Time Travelled — almost 3 years

A letter from June 21st, 2018

Jun 22, 2018 Jun 21, 2021

Epilogue

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...

Os vfei nvaeï sa ot cainmped + htat rayse a do now! sugse i uoy wlil oallgb. .
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Oi:elprs twih hgih ojsh ma my i lernog no csholo wtsrhteeea. Cwhih ot nde deiddce bnegi i rfo nylilfa avhe hte ryae rdgaatue su oh,lcso tbho my rou m--dea nphaiitlsero i in enedd pu culod enosdiic lsta sbet fo of. Anppuyh stuj we reew hetgetro drcilibney nwet'er we hrtig nad erhto rfo hace. Utb 'seh gnodi yeasr mhi hntav'e elwl i in hrete snekpo ot phoe i onw. .
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Saw ernint amraneg at a bset ot my was 'mi ioprsle arpt caullaty wehn i:i an yares wmrtaal fdn;rie i msneeoo fobere met eh i dna mrrdiae won. __"_ a on edcenrontec taingd ihngt ppa mrfo ew hte wlt?aa"mr nda ihm scsicla i istfr gesasdem asw. In dndee vwso aslo tath up a my hsapre denwidg. .
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Sritf aery 3 uteraagd !)!(! loohsc my i batou of of ot obj am nfsihi out. Is aetohnr pay to 'mi cpesosr esair het niyrtg eeapdtcc tacf i tisll hatt rtnlcyee a innacgiitsf poitsoin that. .
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Haha ta thank i ddi not up pu i uhghtot atht iceeresnd sosonegd het dlwuo atth in den ppngehian afct l;ief dne. .
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Aghvni itme soon seeh'tr ho in on nay ehll awy im' yae,h skid. Vhae i'ts i in lhidc, hist dan if od eno dnoe a oeynom!c?. .
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Otbau crea i wsa nymareo bouat tsbihdyra em rhtig ym gi:nth noe nd'to spta ,soal. To heav am woh i obuta i hte tnikh lod mite lhaf. .
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It baout to me is shti caerebm nrigty litsl tpra rtpa btu sah gna,ig fo woryr me of rntohae. Eifl oecms am modsiw dya gturflae wtih gae eiprenexec and ervey fro i hwhic. Naowm ma utaob as i trgueglsd earc ihtw fo i gorneuy thnki me emysmniel toince ihchw essl to hwat a ngstrtai atht i htsero. Ingeb one"ols og ta bt;i tel nitapte if to letilt oyu ear csku tcenre eht be ein"rgs file and me egnhtcai eattnip tub lliw meor i to a tsnvee istll. .
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Sslemtehve tohres of htta nda ni see stih tspar pohe i hsit acn rdae. Mtlyos tmsie dna inces pdvemior rxcidnepeee snemime taslyv mstoal in but ym a ielf i rtohgw vefi as sar;ey iv'e my oewtr ltteer eewr ahs hancsge mseo sftri icfltdiuf -d2o2rayl-e. Ti eutr saomtl otu of iefl tuo sit' duowl my ot (!h)wwe nad lapy funyn noe ndewat npla enno acem ayw woh odreptsicni i sothe nad ugohtht. .

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