Daily writing prompt

Describe a risk you took that you do not regret.

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2008 I decided to leave my family and friends and go to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I kept seeing this trucking company that offered schooling and housing, solid pay and a chance to see the country all while making income. It was a 6 week program, and after I completed all requirements, I would be locked into a 10 month contract to repay the company, and the beauty of that company, it was a sponsored company, all I had to do was drive for them, fulfill my contract and I would be able to take what I had learned from the school and from the experience I had gained during those 10 months, I could go on to bigger and better challenges. It was scary leaving my home town, and driving such a huge vehicle across the United states, all I had driven up to that point was a couple cars and a pickup truck or two, but being in control of a 80 foot vehicle maneuvering thru the Colorado Rockies, the cascade mountain range, all the way to happy valley in Pennsylvania up and around the Catskill mountains in upstate New York, I got so use to the truck and the conditions, it became second nature. That is one risk I would do all over again, now years later, I am an awesome father, husband and a fleet manager at FedEx in Michigan, so yeah that’s one risk and an adventure all in one.

Making today better than yesterday

I was doing my work route when I stumbled up on a snow thrower at the curb at a house, I pulled over to check the machine out. The machine looked to be in good condition, it was mid spring, sitting on the curb as if it was going to be picked up by the trash company. I then proceeded to knock on the home owners door to verify if that is indeed what they were going to do with it. An older gentleman opens the door and asked me “how can I help you “. I then asked are you throwing the snow thrower out. He replied in fact I am, you can take it, it works, it just needs a gas cap. I kindly told the guy, I’ll take that off your hands, I said thanks, he said my pleasure, I rolled the machine to the back of my truck, he offered to help me lift it, and at that point we began to talk about alcohol, he told me he had been sober for 25 years and it was ironic that I had began my sober journey a few months before the season changed, he told me different stories about his crazy nights, all I could do was agree, and say been there done that lol. We talked for almost two hours about getting clean for ourselves, our families, our health a plethora of things. I can type all day about my encounter with snow thrower guy, but I’ll leave it here. My encounter with him still sits with me three years later and still on my journey. My wife is a big component to my journey,

Shown support in the biggest way imaginable, when a family member roots you like you are about to score the winning goal, the feeling of joy is unmeasurable, the amount of adrenaline that pumps through your body is amazing, and that is how I would describe a family member doing something positive

I’ll keep real sweet and simple, and the answer is my kitchen. I really do not have one, I like all sorts of places, all sorts of food.