When I grow up...

I want to be Lily Van Der Woodsen Bass Humphrey!

Lily has always been my favorite character on Gossip Girl. Don't get me wrong I love Blair, Serena, Chuck et al, as much as anyone else would. But I've noticed that many girls idolize Blair. I believe all the aspire to is to be spoiled with a matching wardrobe.

While they want to be more like Blair, I want to be more like Lily. She is poised, polished, and smart.

Here's what makes Lily so great:

- She's had a number of divorces, the father of her children abandoned her, and her husband died (Bart Bass). She held her own and in the end she got together with the love of her life, Rufus.

- She chose Bart over Rufus in season one so her children would have a proper family and home.

- She is mother to Serena Van Der Woodsen. I think we all can agree that Serena is quite a handful.

- She adopted Chuck. And here's to thinking no one could ever love him (except for Blair).

- At one point, Lily ran Bass Industries - a multi-million dollar business.

- She was on house arrest, and dealt with it gracefully.



She did ALL that whilst looking her very best. Did I mention she owns an impressive collection of handbags?

FALL TV GUIDE

TV SHOWS I LOVE AND CAN'T WAIT TILL THEY'RE BACK!

Returns Monday Sept. 26 -  Blair is getting Married. Serena got an internship.
And cousin Emily isn't really cousin Emily. Can't wait to see what will happen next!

Returns Monday Sept. 19 - Castle told Beckett he loved her when she got shot by
the people who don't want her to investigate her mother's death. Suspense!

Returns Monday Sept. 19

Returns Oct. 3 - House escaped to a tropical island after he screwed things up with
Dr. Cuddy. Will the show be the same without her? 

Modern Family - Returns Sept 21

Returns Sept 13 -They've all graduated high school now (except for Adriana).
We'll see if the writers/producers are able to make the show work. 

Returns Sept 22 - McDreamy's final season with the show.
I'm curious about how they wrote the character off. Poor Mer.

Returns Sept 22

Returns Sept 22

Returns Sept 25 - Rumored to be the final season!

NEW TV SHOWS TO WATCH OUT FOR. THEY SEEM PROMISING, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A SHOW MIGHT BE CANCELED.

Starts Sept 26 - Josh Schwartz (creator) + Rachel Bilson.
This one looks extremely promising.

Last Man Standing - Starts Oct 11
Tim Allen is back with a new sitcom! I think if you liked
Home Improvement you'll like this one.

Starts Sept 13 - SMG is back! But this show is really different.
She secretly takes on the identity of her sister.
I'm not sure about it but will give it a look.

Starts Sept 20

I Hate My Teenage Daughter!
Check out its trailer. HILARIOUS,

Starts Sept 28
Reminds me of Mean Girls.

Starts Sept 15
It's a about a girl who discovers she's a witch.
Less like Sabrina, more like Vampire Diaries.

Starts Sept 23
It's like HOUSE meets Ghost Whisperer. I guess.

I know I won't be able to watch all of these shows. I'd probably hate some of them after a few episodes. STILL I can't wait!