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The day started out as a typical weekend in the big city for me. I
left my house with more luggage than should be required for a 24 hour
visit to any town, but I had Rae Louise packed. Those breast form boxes
themselves take up ½ my suitcase! Ahh the things we must suffer
through to be beautiful!
I arrived at the hotel about 1:00PM, about an hour before my friends
Rae Ann and her
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spouse Pat were to arrive and the first thing I noticed
was the place was "crawling" with people. Apparently there was
a huge function going on involving the local Catholic Diocese the same
night as our Tri-Ess meeting. This could be fun I thought as I checked
in, headed to the room and started to unpack. I remembered teasing my
wife with "honey it is only a 3 day visit, you don't need all those
clothes," as I hung 2 dresses, a skirt suit and my "informal
outfit" for shopping during my overnight trip. I suppose I should
mention 4 wigs, 2 pair of shoes and extra pantyhose! I no longer tease
her about that.
Before I got ready I called my friend Carla, who was hoping to go
shopping with myself and some friends before the meeting. We chatted
for a while and I found out she could not make it this time. We agreed
on a time to meet later so she and Laury (another friend) could do
those last minute preparations like repainting fingernails and finding
a way to make a shoe fit a bit better.
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I put on a simple denim skirt and cotton top with flats
and a nice wig that has a built in head band. My makeup was simple for
the daytime and I watched TV for a little while waiting for them to arrive
and get ready.
Rae Ann, Pat and I went out for lunch before Rae Ann changed. We usually
go to local restaurant called J. Alexander's. It is great food and friendly
service. After lunch, Pat and I decided to go shopping alone, as Rae
Ann was getting ready for the meeting. Tonight was the Spring Fling
dinner dance and everyone would be dressed to the nine's as they say.
Rae Anne wanted to have extra time to look her best. We went to Avenue
so Pat could pick up some Capri's and tops for Rae Ann. While there
I found a cute outfit and bought it for my wife. Next stop was Shoe
Carnival, where I had hoped to find a more comfortable pair of flats.
No luck today, so we headed off to K-Mart as Pat needed a slip and some
static guard, and we were off to the hotel to get ready.
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Back at the hotel I prepared to change into my dress for the night.
I had 2 choices. One was a shimmery black with silver highlights, spaghetti
straps and just below the knee. The other was black velvet, to the floor
with a long slit and v neck. I opted for the shorter one. I got dressed,
redid my makeup by adding a bit more drama for nighttime, changed
my wig and applied my nails. I put on what I jokingly call my "dagger"
nails. They are very long and pointed and I can not imagine how gals
wear them for days at a time. I had a hard enough time doing simple
tasks. Not too long after this, Carla and Laury arrived and they freshened
up before we went to meet Rae Ann and Pat.
Getting to the Spring Fling is easy when you are in the hotel. You
simply go through the main lobby and down the stairs to the meeting
room. It gets more fun when the building is full of people attending
a Catholic Church sponsored event the same weekend. There were nuns
and priests and parishioners everywhere. We all smiled at them as we
got the usual quizzical look of "my, but they are some tall gal's.
Eh Martha?". Before and during dinner we were treated to beautiful
music by a sister from Chicago Gender Society playing a During the dinner/dance
more than one delegate from the other event found his or her way down
the stairs to our meeting. We were all quite gracious and helped them
find the correct meeting room for what they were looking for.
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Dinner was wonderful and of course non fattening. Well,
if you eat it in tiny bites then the calories don't count right? That
is the excuse my mom used to use and I never believed it then either.
After dinner we were treated to Cheesecake and entertainment from a local
transgendered singer/songwriter before we danced all those calories off.
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On Sunday morning's when I stay over for a meeting I usually head
to the swimming pool and hot tub about 5:30 AM before getting ready
for church at a local MCC congregation I have grown to know and love.
This is usually a good time to come as there are no children there and
I can go en femme without scaring people. I usually go with my friend
Pat (the wife of Rae Ann) and we sit in the hot tub and gab, or lounge
around in the pool and gab, or both. This morning we both were feeling
the effects of too much dancing and I, having spent the better part
of 6 hours in 4.5"heels needed the benefits of that hot tub a lot!
I went in a nice 1 piece suit with my forms glued into an upright and
closed position place and other things properly stowed and headed to
the hot tub.
Pat and I were there for perhaps 30 minutes when a young lady came
in the pool area and shortly joined us in the hot tub. We both wondered
what she would be thinking here as I was ½ way between looking
feminine and masculine (no wig, or makeup on). Well, she started chatting
with us and within a few minutes we knew she was ok with a
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Crossdresser in the pool. She was part of the Catholic event and during
our conversation she told us that she was planning on becoming a nun.
We also learned that she has a good friend who is a crossdresser. .She
was very concerned for him as she had heard that crossdressing was a
sin from the church and of course she felt it on a personal level as
they were good friends and so forth. We discussed crossdressing and
the Bible for a good hour as well as how the transgender community seeks
understanding and acceptance I was surprised at her candor talking about
things at times. She spoke freely with Pat and I and at several spots
in our chat mentioned how she felt that perhaps it was God's divine
guidance that brought these groups together so she could meet us.
We parted ways around 7:00 AM and I left her one of my chapter business
cards at the front desk as I did not have them in my swim suit. She
has not yet got back to me, but I hope she does as she was a wonderful
lady and I know she will make an impact on the world, the church and
the gender community that she has a heart for.
I got ready for church that morning with a different attitude. Knowing
I was given the chance to talk open and honestly to someone who really
wants to make a change in the world and has a deep love for spiritual
things as well as hopefully a better understanding of her crossdressing
brothers and sisters.
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