Thanks again everyone for all your helpful advice and support yesterday. I'm actually feeling much better today! I think my body is getting used to the Zyrtec, since it no longer makes me jittery. I'm still feeling a bit tired from it, but fortunately it's almost the break, and I have very flexible hours as a graduate student so I took it easy and didn't go into work today. I woke up with some hives, but after taking Zyrtec in the morning, I have almost none on me right now, which is just great. I don't expect this to be the end of it, but knowing that my body can tolerate more Zyrtec makes it much easier to deal with hives if they do come back.

And yes, I also heard from the boy just a little while ago! Via text (which is how it's done these days), and while he didn't mention a 2nd date, it's just good to get a conversation rolling.

And now that he's no longer persona non grata, I can praise how he dressed on the first date (since generally the guys I've been on dates with have not dressed impressively)--well fitting jeans, a button down with sleeves rolled up, suede boat shoes, and a well fitting military style olive jacket over it all. I really appreciated it!