I honestly could not have asked for a better birthday weekend! It all started off with a "surprise" visit from my mom. Well, it turned out to not be a surprise because the night before I left for abroad I had a meltdown because I could not fit everything into my suitcases and well the surprise was ruined (oops!). Anyways, she flew in Wednesday morning and I was able to have a nice lunch with her, followed by running some errands. I could not blow off all of my classes because I had a quiz in one and a field trip in another. After classes, my mom finally got to see our lovely apartment. I grabbed a few things from the apartment and went back to her hotel, The Mandarin Oriental (I highly suggest this hotel if your parents will ever be in Barcelona, beautiful, trendy rooms and such accommodating staff), because I heard the shower was amazing, and I definitely needed a good one! We rested a little bit, and then got ready for our 22:30 dinner time. At first, I thought my mom would be tired, but surprisingly she was cool with it. If we were at home, she would probably be in bed by that time =). When the clock struck 12, I was officially 21. We started taking pictures (obviously) and toasted to a glass of wine.
After dinner, we said goodbye to my mom, and we went to Bling and then Sutton. I had fun. Maybe a little bit too much fun, but that did not stop me for doing a little retail therapy on Thursday. I got up, took my time getting ready, and then eventually, my mom and I were off walking up and down Passeig de Gracia. We got a few things, and then went to Las Ramblas to pick up little candy goody bags for the girls coming for the weekend. I got back to my apartment, to be greeted by Hilary and Carly!! If you saw my itinerary for the weekend, yes Riana and I made an itinerary, you would know that Hilary and Carly were right on time.
Dinner on Thursday night was at the hip CDLC. My mom took all 18 of us to dinner, but what she did not know when she made a reservation, was that there was a show that night. The theme was "Red Light District" so I will let your imaginations run wild, because I am sure you can figure it out. The show did not stop us from having a great time at dinner, eating great food, and yes, taking a lot of pictures. After dinner, we headed next door to Opium. We got there a little early (1am) and our table was not ready yet. I think the London girls were confused because in London clubs close at 130, but in Barce, some do not even open until 130. We finally got to our table, which was filled with champagne and sparklers, my mom even had a little sip! But then it was time to say bye to my mom because she had to be up in five hours for her flight. I am soooo happy she came. The night was still young, and we were there until 430.
Friday morning, according to the itinerary, consisted of brunch at Milk (really good) and then walking down Las Ramblas, stopping in La Boqueria, and then an afternoon snack at Bo de B. I really think everyone enjoyed the day, and if you could not tell, we took a lot of pictures. There are probably eight albums on Facebook now for you to see. Friday night, Jacob came (wins the award for best PEARLSTEIN cousin this weekend) and we went to La Xina for dinner, and then after we went to Shoko. Thank gd we had our own little table, because there were a lot of people trying to get in. Becca even tried to kick a few out.
We got up Saturday morning (I let the girls sleep a little later) and went to Parc Guell and then to La Sagrada Familia. Once again, we took a lot of pictures, and each time we took another picture we screamed RUSH VIDEOOOO...Jacob, being the only guy, probably wanted to kill himself. We went back for siesta, and then went to dinner at Princesa 23 (a new favorite of mine). After dinner, we tried to go to Chupitos (hoping someone would order the Monica Lewinsky) but it was too crowded, so we went to Dow Jones instead.
Sunday morning, I said goodbye to everyone, half asleep, and really could not have been happier to have had all of them here for the weekend. Thank you to, and here are your shout outs, Carly, Hilary, Jess, Cally, Perri, Hayley, Becca, Jaclyn, Lauren, Lara, Jacob, and then Rott & Jordan, and especially Riana, Mattie, and my mom, for this weekend would not be possible without you guys. Jeez, I felt like I just won an Oscar, hope I did not leave anyone out. (Ok, jokes, I know)
The weekend was not over...one last thing, I promise. Sunday night we went to a sports cafe on Las Ramblas to watch the Super Bowl. We had a pool going, but I, of course, did not win anything, but it was pretty cool to watch the Super Bowl in Barcelona. It would have been even cooler to watch the Super Bowl in Indianapolis, but that was something that my dad and brother got to enjoy.
Amsterdam this coming weekend, stay tuned...
xoxo
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