ben and jerrys factory tour!

so, Jason being the attentive husband that he is and knowing that i love surprises, when he got home from work at about 8am, he told me to get in the car because we were going somewhere. so i ask where and he says "don't worry about it" Ive learned that when he says that it means ITS A SURPRISE and i get all excited! so usually i get clues along the way to try and figure out where we are going. =)

clue #1: according to our GPS the time it would take us to get to our destination was about 4 hours if i remember correctly. so our destination was not in NY!

after about 2 hours of driving and all we pass are a bunch of cows, horses and a lake he asks me if I'm ready for my second clue, of course i am!

clue #2: he says we have seen something related to our destination.

(I'm thinking 'yeah right, all we have seen are cows, horses and a lake; hes either taking me to a farm or out on a boat! i think not!) so i continue to think about my clues.....
while on the way we were both getting hungry so we stopped at a pizza place and ate. the waiter asks if we have been to the lake yet. apparently the area we were in is known for this particular lake, so i think..... why else would the waiter mention a particular attraction to 'out of towners' if its not a 'big deal' to the area. so I'm thinking **we have got to be going fishing** because we did pass a lake and Jason did ask if my mom knew how to cook fish earlier in the car. (it was kind of a random question so i put 2 and 2 together!) so i tell Jason that i have figured out his plan, he then says "i don't want to talk about this anymore." like he was trying to hide something! i can't tell you how proud i was to figure out his sneaky plan! i finally got him! Yay for me! we finish our lunch and head back on the road, he asks if i want the last clue.... of course... (but i don't need it) hehe!

clue #3: it is something that i like or have asked about.

WHAT!!! I HAVE NEVER LIKED FISHING AND HAVE NOT ASKED ABOUT WANTING TO GO! what the heck is going on!!?? it turns out that my husband had planned to ask me fishing questions to throw me off and the waiter only added to his devious plan! GGRRR! so when we finally slow down to pull in the parking lot i read the sign slowly. Ben and Jerry's....... Ben and Jerry's factory tour....... Ben and Jerry's factory tour and gift shop! OMGosh! OMGosh!! i was like a kid on Christmas morning! WE HAD A GOOD TIME AND ENJOYED OUR TOUR AND ICE CREAM! i bought a shirt, shot glass, and ice cream locker! yes, it is specially made for the pints of B & J ice cream and it has a really locking system! =) on the device it says "there is no 'u' in my ice cream!" too funny!! i hope you enjoyed reading the story and enjoy the pics!!
so apparently i do not know how to put the pictures in sequential order, sorry...
1: the bus they used when first starting out driving across the country selling their ice cream.
2: Jason and i on the lid of chocolate chip cookie dough!
3: the floor when you first walk in, its artistic and creative!
4: the front of the building.
5: the 'flavor graveyard' where all the retired flavors are laid to rest! lol! -there is one more pic of this but it would only let me download 5 pics. sorry...