2017 Recap in photos

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

my girls love to eat.

Dinner at the Little Lion

falltime in japan

Before the party

the food was spectacular

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

Great memories…

A Clara in a Porron (sp)

“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!

Side view of the mountains

Salute!

We are ready to go to our next stop…

Taking off!

Aw, we are so cute. 🙂

My youngest w my oldest niece

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!!

Sunset selfie

Halloween NIGHT

Recital 2017- my family 🙂

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

With our youngest girl

Amy’s arm is longer

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

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

Unicorn themed Birthday Cake

Girls w Santa 2017 at Mission Oak

Fam photo

How cute!!

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

haha see?

Arcade Fire 2017

A giant vault that held the nation’s gold

Cheers Everyone!

New York Bar french 57 and sidecar

Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel

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

Georgetown Cupcakes

My loves 🙂

Tokyo love

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.

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

she takes after me. :)))

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

Aww my Dad. hahah

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

Concert Love

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

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

Geiner! You were the bomb my friend!

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..

Boston, you’re my home!

Traditional clothed girls

My mom and sister

Oh Hi Mike..

The Rockefeller Ctr Tree from the back

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.

Happy Anniversary!

Snowy morning

Blood Orange Cosmos

not me tho, just wanted to do nothing

Then the guys took the kids out on the pontoon boat

agedashi tofu

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

Aww

Sunset cutie

Waiting for our tour

Fourth of July

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

before…look at the end

Campfire

She is such a doll

add in my niece!

MY GIRLS!

in the cart, leaving .

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

I tried being serious, but i look mean hahah

I WILL MAKE YOU SELFIE FOREVER!

My girls!

COCOA PODS!

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

this beast is huge…the dino not my husband 🙂

Daddy and daughter

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

I love them 🙂

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

and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard

Birthday love 🙂

bloody nails

Love on the beach

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. 🙂

Happy Birthday love!!

Bus to Club Rio!

Our sister loved her mitt. hahah

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

Got some secret stash rum. :)))

bday sisters

Japanese Subway station ticket booth Shinjuku Station

We saw another waterfall

Me and my sister

Adios Costa Rica!

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

Crepe anyone?

the stem is so small

The girls loved the drink and the homemade chocolates.

With the Dude

CHRISTMAS EVE

Dan is growing facial hair..watch out ladies.

Scorpion Bowl and Mai Tai

All the kids (minus two who came later)

Asakusa Sensoji Temple market

MY DAD!!

These guys can talk..woo

On the train!

Beautiful shells

PJ KIDS 2017

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

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

Me n my momz

Then we arrived in La Fortuna

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

That is me with a VOLCANO!

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

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!

Then we headed to the pool to get some swimming in

AND THERE SHE WENNNNNNNNNNNT!

Rainy night love

my dish was the jerk chicken and shrimp

Summer Lovin’

WHICH WAS OF THE VOLCANO!!

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

Their sushi was pretty insane

The past and modern city

My husband too!

We saw a cashew tree

but who fell asleep again?

National Archives

Off we go!

off to breakfast

New York Bar

Taking sign making seriously.

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

Playing in the monkey pool

Cousins

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

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