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…

MY DAD!!

Taking sign making seriously.

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

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..

Aww

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

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

Unicorn themed Birthday Cake

Our sister loved her mitt. hahah

National Archives

Recital 2017- my family 🙂

These guys can talk..woo

Halloween NIGHT

Happy Anniversary!

But then she gets freaked out

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

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!

Tokyo love

The girls loved the drink and the homemade chocolates.

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

Oh Hi Mike..

And they are kindred spirits too

We saw another waterfall

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

“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 beast is huge…the dino not my husband 🙂

So the guys took the kids out on the hotdog

WHICH WAS OF THE VOLCANO!!

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

Cousins

Georgetown Cupcakes

Fam photo

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

the stem is so small

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

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

but who fell asleep again?

COCOA PODS!

I love these two girls.

Geiner! You were the bomb my friend!

Cheers Everyone!

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

Blood Orange Cosmos

Beautiful shells

Playing in the monkey pool

Arcade Fire 2017

Girls w Santa 2017 at Mission Oak

Campfire

add in my niece!

During the show.

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

Then we arrived in La Fortuna

That is me with a VOLCANO!

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

my sister in law surprised us with these beauts

falltime in japan

All the awesome gifts from the girls

With my mom 🙂

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

My youngest w my oldest niece

Proud parents

Daddy and daughter

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

Aww my Dad. hahah

New York Bar french 57 and sidecar

Me n my momz

I tried being serious, but i look mean hahah

MOS crew 12-2017

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

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

Then we headed to the pool to get some swimming in

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!

We are ready to go to our next stop…

I love them 🙂

my girls love to eat.

she takes after me. :)))

A giant vault that held the nation’s gold

CHEERS TO A GREAT VACATION!

Photobombing galore

Birthday love 🙂

Made pasta alla norma- pasta al forno

We saw a cashew tree

Me and my sister

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

Off we go!

Fourth of July

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

My husband too!

My loves 🙂

Sunset cutie

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

bloody nails

Crepe anyone?

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. 🙂

The Rockefeller Ctr Tree from the back

On the train!

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

Their sushi was pretty insane

off to breakfast

Dinner at the Little Lion

Amy’s arm is longer

Side view of the mountains

PJ KIDS 2017

in the cart, leaving .

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

A Clara in a Porron (sp)

and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard

MY GIRLS!

Adios Costa Rica!

Boston, you’re my home!

I WILL MAKE YOU SELFIE FOREVER!

2017 bday w my Sagittarius babes

Concert Love

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!!

haha see?

Love on the beach

Got some secret stash rum. :)))

Salute!

Waiting for our tour

Summer Lovin’

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

Snowy morning

All the kids (minus two who came later)

New York Bar

Japanese Subway station ticket booth Shinjuku Station

With the Dude

Asakusa Sensoji Temple Buddha

Happy Birthday love!!

Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel

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.