I love maps. Had a friend who had them hanging all over her house, and it was so fun just to walk from room to room and see them. Maps mean adventure, travel, dreams. They lead you to places never seen before and away from the mundane everyday life that we seek to escape.

I have a new atlas. I love looking at all the places I want to go and remind myself of places I've been. The former greatly outweighs the later, but I'm still young. In fact, Andy and I will be taking a trip in just about a month. Our younger daughter and her husband will be joining us about half-way through, and I'm looking forward to that. They take each day as a gift to be opened and enjoyed, and it's fun to be part of that enthusiasm. We've all had fun looking at the map.