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.
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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…
the best beach accessories around… wine bottle and glass! haha
in the cart, leaving .
I dont normally eat burgers out, but I was glad I did this night! so good!
Asakusa Sensoji Temple Buddha
My loves 🙂
We are ready to go to our next stop…
As the sun set, it was breathtakingly beautiful all around.
she takes after me. :)))
Cheers Everyone!
I love these two girls.
Playing in the monkey pool
My husband too!
Waiting for our tour
Tokyo love
Sunset selfie
Sunset cutie
Me and my sister
Then the guys took the kids out on the pontoon boat
National Archives
We saw another waterfall
Boston, you’re my home!
Concert Love
Aw, we are so cute. 🙂
COCOA PODS!
Recital 2017- my family 🙂
this beast is huge…the dino not my husband 🙂
THE BEST sangria of my life has been in Costa Rica. Lordy lord..
PURA VIDA is their motto and salutations, The Pure Life
This elderly gentleman made our day! He sang songs selling shoes…”ding dong din…..” the rest in Japanese. He was so cute!!
With the Dude
My man is the sweetest, and most helpful. TY for all your help w this party, love!
Photobombing galore
PJ KIDS 2017
And they are kindred spirits too
Campfire
Bus to Club Rio!
SUPERBOWL SUNDAY! This was a fun night in the main restaurant. There were probably 100 people watching the game.
Before the party
The Rockefeller Ctr Tree from the back
I love them 🙂
With my mom 🙂
Georgetown Cupcakes
So the guys took the kids out on the hotdog
Happy Birthday love!!
My girls!
They were selling these magical balloons that were just battery fairy lights over a plastic ball..but they were beautiful at night.
How cute!!
A giant vault that held the nation’s gold
Arcade Fire 2017
Blood Orange Cosmos
She is such a doll
Aww
Adios Costa Rica!
Rainy night love
We saw a cashew tree
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. 🙂
Love on the beach
my sister in law surprised us with these beauts
my dish was the jerk chicken and shrimp
My youngest w my oldest niece
my girls love to eat.
During the show.
Crepe anyone?
These girls are the reason I am a Mom. my everything.
A Clara in a Porron (sp)
My mom and sister
That is me with a VOLCANO!
Daddy and daughter
The moon was spectacular, no phone could capture it right…a bright orange/copper moon. never saw anything like this before.
Traditional clothed girls
and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard
Snowy morning
Then… we went out. Our last Dinner in Tamarindo, at Nogui’s This place was fantastic.
Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel
Unicorn themed Birthday Cake
These guys can talk..woo
High N Tight (mine) and the Ango Daiquiri Time Out (his)
I tried being serious, but i look mean hahah
Salute!
And as we are getting into the tour van to go back to the airport..she shows herself!
We hit the pool and i got to read a lot!
New York Bar french 57 and sidecar
My waterfall family 🙂
Cousins
AND THERE SHE WENNNNNNNNNNNT!
Birthday love 🙂
“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!
MY DAD!!
New York Bar
before…look at the end
They looked so cute, and i loved my new dress from J Crew haha
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..
Japanese Subway station ticket booth Shinjuku Station
Halloween NIGHT
CHRISTMAS EVE
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.
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
Our sister loved her mitt. hahah
agedashi tofu
On the train!
but who fell asleep again?
Sunset is the best time to take pics..and makeout. jussayin. good advice here.
Then it was time to show Nonna and Nonno all their cool tricks.
Fam photo
Summer Lovin’
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.
Taking off!
And we are finally off! our two girls are the cutest!
Proud parents
my baby nephew
Then we headed to the pool to get some swimming in
Girls w Santa 2017 at Mission Oak
The girls loved the drink and the homemade chocolates.
All the kids (minus two who came later)
haha see?
Got some secret stash rum. :)))
Then we arrived in La Fortuna
not me tho, just wanted to do nothing
Off we go!
Cable bridges…these scared the pants off me.. SERIOUSLY
off to breakfast
I WILL MAKE YOU SELFIE FOREVER!
MY GIRLS!
Amy’s arm is longer
El Diria across the street is condos, family swimming, swim up bar and adult only areas. This place was huge..it had an Amphitheater!
so I poured myself a lil glass and waited for the boat to return..
He was so handsome!
Made pasta alla norma- pasta al forno
i just love her suit..and hat. hee hee she looks like my grandfather.
The past and modern city
Fourth of July
WHICH WAS OF THE VOLCANO!!
Side view of the mountains
Aww my Dad. hahah
The trek down to the area was just as spectacular as the place itself.. the stairs going down was a ride!
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 our youngest girl
The outdoor patio had hammocks, a table with cushiony chairs and rocking chairs.
Face painting
Their sushi was pretty insane
falltime in japan
bloody nails
Geiner! You were the bomb my friend!
Great memories…
Taking sign making seriously.
The motiff of the place is the indigenous people..so the artwork around was fun.
All the awesome gifts from the girls
Dinner at the Little Lion
Dan is growing facial hair..watch out ladies.
add in my niece!
the stem is so small
Happy Anniversary!
Me n my momz
CHEERS TO A GREAT VACATION!
bday sisters
the food was spectacular
Asakusa Sensoji Temple market
The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building
Beautiful shells
Then after we left the waterfall, we went onto La Fortuna. Here was a Lake Arenal Lookout.
Oh Hi Mike..
Scorpion Bowl and Mai Tai
Came out super cute!! Great job WordPress!
So I gotta go eat some lentils!
TTYL!
Enjoy!
xoxoxo
