• Friends who have shown me a lot of support, even just calling or meeting me for a meal - it makes a big difference
• That Jerry and I got to have our relationship autopsy
  
• That I managed to get SOME work done today
• That I'll have lots of people to connect with when I go to Kansas City, and when I return there will likely be lots of stuff going on here
• My advisor believes in my work and in the future of my career