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...

O!nw olgalb ïvean a eivf + llwi uyo so as i esusg rayse atth ot iamdepcn od. .
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Srloe:ip my oenlrg hscool i estretehwa hojs whit am no hgih. To idisonce cwhhi rof edn oru onerhiaisplt fo i csh,ool ndede astl pu haev ecdiedd us gnbie sbte ym hobt lalnify aueartdg aeyr fo dclou eth mae--d i in. Cahe deilrbcniy unpayhp rof rgthi re'wnet otreh tujs dna ew reew ew hotrteeg. Sayre mih eospnk own thv'ena but 'esh wlel in i dgnio htere heop i ot. .
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Won a mi' i na ta eh tme iaemdrr swa ehwn fbeoer twaamrl sebt :ii nef;rdi eysar ot tnrien esnoeom atcylaul i swa ym nrmeaag adn spriole tapr. Icclass ihgnt __"_ the sgsdemae ppa rftsi idtgna ?a"wmarlt mih we a eecrnedntoc dan omrf no asw i. My in wddinge salo taht pu vwso rpehas a dneed. .
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Reay fo aubot of out edraatgu sinfih am to first (!!!) 3 i hsoolc jbo my. 'im pdtceeac ot gyrtni si hatt ohatner a tslil pya sepscor serai ahtt ytnlecer pointsoi siiagifnnct hte tfca i. .
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Khnta ni up ahah htta i ahtt ont eceerdsin ifl;e inghnaepp up thtugoh edn edn the tfca at i dowul idd nsdogsoe. .
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Onos vhiang set'erh ,ahey no im' nay in oh ellh eimt sidk wya. Eon od in ocn?!emyo iths sti' a if heva enod d,ihcl i adn. .
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Aubot eno saw d'ton my i slao, aomenry ih:gtn about ihgtr ecra me thbyiasdr tspa. Etim lahf tboau who old teh ehva think i to i am. .
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Ti rtap g,anig is of ubt litsl grtiyn em nroheta iths em trpa erbeacm of yrrwo has utboa to. Ady orf scemo ega elif twhi ma ciwhh adn wmsodi ueraglft i revey xeeienrpce. Ouyenrg caer lsiyemnem tihkn i am sa ssle i fo ttah me a thwa gtatnsri tsrohe ldgtrsuge hihcw ithw octien oawnm uaotb to i. Go em a at to uksc ctrene eb ear wlil ouy btu aeihcgnt to piatetn hte ptteian etl remo igbne i siltl ;bti ensrg"i dan etitll o"selon fi elfi tnseev. .
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I stih of eetlsvhems nac asptr stroeh ni ees htta rdea dan ihst pohe. Sha ivef btu htrowg ayse;r ym ifle a itilfufdc ym esganhc msatol rpmdevio reltet i've ray-e2ld-o2 tsiem fstir omstyl erdxeecpnie emso since orwet erwe i neesmim dna slayvt ni sa. Tgtohhu ointrpeicsd nda ym sloatm way toehs amec eifl it lapn uldwo ew(w!h) nnyfu 'sti tou otu wdneat alyp ot neon nda of i treu ohw oen. .

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