Wednesday night Kevin asked “Are we doing anything tomorrow?” I told him “No” because we weren’t. But he kept asking me, I figured to annoy me and said, “Well I’m looking at it (the Google calendar) right now and it says 5pm – Secret Surprise.”

I love surprises!

I immediatley ask “What is it?  What are we going to do?”  Well, he of course thought he’d be real cute and kept it a surprise.

So, Thursday, day of surprise, we’re chatting over email and I tried to “sneak” it in to see if he’d slip. He didn’t.  But instead, gave me THIS clue.

I looked at it, TOTALLY cheated and googled a couple of things.  Too rusty to be a radio tower.  It’s not Gasworks.  Then, it hit me!  He was so excited about though, I played it cool.  A few hours later he sent me THIS clue, attached with a mu-wha-ha-ha-ha-haaa!

It definitely confirmed my guess – and I was SO EXCITED!  Did you guess it too?

Some of you know my fascination with “World’s Largests.”  To date, HERE are the “World’s Largests” I’ve seen.  Right here in our backyard of Georgetown are the World’s Largest Cowboy Hat and Boots – and I’d never been.  Kevin took the opportunity to surprise me with a picnic at “The Hat ‘n Boots,” something I’ve been talking about checking out for over a year now.  What a good listener!

I know you’re curious, so here’s the skinny on the giant boots and hat:

“”The Hat n’ Boots” gas station was to be the cornerstone of a planned Western-themed shopping complex. While the shopping complex never came to be, “Hat n’ Boots” because of its strategic location on US 99, soon became Washington State’s highest sales volume gas station.  Construction of I-5 in 1962 significantly affected the traffic volume on US 99. Business at Hat n’ Boots went into a long decline and the station eventually closed in 1988. After 15 years of neglect and deterioration, Hat n’ Boots is now in the process of landmark designation and on the road toward its rebirth in a local park.  Thus, a story of a cowboy hat and pair of boots with a happy ending.  The Hat, by the way was the main office of the station, the Boots housed the restrooms.”  (We thought they might have been bathrooms – yes!)

The unfortunate part of the trip was the Hat was under construction and therefore covered in a giant white tarp.  We’ll have to go back.  Thanks Kevi Kev – I LOVED my Secret Surprise.  Now when can we go here?!