My parents came on Wednesday. My mom called me after one of my classes and told me that they were close to my dorm & at "Bar G." Bar G? Oh, mom! Bar 6! She's so cute; I love her. When I saw them it was sort of uneventful :) I felt like I just saw them since I was home a little less than a month ago. Nevertheless, I'm still happy to see them. We caught up over coffee & a bit of lunch, and then I had to go to my voice lesson. I met up with them at their hotel & it was so chic. The bar/lounge was decorated like an old library & it just seemed so classy. Their room had a huge window - which is nice b/c I forget that the view of Manhattan is actually awesome. Everything was really dimly lit (hilarious in the elevator). I took them around Bleeker & pointed out the cute buildings and bakeries. My mom saw a little restaurant from across the street so we decided to go there. It was perfect and really small. My favorite part was the 10 piece jazz band and the 6 people dining. The majority of their tunes were in my repertoire so I think my parents think that I learned every jazz song ever.
On thursday my parents woke up late and then went to the met. What?! waking up late? That does not sound like Greg's idea of a good day, but apparently my parents decided to go with the flow this trip. I met up with them for dinner w/ Alex & Rel. Of course ALex & I were late, but I was happy to hear that it wasn't awk at all for Rel to meet my parents without me. We went to this little place called "Arte" (I think). We ate dinner a bit late, but we were the only people in there. oh god, the food was so good. The waiter insisted in being overdramatic in reading the menu & every "r" was rolled & lasted a good 3 seconds - which doesn't sound like a lot BUT IT IS. I was so please by the way that dinner went. I felt like my parents were meeting my boyfriend. At times, Rel would be talking to my mom and Alex to my dad and I was so content. The conversation kept rolling, and everyone really liked each other :) SUCCESS!
Yesterday, I met my parents at Live Cafe right in Tompkins and told them over and over again how I love the east village. We had some cups of coffee and then my mom and I took off to Soho to do some shopping. Bought some things from H&M and a new coat which is the perfect cut. I love it. For dinner, we went to Sammys, which was the chinese place that Alex and I ordered from weekly. It was my first time having it this semester & I remembered why we were obsessed. My parents wanted to see some jazz music and my dad called around to see who was playing where. My dad told me that "Raul Coltrane" was playing at bluenote. Ravi?! YES! God, my luck was amazing. So we went to Blue Note (my first time) and saw Ravi Coltrane. His group was just incredible. I've seen the drummer before - he graduated from new school - what up. In their last tune, they quoted a lot of giant steps, which was really awesome to hear Coletrane's best known song via his son.
Tonight We are going out for Alex's birthday (we as in my and my friends :) not me and my parents), but I'm going to get together with them sometime.