So, T was late as usual tonight's session. He took longer than usual to get me after his previous client left, so I was a little freaked out he had forgotten (duh, of course not). When I get in there, it smells a bit weird. All of a sudden, I notice that there is, on the (hated) glass table, a cupcake with a single lit candle in it. Surprise for me and the kids, it is a belated therapy anniversary celebration. I wish I had thought to take a photo of it or ask to keep the candle or something sentimental like that, but I was so surprised (and anxious), that it took me a couple of minutes to blow out the candle and I only cut off a little bit to eat, because it was too stressful to eat in front of my T. He got a flavor he knew some like (chocolate and mint). He said it all worked out just perfectly, even to the point of finding matches in his car at the very bottom of his glove box, when he was 90% sure there wouldn't be any, as there was no reason for them to be there. He seemed really happy to do it. I chided him for not at least warning me a bit, but he liked being able to surprise me with something nice. It was very sweet.

Oh, and for those who have asked me via PM, here is a photo of the first sock monkey I made, which I gave to T two weeks ago. He gets it out everytime I go there now. He seems to have more fun playing with it than Boo even does with the white one (avatar) that I have given to her.



Otherwise, it was actually a really intense session, so it was nice to have that really connecting moment at the beginning. A good thing for me to hang onto for the next few days.