A letter from 5 years ago.

Dear Me 5 years from now, How are you? I hope you are doing well. As you write this letter, you're watching Last Holiday. Last time you watched it before that was 5 years ago, before you moved abroad and somewhat ruined your life. I hope that you fixed it by now. You're aging by the day from the sheer stress that you haven't learnt how to handle yet. How are you and Michael doing? As you're writing this, you're a month and a half away from your wedding, and you're freaking out. I hope everything went well and there was no drama. I hope that you two are happy. Right now, you're both a little stress. Lots of work, lots of planning, not enough money, not enough time together. No matter what happens, just remember that he's always worth fighting for. You guys have been through so much already. He's always been by your side through all the crazy, and he's working so hard to secure your future, you owe it to him, to yourself and to each other to always work through your issues. No matter what is coming up ahead, always remember that you're worked through worse. Make sure he follows his dreams. Make sure he always feels needed and useful. Tell him you love him every day. He's your human. But enough about you love life. How is your writing? Got that book deal yet? Did you write that movie? If you haven't already, get your ass into gear. You love writing, you've always loved writing. You're talented, so put some Chris Young on and get writing! Where are you living? Houston? Boston? Nashville? Boulder? I hope wherever you two crazy people found yourselves, that you're happy. You have such a long list of places where you won't live, and such a short list of places you're actually opened to, I would hate to know that, 5 years into the future, you passed upon an amazing opportunity because you weren't flexible. When's the last time you saw your mother? Your father? Your best friend? As you're writing this, you haven't seen your dad in over 6 months, you haven't seen your mother in 3 years and your best friend in 5. If the answer to the question is more than a year, get your ass on a plane and go to that podonk city you hated growing up and go see them. Call your parents more often. Volunteer. Work out. Write. Be good. Love your husband. Clean up after yourself. Do crazy things. Travel. Plan for your future. Do what makes you happy. And go to Karlovy Vary. Love, You, 5 years ago.