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2022 August | Doctors, June’s Birthday, Conferences, Competitions, and Mentorships

August 31, 2022 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

20220803 | Basic Embroidery Sample

August 3, 2022

Finished up one of my embroidery kits with this being the last one. I had the most fun doing this mostly due to the wheels and the surrey stiches.

20220810 | June Chemo | Minuti Coffee & Los Balitos

August 10, 2022

June’s chemo has been mostly us trying to decide what pick up to eat or drink to bring there. Los balitos burritos and coffee.

20220812 | Houston Restaurant Week | Frankenstein | Avenida Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse

August 12, 2022

Frankenstein and I went to our first Houston Restaurant Week together. Avienda Brazillian Steakhouse hit the spot for all the pichana I wanted.

20220813 | Lobster Seafood Meal

August 13, 2022

Lobster was on sale so Mum got us all our own. I went all out and did a seafood boil type meal with sauce from Yummy. Ughhh so good.

20220819 | Annual Check Up & Mia's Table

August 19, 2022

Did my annual check up and found out I in fact do not mind oatmeal but that it was made to be nasty growing up in the sense that my folks never put in flavoring or fruits to help mask the cardboard. When they went to do my EKG, the pads kept falling off. I think they gave up and the lady told me it was most likely due to my great moisturizing skills.

I stopped by Mia’s Table for a quick lunch before having to go to my dermatologist for my flare ups.

20220824 | June Chemo | Los Balitos

August 24, 2022

Another round of chemo, another road of Los Balitos burritos. I usually don’t have anything going on during this time so it was nice that I was able to attend an interactive meeting.

20220825 | Frankenstein | Gen Korean BBQ | League City

August 25, 2022

Went to GEN Korean BBQ with Frankenstein. Over ordered per usual and stuffed our faces. Over a year and a half, we still have some great conversations. And he still listens to my work woes where I “feel” the whole world is ending. Lady at work has been a bully and unbearable to where I contemplated on quitting.

20220826 | Chicken Orzo Dinner a la Frankenstein | Smoothie King

August 26, 2022

I worked out of Frankenstein’s house which I’ve never done before. He woke up super early which is surprising to me as he usually wakes up at night. He left for a bit and showed up with Smoothie King. After he dropped mine off, he left to his garage to work on some things as I continued working with a group on a competition project.

I forgot to pack underwear, gross, I know. And he made the trip to Target with me during rush hour! I then proceeded to get him to drive me to Joann’s to purchase embroidery things for an upcoming project then HEB for dinner ingredients.

First meal he’s ever made me! I thought we were going to cook together like usual but he told me to watch telly and relax. Orzo pasta with lemon chicken and a side of veggies because that’s all I ever want. So damn good that I tried mimicking his at home the week after.

20220827 | June Birthday

August 27, 2022

For June’s birthday, we had our usual meal and cake. We opted for this pancake ice cream cake because she would always go with Mum every weekend for either IHOP or Denny’s. It’s been a while due to everything going on though. It got a lot of laughs when we revealed it.

20220828 | Hatchet House Texas | Frankenstein & Mellie Dee

August 28, 2022

Work has discounts for some activities and they were having a lottery for Hatchet House Texas for “couples”. Axe, star, and knife throwing which Frankenstein was totally down to lose sleep on. We had pizza and beer as part of our meals. I realized I was better at start throwing.

20220829 | IMAGE Conference, Starbucks, Studio X

August 29, 2022

I was able to attend the IMAGE conference even though it was only for one day due to my busy week. It was nice to get out of the normal routine and attend something. Wychico was also there at the same time so we stuck with one another and got Starbucks for lunch as all the other places was filled up. We bumped into one of our leadership team members who got us an invite to Studio X happy hour at True Anomaly. I talked to new folks and networked while munching on tacos and drinking beers. It was nice to see what others were doing in other companies.

20220830 | FEL Competition at Greentown Labs

August 30. 2022

My group and I met up an hour or so earlier to practice our presentation for the first time before heading to Greentown Labs for the FEL Competition. Although we did not win, it was a great experience. I got out of my shell and did something I never would have done, meeting amazing peers who I probably won’t ever see again. I also got a lot of IMs/texts afterwards on a job well done with my presentation skills. If you know me, you’ll know I’m the worst at it so it was nice to hear.

20220831 | WEN Mentoring | Maggiano's

August 31, 2022

I joined WEN to get some mentoring from people outside of work that is in the same field as me. The kickoff dinner was at Maggiano’s where I met some of the folks that would be in my group. We were all mistaken that we would be served dinner but I guess getting some snacks and wine was worth it. The two ladies I met seem to be cool so I have high expectations now.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: American, Barbecue, Houston, Houston Restaurant Week, Italian, Korean, League City, Mexican and Tex-Mex, Pizza, Sandwiches and Burgers, Seafood, Sightseeing, Steakhouse, Texas

Three Dimensional Visions | Glassblowing | Tomball, Texas

January 23, 2022 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Gloria's | Katy, Texas, Mallory's Crockpot Italian Chicken Pasta, Nails

Finally got yucca fries from Gloria’s. So good. They come in a garlic butter sauce but I think eating them by itself is just as good. Why haven’t places serve yucca fries more than regular fries?

Went over to Mallory’s Tuesday to drop off Beth’s onesies I made Connor and she served us Crockpot Italian Chicken Pasta. Very delicious but super heavy. I had to take the rest to go for a late night snack.

Also, work = nails during a boring day. This one looks so gorgeous in person when the light glistens just right. I’ve been doing ColorStreet nonstop and forgotten I have my dip nail sets.

Bunco | Mallory, Beth, Mellie Dee

On Thursday, Beth and I subbed in for Mallory’s neighborhood’s Bunco game. I ended up winning my money back while enjoying some nice wine and snacks. It’s been a while since I hung out with a group of ladies and it was nice. They’ve been trying to get me to move into their neighborhood but I don’t think it’s enough stars for Frankenstein.

Little V's | League City, Texas & Harris County Smokehouse | Tomball, Texas | Frankenstein

Speaking of Frankenstein, I drove over to his place Friday night. We DoorDashed Little V’s and watched a couple of SNL episodes that I’ve been wanting to watch forever. It was nice getting a night in since we’re usually out and about on our dates.

The next day, we drove over to Tomball and had lunch at Harris County Smokehouse. Boiled peanuts aren’t bad. I just don’t like how wet they are and spray everywhere and can be a little sticky. We got too much food, per usual.

Three Dimensional Visions | Tomball, Texas | Frankenstein & Mellie Dee

We then headed to Three Dimensional Visions. The reservations were suppose to be for me and Amy but due to personal reasons, she couldn’t make it anymore sooooo I enlisted Frankenstein to go with me. Luckily he was able! We could choose to make different things: mugs, wine glasses, candy dishes, hearts or pumpkins. I think Amy wanted to make a candy dish and I was opting for the pumpkin. But he wanted us to make hearts (cue the awws).

It was a nice experience. They were there to guide you and assist you. But you get to do some things yourself to get the idea of how much work goes into making one thing. This place is pretty popular. We were alone while we made ours (one hour to make two hearts) but they had people prior and after for classes. Frankenstein asked me how much it costs for the class and that we could have just bought two hearts someone already made for the same price and they’d look better. haha

I wouldn’t mind going to another glassblowing place again, possibly one closer. Our hearts didn’t need blowing but next time I’d try to chose something that needs to be blown to get the whole experience. We have to wait to pick them up but I already know mine is going to come out funky (long heart).

Pluckers | League City, Texas | Artemis | Frankenstein | Rizzo

Afterward, we took a long nap. He felt bad for sleeping for hours and I felt bad if I woke him up since I messed up his schedule. We decided to DoorDash Pluckers. I watched a little bit of telly with him before I went to bed and he stayed up studying.

The next day I mostly kept waking up and falling asleep. I knew I had to get up and drive home else I’d be there all night and won’t be able to “make it” but it was nice to have Artemis nearby although she doesn’t like cuddling with me.

Rizzo on the other hand would not stop since I got home. I guess two days away is the longest since I’ve been working from home. Poor little boy was sleeping during the day in my puzzle chair, curled up with my sweater the days I was gone. Sigh.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries, Travel Tagged With: American, Barbecue, Katy, League City, Mexican and Tex-Mex, Sightseeing, Texas, Tomball, Vietnamese

Linda’s & Ricardo’s Wedding | Fredericksburg, Texas

December 19, 2021 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Sylvia's with New Work Team & Cleaning Out Desk

I’ve started my holiday vacation since Thursday and won’t need to be back until the new year. If you haven’t noticed, the title to this post doesn’t say Quarantine anymore. Starting next year I’ll have to go in at least twice a week which means I’ve worked from home for 91 weeks. Isn’t that crazy?! I’ll miss it for sure.

Started off the week, Monday, with lunch at Sylvia’s with my new team. They hadn’t had their Christmas party yet so it was nice being invited and seeing everyone (minus one who works in Louisiana) in person. I’ve actually worked with all of them before in the past. Small world.

Although I might not start going in until mid January, I did go in on Thursday to pick up my boxes. It felt good getting rid of one whole box of manuals we’d never use again.

Timothy & Lillian | Tamashi, Starbucks & Potted Potter

Wednesday, I met up with Timothy and Lillian for dinner at Tamashi. I think it’s better than Jinya! Definitely need to go back again.

We stopped by Sarah’s to drop off some things making a run for Starbucks.

Then it was off to Potted Potter. I’ve been wanting to watch this since I saw the ads and am thankful Lillian loves Harry Potter enough to want to go. Super hilarious. The audience laughed the whole time and was very engaged.

Rakuu | Beth & Connor

Thursday, after the office, I picked up food from Rakuu and headed to Beth’s. Our last hangout before she’s off to Tennessee for Christmas. Connor has grown so much since I last saw him. Lots of smiles and laughter. Super fast crawler too.

Ethan & Rizzo | London Puzzle

A lot of Ethan time. We walked Rizzo with June to look at Christmas lights one night and Thursday, after Beth’s he and I walked to Walgreens for some things. Definitely have more endurance than Emmy.

In all that time watching Ethan, I was able to finish the London puzzle. For now with Emmy being here too, puzzles will most likely be put on hold if I don’t want any missing pieces.

Fredericksburg, Texas | Linda's & Ricardo's Rehearsal Dinner, Pioneer & Christmas Lights | Patricia & Mellie Dee

Friday, I headed off to Fredericksburg. I skipped the wedding rehearsal and Daniel picked me up for the wedding dinner at the venue. They hired a taco truck to make us tacos and the family made beans themselves. Everything was so good. Patricia and I went and looked at lights after wards and there was even a German Christmas tree. Some of her family members showed up and then a few of us headed to Pioneer for a drink before heading to the Airbnb.

Fredericksburg, Texas | Emma & Ollie | Ana, Alex, Jocelyn | Linda's & Ricardo's Wedding Ceremony

Saturday, I had brunch with Ana, Alex and Jocelyn at Emma and Ollie. The food was so delicious though I feel the bowl was overpriced for the amount you get.

By the time we got back to the Airbnb it was time to get ready and head out to the church for the ceremony.

Ricardo cried as Linda walked down the aisle and it was the sweetest thing. The whole ceremony was in Spanish (minus a few lines) so for someone not Catholic, I was a little confused what was going on but was able to get the gist of it.

Fredericksburg, Texas | Linda's & Ricardo's Wedding Reception | Food & Decorations

We then headed off to the reception. The mariachi band played us some songs as we drank and snacked on chips and salsa.

Dinner was BBQ, buffet style. If I wasn’t in so much pain from my butt/back/leg, I would have gotten more. It was SO good.

Fredericksburg, Texas | Linda's & Ricardo's Wedding Reception | Mellie Dee, Lily, Patricia, Inez, Jocelyn

I was able to snag a few pics with some folks, especially the beautiful bride and tired groom.

Mu fabourite is getting to see Lily since it’s been two years since I’ve seen her in person. I love her cute little hair. And it’s been a few years since Patricia, Lily and I got together. Wish we all had more time together, but being able to be with one another for just a bit is better than nothing.

Boerne, Texas | Amy & Mellie Dee | Peggy's on the Green & Farmer's Market

Today, I woke up and hung out a bit with Jocelyn and Patricia before we all went our separate ways. I went off to Boerne to meet up with Amy at Peggy’s on the Green. We were lucky to find the Farmer’s Market was across the street so we headed there after brunch. It was a very short visit but any time with this one is always a great one.

It’s been a long week and this week won’t be any different. Luckily not having to work makes it a bit better.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries, Travel Tagged With: Barbecue, Bars and Pubs, Boerne, Breakfast and Brunch, Fredericksburg, Japanese, Mexican and Tex-Mex, Sightseeing, Texas, Weddings

2021 | Week 91 of Quarantine | The Houston Ballet: The Nutcracker

December 12, 2021 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

2021 | Week 91 of Quarantine | Good Eats

Some of those week’s good eats. Delia’s from RVG, hot pot Saturday night, and Sunday: Eggcellence Cafe and Sushihana.

2021 | Week 91 of Quarantine | Mallory's | Elyson Cafe

Thursday after work I went over to Mallory’s. Mostly to give her and Beth Delia’s tamales and thier Christmas presents because my freezer was packed. I picked up our order from Elyson Cafe and hung up a bit. Feels like forever since I’ve seen them!

2021 | Week 91 of Quarantine | Frankenstein, Sissy, BIL | J Bar M BBQ, The Houston Ballet: The Nutcracker

Friday night Frankenstein finally met Sissy and BIL. We had dinner at J Bar M BBQ and then went and watched the Houston Ballet: The Nutcracker.

I’ve always wanted to go to the ballet and am so thankful he agreed. We even got free Nutcracker masks. So fancy. The set and the costumes were so breathtakingly beautiful. Sigh. Makes me wish I was in theater.

BIL feel asleep for 40%+ of the performance and although Frankenstein struggled, he stayed awake for all of it. So proud. Sissy and I were on cloud nine the whole time.

2021 | Week 91 of Quarantine | Frankenstein, Artemis | Pho Hoang, Nassau Bay Farmers Market & Erma's | Houston, Texas

When we got back we opened a toy he got for Artemis where treats fall out when you hit it, till it, etc. She is so gentle. She hasn’t gotten it down yet but I know she will soon.

The next day, after some Artemis cuddles, Frankenstein suggested us to go to a farmers market. I chose a different one than last time, Nassau Bay’s. A couple of teas, a loaf of baked yum and a jar of pickled okra later, we walked into Erma’s. It reminded me of Trader Joe’s. I bought a few more things and we headed off to grab pho from Pho Hoang.

2021 | Week 91 of Quarantine | Ethan, Mellie Dee & Rizzo

Ethan time continued. Some puzzles and learning words, done silly laying down with Rizzo and some falling asleep in my arms while we watched Tik Tok videos.

2021 | Week 91 of Quarantine | Frankenstein, Artemis | Marina, Paris and Barcelona Puzzles | Ethan

He’s even learned how to do harder puzzles, given I find them and tell him where it goes. Maybe he can be my puzzle buddy when he grows up.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries, Travel Tagged With: American, Barbecue, Breakfast and Brunch, Houston, Japanese, Mexican and Tex-Mex, Sightseeing, Sushi, Texas, Vietnamese

2021 | Week 73 of Quarantine | Andretti Indoor Karting & Games | Katy, Texas

August 8, 2021 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

2021 | Week 73 of Quarantine | The Oak Kitchen & Bar | Katy, Texas | Mallory & Beth

I had a lovely dinner with Mallory & Beth on Tuesday. We went to The Oaks and got their margaritas and tacos since they were on sale. We through in ceviche and a cheeseboard into the mix. Everything tasted pretty great. I think my birria tacos were the worst out of all of them. As Beth described them, it looked like potstickers and the shell cut my mouth. I’ll opt for the fish tacos next time for sure.

After dinner we went to Bucee’s and got some Halloween pjs. I was never a pj type girl. I always wore shorts and an oversized tshirt but ever since I got my first Bucee’s pj I never looked back. I like them now for when I travel, especially the tshirt dress pjs.

2021 | Week 73 of Quarantine | Houston Restaurant Week | Jonathan's The Rub | Houston, Texas | Mum

On Friday, at lunch time, I went and picked Mum up for work and we went to Jonathan’s the Rub for Houston Restaurant week. Three courses for $20/person.

They gave us free biscuits and cornbread. If I had known, I wouldn’t have gotten the Bruschetta Caprese because it was dang too much carbs for one sitting. The biscuits are worth it. The cornbread was WAY too dry. I loved the jam the best out of the butter and cinnamon butter.

I did order an alcoholic drink, Ginger Whiskey Smash [Buffalo Trace bourbon, ginger, lemon, mint, simple syrup] | $12. It was pretty good and refreshing.

We also added a Brussel Sprouts with Bacon | $7. We were fighting on who gets to eat more of it because it was THAT good. But we’re also probably biased because we love them and always get them at restaurants.

First Course:

  • Sweet Chili Shrimp [two panko encrusted & Served in sweet chili sauce]
  • Bruschetta Caprese [1/2 order – Italian cheeses, tomato & basil slivers on a crispy baguette]

We both liked the Sweet Chili Shrimp more but overall, the apps weren’t much to write about. The Bruschetta Caprese was very fresh though.

Second Course:

  • Blackened Shrimp & Grits [aromatic vegetable stock]
  • Country Fried Chicken [bacon white gravy, fries]

We both liked the shrimp & grits more but the vegetable stock made everything a little too salty for our taste.

Third Course:

  • White Chocolate Bread Pudding
  • Nutella Cheesecake

I don’t know why I keep order bread pudding. It’s always been a miss but I always hope for the best. Not to self, never get bread pudding again. The Nutella Cheesecake was so plain looking that at first Mum thought the cheesecake was upside down. hahaha

2021 | Week 73 of Quarantine | Mallory | Over the Top | Katy, Texas | Snoop Dogg Wine

After I dropped Mum back to work, I went over to Mallory’s. We hung out a bit before going to Over the Top for some milkshakes for the boys, and bubble cone with ice cream for us. It was the very best but I guess, if you don’t want to go far for some sweets, this would do.

After we chowed on our sweets, we opened up the Snoop Dogg wine I found at CVS. The funniest thing ever and the wine wasn’t bad!

2021 | Week 73 of Quarantine | Rizzo | Walk

Saturday morning, I woke up bright and early and went on a 2.5 mile walk with Rizzo. He hasn’t done much so we couldn’t make our usual 3.5 miles when we walk. Note to self, walk more.

2021 | Week 73 of Quarantine | Andretti | Katy, Texas | Mallory, John, Frankenstein, Mellie Dee | Go Kart Racing

A little before noon, Frankenstein came and we went and met up with Mallory & John at Andretti’s. This race car lover had SO much fun on the track even if it only went up to 35 mph.

2nd: Frankenstein
4th: John
5th: Me
6th: Mallory

I kept having heart palpitations that I was going to tip over and die. Luckily prior to the race, Frankenstein taught me what not to do so it helped but I still couldn’t beat the thoughts in my head and ended up kept asking myself, how much longer until the race is over? I told Mallory this and she said she had the same thoughts.

Now Frankenstein is talking about going to Angleton to do the 50 mph races. That boy is crazy! haha I told him the thoughts of tipping I had in my head and he started looking up go karts he can buy so I can get use to them. They’re like thousands of dollars so he’s not going to get one but still funny that he thinks that would help me.

2021 | Week 73 of Quarantine | Andretti | Katy, Texas | Mallory, John, Frankenstein, Mellie Dee | Arcade, Laser Tag, Virtual Reality

We continued with laser tag. There were a family of four in there with us and for a split second I thought it would be 4 v 4 but everyone wanted to fight each other. Sigh. My anxiety!

2nd: Black Panther = John
3rd: Cpt America = Me
4th: Poison Ivy = Frankenstein (won award for most accurate)
7th: Cyclops = Mallory

Then we went our own way for the arcade games. After we were all out of credits, the boys did their virtual racing. It was actually pretty cool to see and Mallory and I laughed when Frankenstein finished his race and took his seat belt off and John was still racing. haha

We forgot to check how many tickets we have so we’ll have to go back!

2021 | Week 73 of Quarantine | Soju 101 | Katy, Texas | Mallory, John, Frankenstein, Mellie Dee

Mallory wanted drinks and John wanted food so we went to Soju 101. Frankenstein, Mallory, and I each got 4 cups of different sojus. I think I got Mallory hooked on them. and we ordered food and ate and talked.

After we ate, we bid farewell to Mallory and John and Frankenstein and I went and shopped in H-Mart before heading home.

It was a great day with great memories.

2021 | Week 73 of Quarantine | Astor Farm to Table | Katy, Texas | Mum

This morning, after dropping off Rocky and Rizzo at the vet, Mum and I had brunch at Astor Farm to Table. This has always been on my list of places to try and I was a happy camper to have made it! My favourite from the top was the chicken curry empanadas. I can eat so much of those! Mum loved the cheesestick type things. On the chicken wing plate, everything was good. The server messed up our side. The potatoes were suppose to be on the side side so we were missing what actually should have came with the wings but we were in a good mood and let it slide. All good all delicious and very much so want to come back again!

2021 | Week 73 of Quarantine | Hot Pot, Wing Stop, Sushihana, Jollibee, Homemades

Other mentionable eats from the week. Hot pot on Saturday after a day of fun racing. Wing Stop, Jollibee, and Sushihana. Then a lot of homecooked meals. YUM! Need to workout.

2021 | Week 73 of Quarantine | Emmy Ethan Mellie Dee Video Chat; Social Media Puzzle

During my dinner Tuesday, Emmy and Ethan called and it was so great to see their faces. Ethan was supposed to come down for a month but he ended up getting sick. Poor boy is still not well but fingers crossed nothing serious!

I finally finished my Social Media puzzle. 1000 pieces. This one has been one of the most satisfying puzzles I’ve ever done.

I’ve had so many Fridays off in a row that this week, working all 5 days is going to be TOUGH. But I’m looking forward to an Astros game and another Houston Restaurant Week this coming week. Yippiee!

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: African, American, Barbecue, Dessert, Houston, Houston Restaurant Week, Katy, Korean, Sightseeing, South African, Texas

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