Valeria Out Loud

Hey Everyone!

Christmas and New Year’s are just days away!  Yay!!  Hey my page has snow again…I love when they do this on wordpress.  :))))))))))

You know what I am about to say, where has this year gone? This has been the fastest year of my life.  I swear we just celebrated Christmas a few months ago, not a year ago! Is this what people mean by “time flies when you are having fun” or is this how fast life really goes?  Because I can remember being a kid and life was so slooooow and boring at times that time never sped up.  <– where’d that go? haha

Ok, here I am on December 21, the house has been decorated since Thanksgiving weekend, which makes me happy, and I have to wrap a few more things before the weekend starts tomorrow.  This weekend is packed with parties and family dinners and gift exchanges, which is always a good time.  I love presents. Not just for myself, but seeing the gifts being opened is always fun.   My kids are going to literally die when they open their gifts Monday morning, I cannot WAIT!  (I’d share with you what they’re getting but my oldest reads my blog now..so..no.)

Also, Hi Ava, I will not spoil the surprises because I love you. 

Speaking of how awesome we are as parents, we surprised the kids this weekend with a weekend in Manhattan! We kept the secret!!   I have been going to NY since I was born, Manhattan since I was a teen and we have been going to NYC for my birthday since my husband graduated college, and started taking the kids with us a few years ago.  They, similar to me, love going on trips, so they were beyond excited (after the shock and sadness of no school set it-yes my oldest was sad to miss school..  not my kid hahah) !  We had such a great time, lucked out with the weather, and like our last trip, we hit some spots with them that we used to frequent before they were born. It was really great to share these experiences with them, and I hope to continue adding on to their adventures in NYC.  Though, maybe next time we can go not on my birthday weekend but in the Spring or early Fall, because I really hate the colder weather!!

Ok well, I have to jet because I’m technically working…   hahaha.

Enjoy!

The first window display that I saw

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

My family

The Rockefeller Ctr Tree from the back

They were selling these magical balloons that were just battery fairy lights over a plastic ball..but they were beautiful at night.

Saks Fifth Ave was all Disney Snow White 2017

Saks Window of the 80th anniversary of Snow White

Mirror Mirror on the wall…

Snow White 2017

This window was sick awesome..she spun to turn into the ugly old witch.

Saks had sequins in the sidewalk gaps, super awesome and beautiful

Day 2

Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel

Pretending to be a grown up..she is ten.. blows my mind.

She is such a doll

american museum of natural history

this beast is huge…the dino not my husband 🙂

penny machines are still their thing

Walking Fifth Ave Row

Cartier had such sweet windows

But Bergdorf’s was swank and sexy like I like em!

St Patrick’s

A random tree at a hotel..super beautiful

my family 🙂

At Hide-Chan

You can tell I am not feeling well…blach

Spicy pork bun..i want it now

agedashi tofu

Hide-Chan Classic w mushrooms

CLassic w corn

Uber to Herald Sq to check out Lord n Taylor and Macy’s

Empire State Building from Herald Sq

Macy’s windows

Bird’s eye view..insanely beautiful

Inside Macy’s was beyond words beautiful.

FAO Schwartz inside Macys now

BIG piano is still kicking kids

Relaxing at Restoration Hardware

Doughnut Plant

Donut cushions-wall art

Holiday donuts!

This was dinner. Yup

Doughnut Plant

lit up construction passways look like art

Walking through Times Sq

Line Friends IN NYC!

The scariest arrangements of Lady Liberty…why they have to be so ugly?

Tangled Lantern escalator

They asked for two stops… first night M&M store, second the Disney Store hah they are my kids.

Day three, we leave for home after bfast

Novotel

Novotel

Before we left…we hung out on the roof deck of the Novotel..gorgeous day and that view! (dont mind my puffy morning sick face…blech)

Happy almost Christmas!