Durham, North Carolina
It’s no secret that I love maps.
This black, white, and gold map was just the latest addition.
We’ve also had a giant map of the London Tube on our wall for most of our marriage (purchased for the enormous sum of $4 from Amazon, although it’s now gone up to $6 with free shipping, so most of you are probably priced out).
But probably my favorites are these state maps I put up last fall with the states each of us were born in.
Every time I walked up the stairs (which was approximately 10 million times between September and May), I just felt happy looking at them. They turned out even better than I’d expected, which is not always the case with my DIY projects.
And early next year, we’ll add a new state to the lineup.



Congrats! And what a great way to make a baby announcement. I had no idea where this was going! Love it!
Squeeeee so exciting! Congratulations, y'all!!
Congratulations! You are so clever!
Congrats!
Congratulations! I got goose bumps-ha! And, I don't even know you in real life! So excited for you and your family. Best wishes for a smooth pregnancy!
Congrats! Cute announcement.
This is totally awesome!! Congratulations!!
Wow – such great news – thank you for sharing with us! xx
Congratulations!!
Best birth announcement ever! Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Yahoo! Trevor and I have a major map obsession as well, maybe one day I'll steal this idea! (But Trevor and I both would have California so maybe it would look a little goofy?) CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations! This is the most clever pregnancy announcement ever.
Congrats, congrats, congrats!!!!
Hooray Valentine's baby! (Like they ever come on their due dates, but you never know . . .) Congratulations to all of you.
Congratulations! That's such a cute idea. It would look pretty lame at my house, though, since my husband and all six of my kids were born in the same state… You guys are apparently much more diverse than us. 🙂
Congrats! Very exciting and a cute idea! Although, we would just have five pictures of the same state if I did that. Haha
Congratulations!
Yay! What a fun date to look forward to! Congratulations to you and your sweet and growing family!
Congratulations!!!!!