43 and Counting

No, I'm not talking about my age! In my previous post, I mentioned adding a couple of states to my list of states when I travel to Louisiana and Mississippi in a few weeks. So, I'm sure many of you are wondering - at least one person was - what states do I still have to hit?

Well, thankfully I've hit the "hard to hit" states of Hawaii and Alaska. I've been to Hawaii a couple of times in the last 5 years or so. Last year, 2006, Steve and I took a weekend and flew to Alaska on miles so that Steve could hit his 50th state! I've been stuck pretty much since then with my grand total of 43. Now that's not too shabby, but when the spousal unit is sitting there with 50 states, I have to be a little envious.

So, I figure when I go to Houston next month, I'll add a day or two onto my trip and make a foray into Louisiana and then into Mississippi. I might have been in Mississippi a long time ago, but since I can't remember definitively I'm going to add it so there's no question!

The remaining 5 states should be relatively easy to hit if I can arrange a trip out to the Northeast. The states are: Delaware, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.

States that I've had to make a special trip to hit include North Dakota (seriously - you don't go through North Dakota for many cross country trips!) and Nebraska - another one that is hard to hit by being on a road trip.

I'd like to get back to a few states that I've been in but have not really explored. Those include Washington and Connecticut.

Speaking of Connecticut - does anyone when spelling certain words remember your grade school days of how you learned how to spell? I still spell Connecticut by saying Connect-i-cut. Mississippi is another one of those words that requires a little mental discussion.

Well, I've digressed - no big surprise there!

One more tangent - I'm doing this Fantasy Football league with my nephew. I lost last week, but it is fun! I'm watching the Vikings/Lions game right now and I have the Vikings defense and the Lions receiver. Both of which are doing fairly well at the moment. This does give a new dimension to watching football games.

Count up your states and let me know your count.