NYE feels like the quintessential twenty-something holiday. The millennial motto of young, wild and free is basically the ringing cry of the twilight hours of December 31st of every year.

I’ve always been a bit of a rebel so, I eschewed the traditional (but very romantic) midnight kiss with a stranger and closed out 2015 the way I do most evenings with sweat pants, naps, wine, and Netflix.

Of course good company is a rule no one can afford to break, so this year I hightailed it to the cold but quaint bits of New England where my lovely couple friends Samantha and Daniel reside.

We had a quick, couple of days but they did their tour-guide best to make sure I got to see the highlights of winter in the Northeast.