(The following is an e-mail from the past, composed on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, and sent via FutureMe.org)

Dear FutureMe,

I just receive the e-mail I sent myself last year and am so amazed at how much has changed in one year. It is time to write myself another letter and see what happens in one more year.

I am slowly falling in love with Rich again. I really hope things work for us this time and that when I recieve this e-mail we are together, strong, and in love. Remember, stop stressing about the small stuff! You two are SO GOOD TOGETHER so don't hold all his imperfections against him.

Next week I will start serving at Perkins. I have no idea where it will take me but hopefully I will make a damn good server and stick with it for awhile. Not to mention get some money saved!!

School is hard right now and I know I have a lot of time left. GO TO CLASSES. Skipping gets to absolutely nowhere but bad places and it sucks to worry so much about whether or not you'll be passing at the end of the semester.

Stay out of the drama.

Above all, love yourself, love your friends, and be safe and happy.

Krysten


Wow. I just got home from picking up dishes and pots and pans from Mom and Dad's and I return home to this e-mail. How weird. It is so weird how things change. Part of it makes me sort of sad. I mean, I'm glad I got over Rich because he was like an addiction and I'm a lot healthier now that I'm not in love with him. But I'm sad that it took me pretty much losing him to gain what I've got now. He's not a bad person. And I miss having him around. I wish I'd gotten to know him better. I wish he'd give me a chance to let me do that now.

It is a year since I wrote myself that e-mail and in that year I lost some people I was close to, I found love with one of my best friends (not Amber and Shannon, lol), I've grown up and made a few decisions for myself.

Oh. What will life be like in another year? And why does it suddenly feel like time is flying by SO FUCKING FAST?

Hmm. What should I say to next year's me?