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2019 December Big Brother Big Sister Meeting

December 3, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

The Original Alamo Tamales | Houston, Texas

Today was Big Brother Big Sister first meet up and since I was going to be a bit early, I stopped by Alamo Tamales. Prisila had brought these to work when I worked at the old job and they were delicious. I think she bought them from the other location but the original should taste just as great, right? I bought a dozen and some baked goodies before heading over to the school.

P.S. The tamales are on point … as well as the salsas that go with it. Drool.

Big Brothers Big Sisters | 2019 December Meeting | Pizza and Cookies

We were served Dominos pizza and cookies while we chatted with our mentees. I was told she was shy but she opened up pretty easily and conversation flowed pretty nicely.

Big Brothers Big Sisters | 2019 December Meeting | Raffle Winners

We played games and such as well as made commitments to one another. Two hours flew by pretty fast and soon enough they did a raffle drawing and we won. Starbucks gift card for me and a speaker for her.

Big Brothers Big Sisters | 2019 December Meeting | Free YMCA Membership

Upon leaving we recived free YMCA memberships. I’m excited to sign up and go. Since I get every other Friday off, this would be great! It’ll be tough to go since the closest one is over thirty minutes from work but I’ll make it happen, somehow.

Anker's Soundcore Liberty Total-Wireless Earphones

I came home to one of my Cyber Monday deals. I don’t really need it but it was a good deal and won’t hurt to have an upgrade. I cannot wait to set it up and start using it! Perfect timing too since they’re sweat resistant. It’ll go well with my workouts.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Houston, Mexican, Mexican and Tex-Mex, Texas

Rizzo’s 6th Anniversary

December 1, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Mellie Dee & Rizzo - 6 Year Anniversary

It’s December. Another year almost to an end. Another year celebrating Rizzo coming home. Six years total. It feels like yesterday I took him home. I haven’t realized how much he’s been through with me. The ups and the downs.

Yummy Crawfish & Seafood Leftovers

We celebrated by cuddles, binging on telly, and eating leftovers from one of my favourite places, Yummy Crawfish & Seafood, from last night. I continued my crocheting project and had a completely relaxing Sunday.

Four more weekends until the new year. I need to start putting together my new year resolutions.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

2019 SIL’s Birthday

November 29, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Rizzo Sleeping with IPad

I wasn’t able to sleep all night so I stayed up playing games and watching telly while Rizzo slept like a log next to me. Moments like these make my heart happy.

Drywall with Brudda

We started putting up the rest of the drywall. I give props to all the renovators, housebuilders, and construction workers because it’s such hard work.

Ninja Ramen | Plano, Texas | Door Dash

We ordered from Ninja Ramen through Door Dash. Surprisingly good and Emmy even ate a lot! I would order from here again, especially because their level of spicy is on point. After the quick lunch, we were back at it renovating the attic. Then I took a shower, shopped online, took a quick cat nap, and played with Emmy while parents, Brudda and SIL were off buying a new car.

Gogiya | Plano, Texas

Dinner was at Gogiya to celebrate SIL’s birthday a day early. You could choose all you can eat for Korean BBQ or Hot Pot. We first wanted Korean BBQ until we realized it’d be an extra $14 per person if we wanted the good meats so we switched over to hot pot.

Gogiya | Plano, Texas | Salad Bar

They had a salad bar you can eat from. Mostly vegetables, seafood, and hot sauces. So freaking good. They could do better with their choice of sauces though.

Gogiya | Plano, Texas | Personal Hot Pot

Choosing hot pot was a good idea. Everyone had their own personal hot pot to cook from. I got full faster because I had my own pot where no one stole what I put in! I wish we could do something like this at home but it’d be super expensive.

June and I are currently watching a movie in the media room. Brudda, SIL, and I were going to go to Richard’s annual Friendsgiving but we were all super tired from a busy day, not to mention the drive back I have to make.

I cannot believe the holiday is already over. Luckily I have all my Fridays off for the rest of the year which means only a four day work week. Yippee!

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Asian, Dallas, Japanese, Korean, Plano, Texas

2019 | Thanksgiving in Dallas

November 28, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

McDonald's with Emmy and SIL

We got into Dallas last night. Mostly to drop off Emmy but to also spend Thanksgiving together. Mum and June went and got us breakfast at McDonald’s – first time Mum’s ever drove in Dallas! I shared above with Emmy and SIL.

Attic Remodel with Brudda and Dad

Then Brudda put me to work in the attic with Dad. He’s transforming his two attics into storage rooms so we’ve been putting in drywall. I worked for a good while before they were able to handle it themselves but there is still a lot of work to do for tomorrow.

Cris and John Vietnamese Street Food | Dallas, Texas

They kept working but the rest of us went to Cris and John Vietnamese Street Food for lunch. They had such cute decor and their Horchata was on point. It’s a fusion between Vietnamese and Mexican.

Cris and John Vietnamese Street Food | Dallas, Texas | Food

We ordered almost everything off the menu. I won’t say everything was great but I’d come back for the pho.

Patti La Belle Sweet Potato Pie

We even stopped by Wal-Mart because I really craved the sweet potato pie from last year at Richard’s Thanksgiving. They sell the mini version as well and I found it so freaking adorable. I was told to put it back down though and stick with the big one.

We all tried to shop online and take naps as well but Emmy kept me up. Soon enough, Brudda and I went to Wal-Mart so that I could get my 10-inch gold Deadpool Funko. He bought the other four variations for me this morning as early birthday presents for the next few birthdays.

Hunan Bistro | Plano, Texas | Le, Aaron, Mellie Dee, SIL

Then it was Thanksgiving at Hunan Bistro. No usual Thanksgiving feast here though we did get some wine. We ordered so much that I am so stuffed. My favourite was the fried intestines. I know you’re probably thinking it’s gross, but it’s all in your head.

Boba Ave 8090 | Plano, Texas | Jenny & Mellie Dee

The kids went next door to Boba Ave 8090 while everyone else went back to their respective homes. We talked about weddings and random things before heading home.

June and I finished our movies and I went and bought more things as Christmas presents. I hope everyone likes theirs!

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Asian, Chinese, Coffee and Tea, Dallas, Mexican and Tex-Mex, Plano, Texas, Vietnamese

2019 Mum’s Birthday Celebration

November 24, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Duck & Bao | Katy, Texas

Yesterday we celebrated Mum’s birthday early, on Brudda’s birthday since he wasn’t here. We went to Duck & Bao. This has been on my list forever so I was very excited to try it and it met my expectations.

Well, other than the xiao long bao touching one another on some of them and the soup falling out. This is probably the best soup dumpling I’ve found near me. Lots of soup inside and pretty big sized. They just need to work on putting them further apart so they don’t stick.

Duck & Bao | Katy, Texas | Slippery Xiao Long Baos

June tried so hard not to bust hers she ended up dropping it in my cup of water.

We tried all the different xiao long boas, sea urchin one was my favourite. We even tried the extra-large one where you have to suck the soup out with a straw. It has truffles in it but it wasn’t my favourite one. I will come back here, possibly by myself, because it’s worth it and so close by.

Terry Hershey Park with Edward

Today, I met up with Edward and we took a walk at Terry Hershey Park for a good two and a half hours. We talked about a lot of random things. About life, personal, work, etc. I’ve always wanted to come to this park but never had a chance to so I’m happy I get to check this off my list. It’s way closer than I thought so I’ll probably be back with Rizzo or something one day.

Popeyes Spicy Chicken Sandwiches for the Family

Since I haven’t eaten all day, I stopped by Popeyes and picked up four spicy chicken sandwiches for everyone to try and an 8 piece mild chicken meal for Emmy since she cannot eat spicy yet. They all said it was pretty dang delicious and one even said it was better than Chickfila so … the verdict is in.

Three workdays until the weekend! Luckily, I get to work from home on Wednesday. Hopefully, Emmy won’t realize I’m home so I can work in peace.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries

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