This is a watercolor map that I painted so that I can chronicle our USA travels in style! Interior decorating is something that I love almost as much as traveling, so I wanted to make something that would look cute hanging on a wall (although finding an empty wall around here will be a challenge).  I can fill in each state after we visit, so it will eventually be filled!  Also, the words are added onto the photo & not the painting.

Where I have been:

1. Alaska

2. Arizona

3. California

4. Colorado

5. Connecticut

6. Delaware

7. Florida

8. Georgia

9. Hawaii (Kauai, Maui, Oahu)

10. Nevada

11. New Hampshire

12. New Jersey

13. New Mexico

14. New York

15. Ohio

16. Pennsylvania

17. Louisiana

18. Maine

19. Maryland

20. Massachuetts

21. Missouri

22. Rhode Island

23. South Carolina

24. Utah

25. Vermont

26. Virginia

27. Washington

Plus Washington D.C.

Where we have definite plans to visit:

- Illinois

- Indiana

- Kentucky

- Tennessee

- North Carolina

- Hawaii (Big Island)

Over halfway there! There are still lots of places to visit, and I have not done justice to many of the states that I actually have visited.  I only “counted” places where I have done something fun and as a traveler.  I did not count Illinois (went to a conference in Chicago, but I didn’t get to do anything fun or touristy), and we have driven through North Carolina.  We haven’t been to all of these places as a family, which really would be my preference.  So most of these states WILL be revisited!