So when I got back on Sunday morning from London I was also highly anticipating the arrival of my parental units :-) luckily I convinced them to come over thanksgiving so I wouldn't have to be alone Spain on this very american holiday haha. They called me when they got to their hotel and I came over, making my way up to room 431 (or something) to where my parents told me their room was....little did I know, my GRANDPARENTS would be hiding behind that door! haha they flew all the way over to see me with my parents and I was pretty durn excited to say the least!
After getting over the shock of thinking my grandmother was a cleaning lady in my parents room (sorry Nonnie!) and then quickly realizing who it was, my parents came upstairs from their room and we had a big loud italian family reunion (kind of like My Big Fat Greek Wedding without the cake...)
We decided to make the most of what was left of the day and headed out to La Rambla to show the abuelos around a bit! Grabbed some lunch and did some walking (much to the dismay of my grandfather who's favorite thing to do was grab taxis haha) down La Rambla and to Mare Magnum for some window shopping! My parents and I got a drink at a local bar after the g-pa's went back to the hotel until I had officially overwalked my mother to the point of exhaustion and had to get the old folks home ;-) hehe
The next day I didn't have class so I took the fam to Monserrat which, as you remember, is the gorgeous mountain with the monastery and the church over looking the beautiful valleys and all. I like to think they were pretty pleased with the trip, and I even got to explore some of the places I hadn't gotten to see while I was there the last time I had been there, so it was a very nice day spent with my beautiful family. That night we also met Almudena and Monica for dinner in La Raval and had quite a funny time trying to translate back and forth between english, spanish, and italian (which my grandfather was convinced was the same as spanish...emmmm not so much haha). Good times had by all despite the messages lost in translation haha.
Tuesday I had a boat load of class but I still managed to meet the fam for a bit and we went to Sagrada Familia. I had been there 2 years ago and hadn't really expected anything to change - to be honest last time I was a bit disappointed because there really wasn't all that much to see because it was under heavy construction. When I ever walked into that building that day, I thought my jaw would drop to the floor. They've completely finished the inside of the church (which is now actually a Basilica thanks to the Papa - no not the potato, the pope) and it is one of the most spectacular things I've ever seen in my entire life! It's so colorful and the architecture is phenomenal with amazing columns and stained glass and ceilings - it is a sight to behold, everyone must go there before they die. Anyways I ran to class again and met the folks for dinner and we called it a pretty early night.
Wednesdayyyyy I didn't get to see them until the afternoon but they went to Parc Guell which is of course my favorite place in the city, so I was glad they got to see that. My mom and I went shopping for a bit, although unsuccessfully, and then we met Laia and her mom and sister for a lovely dinner at a beautiful restaurant near my parents hotel. We had another raucous night of translations, laughs, and good conversation and I was really glad my parents and grandparents got to see Laia again and meet her family (in the case of my grandparents)!! Side note. The look on my grandfather's face when the brought him his salmon (which was the size of a small cell phone - aka tiny) was priceless. Almost as priceless as the face he made when they brought him his equally small dessert. Bahahahahah so great.
Thursday was thanksgiving! I skipped my afternoon class and we went to Sitges for a little while and walked around on the beach and around the church there which was very pretty :-) We all met up for out last meal together later at Milk and had fajitas and mojitos for Thanksgiving dinner...not quite traditional, but at least I was with family :-) Plus we're planning our new holiday Thankschristmas (original, I know) which will be sweeping the nation before you know it. Watch out people. It'll be a phenomenon.
The next morning they had to leave super duper early but I was at least able to say goodbye and see them off! It was really good to see them all and now I only have a few short weeks until we're reunited again!
Next up: PARIS!
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