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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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Our Memorial Day Weekend 2016 Road Trip to Boston

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Joel

Our 2nd trip of the year – Boston! I keeping with our current vacation planning goal to visit and experience new places, we planned out a long-discussed road trip to the Boston area. Nums and I have both been to … Continue reading →

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Our Trip to Orlando – Day 4 – Animal Kingdom – Part 2

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Joel

Here’s the 2nd half of the photos from Animal Kingdom. After lunch at the Tusker House, we went to see a Lion King show, which was well done. We then met up with the Horana family, who were also visiting … Continue reading →

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The end of my two week vacation

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Joel

Today is the end of my two weeks of vacation. I haven’t had two weeks like this since 2004 when I went to India. Oh, I’ve taken 7 – 10 days off in the past here and there at the … 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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