Do we look a little… um… different?
What’s with my bushy eye brows and Ryan’s “bear claw” beard, you may be wondering?
Movember, of course!
Every November, the guys in my office take the month off from shaving in an effort to raise money for prostate cancer. Then, on the last day of the month, they shave their facial hair into moustaches and goatees.
The girls adorn fake moustaches (or, in my case, fake bushy eye brows because moustaches are itchy) to get into the spirit of Movember!
This evening my company hosted a Movember party downtown after work for everyone to debut their facial creations. 
Ryan even participated and grew a beard for the entire month! Today I shaved stripes into his beard that resembled a bear claw, so that became his name for the night. I love my Bear Claw! 😉
Many guys opted to turn their facial hair into facial art, and shave their beards into elaborate handlebar moustaches and the like. 
It’s a riot!
Just in case facial hair floats your boat, here are some ideas for you to pass along to that special guy in your life.
Top row, second from the right = Sexy.
Dinner
Ryan and I hung out at the Movember party for several hours before heading home to eat a late dinner.
We kept things simple and enjoyed a childhood favorite: English muffin pizzas!
Before preparing the mini pizzas, I first roasted sliced rutabaga to make rutabaga fries. I prepped the fries last night, so they cooked up quickly this evening.
Once the fries were out of the oven, I got to work on the pizzas.
I topped a toasted whole wheat English muffin with marinara sauce, sliced chicken and apple sausage and shredded cheddar cheese before sticking the mini pizzas in the oven and broiling them until the cheese melted. 
Simple and satisfying!
And now it’s time to unwind and hop into bed. BodyPump in the a.m.!
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I love making pizza on bagels or English muffins! 🙂 Brings back such great memories!
Looks like the party was fun! 🙂
I loved making pizzas on hamburger buns when I was a child! Now I want some :P.
Dang Julie, I think you need a trip to the eyebrow waxing place 😉 Unless you’re trying to form a new statement – who knows, bushy eyebrows may be in the next issue of Glamour. Haha I love the Movember party idea – that’s awesome!
Know what else is awesome? Childhood faves! English muff pizzas are SO good!
Hahaha the Movember thing is sooo funny!! But for a good cause! Dinner looks fabulous, by the way.
HA! I saw a few people with some creative moustaches over the past month but definitely none in my office unfortunately. So great that people really “manned” up for this!!
Haha that’s adorable! I love Anchor Man!!! 🙂
hahaha love that! lol and dinner looks gooooooood.
I love Movember! I feel like it really took off this year. So fun!
Oh, Movember is too funny.
I thought you had PhotoShopped (or used a similar program) to draw those eyebrows on your first photo! Ha!
that’s such a unique and clever way to raise money! i love it!
That’s such a fun way to raise money for charity!! Love the beard stripes 🙂
Haha! That looks like so much fun and for such a great cause!
Haha that’s a riot!!! I know a lot of people who were participating in No Shave November as well. Such a good cause but kind of gross. At least it’s only a month. 😉
So funny! I love seeing everyone’s Movember efforts! My brother went for the handlebar last year! 😀
English Muffin pizzas used to be one of my favorites! I think I could actually manage making those in my kitchen right now…looks like it’s time to go pick some up! Thanks for the reminder!
P.S. – Love the brows 😉
Haha that’s such a cute idea!! Though I don’t think my boyfriend could pull it off, since the only facial hair he has is a soul patch. It’s funny. And those bushy brows are sexyyyyy….makes me want to get rid of my tweezers hahaha
I love that Movember movement! What a clever idea! Rutabega fries look so good! I need to try making them!
Maybe you can name your second son Bear claw. Hawk and Bear Claw. No one will mess with your family!
this literally made me laugh out loud. i’d tell ryan your suggestion, but i fear he might actually like it!
ooh i love your take on english muffin pizzas 🙂
My work does this too… ill be so happy to see them all clean-shaven today hahaha! It’s been a greasy looking month! 😉
Someone in my office participated in this too! What a fun idea for a great cause!
What a fun thing to do! (if you are a guy. I would hate to be a participant as a woman! eeek)
I am going to have to try rutabaga fries.
What a great idea to raise money for charity! I HATE facial hair on men though. My husband is nice and clean shaven every single day!
Ryans beard kinda makes him look like wolverine!
Looks DELICIOUS! Yum 🙂