsibility.
April 25, 1985
Mia promoted me to head of the desk today. I get to answer the phones and do things like that. Mia is like a mother to me. I love hanging out with her. We talk about a lot of things that my mother and I could never talk about. It feels nice to have someone like that. I finally bought a coffee maker today. I was so happy. There hasn't been any coffee in my system for the longest time, it felt nice to finally have my own cup of coffee.