A letter from June 21st, 2018

Time Travelled — almost 3 years

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...

Naïev rysea iwll a + gblalo i htta ivef oyu n!ow sa cnpdaemi do ot ugess os. .
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Lpries:o tihw i ym csohol no ma gloern ojsh hsteetarew hihg. Salt hcwih bnige in eyar nde teh ruo i gaaertud sbet ,hlsoco bhot ofr vhae my cseodnii fo i niophetraisl udcol ifynall ot neded m-ad-e pu of dcdeeid us. Tihrg pupnyha ieylbdrcni ew reoht for haec 'nwetre weer htortege ew dna ujst. Etrhe sokpen ubt i oindg yasre hmi 'hes i ot nwo llew hpeo in tevha'n. .
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Sreya i wsa he 'mi neosmoe dna my etm to febeor irefnd; ridrmea etbs alatrmw asw an iesropl nwhe a nemarag i ii: now retinn aprt ta clayualt. Lisascc we was i dtaign app entdneocrce adn on emasdges imh "___ a hte stirf fmor arw?mta"l tginh. A ym ndede pu in osal ahtt dengwdi sowv arheps. .
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My hniisf to of of shcolo tou yaer obj siftr am 3 )(!!! tuabo i daatrgeu. Scorpse cfta cretelyn sltil atht ttah tgaiicnnsif a het to ecdeatcp i ypa trnoaeh i'm siotpino si riyngt israe. .
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Phagpienn den cesedinre up did ohgtuht at ifl;e pu fcta otn haha htat soesgodn ntkah i end in i hte taht lwodu. .
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,yeha lhle yan trseeh' ni mtie on sono oh ywa 'mi dski aighvn. Aehv lhic,d od i htis fi cym!eno?o st'i ni a nda enod oen. .
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Em :nhgti aemnyro my atsp tbuoa obaut aws sol,a nto'd i neo ryabistdh ithgr aecr. I ma teh to nihtk hwo emti vaeh aflh odl aubot i. .
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Me aubto it thsi eecmrba ,ginga aroenht ryorw but of to ilstl fo ptra is ash em ptar rygnti. Eyvre iwhhc i cxeeneprie omdwis ofr dna augeltrf ecoms ma efil hiwt ady gae. Erca enoict i sa fo ntkhi ot iwth me egdsrtulg elss ma i senilmmye iwhhc ngaritts i twha rngueyo a tath nomaw taoub hteros. Scku iegbn hte enpaitt and go "lonsoe ubt lfei ot uoy be llwi if to etnsev elt a nceret atnpeit b;ti ermo i ta gi"esrn llttei aer me hnegtiac lltsi. .
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Siht arpst dera dan elmeesvsth epho tihs fo see ni i htat rhoets acn. Frtsi tbu i my aghncse tyomsl lomsat rieeecexnpd 'eiv esinc a;srye nmmesei icdufiftl tleert woetr rewe ni owtghr ltyvsa teism hsa sa dan ilfe ym efvi o-eyl22ard- omdrevip a eosm. Uot lpan rneocpidtsi oen uyfnn ti eutr dawent to and sehot uot uwodl 'ist hwo my uthhtgo (h)!eww eacm fo smtoal wya onne nda feli lpay i. .

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