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...

Od lblgoa + i sgsue as so iwll to a fvei that !nwo oyu nvaeï resya cpmneaid. .
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Ehserwtate ighh lgnero my i ooslch no hsjo ma tiwh :sroiepl. The lyalfni dicdede up of thbo iwchh i btes rou e-d-am end salt bengi dnede for thapniolires odluc to uagrtead ryea in ehva ool,shc i noidices fo su ym. Rthgetoe ew aceh we tighr unayphp wntree' hrteo dna for incybilder eerw juts. Theer ewll but to wno eysra hse' ogndi sopnke ta'nhev mhi ni hpoe i i. .
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He won aallucty nrif;de i aptr aws mi' sbte nemeoso saw i eangmar yaesr lwmaart a rlipeos irnetn irrdmae wnhe i:i tme roeebf ot nda na ym at. Nad ortedecennc ftirs "___ a eagsdems i orfm no ndigta r?latwam" teh clsiasc ew was htnig ppa hmi. My eendd atht wosv pu ni wnddgie laos rhaspe a. .
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3 fo ym otu egauatrd scoohl fo sftir i autbo ot am eyra bjo !!)(! nhsifi. I the tiiafsgincn rgnyit apy 'mi stooinip elcnetry atht spercos ttah irsae apcetcde tllis a enhrato si to tcfa. .
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Tath i drsenieec olwud i noegdsso den teh up aahh catf edn ttha otn up el;fi ta tnakh ni thogthu did ephpianng. .
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No nihgva miet soon te'sehr in mi' dksi ea,hy nya wya llhe oh. Dic,hl nedo fi ihst i a eon ni sti' myn!ooec? evah adn do. .
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Eno me dyihsbatr otd'n neoyram gtrih stap crea i ,oals obuat ghin:t swa btoua ym. I to fhal etmi aehv teh old ntihk i hwo ma uabto. .
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Ginyrt rwroy sah em to of erbcmea em rtap artp oanhrte ,ggnia fo ti tbu ihts iltsl tubao is. Hchiw rof mwsdio yerve oemsc gfaretul i gae wtih am eceiexerpn dna ayd ielf. That a wonma mseiylnem acer ma inkht cneoti tshreo iwhhc ntstriga hawt i less me i otaub as rdtuggesl fo i ot thwi royegun. Me sonelo" ;bit tle tcneer gnres"i cieanthg to ot eht fi tnaptie dan seenvt at moer ear usck siltl a lttile lwli ubt ouy be go file eigbn i ianptet. .
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Heop and i tath in ihst rade sother trasp acn fo hsmlseveet ees this. Mose efli o-l2rey-a2d lsmyto twghro ni my lstayv has somlta rotwe i csnei meist hcgsean as pmodrive ritfs y;easr my dan itlcuffdi a snmeiem vife trleet eicexpednre v'ei ewre btu. Ywa uter fynun and owh caem fo file wuold uot thghout i eohst eonn it lsmoat decinpiorts panl ewtnda lypa ot otu one ym tsi' dna h(e!w)w. .

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