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

September 26, 2021 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Breakfast and Brunch, Coffee and Tea, Dallas, Houston, Italian, Japanese, Katy, Korean, Plano, Texas

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine

September 5, 2021 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Rizzo, June Birthday, Ethan

Monday, we celebrated June’s birthday again. Ethan loved singing happy birthday. I love how he tries to blow the candles out.

Rizzo was cute so … you’re welcome.

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Ember & Greens | Houston, Texas | June

Tuesday, as part of June’s birthday present every year, I took her to a new restaurant, Ember & Greens. Perfect place for vegetarians! They had meat dishes too but we decided ordering a lot of different things to share was the best way to go. Our favourite was the vegetarian Stroganoff. They make it with different types of mushrooms and it paired well with the vegetarian flatbread! The sweet potato fries were also on point. I would definitely want to come back here again.

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Rizzo Skateboard

June and I were so stuffed after that we walked around Five Below and bought random things. June got Ethan and skateboard. Rizzo had a not so fun time standing on it. At least he listened and waited for me to get a pic in before he jumped off.

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Mallory | Mia's Table | Katy, Texas

Wednesday, I met up with Mallory at Mai’s Table. This place is actually pretty dang good. Their friend chicken is up there with Jollibee. And their sides are perfect. They even have a soft serve machine that you go and do yourself. I joked that we could just sit there and grab their ice cream and they probably won’t even know since you order at the counter.

P.S. I found it funny that our drinks matched Mallory’s top!

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Ethan, Two Cats in Jeans Puzzle, Rizzo, Mellie Dee

Ethan’s been spending a lot of time with me. He even loves the cat game I actually downloaded for Artemis.

I’ve also been having a lot of cuddles with Rizzo too.

I finally finished the Two Kittens in Jeans. Sadly, another one with a missing piece. Every time the kids come a piece is missing. Three puzzles in counting. Sigh.

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Ethan, Mellie Dee Snapchat Filters

Ethan spent Friday morning with me before I left for the day. He laid on my chest while we played with Snapchat filters. His favourite was the broccoli. Mine is the first picture of the collage. haha I wonder what his response will be when he grows up and sees these pictures.

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Mallory & Beth Pedicures | Jamaeca | Thaicoon | Katy, Texas

Finally, it was time for me to leave the house to meet Mallory & Beth for our pedicures. We all order Vietnamese Coffee because it’s that good.

Afterward, I spent a couple hours at Mallory’s before meeting up with Jameaca at Thaicoon. It was our first meet up and I think it went really well. We had good foods and conversations that lasted for two hours.

Afterward, Joanna came over and I helped her make things for Jasmine’s classroom since Joanna signed up to be a room mum. It was a fun project making a giant Disney castle, Mickey and Minnie heads with their names written on it.

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Ethan & Mellie Dee | Guitar

Saturday morning, I played guitar to Ethan. He loved it so much and when I stopped playing and singing he’d grunt with displeasure. Maybe he’ll be the musical kid.

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Frankenstein | King's Bierhaus | League City, Texas

I headed over to Frankenstein’s and we grabbed lunch at King’s Bierhaus. After having it last week, I was excited to have it again! I was happy to hear that he enjoyed it as well though it didn’t sit too well with my stomach with all the carbs and sugar from the beer.

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Frankenstein & Artemis | HEB Dinner, Vacation Friends Movie

We went to Pet Supplies Plus for some goodies then HEB to pick up dinner so that we could have a relaxing night doing nothing.

We literally went back to the house and took naps. Then it was a lot of puzzling for me while he worked on his 3D stuff. I put on Vacation Friends and although it isn’t his type of movie, he laughed at a lot of parts.

We ate our HEB dinners and watched Artemis sleep. We even put on The Chef Show which is pretty interesting before we drifted off to sleep.

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Frankenstein | Eggcellence Cafe & Bakery | League City, Texas | Bay Area Farmers Market | Starbucks

I woke up and puzzled a bit more before Frankenstein woke up. We grabbed breakfast at Eggcellence Cafe. Their service was very slow but I was very surprised about their food. Chicken and Waffles, and Salmon Benedicts. All perfect.

We went to Target after since the Bay Areas Farmers Market wasn’t opened yet. They had a lot of stalls at this market. I was sad to see that they didn’t have too many vegetable stalls but I was able to snag some good hot sauce and cracklins.

Frankenstein wasn’t feeling well so after we got back I stayed for a little bit before heading home myself with a pumpkin spice latte in hand.

2021 | Week 77 of Quarantine | Ethan, Mellie Dee, Guitar, Steak

Upon getting home Ethan was thrown at me to watch. He didn’t finish his nap and instead cried until I picked up the guitar and sang to him. Then when I tried to nap, he kept sitting on my face and poking me. It’s a good thing he’s cute!

Since I plan to donate blood tomorrow, I made my steak. Best steak I’ve ever made in the air fryer. Getting better each time!!

It’s been a busy week but I’m thankful to be able to have it surrounded by such amazing people. Hopefully tomorrow will be a very laid back day … even with Ethan around.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries, Travel Tagged With: American, Breakfast and Brunch, Coffee and Tea, Farmers Market, German, Houston, Katy, League City, Texas, Thai

2021 | Week 76 of Quarantine

August 29, 2021 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

2021 | Week 76 of Quarantine | Nails, Croissant Sandwich, Mickey and Minnie in Hawaii Puzzle

Work week went by pretty fast since I took a half day Thursday and Friday off.

i think this pink is my favourite colour from Color Street. And with the added dots, it reminds me of strawberry ice cream with sprinkles.

Made a delicious croissant sandwich and finished the Mickey and Minnie in Hawaii puzzle. I actually don’t know if it’s Hawaii but it sounded color than “on a beach”.

2021 | Week 76 of Quarantine | Starbucks, Artemis, 3D Printed Vase & Flowers from Frankenstein

Thursday, after my half day, I stopped by Starbucks for a pick me up and then headed to Frankenstein’s. I brought one of my carriers over so that Artemis can use it on her future vet trips.

I noticed a vase with flowers that felt kind of out of place since he never really has flowers indoors. They were for me! I had so many emotions because this man 3D printed me a vase! And bought flowers to put in it. The design is pretty cool and Mum wants one now.

Those that know me know I don’t love flowers because they die, but it doesn’t mean that the guesture isn’t nice. I was speechless.

2021 | Week 76 of Quarantine | Star Wars Puzzle, Supernatural, and Artemis

He bought a 2000 Star Wars puzzle before we meet for work but everyone have up on it so he brought it back. I asked him to break up what was done so I will have the satisfaction of saying I did it all. He sat with me for a while to complete the sides and he doesn’t even like puzzles! Then we took a nap but after 10 minutes I went to answer some emails and continued puzzling while watching Supernatural. Artemis say up high watching my every move.

2021 | Week 76 of Quarantine | Prohibition 52 | Kemah, Texas | Frankenstein

After a couple of hours Frankenstein woke up and we decided to head to dinner at Prohibition 52. His choice and it was perfect. We sat on the balcony and had a good few hours off conversation over drinks and food. We laughed at how we ended up with three different types of potatoes.

2021 | Week 76 of Quarantine | Peanut Butter Production Plant Volunteer | The Astros Foundation

Friday morning, I volunteered at the Peanut Butter Production Plant for the Houston Astros Foundation. It was kinda fun to see how they do it and to be able to take home one as well. There was a moment where they were backed up due to the label maker malfunctioning and it was pretty cool to see everyone working together.

2021 | Week 76 of Quarantine | District 7 | Houston, Texas | Erin, John, Angie

Afterwards, I met up with Erin, John and Angie at District 7 for lunch. I shared some oysters with them and scarfed down my paella. We talked about work and family mostly. It was nice to see old coworkers and joke about everything and anything.

2021 | Week 76 of Quarantine | Rouxpour | Katy, Texas | Priscilla & Mellie Dee

Later that night I met up with Priscilla. I hadn’t seen her since end of 2019 (we believe). We were suppose to go to a different restaurant but the estimated time was almost two hours so we decided to go to Rouxpour. We ordered 3 dozen oysters and some sides and caught up on EVERYTHING. It’s nice being able to just pick back up where we last went off.

2021 | Week 76 of Quarantine | Kings's Bierhaus | Houston, Texas | Erin, John

Saturday, I met up with Erin and John one last time for lunch at King’s Bierhaus. We had conversations about non-work things over beers, schnitzel and weiners. I had the best Grapefruit Radler ever and now I think I am a Radler lover! It sucks they don’t live in Houston anymore but I am thankful we are still able to catch up.

2021 | Week 76 of Quarantine | Truly Peach Tea, June's Birthday, Thaicoon, Ethan & Escape

Later that night, Brudda, SIL, Emmy and Ethan came into town. We celebrated June’s birthday early over Thaicoon and played a game of Escape that Sissy and BIL brought over.

It’s been harder and harder to see each other like this so I cherish it always.

The whole Sunday was dedicated to pleasing Ethan after his family left. He’s staying with us for a little bit and I’m already tired.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: American, Bars and Pubs, Coffee and Tea, Houston, Katy, Seafood, Texas, Thai

2021 | Week 75 of Quarantine

August 22, 2021 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

2021 | Week 75 of Quarantine | Disney Princess, Mickey and Minnie in Paris, Snow White Puzzle, Rizzo, Nails

This week has been puzzle heavy. That happens when your mind runs nonstop and work has been stressful.

I did redo my nails and loving them! Walked Rizzo and got suffocated by him as well. Love him so much.

2021 | Week 75 of Quarantine | Annual Doctor Checkup, Mellie Dee

Friday morning, I sent to my annual checkup. This one is better than the one I went to in the past. All passed but need to work to be better! I got my tetanus shot as well.

2021 | Week 75 of Quarantine | Mikoto Sushi | Houston, Texas

Since my results were good, I went to Mikoto for thier all you can eat lunch. Little fish eggs are me favourite.

2021 | Week 75 of Quarantine | Seafood Boil

Later that night June bought us snow crabs and we made a seafood boil. So so good. I’m getting great at making the boil sauce. Just need to make it even less salty.

2021 | Week 75 of Quarantine | Brass Tacks | Houston, Texas | Sissy

Saturday morning I went to Brass Tacks with Sissy. We brought our laptops to work on stuff to get it of the house. It was nice getting to do that again.

Iced Latte and iced Taro Latte was delicious. They serve food too but we opted out. They also have all their plants for sale which is pretty nice. I do suggest showing up early so you don’t have to fight for parking.

2021 | Week 75 of Quarantine | Houston Restaurant Week | Oporto | Houston, Texas | Sissy & BIL

After over the hours we picked up BIL and headed to Oporto for lunch.

We ordered Eve’s Envy, Maracuja Caipirinha, and Blueberry Caipirinha. They messed up one and accidentally gave us a Caipirinha Clàssico. I took a sip of mine but wasn’t a fan so I have mine to BIL. They loved these drinks.

BIL and I decided on Bruxelas, Batatas a Murro, Cataplana Mussels, Seafood Curry, and Bife à Portugesa. My favourite were both types of potatoes and the mussels.

Sissy decided to order off their Houston Restaurant Week Menu: Petiscos Plate, Mushroom Tartine.

My favourite tapas place is still San Antonio’s Toro. If anyone has any suggestions for Houston please let me know!

2021 | Week 75 of Quarantine | Good Eats

This week was filled with other good eats. Most notable is a new Indian place! Amar Indian Cuisine. Best so far near us.

The weekend is already over. I’m not 100% sure what I’ve done but it has definitely been a relaxing one.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: American, Coffee and Tea, Houston, Indian, Japanese, Katy, Seafood, Spanish, Texas

2021 | Week 72 of Quarantine | Galveston, Texas with Frankenstein

August 1, 2021 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

2021 | Week 72 of Quarantine | Eats of the Week

This week’s good eats. June was off a few days and on one of the days she got us shrimp and snow crabs. YUM! It hit the spot for my little seafood heart. I made watermelon juice one day – reminds me of Thailand times. Got Indian and Sonic another time. But the most favourable mention was Mum making me one of my childhood favourites – macaroni with spam and eggs.

2021 | Week 72 of Quarantine | Little Mermaid Puzzle

I finished another puzzle this week. Little Mermaid. I’ve started a 1000 piece. I forgot Ethan was going to come down for a month. Hopefully, no missing pieces.

2021 | Week 72 of Quarantine | Gloria's & Somi Somi with Beth

Tuesday, Beth and I met up at Gloria’s for a girl’s dinner. I ordered a Paloma drink but it wasn’t that great compared to their margaritas. The tamales still hit the spot and the quesadillas were filled with a LOT of yums. Good picks all around.

Service wasn’t the best that night so we opted out of ordering dessert and went to Somi Somi across the street for some ice cream. Perfection.

2021 | Week 72 of Quarantine | Therapeutic Thai Massage of Katy

I took Friday off for having so much stress from just working all the time. I started the day with a chiropractor appointment who cracked me all crazy nice. Then I went home for a nap before heading to my Thai Massage. Definitely one of my new favourite places! Upon arrival, they give you slippers to change out of as well as a cold chrysanthemum tea (for first timers). They lead you to the room where they have a HUGE bed and beams up top. I told the lady not to step on me so she didn’t use the beams but 60 minutes went faster than expected and she got a lot of knots and stuff out. They give you your slippers back and then you get served some other hot tea that is a little sweet.

Overall, great experience. I’ve already told Sissy to give me birthday present from here if she has trouble thinking of something.

2021 | Week 72 of Quarantine | Humble Grounds Coffeehouse | Katy, Texas | Sebastian

After the massage, I met up with Sebastian at Humble Grounds Coffeehouse. We each ordered a coffee, empanada, and sandwich with chips. We caught up, talking about our futures, work, and significant others. Crazy how three hours can put a lot of things in perspective.

2021 | Week 72 of Quarantine | Emmy, Ethan, Mellie Dee Video Chat

I was able to have two separate video calls with the kids. Both silly af. Few more days until Ethan is back with us for a month. I’m already excited and tired at the same time.

2021 | Week 72 of Quarantine | Mellie Dee & Artemis | Galveston with Frankenstein

Saturday morning, I drove to Frankenstein’s where Artemis was, again, hissing at me. “Dad, why is she back? I thought it was a one time thing!”

We hung out a bit before heading off to Galveston. I mainly wanted to see where he grew up and listen to his stories. I know he has a lot more to tell and I can’t want to learn more about him. Good or bad, it’ll help me understand him.

2021 | Week 72 of Quarantine | Galveston with Frankenstein | Katie's Seafood House

After a small tour of his growing up, we parked the car and headed to lunch at Katie’s Seafood House. Mostly because I needed to pee.

We ordered a massive fried seafood plate with a cup of gumbo. I’m glad we shared because I would feel very poopy after eating so much fried foods. We both agreed some things were better than others but it was good nonetheless.

The waitress left us with “Y’all stay out of trouble.” Um … okay, thanks.

2021 | Week 72 of Quarantine | Galveston with Frankenstein | Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum | Mellie Dee

I finally got to step foot on the Ocean Star Museum. I’ve wanted to go since it became a thing but at my work, the teams I was on never went so I was thrilled when Frankenstein agreed to entertain me. You would think as someone that has worked in the oil and gas industry for over 14 years, would know a lot about it but you’d be wrong. Frankenstein knew so much. That man continues to amaze me with all the knowledge he has in his head. And he’s rarely wrong. We did the scavenger hunt and we got majority of the questions right. I wish I could post the photoshopped picture of the two of us in the cut out. We didn’t have anyone nearby to take it for us but it’s hilariously, badly photoshopped by yours truly. Sigh, maybe I should ask if he’s okay with me posting his face here by now.

We walked around the fancy touristy shops and then he asked what else I wanted to see. We had put Moody Gardens Aquarium on the list but we were both also okay with not going. We ended up going back to his place and watched Damascus Cover while playing with Artemis. I almost fell asleep a few times because I was so tired.

2021 | Week 72 of Quarantine | Frankenstein | Craft 96 | League City, Texas

After the movie, we decided to get dinner at Craft 96. But when we almost got there, I noticed my safety pin that held my dress together so there’s no gape was missing. We ended up making a pit stop at HEB where he helped me find safety pins. So sweet.

This place has SO many beers and the food was so good! We both found a beer we both love – Saloon Door’s Blueberry Cream Ale. Ugh, it was so good I had 2 16 oz and a 1 5 oz pour of it along with it. I had another 5 oz of a beer called Lucy but it didn’t even hold a torch to how smooth and delicious the Blueberry Cream Ale was.

After dinner we went back to his place where I’m certain Artemis was thinking “Ugh, why is she still here?” We watched all the episodes of Netflix’s Swear Words while sipping (chugging for me) a glass of whiskey with bitters. It was surpassingly good.

The next day I headed home and practically did nothing. It’s been a relaxing weekend and I’m already dreading working.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries, Travel Tagged With: American, Bars and Pubs, Coffee and Tea, Galveston, Indian, Katy, Mexican and Tex-Mex, Sandwiches and Burgers, Seafood, Sightseeing, Texas

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