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January 01, 2019 - HAPPY NEW YEAR from Travelin' Cousins - New Year's Day 2019 - Elisa's 2018 Travel Re-Cap AND Tanya's Look Ahead at 2019 Travel

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2018 Travel Re-Cap
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Happy New Year!!!

I cannot believe it's 2019 - doesn't that sound so  weird to say!!

When I signed on today to write my blog, I was stoked to see that Tanya had already written her Scoop and couldn't believe that she said it was windy in SoCal ... it is sooo windy here on Long Island as well!!  It's also sunny and warm (55 degrees is not the norm for January in New York!) I don''t care - I'm enjoying it!!

Last night was pretty uneventful for New Year's Eve for me and my gang.   First of all, it was pouring out - we couldn't even get Punkin to go outside.  I ran out quickly around 6pm to pick up our Chinese feast lol.  Sesame Chicken, Chicken and Broccoli for the girls and Tofu and Mango Sauce for me.  We also shared a big order of Pineapple Fried Rice with Basil - sooo good!!

Gianna spent most of the evening on FaceTime with her friends, while me and Kelsey watched Two Weeks Notice on Netflix and two episodes of Gilmore Girls.

But, here comes the best part of all...
Kelsey and I decided to go up to my bedroom to watch the Times Square ball drop on television.  So, we got all comfy.  I was doing some work on my editorial plans for Travelin' Cousins, she was watching a video and Punkin was asleep, while Gianna was inside with her friends.  

I looked at Kelsey at around 11:30 an said "I just have to shut my eyes," to which she replied - "me too."  Next thing I know, I wake up and I look at my phone to see the time and it's 1:15AM.  Talk about boring!! Talk about no holiday spirit!  Yup - we fell asleep and missed the big moment.

Now, this morning, Gianna told us that she walked in at midnight to wish us Happy New Year and all she could hear was snoring!  LMAO!!  

​Oh well, that's one for the records.

Fortunately, I did not sleep through the past year! 

As promised, I have put a summary list of some of the highlights of my travels, shows and daycations from 2018. 
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​January 2018
  • Dirty Dancin’ at the Tilles Center of Performing Arts LIU Post College on Long Island read more
  • Sagamore Hill, the former home of the 26th president of the U.S., Teddy Roosevelt read more
  • Queens Museum read more

February 2018
  • African American Museum, Long Island read more
  • King Manor, Queens read more

March 2018
  • Woodlawn Heights Tour including Woodlawn Cemetery, the Bronx read more
  • Afternoon Tea at the Garden City Hotel, Garden City, NY read more

April 2018
  • Stony Brook Daycation and Afternoon Tea at Robinson's Tea House read more
  • Carousel on Broadway read more
  • Poe Park & Poe Cottage, the Bronx read more
  • In the Heights, John Engeman Theater, Northport read more
  • Tour of the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, NY read more

May 2018
  • Nassau County Museum, Roslyn, NY read more
  • Afternoon Tea at Chat Noir, Rockville Centre, NY read more
  • Port Jefferson Daycation with Afternoon Tea at Secret Garden Tea Shoppe read more

June 2018
  • NYC Daycation and Mean Girls on Broadway read more
  • Fort Schyler and Arthur Avenue mini Daycation in the Bronx  read more

July 2018
  • Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival, Rhinebeck, NY read more
  • Cousins Williamsburg,Brooklyn Daycation read more
  • Cousins South Bronx Church Tour, the Bronx read more
  • Clark Botanic Gardens, Albertson, NY read more
  • Scranton, PA Trip  read more
August 2018
  • Bronx Night Market read more
  • Getting the Band Back Together on Broadway read more

September 2018
  • Arthur Avenue Ferragosto, the Bronx, NY read more

October
  • Marisol Diaz-Gordon Photography Show at Bronx Community College read more
  • Smokey Joe’s Cafe on Broadway read more

November 2018
  • Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn Daycaton read more
  • Christmas Afternoon Tea in Port Jefferson read more
  • NYC Day at Cinnamon Snail  read more

December 2018
  • Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic read more
  • Elf the Musical, John W. Engeman Theater Northport, NY read more
My hope is to do much more in 2019 - this past year was filled with a great deal of busyness (and expenses!) because I've been trying to sell my house.  My goal is to free up that much more for 2019 and travel and visit more!!

Tomorrow, I'll be bringing you an overview of things that are planned for 2019 for travel and additional services for our followers!!!

With all my sincere wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous new year filled with travel adventures near and far --

-Travelin' Elisa
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NYE Celebration and a look ahead at travel for January 2019

Happy New Year!

It's a windy windy day here in SoCal and I'm about ready to turn the TV on and watch the Pasadena Rose Parade - hopefully all of the beautiful roses don't get blown away!

For those of you who don't know, the city of Pasadena is also located right here in SoCal.
And for the famous parade you can choose to either camp out on the curb (for free) over night for a "good" spot or be like me and purchase tickets for a bleacher seat...which is what I've opted to do on the 2 occasions that I've gone.
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The sun was blinding Cosette. Rose Parade 2016 (c)travelincousins.com
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Rose Parade 2017 (c)travelincousins.com
I've gone once on January 1, 2016 and once on January 2, 2017...
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You might be scratching your head wondering about how and why I went on January 2 and thinking that I probably would've missed the parade all together. lol

Well it so happens that there is a "never on a Sunday" policy that has been in place since 1893 and that totally works for me. Because I'm not a big fan of having to head out to Pasadena in the dark and the wee hours of the morning after a long night of celebrating NYE and ringing in the New Year just a mere few hours earlier.

I'd much rather opt to stay home and watch it on the boob tube - such as today.    
However if the parade is going to be held on Jan. 2nd that is like having my cake and eating it too!

Being able to celebrate NYE, then New Year's Day and then having an extra day to go out and be a part of the Rose Parade celebration is really doing it all.   Which we all know I like to do!!

As far as how we celebrated NYE, well it was pretty mellow - as usual. NYE is my mom's birthday and I'm pretty sure that she had a nice day spent with her kids, their spouses and all 4 of her grandkids.

The whole group of us all ventured out to have a nice sushi lunch at Huntington Ramen and Sushi, then had cake at home followed by playing board games the rest of the night until it was time to watch the ball drop.

AT THE RESTAURANT:
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Before the rest of the gang arrived (c)travelincousins.com
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Showing off earrings that Dominic got me (c)travelincousins.com
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Chaplin and Mika (c)travelincousins.com
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Dave, Brigitte and Houston (c)travelincousins.com
A PEEK AT SOME OF THE VEGAN SUSHI:
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Huntington Ramen and Sushi (c)travelincousins.com
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Huntington Ramen and Sushi (c)travelincousins.com
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Huntington Ramen and Sushi (c)travelincousins.com
CAKE TIME AT HOME:
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Singing Happy Birthday (c)travelincousins.com
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Blowing out the candles (c)travelincousins.com
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Ready to eat pie! (c)travelincousins.com
RING IN THE NEW YEAR:
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Singing and dancing (c)travelincousins.com
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New Year's Cheer (c)travelincousins.com
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A kiss for the New Year (c)travelincousins.com
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Happy New Year 2019 (c)travelincousins.com
All in all it was pleasant night, though not particularly memorable. It was exactly the type of day that my dear ol' mom prefers.   I'm obviously the one in the family who likes to go out and do it all and she is always at home wondering WHY??? lol

On that note let me share with you just a few upcoming places of travel that I will be sharing with you and  blogging from during the month of January:
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Casablanca, Morocco
  • Arrecife, Canary Islands
  • Las Palmas, Canary Islands
  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
  • Funchal, Madeira
  • Granada, Spain
  • Alicante, Spain

Now if that isn't starting my travel year off right then I don't know what is?!

Time for me to sign off. Have a great Holiday!
-Travelin' Tanya
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