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Baby Finn’s Baby Shower

October 19, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Mum, June and I woke up early to pick up Sissy and headed off to Dallas. I slept most of the way to rest my eyes. It was nice not having to drive all day!

We left with Brudda, Emmy, and Sammi for lunch at Wu Wei Din. The Xiao long bao aren’t the very best but still one of the bests in Houston other than Wanna Bao.

We went next door to QQ Teahouse And it ended up being one of the worst teahouses I’ve been too. That’s all I’m going to say on that.

Sissy and I went and picked up surprise things for baby Ethan. Brudda went to bed and SIL was still at work. SIL’s mum, Jenny, and Le showed up. It was successful!! Sissy made the teddy bear and I made the decorations for the cake. We all are and talked and had a grand time.

We were supposed to go to the State Fair but ended up against it. We went and got Bols for dinner with Jenny and Le. This place is definitely one of the best ramen places we’ve been to.

We stopped by Fat Straws for another Team but mostly for their mochi donuts. We got the blueberry, strawberry, black sesame, and matcha. We’re saving that for tomorrow’s breakfast though.

We’re back at the house watching the rest of the Astros game. All on the edge of our seats!

2019 Cousin’s Trip | Day 4

October 8, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Today was our final day and it wasn’t really a day where we hung out. We woke up, got ready and since Sissy, BIL and I have an earlier flight we left first while the others packed and got ready.

2019 Cousin’s Trip | Day 4 | Hash Kitchen | Phoenix, Arizona

We drove back to Phoenix and chose to eat brunch at Hash Kitchen. BIL ordered avocado toast the size of his face times two! They don’t skimp on bread here. Even the monkey bread was way bigger than we had thought! Everything was delicious and the decor made me happy.

2019 Cousin’s Trip | Day 4 | Phoenix to Houston

We headed off to the airport, found a magnet for Mum and waited by our gate. Sissy and BIL went and got their free upgrade to board earlier and they saved me a seat.

2019 Cousin’s Trip | Day 4 | Phoenix to Houston | Drink Coupon Jack and Coke

I got another free drink ticket and went with a Jack and Coke that was so dang strong. I forced myself to stay awake so that I can sleep tonight by watching a movie downloaded from Netflix. The movie is kind of like a Hallmark movie … unrealistic happy ever after.

2019 Cousin’s Trip | Day 4 | Pho Tan An | Houston, Texas

We told ourselves we wouldn’t eat for the rest of the day but we ended up getting pho and the like from Pho Tan An since it was on the way of dropping me off back home and them picking up their pups. I had the eggrolls and saved everything for the rest of the remaining week as lunch prep.

Our trip is over. We had a discussion last night and everyone was happy with how the trip was. Everyone got to do what they wanted except for a couple of things with good reason. No one fought and everyone compromised. We talked about having our next one in the Pacific coast. Maybe hike where there are waterfalls or maybe even Alaska since no one’s been. Cannot wait to see where we’ll be next.

2019 | Midland Work Trip

October 1, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

My first work trip to Midland since I started on this team. Since our flight was at 7am Michelle and her husband picked me up for the airport.

2019 Midland Work Trip | Chick-fil-A Breakfast

Since we were there an hour and a half early we grabbed Chick-fil-A. I’ve never had their chicken biscuit before and per usual, not a big fan of biscuits since they crumble so easily. The spicy chicken was perfect though.

2019 Midland Work Trip | View of Well Pads

Soon enough we were able to board along with Kara, Phil, and Christopher. It’s kind of cool to see the well pads especially so close to the airport. But it also makes me sad that so much nature is gone because of it.

2019 Midland Work Trip | Starbucks National Coffee Day

We got our rental and headed to Starbucks for a pick me up. It was also national coffee day so it was perfect. We went a detour way and saw an actual tumbleweed! Later when we were in the airport looking at souvenirs we saw a tumbleweed shirt and I really wanted one. They’re actually kinda cute.

2019 Midland Work Trip | Chick-fil-A Lunch

We started our presentation for the production technicians. I only paid attention and spoke for my small tiny part. Because of that Christopher and I actually got a lot of work done. We had Chick-fil-A for lunch. I had their superfoods salad today and I fell in love. They just need to add some chicken to it and it’ll be perfect. Phil gave me his chips and cookies which now sits in my backpack for a rainy day.

2019 Midland Work Trip | Airport Statues

We went to the airport and saw these statues. When I see the dog, I think he’s holding up a middle finger but I know that’s not the case.

2019 Midland Work Trip | Midland to Houston

We were supposed to get home around 9pm but we were able to get on an earlier flight and got home around 7pm. I had the pleasure of riding in a car the company usually calls for rides. I felt a little fancy.

I actually had fun on my first Midland trip though I hope I get to visit a rig one day soon. That would be pretty cool.

Trader’s Village

September 29, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Started off the day with a green mimosa and a medi pedi. I went with two different shades of orange to channel my inner Halloween and fall.

Yummy Crawfish & Seafood | Katy, Texas | Mum & June

I met up with Mum and June at Yummy Crawfish & Seafood. My heart is happy. No crawfish but I’ve been moving on to snow crabs lately and their shrimp is always perfect. We took the sauce home to make more shrimps in. Yum!

I went home and relax because food coma then Ed came and picked me up. Everyone who knows me knows that I hate driving so I love when people come and pick me up.

We headed to Trader’s Village. They have a lot of stalls there but not much of things I’d want to buy. I picked out something for Emmy only because it was new. Other than that we mostly ate and drank fresh juices.

We stopped by for some Kung Fu Tea since our conversation started to get pretty deep. It’s crazy how long I’ve known him yet we both don’t see each other a lot. That’s what makes this friendship so easy.

It’s going to be a very busy week especially since my vacation is coming up. Flying to the field office Tuesday for work and flying to Arizona on Saturday for the Cousin Trip. Fingers crossed it’ll be a pretty simple week though.

Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music

September 28, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Yesterday morning while at work, I took the plunge and ordered the Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music fitness watch. I’ve been looking for over a year now and have been wanting one where I didn’t need to recharge.

I don’t need anything fancy but the ones that didn’t need to charge daily/weekly had horrible reviews so I finally decided on this one. Mostly because this upcoming weekend will be an adventure and I want to see how much walking I actually do.

It came super early this morning and I got to test it out all day. So far it’s great and the battery life is better than I thought. Tonight will be the real test when I go to bed and use the sleep function. Thankful for the $200 I got back doing Rally through work so that I only paid the amount of tax for it.

June drove Mum, Grandma, and I to dim sum. It’s been almost a year since I’ve had dim sum and it hit the spot. I went a little crazy and ordered a lot of food but we were all satisfied, especially Grandma.

We went home then June and I set out to the Xfinity store for our free bath towels, UPS to return things, DSW, Bed, Bath and Beyond, as well as Luggage and Leather. Going back to City Walk in Sugar Land brought back a lot of memories. I never thought I’d come back but when the boss sends you there to Luggage and Leather, you do not complain.

When I went to refill my gas, June and I went and got lottery tickets. I splurged on the big one because it’s been a long while. I haven’t scratched it yet but fingers crossed! I am hoping I remember to get a Christmas booklet one this year. Scruffy got one before and it seemed fun.

I’m pooped but trudging on. Currently making stencils for a baby shower. Knowing I’ll get a little dough from it helps me push on through as well as having the Hallmark Channel or Lifetime Channel playing in the background helps as well.