Good validation

Tonight, my old boss came over. She's more my friend now. Anyway, she is the shelter operations manager of the animal shelter I worked at. And she brought our mutual friend who volunteers at the shelter. They are two hysterical people. Anyway...Dayle, the volunteer, kept staring at me with her eyes all wide, saying she couldn't believe how much weight I've lost, how good I look, etc. etc. It was really the first time anyone in real life has mentioned anything (besides my Mom, but she doesn't count). It felt good.