Author Archives: Joel

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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VBS 2015 and our week with my niece Sophia

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Joel

During the 3rd week of August, my wife invited our niece Sophia to stay with over with us for an entire week. She was still on summer vacation, and Nums was running her last Vacation Bible School for church.  Sophia had once stayed … Continue reading →

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Teo’s Birthday Party down in the Village

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Joel

Last Saturday, we went out to celebrate our friend Teo’s birthday, organized by his wife Sofia. We drove to their house, then we all carpooled in two cars down to Greenwich Village. Dinner was at Sofia’s brother’s Spanish restaurant, Cafe Espanol … Continue reading →

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A Friday Beach Day at Long Beach Island (on the North side)

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Joel

Nums and I took last Friday off so that we could take the whole family down to Long Beach Island for the day. Similar to last summer, we met up with my sister-in-law Anju and her family for the day. … Continue reading →

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Summer Sizzler 2015 – We came, we saw, we played badminton, and we knoshed

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Joel

Nums and Josh had a day planned to go to Medieval Times up in Secaucus, NJ on a company outing. Lily and I, instead, drove down to my sister Julie’s house for their annual Summer Sizzler event. Normally, it is … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Trainwreck (2015)

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Joel

Last Friday, Nums and I dropped off the kids to my parents for the night, went out for sushi, and then saw Trainwreck (2015) at our local theater. Sushi was good, though I ordered way too many rolls. I’ve had … Continue reading →

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Our first ever garden crop

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Joel

We have news! If you may recall, back in April, our friends Doug & Kathy came over to help us attempt to make a garden. A garden for actual vegetables It’s been many months, and many ‘incident’s have happened to this … Continue reading →

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Another Sunday evening at Six Flags Great Adventure

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Joel

We had some free time on an early (and warm!) Sunday evening last Sunday, so we decided to hit Six Flags for a quick visit. The lines were barely there, so we hit some new-to-us rides, including Congo Rapids and … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of The Big Boss (1971)

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Joel

Looking for something different on Netflix this week, I came across The Big Boss (1971) starring Bruce Lee. Originally released in the U.S. back in the early 1970s as “Fists of Fury”, I guess it can be found under it’s original title. … Continue reading →

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