“Is it your birthday?” The one had asked to the other. “No, it isn’t.” “An anniversary, perhaps?” “No, it’s not that either.” “A graduation party?” “No, I’m afraid not.” “Then it must be a special holiday…one that I don’t know about. You know, like those national holidays that pop up on your screen…the ones that never were holidays back in the day.” “No, it’s not one of those either.” “Okay then, if it’s not a birthday, an anniversary, a graduation, or a holiday, then what is the cake and candle for?” “Today…I am celebrating you. For every day, you are my friend. When it’s sunny, you are by my side, shining too. When it rains, you are my umbrella. You shelter me. And I was thinking about that and how absolutely awesome it is that I have you, that I found you, and I thought that sure is a pretty good reason to have cake and a candle. Not that you need reasons to have cake…but to have a candle, that you need to have a reason for.” “How long shall we let it burn before we blow it out?” “Let’s wait until the sun is about to set and then we’ll wish for a thousand more sunsets to share.”