A letter from Aug 24th, 2021

Dear FutureMe, Today is August 24, 2021 and I am sitting in the SBA office on my second day of in person law school. The pandemic is still in full swing but I am hopeful that my vaccine will keep me protected. I selected this day because 2025 seems like another universe. I'll be 27 when I'm reading this. Will I be married? Will I be practicing law? Where am I living? How is the health of my loved ones? It feels odd to know I'll be reading this and laugh because all of those are such easily answered questions. All is well in 2021. I am in love. I am working hard. I am being challenged every single day in so many ways. There is so much uncertainty. I hope things are better and the pandemic is a thing of the past. I hope law school is like a fever dream and I am successful in the legal field. I know everything happens for a reason. This feels like a crazy twist on the letter I wrote to my senior self in 8th grade. I wrote about things that are still very relevant in my life like my love of music and that Kellie was important to me. I also wrote about Emerson who is nothing but a memory at this point. Today I write that I am constantly eating strange matter desserts, veggie sushi, and I only drink coffee to make me poop. I constantly come in 2nd to Blake on Mariokart. I walk the dog as much as I can. I am enjoying the last bits of summer on the lake. I talk to Amanda every day on the phone. Live music still makes me smile like a little kid. Bedtime is my favorite time of day. You get the idea and you already know! Be good, be kind, and keep on keeping on! <3 Em