Got a Letter From Myself Today

***DISCLAIMER***** This post will probably reveal my(Nich0le's) naevity about life, and will probably be a little cheesy.


I really did get a letter from myself! One of my last assignments in High School was to write a letter to myself in 5 years, and then my english teacher would send it to us. I got that letter today, and when I saw the envelope with the return address of my high school I was confused and curious. Then I saw some very familiar handwriting.... my own.... and I remembered and was surprised that it had come too early. Then I realized, it actually has been 5 years since I was in High School! Kind of a wierd experience! :)

It was quite the experience! I really wanted to share just a few quotes. To be honest when I opened the envelope I was prepared to cringe because the only things I remember writing were about my current crushes at the time. Thankfully it was only a sentence or two.

Here is a basic summary and a few quotes of what I wrote myself when I was 17 years old (3 days before my High School graduation), and then my current commentary.


My plans then for the next 5 years:

Graduate from BYU (check)
Go on a Mission (traded that for marriage to a great guy)
Spend a year in the Peace Corp (what an ambitious thought, I remember telling everyone that too)

My worries then: (The fact that I wrote them down shows that my personality is still the same. Once a worrier, always a worrier!)

Money
School
Life
What others thought about me (I still worry about everything except for other people think... I've learned that is a waste)

I talked about a few friends, but mostly family. I told myself to call a few friends and my parents. I said that I hoped I was still running :). And then I said these things:

"...I really wonder what I will be like in 5 years. Right now all I know about life is that I know the church is true, and I know that God lives..." (still pretty much the case)

"If you're not reading your scriptures everyday, start today. If you are married, I hope you are still in love."

"If you are really stressed out right now... remember how awesome life is. Look at the clouds. I really hope you still look at the clouds." (That made me smile because I still do notice the sky quite a bit)

and then to close I said:

"Wow, 23! That seems so old!" This made me bust up laughing for 3 reasons: 1) 17 +5 = 22, not 23. I still can't do basic addition and subtraction in my head! Just ask Jeff, he'll tell you a funny story from our first date. 2) 23 isn't old, I don't care who you ask! :) 3) What a profound ending to a serious letter. :)

Anyways. The point of this whole thing is: I could never have predicted that I'd be in San Antonio, married for nearly 3 years to someone that I'd never met at the age of 17. But, I'm still the same person, and I still have the same worries and have my head in the clouds, and I still know without a doubt that the church is true and that God lives. And I am so glad the things I knew then and know now, and I am glad for the things I don't understand and can't predict. I am excited for the next 5 years!