Saturday, January 7, 2017

Welcoming 2017 at a Friend's House

Our plan was to  stay at home and wait for the ball drop during the new year's but a family friend invited us over to their new house  so we could ring the new year together.  It was a fun night for all of us.  
We had some  delicious foods to eat while catching up and waiting for the ball to drop.
We didn't even  watch the performances of  celebrities because we were busy talking to each other.  It 's been a while since we  got together so there are so much to catch onto.
Our children had so much fun playing with each other.
Thabnks Marie and Steve for  opening your home to us, it was a night to remember  for sure.  One of those moments we shared with you that we will treasure forever.
We love  the Mascio's, they are the most kind-hearted, and down-to-earth people you will ever meet.  Despit their status in life, they keep their feet on the  ground.  I admired  and respect them for that.  
We didn't   come home until after two in the morning.  We took some photos together before we  left.
While having a blast at their home, my mind kept thinking of my Mom because I wasn't able to call her and talked to her.  There's still no electricity  when my siter  visited  her.  When she came back to the city, I learned that she was sick and  very weak.  It's so jhard when you are so far away from your love ones.  I feel helpless.  I asked my other sister to go home and  take care of our Mother for a while and bring her to the hospital.
We started our new  year with friends and it was  wonderful.  We  saw each other again  at the  mass in the morning.  We also  visited my  father-in-law  after attending the Sunday service at Gables Care Center  in Hopedale Ohio.  

21 comments:

  1. I'm glad you were able to find some joy in this new year. I'll be keeping you and your family in my thoughts.

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  2. Looks like a fun get together! Special occasions are always better with good friends! I love it when we can coordinate with friends and so some long-needed catching up. Looks like a lovely New Year's.

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  3. Looks like you had a great time with friends. This year we had plans to go to a friends house but they ended up getting sick on New Years Eve morning. so we just had some fun at home.

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  4. Looks like a lot of fun. We did an early New Year's Celebration, and then went home, watched a movie and rang the new year in together with all of us sleeping in the same room. It's kind of been our tradition for a few years now.

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  5. Now that looks like a lot of fun to start 2017. I love all of your photos, what a lovely home.

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  6. I love getting together with family and friends for the holidays. That's the best part of the season, in my opinion.

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  7. It looks and sounds like you've had a wonderful start for the New Year! It is still almost hard for me to believe that it's already 2017. Last year flew by so fast!

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  8. that's my number one highlight of the holiday season, being with family! I love getting together and goofing around : )

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  9. Looks like you had a great New Years Eve. I had a quiet night at home with Netflix.

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  10. It is always fun to get together with your friends to ring in the New Year. We had a ton of fun with the kids at a friends house this year.

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  11. I love New Years and the holidays in general. I miss them so much when they are over and did not take my tree down yet LOL Your family is lovely and happy new year.

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  12. It's always nice to get together with friends. What a wonderful time you all had.

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  13. It is indeed a great time bringing in the new year with friends. We have not done that in quite sometime. I love these photos of everyone and I am sure it is something you will treasure for years to come. Thanks for sharing your fantastic night.

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  14. I stayed home on New Years Eve. It's a pretty quite night here but it looks like everyone had a good time at the party you attended.

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  15. It sounds like you had a great night. We didn't stay up this year because we were tired and had to get up for church the next morning. We ended up moving over the holiday weekend.

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  16. Sounds like a fun New Year, but so sorry about your mom. It is hard to be far away from family. I'm only a few states away and it's super tough. I can't imagine. Sending hugs.

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  17. It's always nice to be with down-to-earth people. You guys look like you had fun being together and that's what's important!

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  18. I hope your mom is feeling a lot better now. Happy New Year to you and your family!

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  19. Awwww looks like everyone had such a great time. What a wonderful family to open up their home!! That kitchen is gorgeous!

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  20. I love being able to spend time with friends. They have a truly beautiful home!

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