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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

Music | Happier by Marshmello ft. Bastille

November 23, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Every argument, every word we can’t take back
‘Cause with all that has happened
I think that we both know the way that the story ends

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I think that you’ll be happier, I want you to be happier

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I wanna raise your spirits
I want to see you smile

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: YouTube

Emmy & JJ Playdate + Package from Japan

November 22, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Filet o Fish and Fries with Emmy

I got off work early so that I could take Emmy to play JJ. I did stop by McDonald’s to pick up some food for me, Dad, and Emmy before heading over.

Starbucks and Baby Winnie the Pooh

I stopped by Starbucks and picked up some goodies for me and Mallory as well.

Emmy & JJ Playdate

Emmy and JJ played, drove around, went to the park for snack time, then went back to the house and played.

Wine with Mallory and Beth

Beth came over and we had wine as well. Emmy actually fell asleep or was so tired she didn’t want to get up. But then she heard “pizza” and was awake again. Crazy girl. Thanks for Mallory having Emmy and I over for about six hours. She had a lot of fun and said she wanted to come back tomorrow. Really wish that she lived closer so they could be forever friends. Sigh.

Mochi Ice Cream from Gordon and Patsy

We went home and soon enough Gordon and Patsy came over and brought mochi ice cream. They played and we ended up watching funny game shows off YouTube before they called it a night.

Japan Package from Erin

I received a package from Japan from Erin! She sent two postcards. One for me and one for the old team. She’s so sweet and got things just for me and whatever I pretty much don’t want will go to the team. Don’t worry, I won’t be greedy! I’m excited to try the chips she got me!

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Last Day of High School Mentoring

November 21, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Today marks a whole year of high school mentoring. I’m glad all three of my menchie’s received word that they got into more than one college. It might not be their first choice but it will be a college that they will fall back on if money doesn’t work out.

Last Day of High School Mentoring

We had a pizza party to celebrate which none of us were ready for. I guess we didn’t really pay attention to the announcement that this was the last one. I was going to bring them all a gift card as a farewell gift so I was genuinely sad when one of my mentees gave me a gift because I couldn’t return the favour!

I’m extremely proud of all three of them and I wish that we could stay in touch so that I can know the greatness that they will achieve throughout their lives.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

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