On Friday, I worked a half day and Ethan and my family met me at Columbia after work. (Ethan took them on a nice tour of Harlem on the way to campus). We went to a Cuban place for lunch and then headed towards Central Park. Ethan said he had to go home to do one last thing for my birthday. So my family and I walked around Central Park for a while (it's not quite as pretty in the winter but we saw a part of the park we'd never seen before, the north end). The pond near Harlem was frozen and there were some swans hanging out on the side of the path.
After a couple hours, we headed back to Brooklyn and another surprise awaited me at our apartment. I opened the door and the first thing I saw was my father-in-laws red down coat hanging on the back of a chair. Ethan's parents were here too! They took the train up from Virginia for the weekend. It was great to have both sets of parents together, since it doesn't happen very often being they live on opposite sides of the country.
We went to a nice Italian dinner on Friday night, to a place in Park Slope called Sette. The lasagna was excellent.
The Wii got some use this weekend as well. Bowling was a big hit, as was baseball. Ethan said he needs a break from the Wii to allow his sore shoulder time to heal. He was throwing 90 mph fastballs to his dad and his 30 yr old arms couldn't handle it. :)
On Saturday, we hopped on the F train and stopped at Rockefeller Plaza to see the famous tree. We walked from there to Grand Central Station and had lunch at the Dining Concourse. This was by far the nicest food court I have ever seen. All the food seemed great, there was even a gelato bar. We decided to try Junior's, which is a famous deli in Flatbush,Brooklyn and also has a location in Grand Central. They are famous for their cheesecake but the sandwiches are yummy as well.
We headed back to Park Slope and watched the Seahawks beat the Redskins. It was a fun game to watch and I wore my Alexander jersey for good luck. It worked! We ordered Mexican for dinner and had some birthday cake from the bakery around the corner (Ladybird Bakery). The Brooklyn Cream cake is the best!
It was a nice and fun surprise weekend with family. I told Ethan it was the best present he's ever given me (besides a marriage proposal).
:) Good job, E.
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