My Tea Basket Prize Arrived! Thank you Gather!

It's always nice when the UPS guy arrives with a package, but even more so when he hands you a heavy, bright orange box from the Tea Garden & Herbal Emporium http://www.teagarden.com/ ... because you know it has your tea basket gift from Gather inside!! 

A huge thank you to Gather, Dr. Tea, and Collins for the opportunity to participate in the tea diet challenge and to win this fabulous prize!

I could hardly wait until I got in the house to rip open the box.  My children gathered around me and we "ooh'd" and ah'd" as the peanut packaging fell away and the full basket was revealed.  All dressed up in cellophane and pretty bows, it was a shame to open the basket, but it just had to be done :)

One by one I lifted the items from the basket and passed them around.  We all delighted in the wonderful fragrance of the candle and scrumptious scents of the teas.  Chocolate, chocolate, more chocolate... roses, almonds, mint... a olfactory pa-looza of pure enchantment!

Minutes later, I had the tea kettle on the stove, readying it for a pot of Dr. Tea's Candy Bar Tea.  As fantastic a reward for my weight loss and healthier living efforts as I thought it would be.

Ah... a little cup o' heaven.

Again, many, many, many thanks to all my friends for joining me on the tea diet challenge journey... and for continuing onward with me!

(For those who are new to the Tea Diet Challenge, or haven't discovered The Ultimate Tea Diet book by Mark Ukra, you can find out more information and catch a glimpse into the lives of those following this plan at the TEA DIET GROUP http://teadiet.gather.com on Gather.  We'd love to have you join us!)

Best Wishes and Hugs,

Barb