New England

I finally made it up to the New England area for work. It's a part of the country that I've never been and so when I got the opportunity to visit Maine and Connecticut- I was all for it.

We (my team and I) were supposed to fly from Maine to Connecticut but a cancelled flight gave me the opportunity to drive from Augusta to Hartford and ride a part of I-95 I never get to (that's the road I take from my house to my sister's in Jacksonville, it's a straight shot). Not only was I hitting up Maine and Connecticut, two states I've never visited, but I also got to squeeze in New Hampshire. 3 states down, only 7 more of the 50 to see.

Portland Head Light off the coast of Maine. It was a picturesque day and this light house was beautiful- the picture doesn't do it justice.
Beautiful.

New England Clam Chowder in New Hampshire. How perfect is that? Oh and did I mention it was delicious?!

Sidenote: I got bumped up into a 2 bedroom suite w/ a fireplace at one of our hotels. It was a pretty nice set up, too bad it only happens in places where I don't know anyone.

Little white chapels everywhere. Welcome to New England!

Yeah, not even sure what the Tate House is/was..but here it is!

I'm guessing it's just an old house that's been preserved, which is actually pretty beautiful.

It was a really good week. I love when work takes me places I've never seen and though it was a bit chilly (I'll definitely need to revisit in the Summer) I am a fan.

Dancing The Night Away

I love to dance. This is no surprise to most of you. I have been known to bust a move with just a little bit of music; what can I say? It's a passion. Now, I'm not saying I'm a good dancer, but I do love to shake it.

Well my roommates had planned a Dance Party for my birthday, but then Snomageddon hit and life was literally frozen. Once we dug out and the city was up and running once more, we attempted a Dance Party in our front room...and it was AWESOME. I danced all night...no exaggeration...literally, all night. My wonderful and amazing friend Deana DJed and she was incredible. Every song was danceable and we shook it all night long.

The following pictures are just a sampling of the mayhem that ensued that night and unfortunately since I am apparently a blogger novice, I uploaded the pictures in reverse. So the ridiculously sweaty (what can I say? I cannot hold back when it comes to dancing- I was sore all over the next day. I mean 3 hours of cardio can do a girl in) monster that you see wasn't quite how I started :).

Yeah, the impromptu "headband" is actually a scarf.
Mixing it up with K Weed. That girl can really move.

A little serenade for the birthday. What girl doesn't appreciate a little song every once in a while? :)

Don't mind the grease monkey in the middle; but these girls are such great roommates. I adore them.

These boys crack me up. They pretend to be shy on the dance floor, but everytime we've got music on -there they are shaking it.

Getting on down.

And this would be how it all started. Just a few of us having a good time. It really was such a great night. I needed to dance, it had been way too long since I just let it all out and I loved every minute of it.