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Birthday Galore: Jack’s 3rd, Frankenstein’s 30th, & Emmy’s 5th

March 6, 2022 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Rizzo & Mellie Dee | Vet Specialist

February 25th

I had to take Rizzo to a vet specialist for a consult with his nose bump. It didn’t go as planned so currently waiting for the surgical consult then probably hit up another doctor for a second opinion. It’s going to cost over $5000 if I go to this specialist. Sigh. He’s still so young. I only hope it’s a bump, not affecting anything and isn’t cancerous.

Ethan, Mellie Dee, Pluto, Rizzo

February 26th

We had a blast with Ethan. So many good memories. He wakes up with a smile and laughter most days, He’s such a sweet boy and I’m hoping that never changes. Rizzo and Pluto had more sleepovers until we went to Dallas for Emmy’s birthday though and it was nice having two pups in my room again.

Jack's 3rd Birthday | Luke, Mellie Dee, Michelle, Mallory, Jacob

February 27th

I headed off to Jack’s 3rd birthday. This boy’s emotions are all over the place. Laughter and tears come so easily for him. Reminds me of myself.

It was nice to see Michelle and finally meet Luke! He’s a chonker and constantly had spit ups. It was like a mini high school reunion with Mallory, Nicole, and Karla being there.

Antique Market Puzzle | Space Nails

February 28th

I finally finished the Antique Market puzzle. It’s been forever. Having kids around definitely makes it harder to relax. I constantly worried if I’d miss a piece since he loves puzzles with his auntie!

I put on space nails as part of Frankenstein’s birthday theme.

Frankenstein's 30th Birthday | Xochi | Houston, Texas | Mellie Dee

March 3rd

We celebrated Frankenstein’s birthday a day early with me planning out the whole night as a surprise. He’s a lowkey type person but I figure turning 30 means I can at least decorate the Airbnb. After setting up the Airbnb, I drove and picked him up (hanging out with Artemis for a bit) to drive back since we only had one parking spot.

He was surprised when he opened the door but of course the first thing he notices is that the astronaut balloon had a “penis”. Although the whole night is his present, I figure opening one is always fun so I got him a Bob’s burger book and Szechuan peanuts. Nothing fancy but he was reading that book before bed so I know it was a good choice.

We noticed the water was out — wtf — and after contacting the people, they said it’d come back on so for the time being, since it wasn’t a hotel where we can grab drinking water, we went to two CVS locations in search of drinking water. The first one ran out! How crazy! I also forgot matches/lighter so it was a great excuse.

We got ready and headed to Xochi for dinner. It’s an experience here and I’m so glad he liked it. Sissy thought we were crazy for ordering so much food but it was worth it. He was worried they’d sing to him but luckily they put down the birthday dessert with a lit candle and walked away. We both are not big fans of being in the center of attention, especially at a restaurant.

Frankenstein's 30th Birthday | Pixar Putt | Houston, Texas | Mellie Dee

We dropped our leftovers in the car and although our reservations to Pixar Putt was way later in the night, we took a chance and went an hour or so early.

They accepted us, thank goodness, and we spent almost two hours for 18 holes. They put in a lot of thought on the course although I wished there were more holes for more movies. Some of the obstacles were ridiculous but we had a lot of laughter from it. Obviously, at the end, he won. He always wins when it comes to golf. Sigh.

Frankenstein's 30th Birthday | Homemade Italian Cream Cake | Ukraine

We headed back to the Airbnb and was sad to see that water was still out! Which meant no showers which is a bummer since we stunk from being outside. I messaged them and with hopes they’ll reply, we enjoyed the nice weather on the sky deck with the beers I grabbed from CVS. He was so happy to see that downtown buildings were supporting Ukraine.

After awhile, I ran back inside for his last surprise. I made him stay on the deck until I finished putting on the astronaut topper and candles on the three tier Italian Cream Cake. I don’t know if he’s lying but when he asked where I bought it, I about died since I had made it all by myself the night before! He tells me it’s dang good so I’ll take his word since I’m not a big fan of coconutty things. (Shoutout to Mallory for lending me a cute cake holder.)

Also, praise to this man who was willing to help me clean up all the balloons even though I told him to relax. And we had fun doing it.

Frankenstein's 30th Birthday | Snooze | Little V | League City, Texas | Artemis

March 4th

We left our Airbnb right as we woke since the water was still out. He had taken videos of the water being out while I was still asleep which I used to get a full refund later.

We had breakfast at Snooze back in his neck of the woods. I didn’t like this place the first time I went but this time, it hit the spot. We spent a lot of time with Artemis, took a nap, ordered dinner from Little V’s and watched First Man before I had to pass out again. A chill night for a chill birthday boy.

Yatai Ramen Japanese Izakaya | Plano, Texas | Mum, June, Sissy

March 5th

I left to pick up Sissy, June, and Mum and headed off to Dallas for Emmy’s 5th birthday. When we arrived, Brudda, SIL, Emmy, Ethan and Dad were on their way out to the kid’s portion of her birthday where they went and painted ceramics. Due to limitation of people being in the place, we opted out.

We ventured out to Yatai Ramen Japanese Izakaya, Sweet Hut, Sephora, CVS, and Kung Fu Tea before heading back to the house where we all took naps.

Emmy's 5th Birthday | Mellie Dee & June

Later that night, immediate family party for Emmy. We had dinner and cake and opened gifts. She has a short attention span so I was thankful she was able to sit through decorating and planting seeds for a mini unicorn garden I got her as well as making 9 out of 11 scrunchies with me and June.

Not certain she’ll have any more parties like this anymore. I’ll probably be more kids her age parties which I’ll be sad about so I’m thankful that although we were only up there for less than a day to celebrate her birthday, we had that time together.

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

Chinese New Year, V(G)alentine’s, and So Much More!

February 21, 2022 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Ethan, Emmy, Mellie Dee, Rizzo, Pluto

Almost a month of no blogging. Kind of crazy how life just took me away … more like Ethan but let’s not blame a little child.

So here’s bit of an update:

2022 Chinese New Year | Reunion Dinner & Hot Pot | Rizzo the Lion

January 29th: We celebrated Chinese New year early so that Sissy and BIL could make it. Hot pot because it’s the easiest.

January 31st: Chinese New Year’s Eve, we did a family reunion dinner with all the “sayings”. So good.

February 1st: Rizzo dressed up for the festivities. Sadly, his head gear was too heavy and kept falling off so I had to return it. Hopefully I can find a better one for him. I found out this weekend Frankenstein saved this picture because he found it cute. Awwww …

Connor's 1st Birthday | Mallory, Beth, Mellie Dee

Feburary 5th: We celebrated Connor’s first birthday with pizza and cupcakes. Love seeing the onesie I made for his birthday being worn in person. Worth the time spent. It was nice to meet some of Beth’s family and Scott’s parents.

We Bare Bears Travel and Dolomites, Italy Puzzle | Chicken Nugs & Mama Hugs and Stitch Valentine Onesies

Prior to Ethan showing up, I completed a We Bare Bears Travel puzzle and Dolomites, Italy puzzle. I also made a couple of onesies for Connor. Who else needs things. Maybe I should start a shop.

Valentine's Nails | Frankenstein | Sushi Sakura | Houston, Texas | Artemis Drawing

February 9th: I did my Valentine’s nails, and met up with Frankenstein at Sushi Sakura. I gave him the first part of my Valentine’s Day present to him. I drew Artemis in the galaxy. He seems to like it. Not sure what he’d do with it though.

Chelsea's Galentine's

February 10th: Galentine’s at Chelsea’s. She invited her girlfriends over where we enjoyed foods, desserts and a game. I got to meet new people and mingle. And it was cool to find out that some of the champagnes we were drinking came from our old VP that gave it to her for free!! Also, two mamas of her friends were there and one of them made us all cute valentine hearts. Had such a fun time!

Sissy & Mum | Outlet & Ramen | Cypress, Texas | Angel Nails | Homebrew | Katy, Texas | Frankenstein Video Chat

February 12th: Mum & I met up with Sissy at the Outlet. We shopped around and then had lunch at a Ramen place nearby. It was actually super delicious. Sadly, I don’t remember the name of the restuarant.

Sissy and I then went and got our nails done at Angel Nails. Pedicure for me and dip manicure for her. We stopped by Homebrew on the way home and hung out with everyone since Brudda, SIL, Emmy & Ethan had arrived the day before but was visiting Gma in the morning.

I had a small panic attack and needed to see Frankenstein’s face. He was able to calm my nerves and all was well. Sigh, this man is so patient and kind.

Valentine's Day | Frankenstein Gift | Mallory | Galentine's

February 14th: Valentine’s Day. My annual Galentine’s date with Mallory. We got wine and ordered a charcuterie box from someone in her neighborhood. So good. Love that we got to chose. We might change it to February 15th as things go on sale. So we’ll see.

Frankenstein surprised me with a hot stone massage with a sweet message in my email since we couldn’t see one another. He gave me a cute card this weekend when I saw him to go along with it as well.

Ed | Alamo Drafthouse | Jackass Forever | Ethan

February 17th: Ed and I met up at Alamo Drafthouse to watch Jackass Forever. So sad that it’s over. Sad that Bam wasn’t in it but understanding as to why. They all still look so dang good and fit even though they’re much older. Laughed the entire time while I enjoyed my spiked milkshake and fish and chips.

Came home to a a sleeping Ethan in my bed since I wasn’t going to work the next day. He woke up at 3am and didn’t even cry. Just asked for some things and fell back asleep. Angel.

Rose | Scholars & Scoundrels, Proud Pie, The Alley | Katy, Texas

February 18th: Picked up Rose and went to lunch at Scholars and Scoundrel’s. It’s been forever since we’ve gotten together for a meal. Fried zuchinni and shrimp tacos for her and crawfish for me. So far, the cheapest crawfish I’ve found but flavour isn’t there and I had at least 12 dead ones in the bunch which is a lot if you think about it. We stopped by The Alley for drinks, then Proud Pie for dessert. It was nice to get out and eat at different locations.

Frankenstein | Galveston Mardi Gras | Meet the Fam

February 19th: Drove to Frankenstein. He opened his Valentine’s present from me and then we headed to Galvenston’s Mardi Gras parade where I met his mum, sisters, nephew and niece. We watched so many floats come by and got hit with beads. Frankenstein and I mostly stood in the back to talk and had the best time doing so.

Frankenstein | Craft 96 | League City, Texas | Painting with a Twist at Home

Afterward, we were starving and went to Craft 96. Pork chop for him, steak and two types of potatoes for me. Also had a beer each. We both love this place. Their food is always amazing and they change out their billions of beers on tap.

We went back to his place and started our Painting with a Twist. I bough this before the pandemic and since Patricia couldn’t come anymore, I finally redeemed it. We chose the Blue Moon. There is suppose to be a waterfall at the bottom but we both were disappointed at the video we were supplied. Luckily, with our brainpower, we came up with an alternative for the bottom portion. I just need to draw it, and cut it out on vinyl. Fingers crossed it works out.

Frankenstein | Remton | Webster, Texas

February 20th: We grabbed brunch at Remton. A Vietnamese restaurant with a bit of Chinese mixed in. We went a little crazy and ordered 10 dishes. I made the excuse that this man has officially graduated from Nursing school a few days ago so we can order whatever we wanted. So proud of him.

Mum, Sissy, Ethan | Howdy's Ice Cream, Park, Sushihana

I went home afterward. Sissy was already there. We went to Ulta with Mum and came back, woke up Ethan and went and got ice cream at Howdy’s. He chose the cookie monster which meant blue everywhere. But he did pretty good. The mess was jsut around his mouth and luckily it was easy to wipe off.

So many of the parks were filled up but we finally found one where there was not many people around. We played for such a long time before leaving back home and ordering DoorDash for Sushihana.

These past few weeks have been so rewarding. I’ve meet so many new people and caught up with many old ones.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: American, Asian, Chinese, Coffee and Tea, Dessert, Galveston, Houston, Ice Cream, Japanese, Katy, Sushi, Texas, Vietnamese, Webster

Guess Who’s Going to See Brad Paisley

January 16, 2022 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Commit for Life Hoodie, Chocolate Bomb, KFC Beyond Chicken, Snowflake Nails, Rizzo

Started the week by having a chocolate milk bomb (s’mores style — super sweet), snowflake nails, and donating blood! Got a free hoodie, some snacks, and a coupon for Chick-fil-a. Thanks for letting me know about the drive, Mallory!

I bought a water bottle bag for Rizzo to use during the colder days/nights and he loves it a lot. He’s always laying on it. That’s him being asleep. The bag keeps warm for a day when I wrap it up in fleece. So nice for the colder mornings in my office.

We tried KFC’s beyond meat nuggets and they were surprisingly not bad. Their chicken tenders are also very good. I have been meaning to try out their fries since they’ve taken away the potato wedges and we were surprised at how good they were. I’m still sad there are no more potato wedges but this will do. As for their chicken sandwich, Popeyes is still the winner. KFC has definitely gotten better than what I remember years ago though.

Mallory's with Beth | McAllister's | Onesies for Connor | Rodeo Ticket - Brad Paisley

Thursday, rodeo tickets went on sale. It was a struggle but we did it. I’ve been wanting to see Brad Paisley since forever. I hope he plays all the songs I love!

After work I picked up McAllister’s for dinner with Mallory & Beth. I’m not even sure what we talked about but it was nice to see Beth again after a month of her being gone!

The rest of the weekend was dedicated to getting some onesies made for Connor. Eeek, cannot wait to see him wear it!

Holland & Arcade Puzzle

Finished two puzzles this week. Holland and the arcade. Mostly bought the arcade puzzle because Frankenstein and I go to a lot of arcades. hehe

Frankenstein | Latin Bites | Houston, Texas

Speaking of Frankenstein, we had a little dinner date at Latin Bites Saturday night. We ordered a couple of drinks (one was free because they messed it up), paella, causa, market ceviche, and beef and spinach empanadas. The clear winner: paella. Not many places make good paella so I wouldn’t mind coming back.

We talked about the possibility of going to Hong Kong in the far, far future due to everything going on. Then we went crazy and looked at how much business class tickets cost. I’m afraid I’ll be spoiled that one time and wanting to do it always for trips on the other side of the world. Sigh. Would be nice though.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Fast Food, Houston, Sandwiches and Burgers, Spanish, Texas

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 90 of Quarantine

December 5, 2021 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

2021 | Week 90 of Quarantine | Ethan, Rizzo, Mellie Dee

This week has been filled with Ethan. All he wants is attention but he’s overall pretty easy to take care of. I took some hours off Monday and Tuesday since I was sick and got to spend time sitting outside with him. Very peaceful and nice.

2021 | Week 90 of Quarantine | Kato, Bruno, Nara Thai, Dough Diggers, Rodeo Goat | Houston, Texas

I started my new role Wednesday and when Thursday rolled around my internet went out since they were upgrading stuff. I drove to Sissy’s and either out of there. Ordered Nara Thai for lunch and ate dinner with Sissy and BIL from Rodeo Goat while watching a couple episodes of UK Ghosts.

Jenny sent cookies from Dough Digger to the family as condolences. It was nice since I missed them during the wedding. So good!

2021 | Week 90 of Quarantine | Therapeutic Thai Massage, Sushihana | Katy, Texas | Maharaja Bhog with Frankenstein | Houston, Texas

I was off Friday. Went to the chiropractor, chilled with Ethan for a bit and then had a two hour Thai massage. Afterwards it was Sushihana and back with hanging with Ethan.

Urgent care on Monday gave me some dang good meds so I felt way better to meet up with Frankenstein at Maharaja Bhog. Sweetest man willing to drive so far for a meal with me. Poor man for being such in traffic yet no complaints. It was good first time eating Indian in this format and I love how adventurous he is. Thankful for a person who isn’t picky.

2021 | Week 90 of Quarantine | Pedicure, Zero Degrees, Shabu Town | Katy, Texas

Saturday morning Sissy came over. We took Mum and June for pedicures and then went home and grabbed Dad and Ethan for lunch at Shabu Town. A couple of shopping places and Zero Degrees and we were back home relaxing with everyone. It was nice to get a few hours with Sissy and talk randomness.

2021 | Week 90 of Quarantine | Puzzle, Proud Pie, Big City Wings | Katy, Texas

This whole day was filled with doing absolutely nothing but playing with Ethan. I had one meal of Big City Wings and Proud Pie and started a new puzzle. It is super hard since everything is practically blue. Hopefully I finish before Emmy comes.

2021 | Week 90 of Quarantine | Spotify Unwrapped

This year’s Spotify unwrapped. No surprises except for the kids making Olivia Rodrigo one of my top artists.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: American, Chinese, Dessert, Houston, Indian, Japanese, Katy, Sushi, Texas, Thai

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