Stomping Grounds

I'm never really sure what exactly stomping grounds are, unless they are talking about the upstairs of my house where it currently sounds like a herd of elephants are having a dance party. But apparently that's where I was last weekend: my old stomping grounds. Liberty University. We went up to visit my sister who is currently attending school there, and to see exactly how old we could make ourselves feel by not being able to recognize half the campus.

Seriously, though. I didn't recognize half the campus. And alot of what I DO remember isn't still standing. AND to add insult to injury, they made my old dorm into a male dorm. Come on guys! ;) Kidding, kidding...I did really enjoy seeing how far it's come. And was only a little bit bitter about how spoiled these young LU students are.

I mean, the library by itself I could have walked around for a week. It had a robotics system that retrieves your books for you. (I could really use one of these for when I take the hooligans to the library.) It has a bazillion nooks and crannies to read/study in, although who does THAT in college? And this awesome interactive wall of Liberty's social media, study rooms where you can sync your electronics and write on the walls...like I was saying, I could have walked around it for a week. It has a cafe, but then again so does the gym which is bigger than the gym we currently go to. There is a parking deck (REALLY could have used that while I was commuting!) and new athletic fields, etc.

It was really looking good. And while I'm known for reeeeeally not being a fan of college (I'm a homebody...dorm life totally was not this introvert's thing, although I'm blessed to still be friends with some pretty awesome roommates/dormmates, etc!) I was totally proud of how far it's come and all the great opportunites the new students have. I wouldn't mind at all if my kids wanted to go there. Although they aren't going to college, for years and years and years.

We ate at Macado's, one of my most favorite restaurants ever that Richmond is SADLY lacking, and just enjoyed spending time wandering around remember all the fun college memories...like sleeping. Dear heavens how I miss sleeping. I might even go back to school if it meant they'd let me sleep. But I'm at the stage of my life where I'm walking around looking at this rapidly growing campus and thinking...in 10 years this is going to cost about: iwillneverbeabletoaffordthisx4. Gotta get the first grader and kindergartener busy on those scholarships already. Slackers. ;)