Hey everyone… well my real (as opposed to my tg) birthday has come and gone. As I've told more than a few people, there was only one thing about my ex-girlfriend that I admired… her ability to milk her birthday for as much as she could. When I was with her, I saw her stretch out her birthday over two weeks. I didn't want to be a little princess about it, so I've settled for a week and a half.
The past week and a half have been pretty fantastic. I've eaten lots of yummy dinners with family and friends (especially with my family at Roy's and at La Boheme with Laura and Taleen). I've also gone out with the girls and had my share of drinks too (final score: Long Island Ice Teas 3- Kacee 1).
I also took last week off as well, spending part of the week running errands and the last part of it relaxing in San Diego. Why San Diego? Well, it is close, the weather is fabulous, the shopping is fabulous-er… and I haven't been down to see my SD friends in ages (nearly two years).
So what's there to say about San Diego? In short, it was fabulous!
Shopping… by the time I left for home, I had 2 new Coach purses (my first Coach bags!), a Dooney and Bourke bag, a fun pair of Nine West leather flats and a few new outfits. I also ordered a beautiful lilac Bebe trench… hopefully arriving at my doorstep soon (yay!).
Sightseeing… I'm not one to sit in a hotel room and twiddle my thumbs (especially since I didn't know whether that could cause calluses). I had a fun time touring Petco Park, going through Old Town and seeing the Whaley House (purported to be one of the most haunted houses in the country), and visiting the Natural History Museum to see the Pompeii exhibit. I had really wanted to see the Whaley House ever since I saw it featured on a Travel Channel special. I took a few pix and was told by the docents that the orby thingies were ghosts… I've post them below to let you decide. The Pompeii exhibit was really exciting since it contained recovered artifacts that were 2000 years old… and included body casts of the people trapped and killed by the eruption (it sounds morbid, but it's really fascinating).
Clubs… went to a new club called Universal. I saw the décor from the outside and thought it looked interesting. Little did I know that I would be there the next night. It was a rockin' good time, with great music and an interesting mix of gay and straight people. The gay boys at the club were the funnest ever!!! I had such a rockin' time that I got out there and danced my little bootie off.
Friends… the main reason why I visited was to see and reconnect with my friends. First and foremost was my friend Rhonda (who totally rocks!). We hadn't seen each other in about 2 years, but caught up and, in no time, it was like we had never been apart. I also had an opportunity to see my friend Ken, as well as connect with Kim (and her wife) and meeting Paulina.
However, after all that, the most surreal moment of the San Diego trip came for me when I was shopping. It's no biggy to me, but I know that some m-f tg's are uncomfortable shopping for women's clothing dressed as a guy. My surreal moment came when I was out shopping and saw a killer sale on 'boy clothes.' I'm sure that, walking in, I looked like a girlfriend who was shopping for her man. However, I wasn't quite sure if a pair of dress slacks would fit me right. So I grabbed the slacks and a cute dress and walked into the dressing room. I was giggling as I looked in the mirror and saw myself standing there, with my purple tank top and a pair of black striped men's slacks. It was just a strange moment as I had realized the direction my life is going and how removed I am from 'boy clothes' (Btw, the dress was cute, but I didn't like the way it fit around my booty).
Not to be totally dramatic, but I have to tell you about the most wonderful moment of the week! My Mother's birthday is a few days after mine… so, not knowing what to buy her, I asked her if she would like to go shopping with me for her gift… I told her that we could go to Chico's (her fav store) to shop for an outfit… or I could take her makeup shopping. She chose makeup shopping… it was pretty fabulous and I'm sure that the MAC girl thought I was a bitchy gay boy since I had opinions and suggestions about what my Mom should wear… but, the thing is that I know makeup!!! In the end, we hit both MAC and Sephora and she took home a whole makeup bag of new stuff… fabulous colors and products. And… on top of that, she told me that she had a great time shopping with me! I felt that we had a great Mother and daugh…umm…sssoo… child bonding moment.
Anyways, the birthday has come and gone… and I'm back at work trying to stay awake. I have my wonderful memories of the week… as well as my two new Coach bags!
Love,
Kacee
