We received the best gift for Christmas, and we are just now getting around to opening it and setting it up. It is a Scratch Off Map of both the world and a separate one of just the United States!

Having a map and making it clear where you have been in the world is amazing and fun! It makes you want to visit some place new that you have never been. It could also help plan your next trip, because you know exactly where you have not been!

I think this is a much easier idea than the Photo Frame Map. The scratch off method is easy and convenient, rather than having to find a photo that fits perfectly in the outline of a State. Not to mention, having to make sure we take a photo meant for the frame every time, then going to get it printed and mounting it in the picture frame.

We set our United States map up on a corkboard with cute little push pins, and I clipped a penny to the board for easy access. I made sure that the penny was made in the year that our relationship was established, I thought it made it seem more special. It is quick, easy and fun!

We have not scratched off all the places that we have been yet – I was just too excited to share the photo to wait! We have all of the Western States marked off on the United States map and some on the Eastern Coast. We chose to only scratch off the places we have been to TOGETHER and not on our own. We also made it a rule that we have had to stay there and not just flown in as a connecting flight, or drove through to get to somewhere else.

Keep finding adventure,

Sadie