Monthly Archives: March 2017

Have you ever had a vacuum cleaner emergency, and had to run out to buy an emergency vacuum cleaner? Just me?

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Joel

Have you ever had a vacuum emergency, and had to run out to buy an emergency vacuum cleaner? Because I did one fine Wednesday night. Our amazing handy dandy Electrolux Precision Brushroll vacuum cleaner, purchased less than three years ago, … Continue reading →

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Business Trip to Columbus Ohio

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Joel

In March, I had a very brief business trip to Columbus Ohio, that got postponed due to a freak mid-March snowstorm. It got rescheduled for two weeks later, and the same day as Lily’s 9th birthday party. Why? Thankfully, I was … Continue reading →

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Lily’s 9th Birthday Party

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Joel

Last Sunday, we celebrated Lily’s birthday a few days early by inviting about 20 kids over to our house for a detective-themed party.  We purchased a detective / mystery story online, printed out multiple copies, purchased “detective” party supplies (pens, … Continue reading →

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My son Josh vs. peanuts everywhere, and Josh won

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Joel

Josh has lived through a number of allergies growing up, since he was an infant. He was originally allergic to eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, gluten, and had some lactose intolerance thrown in there too. It was a lot to deal with, but … Continue reading →

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Lily and I picked up our pottery painting projects from Art Around the Corner

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Joel

Last month, we all went to Art Around the Corner in Freehold NJ to paint on canvas and pottery. Lily and I had a chance to pick up our pottery projects this weekend, and I think they came out pretty well.

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St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl in New Brunswick

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Joel

On St. Patrick’s Day, I met up with a few friends for an already-in-progress pub crawl in New Brunswick. I think it started at Old Bay, we hit two more places for drinks and dancing, and we ended at some point … Continue reading →

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Namita’s 40th birthday party extravaganza in the Riviera Maya – Monday

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Joel

Sadsies. After breakfast, the ladies (plus Teo) tried to find some of the Wisconsin guests and their 10 am Zumba in the water class, but never found them. Namita and I ended up picking up some souvenirs for the kids … Continue reading →

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Namita’s 40th birthday party extravaganza in the Riviera Maya – Saturday and Sunday

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Joel

I decided to combine the next two days, because we really spent the majority of our days in the pool drinking beverages, meeting very nice people from Milwaukee, Nebraska, and Iowa. Saturday was kinda cool because Teo and I played … Continue reading →

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Namita’s 40th birthday party extravaganza in the Riviera Maya – Friday

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Joel

Oh my, what day. We spent most of the day in the main swim-up bar at the El Dorado Royale. Based on our explorations, while there are 9 swim-up bars between the Royale and Casitas properties, 8 of them are … Continue reading →

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Namita’s 40th birthday party extravaganza in the Riviera Maya – Thursday

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Joel

I began planning the centerpiece of my wife Namita’s 40th birthday celebration months ago. We discussed maybe even a year earlier of getting a number of folks together, flying somewhere warm without children, and relaxing. As the months ticked inexorably … Continue reading →

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