my introduction to loose leaf tea

Over christmas my best friend made this amazing tea while visiting me and...love at first sip. I've been a devoted follower of tea for years but had never gotten around to trying loose leaf tea before. Magical! So before I left to come back to school we went to Teavana and I am now the proud owner of this beautiful teapot set:

And tea tins like these (only in different patterns):

And I filled them with three teas! Rooibos Tropica, Jasmine Dragon Pearls, and Peach Tranquility. Yummm! :)

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