this is us with our grandma in what has to be 1985. by my estimates, i'm 2 and a half. becky is some (small) number of months old. grandma is 66. every farm kid needs overalls, and mine are purple. life is good.
time has passed. who knows how old we are here. i mean, really - i have no clue. i do know that i started to grow out my bangs in second grade, so this is before that. i like that my turtleneck is tucked into my skirt - an excellent fashion statement. and we have somehow convinced dad to include the cat in the photo. now, we were farm girls, but boy did we like to wear dresses. here is photographic evidence of that.
i know i've posted this photo before, but this is my blog, damn it, and i'll post it again if i want to. here we are in 2010, ages 25 and 27. loch ness, scotland.
now, there aren't a lot of things in life that i know for certain, but here is one of them: if and when i have children, i'll have more than one. for every childhood adventure, becky was alongside me. every less-than-pleasant time, she was there, too. if i need to talk to her, she always answers the phone. she tells me when i'm being ridiculous and when i'm not. what do people without siblings DO?
26 years ago today, i got a sister. i have no memory of that day, but i have a lot of memories of the days spent with her since then. happy birthday, beck - i love you more than i can put into words.
Matt & I were having dinner last night and I said, hey, it's Becky's birthday tomorrow, I should send her an email. Thanks for the family photos, Claire, and the reminder to send Becky a happy birthday message! You are the cutest little farm girls who've grown up to be cute city girls/young women!
ReplyDeleteYou ask... "What do people without siblings DO?" Well, we rely on really good friends to act as siblings when need be-- thanks for being one of those friends. You are lucky to have such a special bond with Becky-- and so sweet to document it publicly. Love you, me
ReplyDeleteE - love YOU! thanks for your sweet note. xoxo
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