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Free Foods and Panda Backpack

August 9, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

One of the teams at work ordered way too much food so we got to grab some as well. It’s from one of my favourite downtown restaurants, Treebeards. I finally got to try their chicken, gumbo, and etouffee. The etouffee was the best out of the three but does it compare to their fried chicken? I’m not too sure. I had so much food, I couldn’t even finish it!

Few hours later our building had an ice cream social. I got strawberry and cookies and cream with some goodies on top just for picture purposes. I couldn’t finish this either. I’m a ome-spoon-of-ice-cream type of girl.

[2018] 221/365: Panda Backpack

Before leaving work, I saw this cute Panda backpack. We donated some money to get school supplies for kids who can’t afford it. My good deed of the day is complete.

I took a picture of this and send it to Scruffy hoping that you get me one. It’s from Target for $17! But what would I put in it? Is it frowned upon for an almost thirty year old to carry around a panda backpack like it’s their purse?

Crazy Rich Asian Premiere

August 8, 2018 by Mellie Dee 2 Comments

After work I went home and relaxed a bit before getting ready for the premiere of Crazy Rich Asians at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

I went to grab some earrings out of this bag and he decided to climb into it thinking that this bag was going with me but boy was he was wrong. He’s cute though.

This is me, waiting patiently for the sisters to arrive. I was lucky enough to get front row parking and I just wanted to show I wore a colored lippy. Very rare sight.

When Madison arrived, we walked in to a waiter serving free champagne and there was a violinist and cellist playing beautiful songs. They even played a piece that I played back in high school as my solo that received a I! Good memories.

[2018] 220/365: Paparazzi

Mallory showed up soon after and we were downing our champagnes and taking pictures. They even have a glamourous photo booth and a lady taking pictures on the red carpet.

The sisters wore their old bridesmaid dresses while I wore my work clothes. As Madison puts it, I’m already rich so I don’t need to try as hard. Hahaha

P.S. I’m not rich. It was a joke.

You can see the red carpet in “greetings from” picture. You even get your own tables and a place to hang your purse! I will say that the table was way too small though. But man did Alamo Drafthouse upgrade from their old one!

Soon enough we were seated and a lady shows up on stage. Since it was sponsored by Kendra Scott, the company gave away twenty jewelry sets for everyone that had a gold sticker on their menu. The three of us were not lucky as we watched everyone get up and grab their prizes.

The movie itself was pretty great. I was surprised to see that the main cast was Asian. In the last post, I talked about how there aren’t much Asians on the screens so this was a big eye opener and to know so many people in the theater liked it was a plus.

We joked that I should have tried out to be an extra or something. Sigh … maybe one day.

The three of us ordered off the Houston Restaurant Week menu. I ordered their special popcorn and an avocado burger. Since we ordered off that menu we all received a movie ticket to come back and use. How great is that?!

The only thing horrible about this theater was the service. I’m not sure if it’s because it opened recently and they’re working out the kinks, or because there was a lot of people at the premier, or because they were just sucky. Either way, I’ll give it another try before I never come back again.

Oh wow, it’s getting late. Time to unwind and hit the hay.

Kim’s Convenience

August 7, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

[2018] 219/365: Kim’s Convenience

Guys, I brought up this show on my last post and I cannot believe how much I like the show. They only have two seasons but my fingers are crossed for more.

Although I’m not Korean it’s a great feeling to see Asians on my screen, not as a crazy sidekick or a joke but as the main cast.

The show is funny and heartwarming and I wish for more shows like this. If anyone has any recommendations please share because I’m low on shows to watch.

Creamy Goodness

August 6, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Work was a clustereff. How one person can confuse so many is beyond me. It’s like the worst special talent ever. I was so busy that I ended up forgetting to eat lunch until past one.

After work I went to my doctor appointment that kept me there until forever just to tell me they can’t really do anything for me until I get blood work.

[2018] 218/365: Creamy Goodness

Since Scruffy lives near the hospital I was at I stopped by for dinner. Dinner took a while so we watched half an episode of Shameless before enjoying a delicious carb filled meal.

P.S. If you have Netflix, watch Kim’s Convenience. Simple and a bit funny.

World Market Date

August 5, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Scruffy and I woke up in search of delicious raw goodness and landed in Square Root Poke. It’s in the new Asian area in Katy!

We shared a small poke bowl and the place has a pot of miso soup, complimentary! We drank two mini bowls worth. I’m not a super big lover of miso but this one was actually pretty tasty.

The poke bowl didn’t have enough sauce. They did say we could go back up and ask for more but there were customers and we weren’t about to stand and wait I’m line.

We drove slow around the area to see what new stores were going to pop up and found Gong Cha. We shared a Taro Milk Tea with tapioca. We should have said less sugar because we were in a sugar rush after.

[2018] 217/365: Whole Foods Date

We walked around World Market and Whole Foods before grabbing a chicken noodle soup and a slice of pepperoni pizza from the self-serve bar. We then pay for everything and sat down at the bar they had in the middle of the store and he ordered a beer, I got a rose and we ate our foods.

I’ve always wanted to do a Whole Foods date so I was glad we crossed it off the list. Can we have more my love?

We went back to my house where we watched Shamless and fell asleep. We woke up in time for Korean BBQ with the family before he called it a night. This boy loves Bulgogi and I love that he eats so much because he’s a small eater.

Tomorrow, it’s back to reality. Sigh … I need a vacation.