I'm glad to see he finally let you know. I think he was holding out to see if you would contact him again. When he found out that you weren't, that's when he decided to do so.

Sometimes I could just throttle these mlcers.

Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to.
The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.