state of the union

i have to admit, i am looking forward to watching the state of the union tonight.  i love how rich in traditions america is and the state of the union is a great example of that.  regardless of the president's political party, it is always interesting to hear their input and forecast of the upcoming year and america's future. 

tonight's speech always puts me in a patriotic mood and makes me want to buy cute usa things...kind of like this map. i have been dying to have a cute office where i could hang it, it's so awesome. 

looking at it reminds me of a time jess and i tried to name all 50 states during a training session (we weren't bored at all)... can you name them? it was kind of tough!