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Sons of Anarchy Board Game

August 26, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Sissy and BIL came over to celebrate June’s birthday early. We decided on Mona since June was up for some Italian food.

This place is like Chipotle, Italian style. You can make your own. I got the balonga sauce with gluten free spaghetti and a giant meatball with some farm fresh ingredients. Scruffy got chicken Alfredo fettuccine with some farm fresh ingredients. I would come back here again if I wanted something fast and fairly cheap. But their alfredo sauce was not that great. It was very watery and we think that it had to do with not draining the pasta well enough before mixing it.

We all headed back home and played a round of Sons of Anarchy Board Game. I’m not a big fan of killing each other type games but this one wasn’t so bad …. Maybe because I won!

Laundry in a meal prep later I was on my way to Scruffy’s house for dinner with his family. Delicious kebabs and chicken.

[2108] 238/365: Spontaneous Ice Cream

We headed home after dinner and we are currently at Andrew’s house for a quick pit stop. I grabbed a drumstick ice cream on the way for a treat.

I’m excited to shower and sleep soon. It’s been a super long day.

Meet the Parents

May 11, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Breakfast was served from Katz at work today. Sorry for the blurry picture. I am a bit shy to take pics of my food at work. They’ll get better.

The college girl showed me around the tunnels and I grabbed lunch to bring back to my desk afternoon. Brooklyn Meatball Co. is one of the select few that isn’t Asian or Mediterranean.

I got the spicy marinara spaghetti with meatballs. They give you so much food and the marinara is definitely spicy enough to give it that pow but not so spicy you’re dying for water. I have enough left over for another meal!

I cannot resist a cannoli so I went ahead and got one. Not really that great and I will say that I am starting to feel a bit meh about cannolis. Sigh, I’ll never find an amazing one.

When we were walking around, she stopped by Alonti Market Cafe to pick up her foods.

I couldn’t resist getting the roasted red potatoes, especially since she said it was one of the best she’s ever had. It’s not bad, but I’ve had way better. It’s enough to curb my potato cravings though.

After work, I went and got an oil change at the dealership. Dad picked me up and I was able to go to the bank and pick up a gift for Grandma for Mother’s Day. He then dropped me off to pick up my car and I went to Sprouts and World Market. Shopping for gifts, oh how I missed you.

[2018] 131/365: Meet the Parents

To kick off my birthday weekend, my parents, Sissy, BIL, Scruffy, Ashy, Jamie and I all met up at Crown Seafood Restaurant for dinner. From what I can tell, Ashy and Jamie seemed to like it, their first real Chinese food experience.

This is officially meet the parents. Dun Dun Dunnnn.

Sissy bought me little fruit tarts from La Madeline since they’re one of my favourite things. YUM!

The gifts from Ashy and Jamie to use for our upcoming family trip. I’m excited! Everything is super cute, especially the flip-flops. You cannot tell but they have glitter bands!

Now to experiment with a new recipe in hopes it goes well so that I can bring it to Mother’s Day dinner tomorrow night!

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

Nick’s Italian Restaurant | Richmond, Texas

March 9, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

[2018] 068/365: Harry Potter #2

We got through the second one! I cannot wait until we are watching the fourth one since Scruffy has seen them up to the third I believe.

We went back to my house for a bit then picked up dinner from Nick’s Italian Restaurant. Thank goodness we picked it up. The service for that was horrible so I cannot even imagine dining in. I guess they can be that way since their food is “the best”!

Let’s just say, no hostess, owner/manager walks around and does nothing while others are waiting for someone to help us out. When they do, they cannot seem to multitask. The server assured me four times that my food was ready yet it took forever. Ridiculous. And let’s not forget the owner/manager yelling across the restaurant then proceeding to yell, “Come here!” to the server.

Nick's Italian Restaurant | Richmond, Texas | Chicken Marsala, Chicken Parmigiana, Cannoli

Chicken Marsala [chicken scaloppini with mushrooms sauteed in a Marsala wine sauce] | $16.50 • Chicken Parmigiana [breaded chicken breast topped with mozzarella cheese and pomodoro sauce] | $16.50 • Chocolate Chip Cannoli | ~$7

The food wasn’t bad. I wouldn’t say it’s the best ever but for a to-go order, it was pretty good. I don’t mind picking up from them again.

Andrew came over and we hung out a bit. They’re now upstairs playing video games, remotely, with Blake. I’m ready for bed.

Nick’s Italian Restaurant
11511 FM 1464, Richmond, Texas 77407 | (281) 277-1331 | Website | Yelp

Drinking Alcohol After A Blood Donation

January 29, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

[2018] 029/365: Saving Lives

Finally had a chance to donate some plasmas today while Mallory donated whole blood. I haven’t been to this location in a year or so and surprisingly they remembered me! After much catch up, I was able to read a few pages off the Kindle while snacking on some treats before the guy next to me was freaking out. He was a first-timer with automated blood so freakout was much understood.

We went and got our eyebrows and lips waxed before heading over to Hasta La Pasta. Everyone knows after blood donations one should never drink alcohol but for some reason, Mallory and I always break that. No one tell on us, please!

Hasta La Pasta | Katy, Texas | Chicken Parmesan, Stuffed Mushrooms, Brussels Sprouts, Toasted Ravioli, Bread

Bread | free • Stuffed Mushrooms [spinach, bread crumbs, and three-cheeses in mushroom caps drizzled with parmesan cream sauce] | $8 • Toasted Ravioli [breaded cheese ravioli served with tomato sauce] | $8 • Chicken Parmesan [breaded chicken topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese, served with house pasta penne with Cesar salad] | $15 • Blistered Brussels Sprouts | $3

We shared all the food on the table but we were not able to finish anything. We think the management might have changed because the food wasn’t like how it used to be. It’s not horrible, but just, different.

When I got home, a box was waiting for us. Puppies for sale!! Haha Just kidding. The box was filled with Whimzees and Rizzo was very excited and jumped into the delivered box hoping to earn some treats. Since he just got his dental work done, I have to wait to feed him any. Sorry baby!!

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

Nick’s Italian Restaurant 11511 FM 1464, Richmond, Texas 77407 | (281) 277-1331 | Website | Yelp

Hasta La Pasta 1450 W Grand Parkway S, Katy, Texas 77494 | (281) 392-0045 | Website | Yelp