Tonight's topic? Tea!

Being born and raised in Georgia, it's no secret that tea was a huge part of my life growing up. The tea I grew up with in the south was usually mixed with anywhere between a 1/2 cup to 3 cups of sugar. The tea I'm learning to appreciate now in the Pacific Northwest is of the hot variety. I really love getting the variety packs, so I can have something new from time to time. I'm enjoying a cup of peppermint chamomile tonight. The peppermint is refreshing and soothing, and the chamomile is calming and relaxing. I don't think I've ever tried a tea that I didn't like. From bubble tea, to green tea...sweet tea to peppermint chamomile, tea just always seems to hit the spot for me. I would really like to try some of the blooming tea, maybe it's just the science teacher in me that wants to watch everything unfurl. But I think I might have to sacrifice some manliness in order to get a flowering tea teapot. Might have to turn in my macho card... I'll think about that as I'm finishing up my cup peppermint chamomile tonight :-)

PS If you are looking for some decent sweet tea, McDonald's has started to serve it. It's pretty sweet though, so you might want to ask them to cut it 1/2 and 1/2 with the unsweetened tea. Also, Wal-Mart has started selling sweet tea back where the juice is. If all you have is a gas station, and you need a sweet tea fix, Arizona makes a "Southern Style" sweet tea. It's sweet tea in a can, but it'll do in a pinch.