Sometimes things are funny, but also scary.

Travis has been participating in Movember this month (that thing where guys grow moustaches all month to fundraise for men's cancers and to have an opportunity to grow a moustache without a social stigma attached).  The month culminates in a big moustache ball tomorrow night, where participants are supposed to dress as their moustache.  We have joked that Travis doesn't just look like an 80s dad or an off duty cop, but really, a truly weird creepy guy.  I know what you're thinking: all youngish guys look creepy when they grow moustaches.  And to that, I say: No, really.  It looks creepy.

So we decided he should go as the creepiest moustache dude of recent history: Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones.

Here he is:

Amazing right?  

Here is Travis:

It's really uncanny.  Travis was really nailing it, doing these creepy intense facial expressions... I couldn't stop laughing!

...Until it started to actually freak me out.  (Because it's totally scary.)  I covered my face and said, "Hey Trav.  When I open my eyes will you please not have that facial expression anymore?  I think it's funny, but I am also getting scared."

And when I opened my eyes, he was really close to me, making that same face right at me.

And guys?  I burst into tears.  For real.

The end.  Night, guys!!

Wise Words: on Flatware

After registering for a set of flatware (and receiving a bunch of sets), I decided that the teaspoon was waaay too big (and guys, it was) and returned them all.  So Travis and I started looking for flatware we could buy with our Williams-Sonoma/Pottery Barn store credit and found these guys:

:: Maxfield Flatware, Pottery Barn ::

I thought they were pretty lovely (and dishwasher safe,) but said to Travis, "I dunno... I kind of think I'll get bored with them?"

To which he replied...

"Sweetheart, if you're getting bored of you're silverware, you're in a very weird place."

Wise Words!

Costco Food Court - Uncovered!

This weekend, Travis and I embarked on a journey to solidify our status as a married couple: we joined Costco.  We even bought into the up-sell for the executive membership.  (I already kind of regret that.)

Our mission was simple: splurge on a nice camera.  My mission had a little more nuance: convince Travis to eat a hotdog with me afterwards.  (He’s much healthier than I am.)  I succeeded.  The hotdog was delicious.  Duh.

Photo used under creative commons from j6tran2

Now that I’m a legit member, I’m coming up with more reasons to milk that (ugh executive) membership for all it’s worth.  I’m going to run to Costco during my lunch break tomorrow and get passport photos. (Only $4.99, guys!)

I’m well aware of my lack of self-control and fully know that I will eat lunch while I’m there.  At first I thought: Yum, hotdog!!  It was so good on Saturday!  But then I thought: You animal!  You can’t eat Costco hotdogs twice in a week like a maniac!  Then I thought: Mmm… cheese pizza… also good!  And also not a hot dog!  Then: Wait... isn't a piece of pizza probably just as bad for you as a hot dog?  What's even going on?!  And then I thought: Joanna, put on your best Nancy Drew face, get your detective on and get to the bottom of this!

I’m basically okay with eating unhealthy food as long as I am generally aware of, like, just how bad it is.  Know your enemy.  Like… is this 800 calories (okay) or 3500 calories (um… nothing’s that good)?

So I present… 
Your Helpful Costco Nutritional Information Guide
 ...to help you make an informed choice next time you’re buying in bulk and starving from looking for a parking space for 20 minutes.

First of all, fun fact: Costco posts all their nutritional information online.  Nice!

Second of all, let me get this “spoiler” out of the way… Surprise!  A chicken Caesar salad is bad for you!  I say this sarcastically because during my web research, this seemed to be quite the to-do.  Guys, haven’t we known that eating a ton of Caesar dressing is super unhealthy since, like, 1999?!  Geez.

Okay… are you ready?

A hot dog will set you back 540 calories (a polish sausage for 10 more).  Which really isn’t that bad.  Except… it is 34 grams of fat (15 saturated – eek!) and a buttload of sodium.  Honestly, about what I expected.

Here’s the surprise, though, guys!  Pepperoni pizza has fewer calories than cheese pizza or combo pizza.  At 620 calories, it’s not that far off from a hot dog, and fares a little better in the fat department (29 grams, 12 saturated).   Similar sodium.

So in short… Costco’s food court is what we thought it was: pretty disgusting and bad for you.  But so delicious, and not that that that bad for you.  And... treat yourself... grab a dog or a pepperoni slice!

(Oh also, stay away from the Chicken Bake and the Turkey Wrap.  They will kill you.)

Also, here is my masterpiece from our splurge camera!

 :: Travis's Snout ::

Bye!