Time Travelled — almost 3 years

A letter from June 21st, 2018

Jun 22, 2018 Jun 21, 2021

Epilogue

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, So, right now, I'm sitting in Josh and I's shared bedroom in his mom's house. I just finished my first reflection journal for the first 50 hours of my practicum at SVC. I concluded this reflection by saying that I don't want to work in campus life. So, I guess that's something. I'm broke as fuck, in so much debt I could cry, and I'm not in the best physical shape. But I also have a family I love, a wonderful man by my side, and friends that mean the world to me. So, life's not bad. Sometimes I think back to when I was like 13 or 14-- did I envision my life as it is now? I'm so fucking proud of myself for the things I've overcome-- I have a college degree, I'm halfway through grad school, and i finally have a reliable mode of transport. I think little teenage me would be pretty amazed at where I am now. So, who knows where I'll be in 3 years? Will I be close to an assistant director of residence life position? Will i even pursue residence life as my first job? There's still so much uncertainty in my life, but I'm not scared of it. So, in three years from now, I'll basically be old. Just kidding. But I'll be closer to thirty. Which is when I said I'd want kids. How will I feel in three years? Will I have a better idea of whether or not I actually want to have children? I think I chose thirty because by that time I should know what the hell I want in life, right? I'll be more stable financially I hope, and I'll be ready to decide if I want to have a child. Who knows. I'm only 22 right now, not yet 23. On another note, I realllllly don't care about any more of my birthdays. Maybe 25 because car insurance or whatever. I guess I'm a little scared of aging-- It means losing touch with youth, getting more wrinkles, and physical deterioration. But even when I get this letter I'll still be in my twenties so maybe I should stop being so morbid. Okay, I'm seriously getting annoyed by myself, so I'll wrap this letter up. I guess this will be a neat little surprise in my inbox three years from now. Maybe I can do this again after I receive this one. PS thanks Pantsuit Politics for telling me about this. Hopefully your podcast is still going strong in 3 years. Or, ideally, Beth and Sarah will be running the country in some capacity. FUCK Donald Trump. okaythanksbyeeeee

Epilogue

about 1 year later

It's kind of a weird feeling to read this as a 26-almost-27-year old. I've been through so many changes in almost five years that I view my 22-year old self...

Uoy nveïa as bglloa i llwi andpcime od + a ot os nwo! evif sgues hatt aesyr. .
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My hwti ighh i pr:sloie am jsoh weaheetrst ergnlo on socloh. Nlfliya obht fo to setb su dneed i in ltsa gbeni teh for evah dne i nrepitoihals -med-a pu loucd ym ,ocshol fo hhwic autedgar ruo oncsidie ddecedi yaer. Tn'erew terho chae rfo ew upaynph reew we higtr nad just ehtgtreo eyicnldbir. Btu hteer yrsae ni i nwo te'vnah lwel i ot se'h ndoig osnpke ophe ihm. .
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Met sreay i eh im' at onw ramgena i ytlucaal tlrwaam ii: mredair tsbe aws nwhe nirent enfrdi; my rioleps to a aws prta eberof sooeenm an dna. Tginh het dna i cacliss hmi pap a"awlr?tm mrof meesadsg a tifsr _"__ econntederc ew tagdni no was. Aphsre pu dndee a taht dndwige ovws my in laso. .
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!)!!( augadret of slocho tfisr am iifnhs tboau obj uto my yrae ot of i 3. Ptoiisno rpcssoe htta a i'm siltl ot taht teh i yap is eycletrn tnyirg fsiiangitnc aecdpetc tnhaore cfat seira. .
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End flie; tahnk atht ta catf pu hatt i luodw haah sdoengos in did not dne oguhtth piangpnhe up i deeinesrc het. .
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Lehl oh ayw eah,y onso nya gnivah imet idsk ni 'im no 'hrtsee. Eon coeo?!nmy fi noed i do tihs a and 'tsi cidlh, ni vhea. .
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Me raec i asw neo satp oubat od'tn reomyna thrgi my sdytairhb tgi:nh taobu lso,a. Khnti odl ot the hfla i ubota am iemt woh i ahev. .
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Stlli aptr ot atpr btu bemcrae rrowy fo auobt tiygnr em itsh is has em igag,n fo ti terahno. Gae wihch i elif msoec elutfagr ady rof am ryvee osidwm wiht cepieeernx nad. Eeyimsnlm as hchwi a of i ktihn htat ttgirnsa waht i slse notcie nowma ma butoa acer uogryen i ot gdugslret twhi em eohstr. Eilf eth lon"soe i benig og lslti but to eptaitn ienrg"s ot emor it;b eb em a etvnse uoy cenret dna scku aer ttilel ihactnge tel lilw if at eipttna. .
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Hpoe teseslvemh siht hits nda trspa of rsetoh in i ese nca atht eadr. Werot a2ed--ro2yl dclfutfii enepdrxeiec tbu dna a stime my smyolt my sah ghtorw i nschega ;aryse sa erwe flie otasml eoms ieemnsm ytlavs efvi sicen fstri in elrtet 'eiv domepvir. Seoht neo pedoisrictn how motsla out ufynn elif nad enno i lpna true tuo wudlo to it eacm fo w!h(we) t'is and ayw my layp wtdnea ohhttgu. .

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