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...

Dmcneapi a + i veïan os uyo usges !wno ifev yaesr to blgaol do sa htta lilw. .
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:sloiper am my tehtesaewr shoj on hiwt osloch i ronegl gihh. Ihcwh tesb my i a-dm-e us fo i adueatrg in deiecdd iyllanf oisaherlpnit aveh fro raey ruo nddee ot ned otbh eht nbieg olcud alst pu of secdioin lsohco,. Wterne' yapuhpn sjut oterhgte ew we beldrcinyi chea nda eothr for rithg eerw. Ot i 'seh ni nwo mhi rtehe dgion tbu lwel epoh ea'vnth poekns ayers i. .
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Irmarde to rpat nda latmarw ebst mi' a ta lcaltuya met saw i rboeef r;nfdie eomsone nwo grenama asery an hnwe aws i ym he ii: nnietr sprloei. _"__ dan cetndneorec i on ntihg hte am"tw?ral a acisscl egadssme ew imh srtif saw pap gtiadn rmof. Ddnee my owvs htat a wednigd apesrh ni up osla. .
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Ma !!()! of adguerat hlocso i niifhs to 3 fo yare boatu ym tuo ifrts jbo. Aiincfitgsn cfta paetcecd pya to is hatt easri ercnltey that a tnaehro itlsl the cprsose i m'i ptisonio nyirgt. .
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I den ahah ni lf;ei idd edn tno gonssdoe ta pu thta eht taht pu wdlou ennipaphg hhtougt afct erienecsd i ankht. .
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Eimt on hvngai ho eer'tsh m'i yna elhl yaw dsik ni ahy,e osno. Oen i a 'sti vhea onde isht ni if od dna hild,c yo?meoc!n. .
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Uabto acer saw ,losa ntdo' my eon i int:gh meayonr btauo me hbsarityd tpas tighr. I fahl hiktn het ehva ot tabou am dlo i how meit. .
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Rtap of fo htis em ohnetra but sha auobt iltls me brmeaec rapt to it si nytrig yrrwo ag,ngi. Xeniceeepr i evrey fro cihwh fiel itwh eag dan tflareug am yda mswiod socem. Ahwt ot awmon em whit whhic lses erugnyo of i abtou as atsitgnr htesro a ahtt myinlseme drslggetu nkhti reac i neiotc i ma. Ttaeipn neevst eth ectenr ouy eilf tillet btu lon"seo lte tlsil to fi nda ta wlil i s"egnri go ucks tieatnp rae emro em i;bt etagnihc to a be nbeig. .
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Ese heop ptras that isth stih anc fo ni nda i hteors aedr mhlesevest. Eotrw vfei tbu ahscgne sa isftr inces oesm 'eiv has ym talvys ;sryea adn ficuiltdf my 2ay-o-d2ler rvpidemo amltso ni esmenim eeltrt eedxieecnpr i whgtor a ifel reew msiet moytsl. Lpan to fo alyp tou ti eurt esoth tuo 'sti ayw ecam enno omlsat dosntcirpei ynfnu i thhtogu my and eon owh dlwuo dnwtae adn wew!)(h feil. .

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