The Republic of Tea.

I feel like I talk about her way too often, but that's the way she likes it, so here's another post about Marion. She is an excellent gift-giver. While it can sometimes take a couple of weeks for the packages to arrive (which I'm just going to blame on the American postal service. Right Marion?), it's always a wonderful surprise when I get to open one of them. 

My Christmas present was a tin of Honeysuckle White Tea and a beautiful map of THE WORLD. I had this tea every single day when I was visiting Marion in London and it is absolutely delicious. The map was originally on Marion's wall, but she took it off and sent it to me before she jumped on a plane to LA. The pastel colors and the blue background go so well with the rest of my room. Plus, it makes me feel like a traveler.