Gabriel,

Maybe a little overanalyzing, but I think there is no denying the positivity of your relationship...especially "I mean, I hope I can mention you to others. We have a good R now. Definitely a step toward friendship which I think most of us feel is really the first step that we need to take in our new R.

You really have put forth the effort Gabriel and there is no reason to expect that you won't reap the rewards in all your relationships. Wishing you the best on your birthday.

Wes


In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
Theodore Roosevelt