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…

All the awesome gifts from the girls

Geiner! You were the bomb my friend!

And they are kindred spirits too

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

Halloween NIGHT

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

Summer Lovin’

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

We saw a cashew tree

Oh Hi Mike..

Made pasta alla norma- pasta al forno

Photobombing galore

bday sisters

A giant vault that held the nation’s gold

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.

The girls loved the drink and the homemade chocolates.

How cute!!

Me and my sister

Campfire

I WILL MAKE YOU SELFIE FOREVER!

Face painting

COCOA PODS!

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

Sunset is the best time to take pics..and makeout. jussayin. good advice here.

Concert Love

Side view of the mountains

Birthday love 🙂

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

Got some secret stash rum. :)))

Taking sign making seriously.

Sunset cutie

MY GIRLS!

With the Dude

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

New York Bar french 57 and sidecar

MY DAD!!

Beautiful shells

Girls w Santa 2017 at Mission Oak

Then we headed to the pool to get some swimming in

My husband too!

this beast is huge…the dino not my husband 🙂

Then after we left the waterfall, we went onto La Fortuna. Here was a Lake Arenal Lookout.

my girls love to eat.

Asakusa Sensoji Temple market

my baby nephew

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

Great memories…

My mom and sister

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

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

I tried being serious, but i look mean hahah

With my mom 🙂

Recital 2017- my family 🙂

AND THERE SHE WENNNNNNNNNNNT!

He was so handsome!

Aw, we are so cute. 🙂

CHRISTMAS EVE

CHEERS TO A GREAT VACATION!

PURA VIDA is their motto and salutations, The Pure Life

Playing in the monkey pool

She is such a doll

Tokyo love

Aww my Dad. hahah

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

but who fell asleep again?

I love these two girls.

Dinner at the Little Lion

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

Fam photo

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

haha see?

WHICH WAS OF THE VOLCANO!!

bloody nails

With our youngest girl

before…look at the end

Unicorn themed Birthday Cake

Before the party

she takes after me. :)))

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

Love on the beach

“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!

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

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

and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard

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..

My youngest w my oldest niece

Asakusa Sensoji Temple Buddha

Waiting for our tour

Then we arrived in La Fortuna

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

Me n my momz

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.

Not our oldest! She was psyched!!

Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel

Blood Orange Cosmos

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

Boston, you’re my home!

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

My girls!

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

My waterfall family 🙂

Rainy night love

PJ KIDS 2017

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

We are ready to go to our next stop…

Bus to Club Rio!

falltime in japan

So the guys took the kids out on the hotdog

My loves 🙂

Sunset selfie

2017 bday w my Sagittarius babes

Off we go!

Amy’s arm is longer

Happy Birthday love!!

On the train!

Traditional clothed girls

As the sun set, it was breathtakingly beautiful all around.

Snowy morning

off to breakfast

Cousins

Georgetown Cupcakes

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

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