Did you say Buckingham Palace?

I was going to write about my

Anniversary get away..

but this...well...this

supersedes that!

Indeed it does!

I came home early from work because

MyHero called and said he wanted

to show me something special.

Ooooohhh...I LIKE surprises..

.....usually.....

We drive North about 30 miles to Door County.

Where are we going I want to know.

You'll see-is the answer.

Hmmmmm...looks pretty good..like the stonework.

Okay then...I LIKE the name of this place..
It's kind of dark in here but it doesn't smell
like smoke...all public places here
are smoke free as of July 1st..
Yeah...I'm liking that
AND
it has granite topped booths..
So far...so good!

Are ya with me here?

Hmmmm...eyes are adjusting to the light.

What's that at the end of the booth.

When I said I wanted MyHero to have a 6 pack

this wasn't exactly what I meant.
Oh yeah...Wisconsin has its

own rules.

I glance up..

What's that hanging over my head?

Why it's a wasp's nest...

of course it is...

Ah...sorry about the picture

quality..it was kind of hard to

see and I didn't want to drag out my tripod

and angle lights..

People might talk...and...

they might not feed me.

I glance slowly behind me..

Oh. My. Good. Lord.

They have killed Bambi,

stuffed him,

mounted him,

and placed him

under the head of his mother.Okay...I could have taken a hundred

flipping pictures

each one showing a

DIFFERENT animal..

but I will stop with this one...

which was straight way across

from our booth.

Cute, huh?

Yeah....He needs a bit of flossing I think.Not to be outdone by the hunters in the family

the bowlers have put on their

proud display.Nice place-I tell MyHero.

I know-he says-smiling broadly!I must say the food was DEEEliscious

and the drinks were COLD

and the food was HOT

and the portions were

KING sized-get it? Castle? King?

Never mind
MyHero tells me to hurry up

this is NOT the surprise..

I start looking for the door...

Aha! There it is..

cleverly stationed beneath

the GIANT stuffed fish!We drive a few blocks.

Close your eyes...MyHero intones.

I can't-I reply...I'm driving...

Oh yeah then...

don't look to your right yet.

Wait.....wait...wait...okay

NOW you can look.

I am standing in front of a

For Sale sign.

This does not bode well...

because I really don't want to

BUY ANYTHING.

When he sees this post he will want me

to remove this part...

because he won't want anyone

to beat him to this great deal.

I can hear him now....couldn't you have

erased the information off before you posted it?

Nope!

Here's the shiny door thingy..Is your little heart beating fast and furious?

Do you think you can stand it?

Are you going to die because

YOU don't have anything like this?

Huh?

Ready?
A peek through the window

(because the sucker is locked)

shows a beautiful, gorgeous

burnt orange interior..

yeah...remember those?

It also has a microwave from that era.

Great! I can stand in front of it

and do my own tumor treatments.

(should I ever need them)

Radiation Plus!

Ohhhh...he says...

wait til you see how nice the couches are...

they fold down into beds..

WHOOOOPEEEE..

The light glowing from said couches

almost blinds me..

Nice-I tell him.

I know-he says.

Next he enthusiastically whips me to

the back window.

Where I climb up on a doohickey that holds

something...who knows what..

and I see

THIS.

It's a toilet/sink/bath combo.

With orange curtains.

Yeaaaa...it matches the front end perfectly!
Ooooh...I'm loving that

retro wallpaper..

Gollleeee..I just can't wait

to get inside.

Please take note of the

orange shag carpet!

You don't see that much anymore.And now...for the outside...

Well, MyHero, finally asks

trying to contain his excitement.

What do you think?

Think?

Was I supposed to be thinking about this?

Hmmm...well...I tell him..

I really HATE... the ORANGE!

Oh- don't worry about that-

We can paint that-

We can get rid of all the orange-

It will be all cream colored when we're done.

It will look just like a pearl..

It can be your anniversary present..

Yeah? Well, let me tell you buddy..

That was NOT the kind of pearl

I had in mind!

I meant THIS KIND!Yeah, You girls think this is funny?

Huh? Do you?

Just wait til I pull this sucker into your driveway

and you have to explain to your neighbors

WHO you know

that is driving

The Pearl!