Monthly Archives: September 2015

National Lampoon’s Ipe Family Vacation – Day 4 (Tuesday)

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Joel

Tuesday morning, after a delicious breakfast, we all piled into our car. Next stop: the gas station! After that? Nashville! We drove in, parked the car in a lot, and purchased tickets to this hop on / hop off trolley … Continue reading →

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National Lampoon’s Ipe Family Vacation – Day 3 (Monday)

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Joel

Monday morning, I kinda wanted us to get up early and get an early start, but some short people wanted to sleep in a little while longer. We gave them a little extra time to snore, then we got them … Continue reading →

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National Lampoon’s Ipe Family Vacation – Day 2 (Sunday)

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Joel

Refreshed by our complimentary hotel breakfast, but not sufficiently caffeinated by complimentary hotel coffee, we packed up our stuff, and checked out of the hotel. We took a leisurely morning drive through Roanoke, and found it to be a nice … Continue reading →

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National Lampoon’s Ipe Family Vacation – Day 1 (Saturday)

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Joel

We left Saturday between 11 AM and 12 PM, and surprisingly, the car was only mostly stuffed to the gills, and we only forgot Lily’s iPod charger. That was a victory in of itself. The mail was held, my Dad … Continue reading →

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National Lampoon’s Ipe Family Vacation – The night before the trip

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Joel

During our Michigan trip last July, the Ipes – Kondorfs – Connellys agreed to a joint vacation down in Tennessee at the end of the summer. Doug and Kathy have a summer / vacation home there outside of Nashville, and … Continue reading →

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Plexy’s birthday and a little BBQ too

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Joel

Last month, we all drove out to meet with friends at Plexy and Sheba’s house on a warm July Saturday afternoon. It was Plexy’s birthday, and instead of dinner at a restaurant, we’d be doing a little BBQ. Nums and … Continue reading →

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Greek dinner with the in-laws

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Joel

Back in July, before my in-laws were leaving for one of their many summer trips, we took them out for dinner at a local Greek restaurant called Taverna Ouzo. It’s a very popular place, and the only Greek restaurant that … Continue reading →

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My niece Abby’s dance recital in June

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Joel

Okay, okay, this is really late, but way back in June, we attended my niece Abby’s very first dance recital. We were unfortunately late to the recital and missed her first dance. Thankfully, we were able to watch her second … Continue reading →

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