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Q1 2020 Team Away Day

January 9, 2020 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Q1 2020 Team Away Day | Snacks

I ran the first team away day of the year. I was nervous, flubbed a lot, but overall it went well. It’s also the reason I’ve been MIA this week. I’ve been working hard to put everything together and I’m glad everyone had a great time.

Q1 2020 Team Away Day | BATL Houston Heights

After our discussion on our 2020 goals, we headed to BATL Houston Heights for some axe throwing.

Q1 2020 Team Away Day | BATL Houston Heights | Food

We ordered burgers and pizza for lunch along with two alcoholic beverages. The food comes from next door while the drinks are there at the place which is pretty convenient. The pizza was great though I heard the burgers were meh.

Q1 2020 Team Away Day | BATL Houston Heights | Mellie Dee Axe Throwing

I got to throw big and small axes but overall I sucked horribly. Not so horrible that I was last place though!

I got to make shirts for everyone for this axe throwing event. I’m glad they turned out great and even the people who printed the shirts were surprised at how well and clean the design came out! So … I guess I do shirts that can be sent to the printers now. Hit me up!

Jacob in Bouncer

We left early and some went to happy hour. I went over to Mallory’s and came in seeing this bundle in his bouncer. He was a happy baby the whole time I was there!

Cafe Del Sol | Katy, Texas

we ordered food from Cafe Del Sol and got Door Dash to deliver. Their food is pretty delicious.

Mallory and I watched a few episodes of Dynasty before I left. And now it’s relaxing and then working from home tomorrow. Yippie!

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Houston, Pizza, Sandwiches and Burgers, Sightseeing, Texas

Girl’s Day

December 21, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Mellie Dee & JJ by the Christmas Tree

I came over to Mallory’s since Leah is in town for the day. When I walked in, JJ was so happy to see me. He screamed my name and ran over to give me the biggest hug. He’s such a happy camper in the morning so I took the chance to get a picture in with him.

That's My Dog | Katy, Texas

When John and JJ left to go to John’s parents house, Mallory, Leah, Jacob and I went to That’s My Dog for lunch. They have the best sausage link ever and their fried taste amazing even with nothing on it! My order next time is just a regular dog with regular fries. Mmm, we were so tired after.

Color Street with Mallory & Beth

Beth came over and brought over her Color Street kits. I bought a few and we decided to go festive and get kinda the same nails done. I need more practice but I’m happy with how they came out.

Wine with Mallory & Leah

Beth left and that’s when the wine started pouring. We even downed some Ole Smokey Moonshine. The one I had with Scruffy a long time ago was the apple pie but I’d say the butter pecan is better.

Snapchat with Mallory & Jacob

I took some Snapchat filter pictures with Jacob and loved how they came out. He had such big eyes to begin with so it just enhanced it.

Mallory, Leah and I talked a lot and caught up a bunch. Then John and JJ came home and we left. I just noticed how long I was there but it was a great time. Now to relax with Rizzo before falling asleep. Night, world.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Katy, Sandwiches and Burgers, Texas

Day with Rose

December 7, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

  • Proud Pie | Katy, Texas | Mint Chocolate Chip Pie

I’m not going to lie. I really don’t remember what I did this morning up until Rose texted me that she was coming over to pick me up. We went and got lunch at Proud Pie.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been here and I was happy to see they had Mint Chocolate Chip Pie. It reminds me of the ice cream! So freaking good. Don’t let the two pies fool you. It’s actually one slice split in two!

The sandwiches are the same old same old. Nothing to write home about. If anything, my chicken pesto sandwich was a bit dry and wished they put more pesto in.

The drinks were good. Not super sweet which I liked. She wished it was sweeter.

Proud Pie | Katy, Texas | Decor

We sat and talked for a long while until we went off to Michael’s to buy knitting tools for some folks. We’re starting a knitting/crocheting club at work. The majority of them do not know how so it’ll be interesting to see how it goes.

We then went to HomeGoods next door. One of my favourite places. It’s like TJ Maxx in my opinion … but fancier.

We were both able to get our White Elephant presents for work during this adventure and I snagged one as well for the one I’m going to next week. People told me bringing a cleaver to a White Elephant is weird. I guess I’ll keep it for myself!

2019 Work Holiday Party Ornament Idea

I’ve been working on designs for the work party. I’m not sure how people feel about them so I made examples with leftover vinyl I had. This is one of them. I will bring it to the planning team Monday and see what they think before we start cutting and applying it to the ornaments we got for the entire team. It’s going to be a lot of work but I’m glad I finally have a project I can do to use my Cricut.

The weekend is almost over. I cannot wait to do absolutely nothing.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Dessert, Katy, Sandwiches and Burgers, Texas

2019 Summer Trip | Day 7

August 6, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

2019 Summer Trip Day 7 | Coventina Day Spa | Waterford, Pennsylvania

I packed all my bags and we headed to Waterford for massages at Coventina Day Spa. Liliana ordered us a couples massage. The doors open up to another room where she was laying. I don’t really understand what the point of it is since you don’t really talk to one another during. I guess it’s just nice to have them there? The hour went by too quickly but overall it was nice. We both still loved our reflexology more so we’ll have to keep that in mind next time we get pampered.

We stopped by two different post offices because one of them didn’t have packing tape. I guess I won’t fault them since that one was in a gas station but how do you do business as a post office without packing tape?!

2019 Summer Trip Day 7 | Lawrence Park Dinor | Erie, Pennsylvania

Lily found Lawrence Park Dinor close by. They are a quiant little place that reminds me of a Waffle House because you can watch them make your food. It’s been around for years that it’s become historic and they try to keep it as classic as possible. Everything we ate was delicious. I was weary at first but I walked out full and happy. I’ve never had Italian Wedding Soup before and I found myself Googling a recipe to make myself in the future.

2019 Summer Trip Day 7 | Panache Salon + Spa | Erie, Pennsylvania

Soon enough it was facials at Panache Salon + Spa. They take you to the women’s locker room which has a few lockers to put your things, a shower, a restroom, a hair dryer, a curler, and a straightener. You change into robes and slippers then walk down the hall to a very relaxing waiting room with lemon water and cucumber water.

We filled in our forms and the ladies came to take us to separate rooms to get our facials done. The lady did my extractions and told me that she was surprised by how great my skin is. That means a lot coming from a lady that does facials! I fell asleep when she was steaming my face with a hot towel and started massaging me.

Lily and I met back up and she followed me into the room for a lash lift and tint. I’ve always wanted to do one and figured, why not. I don’t think I’d ever do it again only because the results weren’t what I was thinking it’d be but it was a good experience.

2019 Summer Trip Day 7 | Panache Salon + Spa | Erie, Pennsylvania | Mellie Dee & Liliana Before & After

Lily and I’s before and after. I told her I don’t understand why we looked better in the before. Maybe the poking and prodding made our face swell up a bit.

2019 Summer Trip Day 7 | Sonic Slushie and Corn Dogs

We headed to Sonic, picked up some slushies and corn dogs and headed to the airport. Once I got there to go print out my ticket it said that I would have a mis-connect. I wasn’t going to make my connecting flight due to their delay on the first leg of the trip from the weather.

We made an impromptu decision to just fly out tomorrow morning instead so I headed home with Lily yet again so that I wouldn’t get stuck at the Detroit airport if I couldn’t make it.

2019 Summer Trip Day 7 | Roadside Farmer's Market | Liliana

When we were driving back, we stopped by a roadside Farmer’s Market. I’s a trust system where you pay for what you get by sticking cash into the little steel box. We found the most gigantic zucchini ever.

2019 Summer Trip Day 7 | Homemade Dinner by Daniel & Liliana
Drink: Honey Melon Water | Appetizer: Homemade Cherry Vinaigrette Summer Salad | Entree: Elotes

Once we got home, I started working, and Lily started making Elotes. Daniel came home after and was nice enough to make us a summer salad even though he is sick.

They’re asleep now and I’m about to head to bed soon too since I’ll have a busy day of traveling and then working from home once I get back. Night world!

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries, Travel Tagged With: American, Erie, Pennsylvania, Sandwiches and Burgers, Spa, Waterford

Homemade Ice Cream & Sorbet

July 21, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Ed's Homemade Herb Garden Ice Cream, Cherry Sorbet, Lemongrass Ginger Lime Sorbet

I had plans with Ed today. It’s been a long while and figured we’d put something in the calendar else it’d never happen. I told him it was national ice cream day a couple of weeks ago and funny enough, he’d been making ice creams and sorbets. I got to try a few that he’s made in the past. Herb Garden Ice Cream, Cherry Sorbet, Lemongrass Ginger Lime Sorbet.

Fort Bend County Library Card

We, mostly Ed, made the base of Orange Sherbet and headed to the library in Richmond so I could get a library card. The one I have at the moment is a small library with fewer audiobooks available. I have so much more to choose from now and I’m so excited!

Taro Slush with Pudding | Kung Fu

After we went and got Kung Fu Tea. Even with 30% sugar, it’s way too sweet!

Burger IM | Richmond, Texas

We went next door for BurgerIM but we failed at calculating drinks. We both ended up with two drinks and I’m never for the soft drink machines.

They are mini burgers and both did the duo combo. The Angus burger had a frozen pattie flavour and not worth the addition of grilled onions and grilled mushrooms. The crispy chicken was very, very good. I was so surprised by it. The only thing was they broke my egg yolk so it spilled everywhere and the cheese wasn’t melted. The fries were not a favourite at all but the garlic aioli addition helped.

Would I come back here? Most likely not. But if I ever was nearby and craved a crispy chicken burger, then yes, yes I would.

Homemade Orange Sherbet with Ed

We went back to his house to get the Orange Sherbet out of the fridge and into the ice cream churner. After it was the right consistency we tasted it and it was delicious. But in the freezer, it goes for an hour before the final product.

I went home before that happened. I was pooped and had a lot to take care of before work tomorrow. I spent most of the evening discussing the Cousins Trip plans. We’ve booked our Airbnb! And things are getting a little more real with the time we spent planning on finalizing things.

EEEp! Now I need to focus on my August trip first!

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Coffee and Tea, Dessert, Ice Cream, Sandwiches and Burgers

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