Oh dam

No treadmill for me today. I had to wake up at 4 am (yuck) to take my little sis to Las Vegas by 7:30 am (yuck again!)... and then my little family ended up spending the morning/afternoon at the Hoover Dam. We've driven over it many, many times yet we have never actually stopped to see it. It was fun and a nice little day trip for us. We didn't end up getting home until this evening... and I've got to be honest, I am exhausted from waking up so early. Lame, I know.... but I am not broken, I will get on the treadmill tomorrow. And if it helps at all, we did do some walking around the dam.

Speaking of not giving up on the treadmill, I came up with a reward if I do the treadmill 6 times per week until the day of our cruise. I was sitting in the tub trying to think of something I could reward myself with if I could do this and decided that food isn't a good reward when you're trying to loose weight.... so I thought back to something I used to love clear back when I lived in California. PEDICURES! So that is it.... and I can't wait!

Sunday is normally my day off from treadmill (well, let's not lie... I've had a lot of days off in the past) but this last Sunday I did get on the treadmill. At 6:30 am, no less! I was only able to go 1.5 miles because I would have been late for 9 am church if I had stayed on, but hey I did it. So I decided that since I did it Sunday, it sort of makes up for me not doing it today. But tomorrow I am back on track. I know that I probably will not wake up at 6am to workout because I need to make up for lost sleep, but I can do it during my daughters 10 am nap.

P.S. today when I got home I planted some cilantro, basil, and green onions in little pots and I am super excited. I use those 3 things quite often in my cooking and I am looking forward to be able to just pick them in my back yard. I hope that in the next week or so I will get around to planting a couple more things (carrots, tomatoes, etc.) so that I can be more self-sufficient. Anyways, I am excited about that!