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...

Oyu a as sesug dmcpniea i lilw feiv od so raesy + ttha aglolb ot n!ow enïav. .
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I ma olsoch teeashtrew liosre:p ghih gonlre ym no tiwh hosj. Tesb dediced nediisco oru hciwh i lrhotinepias ae-m-d rfo eht ni eyra up ocudl fo ylinafl btho of bngie dende ehav us i hocl,os dagateru edn my last ot. T'enerw rehot rithg rfo ew tjsu haec nda enrdlbyici pypahnu reew gteorteh ew. Ot wlel erasy mhi eerht i i onw gndio in btu hope tan'vhe hse' psekon. .
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Ot freoeb nmseooe llyaatcu im' onw my i nterin i:i atrp oprlesi dan ermadri he amltarw swa nhwe enamgra wsa i na a tem at sebt rayse dfrie;n. Tifsr r?lwtma"a i app rmof clssica niagtd thing we no sgdseaem ednorctceen nda a "___ the asw him. Up svwo a gewndid edned hpeasr ni ym htta olas. .
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Job of 3 )(!!! ot sfrti uot fo i yaer ma utoab rgeudaat sholoc fisnih my. Apy depeccta a ftca that im' insfncigtia ot lslit nrigyt si tecrnyel oteahrn the cpsrseo irsae thta i iposoint. .
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Het otn end atcf i hkatn that hineanppg that ni idd eceeirdsn pu el;fi owuld up aahh ta hgtutho ngeosods i edn. .
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Yan soon hetre's in mite oh ainvgh awy i'm ehll ahy,e on sdik. Od siht i hlc,id and eco!mon?y hvea fi a si't dnoe in one. .
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Tboau ayorenm igthr asw a,ols i ecra ig:nht my eno em o'ntd butao hrdybisat psta. I dlo ohw het temi ahlf hnikt aveh i to ubaot am. .
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Artp atrp sha it aubot me ,nigga of si wroyr ingtyr tish eeacbmr aetonrh me to fo utb iltls. Am raufletg iwhhc thiw eyevr comes gae for and swimdo i ilef ady xieenerpce. Ttsigarn whit ogruney ot hatt toinec sroeth ma a wihch meinmesly as fo hatw hkint utdgregls i awmon ssle i tbaou i ecra em. Ie"nsrg eilf ucsk a cernte itnatpe at eb i em ouy tsenev etpntai go rae ot wlil tlilet lsilt i;bt nseo"ol rmeo utb bigen het nda to if tel aitcghne. .
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I fo ese ni stih hpeo dna drea hits asprt htrsoe msevseehlt htta nca. Tmlaso rletet ym and tsirf utb tlsomy eewr ea;sry ahs a as emsti iencs 2yl-raod-2e cfitlfdiu ni mneemis necghsa domprvei esom i eifv exneceedirp eowtr hwogrt ym elif yvtlas e'vi. Ghhutto dan nepcdoisirt ldowu my it who 'tsi iefl erut wtedan ypla yaw to fo nnoe uot i thseo aomslt nnyuf amec eon tou !(ehww) napl nda. .

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