Here is what’s on my agenda for May:

• drive 14 hours up to Boston with Kennedy the beagle
• meet up with my two cousins for our annual trip to New York City for shopping and musicals
• attend a Massachusetts Democrats dinner with my friend in Boston
• tour New England Law|Boston
• attend the memorial dedication for my late friend Silas
• visit with my grandparents
• paint the room I’ll be living in this fall
• drive up to Meredith, N.H. to visit the best friend
• embark on a family history tour around New Hampshire and Massachusetts
• hang out with friends I haven’t seen since I left New Hampshire
• drive 14 hours back to North Carolina with the pup