24 Days until Christmas 2025

Welcome to Countdown to Christmas 2025! It’s my eighth year doing a tea based countdown! In 2018, I showcased my teacups with a different tea each day. 2019, I tried some of my friend’s and family’s favorite teas. 2020, I shared some of my favorite desserts to go with teas. In 2021, I created 25 days of a Christmas party through tea mixed with alcohol. In 2022, I explored teas from around the world, and 2023, i shared our family trip to Sicily. Last year, 2024, I recapped the year with my family’s activities.  This year, we visited a couple of special places that I want to share.

First up is Hawaii! We spent a little over a week in Kauai. It was full of adventure, exploration, and quality family time.

In the next few posts, I’ll go more in-depth about this trip. For now, I’m going to enjoy my Mamaki and Peppermint Tea.

This caffeine free herbal tea is grown on the island of Hawaii through the Waimea Herb Company. The ingredients are mamaki and peppermint, with the goal of relaxing, refreshing, improving digestion, and increasing alertness. Bonus – it’s delicious!

I also want to mention LightWave Pottery’s magnificent mug! It is one of my favorites and is very unique! If you are ever in Kauai and love pottery, check out their website to get their address. All of their pottery is very impressive and beautiful!

Something different to do on your own this Countdown to Christmas is a page of a tea themed word search from a Huthayfah Nasif book. I won’t be providing answers. It will just be here at the end of each post for you to complete at your leisure.

I hope you have a wonderful Monday, December 1st, and enjoy this year’s Countdown to Christmas!