What should I be Doing (piecing 6)

[Coconut]

Ok, so the party was fun, it was at a friends house that I really haven't seen much in the last 8 yrs (other than a night out with gang last weekend). There were a few of my old friends there and new people who had joined the crew (including spouses and kids), so it was a lot of fun to catch up, meet new people and at times really felt like old times.

My W ended up not going, she was exhausted from the parade and the barbecue, so I ended up leaving the party earlier than I would have (stayed about 4 hrs), and went home to hang out with W and S.

I told my W last night that I would like to tell each other 1 thing that we like about how things are going now.

I told W that it really means a lot to me how engaged she is with me, how she texts me to say hello when I'm out and about (or she is) and that I really enjoy taking time to talk to each other without distraction as often as we are (not R talk, just talk).

She replied that she really enjoys that too, and that she really likes that I'm more in control of my emotions. She doesn't feel like I'm going to explode if I hear or see something that I don't like, and that it really makes it easier for her to share with me and feel more comfortable having difficult talks.

I saw her response as a positive. I have really been trying to look inwards for my own happiness, and I do find that external news (good or bad) has had a lot less impact on my emotional state.