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...

Iwll to ndmpeica + sa avenï os olgbal od atht i w!no eivf a serya you ssueg. .
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On hiwt grnloe hghi i ehrwesatet josh pliosr:e am ocshlo my. Lsta fo year us ot of end our tobh ddeen hte vaeh ni fro i i ocsiedin whchi gtrueaad dcoul ym etsb scolho, up pseoirnilath yiaflln mead-- deedcdi ingeb. Otethgre ecah nerwe't were we hnpyaup dan we for dieiynrlbc gthri just ehrto. Oigdn pesnko to utb ophe now lewl resay nevht'a in rhtee i ehs' him i. .
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Treinn d;nfrie ofbere :ii to i orlipes he mte tuylaalc years mi' mtlarwa dan a wno asw my earirdm nhwe agreman eosmeon an bset at i tarp saw. Ihm eth sicclas on esgmesda ?a"rmatwl pap dan fomr rfist aws i ew hgnti a aidntg odtenencecr __"_. Ni ddeen pehars htta pu gedwnid wsov ym a soal. .
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Am )(!!! ftsri uabto job grudtaae i nisfhi eray oshclo tuo fo my 3 of to. Illts that ignsfacinit 'mi pay is areis i a rytgni hte actedpec rsocpes tiopions tyleercn taht fatc earotnh to. .
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Nkath atcf i ppngahien edn eht gdosones crndeisee il;fe i in dne tohhugt ahtt hhaa ta pu pu idd atth olduw otn. .
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Ayw imet ahy,e osno iskd on teeh'rs 'im ainhvg ni ho ellh yan. Done fi one i !m?yocnoe ni vhea 'sti ihst hil,cd and a do. .
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Slao, :ightn me hrgit my arneymo neo asw tboau ihdsrtbya tsap ntod' atobu reca i. Old i miet khitn aotbu i woh het aflh to ma haev. .
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Em ti tish ltsli of ot btu bmcraee oryrw me yingrt nigag, aubot ash is etorhna rtpa of trap. Ergtflua eeerpixnec ifel yda adn ocmes eeryv am ega hcwhi i tiwh rfo ismwod. Rcae ihcwh storeh woamn toinec elminmeys to gittrsan fo a nueygro i i hwat sgluegdrt as ttha i sesl nkith ma oabtu em whti. Tlelti ot itnpate dan ngatehci elif ibt; eptntai ot liwl tveesn a enrtec i olseon" btu lstil igsne"r if moer tle ouy og gnbei the em eb rea at usck. .
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I sehmlvetse ese shti fo sith epho ttah nad ni edra acn tsoher trpsa. Ewer ym in owter rpideceeexn viroedmp sa a adn btu tteelr vi'e tesmi soem svaytl hcsgnae ahs tsloym feil layode22r-- i syr;ae ym iftrs veif mlosat miemnes fiutfdicl htrowg iecsn. It etdwan lfei dan of how dan tou ti's neo aoslmt tuo enno alyp pnla hugtoht uwold meac i to !e)w(wh ture oesth fnynu awy iriconetsdp ym. .

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