Memorial Day Weekend

Most people spend their Memorial Day weekend with their families, having bbqs. Me? I spend them working. But as you all know, my work has a lot of play involved, so I spend it with my second family.
Me at some random lake. Anyone have a boat?

A few choice shots when we stopped at a hiking trail. The mountains here in PA aren't as tall as the ones I'm used to, but they sure are every bit as beautiful!

In case anyone was wondering where I went......

It's nine o'clock on Sunday evening and I'm sitting at a cafe waiting for my mom to get back home so I can get back in to my apartment around the corner. Let's not talk about why I'm locked out--let's just say "Always think before you hand you set of keys over without a spare in your pocket".
Earlier this evening, I was over at my grandma's house because recently I've gotten the geneology bug--and quite frankly, my grandma is the one to tap when it comes to geneology. She's been trying for years to get me in to it, but ironically, it's taken a tv show to incite my interest. However the interest occurred, this evening I thought I'd take a peek at her treasure trove. It is a wealth of information. The woman is like a private historical society. It turns out I have a great (I'm not sure how many greats) grandfather that was in the cival war who returned home and started a coffin and cabinet making business. He settled in what is now Roaring Spring--and if you go into your local college bookstore, you will find "Roaring Spring" paper, notebooks, etc, made in this very small town still today where my paternal grandfather's family is from. I also found an original document that my great great grandmother wrote to her grandson--my grandfather. It was in very bad grammar at it's one of the sweetest letters I've ever seen. She wrote it to him while he was serving in WWII and it appears that he was a little down in the dumps. What I love most is that it shows her true character and what her family meant to her--bad grammar and all.
Grandma's files are full of these documents and I was only at it for about an hour and a half. I came from these people. It's incredible.
I'd like to share what I've been doing for the past, oh, I don't know--three months? But truly it's been a whirlwind of getting up at six, being at work at seven-thirty, and working until nine fifteen at night. My job is relaxing--I'm able to read books and watch tv a lot, but I feel I'm never home. My poor cat. I'm sure he thinks I've abandoned him. But in retaliation, he's struck up a friendship with my mom, so I guess no harm done?
The only event I can comment on is the fancy shmancy (we're talking very swanky. Downtown, big convention center, get dressed up....) fundraiser banquet that my company had. Carol, Melissa and I went and had a good evening. The best part was the perpetual grin Mel had all night. There was an auction and I bid (and won...unfortunately) a few pieces of art, and there was a promotional video that they debuted there that I was in. They had a few people that worked for UDS in different capacities explain what they do, and then they filmed us doing it. A little awkward to see myself in front of a few hundred people, but oh well. I'll put a link on here for the video when they put it on the company website and everyone can make snarky remarks. Believe me, I've made a few of my own.
So that's what I've been up to. That and watching Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson interviews while my client eats breakfast. What a life, huh?