<human>: Hi /r/relationships!  I love this sub and am reading people's stories and comments on it daily!

So my bf and I have been together for almost 2 years, living together for most of that time.  In February he's leaving for a year-long trip that he's been planning since before we met.  He's going to spend a week in every state in the US. I've always hated the idea of him leaving for a year but I love the idea of the trip and I want him to enjoy himself. 

So Christmas is coming up and I'm planning with his family to get him a gopro and some other gear for his trip... but I want to get him something really special as well. Something that will show him that I really do support him going.  We have had many discussions about his trip, most of which involve me crying because I'm going to miss him.  I think I've really made the idea of his trip pretty negative between us because I hate that he'll be gone for so long by choice, but I really do understand the significance of it for him and I want him to know that I support him.

I thought it would be cool to get/create something that touches on all the states.  Like a postcard from each state, a figurine of the state animal for each state, something like that.  Any ideas?

Can you give me a shortened version of the text?
<bot>: My bf is leaving for a year to explore the United States. I want to get/make him something cool that incorporates every state to show that I support him going, even though I'm going to really miss him.