I went to Zumba today. Hoorah for me. I didn't let laziness win and I cannot let it win this week because I teach Friday, Saturday, and Monday and I need some stamina.
Today, Dad babysat, while Mom and I went to afternoon tea at Tea Embassy. It was pretty fun, overall. It was $35/person, which is fairly expensive. They offered four different teas by the glass, which was nice, so you didn't have to commit to a whole pot and thus enabled sampling. We, of course, preferred the English Breakfast, though I thought it tasted a bit floral for an EB. There was also a Versailles, which was like a caramel Earl Gray -- and I don't care for Earl Gray, so I wasn't a big fan. They had a green Rose Garden, which was pink and what what I imagine licking a rose would be like, and they had a Wedding Cake Rooibos -- herbal -- with hints of almond and coconut... the smell of it made me nauseous.
I don't like herbal teas, so I didn't even try to Wedding Cake, though I did smell my mom's cup when she got it. We were served three triangle sandwiches: chicken salad (spicy), pimento (spicy), egg salad (yum). They also gave us two scones each and a chocolate brownie and lemon bar.
The scones were a blueberry lemon and cherry amaretto. They had strawberry jam, clotted cream, and lemon curd to accompany the scones. I always enjoy afternoon tea -- especially in England. It's strange to see how it's so foreign to Americans. I remember having to teach my mom what to do... along with any of my friends who I've had over for tea.
I took a bunch of pictures, though I haven't uploaded them yet, so this post is not as great as it could be.
Lo siento.
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