It's our sixth anniversary today. While i'm freezing in the cold in one part of the world, MMW is sweating away in the other. Basically means, we're not together. Again.
We started off on a wrong note i guess. He wasn't with me for the first. Imagine. I sulked at home while he was busy serving the nation! He made it up. Even after spending sleepless nights the last couple of days, he took me for a weekend 'spur of the moment' trip to Lonavala. We had a blast. Borrowed a friends' rusty old bike and zoomed across the narrow hilly roads.
Then, one year, i think it was our fourth, he was to be out for the entire month, but got just one day off and it happened to be our anniversary. I was thrilled. Planned out everything. Dressed up for the occasion. Me in a saree, he in a suit. Almost forced him to take me to a five star for dinner. But he seemed to be lost. His mind was in his work. He was exhausted. But we ate.
This year, we knew well in advance that we won't be together. Few days before his departure, we went on date night. Sat at a restaurant, ordered dinner, saw a gaming parlour opposite the restaurant, played two games of air hockey and some 'kill the bad guy type' shooting game, returned to restaurant, finished the lovely chicken stroganoff, saw a movie, very violent movie, but who cares, we were seeing a movie together in a theatre after way too long... Of course all this while Ma and Tini were baby sitting!!!
Then again, I did something very corny. Wrote out a few lines for him on a social networking site on our special day. And to my utmost pleasant surprise, he reciprocated with a lovely poem. Very touching indeed and very very unlike him.
My lines:
Six years on,
You bring a smile to my face,
Even when I'm my lowest low,
Your love strengthens me,
Support encourages me,
Yet...
It's no surprise that we aren't together today,
In the times ahead we'll make it up,
Meanwhile, i have a piece of you to nurture and love...
Happy Anniversary!
His poem:
You n I started this journey,
Six years ago, this very day,
and just wanted to tell you,
I wouldnt have it any other way
But true to form, once again
I cant spend this day with you
We'll make it up, and then some
Like we always do!
Thanks for a wonderful home,
the crazy dog and angel girl
Supporting me through thick n thin
You always pulled me through
and I promise you once more,
to ever be your guy,
and corny as it sounds, in prose,
to love you till i die!
Happy Anniversary
