It’s currently 5:44am and I have been up most of the night working on miscellaneous stuff for the clubs.  In the early part of the week I usually find myself up staying up most of the night drowning myself in work.  I wish I could say this was a bad habit I picked up after getting sober but unfortunately, I’ve been this way most of my adult life.  I’m as much addicted to work as I was alcohol & drugs.  All I can say about that is at least my work hangovers are A LOT nicer to me than my hangovers from drugs & alcohol….I do NOT miss those!

Anyways, I must say, I’m glad to be writing again because Its been more than 6 months since I stepped foot in here.  That’s pretty embarrassing to say; I created this blog to tell others how exactly I came to be an alcoholic & addict and to also document my journey of sobriety.  Now look at me, God gives me one of the greatest gifts he can give a person (my sobriety & life back) and I thank him by keeping it all to myself.  Typical move from a recovering alcoholic-addict…Selfish!

Well none of that matters anymore, here I am.  It had been so long since I wrote anything, I honestly didn’t know where to start, so I started a category today called “Checking In.”  Every so often I’m just going to come in here and “Check In.”  I’m not going to title it anything fancy, I’m just going to put the date and then I’m just going to say whatever the hell is on my mind and what I’ve been up to.  And I think that’s where I’m going to start…what have I been up to?!

Well for starters, I’ve been raising 2 beautiful kids.  Their names are Royce Monroe Frank & Maddox Grey Frank and they are the loves of my life.  Royce is 14 months old and Maddox is 7 months.  Now if you’re sitting there with a confused look upon your face, because the math doesn’t add up then let me settle any confusion for you.  Royce & Maddox have different mommy’s; which means…ding, ding, ding…that’s right, you guessed it!  Within the first year of my sobriety, I somehow managed to get 2 women pregnant.  Needless to say, I’ve had my hands a little full.  Its been stressful, its been challenging but most of all its been the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.  Like I said, my kids are the love of my life and just like I promised myself, my family & God that I would stay sober, I made another lifelong promise to those same 3 people. I promised them that no matter how difficult things got, no matter how many challenges I may face:  I will NEVER let either of my kids down and that goes for their mothers too.  I am a firm believer that just because mommy & daddy aren’t together anymore, that doesn’t mean we can’t come together and raise our child together.  If you’re mature enough to bring a child into this world; then you better be mature enough to raise that child and respect that child by respecting their mother or father.  Like I said…You don’t have to be together to come together as adults to raise a child.  Parenting can be challenging, but what the hell did any of us really expect.  I’m sure you remember how much of a pain in the ass you were as a child to your parents. Well, now its our kids turn J.  And that’s okay, because that’s life, so just deal with it and don’t even think about feeling sorry for yourself.  That’s the kind of thing that will eventually kill you.  You’re gonna have to learn to embrace life…take it all in.  The good, the bad, treat it all the same…they’re both inevitable.  Anyways, so other than taking care of my 2 little angels, I still actively own & operate several night clubs.  2018 has been a record breaking year for us in several areas and we are opening up 2 new clubs (1 in Austin, 1 in Dallas) by the end of this year.  This past September, I celebrated 2 years clean & sober.  It was a very magical day for me; both my kids were by my side, along with my family, who have been such a huge part of my sobriety.  It was a fantastic day and I can’t wait to continue celebrating a lifetime of sobriety.  I Thank God each day for being there by my side when I needed him most and giving me the strength to go face to face with alcohol everyday (lets not forget, I’m a bar & nightclub owner, I sell booze for a living).

Well there you have it, that’s what I’ve been up to.  All in all, I have no complaints and couldn’t be happier or ask for anything more.  I hope you took something positive from today’s check in. Talk to you soon.