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Erin’s Last Day

June 13, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Maria was nice enough to get Shipley’s donuts, donut holes, and kolaches for the team as a goodbye to Erin. Her big hoopla happy hour with the team is not until next Thursday so I guess you can say this is a pre-goodbye.

Mexico's Deli | Houston, Texas | Fajita, Pastor, and Cochinita Pibil with Charro Beans

Erin, Angie, and Josh went to get lunch at Mexico’s Deli. I was stuck in a meeting so I met up with them later. It was surprisingly delicious except for the fact that they need a fly trap. The taco truck is still my favourite place though. Note to self: go back to the taco truck soon!

Work settled down but ever since everyone found out Erin was leaving, it’s been a whole lot of crazy. I sat in some meetings with her and now too many people trust me on things that have nothing to do with me. Help …

Crawfish & Noods

June 8, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

A long overdue crawfish session with Salim. It was apparently his second time having it and the first time this year. Who is this kid? We went to Jolynn’s since it seems to be equal driving for both of us. They’re more pricey and we didn’t really see many other customers there but their flavouring is still pretty great. I was surprised that he was okay with eating the heads!

Afterward, his fingers were burning and his lips were on fire so he suggested ice cream but he got too excited when I said there were a lot of boba places around so we ended up at Sharetea. I got the Taro Milk Tea and he got some kind of other milk tea. I wasn’t really paying attention. It was nice getting to talk nerdy stuff with him as we usually tend to be in a group.

Damian's Cucina Italiana | Houston, Texas | Tim & Tara's Going Away Dinner

Tim and Tara had a going away dinner tonight at Damian’s Cucina Italiana. She is so adorable with the decorations and games. It was crazy how Eric walked in and the girl he has been seeing for the last four months is My-Linh, a girl that I knew back in college. We pretty much just all sat together and caught up.

Damian’s Cucina Italiana | Houston, Texas | Tim & Tara’s Going Away Dinner | Food

Free bread for the table. Tara was sweet enough to order a few plates of appetizers (breaded asparagus, calamari, and some type of gnocchi) for the table. I got lobster bisque and Shrimp Damian. I was so full that I gave some of my food away. Every single thing there was delicious. This might just be my favourite Italian restaurant now. Well worth the money I spent. My-Linh was sweet enough to pay for my old fashioned. I don’t suggest ordering an old fashioned there though because they splashed in tonic water which is not how it’s made so that was a bummer.

Today has been filled with delicious foods that my stomach is a little too happy. I’m going to try and fit in a bit of studies before bed and maybe finish Chernobyl. Night, world!

Steak Night

March 27, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Today was Safety Day at work. It’s crazy how one year can change the way this day. It’s so much simpler and a one hour meeting checks all the boxes.

By the time we got out, worked on some things, it was time for Erin and I to meet up with Kristen for lunch. We were able to catch up and Kristen even paid to welcome me back. It was nice to get away from the office because since I started it’s been way over time staring at the walls.

After work Christopher and I parked our cars at Erin’s and we all walked to Public House for their steak night. I guess one thing Scruffy instilled in me was the art of old fashioned. Dry Bar, I think it’s called, is still my favourite place for them though.

Their menu is pretty large compared to others and I was excited to try everything.

Well, almost everything. Christopher and I both got Ribeyes, Erin the NY strip, and we all shared a half rack of lamb.

By far one of the best meals I’ve had in a while. I asked for medium rare and it was so dang on point. They know how to do it right.

I am thankful for these two individuals. We’ve become a unit and I understand people at work are probably not happy about it but when you work close, you get to know one another so well that it’s inevitable. I do hope we stay friends forever but I know things change. But until that day comes, I’m going to cherish all those moments with them.

Thnks Fr Th Cmpny

March 15, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Does anyone get the reference to my blog title?!

If you said Thnks Fr Th Mmrs then you are correct!

Just a quick catch up of the last few weeks.

February 28, 2019

2018 Rodeo Houston | Luke Bryan | Priscilla & Mellie Dee

Priscilla and I made plans to see Luke Bryan in less than a five-minute text conversation. My most spontaneous “yes” and it was an amazing experience. Note to self: Make more spontaneous choices.

They had some great garlic cheese fries that’s a must eat!

2018 Rodeo Houston | Luke Bryan Concert | Priscilla & Mellie Dee

We ate some delicious rodeo foods and sat in the freezing cold to catch up about life before the concert. He’s always been on my list of people to see and I’m glad I can check it off my list. He forgot lyrics to “Crash My Party” and it was adorable.

March 2, 2019

Emmy turned two years old on March 6th and we had her birthday party on the 2nd. Brudda went all out with the decorations and I assisted with the curtains which came out looking pretty great. She had a great time and was a trooper with all the pictures.

Rizzo had a great time on Emmy’s new tricycle.

March 4, 2019

2018 Rodeo Houston | Old Dominion | John, Mallory, Trey & Mellie Dee

John had free tickets to see Old Dominon at the rodeo. He got to invite a friend, Trey, and Mallory got to invite a friend, me. It was freezing cold out and so after while we called it quits and went into the stadium.

2018 Rodeo Houston | Old Dominion | John, Mallory, Trey & Mellie Dee | Rodeo

We had amazing seats and I got to see all the features of all the animals which means I cried throughout the whole show because … poor animals.

2018 Rodeo Houston | Old Dominion | Mallory & Mellie Dee

Mallory and I don’t take many pictures together so, here’s one without the boys.

2018 Rodeo Houston | Old Dominion Concert | John, Mallory, Trey & Mellie Dee

I was surprised how many songs I knew from them. I’m not sure what happened but he was in crutches so he was just sitting on the thrown the whole time.

March 7, 2019

2018 Rodeo Houston | Tim McGraw | Sissy, Julie & Mellie Dee

Sissy and Julie were going to buy tickets to see Tim McGraw and I slid myself in their plans because … why not?

2018 Rodeo Houston | Tim McGraw | Sissy & Mellie Dee

Also, I’m so glad I’ve gotten to wear my cowboy boots. Scruffy’s cousin was able to give us a discount and I always dreamed of wearing them to the rodeo and my wish came true.

2018 Rodeo Houston | Tim McGraw Concert | Sissy, Julie & Mellie Dee

Tim McGraw looks great for his age and it made my heart melt when he ran all around the stadium floor to give everyone high fives. Much love for him and it shows how much he truly loves his fans.

2018 Rodeo Houston | Tim McGraw Concert with Clay Walker | Sissy, Julie & Mellie Dee

He even had Clay Walker make a guest appearance on one of his songs which got the crowd going wild. He even played longer than his allotted one hour. So amazing.

March 8, 2019

Priscilla was nice enough to invite me over to her house for dinner when I was having an emotional breakdown. She cooked some delicious fish and veggies while I got to play with her youngest who was in love with me. We watched Instant Family and I cried throughout the whole movie because some of it resonated with me.

March 9, 2019

2018 Rodeo Houston | Kane Brown | Mallory & Mellie Dee

Another Mallory and me picture. It seems we have to be doing some type of activity to get pictures together.

2018 Rodeo Houston | Kane Brown | Leah, Mallory & Mellie Dee | Rodeo

Leah drove down to go to the rodeo with us and introduced us to Cheetos Popcorn. I’ve seen it but never ventured to get it and my goodness. We couldn’t stop eating it. Someone, please tell me how we can make our own! Luckily, having the popcorn took my mind off of the rodeo because … poor animals.

2018 Rodeo Houston | Kane Brown Concert | Leah, Mallory & Mellie Dee

Kane Brown concert hit hard. I cried at almost all his songs because it reminded me of Scruffy. And when his wife jumped on stage to hug him and kiss him my heart hurt even more. They are so adorable together. So much love! Also, he was presented with a 4k Platinum plaque for his song, Heaven! Congratulations!

March 10, 2019

Juhi came back from London on Friday and wanted to go to the rodeo. She didn’t care for a concert and just wanted to have carnival foods and see mutton busting. Sadly, mutton busting didn’t happen. This was a spontaneous “yes” and I had a great time!

2018 Rodeo Houston | Erin, Juhi & Mellie Dee

John and Erin were available and we all walked around the whole entire place and ate so much food. I finally got to go to the Wine area! We got a bottle of wine and sat and talked life.

2018 Rodeo Houston | Juhi & Mellie Dee | Llamas

Juhi really wanted to play games and growing up, I’ve never really got to do that and win stuffed animals so I was down to do so. I’ve always wanted a date to the rodeo to do cutesy stuff like that. I understand I could just go and buy a stuffed animal but it’s not the same as winning one. I like to obtain memories more than anything.

I won a boy llama and she won a girl one. We were both TOO happy about it.

March 14, 2019

Luchi & Joey's | Houston, Texas | Juhi's Welcome Back

We had a welcome back lunch for Juhi at Luchi & Joey’s. It’s not the best but it wasn’t the worst. It was nice to catch up with old coworkers as well and now I’m invited to their crawfish boil next weekend. I’m excited!

The Boil House | Houston, Texas | Erin, Juhi, Chris

Speaking of crawfish, Erin, Juhi, Chris and I went to The Boil House for some delicious crawfish. This is cajun style and the flavour was on point but I still love my garlic butter crawfish. Will I come back? Yes, if I was in the area.

We got alcohol and went back to Erin’s for a Nintendo Switch party. We played Smash and the verdict is that we are pretty horrible at it. We went on with Mario Party and I got first place! We also played a couple rounds of Overcooked and I feel like that’s when friendships end. haha

Life just hit all at once and my bottled up emotions all exploded everywhere. With it all, I still tried to live my best life and enjoyed the company I was surrounded by. Thankful for all of them.

State Fare Kitchen & Bar | Houston, Texas

December 29, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

State Fare Kitchen and Bar | Houston, Texas

I woke up, got ready and met Juhi, Vijay, and Erin at State Fare Kitchen & Bar. I loved seeing their little glowing words – “good vibes only please”.

State Fare Kitchen and Bar | Houston, Texas | Mimosa Flight — Mimosa Flight [orange, pineapple, pomegranate, grapefruit] | $14

We shared a Mimosa Flight which some thought was a little too much champagne. Mine was perfect though – grapefruit is always the way to go! I love how Vijay has his thumbs up without knowning. Thanks and Gig ‘Em! haha

State Fare Kitchen and Bar | Houston, Texas | Avocado & Street Corn Toast — Avocado & Street Corn [local whole grain bread, mashed avocado, elote, crema, tajin] | $8 (fried egg | $1)

This was in it’s own category. Was it the best, no. But was it good enough to satisfy my taste buds of elote? Yes. I even got a boomerang shot of the egg yolk breaking. So pretty!

2018 | 363/365 | State Fare Kitchen and Bar | Houston, Texas | H-Town Hot Fried Chicken — H-Town Hot Fried [all natural half chicken, skillet cheddar potatoes & cauliflower] | $24

[2018] 363/365: Best Dang Half Chicken

This was literally the best half chicken I’ve ever had. The chicken breast was so moist (I hate that word) and the spicy crust was perfect crispness! I would definitely come back and order this again although I could do without the cheddar potatoes and cauliflower.

We had some great conversations and catch ups and cannot wait for more! Foodventures is pretty much all we do and when Juhi comes back from her stint in England, we can go back to our wonderful baking sessions. Eeek!

Dinner consisted of hot pot since it had been freezing out. It hit the spot and I was happy to get my fish tofu and plethora of veggies.

I felt like Emmy got most of us sick so I’ve been downing medicine and staying home as much as possible. When Brudda suggested playing 7 Days to Die, I jumped on it. BIL and Timothy joined in but it took thirty minutes to an hour to set up since we were having technical difficulties everywhere. I don’t know how I feel about it yet but I do not hate it that much. It’ll take time but deep down inside, I believe Diablo is a better game.