In 10 years, I'll be 31. That's kind of scary to think about, considering I haven't done much in the grand scheme of things. But stepping away from that miraculous spectrum, it's safe to say that a lot can happen in 10 years. And then... I take a big breath, a sigh of relief, and get all excited about the awaited anticipation that correlates to my future. I'm 21. These are my 20s. I have an idea of what I'll create, how I'll mold myself and who I'll meet... and ultimately, how I see myself in 10 years.
1. Romance
When it comes to romance, I plan on being still newly married at 31. I kind of plan on getting married when I'm about 29 or something. I know I can't completely plan everything to a T, because that is slightly impossibly and fate and the universe have a wonderful way of stitching things together. But that's how I see it right now. Now this is maybe me being a dreamer and a romantic, but you know what? No. Actually, never mind. I do see myself this way, and that being my husband as my best friend.
We meet in graduate school, both studying something in a similar field (something in the arts). He is a fellow writer and he loves to make me laugh. He is different from anyone I've ever dated, and before I know it, we are moved into our first apartment together, over looking the chaotic and absolutely beautiful Seattle bustle. I had gone through a lot more heartbreak before meeting him. A lot of boyfriends, long commitments, relationships, dates, you name it. But after meeting him, things fall into place. I want to be that couple whose love never ceases to any other degree than how it was when we first met. We will have date nights, even after we're married, and have children eventually. We'll be strange and weird and make fun of each other all the time, and occasionally embark on crazy escapades or randomly go on adventures - because we can.
2. Career
When it comes to my career, I kind of already have it mapped out, and I really hope that it all falls in line. By this time, I'll be a professor, teaching English classes to college students in Washington. Hopefully Washington State or something awesome like that. I'll be the professor who inspires them to keep going after what they want even if it is a major struggle for them. That's the big thing: I don't want to just stand in front of a room and spat words at them. I want to relate to them and inspire them. I'll also be the professor who swears a lot and cracks jokes and hopefully is super funny.
While teaching, I'll also be doing some projects on the side. Hopefully by then, I'll have a book published. Not a novel or anything like that. More like a book with a bunch of short stories in them. The genre: YA Fiction. I'll continue to write poetry and religiously use my blog and kind of a "freelance writers" sort of thing as well, which will be nice because I'll also have a solid job that I know I can rely on for support. I want to have my first short film (or average length film, would be cool) filmed and edited and shown to the world, as well.
3. Family
So to be honest, I don't really see myself having kids. Most likely, I will adopt.
4. What My House Will Look Like
So I know this one sounds kind of silly, but I just had to add this one in here. I know that we will be living in Washington, most likely in a suburban like area. Our house will be quite large, but mainly because of the needed and desired space. On the inside, the walls will be brick throughout the house, and there will be lights hung in the kitchen and in the living room area, because lights are awesome. I want our home to have kind of a warm, eclectic and vintage sort of feel to it, but yet modern. I want our home to be cozy and comforting.
I know that whatever happens, happens. It's still extremely exciting to anticipate the future. But I know that the future is just that -- something that is awaiting me in the years to come. Still, the funny thing is that I am creating it right now, in a way. I know that not everything is going to be how I perfectly imagined it to a T. Maybe my future husband won't be my ideal list of characteristics, or maybe we'll live in a crappy apartment for awhile, and maybe it'll be difficult to adopt. But either way, it's going to be something incredible. I really do these things happen, though. I can be a dreamer -- and besides, all of these things just might happen.
