Yesterday, Jen and I had off for Labor Day so we decided to head down to Letchworth and visit Houghton while we were at it.  I haven't visited Houghton since graduation in 2006.  Jen had never been there so I took her on a tour of campus.  I wasn't expecting to see anyone I knew but we found our friend Heather and had a steamer/espresso with her in the coffee shop.

A few observations about Houghton:

1. Houghton is not the skate scene it once was.  All of the curbs and ledges I used to skate have been cleaned of wax and there was no sign of skaters anywhere.  Not that Houghton ever was too much of a skate scene... it was cool though.

2. The campus center now looks like Starbucks.  I wasn't expecting that.

3. The skyway is neat but I was totally lost once I got into the library.  I couldn't even find the stairs.

4. The chapel renovations look great.

5. Houghton's not the same without my classmates.  It's almost a different place.

After we went to Houghton, we headed over to Letchworth and walked the gorge trail.  Then we both got a hotdog and read about the history of Letchworth.  It's actually quite interesting.

It was a great day and I enjoyed spending time with Jen.  I needed a week off after some long nights of working last week.