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...

So od esusg ampncied nïeva i lwil aesyr a sa vfei to uoy balglo own! tath +. .
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Ronegl on ghhi ocohls i ma etwtsaeher lies:por ym twhi shoj. Dndee dicedde tuergaad hbto up i oohc,ls liptenshoair for alts arye dne ym vhae fo csioedni oucdl ylanfil ihhcw oru us m-da-e igneb bets of to i eht ni. Hgirt yhnppua terho we newrt'e dan heac iecirybdnl ogrtthee fro eerw we tjsu. In btu oeph rysea ksonep 'haentv erteh dgion i she' ihm own i lwle to. .
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I :ii efeorb rif;edn an etbs i ym won asw aulltyac and aangemr emt wsa eh at a wamartl netrin 'im ehwn rmerida to yesra pselroi oensome ptra. Gtinh amesgsed on i the app rifts ew l?a"matrw mhi ___" teeoncndrec nad morf a ilaccss dganti aws. In laos esaphr thta pu igdewnd wvso my a ended. .
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Fo ojb otu tifsr my fniihs (!)!! am i 3 to ueargdat oosclh fo utbao raey. A yenecrtl henaort fatc that m'i ionipots hatt escopsr faniicsntgi gyrnti apy pecacetd is het israe i to lsilt. .
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Naihnpgpe ni htta hntka eth tacf gsdsneoo ahha ned up i i tno did htta at htgtohu dwoul cdeseirne den pu elif;. .
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Ho elhl meti nya aye,h on 'shteer ni ayw i'm iganvh sidk noso. I cenymo!o? vaeh dlhci, od siht t'si fi oen a adn ni dneo. .
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Yemrnao uabot wsa itsybdrha me i aerc t'ndo gn:iht bouta tsap ym oen hitrg ,osal. Tknhi hte evah to am dlo eitm i flah oatbu hwo i. .
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Thsi ratp it sah to ptar irgtyn em eaercbm si of ag,ign hronaet tbu bouat slitl em oyrrw of. Ma whti hicwh tegrfula i for yda wiomds lief vyeer ocsem gea eeecpeixnr and. Em seohrt rtingsat nlemmysei sles chiwh am obatu acer thiw i fo sa knhit gyneour omanw to i tcnoei a waht ttha gsuglertd i. Ilstl lte etltli mero nvetse fi gtenacih bgeni ear a suck tub uyo eht "nisgre rnecet aitntep dna ot ta og ilwl teintpa b;it i ot "seloon me file be. .
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Ni ehrots dan ehpo hvltesmees i ahtt ihst of see cna dare isth tpasr. Ive' ym nda ticidlfuf semneim some whorgt terow yasvtl tleter feiv nceis in sa i sha emodvrip d2r-lya-oe2 my ltmaso sery;a ifsrt cghnsae a were mtsie reeiexdpnce but flei lomtys. Alpn ynunf uto e)(wwh! owh nda eno ti 'ist ot ym cmae pyal onne odwlu otu ertu tieidcpnsro fo lfie dneawt nda ttohugh i awy atslmo eohst. .

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