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Weekend in Virginia for a 75th birthday party

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Joel

My wife’s aunt was celebrating her 75th birthday party, and the family intended to celebrate with a dinner out. We hadn’t been able to visit all of her Virginia relatives in a long time, so this was a good opportunity … Continue reading →

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Our 2012 Delaware vacation

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Joel

At the end of this month, we wrapped up our big trip of the year. Third time around, we rented a condo in the Bethany Beach area for a week, Saturday to Saturday. Like last year, we rented the same … Continue reading →

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A weekend in Philly – Sunday

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Joel

50% of our weekend was already over. How the weekend was flying by, but I didn’t want to think about it! We had a slightly lazy morning, but eventually got everyone dressed, suitcases packed, zoo (and parking) tickets purchased online, … Continue reading →

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A weekend in Philly – Saturday

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Joel

This weekend, we went to Philadelphia to see the sights. The plan was to spend the entire weekend in the Philadelphia area to visit the Franklin Institute on Saturday and the Philadelphia Zoo on Sunday. We would also fit in a … Continue reading →

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Baltimore vacation

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Joel

First vacation of the year, and it was well worth it. More expensive than initially expected, but still worth it to me. We all desperately needed the downtime. Not just downtime at home where we do a “staycation” but spend … Continue reading →

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NYC Trip – Day 4

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Joel

Our last day finally arrived. We had wanted to visit the new WTC Memorial downtown his weekend, but ran out of time yesterday. I floated the idea of trying to fit that into our Sunday morning, but we ultimately decided … Continue reading →

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NYC Trip – Day 1

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Joel

A few weeks ago, with the break between jobs in mind, we began planning out an extended weekend vacation trip. I had hoped to have a entire week off, but the background check took longer than I expected. In the … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 8 – The ride home and recovery

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Joel

Last night while I rested, Nums took care of packing up our stuff. I appreciated this, because I wasn’t in much shape to do much. This morning, we were up early to wrap it up, get the kids ready, and … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 5 – Bethany Beach

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Joel

Beach day! We stocked the cooler with sandwiches & drinks, filled up the beach bag with snacks and blankets, and we took the local (and free) shuttle bus down to the beach. I had to take a status call from … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 4 – work & pool

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Joel

Ok, the day didn’t start very relaxing, but it got there by the afternoon. My wife and I still had some leftover work to wrap up on. She and I both hung out in different rooms to fire off additional … Continue reading →

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