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…

So the guys took the kids out on the hotdog

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

Playing in the monkey pool

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. 🙂

bday sisters

Traditional clothed girls

Campfire

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..

CHEERS TO A GREAT VACATION!

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.

Aww

MY GIRLS!

Aww my Dad. hahah

Concert Love

haha see?

We saw a cashew tree

Japanese Subway station ticket booth Shinjuku Station

Taking sign making seriously.

Got some secret stash rum. :)))

Dan is growing facial hair..watch out ladies.

My girls!

My mom and sister

Tokyo love

Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel

Face painting

Proud parents

Crepe anyone?

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

On the train!

and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard

Cousins

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

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

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

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

Daddy and daughter

COCOA PODS!

Scorpion Bowl and Mai Tai

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

Adios Costa Rica!

PJ KIDS 2017

Aw, we are so cute. 🙂

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.

I tried being serious, but i look mean hahah

Sunset cutie

With our youngest girl

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

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

Great memories…

I love these two girls.

He was so handsome!

agedashi tofu

my dish was the jerk chicken and shrimp

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

And they are kindred spirits too

All the kids (minus two who came later)

Happy Birthday love!!

Me and my sister

Not our oldest! She was psyched!!

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

My husband too!

Snowy morning

Birthday love 🙂

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

Boston, you’re my home!

my baby nephew

Asakusa Sensoji Temple Buddha

Side view of the mountains

Cheers Everyone!

my girls love to eat.

My loves 🙂

Amy’s arm is longer

These guys can talk..woo

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

Asakusa Sensoji Temple market

Our sister loved her mitt. hahah

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

PURA VIDA is their motto and salutations, The Pure Life

CHRISTMAS EVE

this beast is huge…the dino not my husband 🙂

MOS crew 12-2017

Blood Orange Cosmos

We are ready to go to our next stop…

New York Bar french 57 and sidecar

Fourth of July

the stem is so small

All the awesome gifts from the girls

Oh Hi Mike..

before…look at the end

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

We saw another waterfall

Then we arrived in La Fortuna

in the cart, leaving .

Halloween NIGHT

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

Rainy night love

Georgetown Cupcakes

Waiting for our tour

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

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

bloody nails

add in my niece!

Arcade Fire 2017

Bus to Club Rio!

she takes after me. :)))

Taking off!

With my mom 🙂

Made pasta alla norma- pasta al forno

the food was spectacular

Fam photo

Geiner! You were the bomb my friend!

Photobombing galore

WHICH WAS OF THE VOLCANO!!

A Clara in a Porron (sp)

not me tho, just wanted to do nothing

falltime in japan

How cute!!

With the Dude

Dinner at the Little Lion

That is me with a VOLCANO!

Before the party

Salute!

Recital 2017- my family 🙂

off to breakfast

My waterfall family 🙂

my sister in law surprised us with these beauts

Summer Lovin’

Happy Anniversary!

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

Love on the beach

I love them 🙂

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

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

“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!