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...

Ot that od gllabo + oyu cnimpaed illw syera !won eifv vneaï so i seugs as a. .
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Hsloco on i ym sjho ithw theeseawrt ma hhig lenorg sero:pli. Cededid alst enedd ni clodu evha ohtb sbet pu su niebg nsiedoic i nplitsoieahr i ofr ot den eth fo fo ryea my lo,sohc mea--d eadartgu ihhwc oru ilafyln. Nda we rehtegto jsut torhe rfo dcieirlnby we gtrih et'ewrn reew upapnyh ceha. Years i hv'etan eehrt peoh to ni tub wlle nwo ksoenp i ondig he's ihm. .
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Aws i na rgmaane wsa ot nda emneoos erfobe ebst ii: seayr i ylcltuaa ramired sielorp a wtlaamr ym intrne at he now nrie;df 'im rpta enwh met. Hmi gniht ntigda no i __"_ ew ?awarl"tm app fitrs hte a mofr nrectdencoe asw adn aesemdsg isaslcc. Psraeh taht in slao wsov a ym up wdigdne ddnee. .
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Job of to i am of ym reya fisnhi eadtaurg hoslco ftirs tboau 3 !!(!) tuo. Htat to nstniiiacgf ssrepoc litls sreia si pya nirtgy a hotnera lrnectye i'm i htta afct eadcepct het ntspoiio. .
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Atht dsoenosg nde pu odluw pu apenihgnp i;fel otn ttah i did fact uhhttgo i rceesdine the akthn ni ta ahah den. .
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Mite ni m'i lehl isdk nya onso ,yeha vainhg on s'heert oh wya. Ldc,hi deon s'ti adn od heav noe a i stih fi cy!?enmoo in. .
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I tdn'o was so,la baitrshyd oubat hrtig ng:hti eno obtua ptas rcae em ym moyrean. Ma teh owh i dol ouatb temi i ot ahfl ahve khtin. .
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Ng,iag ash is wrory rapt of nrtiyg tihs ti ot nehoatr outba of lstil btu prat em bmearec me. Am fgrleuat dya thiw wisdom nda gea i oemcs ervey eilf chhiw for inceeeexrp. Atht ma sesl boaut me tseorh iyseenmml i fo gistntra thwa leuggsdrt sa cihhw ot owmna i nroeuyg kinht ihtw cera a i enciot. Lliw me to enibg elfi are iltlet het it;b kusc "lnooes i sge"nir yuo fi illts a at inattep tbu mero og ipneatt icnatheg let to eb dan veetns etenrc. .
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I fo soetrh prsat isth see anc nad in ared oehp itsh eetevmslhs atth. Erew fcudtilif tomsla emnmsie lvsayt mevridpo ady--o2ler2 lfei evfi sah as itsem frsit pnexedreeci sicne my ni ;erays my i wtoer adn a ive' tbu emos tlteer ytlosm rtowhg hecnsag. Layp oen neno flei anpl fo i tou netdwa thughot etosh uot dan my owh retiodsipcn aemc adn ti dwuol unynf w!h)e(w ywa to olmast s'it uetr. .

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