little leaves

not feeling so hot today.

stressed to death with work,

allergies (which i swear i don't have) are out of control,

and might be getting sick.

swimming is tough enough,

but when you're congested 

it's downright awful.

and extra snotty, ew.

so i'm making some

straight outta the customs line

chinese green tea.

i'm anti cold medicine,

honey and green tea usually get the job done though!

before it hits the water.

post steeping!

my dad got it for me on one of his

many trips to asia.

and the first time i made it

i had a good laugh for myself.

ya see, i love tea.

i drink a lot of loose leaf tea.

tealuxe (boston born but also online)

is my fave place to get it.

i thought this was just the same as my usual stuff.

nooooo way,

those little green bits in the first picture

are actually little tea leaves rolled up.

once they soak in some steaming water,

they open up.

in my first attempt,

i made an entire pot

and used a decent amount of tea...

when i took the teapot lid off

the entire thing was filled to the brim 

with what looked like seaweed salad!!

kinda shocking,

but super delicious.

so close to the weekend...

i can almost taste it!