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Miss me? I know. It’s been like forever. But even Gossip Girl needs to take some kind of break from all the drama (though you can bet I missed every single second I was without it!). Now I’m back and so are our favorites. Looks like we all started 2009 off with a bang. And you know me. I couldn’t be happier.

OMFG! Serena broke up with Aaron! I didn’t want to say anything because I always like to give people the benefit of the doubt, but that Aaron guy was way not good for Serena. They were like a totally mismatched couple. Glad to see it’s over. Though, Serena didn’t waste any time finding herself in the arms of someone new, or rather someone old. She ran right back to Dan. The two got back together faster than you could say “Adios, Aaron Rose.” Ah, it’s kind of good to have these two united again. They are totally cute (even if he is from, ugh, Brooklyn).

Chuck finally returned. Thank goodness. I was seriously worried about him. How could Chuck Bass go off the grid like that? And not even an utter about what he did on NYE? Crazy. Guess Chuck was hiding out in Thailand doing, um, Chuck kind of things (I would go into detail but the GG blog is rated PG-13 not NC-17)? When C came back, he was not in a good place. Though his uncle, Jack Bass, was in town trying to help him adjust to life without Bart. Jack seemed okay (and when I say okay, I mean in a Chuck as a twentysomething way). Chuck was still not paying any attention to the van der Woodsens so it looked like Jack was all the family he had.

Blair was desperate to get Chuck back to normal. She had told him she loved him and therefore there was no denying how much he actually meant to her. But worrying about Chuck wasn’t the only thing Blair was concerned with. She was also trying to be accepted into the Colony Club (a totally fancy, high society group with only the best ladies from the UES). Blair wanted in so badly. She was over the high school thing and wanted to fraternize with people who read the New York Times everyday (and not just the online edition!).

Meanwhile, Jenny Humphrey started at Constance again. No big deal, right? Wrong! It was miserable. Those mean girls really are mean. Jenny saw how vicious they were to Nelly Yuki and she couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. Jenny was basically the Nelly Yuki of 2008. She couldn’t let those girls get away with making NY wipe yogurt off their shoes or breaking her glasses. Jenny had a plan. With Eric’s help, she decided to take over the mean girl’s hangout: Pinkberry. Since the Met Steps were still under construction (geez, when will they finally be done?!), Pinkberry became the new and cool hangout. Jenny chose to infiltrate the place with band kids, HS debaters, science club members, you name it. The mean girls were livid. What happened to their safe haven? It was turned into a place for the ordinary and we all know the MG’s are not ordinary. Looked like Jenny and Nelly Yuki may have won that battle.

Well, almost. Penelope was not going to go down without a fight. She told Headmistress Queller that Jenny was bullying her and her friends. When Jenny was confronted she was majorly pissed. WTF? She wasn’t the bully, the mean girls were! Luckily, the MG’s aren’t very good at keeping their deepest and darkest secrets secret. They had told all of their most privy info to Nelly Yuki. Jenny confronted the girls and told them they had to back off or she’d divulge their dirty laundry (FYI Penelope sleeps with her dad’s junior partner, Hazel makes out with her cousin and Isabel, well, we don’t even want to go there). The girls had to surrender. Nelly Yuki was so excited. Now Jenny could be queen bee and she could be the number 2. Jenny was confused. That’s not what she wanted at all. Nelly Yuki admitted that was the only reason she became her ally. She wanted protection for when Jenny took over. But Jenny told Nelly Yuki she had absolutely no interest in ruling the school and would prefer to remain anonymous (I don’t get it either). And with that Nelly Yuki went back to the mean girls (I know, totally rude). But at least they now know not to mess with J.

Over in the Dan and Serena of it all, they were enjoying being back together. Everyone seemed to be happy to see them back together. Well, everyone except Rufus. And we all know why that is: Dan and Serena share a sibling! But of course, Rufus couldn’t just tell Dan that. Dan was bewildered. Why the hell did Rufus care so much about him being with Serena? What was going on? And guess who Dan went to find out the truth from? Chuck! Chuck told Dan the reality that Lily and Rufus had a child together. Dan was in shock. Whoa. When Dan called his father to tell him he knew, Rufus was already making plans to go find his child with Lily (btw it’s a boy). Rufus pleaded with Dan not to tell Serena. Lily should be the person who tells her. This left Dan with a huuuge secret he couldn’t tell his girlfriend. Not to mention it made him feel totally weird. I mean, sharing a bro=weird! No matter how you slice it.

Chuck was acting like Chuck Bass x a million. He even lit up a joint at school and got caught. Luckily, Blair and Jack were there to help get him out of trouble. But seriously how many times could they keep doing that? Blair was letting all the Chuck stuff seriously get to her. She was a wreck. Unfortunately, she had her interview with the Colony Club when she was at her worst. Blair needed to impress them if she wanted in. But when B met the ladies she realized they were just like the girls at school: catty bitches. They made mean and nasty comments about all the people who meant so much to Blair. Blair decided she didn’t need these ladies. What she really needed was for to get Chuck better.

But no matter what Blair did it seemed like Chuck wasn’t changing. He was on a major downward spiral. Instead of mourning, Chuck wanted to party. He even threw a big bash at Victrola. And well, things got ugly. Chuck went up to the roof with his bottle in hand. He was way wasted and did the stupidest thing ever by walking on the ledge. Scary! That’s a far way down. Fortunately, Blair and Jack found him just in time. They got him to step down. Phew. That was a close one. They put him in a limo and sent him back to The Palace. Blair and Jack decided they had to look after Chuck. Help him get back to normal. However, they could never let him find out what happened between them. Turned out, something happened between Blair and Jack on New Year’s Eve. OMFG! Trés scandalous!
Wow so much happened in such a short amount of time! Yay! We’re really hoping Chuck goes back to being the Chuck we all love so much (scarf, scotch and scheming included!). Also, must find out details on the Blair/Jack thing. Could it be Blair’s caught herself not one Bass but two? You go, girl (btw Jack is pretty hot for an older guy). I’m very curious as to what will happen when Serena finds out about you know what. We know S is all carefree and stuff but that is just…odd. Who knows? Well, I can’t wait to see how everything unfolds. This is gonna be a great year. I’m calling it now: 2009 is the year of gossip! Xoxo Gossip Girl