A letter from May 23, 2023

Dear Future London, 3/10/23 I really hope your highschool years went well. Being in Freshman right now, I’m not even at the main highschool yet lol. I’m honestly kinda nervous about it. Isn’t time moving by so fast?? Like if you think about it, just a few years ago you were sitting in keystone writing this… and now you are a senior, about to graduate, almost 18 or maybe you're even 18 already. Right now I’ve been focusing on school to be honest; just school and myself. I’ve been feeling self conscious about everything lately and I’ve been trying to work on that. I’m really into some new types of music. I’ve been listening to a TON of Lana Del Ray, Deftones, The Smiths, Arctic Monkeys, The Neighborhood, Sombr, etc. I really want to learn to play the electric guitar.. Or the drums.. Whichever is good. Hope you’ve done that lol. (Just kidding, I know I probably won’t.) Also, I’m so excited to learn NBR and start working for momma… and starting Cosmetology school so I can be licensed. Have you traveled anywhere with mom? I hope we did!! I really want to get out of Arkansas right now, and anywhere is better than here. I’m gonna get super random right now, but I’m gonna describe some things to you. My bedroom is small and the walls are blue, my sheets are green and yellow. I sleep with stuffed animals.. Lol. My BTS shelf is almost completely full, and I’ve started collecting albums and merch from other groups like TXT and New Jeans. Speaking of KPOP, have you gone to any new concerts? I really really hope so. I don’t like Freshman academy, to be honest. And Cabot just feels so small sometimes. I want to leave just for like a week or two even.. It’s almost spring break though, so I’ll live. My absolute favorite book (and movie) is Anna Karenina!! YOU BETTER HAVE READ IT ALL!!! I SWEAR IF YOU HAVEN’T YOU BETTER GO HOME AND READ IT!! Plus, I love Aaron Taylor Johnson. I hope he and his wife divorce by the time we turn 18 if you know what I mean.. No offense, but I’m single right now and I think I’ll be single while I’m reading this. I’m not trying to be mean at all, just saying you don’t need any guys. I’ve already put myself through soooo much trouble with them. Speaking of trouble, stay out of trouble at home. I know sometimes things get bad but just breathe, and calm down. But, you are literally about to move out anyways.. So nevermind I guess. Please, please, please, stay friends with Maddie and Kylie. And Rin. And Maiya, Kaylee, Savannah, Kayla, all those people. Even your cute little online friends you got from Antonio ghosting you. They are such great, beautiful people. They love you and bring out the best. I don’t mean to be pushy but I have a few goals that I hope we’ve achieved by the time you are reading this. First goal: stop caring about what others think about you.. It doesn’t matter at all. Second goal: try your hardest at everything you do. Even if you fail, you tried and that's what matters. Third goal: take care of yourself. You are the only person who is gonna take you places, you have to stand up for yourself and love every bit of you. Fourth goal: just be happy. Find happiness in the smallest things, whether that is happiness from just raining that day or all the way to “I got bts concert tickets”. Stop only seeing the bad. Good luck with college, and whatever else we are planning after this. I know that our future is safe in our hands. London, you can really do anything you set your mind to, you just need to go out there and do it. I love you so much and I hope you know how beautiful and smart you are. We are amazing, and loved, and needed, and things always get better even when we think it won’t. Stay strong, pray, stay in touch with the Gospel, go to church every Sunday, stay away from bad substances and people, and please be smarter with your body. You’ve got this. Life is going to be as good as you make it. I love you London, and you know I will be so proud no matter what. Love, London 2023