I feel like the episode of "This is Us" last night kind of stole my thunder. Jack's little speech at the end was very much in line with the theme of your anniversary present this year. But that guy is an actor playing a role. I am real and we aren't playing a role, we are living the life that the characters on This is Us must have used as a model. I am certain now that there are cameras/microphones i the house. Samsung must really be listening.
Your anniversary present this year is a Top 10 List delivered over 10 days. I stole the idea from your Valentines gift (which BTW gets a prominent mention in the list later) - when you "surprised" me day after day leading up to the final day. I have 10 topics to cover, some are more in depth than other and some are quick hits that simply need inclusion. So when I disappear into the study this weekend and close the door, you will know what I am up to in there all by myself.
Reason Number 10 - That Amazing Smile
So that damn Jack literally stole my line about Rebecca's smile. But I have proof that I thought of it first. In the near 10+ years this blog has existed there have been 5 different posts regarding your smile. 5 times I felt it necessary to let you know what that smile means to me and how stunned I am every time I see it.
I am not sure what year the song "Smile" by Olive came out (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCj3NpvxWTM) but I remember very vividly what I thought when I heard it for the first time. The song is kind of haunting sounding and frankly the lyrics mean little to us except one. "Smile, you'll steal away my soul" - wow. That nails it.
I think of all the faces you make - and there are many - your smiling face is the best. It isn't just a smile my love, it is an expression that covers you from head to toe. A smile that moves way past your mouth, moves into your eyes, tilts your head just right and makes its way into your posture. It makes your whole body "smile". It warms my heart. Turns a bad mood into good. Turns wrong thoughts into right. Pick any analogy, it is the perfect smile. One that has no peers.
So can something some amazing be captured? Apparently. Remember those pictures you wanted back so badly a few decades ago? You know what they both have in common? Your smiles. One a sultry smile from a girl who didn't quite know sultry yet. The other a sensational smile that captured just how beautiful you look.
There isn't just one smile either. There are many versions. There is happy smile. Laughing smile. Sexy smile. Drunk smile. Loving smile. The list goes on an on. Yet they all have the same thing in common. They move from your mouth to your eyes and then all the way through your body. Each one captures my attention. Each one makes me happy. They make me "smile".
There are smiles that fill a room. But they lack the "sensation" that your smile provides. They are the flashy kind intended for anyone. Your smiles have that "private" effect. An effect that only people who really know you understand. When you smile, you don't just make people happy - you make those around you feel "better".
I wish I had counted how many smiles you have provided me in the past 3 decades. But it isn't possible. I wish I had counted how many times your smile saved my day or rescued my mood. But I can't. I just know that there will be many more to come. Lucky me.
So happy "almost" our anniversary my love.
You’re the world to me. I love you more than anything in the world.
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