I took a personal day from work today to spend some time with Alyssa while she was home. We both slept in and then my 19 year old baby girl, came and jumped on my bed declaring it was "Mommy and Alyssa bonding day". I had planned to take this day, so that we would have a little time together. We were feeling especially celebratory since Alyssa has secured an internship for herself this summer. This is very exciting news and certainly worth a special celebration!!
We took a ride out to Millerton, NY where there is a Harney and sons Tea shop. We had lunch at the cafe and Alyssa tried some teas and stocked up on her favorites to get through the rest of the semester. Alyssa loves tea!! She just loves it. I find this quiet amusing, because to me one tea is pretty much the same as the rest. We were discussing the fact that tea has become a thing.....and has increased in popularity. Tea, we decided is one of those things that can't be rushed. It is for relaxing, for long talks with those close to you. Tea is as much about the experience as the actual taste.
Maybe we all....maybe especially me, always rushing from here to there with a beverage that I drink through a straw....need to stop and sit down for a cup of tea...especially with someone we love. I'm not sure I will ever feel as passionate about tea as Alyssa does, but maybe if I stopped to have a cup of tea more often....I would be able to notice beauty and love in the world that I hadn't seen before.
“If you are cold, tea will warm you;
if you are too heated, it will cool you;
If you are depressed, it will cheer you;
If you are excited, it will calm you.”
~ William Ewart Gladstone
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