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Our Road Trip to Orlando – Day 4 – EPCOT – Part 2

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Joel

The 2nd half of photos at EPCOT. We took so many photos at the park. [simpleviewer gallery_id=”177″]

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Our Road Trip to Orlando – Day 4 – EPCOT

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Joel

We arrived at EPCOT at 9 am. We were presented options for Standard ($22) or Preferred ($45) per day. Again with the elite parking options? We checked guidance online while parked in line, and this time it didn’t seem to … Continue reading →

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Our Road Trip to Orlando – Day 3 – Universal Studios Islands of Adventure

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Joel

Let’s commence the main event — four days of Florida sunshine and theme parks! First day up was Universal Studio – Islands of Adventure. Now, we did this park once already, but we compared it against the attractions at the … Continue reading →

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Our Road Trip to Orlando – Day 2 – Orlando, here we come!

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Joel

Happy Easter! The Ipes were up early on this Sunday morning, getting ready for church, breakfast/brunch, and getting to Orlando. Although we were slightly pessimistic about our ability to get to church on time… we got to church on time! … Continue reading →

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Our Road Trip to Orlando – Day 1 – The road to Charleston

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Joel

For Spring Break this year, we all wanted to go somewhere. That was a given. The question was where would we go without spending an arm and a leg? That’s the part that was tough. Flying to the Caribbean and … Continue reading →

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Joel

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone. On Friday night after work, we got together with some friends for Happy Hour / dinner at Ruth’s Chris. Fun fact – they have a decent Happy Hour menu. I spent four hours on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Random cat photos

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Joel
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Joel’s review of A Wrinkle In Time (2018) – I’m sorry, but I didn’t care for it

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Joel

I remember being introduced to the book by Madeleine L’Engle in 5th grade, but after attempting to read past the first few pages, I do remember being confused and losing interest. Unusual, to be sure. 30 years later, I’ve never read … Continue reading →

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The kids went to bed and the adults rocked out to Outsourced in Bridgewater

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Joel

Friday night, the kids went to bed, and we took drive up to the Green Knoll Grill in Bridgewater to hear the Outsourced band play. I’m not sure what time we left, but it was sometime after 12 or 1 … Continue reading →

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Joshua’s 13th birthday

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Joel

This year, with his birthday falling on a school day, and our upcoming vacation plans, Josh opted for a low-key birthday. We picked up a few of his friends for dinner at a local pizzeria in town, and tickets to … Continue reading →

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