Seven Year Burn

A week ago...
Me: Our anniversary is coming up; are you feeling the seven year itch yet?
Tod: "It's more like a burn."

Originally I thought he meant his heart was burning until he later explained burn as "the stage after the itch...it's worse."

Dear Tod,

Remember seven years ago when we got married?  Remember that morning when you ironed your shirt and almost burned a hole in it?  Remember how we pulled up to the temple and you asked, "Should we flip a u-ey?" and we both sort of laughed but in a really scared way?

Thank you for another year.  Thank you for being really funny.  Thanks for that one time a couple weeks ago when we argued the entire drive to the movie theatre over which route was faster.  You thought that one freeway was fastest while I knew that one street would take us right there.  Thanks for being willing to clock both routes at midnight that night.  And thanks for not being too mad that my way was much faster.  Good sport.

Speaking of movies, thanks for hating Inception.  Remember when the entire world told us it was the best movie ever and we sat there wanting to die?  As in, literally, when they started wearing snow suits and running around on a mountain I wanted someone to pull out a gun and just put it to my head.  I left to get some air and when I came back I asked what I'd missed.  Your reply?  "Ohhhhhhhhh...it's just too deep." Haha it's easy to make fun of dreams within dreams....within more dreams.

Finally, I'm glad you're around.  I'm glad you're around to watch shows about serial killers and meth dealers while the boys sleep.  I'm glad you're around on Sundays to chase one of the two running up the aisles.  You were there for their births, you are there for our birthdays, you come to my races, you are there on every holiday.  You were even there at 3 am when the phone rang in May.  You let me cry, packed the car, and drove me six hours to mourn with my family.  You were there weeks later when the tears hadn't stopped and told me it's okay if it takes a long time to feel better.  And that made me feel better.

You're the best guy I know.  Love, Holly