Last year, when everyone suddenly realized that the number of members in our family was approaching the number of states in the Union, some of us sat in Grandma's living room and hammered out which state each of us represented. Briana heroically chronicled the results here.
Since then, there has been much discussion (alright, some discussion) about how everyone can more fully identify with and embrace his or her state. Some have suggested, for example, that Nate actually move to Missouri. Perhaps a good way to start is for everyone to just have one simple but interesting fact about their state at their disposal, to be shared in some manner at the family picnic. For example, Nick (being so enamoured of lovely Arkansas) could let us know that last month the mayor of Helena, Arkansas took all the dogs from the local animal shelter and released them into the wilderness to live as dogs did in their glory days before domestication. Or you could tell us something with a bit more historical relevance. Up to you.
Signed, New Hampshire
(p.s. the above map displays percentage of citizens who are obese - way to go Montana!)
9 comments:
And Utah, hello Blue!
Great idea, Abe!! I am studying up on the great state of New Jersey!!
Abe, your letting yourself go! MASS. and I seemed to be living the healthy life and you and Maine are getting bigger. Let's work on this! :)
Vermont
well hey, cheap shot on maine...i will have you know it is the home of augusta..one of the most prestigious golf courses in the world!
Jen, Augusta, annual site of the Masters, is in Georgia. Not Maine. Wow. Hope you have a better (read "actual") fact than that about your state at the picnic.
darn....well i guess that is why you shouldn't get your facts from a crossword....i promise i will perform better, that was a warm up. at least my state isn't fat
just incase anyone forgot their state like i did.
Grandma (8.27.24) and Grandpa - Delaware "The Diamond State"
Connie (3.31.47) - Pennsylvania "Keystone State"
Jan (6.20.50) - New Jersey "Garden State"
John (4.14.53) - Georgia "Peach State"
Tom (2.3.59) - Connecticut "Constitution State"
Mary (1.29.61) - Massachusetts "Bay State"
Jim (9.23.63) - Maryland "Old Line State"
Maurika (4.1.73) - South Carolina "Palmetto State"
Abe (6.10.74) - New Hampshire "The Granite State"
Bill (7.21.44) - Virginia "Mother State"
Marc (3.7.51) - New York "Empire State"
Hannah (12.28.75) - North Carolina "Old North State"
Mike (10.31.77) - Rhode Island "Ocean State"
Matt (7.2.79) - Vermont "Green Mountain State"
Jim Wingerter (4.25.61) - Kentucky "Blue Grass State"
Briana (6.22.80) - Tennessee "Volunteer State"
Miranda (7.30.80) - Ohio "Buckeye State"
Jeanine (1.18.58) - Louisiana "Pelican State"
Joey (5.8.81) - Indiana "Hoosier State"
Benjamin (10.25.81) - Mississippi "Magnolia State"
Megan (8.19.83) - Illinois "Prairie State"
Jake (5.20.85) - Alabama "Yellowhammer State"
Jen (6.25.85) - Maine "Pine Tree State"
Nate (7.28.85) - Missouri "Show me State"
Nick (9.23.86) - Arkansas "The Natural State"
Molly (6.26.87) - Michigan "Wolverine State"
Shannon (9.17.87) - Florida "Sunshine State"
Ann (7.31.53) - Texas "The Lone Star State"
Sam (7.20.93) - Iowa "Hawkeye State"
Riliegh (1.31.95) - Wisconsin "Badger State"
Bridger (6.27.97) - California "The Golden State"
Madison (9.11.97) - Minnesota "North Star State"
Jerry (8.16.76) - Oregon "Beaver State"
Mikayla (12.21.99) - Kansas "Sunflower State"
Beryl (9.26.56) West Virginia "Mountain State"
Carter (3.20.02) - Nevada "Silver Sage"
Nate (6.11.80) - Nebraska "Cornhusker State"
Mark (1.21.73) - Colorado "Centennial State"
Kesiah (4.27.04) - North Dakota "Peace Garden State"
Peter (5.20.74) - South Dakota "Mount Rushmore State"
Kelly (12.30.79) - Montana "Treasure State"
Will (11.9.05) - Washington "The Evergreen State"
Truman (5.12.06) - Idaho "Gem State"
Kaitlyn (1.21.07) - Wyoming "Equality State"
Emma (4.7.07) - Utah "Beehive State"
Ryan (7.24.83) Oklahoma "The Sooner State"
Matt & Kelly's lil' bit - New Mexico "Land of Enchantment"
Sabina (Briana & Peter's lil' bit) - Arizona "The Grand Canyon State"
Piper? (Maurika & Mark's lil' bit) - Alaska "The Land of the Midnight Sun"
Nice, Ben. It was good of you to think of everyone, but that is why Abe linked the word "here" back to that post. No worries, I will just assume that it didn't work on your computer.
I hope everyone has an AMAZING time at the picnic and you HAVE to get a cousin picture. We missed it at meg's wedding and now I am the only one missing so it is probably the second best chance. Plus it is a new site so we need family pictures from there.
Matt
Sounds like a plan. Also, not one person has suggested that I move to Missouri. Well actually Jake said he'd be happy to have me down there.
Signed,
M-I-crooked letter-crooked letter- O-U-R-I no one can do it better.
(Thank you Nelly for teaching me how to spell Missouri). (You older people won't get that.)
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