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Poconos 2014

On July 16, 2014 · 4 Comments · In poconos

Warning: This is going to be a monster, mammoth post with a ton of photos. I used to split up the Poconos posts into each individual day, but I’m already far enough behind where I’ll just stick it all together. Be prepared!

This was our eighth consecutive year traveling to the Poconos for a big […]

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Poconos in the Sun

On May 31, 2013 · 1 Comment · In family, nora, poconos, vacation

On Sunday, we woke up to sunshine in the Poconos. It was still pretty chilly outside, but we didn’t even care. After breakfast, we layered up—I wore a long-sleeve t-shirt, a hooded sweatshirt, AND a Northface fleece—and headed outdoors. We took the kids down by the pond to explore.

Soon we decided to venture out […]

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Poconos in the Rain

On May 26, 2013 · 2 Comments · In family, nora, poconos, vacation

Another year, another Memorial Day weekend. And another family trip to the Poconos!

If you’ve been reading here a while, you know by now that it’s tradition for us to travel down to the Poconos Mountains in Pennsylvania to spend a weekend with my family at my mom’s best friend’s house. Our group is getting […]

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Sayonara Poconos/Memorial Day

On May 28, 2012 · 1 Comment · In family, friends, holidays, poconos, vacation

We woke up on Monday morning, had some breakfast, packed up the car, and hit the road by 9:30 a.m. We were ready to get home and have a few hours remaining of our holiday (Memorial Day) to get settled and unwind before jumping back into work and our normal routine on Tuesday.

But before […]

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Show Boatin’

On May 28, 2012 · 3 Comments · In family, friends, poconos, vacation

Spending Memorial Day weekend in the Poconos proved to be a fantastic decision on our parts because… we had an extra day! We’ve always arrived on Thursday night and left on Sunday late morning/early afternoon, but this time around, we planned it so that we could stay until Monday. It made a big difference since […]

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