U is for Up

Ok ok. I've been told that my choice for U could possibly be considered a stretch. But, this was all I could come up with. Well, sort of. I thought of up, underwater, and underground. If you have an aquarium in your town, underwater is easy. If you have better timing, you can visit a cave or cavern (they're closed in the winter). So, up it is! Birmingham is home to the Southern Museum of Flight, and they have a flight simulator. I figured we could go tour the museum and fly "up" on the flight simulator. I have never been to the museum, and I don't think Ed even knew it existed. It's near the airport, but it's not something that you'll just pass by on your way home or anything. And, most of the signs are faded and worn, so you'd be hard-pressed to notice them. Annnnnyway, it was a pretty cool way to spend the afternoon. First, we stopped by this awesome Homewood restaurant called Urban Cookhouse. They specialize in foods prepared from sustainable ingredients and sources. We'll definitely be back there--it is delicious! On to the Southern Museum of Flight. We spent a couple of hours wandering around. It's a pretty large place, with lots of history. There are lots of planes and helicopters on display indoors, and then outside there are planes and helicopters for a couple of blocks. They even have a scavenger hunt. For a small fee, you get a list of questions to answer, and when you're finished, correct answers will earn you a really neat patch from the museum. Oh, and yeah, we did the flight simulator--Ed did well, I crashed EVERY time (see the frustration in the picture?)! It was a really great afternoon, and something we probably wouldn't have done if it wasn't for our fun alphabet dating!