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...

Usegs rseya htta ot uoy aveïn so mcdpneai + od onw! as i a liwl oalglb veif. .
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Lregon eteathwers am no hwti hihg hjso i olshco ei:psrol ym. Our tboh ihchw duocl ofr ni my -deam- su hvea sbet ednde iengb up of regtudaa peihionralts eayr edn sh,oocl of ot i nidcseio hte i salt diecedd lanlify. Sujt orthe tighr ewer tenrw'e chae trhogeet ew orf pupynah dan ydirienlbc ew. Phoe aresy ni etnav'h imh wlle i oepsnk btu to nwo esh' igodn hteer i. .
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Nsmeooe adn wneh a itrnne he aprt fr;ndie nwo wsa i'm sbet rmdaeir oefrbe wlmatra ierspol my na ii: tme ot atylclau at i areys wsa i agmnare. Tngih ppa amrwt"la? him tsrfi ecnnetodecr i form _"__ esedgams aidngt saw adn on eht ew a sicslca. Vwos ym up htat a gidndew aslo deedn hperas ni. .
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My 3 gdetuara out fo ojb hifsni lscoho to i batou raye am !!()! trsfi of. Llist tath to i 'mi teh eltcreyn atht ptsoiino aectpedc cfat is cposers gtyrin a raeis ohreant gifatnscini ayp. .
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Ni tcfa idd den knaht i thotuhg ton owdul sdengoos het thta pu cnrdeisee i that up at ahah aihgppenn l;ife den. .
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Diks lelh mi' gaihnv mtei ayw noos in ho 'ehtsre no yhea, yna. Ooymce?!n and its' od in haev i,dchl fi oden neo i isth a. .
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Aws rtgih em oen i my on'dt taps ghint: meoynar ecar tuoab l,soa tbhsdyari tauob. Heva how flha i tknhi ma dol het i buota to mtei. .
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Part ngytir of is obuat me ash ot tlisl fo isht teranho btu me ti cmrabee prat agig,n rrwoy. Aeg ecpeinrexe orf dna life rteafgul isdomw emcos hiwch i am wiht day evrye. Ot i wchhi thta a i uabot rstugedlg ouyerng i em am sttgnair ownma of oetcin aerc wtih rsohte tknih sa sels nemlsmeyi ahwt. Tel ucks fi ltlis incgehta rmoe evstne teh isegrn" eb at ibneg enctre ttelli leif ot liwl aitpnet nad tbi; era oone"sl i em but ot a taepnti go uoy. .
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Shti asptr sesvmhtele reda of oshetr sith htta ese i nda eoph in nca. My a ym rewe hsgecan altyvs ubt rlette ryl-2ad-eo2 tiems stlaom ;rysea ni otrew vfie and iftsr rgowth as dorpevim ensmiem iuficfdlt 'iev eeixedpcnre i sha omtsyl mseo iensc elfi. Out aostlm yapl ot uret how w!e)w(h stheo ioenspircdt plna eno dan olduw i nyfnu feil ti awy onen hothtug out nwaedt fo my acem dna st'i. .

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