Mom and Dad's Visit!

My mom and dad came to visit us for a long weekend from the 14th-18th. We had a great time! On Friday we took them to lunch at Jim 'N Nick's (one of our favs!) for some good Southern BBQ. Then we drove downtown to show them UAB, the Alabama Theater, and Pete's. After that we went to the Botanical Gardens to walk around (not many flowers were out but it was a beautiful day to walk around!). Then we went to Mountain Brook and got some fresh-squeezed limeaid (my new FAVORITE!) and some fresh bread from a bakery. After that we drove to Ross Bridge and checked out the resort and the golf course. This place was great......it's like a hidden get away practically in our back yard! Friday night we went to Landry's for dinner (Thanks Jackie!!!) and it was so good.

Saturday we went to the Morgan Creek Winery and enjoyed some fine muscadine wine. On the way back we drove through Mt. Laurel. It's this new, quaint little town literally in the middle of nowhere. It was really cute, but reminded me of something out of a movie. Then we went to the Vulcan musuem and up on the Vulcan to overlook the city. For dinner we went to Dreamland for ribs. I think this was my dad's favorite part of the trip! After some finger-lickin' ribs we watched the UAB v. Memphis basketball game. Unfortunately UAB lost by 1 point, but it was still a good game to watch!

Sunday we went to church (like all good Southerners do) and for brunch went to the Irondale Cafe, formerly The Whistle Stop Cafe. If that name sounds familiar to you, it should! This cafe was referenced in the movie Fried Green Tomatoes! Then we went into Tom's lab and he showed us some cells. After that we just relaxed and I made beer can chicken and twice baked baked potatoes for dinner. Here's a couple pics from the visit!

Vulcan

Dreamland!