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…

Proud parents

Dan is growing facial hair..watch out ladies.

Made pasta alla norma- pasta al forno

Our sister loved her mitt. hahah

not me tho, just wanted to do nothing

The motiff of the place is the indigenous people..so the artwork around was fun.

Cousins

agedashi tofu

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

El Diria across the street is condos, family swimming, swim up bar and adult only areas. This place was huge..it had an Amphitheater!

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

But then she gets freaked out

Girls w Santa 2017 at Mission Oak

Playing in the monkey pool

Aw, we are so cute. 🙂

and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard

Then we headed to the pool to get some swimming in

Boston, you’re my home!

I love these two girls.

bloody nails

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

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

National Archives

“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!

Love on the beach

Beautiful shells

2017 bday w my Sagittarius babes

This was the abuelo, he was the funniest man. Spoke only Spanish and hand picked every fruit for us to try. i loved him!

With my mom 🙂

With our youngest girl

Halloween NIGHT

bday sisters

falltime in japan

The girls loved the drink and the homemade chocolates.

Scorpion Bowl and Mai Tai

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

New York Bar

Japanese Subway station ticket booth Shinjuku Station

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

She is such a doll

I WILL MAKE YOU SELFIE FOREVER!

I love them 🙂

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..

Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel

My youngest w my oldest niece

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

Sunset cutie

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.

MY GIRLS!

That is me with a VOLCANO!

Me n my momz

Recital 2017- my family 🙂

Cheers Everyone!

Snowy morning

Then we arrived in La Fortuna

We saw another waterfall

All the awesome gifts from the girls

Then it was time to show Nonna and Nonno all their cool tricks.

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

WHICH WAS OF THE VOLCANO!!

this beast is huge…the dino not my husband 🙂

Adios Costa Rica!

Taking off!

Their sushi was pretty insane

she takes after me. :)))

the best beach accessories around… wine bottle and glass! haha

Happy Anniversary!

On the train!

Blood Orange Cosmos

Face painting

my girls love to eat.

With the Dude

Concert Love

At happy hour, the girls (who are whips at chess) are helping this cute girl beat her bf at chess.. they loved the kids so much. 🙂

COCOA PODS!

Bus to Club Rio!

my baby nephew

My husband too!

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

Georgetown Cupcakes

And they are kindred spirits too

My girls!

THE BEST sangria of my life has been in Costa Rica. Lordy lord..

Rainy night love

Off we go!

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

Great memories…

Then the guys took the kids out on the pontoon boat

my dish was the jerk chicken and shrimp

Unicorn themed Birthday Cake

my sister in law surprised us with these beauts

PURA VIDA is their motto and salutations, The Pure Life

the food was spectacular

MOS crew 12-2017

My waterfall family 🙂

but who fell asleep again?

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

off to breakfast

We saw a cashew tree

We are ready to go to our next stop…

so I poured myself a lil glass and waited for the boat to return..

How cute!!

All the kids (minus two who came later)

Tokyo love

Daddy and daughter

The past and modern city

Waiting for our tour

Asakusa Sensoji Temple market

Aww my Dad. hahah

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

AND THERE SHE WENNNNNNNNNNNT!

add in my niece!

PJ KIDS 2017

Campfire

Sunset selfie

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.