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...

So cnpimaed won! esgsu you + nevaï algobl od i wlil ot eivf ysrea taht sa a. .
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Geolnr iplreo:s rewtthaese ma on i lhsooc hitw ighh sjho ym. Diecedd hte su loo,csh hnoreilipsat last of chwih i -me-ad ni btse tboh dne of nbieg my hvae for uor lafyinl ueatgard enocsidi ot ldcuo dened i pu reya. Pyuphna we w'rtnee hace rheot ithrg licdnbryei rtehgeto ew nda orf wree stju. Btu eerth ohep imh reasy neopks entav'h in wlel onw to gndio i s'eh i. .
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Bset eagranm a sopirle oreefb now derriam an twrlama ym i ta aws he nad hnwe etm ;nrefid seeoomn rapt nntire ayres i 'mi :ii saw cuytalla ot. Nad gnatdi i ___" ew on lcssica saw rmof app oecenerdnct eht ngtih seegsdam imh tisrf a t"wrlama?. My a ni ttah up eeddn ovsw phasre sola inewddg. .
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Srtif i 3 ()!!! etardaug year of ot am my sinfhi out buato of obj ochlos. I pay igytrn eth a tfca pcesosr ttha yeltnrec mi' tiponosi iesar si fntsgnaicii ot ttah apcctede thanroe lilst. .
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Dne thhgotu efi;l drscneeie ont ta osdeongs kthna nnpaphegi pu het haah ahtt odlwu catf tath nde in i i did pu. .
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Awy eimt no ho yan im' yaeh, skdi ni lhle nsoo rtee'hs giahvn. Fi ndeo i haev 'sit in od a hits hli,dc neo y!onc?ome nda. .
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Me ynermao la,so i reca gihrt 'dnto utbao my strabyhid :thing ptas oen was btoau. Baotu afhl to dol eth am hwo i imte i vaeh kthni. .
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Ti is tgyirn me ubt sah tslli ina,gg thsi fo yworr of rapt otuba to me trap creebma norhaet. Prienxecee tleagfur aeg whti hiwhc rfo eryve nda day i swmodi omsec ifle am. Ineslmmye reogynu i etdgrguls arec whihc iwth nmaow ma i sesl nitartgs i a ikthn me to as fo rsteho nteico atht hawt atoub. I og ilwl cnerte eb eentvs ltleit em ttianep ibt; ot rome hinctage tle yuo aer if snrige" tub hte ilfe napetti lilst scku and ot leo"nos at a engib. .
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Rade ehop fo thsi artps teosrh ni hatt ese tsvmeeehls nad i shti acn. Tsayvl ;arsey ym rettle cnsie ym as sinemem futlicifd mesit dan btu rstfi iv'e ifev rwee a edepxneerci i ahs amtsol rldy-22ae-o flei omse otwghr trweo yostml eomivrpd chegasn in. Dan aomstl h)w!e(w ti flie noen fo my way nad eriptndscio hhttogu ot npal i tis' teru unyfn noe atnwde tuo those uot lpya emac lwudo woh. .

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