Wow, it’s been ten years since I have seen you, and in just a few short hours I will be leaving you behind far more than I ever have before. So since I am far wiser now then when I first met you I thought I would give you a little heads up on a few things and some advice.
Let me first say that you are on your way to some of the most amazing days of your life, but also the most frightening. It’s a good balance, and at sometimes you feel like you are going to be stuck for ever but don’t let me get ahead of myself.
So let me see September 17, 2003….hmmmm…
things have already been hard haven’t they? In April you lost your Grandma Havengar and just like in the middle of August you saw your childhood fall away. I know, sure grandma was hard to loose, but Grandpa Krueger was a stab deep into your heart. Grandpa as far as you or I was concerned was a strong man and wasn’t suppose to go away like he did. But the family you have around help and will help you through that and so will cutting your hair…YEP ANGELA KRUEGER in a few days you will be at the beginning of my life as I know it. I think this is the pivotal moment in my life…and your like what cut my hair? YES, AND SHORT!! (PS. You color it pink in a few short months I believe it will be memorial day you do that. don’t worry I have a picture )
Those first few years of your twenties were some of the best years ever! You met so many people and life long friends..But the best part was the concerts! I think at one point you have a concert to go to every weekend, but hey its what we love. There was just something about being at a concert that made you feel apart of something so much bigger than yourself. It was as if the world just stopped for you for just a bit and there was no care in the world. Music will soon consume your life in a good way...and you will have opportunities to meet some really cool musicians.
I can’t wait until you get to discover all the music you will come to love. Relient K, TFK, Run Kid Run, SevenGlory, Especially Barlowgirl (they are going to be a big part of your life…they don’t date either) …… You will be excited in 2006 because they will be coming to OUN with Matthew West…..there concert is going to be your Birthday Present to yourself…… you never get to go……because September 22 happened…..So I am praying for you right now because that day will change your family forever……I won’t let you in on that but just know I am thinking of you every minute that you learn what happens. Just remember God never gives us what we cannot handle and brighter days will shine through! I PROMISE!
Most importantly that I don’t want to forget to tell you! NEVER FOR ONCE THINK THAT GOD DOES NOT HEAR YOU! I know you are thinking that right now. Your 25th birthday will be the hardest birthday you have and you will cry for a week but God knocks you on your butt and you realize good things are worth waiting for, and yes I do mean having a boyfriend.
Alright so I wasn’t going to tell you this but I think it is important ;)…one day you will hear on the radio…that you might be ready to date but God is still perfecting the man that you will fall in Love with..... Its totally true!…Angie sometime God even prepares him right under your nose just remember the strange feeling you will get when out the blue you feel God say you will marry someone from VNC so have patience and be still…You will be ready for a boyfriend but not until you are 28. I know that is a long way off from 20 but God is going to use these 8 years to perfect you and mold you. There is so much He wants you to do. DON’T BE DISCOURAGED! Become a strong woman of God, but I will let you in on a little secrete I am still understanding what that means.
So a few more things before I leave:
- Ugh don’t like that guy that everyone says you should like…it ends up being a crush you never intended on having. You are just going to wonder why you did in the first place.
- there is no such thing as too many concerts
- its okay to act like a kid sometimes and watch cartoons all day in your pj's
- You are still going to love your job 12 years later!
- DUDE VOTE!
- Put down that third Oreo I am still trying to work that off
- DON'T GO SEE A MOVIE NAMED TWILIGHT!
- LISTEN TO EVERYTHING MISS FRANCINE SAYS!
- Have fun at Disney World
- Find a table Marked Chi Alpha at PNC those people are some of the best people you know and will change your life forever
- Don’t argue with that friend over something that you still don’t know what you did…she needs a friend
- Purple is the best hair color you will ever have
- There is probably more I could let you know but you know how absent minded I am!
- Make sure you write everything that happens after January 2012 JUST WAIT FOR THAT DATE…. don’t be afraid to talk to the guy on the couch, his name is Bryan with a “Y”. You will meet some of your best friends after that date ones will and cannot be replaced.
- NEVER CHANGE A SINGLE THING IN THIS LETTER THEY SHAPE WHO YOU ARE TODAY!!!!
Okay well, its almost time to say goodbye to my twenties and say hello to a whole new chapter. I would be foolish to say that I am not scared but I know God’s got me more now than ever. I would also be foolish if I said that I am not excited to see what adventures I have waiting for me. I am sad I feel like I am saying goodbye to an old friend…So I am not going to say goodbye I am going to see you later.
So see you later old friend, I love you and take care.
Sincerely,
Your 29 almost 30 year-old self
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