A Very Magical Occasion
I left the house this morning at 4:27am. Moments after I get into the car and fire up that engine, I set the interior temperature to 69 degrees. I turned on the rear windshield defrost. The front windshield remained clear and had no moisture on it.
Not even a full minute into my commute, the song above happens to come on the radio. I was too lazy to plug my phone in and have Spotify keep me entertained for the duration of my trip to the office. I had opted instead to allow the local oldies station to auditorily fuel my early morning drive. It turns out that I would not be disappointed by my laziness.
Not that I ever need the motivation or added incentive to think about her, but that song speaks heavily to the already intense feelings that she and I share for each other. I may have admitted this to her once or maybe even multiple times that indeed, I truly do think of her on those two occasions.
In a different time and space, we would have been able to spend some time together today, if not the entire day and then some. Instead, I was relegated to thinking and writing about her here.
She had a birthday today, but all I could do was wish her a Happy Birthday from afar. Although we were able to talk on the phone for a few cherished minutes and I was also able to verbally wish her a Happy Birthday, this will always pale in comparison to actually being with her, physically, side-by-side, maybe even sneaking in a quick glance at her. Then again, I could stare at her and she wouldn’t mind it one bit.
This has to be one of those days that I will have to celebrate forever and ever, being that this was the day that she came into the world. While I wouldn’t meet her for several years, had today not have happened all those years ago the way it did, she wouldn’t have come into the world, nor would she have blessed my life the way she did. If anyone is going to celebrate today, it would have to be me.
In just under six weeks’ time, she and I are now each a year older, a bit wiser, and maybe we’ve become a little closer than we already were, assuming that such a thing is even possible.
I’ve written about this before and I’ve even told her this, as much as she hates to hear me say it.
I hate Disney.
I truly dislike the company that they’ve become and it pains me to say it because I remember when the Disney name was synonymous with quality. So, in some weird way, it’s weird that I would have posted the picture of Mickey Mouse as I did above. The picture is taken from the opening cutscene of the video game, “Epic Mickey: Rebrushed”, which was released on various gaming platforms in 2024. I remember first watching this cutscene on YouTube, well before the game released and just happening to catch the calendar to the left of Mickey and the mirror he happens to be looking into. I knew that if I was ever going to write an entry to commemorate any one of her birthdays, I had to include that picture. She loves Disney. Obviously (though maybe I might going out on a limb here), she loves her birthday. So, this picture combines both things. If I were somehow in the picture, that would be the triple whammy, where I would have managed to have displayed three things she loves, all in one picture.
Though today happens to be her birthday, she is special to me all year round, not just today. When I’m with her, I’m overcome by an inexplicable happiness that I don’t have the words to describe. What I do know is that it feels good. There is a certain brilliance in her smile that warms my heart and just melts me to the core. There’s a look that she gives me and without using any words, with just her eyes, she tells me that she cares and that I mean the world to her.
I could go on and on and even she knows this. But I digress.
As I write this, the sun is finally setting and as is to be expected, tomorrow will be a new day. As day makes way for night, I am reminded of the lyrics from “Two Occasions”…
Cause every time I close my eyes
I think of you
And no matter what the season is
I still love you
With all my heart
And I want to be with you
Wherever you are
Dare I say that no truer words have been written and immortalized in song.
I only think of you on two occasions
That’s day and night
I’d go for broke if I could be with you
Only you can make it right
Soon, night will be here and I will eventually drift off to sleep.
A few things will happen in the process. I will fall asleep. I will be rested and ready to tackle the day that tomorrow will be. Quite possibly, the most important thing is that she will be in my mind, heart, and thoughts, just as she always is.
Two occasions. That’s day and night. Indeed, those are the times when I think of her.
And for good measure, I’ll say it again…
Happy Birthday, Beautiful!