Category Archives: Family

Family-related anecdotes, visits, events, or topics.

Brush with celebrity — Dan Aykroyd was in our town today

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Joel

Alright, alright, I’ll admit that the term “brush with celebrity” would be a bit of an exaggeration. We didn’t get to brush by him by any means. However, we were damn close. Dan Aykroyd cofounded a new business called Crystal … Continue reading →

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Our Mexican Family Vacation – Day 6

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Joel

After five days of on-and-off rainy weather, how does our last day have the best weather? Talk about irony. We woke up this morning to beautiful weather, and our bags already packed to go home. Sigh. After a somewhat late … Continue reading →

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Our Mexican Family Vacation – Day 5

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Joel

Our last full day here on vacation. Yes, our big vacation is unfortunately coming to an end. Not much to report, as it was a relatively quiet day. In the afternoon. I went and had my first massage in 9 … Continue reading →

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Our Mexican Family Vacation – Day 4

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Joel

A quiet day at the resort. We actually experienced some nice weather in the afternoon, so we hit the beach for a few hours. Even had lunch there. In the evening, we took the kids for an early dinner (them … Continue reading →

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Our Mexican Family Vacation – Day 3

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Joel

Not the most exciting day for the Ipes here in Mexico. It rained nearly the entire day, so there was no pool or beach today. We spent most of the day indoors on account of the rain. For a time, … Continue reading →

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Our Mexican Family Vacation – Day 2

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Joel

Our first full day in Mexico and at the resort. Prior to our vacation, I did notice on Weather.com that it had been raining nearly every day in Cancun for the past two weeks. I was hoping that it was … Continue reading →

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Our Mexican Family Vacation – Day 1

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Joel

It’s been 5 years since our last big vacation. In 2007, Lily had just entered our lives, and it was our 5-year anniversary. We left Lily with my in-laws at the time, and the three of us (myself, Namita, and … Continue reading →

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Josh and I went to see a movie but I learned something more important

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Joel

Last Saturday, Josh and I went to the movies, but I got something more important out of it. Perspective. Although I had already seen it, Josh had also expressed interest in seeing Pacific Rim. Now, I generally don’t pay twice … Continue reading →

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A Sunday afternoon at Hurricane Harbor

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Joel

After relaxing at home for the entire morning and half of the afternoon, we got dressed up and made our way to Hurricane Harbor, down at Six Flags. We considered what to eat for lunch, but to save time, we … Continue reading →

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A Saturday in Long Beach Island

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Joel

A long time ago, my wife and I had attempted to drive down to Cape May in one day, and come back the same day. A rather unreasonable goal in hindsight. We hit so much Shore traffic on the Garden … Continue reading →

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