Mother Daughter Tea Time

Months and months ago my friend Cooper made a reservation for a Mother Daughter Christmas Tea at the Carolina Inn. Our daughters are the best of friends and the mothers are lucky to adore each other too.

After weeks of prep for exams and the actual dreaded tests themselves finally over Christmas break could not come fast enough. This tea was the perfect respite for the friend group without having any work hanging over them. It was also a great time for Moms to catch up, reconnect and enjoy each other’s company. The only sad part was that two girls were already away celebrating the break in far off lands. It seems like it is a good excuse for us to have another mother daughter tea in the New Year so we all can be together.

Carter loves going to tea as much as her mother so she did not eat anything all day in anticipation of the big scone, savory, sweet filled afternoon. With such a large group our server had us order six different pots of tea to share with names like, “Comfort and Joy,” “Candy Cane” and “Silent Night.” After the company the actual tea was the best thing we had. I sampled three of the six types and each one was better than the last.

After filling ourselves to the brim with so many normally forbidden goodies we went out and took our photos in the beautifully decorated lobby of the Inn. Perhaps we should have done our pictures before we ate so much, but then that would have been before we had spent two hours talking, laughing and enjoying each other. I love spending time with my daughter, her friends and their moms, who I feel lucky enough to call my friends too.

Carter and I continued our fun after tea by coming home and making our gingerbread house and then fudge. Now we are snuggled on my big bed and watching the Sound of Music. The holidays are bringing out the best in all of us.