Being An Adult Test, Part Deux

I felt like the first part of my test towards adulthood was moving across the country all by myself. With newly purchased rugs for our apartment, I say my roommate and I are well on our way to getting settled in our abode. However, now approaches the next part of the test: parental approval.

My parents are in a shuttle from the airport as we speak. I'm their 4 day pit-stop before they fly to Puerto Rico and take a Carribean cruise for their 25th anniversary. Naturally I'm really excited to see them but I also have to admit that I'm a bit nervous. I've never housed my parents and today I was running around doing errands to make sure that their stay is comfortable. So after class today, I rushed over to Linens-n-Things to buy an airmattress (that's for me to sleep on while they sleep in my bed), extra guest towels, and some extra blankets. Sure I've had an apartment for 2 years before this and I've had guests all the time but there's a huge difference between letting your friend bum on the couch and letting your parents stay with you.

In the end, I know that they're just happy to see me and want to help me get settled in. My dad even said that if I wanted to keep my bed in the box he would assemble it when he got here. Well I managed to put my bed together and hopefully I've put my apartment together enough so that they're impressed. While we might make an IKEA run on one of these days, I'd rather have them enjoy the city than help me build furniture.