Aren't they beautiful?!
Today, May 5, is our anniversary. I got Mike a very special card from LittleBitFunky. I just love this card!
Part of Mike's promotion in January included getting a real office (with walls and a door). He is in that real office now and enjoying the change of scenery. One of the problems he found with having walls was that they were so empty, blank, boring.
I set about trying to help in his decorating endeavor. Too bad I didn't tell him first, but hey, that is how it is sometimes. His anniversary gift this year is framed art. I will say, though, that it is really cool framed art.
I found this map of Northborough from 1887. It cuts off a little too soon, otherwise you could see our house. What a shame. It would be near the lower left corner. It's still neat to have such an old map of the town. I originally found a print on canvas for sale on ebay ($175). This is just as good for a fraction of the cost.
It seemed appropriate to have a map of New England, since that is Mike's region. This Revolutionary War map is pretty cool. The Town of Northborough, originally part of the Towns of Marlborough -- then Westborough, was incorporated in 1766 and became a full-fledged town with the right of representation at the Great and General Court of Boston in 1775. As you can see, the map was made just before the finalization of our town and it does not show as its own entity.
I thought it would be fun for Mike to have a map of Clark University (1910) since it is his alma mater. I had no idea the thing would be so small! At 3"x17" framing was tricky...
Since Mike works in downtown Boston, it seemed only appropriate to include a map of the city streets. This view from 1769, includes the "new streets" (see image); hopefully Mike can find his way around.
Finally, it just seems obvious that an Assistant Regional Census Manager (ARCM, that is Mike) should have a map of the Census. This one just happens to be from 1872, showing wealth distribution using data from the ninth census.
I know, I know. These are all old maps. But he can make a map of what things look like now. And you know what else? I bet no one else in his office has these :)
I ended up giving these gifts to Mike early. We hung them in his office on his birthday after out dinner out.
Happy Anniversary, honey! Watch out, because I have a few more "tricks" up my sleeve!
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