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2018 Wilson & Mei Mei Visit | Part III

April 15, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

We all woke up and headed towards Dallas before the sun came up stopping by McDonald’s for a quick breakfast.

After a long drive, we stopped by Buc-ee’s at Madisonville for gas and others to use the restroom.

Once we got there, Brudda showed the house before heading to lunch meeting up with Joanna and Kiran at Lockhart Smokehouse.

We ordered two pounds of ribs, moist brisket, two links of original sausage, two links of jalapeno sausage, deviled eggs, mac & cheese, coleslaw, beans and potato salad. Everything was delicious. My favourite were the ribs, jalapeno sausage, and beans.

We stopped by Dude, Sweet Chocolate that was next door so that Wilson could try and buy if he wanted to.

We stopped by Joanna and Kiran’s new house that’s being built then headed to Hurts Donut Company.

We ordered way too many donuts but it was nice getting to try different flavours. Everything is way too sweet and we all agreed this was more for looks than for taste. Majority’s favourite was the bear claw.

Tammy went and got Emmy a little sausage kolache to munch on. It was not too shabby but it’s got nothing on the Kolache Factory … obviously.

We stopped by Ford Center at The Star to walk around.

I went and got a lotto scratch off. Wilson bought his first lotto ticket (Powerball I believe) and we’re excited to see what the outcome is, understanding it’s quite difficult to win.

Afterwards, we went to the outlets, not knowing it was closing early due to it being Sunday. We ended up going to one store but they were able to buy a few pairs of shoes and t-shirts. We’re aiming to have a full day of shopping for them as long as they needed.

Then we met up with Joanna, Kiran, Katie, John, Sarah, and Peggy at Legacy Hall. Tammy’s parents even joined us!

I love the little quotes they have on the wall. This one was my favourite.

This place is like a three-level food court and we all bought different things so everyone could try. These were some I was able to get a taste of. Overall, the food wasn’t bad but the cost wasn’t the best for the quality. Would I come back? Probably since it’s nice to be able to pick and choose different things.

[2018] 105/365: Movie Time with Brudda

Brudda and I both edited our own pictures while we watched Pitch Perfect 3. Sadly, we’re both so tired that we couldn’t finish it. We have 20 minutes left which I guess we’ll watch tomorrow. Until then, it’s bed time for me because it’s been a super, duper, long day.

McDonald’s
405 S Fry Road, Katy, Texas 77450 | (281) 492-2242 | Website | Yelp

Buc-ee’s
205 IH-45 S, Madisonville, Texas 77864 | (979) 238-6390 | Website | Yelp

Lockhart Smokehouse
1026 E 15th St, Plano, Texas 75074 | (972) 516-8900 | Website | Yelp

Dude, Sweet Chocolate
1016 E 15th St, Plano, Texas 75074 | (972) 424-6200 | Website | Yelp

Hurts Donut
3288 Main St, Frisco, Texas 75033 | Website | Yelp

Ford Center at The Star
9 Cowboys Way, Frisco, Texas 75034 | (972) 497-4900 | Website | Yelp

Legacy Hall
7800 Windrose Ave, Plano, Texas 75024 | (972) 846-4255 | Website | Yelp

Getting Drunk and Emmy’s 1st Birthday Party

March 3, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Morning consisted of tacos from Tacos La Banqueta Puro DF.

Potato and Egg, Suadero, Pastor Tacos

Jarro Truck is still number one in my book. These weren’t too bad. They got some good sauces to go with it though!

[2018] 062/365: Scruffy, Rizzo, and the Pink Backpack

Rizzo will go into any bag I put him in if it means he gets to follow me out of the house. Here’s Scruffy modeling it for me so I can snap this picture.

The background was for later tonight for Emmy’s 1st Birthday party! So much pink!!

Scruffy, Sissy, BIL, June, and I met up with Timmy at Four Bullets Brewery.

Four Bullets Brewery | Richardson, Texas | Pint Glass and Tokens

Pint Glass and Three Drink Tickets | $10

Their beers weren’t bad but I was done after half a beer. I feel like I’m not a big fan of beer now. Maybe my taste buds have changed.

Rizzo, Bruno, and Kato were having a GRAND time being out of their cages and into the sun with breeze. This picture, as SIL pointed out when we sent it in the group chat, said it looks as if Rizzo is laughing with Scruffy. hehe So cute!

They had Chef G’s & Sparkle Creations food truck come at one. Some of us were getting hungry so it was perfect! We practically ordered everything off the menu!

Chef G's & Sparkle Creations | Dallas, Texas | Veggie Cheeseburger Sliders and Fries

Veggie Cheeseburger Sliders and Fries | $9

This was easily the BEST thing on the menu – and it was vegetarian!

Chef G's & Sparkle Creations | Dallas, Texas | Southern Fried Catfish Basket

Southern Fried Catfish Basket [with fries and hush puppies] | $12

This wasn’t bad at all. We were surprised it came with so much! And it was quite delicious! I’m not a big fan of cornmeal fried fish though. I’ll stick to my fish and chips. Mmmm …

Chef G's & Sparkle Creations | Dallas, Texas | Country Fried Steak Burger and Fries

Country Fried Steak Burger and Fries | $10

Scruffy and I shared this and it was perfect. For the price and all the “add-ons” other places usually make you pay for already came with the burger!! We all liked that the fried egg wasn’t runny so that it wasn’t too messy … but then again, it did come with gravy.

Chef G's & Sparkle Creations | Dallas, Texas | Smoked Brisket Philly Cheesesteak Grilled Cheese and Fries

Smoked Brisket Philly Cheesesteak Grilled Cheese and Fries | $10

This was pretty good. Only complaints was that the brisket had a little bit of funky flavour. Or maybe it came from the cheese — goaty like? Not too sure.

But overall all the food was delicious!

We all went home. Some took naps, others attempted to nap, while the rest played games or watched telly, or played with Emmy. Then we celebrated her first birthday. (Sorry, no pictures!) She had so much energy, laughter, and funny moments to last us a lifetime. I cannot wait for more birthdays with her.

Tacos La Banqueta Puro DF
3300 K Ave, Plano, Texas 75074 | (214) 299-9644 | Yelp

Four Bullets Brewery
640 N Interurban St, Richardson, Texas 75081 | (469) 351-0511 | Website | Yelp

Chef G’s & Sparkle Creations
(512) 803-1447 | Website | Yelp

Babies, Events, and Christmas

December 27, 2016 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

It’s been a long while since I’ve last updated. Life took hold yet again and I don’t regret it at all! Sometimes you just gotta live so here are some highlights of the past couple months.

I had two blogging opportunities that I keep forgetting to recap. The Tasting Room at City Centre (with Apurva) and Diamonds & Desserts (with Sissy).

I had fun at both and found my promise ring, engagement ring, and wedding ring at Robbins Brothers. Just kidding, I am not the type of girl that fantasized over getting married and I highly doubt these will be the ones. Nonetheless, it was fun to try them on and spend time with Sissy.

Broseph and SIL finally announced to the world about their pregnancy and Sissy and I threw a family baby shower. I will be Auntie to a little baby girl in February!

Mallory and John welcomed their bundle of joy this year. Look at that face!! I cannot wait to see him grow up!

Speaking of babies, Wacko and Monica’s little Emma is to be born any day now! Eeep! So excited. So many babies!!

Bombay Grill
1852 FM 359 Rd
Richmond, Texas 77406
(832) 595-9400
http://bombaygrilltx.com

I tried Indian food for the first time since I last almost threw up and … I survived and even ended up liking it more than I thought I would. It takes a while for the food to make but it’s worth it and we’ve been back a second time since then.

I’ve never truly made Scruffy a full meal since other people were always around and I was afraid of the critique. I found an opportunity one week and voila! He told me it tasted really good so … I’ll take his word for it.

Scruffy’s favourite band, Rebelution, played at the White Oak Music Hall which was a whole new experience for me. You could definitely feel the love of music that night.

Scruffy, Jamie, and Ashy accompanied me to Via Colori. Artwork was done with chalk on a sidewalk. It has always been on my list of things to check out so I’m happy that I was able to finally go. These people are hella talented!

I was able to attend Scruffy’s work Christmas party at Backstreet Cafe. This has always been on Apurva and I’s list of places to hit but never had a chance to. The food is pretty good but it’s not a place that I will crave to go back to.

Christmas this year was super busy. On the 23rd, Scruffy’s intermediate family met up for food, white elephant, and saran wrap ball game. On the 24th, we drove up to Dallas for my immediate family for some all you can eat Korean BBQ, gift opening, games, dinner, and baby room reveal before driving back down. On the 25th, Scruffy’s immediate family had breakfast and gift opening in the morning, and at night, my intermediate family had dinner and gift opening. We are both all Christmas’d out!

We also went to Colorado for a weekend getaway but I’ll do a recap in the next post.

In-n-Out | Dallas, Texas

December 18, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

I know it’s been forever that I’ve posted therefore these past food places and what I’ve done, etc. will be coming up these next few days.

Forgive me.

As some of you know, I went to Dallas for part of my Thanksgiving break. So naturally we went to some different places for some yums!

In-N-Out
12909 Midway
Dallas, TX 75244
www.in-n-out.com

I got the Double-Double as you can see in the wrapper above. [two 100% pure beef patties, hand-leafed lettuce, tomato, spread, two slices of American cheese, with or without onions, stacked high on a freshly baked bun]

It was delicious. But I had high expectations for this burger and it did not give me the satisfaction I was hoping for. It was good but not good enough in my book.

This is the shot of my brother’s order … Cheeseburger [100% pure beef patty, lettuce, tomato, spread, one slice of American cheese, with or without onions, on a freshly baked bun]

I put this shot in to show the French Fries [fresh cut potatoes prepared in 100% vegetable oil]

Was not delicious at all. Kind of disgusting if you ask me. It was too hard – over fried perhaps?

Compare this with Carl’s Jr. … definitely does not compare. Carl’s Jr. for the win. I felt I wasted my 6 bucks on this ish.

McDonald’s 405 S Fry Road, Katy, Texas 77450 | (281) 492-2242 | Website | Yelp

Buc-ee’s 205 IH-45 S, Madisonville, Texas 77864 | (979) 238-6390 | Website | Yelp

Lockhart Smokehouse 1026 E 15th St, Plano, Texas 75074 | (972) 516-8900 | Website | Yelp

Dude, Sweet Chocolate 1016 E 15th St, Plano, Texas 75074 | (972) 424-6200 | Website | Yelp

Hurts Donut 3288 Main St, Frisco, Texas 75033 | Website | Yelp

Ford Center at The Star 9 Cowboys Way, Frisco, Texas 75034 | (972) 497-4900 | Website | Yelp

Legacy Hall 7800 Windrose Ave, Plano, Texas 75024 | (972) 846-4255 | Website | Yelp

Tacos La Banqueta Puro DF 3300 K Ave, Plano, Texas 75074 | (214) 299-9644 | Yelp

Four Bullets Brewery 640 N Interurban St, Richardson, Texas 75081 | (469) 351-0511 | Website | Yelp

Chef G’s & Sparkle Creations (512) 803-1447 | Website | Yelp