Happy Father's Day from the Tea Embassy!It’s hard for me to describe what it’s like to be a father. I’ve only been a father for thirteen months, so I’m new to this thing, called “parenting.” My favorite parts of being a father are getting to play with Preston, seeing him giggle, watching him be the little fireball, funny, sneaky, playful person that he is. I love to throw him up in the air and see him take a big breath with a face full of smiles and land in my arms with a laugh, begging for more. I also like it when he grabs onto my nose or scratches my knees, even though it’s kind of uncomfortable sometimes. It’s also amazing to experience the love that fatherhood brings. Loving Preston even when he does something that he knows he shouldn’t, or when he wakes way too early in the morning. It’s a beautiful relationship, father and son/daughter. It makes me want to really be a better son, father, and person as I think about how amazing my father has been to me. Hopefully, you’ve had the pleasure of interacting with my dad, Robert, in our store at some point and seeing what a caring, encouraging, and inspiring man he is. I hope that I can be as inspiring to Preston as my dad has been to me. Enjoy honoring your fathers next Sunday, June 21, celebrating them, encouraging them, and allowing them to love you how they love you best. Celebrate your dad next weekend by giving him supplies for making iced tea, like our new glass pitchers, a new teapot or ingenuiTea and a selection of premium teas that are great chilled, like the Raspberry Mint, Blueberry Rooibos, or Black Currant. The Hot Cinnamon Spice is a surprisingly good sweet iced tea, AND it’s available at Whole Foods Market, Lamar Store. - Jonathan