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Delaware Vacation Day 3 – We’re finally here

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Joel

We’re finally here! We finished packing this morning, loaded up the car and the bicycles, bid farewell to the cats, and were finally on the road by 10:45am. It was a bright sunny day, and a nice drive down to … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 2 – Weathering the storm

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Joel

Ah, nothing like weathering a rainy day from inside your own house. We’re on day 2 of our “beach vacation”, watching the wind blow and the rain come down, safely and comfortably from inside our house. The storm was pretty … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 1 – Batting down the hatches

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Joel

Day 1 of our “Delaware beach” vacation is being spent getting ready for the arrival of Hurricane Irene, plus back-to-school shopping. We made sure we had supplies for the trip, and the storm. We went out around lunchtime, had lunch … Continue reading →

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Labor Day weekend is almost here

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Joel

Did I mention that Labor Day weekend is almost here? Just two more days to go in the week. It’s been a long few weeks for both of us, so I think it’s safe to say that we’re looking forward … Continue reading →

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Midwest Roadtrip Day 6 – And on the 6th day, the Ipes rested in Michigan

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Joel

Oh what a glorious day of non-productivity. We slept in, and went leisurely shopping around Utica, Michigan in the afternoon. A late lunch at Chipotle Mexican Grill, browsing the aisles at Barnes & Noble, and did I mention the non-productivity? … Continue reading →

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I went riding today for the first time in two years

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Joel

Another beautiful spring day to appreciate today. It was so nice, I had to ask myself why I wasn’t making plans to go appreciate it? I had not yet picked up by bicycle from the bike shop Wednesday or Thursday. … Continue reading →

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We are back in NJ

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Joel

Uhhhh, not the biggest update. We stuffed the cars this morning to limits deemed impossible by natural physics, and left around 10:45am.  We made it all the way to Exit 4 on the NJ Turnpike before the kids got too … Continue reading →

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We finally saw the beach

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Joel

After a few days of rainy weather, we finally hit the beach!  The weather cleared up, which has been a nice surprise. Yesterday, we hit Ocean City, Maryland.  We had intended to take the ferry from Lewes to Cape May, … Continue reading →

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I like relaxing on vacation

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Joel

I may feel a little guilty, but I like relaxing on vacation. On Tuesday morning, it took us a much longer to pack for 2 adults and 2 kids for a week away than I thought it would.  We had … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day weekend

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Joel

We had a pretty good Memorial Day weekend, a good start to the weekend. Great sun, great weather.  Couldn’t have asked for more.  We spent most of the weekend prepping for our super family vacation this week. We bought new additional … Continue reading →

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