first big grocery trip

yesterday, was my first big grocery trip of the project.

d and i sat down to figure out what we wanted to make for bfast, lunch, and dinners, itemized all of the necessary ingredients, and made a pretty long list. the goal was to ONLY buy items on the list...and nothing else.

the "extras" are the killer for me...things on sale, treats that sound good, etc. i think my biggest weakness is in the beauty aisle...new shampoo, soap, mascara endorsed by zooey deschanel (i'd buy just about anything that sweet baby angel tried to pimp out.)

so, that was our plan.

i had also been thinking about getting a costco membership for quite some time, and i thought now would be the perfect time...hopefully the annual $50 membership fee will be worth it.

we headed there first, then aldi, and finally kroger. i'm proud to say we stuck to our list and didn't stray.

we spent...alot, though. more than we usually spend on groceries. so i'm a little concerned about that. we spent the most at costco, but my hope is that the stuff we bought will last a while. same with some of the ingredients we picked up for specific recipes (seasonings and the like.) we'll be using those for a while and aren't items we'll be buying a regular basis.

also have to consider we have dinners planned for the next 3 weeks, and won't be spending any money on additional meals (eating out, i mean.)

i'm eager to see how the costco membership works out though...i'd only ever been one other time, but they have EVERYTHING. definitely going to avoid going on a saturday afternoon, though. it was a freakin' zoo.

unruly kids all over the place--and we overheard a super awkward exchange between a mom and her kid who asked, "are you my real mom??" i was way too tempted to sneak up to that kid and whisper, "that's not your real mom...you're adopted! she's lying to you..."

but, i mean, i don't want to get kicked out on my first day being a member of the bulk food club.

plus, the samples are pretty fantastic.

yes, please blue-haired lady.