Mellie Dee

Old Pals

July 12, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

I finally got to see Alyssa!!

Little background story: We became friends in Orchestra toward the end of freshman year in high school and best friends throughout high school. We ended up parting ways in college. Fast forward four years later and she has graduated, gotten engaged, and gotten into graduate school in Colorado.

How great is her life right now? Because of the distance, we never got to hang out or talk like we did in high school. Do I miss it? Of course. But I understand. We’re all growing up and living our lives. I still see her as one of my best friends and though we’ve made other best friends in the process, I hope she doesn’t forget about me. If that day ever comes I will be a very, very sad camper.

Anyway, we met at Cheddar’s. I had such excitement running through when I saw her and all I wanted to do was grab her hand to see the ring and oh, the ring. It was so gorgeous and she was glowing.

She told me the proposal story on how Greg planned a hiking trip that led to 36 red roses and a picnic. Then we caught up with grad school and work, circling back to weddings.

I hope one day she and I will work in the same company and if not, at least live in the same city so that we can continue our friendship and hang out and have fun.

Greg is a very lucky guy and I am so happy for my friend.

Time to unwind. Another busy day tomorrow at work. Bleugh!

Things I’m Loving | Sporks

July 11, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Sporks are possibly the best utensil ever created. I wish it was a legit silverware that comes in a set.

I thought it was genius when Wall-e didn’t know where to put it, spoon pile or fork pile. It was pretty much the only part I liked about the whole movie. Oh, and when the fat people fell off their thingies.

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I can only find the plastic ones from KFC or Taco Bell … which sucks because I don’t go to either. Someone, steal me some and ship it to me? K, thanks.

And on that note, I’ll leave you with this.

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Black Walnut Cafe | Sugar Land, Texas

July 10, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

I went over to Michelle’s house Friday night. I was a little afraid of driving through the countryside.

Eyes on the road. Safety first!

When I got to her place, Stephanie was already there. We went to the backyard.

Isn’t it beautiful?! They have a river out back and past the grass is a slope with more land and the gazebo you see on the left. Pretty neat huh?

They have a really gorgeous house. Plus, their family is really sweet.

Yesterday, June, Timothy, and I went out to Sugar Land to celebrate our cousin, Kenson’s, birthday.

We went and watched Transformers: Dark of the Moon. I wasn’t really a big fan of wanting to watch this movie because they took Megan Fox out and added that model girl, who I don’t really care to know the name of but I still wanted to see it nonetheless.

Though I don’t like the girl, I like her hair. Especially when they were standing in rubble and she was talking into the camera.

I knew I would like this movie but I was hoping my cousin wouldn’t pick it because it was two hours long. I even tried to make him not pick it by saying “I heard it sucks! Let’s watch something else.” In the end, I still wished we didn’t see it in the theater.

Shia LeBeouf is as sexy as ever. As is Josh Duhamel.

Oh, and I’m not ashamed to say I shed some tears in this movie.

Anyway, for dinner, we went to:

Black Walnut Cafe
16535 Southwest Fwy #2002
Sugar Land, TX
(281) 565-7800
www.blackwalnutcafe.com

Toasted Raviolis “Español” [ravioli, mild jalapeño cheese, tomato & Pavia alfredo sauces, garlic bread] | $8.50 to share with the group.

I was told this was the best dish on the menu and everyone ordered it. Sadly, I was not a fan of the ravioli. It was crispy but on the inside, it was very dry. The garlic bread, on the other hand, was to die for. Crispy and moist enough.

For my main meal, Meatball Sandwich [house-made meatballs, mozzarella, tomato & Pavia alfredo sauces, onion baguette] | $8.50.

The meatballs were a little dry but I really liked the onion baguette. It was just the right crunch but also soft. The fries were mushy, just how I like it.

I would like to go here again and try other dishes. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t 100% terrific. Maybe I just need to order something else that people love.

I can’t believe the weekend is already over! Sad, sad! Hope you guys had a good weekend!!

Recipe | Overnight Oats In A Jar

July 8, 2011 by Mellie Dee 1 Comment

I have never been a lover of oats, especially oatmeal. But I took the plunge and made Overnight Oats in a Jar since my knockoff Nutella was all gone.

Overnight Oats In A Jar

Ingredients:

Almost empty jar of spread
Rolled oats
yogurt
milk
Honey Nut Cheerios
blueberries
strawberries
peanut butter

Preparation:

Put rolled oats, yogurt, milk, and peanut butter (I didn’t have enough leftover spread in my jar) into the almost empty jar of spread.
Put into fridge overnight.
Add Honey Nut Cheerios, blueberries, and strawberries on top.
Eat.

I added a little bit of chocolate syrup because I always wanted to squirt some of that on something.

Ba-ba-ba-berries!

I think I change my mind on oats. It was so freaking delicious. I didn’t mix it well enough though since the bottom didn’t have much flavour. And this breakfast kept me so full for so many hours. Sahweet!

Rocky is so lazy! He took up half the bed as I got busy working on things knowing I get to sleep in due to not having to work on Friday.

I just got done with my C25K: Week 8! Felt good not giving up. I decided to give the treadmill another try. Instead of listening to music, I put on Netflix and the run went way faster than expected. I guess running on the treadmill is okay as long as I have something better to do.

Now I’m running late – no pun intended. Got to get ready and head over to Michelle’s house.

Hope you guys are enjoying y’all’s Friday! 🙂

P.S. I changed up my page layout. Hopefully, it’ll be the last for a while.

So Close

July 6, 2011 by Mellie Dee 1 Comment

Today was going by so slow. All I could think about was my run later that day. I kept looking at the time on the computer. I resulted to covering the computer clock with my water bottle.

I tweeted saying that I plan to run today but my legs were feeling very heavy. Then Rachael replied. How great is she?!

I was leaning towards giving up since we were having crazy weather and I only love to run outside.

After reading her tweet, it was a no-brainer. I was to run on the treadmill even if it’s not with Mother Nature. Our treadmill is a little wonky so no one really uses it anymore. After a little while, I realized why. I got really bored and had an urge to check the time every few seconds but it went by faster than I thought. Though I’m not a big fan of running on the treadmill, I just might next time if the weather forces me to.

She is so motivating! Oh don’t forget to enter her Gotien Giveaway!!

This whole week is going by really fast. Just one more day and it’s the weekend!!