rosie 1996 and 2007
There are so many pictures of her from before I knew her where I’m not sure it’s the same girl. Steve’s girlfriend from when Rosie was 3 through 7 wouldn’t recognize the girl she’s become — that’s what I sometimes think. But in these two pictures, it’s clear that she is the same girl. Those lips, that nose, that fear in her eyes covered over now. Not smiling then, smiling a little more now. We aren’t sure what parts of kids will stick around for their whole life — my brother has always been the more reserved one — and what parts will go to the wayside — my brother used to love cheeseburgers. So much of Rosie has stayed solid, and now that her face is losing some of its pre-adolescent chubbiness, you can see it, she looks more like her young self again.
