Love, Rosie (206 page)

Hi
love,

Well
whoopdeedoo.
Bring
on
Christmas
day.

I
new
you
would
be
ecstatic
at
the
idea
Mum!

Hope
all
is
well.
It
was
great
to
see
you
at
the
weekend,
thanks
for
coming

over
to
us
in
the
west
and
joining
us
in
“hanging
off
the
edge
of
the
cliff,”
as

you
put
it!
I
promise
the
house
will
be
in
better
order
next
time
you
come
to

see
us,
but
I’m
finding
it
so
difficult
to
settle
down
after
traveling
for
months.

Settling
into
a
new
home,
in
a
new
village,
in
a
new
county
is
an
adven-

ture
for
us.
Everybody
is
so
friendly
here
and
our
Irish
is
gradually
coming

310

Cecelia
Ahern

back
to
us.
We
don’t
have
neighbors
as
exciting
as
you
seem
to
have
in
your

new
apartment,
although
if
it
makes
you
feel
any
better
your
father
told
me

to
tell
you
that
the
whole
of
Ireland
has
a
complaint
to
make
about
its
neigh-

bors:
being
stuck
between
America
and
Britain.

You’re
my
wonderful
brave
baby
girl,
Rosie,
and
your
dad
and
I
are
so,

so
proud
of
you.
I
hope
you
know
that.
You
are
so
strong,
you
never
allow

anything
to
knock
you
back
and
you’re
the
best
mother
to
Katie.
She’s
a

feisty
young
lady
now,
isn’t
she?
She’s
definitely
her
mother’s
daughter.
I’m

sorry
Dad
and
I
left
you
at
such
an
important
time
of
your
life,
it
just
broke

my
heart
having
to
leave
you
and
Katie
when
you
were
going
through
all

that
stuff
with
what’s-his-name.
But
you’re
a
tough
cookie
and
what
doesn’t

kill
you
only
makes
you
stronger.

Remember
Rosie
that
you
can
take
on
the
world
and
win
time
and
time

again.
I
hope
you
know
that.
I’m
not
around
enough
now
to
tell
you
that.

Don’t
mind
what
Alex
said
about
you
never
doing
anything
right.
I
can
under-

stand
that
you
were
upset
about
it
but
he
only
said
it
to
hurt
you
in
a
moment

of
anger.
None
of
us
are
perfect.
Don’t
allow
this
argument
with
Alex
to
end

your
friendship.
He’s
been
there
for
you
all
your
life
and
you
for
him.
I’ve

seen
you
both
grow
together
over
the
years
and
you
surely
can’t
expect
to

grow
in
the
same
way
all
of
the
time,
you
have
to
take
your
own
paths.

It
would
be
such
a
shame
for
you
to
miss
his
wedding.
I
was
talking
to

Sandra
earlier
on
and
she
was
telling
me
that
they’re
planning
a
very
big