Busy weekend

The past few days have been extremely fun, but they have also kept me very busy. A friend of mine was visiting last week, so I took Friday off to hang out with her. We started the day early in the morning (yes, there is a six o'clock in the AM) and went down to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving to see currency being made. It is an interesting process, and I don't think I have seen that much money in my life. Unfortunately, they do not allow pictures to be taken, so I don't have any pictures of it to post online.

While we were waiting to pick up our tickets to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, I noticed that the morning sunshine reflecting off the Jefferson Memorial was absolutely beautiful. I only had my point and shoot camera with me, but I still managed to get a couple of nice photos.


The Jefferson Memorial in the morning sun

On Friday afternoon, we went out hiking. We started out at Great Falls, and then went on the Potomac Heritage Trail. My favorite stream, Dead Run, was well, rather dead. The water level was several feet lower than it was during my last visit, and it looked completely different. Still, the trees and the water still made for some nice pictures.


Dead Run

I drove up to Pennsylvania this weekend to watch one of my cousins graduate from college. I spent the rest of the weekend hanging out with her and her boyfriend. She's totally awesome, and I always have a great time visiting her.

I spent today trying to catch up on work, errands, and life. I was pretty tired all day, and wasn't nearly as productive as I would have liked. I feel like I'm so behind on everything lately. I could really use a full week off just to catch up with my life.