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Treebeards | Houston, Texas

August 2, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Whenever there’s no free breakfast at work we have yogurts and bars and poptarts to pick from. I usually go for the Chobani yogurt but that could only mean one thing …

[2018] 214/365: Delicious Comfort Food

… I’m usually starving before lunchtime and I chow down on some almonds that I have stashed at my desk. I was extremely happy that I was invited to go to lunch at Treebeards with Noah and Prisila.

I have found my favorite lunch place near work. I mean I don’t know if it’s my favorite but it sure is one of the best things that I’ve eaten here. It is southern comfort food and I ordered the chicken fried chicken, gravy on the side, with green beans and mashed potatoes. It came with a roll which had butter sandwiched in between and I even ordered a yellow cake with chocolate frosting for my coworker whose birthday is this weekend.

We ate, we had laughter, and soon it was back to work. Having that break was actually pretty nice. It made work go by a little bit faster and soon enough I was on my way home.

Tomorrow is date night with Scruffy and I cannot wait! We will be attacking one of the Houston Restaurant Week restaurants!

Day of Deliciousness

July 28, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Scruffy, Ashy and I went over to Gordon’s to check out his house. We were out there for over an hour and our sweat was beading. We finally went and dropped Ashy off and picked up The Pho Shack for lunch at Grandma’s and Kenny’s where Sissy and BIL met us.

Afterward Scruffy and I picked up Rizzo and headed to Fulbrook Ale Works where Sissy and BIL were already waiting. This used to be Texian Brewery which got bought out. Thank goodness because it was nasty. These beers are so much better.

After using majority of our tokens we hauled ass back to Scruffy’s because we were sweating like no other at the place. We played some board games before bidding them farewell.

[2018] 209/365: Indian Vegetarian Buffet

Scruffy played video games while I opted for a nap before waking up to head to Maharaja Bhog for a vegetarian Indian buffet. We’ve never been here but I’ve always wanted to try this style since I was a kid seeing it on the telly.

It was a fun experience and we were surprised we both liked it. Now that we’ve tried everything there we know exactly what we liked and disliked which will make it easier for us in the future if we ever decide to come back.

We are back at his house now and he’ll most likely play some games with Blake while I shower, relax and watch my shows before bed.

Jollibee Experience Makes Me Wanting More

July 27, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Work was way too long because Noah and I had planned since the beginning of the week to get out of work early to have a meal at Jollibee!

I don’t think anyone can understand just how excited I was to walk into this place. They have horrible reviews but mostly due to their service, having to wait for the chicken to fry.

I was mostly off the walls excited because during my whole college career, every Filipino person I knew that has had Jollibee praises it.

[2018] 208/365: Jollibee Happiness

Original and Spicy Fried Chicken – spicy is the way to go so I’m glad I got six of those as opposed to the two originals. They come with gravy to dip the cluckers. I don’t care for the gravy. Next time I come I’m getting a bucket of Spicy Fried Chicken (six piece for ten dollars) … for myself.
Spaghetti with Hot Dog Bits – I’m pretty sure there was only two little bits of hot dog in there. Pretty ridiculous. Super sugary.
Hot Dog – nothing too special. I make hot dogs better than this.
Mashed Potatoes – they are mashed potatoes. Nothing to rave about. Not enough gravy in it so glad I had the free side of gravy to add to it.
Pineapple Soda – I’m not a fan of pineapples but was floored but how much I didn’t hate it. I’m sure it’s filled with sugar too.
Halo-Halo – we weren’t too happy about this. I actually meant to order the taro or pandan drink but failed and got this but was still excited. There was way too much crushed ice that melded into a giant ball of ice and just didn’t hit the spot for us.

They’ve been opened for a while but I’ve never had a chance to go until today so we practically ordered everything off the menu. We have to come back for the rest another day but spicy fried chicken is a must!

I dropped Noah off at home and headed to Scruffy’s. We went to the new Total Wine in Sugar Land and both won free wine glasses. I’m saving them for my new house (whenever that is).

We went to PetsMart next door to get Rizzo a new bed for his cage but couldn’t find any for his tiny crate so we headed back to his house.

If I could make another picture, picture of the day, this would be it!

We had plans to go get me new sunglasses and a dinner as date night but Ashy convinced us to stay for dinner so we decided to get my sunglasses before dinner.

My sunglasses were crushed somehow and I needed new ones due to all the driving I do from home to work now. I made a quick decision and walked out with these beauties.

Scruffy was craving tacos so we snuck to a pre dinner. He ordered two tacos, one for me, and a beerita to share.

We went back to his house and had about an hour and a half until dinner. Luna slept next to me when she realized I wasn’t going to throw the ball. So cute.

Ashy’s Adas with some okra I brought back from Brenham. It was actually super delicious. Everything was great though I wish there was a spicy level to the adas. Regardless, it was a great decision to stay home for dinner.

Scruffy has been playing video games with Blake over the net and I am enjoying their conversations. Too funny. I’m about to fall asleep. Bye everyone!

Corner Bakery | Houston, Texas

July 26, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

[2018] 207/365: Date with Interns

I went to lunch at Corner Bakery with Noah and Joel. I’m surprised that I actually liked the lunch! I had a free soup and dessert coupon as long as I buy a lunch so it was a big win! I shared the lemon squares because sweets aren’t really a big deal for me. I’m excited to eat here again because i get an employee discount too so it’s another win.

Scruffy came and took Rizzo after work. I’m excited to see him interact with Bailey. From the videos I see it seems that results to sniff her butt. Haha Silly boy.

Dumplings Bringing Back Memories

July 17, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

[2018] 198/365: Memories

Ever since my return to downtown I’ve been searching for this dumpling place where my old mentor would take me once in a while and we would talk about life back in 2007. And today as I went with the kids to lunch at Doozo Dumplings, it hit me that I’ve found it. I cannot begin to tell you how happy I was that I was still here and that there was still so many customers till this day. I cannot wait to come back again and eat there dumplings. This is by far the best dumplings in downtown near work that I could find.

Later in the day there was an ice cream social at work to celebrate summer and since it was National Ice Cream Day on Sunday. They had vendors there with BlueBell ice cream with choices of a few flavors and many toppings to choose from. I opted for cookies and cream and lots of sprinkles and mini m&ms. I added the whipped cream, chocolate syrup and cherries for the picture and gladly gave those up to may coworker once I snapped my shot.

Upon arriving home I got on my room machine and rowed while watching One Tree Hill. This is one of my favorite shows and wished I have someone to rewatch it with to share the tears I cry because this show gets me right in the feels.