I think you showed enormous courage in being honest with your feelings, and this good stuff you are experiencing is the reward for doing so. It is not easy to be straightforward about how you feel, especially with a T (who theoretically should be the easiest person to confront, but I think it doesn't feel that way to most people).

FWIW, I am impressed with you and I am really glad you shared such a big success with therapy here.

and as a side FWIW, I have always gotten the most out of my sessions where I tell T that I'm bothered by something he said or did. And when I do that in my real life, it feels good too.