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2019 Priscilla’s Birthday

July 26, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

A doctor’s visit for over two hours and finishing a novel made for a good morning and afternoon. I even got a nap time in with Rizzo before I had to get up and get ready for Priscilla’s birthday celebration.

Sinh Sinh | Houston, Texas | Priscilla's Bir

We went to Sinh Sinh for dinner with her husband and four other friends and Salim. We all ordered different dishes and shared. This wasn’t even all of it and we were stuffed.

We are currently at District 249, a country dance hall. I never realized how much I missed these places. People watching and finding new country songs. Only thing missing is a man to two step too. Haha

Okay, time to get back to the people. Night, world!

Happy Hour with Data Scientists

July 25, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

The Moonshiners Southern Table + Bar | Houston, Texas | Old Fashioned & Lavender Mule

Earlier in the week, Salim invited me to happy hour at The Moonshiners Southern Table + Bar with the data scientists from our old company. I’ve always wanted to try this place and although I didn’t end up getting food, I would love to come back and try. Shown is my Old Fashioned and Salim’s Lavender Mule.

I met new people and also saw people I haven’t seen since we left the company. Although they are all super smart and I get lost in their conversations, it’s nice to hear them talk. The best feeling is understanding certain parts they talk about! I get more motivated to be better with them around.

Salim, John, Ejie (?) and I decided to get pho from The Conservatory. Much more wonderful conversations before Salim walked me to where my Uber was going to meet me after a homeless man tried to swindle us out of money when we were all outside on the streets talking.

My Uber driver was pretty awesome. She’s a police officer, private investigator, and bodyguard. If you ever met her, you’d never guess. She was also nice enough to watch me walk into the house versus just leaving.

It’s finally the weekend. Two more days of work and then it’s finally a vacation. Hallelujah.

Thumpah™ Water Resistant Bluetooth Speaker by Origaudio

July 24, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Delisha was sweet enough to bring me lunch today. Her homemade chicken and pasta type dish. It was very delicious and was so freaking full afterward. Perfection.

I had lunch with Juhi, Christopher, and Amelia outside. The weather was so perfect as long as we were in the shade. It was nice to get away from the desk and to get some vitamin c as well.

There was a three-week Salesforce competition and I was one of the winners! I got an Astro stuffed animal along with some stickers of Astro wearing our company’s logo.

I also got a Salesforce branded Thumpah™ Water Resistant Bluetooth Speaker by Origaudio. I looked it up and it’s expensive. Click here to see more specs. I wonder how much it costs to get the Salesforce logo printed on there. The speaker itself is pretty amazing. Fast connectivity, 3 sound adjustment mode (standard, more base, more treble), clear, quality sound even when I’m far away. I wish they made a case for it. It would be perfect if they had that as well.

It’s almost the weekend. Super busy but excited I get to see so many people lately.

Reunion with Pardeis

July 23, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago, as I was leaving work, I saw a familiar face walking towards the car park. I had to look her up to see if what I saw was real. I reached out to her and we set up a lunch date for today. Another reunion with an old college friend whom I haven’t seen in over 10 years.

It’s crazy how big the world is but also how small it can be sometimes. We caught up as much as we could cram in a one-hour time frame. She’s a lawyer now, recent newlywed, and just moved back from DC and works at the same campus as me!

I’ve always been hesitant to reach out to others or ask them to hang out because I always fear I’m bothering them. Or if they say no or ignore me enough times, I’ll stop reaching out. I told her about my hesitance and she said she was grateful I reached out because if she’d seen me, she would have too.

I’m not sure where this reunion will take us but it’s always nice to be able to start up right where we left off.

Homemade Ice Cream & Sorbet

July 21, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Ed's Homemade Herb Garden Ice Cream, Cherry Sorbet, Lemongrass Ginger Lime Sorbet

I had plans with Ed today. It’s been a long while and figured we’d put something in the calendar else it’d never happen. I told him it was national ice cream day a couple of weeks ago and funny enough, he’d been making ice creams and sorbets. I got to try a few that he’s made in the past. Herb Garden Ice Cream, Cherry Sorbet, Lemongrass Ginger Lime Sorbet.

We, mostly Ed, made the base of Orange Sherbet and headed to the library in Richmond so I could get a library card. The one I have at the moment is a small library with fewer audiobooks available. I have so much more to choose from now and I’m so excited!

After we went and got Kung Fu Tea. Even with 30% sugar, it’s way too sweet!

We went next door for BurgerIM but we failed at calculating drinks. We both ended up with two drinks and I’m never for the soft drink machines.

They are mini burgers and both did the duo combo. The Angus burger had a frozen pattie flavour and not worth the addition of grilled onions and grilled mushrooms. The crispy chicken was very, very good. I was so surprised by it. The only thing was they broke my egg yolk so it spilled everywhere and the cheese wasn’t melted. The fries were not a favourite at all but the garlic aioli addition helped.

Would I come back here? Most likely not. But if I ever was nearby and craved a crispy chicken burger, then yes, yes I would.

We went back to his house to get the Orange Sherbet out of the fridge and into the ice cream churner. After it was the right consistency we tasted it and it was delicious. But in the freezer, it goes for an hour before the final product.

I went home before that happened. I was pooped and had a lot to take care of before work tomorrow. I spent most of the evening discussing the Cousins Trip plans. We’ve booked our Airbnb! And things are getting a little more real with the time we spent planning on finalizing things.

EEEp! Now I need to focus on my August trip first!