Sweet tea...not just sweetened, but delicious. When I started working at YouthWorks 4 years ago (time sure flies!) I was a stranger to sweet tea. In fact, when it was offered to me I would pass. I was not a fan, did I think, of sweet tea. I figured it was like fountain ice-tea. Gross. I was a purest. A full glass of ice with fresh brewed tea topped off with a lemon was all that I needed. No Equal. No Sweet and Low. No sugar. Just give me the pure stuff, baby.

But people around here love, and I mean love sweet tea. Because we have a few southern folk here, and those who have worked in the south and are now therefore, southern, sweet tea started showing up at events. I slowly began to try it (my husband is probably saying "try this approach with mushrooms, honey." That will not happen. I have some standards.). And golly, I liked it.

And now I crave it. McD's is offering large sweet teas for $1. Oh, the temptation. I got one today. And it was yummy. I'm tempted to get another. But I won't because I have the whole summer to indulge.

Don't worry, Mom. I haven't given up my purest roots. I still love a big glass of fresh brewed, non sweetened, tea topped off with a lemon. That sounds good right now. In fact, maybe I'll make some tonight. Yes, indeed I will (and when I learn how to make sweet tea, I'll make that too!).