“But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.” -Thomas Jefferson

I spent my day with Gina, who inspired the name behind this blog and my redheaded soul mate. Mission San Jose is a true, historical gem! Even now as I think back to how we giggled in hushed voices as we made our way through the church grounds, I can’t help but smile. The next time you schedule a “coffee date,” up your date a notch with a tour of a local treasure. I promise you it’s going to be one outing you’ll never forget. We all need to bottle up sunshine for those dreary, rainy days.