January | 2018 | Valeria Out Loud

Hey Everyone

🍾 Happy New Year!

Hope you all had a great New Year’s Eve celebrating with all your loved ones and that you are all prosperous for a happy, healthy 2018! xoxox

For my first post of 2018, I thought to review 2017 with a year-end recap like I used to do, and because right now I am rushing to get my whole family dressed to go to my parents for our first dinner of 2018 together it is an easier option than typing out a recap haha.

Eating the first dinner of the year together is a tradition. Lots of traditions in this family, but my favorite is eating lentils together on January 1. I am Italian, so of course, if you are also Italian, you know that this is a big tradition as we believe lentils bring luck.

January 1, 2017- We had the first dinner at our house

That is the first photo of the recap, so let me keep going. I chose the photos for this recap, but am having WordPress put them in random sizes and order because that is how I roll. Ok so here we gooooOOOOoooo!

Photo Recap of 2017…

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY! This was a fun night in the main restaurant. There were probably 100 people watching the game.

Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel

Summer Lovin’

That is me with a VOLCANO!

Then the guys took the kids out on the pontoon boat

Dan is growing facial hair..watch out ladies.

With our youngest girl

Campfire

With my mom 🙂

Recital 2017- my family 🙂

They looked so cute, and i loved my new dress from J Crew haha

agedashi tofu

and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard

Then we arrived in La Fortuna

2017 bday w my Sagittarius babes

the food was spectacular

My youngest w my oldest niece

Boston, you’re my home!

Playing in the monkey pool

These girls are the reason I am a Mom. my everything.

Our sister loved her mitt. hahah

The outdoor patio had hammocks, a table with cushiony chairs and rocking chairs.

And as we are getting into the tour van to go back to the airport..she shows herself!

haha see?

Happy Anniversary!

PJ KIDS 2017

These guys can talk..woo

New York Bar french 57 and sidecar

I love these two girls.

Birthday love 🙂

Blood Orange Cosmos

My loves 🙂

Rainy night love

Cable bridges…these scared the pants off me.. SERIOUSLY

My beautiful soul. I take courage from her because I put myself out there only to be sure she is never afraid of anything. I hope this is working..

Daddy and daughter

Cheers Everyone!

CHRISTMAS EVE

My girls!

Tokyo love

My mom and sister

I dont normally eat burgers out, but I was glad I did this night! so good!

my girls love to eat.

I love them 🙂

add in my niece!

Face painting

This was the best dumplings. Street food usually is. Here is chicken and pork shumai (I love shumai) and pork sticky buns. SO GOODNESS EVERYWHERE. haha I was in heaven

Then we headed to the pool to get some swimming in

Sunset selfie

WHICH WAS OF THE VOLCANO!!

this beast is huge…the dino not my husband 🙂

The trek down to the area was just as spectacular as the place itself.. the stairs going down was a ride!

Before the party

Arcade Fire 2017

Amy’s arm is longer

Salute!

Beautiful shells

My waterfall family 🙂

This elderly gentleman made our day! He sang songs selling shoes…”ding dong din…..” the rest in Japanese. He was so cute!!

How cute!!

falltime in japan

The moon was spectacular, no phone could capture it right…a bright orange/copper moon. never saw anything like this before.

A Clara in a Porron (sp)

MOS crew 12-2017

Taking off!

Aww

Unicorn themed Birthday Cake

Oh Hi Mike..

I tried being serious, but i look mean hahah

My husband too!

Halloween NIGHT

Traditional clothed girls

Love on the beach

Girls w Santa 2017 at Mission Oak

Taking sign making seriously.

Japanese Subway station ticket booth Shinjuku Station

in the cart, leaving .

Cousins

On the train!

before…look at the end

We hit the pool and i got to read a lot!

Not our oldest! She was psyched!!

But then she gets freaked out

Fourth of July

PURA VIDA is their motto and salutations, The Pure Life

Aw, we are so cute. 🙂

Side view of the mountains

Sunset cutie

Their sushi was pretty insane

Scorpion Bowl and Mai Tai

Bus to Club Rio!

Crepe anyone?

We saw a cashew tree

“I want to be Jackie Onassis” ooh yeahhhhhh ok I will stop singing.. So Four Seas is the place in Hyannis for ice cream. My fam loves it here but I hadta skip it this night… too much ice cream for me man!

We saw another waterfall

High N Tight (mine) and the Ango Daiquiri Time Out (his)

Proud parents

Dinner at the Little Lion

CHEERS TO A GREAT VACATION!

All the awesome gifts from the girls

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

Then… we went out. Our last Dinner in Tamarindo, at Nogui’s This place was fantastic.

And we are finally off! our two girls are the cutest!

My man is the sweetest, and most helpful. TY for all your help w this party, love!

Georgetown Cupcakes

MY GIRLS!

The girls loved the drink and the homemade chocolates.

i just love her suit..and hat. hee hee she looks like my grandfather.

He was so handsome!

she takes after me. :)))

not me tho, just wanted to do nothing

Geiner! You were the bomb my friend!

Made pasta alla norma- pasta al forno

THE FOOD WAS TDF. we got empanadas, calamari, crab cakes to share… so good. the kids got risotto and pasta..my husband got the halibut over risotto…so good. i am planning to come back next month haha i wish i was kidding.

Fam photo

Great memories…

She is such a doll

Me and my sister

Aww my Dad. hahah

The craziest color drink ever.. so yellow! Inca Kola tastes like bubblegum and cream soda. the girls gave it a thumbs up but didnt finish them..soooo i dont know if they actually liked it the whole meal.