<P> As the summer is drawing to a close , Blair and Chuck are madly in love and adjusting to their new `` in a relationship '' status , breaking all traditional rules of dating as would be expected . Meanwhile , Serena returns from her European adventure with many secrets to hide and a complicated relationship with Carter Baizen . Nate returns from his travels with a mysterious brunette , Bree Buckley ( guest star Joanna Garcia ) in town . With Lily away in California visiting her mother , Rufus , Dan , and Jenny spent the summer in the Hamptons , adjusting to the van der Woodsen 's glamorous lifestyle surprisingly faster than any of them expected . Vanessa introduces her new boyfriend , Scott , to Dan and Rufus . </P>
<P> As the summer is drawing to a close , Blair and Chuck are madly in love and adjusting to their new `` in a relationship '' status , breaking all traditional rules of dating as would be expected . Meanwhile , Serena returns from her European adventure with many secrets to hide and a complicated relationship with Carter Baizen . Nate returns from his travels with a mysterious brunette , Bree Buckley ( guest star Joanna Garcia ) in town . With Lily away in California visiting her mother , Rufus , Dan , and Jenny spent the summer in the Hamptons , adjusting to the van der Woodsen 's glamorous lifestyle surprisingly faster than any of them expected . Vanessa introduces her new boyfriend , Scott , to Dan and Rufus . </P>
where did lily go in season 3 gossip girl
where did lily go in season 3 gossip girl
California visiting her mother
California visiting her mother