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2022 June | Astros, Beth’s Baby Shower, Vow Renewal, Chuck E. Cheese & Chemo

June 30, 2022 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

20220602 | Ethan | Dad's Early Birthday Celebration

Ethan left in the beginning of the month.

Our family had scheduled Dad’s birthday celebration by doing a family trip in San Saba for the weekend. Where is that? No clue. We literally looked all around to find a place that worked for us. Personal pool was a must!

June and I did not end up going so we celebrated Dad’s birthday a day early before they all left for the trip. Ethan helped me decorate. Ugh, such a cutie pie.

20220630 | June Chemo | Mellie Dee

June and I didn’t go because she had just gotten her port put in and her first round of chemo. She didn’t ask anyone to stay back, or tell us to cancel the trip and knowing her, she’d hate if we did so I opted to stay back.

I took off work for her port insertion day and her first round of chemo. During her port insertion day, there was a gift shop selling jewelry and other things so I walked around during her surgery and bought some earrings, a romper and a tweezer.

The location where she was getting all this done was at the hospital she worked at during COVID. She had told one of her old coworkers to maker her treatment since she trusted him.

And during her first round of chemo, I just talked to her as much as I could. We even brought Krispy Kreme donuts to her secondary pharmacy where she worked during COVID. She got to choose who made her treatment and it was nice seeing people pop in and out to say hi to her. We were even able to video chat with the kids since Dad was up there with them so time passed by fairly quickly.

She had two additional rounds of chemo this month. Prior to showing up for her labs before chemo, we would sometimes grab food and drinks. Thankful for my manager for understanding and letting me work from the hospital.

It was pretty easy in the beginning but started to get a little rough the next couple.

20220607 | Frankenstein, Mellie Dee | Astros v Mariners | Shake Shake

June 6, 2022

Frankenstein got free tickets from one of his coworkers. Dang good seats too. He brought his camera and we stuffed our faces with Shake Shack. The pics are taken from him. Such detail. He had a good one with their arm all funky.

20220610 | Blood Donation | Mallory & Mellie Dee | Tiff Treat from Monica's Baby Shower

June 10, 2022

Blood donations with Mallory. We got free towels. I also came home with cookies for winning a baby shower game through online.

20220611 | Beth's Baby Sprinkle Shower | Mallory & Mellie Dee

June 11, 2022

Mallory and I threw Beth an ice cream baby shower. We had games and a whole lot of diabetes (cookies and ice cream). I made the poofs look like mini ice cream sundaes with a shower gel on the side as party favours. I’m so late at posting that Caden is already born.

20220611 | New Bed Frame | Rizzo & Mellie Dee

That night I went home and built my bed frame. Loving it so far! So does Rizzo. He wouldn’t leave. I guess he likes this more than sleeping on the floor.

20220616 | Bunco | Won Most Buncos

June 16, 2022

They needed an extra for Bunco at Mallory & Beth’s neighborhood. I won $20! I do love this neighborhood. They have so many things going on. Sadly at the moment, it’s too far away (and getting too expensive to move there).

20220620 | Frankenstein | Memorial City Mall & Mikoto Sushi

June 20, 2022

Frankenstein was on my side of town for his internship class so he decided to make time for me by literally waiting over an hour at Memorial City Mall while I finished up working, got ready, and drove over there.

We walked around a bit and I bought puzzles because SALE!

Then headed to Mikoto for dinner. All you can eat. We laughed so hard at his two little flavoured sashimi compared to the regular sashimi. Can you find it?

20220624 | Artemis, Mellie Dee, Frankenstein | Top Gun Maverick | Star Movie Grill | League City, Texas | Dave & Busters

June 24, 2022

Since Frankenstein’s Aunt and Uncle had a surprise vow renewal this weekend, I went over a night early to have a little date night. He was stuck at work when I got there so I walked around Bravo, a party store nearby, and then headed to his place.

This is the first time Artemis was so loving (because Frankenstein wasn’t around!). She even laid next to me in bed while I realxed.

Once he got home, we went and watched Top Gun Maverick at Star Cinema Grill. We ordered ALL the foods and a giant pitcher of sangria. It was our first theater movie and he even got the whole experience where I cried pretty much non-stop through the movie. So much feels. I’ve watched it a second time since and it’s still just as great.

We played some games at Dave & Buster’s nearby and had the funniest experience taking pictures because it was SO horribly executed. When we were walking back to the car, I accidentally dropped it and his response was “just leave it” because they were so bad. But I loved it because the memory is too hilarious not to.

20220625 | DoorDash The Flame Tacos | League City, Texas | Frankenstein & Mellie Dee | Pam & Steve Vow Renewal | Galveston, Texas | Poretto Beach & Tremont Hotel

June 25, 2022

We ordered The Flame Tacos for breakfast/lunch and later got ready for the vow renewal at Poretto Beach. We met others at the Tremont Hotel for the bus ride to the beach and my goodness … it was SO gorgeous. We spent a lot of our time afterward at their rooftop after having some finger foods at the reception hall.

20220630 | Emmy & Ethan's First Chuck E. Cheese | Mellie Dee

June 30, 2022

I took Emmy & Ethan to their first Chuck E. Cheese experience. Ethan was scared of the mouse but overall they loved it and asked if they could go back again. They also ate more pizza than I thought they would! Not having kids, and maybe never having kids but having this experience made it feel like I did for a split second. Great memories I’ll remember forever.

20220630 | Emmy, Ethan, June | Crystal Making

We had many adventures together like making crystals, eating ice creams, bath bomb surprises, and more. These two are so fun and I always wish they would move closer.

20220630 | Puzzle | Manhattan Skyline, We Bare Bears Vacation Car, Majestic Cafe, Friends The Experience, Haul

Some puzzles I finished this month. Manhattan Skyline, We Bare Bears Vacation Car, Majestic Cafe, Friends The Experience, Pickler’s Haul. I might have made some of these names up but the Majestic Cafe is the most pieces I’ve done … 2000 in two days isn’t too bad.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: American, Japanese, Pizza, Sushi, Weddings

2022 May | My Birthday, Rizzo’s Surgery & Breast Cancer

May 31, 2022 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

20220530 | Puzzles | Lego Ice Cream, Batman, Superman, Star Wars, Beach, Friends, Oil & Gas | Emmy & Ethan

I finished 7 puzzles this month! SEVEN. Well more like six and a half but it’s more Frankenstein’s fault since it was his puzzle his work folks started and couldn’t finish. My first 2000 piece puzzle couldn’t be finished because of it.

The kids loved seeing how fast I could finish the puzzles. I even got them into it by buying them their own. They continually redo them and haven’t got sick of them yet.

20220501 | Ethan, Rizzo | Monica & Osvaldo's Baby Shower | Mellie Dee

May 1, 2022

Ethan follows me around as much as he can. It’s like having another Rizzo around. I don’t mind it though … when he’s not loud when I’m in a meeting.

Monica invited me to her family and friend baby shower. I haven’t had homecooked Mexican food in so long. I savored it for sure! Osvaldo showed up late when it came to opening presents. It’s weird how you know someone for so long but after not being together for a long time, it feels a little foreign. It was nice to see their family and catch up though.

Ethan and I went on a walk with Rizzo afterward. That boy overheats SO fast. After 10 minutes he was already red in the face. He didn’t want to go home though.

20220505 | Ethan, JJ, Jacob, Mallory, Mellie Dee, Rizzo | Park, Elyson Cafe

May 5, 2022

After work I took Ethan to play with JJ and Jacob at their neighborhood park. We ordered food from Elyson Cafe and just watched them do their thing. They are all so grown up and can do so much by themselves. It’s crazy how five years ago, Mallory and I were hanging out alone, with no babies around.

Brudda came and brought a soccer ball and easy to travel goal posts. Rizzo was chilling next to the soccer ball and with the name, found it cute.

20220506 - 20220507 | Ethan & Rizzo | Sushihana, Early Mother's Day Crawfish, Mother's Day with Gma

May 6, 2022

Brudda, Dad, Ethan and I went to Sushihana for lunch. Mum came during her lunch hour. Later that night Sissy and BIL came over and we had an early Mother’s Day celebration by ordering food from Yummy. There was SO much leftover especially since I hadn’t been feeling well and was afraid my stomach would be even more upset if I ate the spicyness.

May 7, 2022

We went to Gordon & Patsy’s for our usually Mother’s Day dinner with Gma. It was nice to all be together again.

20220511 | Churrascos and Wine | Work Event on Campus

May 11, 2022

Work had a get together event and for the first time in my life, I was served ALCOHOL on campus! And I’ve worked on this campus since 2008! They catered from Churrascos so I could have gotten beer or even liquor! So crazy how things have changed.

20220511 | Birthday Dinner | Mallory, Beth, Mellie Dee | Santiago's | Katy, Texas

Later that night I met up with Mallory and Beth at Santiago’s for my early birthday dinner. We, okay I, I went a little crazy and ordered way more than needed. But everyone knows that by now. The pichana is a clear winner and I cannot wait to come back here!

Also wanted to add that when they arrived, they were trying to convince me to have my bachelorette party in Las Vegas … because they want to go. First off, not engaged and won’t be any time soon, and second, not a super big fan of Las Vegas. Let’s just go as a girl’s trip instead?

Per usual, thankful for these two ladies that always finds time to shower me with love.

20220513 | Birthday Song | Ethan & Emmy | Ikea with June, Elements Massage, Jollibee

May 13, 2022

Day off, I had a video from Dad. A recording of Ethan and Emmy singing happy birthday to me. I wonder how long they’ll continue using the fake cake you see in the picture. Emmy’s been using it since day one. And Dad added a candle so that they can blow after singing. They “fought” to blow it for sure.

June had a biopsy done the day before to check for breast cancer when she felt a lump. She wanted to celebrate my birthday and make me feel special so she went with me to Ikea even though she wasn’t feeling well. A week or so later, her results came back positive and reality hits hard.

We walked around and bought nothing. I noted some dressers that peaked my interest but with the lack of supplies, I’ll wait to make a decision. We bought ice creams and soft serves along with a chocolate cake to serve as my birthday cake.

I dropped her off and headed off to my massage at Elements Massage. Frankenstein’s present to me for Valentine’s Day. I sadly didn’t get my hot stones but they left credit of $5 for me next time. Sigh … someone get me a gift card here so I can use it up.

I walked around and went to different places for my birthday discounts like Kendra Scott and Nothing Bundt Cake. I came home to a fully decorated table with the Jollibee I ordered June and I for lunch. Pictures of table below. She went all out.

20220513 | Birthday Dinner | Ambrosia | Houston, Texas | Mum, June, Sissy, BIL

Mum, June and I met up with Sissy and BIL at Ambrosia for my birthday dinner. It was very different but it was delicious. Their décor was super cute on the patio with twinkly lights and all. We took pictures and realized that Sissy and I looked like twinsies. Per BIL, true sisters dress alike .. gross. haha

20220513 | Rizzo, Birthday Flowers from Frankenstein, June's Decorations, Gifts from Everyone

We went our separate ways. Mum and June sang happy birthday to me as I opened presents and ate the cake we got from Ikea. Literally look at the table. She printed out pictures, made paper flowers, blew up balloons and all.

Presents poured from all over the place this year and I feel so so so loved. My biggest surprise was Frankenstein’s flowers he had delivered. I never cared for flowers but I realized it’s who gives them to you. These weren’t pity flowers or flowers “stolen” from someone else’s bouquet. They were bought for me and only me.

Don’t be fooled by the other flowers with Rizzo. Sissy got those for boss’s week and gave me one. Mum loved them and took the vase along with it. haha

20220514 | Crawfish & Feng Cha | Gordon & Patsy | Mum, June, Sissy

May 14, 2022

Mum, June, Sissy and I had crawfish at Gordon and Patsy’s. You would think they made it for me for my birthday but in reality, since Mum has been a bit depressed, he wanted to treat her some food and get her out of the house. Sissy ordered us Feng Cha since she was craving boba. Mine did not taste good at all.

20220515 | Birthday | Frankenstein | Perry's Steakhouse | Lunar Eclipse | Artemis

May 15, 2022

I drove to Frankenstein for my date night/birthday surprise. When I got to his place, I changed, got ready, and we headed to the mall. I’ve been wanting to go to a mall with him but sadly, since it was a Sunday, everything closed early. We were both clueless since we aren’t big in person shoppers. He got excited when he remembered I wanted to go to a Container Store but, yep, closed.

We hung out on the field a bit, people watched and talked about random things. Then he told me go guess which restaurant I think it was. I got it wrong, but he had made reservations at Perry’s. I was able to go all out and we ordered drinks, martini flight for me! I liked his drink more though but I don’t remember what it is. He got the pork chop and I opted for the expensive steak. We got a side of Brussel sprouts and loaded mashed potatoes. We had quite a lot leftover.

We are horrible selfie takers as you can see above. We sat on the field again and watched the night sky, then made our way back to his place where he pulled out his telescope and camera. We walked down near the golf course and watched the lunar eclipse. He took a lot of pictures and I laid down on the blanket and read through an article where we could assess one another. I think that article brought us closer together and I was able to speak easily without fear of him getting angry. Sigh, so nice.

That’s one of his moon pictures from the lunar eclipse. This picture doesn’t do it justice since I kind of pixelated it.

The next morning I sat on the porch and relaxed as he continued to sleep. Artemis hung out with me as well. Look at those YELLOWS!

20220517 | Lunch with Chelsea | Cajuu | Katy, Texas

May 17, 2022

Chelsea and I finally got to grab lunch together at Cajuu. We’ve been wanting crawfish and the flavour here is perfect, the price, not so much. We’re both alike and showed up with presents for each other’s birthdays that passed. And being able to catch up with her is always a treat. We complain about things but we are so thankful for everything we have.

20220519 - 20220520 | Rizzo Surgery | Gulf Coast Vet | Houston, Texas | Mellie Dee

May 19, 2022

Rizzo has been fighting a bump and sneezes and breathing issues since the end of November and they finally said he needed surgery. The fear I was going to lose him was HUGE. We spent a few minutes alone in the car together. I cried a lot and although Frankenstein was far away, he did something that made my heart so full so that I could focus on something else when I was in the waiting room for him to go in.

Rizzo had to stay the night but was told all was well. He had a bacterial cyst, unsure how and why, but it ate through his bone and impacted three of his teeth. Luckily they were able to make the incision in the mouth rather than on his face. He still looked rough when I picked him up the next day but he healed up well. He kept trying to nibble on his IV arm so I sewed him a collar pillow. He actually loves it and doesn’t mind me putting it on him.

20220530 | Emmy, Ethan, June, Swimming, Target, Fun

May 21, 2022

Emmy and Ethan are here again! We went to Target for some fun, played in water with LOTS of water balloons, made toilet paper tube animals and more.

20220526 | Splash Pad | JJ, Jacob, Mallory, Emmy, Ethan, Mellie Dee

May 26, 2022

I took them to the Splash Pad in Mallory’s neighborhood after work one day. They played with JJ and Jacob first at the Splash Pad before moving to the playground. Its so nice that they have a friend the same age as them Sadly they don’t live anywhere nearby else they could be best friends!

20220527 | Nursery | Mum, Ethan, Emmy | World Market

May 27, 2022

Mum, Dad, June, and I took the kids to IHop. Afterwards Mum and I took the kids to the Nursery and TJMaxx. We shopped for a bit and dropped Ethan and Mum home. Emmy and I continued our shopping adventures.

20220527 | Dim Sum Box | Katy, Texas | Emmy, Jenny, Le

When we were about to pick up food and head home, I get a phone call from Jenny and Le that they were nearby and we decided to eat lunch together at Dim Sum Box. Super expensive and the food is normal with a way smaller menu. My favourite is their special garlic shu mai.

20220528 | Rainforest Cafe | Katy, Texas | Sissy, Emmy, Ethan, Mellie Dee

May 28, 2022

Sissy came and we took the kids to Rainforest Cafe. They were both scared at first when the thunder happened and the animals went crazy. Ethan literally sat on half my lap holding my arm for dear like practically the whole entire time we were there. We walked around the mall and headed home.

20220528 | Crawfish Cafe | Houston, Texas | Jenny, Le, Emmy, Jennifer, Jimmy

Later that night, I took Emmy to Crawfish Cafe for dinner with Jenny, Le, Jennifer and Jimmy. Their fried shrimp is better than most Chinese restaurants! But the flavour I got for the crawfish was meh. I should of listened to Jennifer and gotten the one she recommended. Next time!

20220529 | Frankenstein | Cooking "Panang" Curry

May 29, 2022

Jenny and Le came and picked up Emmy to go back to Dallas. Ethan was still here though.

Frankenstein made plans to cook dinner together since we were both off for Memorial Day. We decided to make Panang Curry which might have been a mistake seeing how there’s not many Asian stores around. We went to Kroger to pick up our ingredients and it was a hit and a miss. Coconut cream/milk was EXPENSIVE there but we substituted and did our thing and I will say, although it tasted nothing like Panang Curry it was still delicious.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: American, Asian, Cajun, Chinese, Coffee and Tea, Dessert, Fast Food, Houston, Japanese, Katy, Mexican, Seafood, South American, Steakhouse, Sushi, Texas, Thai

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

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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