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2020 | Week 14 of Quarantine

June 21, 2020 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Rizzo still stares at me a lot while I work.

As of this afternoon (Sunday), I have applied to the first round of jobs available. 6 total within my company. Three weeks or so, we’ll find out the results.

Fingers crossed I get something.

2020 | Week 14 of Quarantine | Rizzo Walks

I’ve been taking Rizzo on walks and he’s super lazy. After 15 to 20 minutes he just wants to lay down on the grass. Luckily he doesn’t really run away so I left him on my front lawn and continued my walks alone until he was ready again.

2020 | Week 14 of Quarantine | Steak Dinner

My steak meals are getting better and better. And eating this helped my iron count for the next day.

2020 | Week 14 of Quarantine | Blood Donation Fail

i had a breakfast tacos from Los Roberto’s on the way to the blood donation center. I passed all the tests this time but they failed at putting in the needle. Luckily I got a shirt.

I go again this Friday. Hopefully the third time’s the charm.

2020 | Week 14 of Quarantine | Nail Wraps and Jacob

Saturday afternoon I went over to Mallory’s. We did nails with Beth. We’ve come to realize we can get three full sets completed out of two sets. Saves a lot of money! So kind of cool.

Beth tried getting Jacob to crawl. Still not there yet but he’s good at spinning himself around.

2020 | Week 14 of Quarantine | Daddy Duncan's BBQ, Texas Sno and Erma Rose Winery | JJ

We went to Daddy Duncan’s BBQ truck, Erma Rose Winery and Texas Sno. Beth and Scott met up with us.

The BBQ was fantastic! I love BBQ sides so much! As for the winery, I’m a little meh about it but I probably need a lot more tries to fully decide.

I opted out of the snow cone this time but it’s definitely on my list.

2020 | Week 14 of Quarantine | Aggies Car Decal

Mallory got a new car so I made her a decal I saw from online. Hit me up. Bahaha

2020 | Week 14 of Quarantine | Emmy and Bubbles

Today, Emmy came down with Dad from Dallas. She still loves her bubbles and Halloween sing-a-longs.

2020 | Week 14 of Quarantine | Father's Day Meal

I had a whole spread of food for Father’s Day. Timothy joined after he dropped Dad and Emmy off. I ordered Church’s Chicken with a few sides and made the rest.

2020 | Week 14 of Quarantine | Pound Cake and Berries

I made little pound cake topped with berries and whipped cream for Dad and Emmy. They gobbled it all up.

It’s been a good weekend. The only thing I’m worried about is the whole job thing but I’ve done my part. It’s out of my hands and I can only stay positive.

2020 | Week 4 of Quarantine

April 12, 2020 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Fourth week. You’d think I’d be tired of this life but I’m not. Rizzo also has started laying to where he can always view me. He’s also realized I’m not leaving and if the light is still on in my office but I walk away, he knows I’d come back so he doesn’t following me like he use to.

2020 | Week 4 of Quarantine | Gift to JJ

I sent two lucky three year olds, JJ and Emma, a presents so that the parents can have a little relax time. They are black papers where you scratch the surface and rainbowness shines. I heard from both parents that they love them so yay!! Maybe I should get some for Emmy.

2020 | Week 4 of Quarantine | Home Cooking

I’ve been cooking throughout the week a lot more since I have more time. Loving all my creations and hope to bake something for June soon as well.

2020 | Week 4 of Quarantine | Mellie Dee Unwashed Hair

Another thing I’ve been doing a lot, or not doing, is washing my hair. Hear me out. It’s gross but it’s not. I’ve washed my hair every single day since forever and after less than a day it’ll usually get all nasty. This has been a blessing being in quarantine to do what I’ve always wanted to. Skipping every other day or more of washing means less oil build up in the end. Here’s to hoping I can keep this up in the real world and do every other day.

2020 | Week 4 of Quarantine | Kim's Teahouse | Orleans Seafood Kitchen | Katy, Texas

Joy now is ordering food at the end of the week. Crawfish from Orleans Seafood Kitchen again because my favourite place still won’t deliver. Kim’s Teahouse because I needed a break from drinking water. I ordered grocery delivery again and put some alcohol in my cart so after a month of not drinking, I just might take a swig.

2020 | Week 4 of Quarantine | Crawfish from Gordon

Funny enough, Gordon and Patsy made crawfish. Timothy went to eat at their place and since I have a tiny cough, Timothy was nice enough to drop some off for me.

2020 | Week 4 of Quarantine | Diamond Painting, Mahjong, Rizzo While Ukulele

To pass time, I’ve completed my diamond painting! I love it so much and cannot wait to put it in my future music room (10 years from now). Sissy, Brudda, and BIL made an online account to try out online mahjong. It was actually not bad. Ukulele learning has been going well and Rizzo laying on my case makes my heart melt. I’m currently debating to get a kalimba or not. Currently in a collect-all-instruments mood.

2020 | Week 3 of Quarantine

April 5, 2020 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Work was horrible in the beginning of the week but it was nice getting Friday off even though everyone knows I have issues signing off. Turning around working on my secondary work laptop and seeing this face makes my heart so happy.

2020 | Week 3 of Quarantine | Rizzo and Ukulele

I took the plunge and finally got myself a ukulele, mostly because Brudda wants me to teach Emmy. It’s super easy since I already know guitar. Only thing I need to work on is getting my huge fingers to fit on the fret well enough. This came with a case, capo, electric tuner, extra strings, picks, strap and a little guide book – amazing! I also like that it’s not the usual hole in the middle so it gives it a little flair. I’m getting concert requests from friends like the college days with the guitar so we’ll see how comfortable I am.

2020 | Week 3 of Quarantine | Egg, Beet and Veggie Bake

I had time to cook lunch Friday and opted to use up some old vegetables lying around, zucchini, Brussels, and carrots. I added in beets and eggs all baked to perfection. This is definitely my easiest bake meal.

2020 | Week 3 of Quarantine | Orleans Seafood Kitchen | Katy, Texas | Door Dash

We decided to get crawfish for dinner. Mostly for me since everyone else had their own food. This is from Orleans Seafood House. They don’t have the usual flavour I love, just Cajun, but was still super flavourful, spicy, and cooked perfectly. The lemon garlic butter was perfect for the potatoes. Definitely putting that in my boils in the future!

2020 | Week 3 of Quarantine | Rizzo Freshly Cut and Clean

Many people complained of Rizzo’s crazy hair so I went and trimmed him up and gave him a wash. Fresh and clean! He was so good and even let me do the bottom of his paws too.

2020 | Week 3 of Quarantine | Diamond Painting

Other than phone calls and video chats to keep busy, I jumped on the bandwagon with Diamond Painting. More like diamond placing. It’s actually very relaxing and I’m already more than halfway done and have another one waiting for me. I might share the end product once I finish.

2020 | Week 3 of Quarantine | Rizzo Watching Me Diamond Painting

This was Rizzo’s stages of watching me do this project. He’s so cute.

2020 | Week 3 of Quarantine | Tandoori Grill | Katy, Texas | UberEats

June and I have been obsessed with Tandoori Grill and ordered it AGAIN. We convinced Mum she had to try it so the outcome looks as if we ordered the whole store. They are awesome and added a ton of papadum when I asked for it – all for free! Love this restaurant and the fact that they’re not stingy with the servings too!

We’ve been told that quarantine life will last till May or even up to July. So far, the introverted me is okay with this life. Especially if Amazon stays open and we have enough alcohol to spray everything down, I’ll always be able to get my groceries and fun project stuff to fill the time.

I hope the rest of y’all are doing well.

Tandoori Grill | Katy, Texas

March 14, 2020 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

I finally found an Indian place comparable to Bombay Grill that delivers, Tandoori Grill. Friday, for lunch, I ordered lamb samosas, chicken vindaloo, chana masala, aloo Gobi, garlic naan and papadum. Their spice level is actually not bad and actually have spicer options than what I chose. This place has better naan and they don’t skimp out on the rice unlike Bombay Grill so that’s a big plus!

With Coronavirus panic I joked I am fine as long as I got one of my favourite snacks, lentil chips. Winner here as Whole Foods delivered a couple bags of this as well as popcorn.

June has been craving hot pot so we went and bought a bunch of vegetables today and had a small party with just us gals. It’s a much simpler meal than our usual hot pot and we were perfectly okay with it.

I had plans today but other than Rocky’s liver check the rest got cancelled. I’m not angry though since I got to cuddle this little baby practically all day. He rarely sleeps on me like this so I had to cherish it. He also needs a haircut.

What have you been binging on? I need recommendations since I’ve watched a lot and need new ones since I’ll be working from home starting Monday.

2020 | Emmy’s 3rd Birthday

March 7, 2020 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Thursday’s work was literally meetings to where I felt I was dying. I tried so hard to leave early but I failed and ended up not leaving the office until 5pm. Once I got home, I jumped into the car with the my parents an June and headed to Dallas. Rizzo got his own seat this time. He usually stays in his cage. It was creepy how he kept staring at me the whole drive. He did manage to sleep for a bit though.

Wu Wei Din Chinese Cuisine | Plano, Texas | DoorDash

On the drive, I ordered Wu Wei Din Chinese Cuisine from DoorDash. This is just some of it. Delicious as usual.

Everyone was still awake, along with Emmy when we got there. She stayed up with us until almost 2am as we all got ready for the party. We screamed happy birthday to her when the clock turned to midnight. She loved putting things around Rizzo’s neck and played with June most of the time until we were somewhat up to par with the decorations. As everyone slept, I signed on and worked for a bit and finished the reunion episode of Love is Blind.

2020 | Emmy’s 3rd Birthday | Mellie Dee & Emmy | Ukulele

When we woke up I gave Emmy her present. A ukulele. Sadly, I ordered black and the orange came instead but I wanted her to know I gave her this present so we opened it up, strummed a few chords, and packed it back up. Her actual one should come tomorrow but I won’t be here to teach her.

June and I went and ran some errands then had lunch. We decided on Manna Shabu for our own hot pot buffet. This was a pretty awesome place that gave us different Korean style pancakes to eat while we waited for our food to heat up. Great selection of foods to get and lots of different sauce choices which is rare at many hot pot places. Overall, great experience.

We walked around for a bit then went and picked up drinks from Zero Degrees. I also got June a garlic noodle in case there wasn’t anything for her to eat tonight.

2020 | Emmy's 3rd Birthday | Decorations

We played with Emmy for a bit and got her to take a nap. I worked for a bit, took a super quick nap and continued to help decorate. This is Emmy’s unamused look with the fact that she had to sit there, not able to eat the goodies on the table.

So much food and sweets for the birthday girl. The cake is crazy awesome. Everything is edible!

Emmy and the other kids made wands. She loved hers and I can’t get over her dress!

2020 | Emmy’s 3rd Birthday | Mellie Dee & Jenny Soju

I finally got to see Jenny again and we knocked back a few shots with the group, took a selfie per usual and sent it over to Travis.

It’s been a long day. Tomorrow, we head back to Houston. Whomp.