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…

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

Face painting

off to breakfast

Sunset cutie

Recital 2017- my family 🙂

Rainy night love

Asakusa Sensoji Temple Buddha

My mom and sister

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

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

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

New York Bar

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

Beautiful shells

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

Great memories…

Sunset selfie

Concert Love

A Clara in a Porron (sp)

my dish was the jerk chicken and shrimp

MOS crew 12-2017

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

These guys can talk..woo

Fourth of July

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

Then we arrived in La Fortuna

CHEERS TO A GREAT VACATION!

My husband too!

Crepe anyone?

haha see?

in the cart, leaving .

Cheers Everyone!

Fam photo

and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard

Then the guys took the kids out on the pontoon boat

Campfire

Boston, you’re my home!

before…look at the end

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

Playing in the monkey pool

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

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

The Rockefeller Ctr Tree from the back

On the train!

Japanese Subway station ticket booth Shinjuku Station

Aww

My loves 🙂

Oh Hi Mike..

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

Off we go!

MY DAD!!

Scorpion Bowl and Mai Tai

Salute!

And they are kindred spirits too

bday sisters

the food was spectacular

bloody nails

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

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

I love these two girls.

Happy Birthday love!!

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

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

Then we headed to the pool to get some swimming in

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

Dan is growing facial hair..watch out ladies.

Their sushi was pretty insane

With our youngest girl

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

Bus to Club Rio!

Aww my Dad. hahah

That is me with a VOLCANO!

Not our oldest! She was psyched!!

Waiting for our tour

She is such a doll

My youngest w my oldest niece

Proud parents

With the Dude

Traditional clothed girls

Tokyo love

Dinner at the Little Lion

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

add in my niece!

Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

AND THERE SHE WENNNNNNNNNNNT!

My waterfall family 🙂

my girls love to eat.

COCOA PODS!

PJ KIDS 2017

falltime in japan

Got some secret stash rum. :)))

2017 bday w my Sagittarius babes

Geiner! You were the bomb my friend!

New York Bar french 57 and sidecar

Taking off!

“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!

Me n my momz

All the awesome gifts from the girls

Photobombing galore

We saw another waterfall

my sister in law surprised us with these beauts

not me tho, just wanted to do nothing

National Archives

Unicorn themed Birthday Cake

We are ready to go to our next stop…

We saw a cashew tree

MY GIRLS!

Halloween NIGHT

But then she gets freaked out

So the guys took the kids out on the hotdog

Happy Anniversary!

Love on the beach

The past and modern city

Georgetown Cupcakes

Blood Orange Cosmos

Summer Lovin’

Amy’s arm is longer

she takes after me. :)))

PURA VIDA is their motto and salutations, The Pure Life

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

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

Taking sign making seriously.

Side view of the mountains

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

My girls!

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.

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

Girls w Santa 2017 at Mission Oak

Our sister loved her mitt. hahah

my baby nephew

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

A giant vault that held the nation’s gold

During the show.

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.