Past experience told me that if something was too good to be true, it was. So when I walked into my favorite lunchtime diner and got a vacation in the Bahamas as a side to my usual burger and fries, I was sure there was some sort of catch. A week long vacation for free just for being the one millionth customer? The doubt wheels were turning in my mind.

However, I could not just turn down a vacation closer to the equator when it was snowing every day in my hometown. So I packed my bags and headed to the airport, full of excitement and anticipation as to what fate had planned me for when I landed. After a nine hour flight squished into about half a seat next to a 300lb man, my two feet hit the ground and I was ready for the sunshine and sand.

I was euphoric when everything turned out to be just the way I had hoped. The staff was amazing, the tourists were tourists, and the warm sand reenergized my drained batteries. After a week of paradise, I certainly did not want to go back. This past experience taught me that sometimes life gives you exactly what you need at the exact moment you need it, and to have faith in the natural order of things.