Visiting Mission San José

Saturday was our first full free day in San Antonio; as Thursday and Friday were filled with graduation activities. There isn't a ton of things to do in San Antonio (at least as far as I could find) and it was SO hot and humid there that it was a bit difficult to find things to do in that weather. 

Despite the unbearable weather we decided to visit Mission San José. Generally when you visit historical locations there are a lot of plaques telling you the history of the place and such, but there wasn't really much information there. I also couldn't find much online about the history of the mission either. You can read a little bit about the history here if you are interested.

Fortunately the mission wasn't too busy so we were able to take lots of pictures without there being a lot of people in the way.

The architecture of the church itself was quite beautiful and made for some interesting pictures. Mission San José is free to visit and definitely a must-see if you are ever in San Antonio!

Have you ever visited a mission or historical church?

Five for Friday

Hello and welcome to my Five for Friday! I am Linking up with Bright on a Budget, Della Devoted, BYBMG and Andrea!

1. We went on a couple of walks this week. My mom found this park kind of near our house that we decided to go to. While the pictures might make it look nice and peaceful, it was actually right by the freeway so there was a lot of noise!

Once we got farther along the trail we took a path that took us away from the freeway which made it a lot better. 

2. A few days later we went to the same park, but took a different trail this time. This trail was much quieter-although maybe too quiet! It was very isolated and didn't really seem the safest. My mom blamed me for making her watch too much of the ID channel. Haha. So I guess we will be finding another park next time!

3. I got a new phone yesterday! My mom, sister, and I all headed to the Apple store and we each got the new iPhone 11. We all still had the iPhone 5S, so the 11 is a major step up! 

I'm really looking forward to using the much better camera! My mom and I got the lavender (seen below) and my sister got the red (which if you haven't seen is a neat candy apple red color.). There was also a yellow, teal, black, and I don't remember if there were any other colors.

I ordered a case from Amazon but I'm kind of afraid to use my phone until I have a case on it!

4. By the time we were done getting our phones it was mid-afternoon. We hadn't had lunch yet, so we decided to go to Shake Shack. I had no idea there was a Shake Shack in Virginia Beach until we happened to drive by it about a month ago, so we decided it was time to stop in. And yes, it was delicious!

5. In case you missed it, on Monday I shared my October Photo A Day pictures!

Hope you have a great weekend!