If it’s February, I must be traveling again! I just checked and yes, it is, and yes, I am!

I avoided a huge Nor’easter in my area by traveling to Columbus Ohio for my other job. No, not the glamorous romance author gig and no, not the mild-mannered dental hygienist, but that of the dental licensing board examiner. Even as the dark clouds gathered and the low pressure began to swirl over North Carolina, I joined the team of examiners at Ohio State University where we braved 3 inches of snow to administer the boards to waiting dental students.  Meanwhile, back at home,  24 or so inches of snow blanketed my house and family in southern NJ!

BUT, the best part for someone like me who LOVES snowstorms, is that another storm followed just 5 days later and dumped another 12 inches on my home and area…. leaving it looking like a winter wonderland…..again! I finally got the chance to walk around the neighborhood with my hubby in the serene quiet as the flakes filled the night air.  There were not too many people outside but it was beautiful…. and it was DEEP!!

As I said, February is traveling time and with the snow barely plowed off the main roads the next day, I headed for New York City for another series of dental exams, this time at NYU. The train ride was smooth, got a taxi without delay and was lucky enough to stay at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in a manner to which I’d love to be accustomed! LOL!  Gosh – it’s a different world there!

I’ve stayed in the same area during my last several trips so this country mouse is beginning to know her way around part of the very-big city and I walked out to dinner at a nice little Italian restaurant on 42nd Street, met my new Kensington editor for lunch and even took in a Broadway show (ROCK OF AGES with American Idol’s Constantine in the lead role)!  It was cold, but clear and bright as I walked the city blocks, dodging taxis, watching people and the sights, and enjoying the place that is NYC. Here are a few photos from my visit there:

And after a wonderful, exhausting weekend in NYC, I returned home to face another possible snowfall. Luckily, or not depending on how you feel about more snow when there’s about 3 feet of it on your front lawn, that one passed with barely another coating.  But, I’m home for a few weeks now and there’s another Nor’Easter threatening early next week….this time I’ll just hunker down and try to catch up on a bunch of things still left undone…like filling out my 2010 kitchen-wall calendar…and writing, too.

Terri just received some copies of the April release, PLEASURABLY UNDONE!, which features her previously-released in digital format short story, “A Night For Her Pleasure”. To win one of two copies, let Terri know whether you’ve visited New York City or not and your favorite spot there (building? restaurant? theater? place?) or the one you’d most like to see. Post a comment and she’ll pick two winners! And visit her website at www.terribrisbin.com for more info about Terri and her books!

PS — I highly recommend seeing ROCK OF AGES if you get the chance….and especially if you like (and remember) the 80s….music, clothes, drinks! It was bright and funny and had some wonderfully-talented performers. Constantine was fun to watch and, wow, he is great on stage!