Howdy partner!
I just stumbled across your blog, and it is such a delight! I’ve never met a trucker before — but I’ve always wanted to. I find the trucker life to be so different from mine. I have so many questions: Is it hard being away from family for such extended periods of time? My family is so important to me I don’t think I could ever be a trucker. My daughter only lives a couple hours drive north from me and that already feels its too far. How and when do you eat and sleep? How did you end up driving trucks for a living? I feel like no child dreams of being a trucker when they grow up, no offense. But I am speaking from experience. None of my students have ever mentioned driving trucks as part of their post- high school plan.
Coincidentally, I also went to Seattle this past week, how crazy is that?? We might’ve seen each other, maybe. The reason I went was to go meet my new grandchild! My youngest daughter had her second son about a month ago and so my husband and I went to go visit him. We left our house keys with Carol and Linda, our neighbors, so that they could feed the cats while we were gone.
I really want to visit the Great Plains now. The photos you posted are so beautiful! I really don’t travel enough – I’ve never even left the country. I’ve only been to six states, Washington, Nevada, Oregon, New Mexico, Arizona, and, of course, California. We usually stay in California for our vacations and only really leave the Golden State for special occasions, for example, the birth of my grandchild. Its no secret that teachers don’t make a lot, and so its not easy paying for airfare. Its hard to get days off of work too. Honestly, its easier to show up to work than it is to prepare plans for the sub. Plus, subs never do things right and I have to play catch-up the next day anyways. But its amazing that you have a job that allows you to travel so much, for free! I bet there are some “hidden fees”, though.
Another perk of trucking is the opportunity to meet people from all over, when you pick up hitchhikers. Craw seems like a really nice young man. Thanks for sharing that story. It really is inspiring, hearing stories about people like him, doing the Lord’s work. I have not experienced loss as devastating as his, but I did lose a student who would have been a part of the class of ’07. That was a huge loss to our community. There is a lot of opioid use in parts of Northern California, where my mother lives. She knows a lot of folks that have died from drug use.
Anyways, thanks again for your wonderful blog post! I really enjoyed reading it. I hope you’ll check out my blog and subscribe! Have a nice day!
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