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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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National Night Out

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Joel

We attended our 2nd National Night Out event, held at the Police Athletic Fields in our town. National Night Out is an annual summer event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watches in which precincts organize anti-crime rallies with … Continue reading →

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July Birthdays Dinner with Friends, Vietnamese-style

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Joel

After a very busy Saturday of children’s birthday parties, we drove up to Parsippany to meet up with friends to celebrate two of our friends, Plexy and Vijay, who recently had their birthdays in July. The consensus was to go … Continue reading →

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Shanta’s birthday dinner

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Joel

It was my mother-in-law’s birthday earlier this week, so we met up Friday night in Edison to celebrate. The venue? Sigiri, a Sri Lankan restaurant located in both Edison NJ and Manhattan. We were here once before back in October … Continue reading →

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At the neighborhood swimming pool

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Joel

Another hot day this weekend, so I took the kids to the neighborhood pool. The kids wrapped up their swimming classes this summer, so this would be an interesting test to see what they do. Joshua was extremely excited to … Continue reading →

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