How are you doing, les?

[les]

Thank you, RockNVoll, for thinking of me. I've been feeling much better lately. I took a scheduled vacation from work to visit my family in LA and the fall semester ended, so both of those helped. I don't think I realized how much I was under stress between working and going to school full time. It helped a lot to see my family, enjoy the sunshine, and have a small change of pace.

Also, J surprised me by buying tickets to fly out to LA to meet my family (I previously invited him, but he wasn't sure if he could manage to take so much time away from work). It was such a sweet gesture and meant a lot to me. The meeting went perfectly and everyone loved him and vice versa. I'm really happy with how our relationship is going.

scm1011 - Thank you. We won't be exchanging gifts until Friday, so I'll let you know then, haha! J said he thinks acquiring more hobbies would help keep me from getting bored and subsequently depressed in the winter, so I think we should give an art class a try if you're still interested.

How are both of you doing? I hope all is well!

[bostonmichelle]

I am glad you had a good break les! I hope you are feeling less stressed! And I'm glad your family meeting went well with J.