How Many More Sunsets....In This Life

As we're celebrating another anniversary my darling, I was counting how many we had, and how many more of these to come...

How many more...sunsets we can view and savour together
How many more...sushis we can taste and devour together
How many more...songs we can listen and sing together
How many more...books we'll read and think on together
How many more...movies we'll watch and talk about together
How many more...passport chops we'll get, as we fly across oceans together
How many more...thrill rides we'll ride, as we scream in fright (you) and delight (me) together
How many more...dive logs we'll write, as we fly underwater together
How many more...stars we'll count, as we appreciate the open sky together
How many more...dreams and nightmares we'll share, as we wake up together
How many more...broken hearts we'll touch, as we labour in love together
How many more...idiotic irritants we'll repel, as we shut them off altogether
How many more...pictures we'll shoot, as we attempt to freeze the memories forever
How many more...crossroads we'll encounter, as we ponder and count the cost
How many more...scars and wounds we'll nurse, as we battle on for forever

My reflections are also expressed aptly in this honest love song, which is ringing in my head now...

I'm coming down like a gunshot

In all these battles I fought

You're the mark I'm aiming for

I was yours

In this life you're the one place I call home

In this life you're the feeling I belong

In this life you're the flower and the thorn

You're everything that's fair in love and war

In this life I'm stubborn to the core

In this life I've been burning after more

We both know what these open arms are for

You're everything that's fair

In this life you're my only one...

-From Switchfoot's "Head Over Heels" (In This Life)

Happy Anniversary, my love!