Where All of My Money Will Be Going

1. I have nurtured a lifelong obsessive love for Canada.
2. I am very passionate about my tea.

Three years ago these two loves met up when I finally got to visit Canada for the first time, and while in Kingston, ON to see a performance of Anne & Gilbert, I discovered the Tea Store.

As soon as we drove by I knew that, as Liz Lemon would say, I needed to go to there. It is tea heaven. My parents and I spent almost two hours chatting with the friendly staff and some of the patrons (one who gave us a new beautiful scenic route to take to Toronto, once he heard we were in no hurry to get there), consuming delicious pastries, and boggling over the 100s of types of tea there were to choose from. It was a perfect afternoon.

A few days ago we were fondly reminiscing about that trip and about how wonderful the time in the Tea Store was. I decided I would google them just for the hell of it and what wonderfully awesome thing do you think I discovered????

This:
http://www.teastore.ca/

They sell their tea online AND they ship to the USA!!! Woohooo I can have Ice Wine tea again!!!!! Having tea shipped to me is nowhere as nice as being there, but I can always sip my ordered tea and pretend I have just visited Roots and Indigo Books.

Side note: It seems that most people I met that trip found it very odd when I told them that I had traveled from New Jersey all the way to Kingston just to see a musical. I don't think it was that odd. I really wanted to see the show and my only option was to see it there. So glad I did too! The show was great!!!