Author Archives: Joel

Mother’s Day 2015 with the Ipes

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Joel

Mother’s Day weekend was a fairly simple affair this year. We had my parents over for BBQ on Saturday. On Sunday, did gift giving in the morning, church, and had a Mother’s Day brunch at a local restaurant nearby. I … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Joel

This weekend, we went to see Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). I remember when I used to rush off to watch a film on opening night, but after all the kids came along, we were lucky for a long time … Continue reading →

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Trenton Thunder baseball game with church and family

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Joel

On Saturday May 2nd, I helped organize a church trip to a Trenton Thunder minor league baseball game. We had enough available tickets, so we invited my sister and family to come out also. It was cold towards the end of … Continue reading →

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Nearly a year later, we have a patio umbrella

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Joel

If you’re keeping up on our lives religiously (and really, you shouldn’t be), we bought a new patio set last year. We even bought an umbrella stand and an umbrella. Correction: we ordered a patio umbrella and stand. We only … Continue reading →

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I celebrated my 39th birthday this week, and I’m okay with it

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Joel

Ah to be 39 years old. The stuff of dreams. Who am I kidding? 39 years old? Really? Do I have 30 years left before retirement? Seriously? Am I old? How did it come to this? Yeah, I’m 39 this … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of This Is the End (2013)

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Joel

So….. this was a stupid movie. Sorry, just had to get it out of the way there. This Is the End came out in 2013,  written and directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen.  The film is about fictionalized versions of these famous Hollywood … Continue reading →

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A beautiful day to garden with friends

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Joel

When we bought the house, the backyard had a nicely sized vegetable garden. There were plenty of different plants growing in there, and that peaked our interest. In 2015, would we be planting and growing our first garden? Why not? … Continue reading →

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Webelos hike at the Plainsboro Preserve

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Joel

After the opening ceremony this morning, I rushed Josh off to get a quick breakfast at Dunkin’ Donuts, then off to the Plainsboro Preserve. Webelos would use this nature hike towards earning their Forester Badges. Although it was cold in the morning, … Continue reading →

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It was a brisk morning for our town’s Opening Ceremony for softball & baseball season

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Joel

We were up early this morning, dressed, and then at our town’s Police Athletic League fields at 8:30 AM. Why? For our town’s softball/baseball opening ceremony, of course. It was brisk and windy, but many families were there for the little … Continue reading →

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My nephew Ben’s superhero themed 1st birthday party

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Joel

On Sunday, we drove down after church to celebrate my nephew Ben’s 1st birthday.  He had a pretty swinging superhero-themed party all planned out, decorated, and gearing to go by the time we got there to my sister’s place. Posters … Continue reading →

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