Arizona Tea

Allow me to tell you a story. It goes like this-
Once upon a time, I had never tasted Arizona Tea. While at Walgreens with a friend, I discovered the multitude of flavors. Now I drink them whenever the opportunity presents itself and sometimes create the opportunity. The end.

On Sunday, I bought 2 AZs at Walgreens- one Mucho Mango and one diet Peach. The cans are brightly colored and big (24 oz.) and they are really sweet. Like I said, there are tons of flavors. I don't really care for the green tea kind, but I think that's the original. Because the cans are so cool and it's easy to drink a lot of AZ, people have made cool art projects out of them. Here's an example:

That flavor, unfortunately, is one I dislike.

This photo sort of defines my ideal summer. There are 2 in a car which means I'm with a friend, driving to go be silly and being silly along the way. Plus, those are 2 delicious flavors.
Another great thing about Arizona is that it's $0.99. Seriously. What's better than wonderful yet inexpensive things?

I know I'm a sentimental fool, but this picture makes my heart ache for home. Being 4 hours away is tougher than I thought. I usually try not to think about it, but Valentine's Day is coming up and while that holiday is primarily about significant others, I still see it as a day set specifically for remembering to tell people you love them.

I hope my parents don't mind me divulging a little bit about their Valentine's Day tradition. For a week leading up to the 14th, they exchange cards each day. I think an added bonus is that there's less pressure to pick 1 perfect card. When you have 7, you can do some funny and some serious.
I received a valentine from my parents and my grandparents. How sweet! Thanks!!

I did not watch the Grammy's (I pretty much never watch TV except occasional episodes online) but I did go through a "Best and Worst" thing online. Everyone on Facebook was liveblogging their opinions so I feel like I watched the whole show.

I recently got into Coldplay, who was nominated this year for 3 Grammy awards. They have been around for a long time and I've always liked their music, but have never given it particular attention. Their song "Fix You" in particular I'm digging right now. In the last 18 hours, I've listened to it 25 times. That's a lot for one song but it's also an awesome song. I think I'll buy more of their music soon.
As usual, I think you should go listen to this song. Here's the link. The video isn't essential to understanding or appreciating the song but it's cool to see the huge audience.

Music and tea make for a fairly reasonable Monday blog post, I believe.