everything is illuminated

I made a sort of agreement with myself when I started blogging that I wouldn't write about the weather. A passing comment every once in a while is okay, but people do not care to read in-depth information about how cloudy it is, or how hot or cold the air is outside. I'm breaking that rule, just for today. Yesterday, after a month and a half of nearly constant rain, I woke up to a blue sky. As soon as my shift ended at work, we drove over the west hills and spent the afternoon and evening in Santa Cruz. It felt so foreign to be warmed by the sun again, and not get the hems of our jeans soaked the minute we stepped outside. Before dinner, we discovered our new favorite hang-out, Caffe Pergolesi. It's a coffee house that also serves alcohol, and it's set in an old victorian-ish house. We took a table outside on the patio, taking advantage of every last bit of sunshine that the day offered us.