The first year of law school is over and I’ve finally been able to catch my breath. Now it’s time to put the pedal to the metal and scour the globe for fun.

Beginning this weekend, I’m joining the ‘rents + nephew in Massachusetts for a week. I haven’t seen my grandmother in two years and I miss her, so I’m really looking forward to it. While I’m up there, I plan on hanging out with my friend Jaime from middle/high school whom I serendipitously found out lives in the same small town. Not sure what will be on the agenda while I’m out of town, but I do plan to get some work done while I’m there everyday. There’s going to be a lot to do at work next week and I hate being out of town, but mom booked this trip six months ago and it’s not easy for my parents to get time off and get away from the house.

Then I’m back in DC for a full week of work plus one day. That Monday night, we board a plane to London. I can’t wait for Stonehenge, Big Ben, Hyde Park, Harrod’s, Piccadilly, Apple Records, Abbey Road, Heathrow (it counts!), Paris, the Chunnel, Normandy, the food, and M-I-C-H-A-E-L J-A-C-K-S-O-N L-I-V-E.

Thenceforth, all others shall pale in comparison (mind the pun). Okay, well not ALL others. But I’m going to have to recalibrate my goals, for sure.