Monday, December 31, 2007
that's a lot of diapers
There's one couple who had fertility treatments and had a set of twins. They tried for one more, and got SIX for a total of EIGHT children.
There was another couple who had 12 children. This was an interesting family where (unless there was some SERIOUS editing) everyone in the family seemed to genuinely get along. All of the children pitched in to help clean (there was a 6 year old vacuuming). It was kinda cool to see. I'm not saying I want a dozen children, but it was cool to see.
There was also another couple who had 17, yes, I said 17 children. There was only one set of multiples (twins). That poor woman gave birth 16 times (and I think she said 7 of them were at home). I guess after the 4th or 5th birth they probably just start falling out on their own. This family ranged in age from 4-31, so at least they're spread out.
Wow, it makes you think about how many children you would really want to have. I'm thinking 3. That's 14 less than one of those families! (which still boggles the mind)
But I guess none of them were as large as Bach's family.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
sooooo good
Another "I wish I had my camera with me" moment
It was gorgeous.
D*** the dead batteries in my camera!!
Friday, December 28, 2007
Christmas, take #5948
#1 - My aunt's house
#2 - Our very own place
#3 - His parent's house
#4 - My parent's house
Still to come....Christmas with his aunt (who wasn't feeling well enough to make it on Christmas - I hope you feel better soon!!)
And I have decided...we are VERY spoiled!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
I'll be the one in a raincoat
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
I love getting packages
First, OUR INVITATIONS!!!! :-) YAY!!! It's crazy to see it in print!
Second, our groomsmen/ring bearer gifts. They're really very nice. I can't say much more, because I don't want to give away the surprise.
Third, my name change kit. "Everything you need to go from Ms. to Mrs."
Fourth, BUBBLES! w00t. (word of the year ya know)
All's well that ends well
The kids did their best, and that's what matters the most...and of course we had fun (which is what really counts)
So here's to the next one!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Craftiness for a Good Cause
Sunday, December 16, 2007
so much white stuff
Anyone else getting slightly sick of it? If so, that's rather unfortunate, seeing as how it's not even technically winter yet.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Fine Food & WHAT???
The Rat Pack in Framingham on Rt 9 had a large neon sign boasting of its "Fine Food & Cock". The "tails" part of the sign was out.
Middle school humor at its best...
We were out that way to go to Legal Seafood, since we've been holding onto this gift card for a while now, but there was over an hour wait. We didn't think to make reservations.
We turned around, and headed back west, where we decided to stop and check out Ken's Steak House, home of the famous and delicious salad dressings. REALLY YUMMY FOOD! It was a little on the pricey side, but it was good. They brought a bread basket to the table, which had cornbread, onion foccacia type rolls, and italian bread. We got salads, mine was a house, and his was a caesar. I had a steak gorgonzola - the kind of steak that is cut real thin and melts in your mouth. It came with rice pilaf and mixed veggies. The boy ordered lobster bisque and lobster ravioli. I tried some of both...and BOY was it good! We split a slice of banana creme pie for dessert. It was a delicious meal. The building itself is large, and there are a couple of rooms. I would definitely recommend, and go again.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Sunday, December 09, 2007
yumminess from the past
brrrr.....
Especially when playing clarinet (which does NOT allow for gloves) outside for an hour at the Harvard Tree Lighting.
shiver shiver
Monday, December 03, 2007
I heard it through the grapevine
This is the video of my performance in my school's Lip Sync. We were the only teacher group, and the kids seemed to really like it! :-) They especially liked our dance move at the end (Soulja Boy).
This year's Christmas Decorations
Sunday, December 02, 2007
see ya later alligator
Ellsbury is on the block for us to acquire Johann Santana. If we're going to trade Ellsbury, let's get someone better....like CARLOS Santana....
One thing I have learned tonight
George and Olive Osmond (that's a kind of unfortunate name) had:
9 children
55 grandchildren
and
48 great grandchildren
That is a LOT of procreation. I don't know the exact ratio of boys::girls, but it's pretty lopsided there too.
And people wonder why the world is so overcrowded. I don't. I blame the Osmonds. Crazy singing procreating family...
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Add one more to next year's team
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Just to clarify...
It's still on, with all of the boatloads of work that goes with it.
Peter, there's no need for concern!
Monday, November 19, 2007
getting ready!
You mix together:
Chex, Cheerios, Popcorn, Pretzels, and Craisins
Drizzle vegetable oil and tabasco sauce over it
Then sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar
Bake for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
YUM! The first taste is sweet, and then a few seconds later you feel some heat. :-)
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Not much longer would you be mine....
After our little lip sync performance, the boy said the wedding's off.
The girls and I told him that I changed the bridesmaid's dresses to our grape costumes, which was fine with him, because he said it would anger the bridesmaids more than him.
HA!
Monday, November 12, 2007
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
the miracle of life
It's gone.
My fish have a nasty habit of doing that. Darn fish.
Anyhoo....
As I was searching the tank for the big blue fish, I see something move in the corner. Something very very tiny.
I look closer.
It's a BABY fish!
A teensy weensy tiny winy baby fishy.
I don't know which one was the mommy, but one of my fishies had a baby!!
Sunday, November 04, 2007
My hands are covered in marker
Friday, November 02, 2007
FOOTBALLLL!
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
It's officially Halloween!
Monday, October 29, 2007
newest newest wedding idea
Newest wedding idea
What do you think?
is there something I don't know??
Is the ship sinking? Am I one of those people in denial on the Titanic that didn't realize the ship was actually going down until the water is quite literally above my head?
I'm not so sure this is a good feeling in the pit of my stomach.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Sox update
Papi at 1st base always makes me tense!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
and they've done it again!!
That was a GREAT game! and as everyone keeps saying, the final score was NOT indicative as to how the game went. It was a nail biter up until the end.
Staying up until 1 am, and the alarm going off at 5 am is a BAAAD combo. I was so tired this morning I put my coffee down sometime around 8:30 half full and I didn't find it again until 6 pm tonight during jazz band.
argh
Friday, October 19, 2007
Is this California, or Massachusetts?
I woke up the next morning to reports of an earthquake that hit Littleton Common. It was a 2.5 on the Richter Scale.
Students were telling stories all day about how their pets woke them up. I don't remember thinking earthquake this morning, but apparently it was felt across the area.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Yesterday's Yard Sales
One ceramic Mardi Gras mask - $0.25
One ornamental french horn - $2.00
One Mozart CD - $1.00
One bag of 88 granny squares in assorted colors - $2.00
One pocket music dictionary - $1.00
One musical figurine of a girl playing a piano - $2.00
One pair of maracas from Mexico - $0.50
Total: $9.75
Fun day!!
Things I learned while hiking Mount Monadnock today
2). Bees apparently dwell at the top of the mountain
3). Bee stings on pinky fingers hurt a LOT and swell a LOT, so much so that you won't be able to remove a very loose ring.
4). Removing mole skin from the bottom of your feet tickles
5). Do bears poop in the woods? I don't know, but it's certainly not easy for girls to pee in them.
6). Coming down the white dot trail seems a whole lot easier than it would be to go up.
7). It is COLD at the top of the mountain!
8). Pumpkin ice cream at Kimball's Farm is a good way to finish the hike (it's even better when you get the last of the pumpkin ice cream - sorry Jenn!)
9). After driving home for a little over an hour, your legs DO NOT want to move to get you into the house.
10). Watching a guy with a broken ankle trying to make it down the mountain reminds you to be WAY more careful.
11). Seeing the chopper heading up to the top of the mountain to get the guy with the broken ankle makes you think of faking an injury for the ride.
12). Boys will leave girls in their dust on the way up the mountain, but will help them so they don't fall on the way down.
13). Pinky fingers will swell so much from a bee sting, that they won't be able to bend.
14). Ham sandwiches from Store 24 are yummy, especially at the top of a mountain.
15). Faces can get sunburnt, even when most of the day your head is down, trying not to fall over.
16). Calves will protest on the way up the mountain
17). Knees will protest on the way down
18). Did I mention something about bees stinging, and it hurts like heck??
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Monday, October 01, 2007
Way too long
I have a pretty busy week ahead of me:
Monday: HA! At least I am done with that!!
Tuesday: School all day, meeting at Peppercorn's for the Central District Music Educators. (at least there's food!!)
Wednesday: School all day, NVCB 7-9 pm
Thursday: School all day, MEETING WITH THE CATERER-WOOT!
Friday: 1/2 day of school, 1/2 day of meetings, then off to NYC
Saturday: shopping, Mary Poppins
Sunday: more shopping??, Spamalot
Monday: heading back to MA
Tuesday: and we're back to the grind!!
Ronald McDonald's Daughter (Japan Full Spot)
Seriously?? A little strange, but definitely better than the freaky clown.
And speaking of a blast from the past...
Thisis one of the songs that I'm playing with the high school Jazz Band. WOOHOO! I was singing this song tonight, and the kids were amazed I knew the words!
Wow...
I was looking through the guide on my tv this evening...and what do I come across, but the VERY FIRST episode of Perfect Strangers. Wow....blast from the past! So of course, I HAD to watch!
Friday, September 28, 2007
I'm so excited
woohoo!!!
I can't wait to pick out our menu!!
Monday, September 24, 2007
He DOES exist!
my brother called me today. I haven't heard from him since August 17 (I know the exact date because it was his birthday).
He was driving on his way to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. At one point he asks, "what's that big arch thing in St. Louis?"
~"You mean the St. Louis Arch?"
"yeah, that's it. I'm driving by the St. Louis Arch right now."
I always knew he was a genius!
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Someone to watch over me
not really a video here, but I LOVE this version of the song. It's a little more upbeat than the original
The pressures of a wedding
ugh...
There are a lot of choices out there people!!
This is difficult!
not that I'm bragging...
I made quite possibly the most delicious pie in the history of delicious pies tonight.
Lemon Chess Pie
Simple to make.
Simply delicious.
yum.
Friday, September 21, 2007
A little pharmacy humor
~excuse me?
Well it won't really kill you, but your stomach will really hurt. You'll get very nauseous.
~oh well that's different.
funny...very very funny...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
These are a few of my favorite things...
Archer Farms
This is the food company that Target owns. They make LOTS of yummy things! Such as...
Wasabi Mustard Potato Chips
Garlic and Basil Pasta
Spinach & Artichoke Tortilla Chips
and other yummy crackers and pastas
I also bought (but have not tried) their Chicken Caesar Pizza
My new perfume
Ok...don't make fun of me...
but...
my new favorite perfume is With Love by Hillary Duff
...in all fairness...
I smelled the perfume before I found out who makes the perfume
but it smells so good!!!
When students discover new things
I have a saxophone student who has discovered John Coltrane. And loves his version of "Favorite Things". :-)
Saturday, September 08, 2007
it's getting hot in herrrrre
eeeew
Thursday, September 06, 2007
My new favorite obsession
Monday, September 03, 2007
mmm...yumminess
I made the boy try a golabki and a sauerkraut pierogi, which he ate, but I don't know if he really liked them. He did, however, like the potato-filled pierogis.
I am stuffed. It was a GREAT dinner. :-)
it's going to be a polish labor day!
I'm going to make golabki! I'm heading out to the grocery store in a few to pick up some ingredients that I don't have, and to see if I can also pick up some pierogis. I'm so excited! :-)
Pork chops are going to be for tomorrow night's dinner (a little easier to prepare after work).
Woohoo!
I'll let you know how they turn out!
Sunday, September 02, 2007
I am a human pincushion
Friday's booboos:
1 tetanus booster shot on the left bicep
1 bruised inside of the right elbow where an intern tried to draw 3 vials of blood, she only got one, and proceeded to move the needle around in circles (because THAT was going to help) and then she got a nurse for
1 small bruise on the inside of my left elbow where she proceeded to easily draw the remaining two vials
I'm not entirely sure the tetanus went so well. Is it normal not to be able to lift your arm two days later? Not to mention the BIG red HARD lump that has now formed?
Owwwwww....
Saturday, September 01, 2007
A new world record?
I was originally just searching for more lanterns to use as centerpieces for the wedding. I picked up 4 light blue round lanterns like the ones I already have, 2 dark blue round lanterns, 1 dark blue rectangle lantern, and 6 small light blue rectangle lanterns. I was one of those people that rearranged the packages of the small lanterns to get all of one color in the package (don't tell on me!!)
At the first store I went to (Shrewsbury) I found these metal off-white shell picture frames that would be great to use for the table names and other helpful things (such as labeling the guest book and the seat cards). However, they had 5 large and 2 small ones, and a BILLION in a seafoam green, which I didn't want. I bought those 7, and drove to Natick, where I found some of the lanterns I bought.
I then went to Saugus, where I didn't buy anything. Which is a HUGE feat for me!!
Then I went to my mom's house, where I called A LOT of different stores in an attempt to find some more frames. I called Salem NH, Pembroke, Somerville, and Nashua. None of them had the frames. Then I called Portland, ME. The lady I spoke to ROCKED! Every other store gave me an attitude. She looked in her store, and then told me that the Salem, NH store had 142 in their store according to the computer. Now wait....didn't I already call there??? Didn't they say they didn't have ANY???
So I went to Salem NH. THEY HAD A TON!!! I don't know if they had 142, but it was probably pretty close. Most of them were green, but I DID walk away with 11 large frames and 1 small one, and there were still plenty of large white frames left. I want to know who's not doing their job over there....
So I was gone for 6 1/2 hours today hopping from one Christmas Tree Shop to another.
Wow.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
Wedding planning update
Church/Reverend
Reception Hall
Caterer
Cake
Centerpieces
Bouquets
Dress/veil/shoes for me
Dresses for bridesmaids and possibly the flower girl (we'll have to see what it looks like when it ships - I ordered it online)
We are also in the process of designing our Save the Date cards - so be on the lookout for those!!
Things we don't have:
DJ (but we do have SEVERAL people looking into creating a dance band for us - we didn't ask for it, but I am NOT going to complain!!) :-)
Photographer - but we are talking to someone who is checking the date, and is going to get back to us
Invitations
Favors
What else is there? I'm not sure exactly, but it sure does seem like A LOT!!! Everytime I turn around, it seems like there are more things to do, but I also have done a lot at the same time. I am proud to report, however, that we are keeping a VERY reasonable budget on this whole thing, and are not spending a half million like on "My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding" or whatever it is called on VH1. :-)
Anyone else getting excited???
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
are we playing football or baseball?
Football?
Basketball?
Certainly not hockey....
And I NEVER would have guessed BASEBALL!!!!
But there it is: Texas 30 - Baltimore 3
Good Lord...
all I have is weiners
I made a hot dog casserole. Spinach, egg noodles, sour cream, milk, cream of mushroom soup, hotdogs, peas, and crumbled bacon. YUMMY.
And the boy ate it!
He picked out most of the peas, but he ate the spinach. I guess I should call him Popeye from now on...
I am a food magician
I'll even let you in on my top secret trick!
When the recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of flour, just simply add 2 1/2 cups!!!
This is why I should not make muffins first thing in the morning when I am half asleep...
(They taste alright, just a little dense - kinda like me, I guess...)
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Flufferbeer??
Beware.
Thank you.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
it's really happening
holy crap...
we're getting married!!
Tomorrow we're going to talk to the cake people, and help my sister pick out her maid of honor dress at David's Bridal (the other two bridesmaids have theirs already).
This morning, we were talking about groomsmen's outfits and what we wanted to do for the bar at the reception.
It is imminent...
as my uncle said "another one bites the dust"
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
THIS is what I am here for!
But I had FUNNNNNN doing it!!! I decided to go for the "change of pace" route. I took the program for our upcoming concert, and we went through the whole thing! That's A LOT of music. We stopped and fixed things on the way, but we made it through a LOT tonight!!
There was a clashing of two worlds tonight...there were several of my ex-students in the band tonight while I was conducting. ....weird....
And it was HOT in the auditorium tonight...I was literally sweating...it was gross....
Then it was O'Hanlon's, which was always fun. (and an ex-student was there too - working as a waiter!!)
We left talking about oil....only in the NVCB.
I love this band
Thursday, August 02, 2007
She lived a good life
Rest in Peace Petunia.
My much-tormented fishy has finally gone to the big fishbowl in the sky (or the big toilet bowl in the bathroom)
Although she didn't pass away under my watch (I was in Cleveland), I still don't blame the boy, he couldn't have helped it.
Her much-tormented few months are over.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Following the Sox Day 7
Today we started at A Christmas Story House and Museum. It was fun to look around and see what you remember from the movie (even though Debbie has apparently never seen it). They had the snowsuit and rifle in a display case. They also had many leg lamps that you could buy (I bought a nightlight version) I never realized the movie was shot in Cleveland (it took place somewhere else, and a lot of the scenes were also shot in CA as well as Canada). A few years back, the house was for sale on EBay, and a guy (who has the company that makes the leg lamps - apparently he's obsessed with the movie) who lives in CA bought it and is having MAJOR renovations done to make it look like it did in the movie. They mostly used the house for outdoor scenes in the movie, they shot the inside scenes on a soundstage. The house was originally a duplex, and had to be completely gutted. They couldn't recreate the dining room, because there wasn't actually room for it in the house, it would have to be on the neighboor's property if they wanted to do that. All of the furniture that is in there was donated, and is all 1940s-era furniture that is similar to what they used in the movie. It was fun. I'll post pics later.
Next we went to the Cleveland Zoo. IT IS HUUUUUGE!!! We didn't even get a chance to see some of the exhibits because it was so big! It was a lot of fun. We saw a rainforest exhibit, and I got to touch manta rays, and there was an entire Dinosaur exhibit that had life size moving mechanical dinosaurs. One of them even spit water (instead of poisonous juices, which is a good substitute as far as I am concerned). There were a lot of great exhibits, I had a great time, and took A LOT of photos. (which, again, I apologize, but I really don't feel like logging them into shutterfly...I want to label, and don't just want to dump).
We went to Houlihan's in Tower City for dinner again. I forgot to mention that we went there yesterday too. So let's backtrack...
Yesterday we went to Houlihan's. GREAT FOOD!!! They have this special - 3 minitinis for $8.50, instead of one martini for the same price. It was way cool, because you can try three different ones. I tried a quavatini, a chocolatetini, and a cosmotini. We split an appetizer sampler of buffalo fingers, stuffed mushrooms, and quesadillas. Then I had AN AMAZING SALAD!!! It was a Calamari salad with an asian-inspired base. You eat it with chopsticks, and it has cabbage instead of lettuce. And the strangest thing is, it had BANANAS in it...which sounds like it would be gross, but it was DELICIOUS!!! And since our waitress accidentally spilled a little of the martinis on me, she felt bad and gave us a free dessert. Yum!
Today we went back to Houlihan's, and we requested the same waitress, because she was so nice. We practically got our own room. We were in a little niche, and there was no one else around. I got the three minitinis again, but I got a bluetini, adam and eve tini (apple) and the cosmo tini again. I ordered the Ahi Tuna Salad, which has the same base as the calamari salad, but has Ahi Tuna again. IT IS SO UNBELIEVABLY GOOD!!!!! We split an order of creme brulee for dessert. YUMMY!!!
Then it was off to the ballgame. We left later than normal, because there was a thunderstorm DIRECTLY overhead, and we didn't want to go outside in it. One crash of thunder was so loud, I swear to you it shook the entire hotel!!! The game was only about 1/2 hour late in starting, which wasn't too bad. Tonight's game was definitely NOT a pitcher's duel. We ran away with it for a bit, the Tribe tried to come back, but it wasn't enough, we blasted in a few more, and it was over. There was a 3 week old baby girl behind us with her parents, and this was her 2nd Sox game!!
Great game tonight!!
We head back to Pennsylvania tomorrow, and fly out of Pittsburgh to Boston on Saturday. Perhaps I should call my little brother at some point and remind him to pick me up from the bus station....
Following the Sox Day 6
Yesterday was spent at the West Side Market, which was way cool, and if I lived here, I would shop at all the time. It has fresh fruits and veggies, and local butchers, seafood, and pastries. I bought a sour pickle to eat right then and there, some chocolate-covered espresso beans, and some stuffed olives (stuffed with some different italian meats ie. capicola, prosciutto, etc) I saw lots of fish, and even an entire smoked pig!
We also spent many hours touring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I could have probably even spent longer there, but I COULDN'T BRING IN A CAMERA!! grr argh I'm an angry gumball!!! I wanted to take lots of pix to show my students, but I could only take some photos of the outside and the lobby, nothin on the inside of the museum. I got to see the different outfits that several artists wore, which is really fun, because I kept thinking, "wow that's a nice pair of pants, or wow that's a nice pair of shoes", and then I read the names, and they were worn by men. HA! Jimi Hendrix had some nice clothes!!
Then we went to the ballgame. We lost, but it was still a great game. It was a pitcher's duel to the end. Beckett made one mistake, and it turned out to be the game winning one. Oh well, that's baseball.
I will get pics up as soon as I can sit down at the computer for a while (there are quite a few)
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Following the Sox Day 5
Oh great...
We have to worry about people sneaking fake bombs on our planes
Ok...so I won't be bringing any cheese onto any airplanes anytime soon.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Following the Sox Day 4
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Following the Sox Day 3
The Pirates game was a quick one today! It was only 2 hours and 11 minutes! I would say it was a pitcher's duel, but that would be giving the pitchers way too much credit. It was almost a defensive game, there were a few good plays, but it was mostly a poorly-hit game. The Bucs lost 1-0.
We went out to dinner at Atria's restaurant. I had a crab cake sandwich, Debbie had a reuben (how she could eat more sauerkraut, I'll never know). It was a good dinner.
We're off to Cleveland tomorrow morning to see the Sox tomorrow night, stopping at the Heinz Retail Store on the way (not really on the way - slightly out of the way, actually)
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Following the Sox Day 2
Friday, July 20, 2007
Following the Sox Day 1
Our hotel has a living room...crazy...
...and a kitchen...(which sadly is nicer than the one in my apartment)
This is the sink part of the bathroom that is outside of the actual bathroom. (I figured that no one really wanted to see a picture of a toilet, so I didn't take one)
And these are our beds. They felt pretty comfy when sitting on them, but I will have to give you the full report after sleeping on it all night.
We landed at JFK at 4:00, and made a mad dash across the entire airport (we actually had to get onto a shuttlebus) to our next flight, which boarded at 4:10 to leave around 4:40 to get to Pittsburgh. We sat on that plane for at least 1/2 hour before it took off.
We landed about 6:45 in Pittsburgh, picked up our luggage and car, and made for the hotel. Which sounds easier than it is, because 1/2 of the streets to our hotel were blocked off because of the baseball game at PNC. (who really watches the Pirates and Astros anyways??) We finally got here, and when I opened my bag, I found that my contact solution bottle had opened and leaked about 1/4 of the bottle all over some shirts and other clothes and papers in my suitcase. At least it was just basically water, instead of my sunscreen or hairgel, or anything else that could have been a WAAAY bigger mess!
We went to the restaurant that is a part of the hotel (you can enter from the street or the hotel), called SoHo. It was pretty good. I had a Midori sour, and we split artichoke and spinach dip for an appetizer. I had a mesculin salad for my meal, and we split a piece of chocolate peanutbutter pie for dessert.
Now, I'm off to read a chapter (or crochet...one of the two...) before I hit the hay.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Birthday
My college roomie came over yesterday to bring me my birthday present: 3 shirts from Life is Good.
This shirt is definitely me...especially when I am driving!!!
I could have used this last weekend! My uncle and aunt DEFINITELY would have appreciated it (considering the weather they had for the past 2 weeks)
This one though, is my FAVORITE! Isn't it adorable? I'm going to wear it to NVCB tonight. :-)Carnival Glass
Slippery Rock
Road Trip with Kylee
This is a big navy plane that was out front of a small airport in NY. I thought it was cool...right on the side of the road.