URNotAlone

Sharon's big adventure

April 27th, 2007 6:08 am MDT

Hey, guess what I did yesterday? long pause... I shaved, applied mass quantities of makeup, called out of work, dressed, and went out. Yes, I went out into the world and stayed out for SEVEN HOURS!Once dressed, I wished to connect with other girls in the area, but I realized that this was not going to happen on such short notice. I was prepared to stay out well into the evening, but as it turned out, I missed my family and was ready to come home by late afternoon. Before I could do this, I had to make arrangements for my wife to get the boys out of the house, so I wasn't able to return home until dark. It was very much a surreal experience. I may not have had much of a plan for the day, but it felt so liberating for me to be out in the public eye as a woman. I got to use the ladies' rest room and was even addressed as "Maam" by the retail clerk at the clothing outlet. I capped off the day with a visit to the beauty supply store to show my fem look to the woman who sold me my wig. I don't believe that she recognized me at first, but she later complimented me on my hairpiece. It will most certainly be a day that I will never forget. It would have been an even better day if I could have shared it with one of the other Philly girls or with my wife, who incidently, knew nothing of my adventure until I was ready to come home. On this day, I suppose that it was just meant for me to go it alone.