Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2008. This photo was taken literally days before Mattie was diagnosed with cancer. We had no idea how our lives were going to change that month. That day we took Mattie to the DC Aquatic Gardens. This was a July tradition, because it is during this time of year all the lotus flowers are in bloom. It is an amazing and glorious sight! To me this Garden is one of the best kept secrets in DC. Notice that in Mattie's hand was a toy car. Mattie always traveled with a car in hand! I look at this photo now and it saddens me to know that Mattie is no longer with me and that going back to this garden with my husband will never happen again.
Quote of the day: We met when we were only 16, at a high school dance. When he died, we were 50. I remember how I didn't want that day to end, terrible as it was. I didn't want to go to sleep because as long as I was awake, it was still a day that I shared with Sean. ~ Beverly Eckert
This morning, after settling my dad into his recliner and completing my mom's physical therapy session, I went to the grocery store. Sometimes when I go, I peruse the tea aisle. Before Mattie was diagnosed with cancer, I used to love all sorts of herbal teas. I also preferred weak tea! However, once Mattie was diagnosed, Team Mattie would bring me hot tea to the hospital. Naturally the most common tea is black tea. At first, I truly had a hard time drinking it. I deemed it too strong and tasteless. However, after 14 months of receiving black tea gifts, guess what? I came to love black tea. Not just black tea but VERY strong tea! I love tea that looks as black as coffee. Now if you should give me herbal tea, I have trouble getting it down. Funny how one's tastes and preferences can change. In my case, I do not attribute this change to age, but I attribute it to Mattie's cancer and living in the hospital! As crazy as this sounds, when I drink black tea, I think of Mattie. YES even tea connects me to my son!
Back to the tea aisle! So while walking up and down the aisle, I noticed a special selection of British teas! Particularly two companies... PG Tips and Typhoo! Given that I am at the point of being disgusted with most teas I buy, as I find them too weak, no matter how long I brew them, I bought a box of Typhoo tea. When I got home, I snapped a photo of the tea box and sent it to my friend in England. I literally asked her...... do you have this tea in England and have you tried it??
My friend sent me two commercials! One is of Typhoo tea and the other of PG Tips. I think they are absolutely adorable! It also speaks to the importance of tea in England, as I can't relate one solitary tea commercial in the USA! The PG Tips commercial is so hysterical that I am destined to purchase the tea, as the toy monkey in the commercial just got to me. I included both commercials below. Some days, I just need a laugh, a diversion from my reality, and tea did just that today!
Typhoo Tea Commercial
PG Tips Commercial
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