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Our Wildwood & Cape May 2020 Summer Vacation

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Joel

Like everyone else in the world, we very much wanted a vacation (ANY VACATION) this summer. With school starting after Labor Day (and potentially in-person), we couldn’t take a chance traveling somewhere far requiring a 14 day quarantine. That limited … Continue reading →

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Spending the day at Point Pleasant Beach

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Joel

Last month at the end of the school year, the Ipes spent a Friday with the Winters family at Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. Unfortunately it was a cool, overcast, and windy beach day. We tried for part 2 this month … Continue reading →

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Annual beach day after the end of the school year

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Joel

We took Friday off for the annual beach day at Point Pleasant. As I’ve been told, this is the 6th trip now in a row. Hang out at Point Pleasant on the first Friday after the school year ends. Last … Continue reading →

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Went back to Asbury Park last Sunday

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Joel

Last Sunday, we hung out in Asbury Park, on account of the good weather. We didn’t account for the humongous number of people, as I spent an entire hour searching for parking. I eventually parked near what I think was … 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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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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A day at the beach in Ocean City, NJ

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Joel

My sister made the suggestion that we should really get together and have a beach day before the end of the summer. Who was I to argue? Namita was unavailable, because she had vacation bible school starting the next day. … Continue reading →

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