NP, I'm glad your therapist emailed. It sounds like he wants things to be okay and is wiling to work to make that happen (even if he was, imho, insensitive in his earlier email to you).

Lemon, there is no shame in bringing beverages to parties--I brought eggnog to a Thanksgiving party last night and felt completely fine about it.

Ended up finding lots to talk about in session. I've got to give my T credit, he knows how to move towards areas of difficulty and tension. Kind of like a massage therapist... except massages usually feel relaxing lol.