So Shawn and I have started dreaming up a trip to Italy. We want to go to Venice for a week. I found this cute little 60 room hotel in the Tuscany region, and it is $3000 for an air and hotel package. It's actually a pretty realistic dream if we start saving now. I have been working on building up the savings account and we are about a third of the way there after only a month, so we will keep dreaming and keep saving and someday in the near future we will get there. We want to use a trip as a reward for losing weight, so we can only go if we reach our target weight goals. How's that for motivation. That oughta get me up off my lazy behind. I suppose the diets will start tomorrow since we had Applebees for dinner tonight.

I finally realized that you really do have to dream big and do all that you can while you're in the moment. We are making big plans for our future, but also making sure that our plans are realistic enough to accomplish. I think it's important in life to always reach a little bit above and beyond and grab at least a handful of whatever your fingertips can stretch for. Never settle for less, but never forget the value of the things you already have. Stay the course and bring to life all of your greatest dreams and desires. Never Say I Shoulda'!