The Kari AnnAlysis

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I seriously think I’m a 60-year-old woman trapped in the body of a 24-year-old girl (I still consider myself a girl, yes I do). I prefer to sit at home in my pjs, with a book and a cup of tea or coffee in hand than being at a rowdy party. I know, it’s a sign of growing up, but I went from 18 to 80 in the matter of a couple of years. I’m not complaining though. I get quality reading and writing time and quality picking on my husband time, which we all know if the best way to keep the marriage fresh. Nothing like a little staring contest on a Friday night. I stare at him, he does his best to ignore me

I get off on a tangent so easily! The point of this post is TEA! I guess I was trying to say in the above paragraph that I love tea! My dad makes a mean sweet tea that I’ve never been able to perfect and have given up on duplicating. But I am becoming a little queen of hot tea. Last Christmas, my sister-in-law got me a really cute red teapot that matches our kitchen. I used it a few times, but mainly just let it sit there and look cute.

But now….

This my friends, is my new teapot and new tea cup! These were souvenirs from when my husband went to Japan. I love them. The teapot has a strainer that fits right under the lid for tea leaves.

I apologize if I sound like a novice when explaining this, but, I am. I’ve always liked tea, but have been a tea bag in the cup kind of girl. But now, I’m getting into it! My only problem was, I didn’t have tea! And there weren’t many places in my area to get it. I’m sure if I searched far and wide and didn’t care to make a road trip out of it, I wouldn’t have a problem. But I wanted tea and I wanted it now. That’s where my friend Kelly came along. She’s been a tea kind of girl for years. I asked her what some good flavors were and she surprised me with these:

Kelly got these at a little shop in the Short North area of Columbus. I’m glad she dropped these off because even after I saw them, I wasn’t like “Oh yeah, that’s what I needed.” I would have been searching forever for tea leaves. It’s good to have good friends, with good taste and good tea.

I have tried a couple of these and loved them. I tried the Pomegranate White Tea, which I could drink every day for the rest of my life. It was so sweet and delicious! I also tried the Chamomile Lavender. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this one and it was definitely different. I liked it and think with a lot my cups, I could love it. I was really spoiled by the Pomegranate first though.

Tonight my goal is to curl up with my Snuggie, my Nook, my laptop and a cup of tea and do some major reading and writing. And tonight, I think I’ll go with the chai! I’m actually a lot more excited than I think I should be!

The Holiday Swap is one of my favorite things I’ve taken part of since becoming a book blogger. I didn’t end up getting my package until after Christmas, but that’s because I have my packages sent to work and it came Christmas Eve and I didn’t work that day. It was a pleasant surprise yesterday though when I got to work.

Yay for my goodies from Nari at The Novel World. How cool is it that my gifts came from California? I’m sure the person I sent to wasn’t as excited that her gifts came from West Virginia, but it’s the little things that make me happy.

And the big things inside this package DEFINITELY make me happy! Nari sent me Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty. Now I know what I am going to spend my gifts cards on from Borders. I have to buy the rest of the series I also got an awesome book mark that I can put a picture in. I’m sure there’s a far away picture of me and Mikey at the wedding I can stick in there. She also sent me some Ghirardelli coffee and some tea. And with the temperatures dipping in the teens and below in the next week, I need all the warmth I can get.

If you aren’t a frequent reader of The Novel World, check Nari and her blog out! And thanks Nari! I LOVE my swap gifts!!