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2021 | Week 82 of Quarantine

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2021 | Week 82 of Quarantine | Top Golf NOV Team Building | Food and Drinks

Went to a different team’s team building at Top Golf on Tuesday. We enjoyed some treats and had drinks up the wazoo. The manager even paid for some of it out of pocket rather than fully charging it on the corporate card.

2021 | Week 82 of Quarantine | Top Golf NOV Team Building | Mellie Dee & Chelsea

3 old fashions, 2 Guinness, 1/2 Dos, and 2 tequila shots later, Chelsea and I took many selfies and I didn’t do too horribly. Glad to have been invited since I don’t know how many more I’ll get to have before leaving the company.

2021 | Week 82 of Quarantine | Snapchat Selfies | Mellie Dee & Ethan

I worked half a day on Friday and took Snapchat selfies with Ethan. His favourite is the McDonald’s chicken nugget one.

2021 | Week 82 of Quarantine | Ethan & Rizzo Inside

I spent time with Ethan and Rizzo indoors. Filled with many different activities.

2021 | Week 82 of Quarantine | Ethan & Rizzo Outside

But we also had a lot of fun outdoors too. Peep him trying to blow bubbles with his eye. Haha Silly.

2021 | Week 82 of Quarantine | Ethan, Rizzo, McDonald's Ice Cream

Tkday, I tried working on tshirts making for the bachelorette but Rizzo just wanted to chill on my chest instead.

Dad, June, Ethan and I went and visited Gma. Gordon and Patsy showed up too. It’s been a while but nice to see Ethan getting a lot of laughs with them.

We ended up stopping at McDonald’s for ice cream and fries and everything nice before heading home.

2021 | Week 82 of Quarantine | Food, Ethan, Crabs

Speaking of food, some great eats this week.We had hot pot and crabs, stuffed salmon and rice, and pesto pasta. Most notable is my iced latte homemade by me.

Four day work weeks or less has commenced. I’m not sure what my plan is but I’m hoping I’ll get some rest.

2021 | Week 81 of Quarantine

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2021 | Week 81 of Quarantine | District 7 | Houston, Texas | Frankenstein & Mellie Dee

Met up with Frankenstein at District 7 after his labs and my training. Old fashioned, mimosa flight, east and gulf oysters, osso bucco, and zucchini chips. Time with him is just a whole lot of discussions about such random things. P.S. the mimosa flight wasn’t as I expected but that old fashioned was bomb.

2021 | Week 81 of Quarantine | Tandoori Grill | Katy, Texas | Buffet with Jenny, Bridal, SIL | Tea Top | Ethan

Saturday, Bridal, SIL, Ethan, Emmy and Jenny came down. We were able to spend the whole Saturday together. We started at doing a late lunch at Tandoori Grill. They have a lunch buffet on weekends and for $14 a person, I think it’s pretty worth it.

We then walked around Best Buy and Target. We then made our way to Starbucks to get their friend who works down the street some coffee. Sadly they were already off work. So we gave them to the receptionists and headed to Tea Top.

The rest of the night was used to plan out the bachelorette party and looking at outfits.

2021 | Week 81 of Quarantine | Nails, Spaghetti Squash and Chicken Pesto, Ethan

Today they all left to go to a baby shower. Ethan is staying with us for a few weeks before I go to the bachelorette.

I did my nails twice since works been a little boring. And I was able to meal prep last week, spaghetti squash, sauteed vegetables, and chicken pesto for dinner practically every night. So good.

Hoping for a chill week. Fingers crossed.

2021 | Week 80 of Quarantine | Jenny’s Bridal Shower

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2021 | Week 80 of Quarantine | Beagle Puzzle, Nails, Sushi Block Legos

Work week was pretty easy since our company got some crazy news. I was able to do my nails, finish the Beagle puzzle and built the sushi block Lego that Frankenstein and I won from Kura.

2021 | Week 80 of Quarantine | Poor Richard's Cafe | Frankenstein | Lomonte's Italian Restaurant | Houston, Texas

Frankenstein was off Thursday so we were able to have a romantic date night at Lomonte’s. The weather was nice out so we sat on the deck listening to the live music performance and talked about so many different topics. We both got a chicken dish that came with a side of pasta. The food was pretty good and the ambience of the area reminded us of Austin.

2021 | Week 80 of Quarantine | Poor Richard's Cafe | Road trip To Dallas | Rosanna's Birthday, Ethan, Rizzo, Mellie Dee, June & Emmy | Bols Rice and Ramen

Friday after work, we drove to Dallas. Upon arriving, we celebrated Rosanna’s birthday, ate dinner from Bols Rice and Ramen and played with Emmy. I was pooped after.

2021 | Week 80 of Quarantine | Poor Richard's Cafe | Plano, Texas | Emmy & Mellie Dee Storytime

Saturday morning I took the parents, June and the kids to Poor Richard’s Cafe for breakfast. This is our first time and we all ended up liking it. The kids even ate a lot which was surprising … for Emmy.

I drove them all around to run some errands for Jenny’s Bridal Shower and then went back to the house where I read Emmy some stories before we all took a nap.

2021 | Week 80 of Quarantine | Jenny's Bridal Shower

We went and picked up the cake and headed to the clubhouse to set up for Jenny’s Bridal Shower. We took pictures, ate, and played some games. Oh and shots were had. Good times all around. And it was like a mini reunion. Next up, bachelorette!

2021 | Week 80 of Quarantine | BBQ Chicken and Happy Lemon

We got home and showered before SIL and I went to pick up dinner of BBQ Chicken and Happy Lemon. Korean fried chicken always hits the spot!

2021 | Week 80 of Quarantine | Bucees Keto Eggs, Stardew, Salmon Sushi Rice

We left for home super early. I am running on 2 hours of sleep today! Had breakfast of keto sausage egg and cheese from Bucees on the way. Then it was grocery shopping. After everything settled down, I got online and played some Stardew Valley with Sissy and BIL then made dinner of salmon sushi rice.

Back to work tomorrow but luckily it’s my Friday off. Last free weekend before Ethan comes back down again. What should I do? Sleep sounds nice.

2021 | Week 79 of Quarantine

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2021 | Week 79 of Quarantine | Ethan & Rizzo

One of the days I was working, I looked down and saw Ethan chilling in Rizzo’s bed together. I was surprised Rizzo didn’t yell at him for it. It was actually pretty sweet. Rizzo even gave him kisses and Ethan as over the moon because he’s been trying to get Rizzo to do that the whole time he’s been here. He’s scared of Rizzo but also want him near him ALL the time. Even when Ethan is watching me puzzle.

2021 | Week 79 of Quarantine | Frankenstein | Gen Korean BBQ House | Houston, Texas | Inspiration 4 Launch

On Wednesday, Frankenstein and I met downtown at Gen Korean BBQ House for a dinner date. It was his first time and he loved it because it’s meat, duh. This is probably the most I’ve ever seen him eat. He probably went into a food coma after. We ordered a 32 carafe of Mango Soju but it looked and smelled like Pine sol. I wasn’t a fan of the flavour, he didn’t hate it, so he drank majority of it.

It was also the day of the Inspiration 4 launch so we watched part of that as well. It was pretty neat to see how the team came about, helping St. Jude’s Hospital. He also has not been annoyed with all my ignorance and questions. Our waiter told us a few tables down, another couple was watching the same thing.

2021 | Week 79 of Quarantine | Ethan & Jacob Play Date

Friday I took Ethan on his playdate to Mallory’s. He played with Jacob for a little bit but mostly he just did his own thing. We ordered habachi food, I got a kids meal for Ethan, and all of our stuff did not come with rice. SO weird. Luckily, we were reimbursed a few bucks to cover it and more.

2021 | Week 79 of Quarantine | Frankenstein & Mellie Dee | Kura & Houston Axe Throwing | Katy, Texas

Later that night, Frankenstein and I met up for dinner at Kura. We got a little toy for hitting our 15 plates and after recording a video, I made him stage a picture which he played along with but I’m sure he hated.

We then went on to Houston Axe Throwing. I was doing fairly well in the beginning but he started to find his momentum and of course, he beat me by a landslide. We payed a few dollars extra to do knife throwing at the end and same thing happened. I suck. I can’t save you. He was able to get some 6s for both tools. Ugh.

2021 | Week 79 of Quarantine | Macaroni Soup, Hot Pot, Beef Rice, Seafood Boil

Great foods for the week. Due to the hurricane, Mum stayed home and she made us macaroni soup, one of my favourites. We also had Vietnamese beef and rice, hot pot, and seafood boil. It’s been a good week for food. But it’s also time to get back to my workouts.

2021 | Week 79 of Quarantine | Stardew with Sissy & BIL } Purple Neon Nails

I did my nails during a meeting. I thought it’d be more neon but it came out well. I even got to play a game of Stardew Valley with Sissy and BIL.

2021 | Week 79 of Quarantine | Ethan & Brudda

Ethan looked at magazines and would point at all the food. Definitely our blood. I got him a baby shark with a little sound thing that replays the song over and over again. He is IN LOVE with it. Sadly, he went home today. I drove halfway to meet Brudda. Less than a week before I see him again though!

A week full of Ethan and Frankenstein this week and I don’t mind it at all.

2021 | Week 78 of Quarantine

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2021 | Week 78 of Quarantine | Breakfast for Blood Donation, Sushihana, Stardew Valley

Labour Day was pretty swell except when I tried to donate, I was off by one on my iron and couldn’t donate. I had a killer breakfast though.

Sissy and BIL came over and we ordered Sushihana. They played with Ethan for a bit before he went down for his nap. Then we spent a few hours playing Stardew Valley. They’ve been playing for years and have asked me to join their game. This could be a single player game, kind of like Animal Crossing, but it’s not one I would ever play by myself.

2021 | Week 78 of Quarantine | Ethan, Mellie Dee, Rizzo

Having Ethan is fun but it’s also super draining. He needs more attention than Emmy at this age which is CRAZY to even think about. He’s had fun eating popcorn, watching Mickey Mouse, listening to me play guitar and sing to him. He doesn’t understand personal space and always lays on people jumping up and down. As for Rizzo, I’m sure he’s tired of the nonstop crying and constant slaps in his face from Ethan. Rizzo also doesn’t understand personal space.

2021 | Week 78 of Quarantine | Ethan, Jacob, Mellie Dee, JJ, Wine, Maika'i Hawaiian BBQ

Friday after work, I took Ethan to Mallory’s house for a playdate. He and Jacob get along SO well! And JJ was a sweetheart and played with him as well. We had wine and ordered dinner from Maika’i Hawaiian BBQ. We all loved the food from there, especially Ethan and Jacob. They are definitely the eaters of the kids.

2021 | Week 78 of Quarantine | Ethan, Jacob, Mellie Dee, JJ, Mallory, Ice Cream

We decided to walk to the clubhouse and get some ice creams. JJ pushed Ethan for me and I was able to get some cute pictures. (Exhibit A: Ethan’s hair)

The guy messed up and accidentally made an extra ice cream. Sugar overload. It’s safe to say Ethan had fun. He was so tired on the push back to the house and fell asleep with the bottle in his mouth.

2021 | Week 78 of Quarantine | Lao Sze Chuan | Katy, Texas

I had heard recently about a restaurant that opened that came from Chicago, Lao Sze Chuan. The food was good. Nothing special except that it’s less salty which we all loved. My favourite is the fried intestines. Even Ethan did well and sat and ate a lot!

The only complaint was the service. Understandable as there is a shortage everywhere but they could be a little more attentive.

2021 | Week 78 of Quarantine | Kittens and Golden Puzzles, Stardew Valley

I finished three puzzles this week which I didn’t even know until I put this post together. Almost done with the kitten and dog 10 pack from when we were kids and we never did.

Yesterday night I played Stardew Valley with Sissy and BIL for many hours before we called it a night.

2021 | Week 78 of Quarantine | Ethan & Emmy Video, Zoe's Kitchen Delivery

Ethan was able to get some video in with Emmy. It was sweet to hear Emmy say that he misses Ethan.

Sissy and BIL came over. We ordered food from Zoe’s Kitchen then it was playtime with Ethan and Stardew Valley with me. I’m starting to like the game a lot but still, not something I’d play by myself. I hate building things.

2021 | Week 78 of Quarantine | Rocky and SWEAT: High Intensity Program Complete

Today marks the completion of the 4 week SWEAT High Intensity program. Rizzo was by my side every day. Rocky liked being close by my yoga mat on days I had body weights. I don’t feel like much has changed but I do feel stronger. Off to schedule my next workouts. What should I do now?