diff --git a/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssignment2_Client.java b/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssignment2_Client.java
index b638d2342feda492e486e74cd8c933e031a8f74f..213a4ad02d7611297f57890018d5b313ea74aff1 100644
--- a/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssignment2_Client.java
+++ b/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssignment2_Client.java
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@
 package MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember.homework2.Severson;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.BufferedWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
 import java.net.Socket;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
@@ -26,42 +29,77 @@ public class SeversonAssignment2_Client {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
 
         try {
-            while (true) {
-                System.out.println("TcpClient creating socket...");
 
-                int confirmButton = JOptionPane.OK_OPTION;
-                String message = "Are you sure";
-                JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, message);
+            System.out.println("Awaiting Client Confirmation To Create Socket...");
+
+            while (true) {
 
-                // We request an IP to connect to ("localhost") and
-                // port number at that IP (2317). This establishes
-                // a connection to that IP in the form of the Socket
-                // object; the server uses a ServerSocket to wait for
-                // connections.
-                if (confirmButton == JOptionPane.OK_OPTION) {
+                //Show confirmation dialogue box to ensure client wants to establish connection
+                String message = "Are You Sure You Want To Create a Socket";
+                int confirmResult = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, message);
+                //If client confirms (selects Yes), the connection is established
+                if (confirmResult == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) {
 
                     Socket socket = new Socket(LOCALHOST, 2317); // locohost?
 
+                    //Establish streams to send server a message
+                    OutputStream os = socket.getOutputStream();
+                    OutputStreamWriter osw = new OutputStreamWriter(os);
+                    BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(osw);
+
+                    //Send message to server
+                    String sendMessage = "Client Accepted Connection";
+                    bw.write(sendMessage);
+                    bw.flush();
+
+                    //print mesage that was sent to server
+                    System.out.println("==================================================");
+                    System.out.println("Message sent to the server : " + sendMessage);
+                    
+                    //Set up streams to read mesages from server
                     InputStream is = socket.getInputStream();
                     InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
                     BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
 
+                    //Read server message and print
                     String serverMessage = br.readLine();
                     System.out.println("==================================================");
                     System.out.println("Now we're talking!");
                     System.out.println("The message the server sent was " + serverMessage);
+
+                    //If the client does not confirm (selects anything other than Yes), 
+                    //establish connection, send server message that clkient refused,
+                    //and immediately close the socket
+                } else {
+
+                    Socket socket = new Socket(LOCALHOST, 2317);
+
+                    //Set up stream to send message to server
+                    OutputStream os = socket.getOutputStream();
+                    OutputStreamWriter osw = new OutputStreamWriter(os);
+                    BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(osw);
+
+                    //Send message to server
+                    String sendMessage = "Client Refused Connection";
+                    bw.write(sendMessage);
+                    bw.flush();
+
+                    //Close socket, inform client that message was send and return
+                    socket.close();
+                    System.out.println("==================================================");
+                    System.out.println("Message sent to the server : " + sendMessage);
+                    return;
                 }
             }
 
-            } catch (IOException e) {
+        } catch (IOException e) {
 
             System.out.println("Problem with client: ");
             System.out.println(e);
 
         }
 
-            System.out.println("client exit");
-        }
-
+        System.out.println("client exit");
     }
 
+}
diff --git a/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssingment2_Server.java b/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssingment2_Server.java
index 36001b59ca8273a365d8d0223b0dbc9195362f8b..35c1bfea13f580f2ba7f6425aaf6d584dbab774e 100644
--- a/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssingment2_Server.java
+++ b/deliverables/src/MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember/homework2/Severson/SeversonAssingment2_Server.java
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
  */
 package MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember.homework2.Severson;
 
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
@@ -24,18 +27,32 @@ public class SeversonAssingment2_Server {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
 
         try {
-
+            
+            //Instantiate socket and wait for connection
             System.out.println("TcpServer has started..."); // it helps debugging to put this on console first
             ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(2317);
 
+            //Loop until client connection is made
             while (true) {
+                
+                //Socket accepting connection with client
                 Socket clientConnection = serverSocket.accept(); // block until connected to a client
+                
+                InputStream is = clientConnection.getInputStream();
+                InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
+                BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
+
+                String serverMessage = br.readLine();
+                System.out.println("The message the client sent was " + serverMessage);
 
+                //write output text to the client and server
                 OutputStream os = clientConnection.getOutputStream();
                 PrintStream ps = new PrintStream(os);
 
-                ps.println("This was written by the server"); // this goes back to client!
+                //Send to client
+                ps.println("This was written by the server");
 
+                //Establish port and IP addresses of the server connection and print
                 InetAddress localAddress = clientConnection.getLocalAddress();
                 InetAddress remoteAddress = clientConnection.getInetAddress();
 
@@ -44,8 +61,11 @@ public class SeversonAssingment2_Server {
 
                 System.out.println("Socket pair: (( " + localAddress.toString() + ", " + localPort + " ), ( "+ remoteAddress.toString() + ", " + remotePort + " ))");
 
+                //close the connection and inform the client of the close
+                ps.println("The client connection is closed ---- BYE!");
                 ps.flush();
                 clientConnection.close(); 
+                
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {