A letter from March 5th, 2021

Dear FutureMe, Because I don't know if this app will tell you the date, today is March 5th, 2021, and it's 8:21 AM. I wonder what life is like for you on a regular day. I guess the best thing for me to do is explain what my days are like and what I'm hoping my life will be like in five years when you're reading this. At the very least, I hope I get to marry Erick. I know it's going to be hard but there is no one else in this world who I would rather be with than him. Did we ever live in a van? I think that would be really fun, but it also seems a bit stressful! As of now, there's not even a ring yet. In fact, last night Erick and I had a long teary-eyed conversation about our engagement. I'm sure in 5 years, that won't matter, it almost doesn't matter right now! The only thing that really matters is that I want to live the rest of my life with him. I hope he gets that, and I hope we can start building a life together very soon. I'm also kinda hoping that we own a house, although, that may not be for another 5 years after you. Speaking of houses, how is real estate going? I think that it will be a hard business for me to get into. People don't take me very seriously, even now, so I can't imagine that they will later. I wonder if it's because I'm a woman? Or because I'm actually unsure of myself? I think that people give Erick a lot of credit just for being a man. Obviously, Erick is amazing and a very hard worker, but it feels sometimes like I have to work harder to get the kind of admiration that he gets. Not in every scenario, and I know Erick works his *** off so it's nothing against him. I just wonder in the general sense of things. Kids, do we have them? I want them so back but I know that's not in the cards for us for at least a few years, even when we get married. I want to be able to provide for our children so that they can have all the opportunities in the world. If you have little kids, you should start savings account for them now for college! I don't know what it all looks like for you financially at the moment, but I think it would be a great idea. Even just putting a small amount in now and letting it grow would be a good idea. How's the rest of the family? Right now, Jacob, Luke, and Carson do not have driver's licenses, it'd be interesting if they still don't in 5 years. Jacob has had a hard time getting motivated to get a job. At one point, he hadn't left the house in exactly 2 weeks! Obviously, we're in quarantine technically, but the rest of us work so we have to leave the house sometimes. Carson works at Big Lots which is fine because she's still in school. Did she get to go to a 4 year? Even just Cal State San Marcos would be good. I hope she decided on what she wants to study. Luke. Where's he at? I hope he finished school too. He seems to have lost some motivation recently too. I know they can all do great things. Mom and Steven? Are they okay? Have they all moved to Idaho yet? I'm going to guess that they haven't. They've been talking about moving there for years but they just haven't been able to pull the trigger. Anyway, I think that's a long enough email. I hope you're doing okay. If not, remember that it gets better. You got this girl.