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…

Japanese Subway station ticket booth Shinjuku Station

my sister in law surprised us with these beauts

Asakusa Sensoji Temple Buddha

COCOA PODS!

We saw another waterfall

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

Bus to Club Rio!

Our sister loved her mitt. hahah

falltime in japan

He was so handsome!

So the guys took the kids out on the hotdog

the stem is so small

The Rockefeller Ctr Tree from the back

she takes after me. :)))

National Archives

Me n my momz

With our youngest girl

Aw, we are so cute. 🙂

Dan is growing facial hair..watch out ladies.

my girls love to eat.

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

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

MY DAD!!

Cheers Everyone!

Georgetown Cupcakes

We saw a cashew tree

Happy Anniversary!

The girls loved the drink and the homemade chocolates.

My youngest w my oldest niece

With my mom 🙂

Love on the beach

New York Bar

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

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

Then we arrived in La Fortuna

my dish was the jerk chicken and shrimp

Oh Hi Mike..

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. 🙂

WHICH WAS OF THE VOLCANO!!

Fourth of July

the food was spectacular

this beast is huge…the dino not my husband 🙂

On the train!

and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard

Arcade Fire 2017

A giant vault that held the nation’s gold

MY GIRLS!

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

PJ KIDS 2017

Before the party

Snowy morning

bday sisters

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..

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

My husband too!

I WILL MAKE YOU SELFIE FOREVER!

Daddy and daughter

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

New York Bar french 57 and sidecar

Traditional clothed girls

Aww my Dad. hahah

Great memories…

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.

off to breakfast

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

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

Me and my sister

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

Geiner! You were the bomb my friend!

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

Proud parents

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

Sunset cutie

During the show.

Then the guys took the kids out on the pontoon boat

I love them 🙂

Blood Orange Cosmos

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

Off we go!

These guys can talk..woo

Halloween NIGHT

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

My mom and sister

Asakusa Sensoji Temple market

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.

Fam photo

Got some secret stash rum. :)))

Aww

CHRISTMAS EVE

Cousins

Tokyo love

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

CHEERS TO A GREAT VACATION!

Boston, you’re my home!

Their sushi was pretty insane

Crepe anyone?

Concert Love

in the cart, leaving .

Birthday love 🙂

Taking sign making seriously.

Side view of the mountains

Made pasta alla norma- pasta al forno

Playing in the monkey pool

haha see?

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

I love these two girls.

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

My loves 🙂

My waterfall family 🙂

That is me with a VOLCANO!

“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!

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

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

add in my niece!

She is such a doll

Taking off!

How cute!!

The past and modern city

A Clara in a Porron (sp)

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

And they are kindred spirits too

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