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Baby Finn – Gender Reveal

July 20, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

The day started out very busy. Actually, I’m lying. The whole day was busy! I started off heading to get my routine bloodwork done. Afterward, I picked up some Chick-fil-A breakfast chicken minis and headed to Mallory’s community pool.

After the food settled for a good forty-five minutes we started our water aerobics workout with others. I never thought I’d say this but I LOVE WATER AEROBICS! It was fun and not as stressful on the joints and old injuries.

I showered at Mallory’s and played with JJ for a bit. He seems to like me a lot more and was even nice enough to dip a tater tot in honey mustard and fed it to me when I asked if I could have one!

Minuti Coffee | Katy, Texas | Reunion with Tan

Soon enough I was out the door to Minuti Coffee. I met up with Tan. We did the math and realized we hadn’t seen each other in 10 years! But now that he lives closer and had a tasting near me we decided to catch up. I’m glad we did. And I cannot wait for more future adventures with him. We had a great time talking about people from our past and catching up about the in-between. Let’s hope this reunion will last.

Soon enough sissy came over. As she got her haircut I went shopping near the area. I even got a little taste of a cocktail they were serving at a store!

Kim's Teahouse | Katy, Texas | Strawberry Green Tea with Mini Boba

After her haircut we stopped by Kim’s Teahouse for her to get a drink. Don’t get strawberry green tea. It was not good at all. We also got popcorn chicken and fries.

We went home to let Rizzo out, then went to Wal-Mart for groceries. As we were putting groceries away Brudda video called since we were finally going to find out what the gender of the new baby was going to be!!

We had to make them wait so we could finish putting up groceries, as well as, the drive over to Katie’s! It’s a boy! I am getting a nephew! Just what I guessed! They already have a name picked out and I’m going to call him Finn. Gah, I’m too excited. I bought a heat press from Amazon Prime Day and I cannot wait to make all these shirts!

After the reveal we played with Jasmine and had dinner with their family.

Dinner at Katie's | Cheesecake - Perfect Circle

Then we had a dessert of cheesecakes that Sissy and I brought over. I had a smart idea to do the perfect circle so we got to try everything to figure out which one was our favourites. Vanilla bean for me!

After dessert, we planned out our Cousin’s Trip a little bit more. Booked an excursion with the ones who want to do it as well as making a list of all the Airbnbs and getting everyone to rank them.

I’m pooped and ready to relax before bedtime. Night, world!

A Day at Home

July 19, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Due to having to take Dad for his CT Scan this morning, I had to work from home. I had to start working at five in the morning to make a five-thirty conference call with India and not having to change and drive into the office for it was gold. It sounds horrible to many but I actually didn’t mind it since I did get a lot of work done before I had to leave for the doctor.

Los Balitos | Katy, Texas | Barbacoa Taco, Lengua Taco, Carne Asada Fries

After the doctor’s we picked up some Los Balitos. Their tacos are still on point but they are getting horrible with the carne asada fries. They used to be my favourite but with the amount of fries they put with the amount of toppings, the ratio is off. Definitely not how it used to be.

I worked attended more meetings, worked my hours, then I ordered dinner. Rizzo looked out the window while I looked out the window and it was freaking adorable. I love the little curl in his tail although it is a broken tail.

I ordered Kurry Walah through Door Dash and it was not a hit. Nothing had the spice factor and therefore the taste was off. Three of the six papad were stale and burnt. Not happy at all. I’ll never come back to this place.

I miss my favourite Indian restaurant. I wish they delivered and was closer. Sigh …

Lia’s Last Day & Case Study Competition

July 18, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

A busy morning resulted in less than thirty minutes to say goodbye to Lia. She’s going off on maternity leave but even after the leave is over, she’s quitting to do life with her husband and newborn for his fellowship. I enjoyed some delicious froyo and Michael who used to be on her team stayed and caught up with us as well.

After a couple of more meetings I headed off to practice my speech with the team. Nerves and all, we walked into the competition room and grabbed our lunches. We sat through two presentations before ours. We did horribly but we pushed through and listened to one last presentation before they were announcing the winners.

Although our team didn’t win, I won a door raffle prize of a cap. I don’t have a picture because then you’ll know where I work if you Google it. I’m glad I took home some prize rather than nothing at all. It was a different experience than I thought and I doubt I’d do another one in the future. I might just attend as a guest though.

Off to relax before another busy day tomorrow. Night, world!

Music | Never Really Mine by Liz Longley

July 15, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

‘Cause I can still hear our laughter
And every word that came after
Lying there in the darkness
Thinking your heart was harmless
Now I’m here in this hotel room
Trying to wash the pain from my eyes
Did I imagine everything
Everything you said to me
I made believe you and I were meant to be
And then I saw you with somebody else
It pulled me backwards and put me through hell
And I realized you were never really mine
I don’t know what I did
You flipped a switch
Now it’s like you’re a different person
What did I miss
Cause I don’t know if I miss you
Or if I just wish you goodbye

Girls Afternoon Out

July 14, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

A lazy morning before heading over to Mallory’s. Mallory and I planned on manicures and pedicures and since Leah was in town for a wedding she decided to join in.

We all got the same shade of pink except Mallory and I had colour changing ones that become a way darker pink when cold. You can see a little bit of a darker pink on her nails far right.

Eight Turn Crepe | Katy, Texas | Strawberry Nutella, Truffled Royal Scrambled Eggs , Harajuku Fruit Cocktail Crepes — R to L: Strawberry Nutella [fresh strawberries, Nutella, chocolate custard, whipped yogurt, and hazelnuts | $7.62; Truffled Royal Scrambled Eggs [two scrambled organic eggs, truffled mushrooms, truffle oil, baby spinach, tofu sauce, and cheddar cheese] | $7.99, Harajuku Fruit Cocktail Crepes [fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, mango, and banana, whipped yogurt, custard cream, and sliced almonds] | $8.96

We went to Katy Asian Town. They’ve never been and so I took them around. We stopped by Eight Turn Crepe first since we were a bit hungry. We all shared a savory crepe and two sweet crepes. Let’s be real though, I ate the majority of the savory one since sweets aren’t really my biggest love. They were all equally amazing but I’m still a savory person. I want to go back and try to creme brulee one but they only have that Mondays to Fridays though.

Eight Turn Crepe | Katy, Texas | Mallory, Mellie Dee, Leah

The cool kids.

Sharetea | Katy, Texas | Mango & Passion Fruit Green Tea, Taro Ice Blended with Pudding — Mango & Passion Fruit Green Tea with Pearls | $4.50 + $0.50 for Pearls, Taro Ice Blended with Pudding | $5

Mallory and I got drinks from ShareTea. It was her first tapioca drink and I believe she’ll be happy with just the drink without the balls in the future.

We headed to H-Mart afterward. Their first Asian grocery store. They had a lot of questions and I had fun showing them around the place. I was even surprised when they tried conch at one of the tasting spots.

We went back to Mallory’s and hung out and talked about boys before I headed back home. I’m ready for bed now since this weekend has been super busy. Night, world.