Time in New England took me away....

life has been a little hectic with the combination of work stresses and trying to get ready for my trip next week. i've hardly had to time to think of a blog topic let alone write something witty. my mind is completely useless unless it has something to do with planning this trip. i get obsessed when i travel and love to plan things out. i've already started compiling my east coast/new england song mix full of hits by artists from each area we are going to....is that weird? oh well. plus i've got songs like "streets of philadelphia", "weekend in new england", "new york new york" and "boston" to help set the mood. i'm so excited. all day long all i think about is how beautiful autumn must be in new england and how, for the first time, in my life i will be able to see it. we are trying to hit as many states as we can (since my nephew carson is set on seeing all 50 states), and i am so stoked. the 10 days we are there will be busy and probably really tiring, but i will have pictures of covered bridges and autumn foliage (from vermont, new hampshire, and connecticut), light houses (from maine), mansions (rhode island), historic monuments and sites (from philadelphia and boston), and of course the lights and craziness (from new york city). we are also counting new jersey and delaware on our trip although we mostly just "drive" through those areas...and you best believe bon jovi and bruce springsteen will be blaring on the radio when we do.