In the Beginning

In May 2007, we met to chat about business ideas and the possibility of forming a partnership. Our families keep us very busy, but we decided that it was time to stop talking about our dreams and start living them. We both have always wanted to own a business so we researched and felt that opening a "modern day" tea room sounded like a blast. We both like tea - Amy prefers iced and Shellie likes it iced or hot. Amy is a great baker and Shellie likes to make it look beautiful. What a perfect combination. We started to investigate and view some possible sites in our area. A site of particular interest ended up going to another retailer, so we decided to persue the option of opening an online tea store complete with gourmet loose leaf teas and all the extra frills. We may open the "brick and mortar" business eventually, but for now we are moving forward into making our dreams become reality. Since May, we have been busy planning. At the end of September we placed our first order for inventory. In October, all the inventory started arriving. We were so excited the day our tea arrived on the DHL truck. The teas have lots of yummy names, they smell wonderful and they taste fabulous.