Just a quick post -

The other day I was out running some errands after work and that included picking my wife's medication.  I went into Walgreens close to where we live and the young lady that waited on me said that it may not be professional and that they (the employees) are not suppose to comment but she said she though I was pretty.  WOW!  that was huge, especially since I was thinking about things earlier that day and feeling a little down,  Talk about lifting someone up...I told her that she should always compliment someone whether it is professional or not.  Things in my life have given me validation about who I am and the choices I make.  For example, we went to the Celtic Woman 20th Anniversary concert and as we were walking out I commented that I loved this young ladies outfit and she returned the comment about my dress, giving that I had on longer wig and looked like one of my sisters.  But knowing that I make people question or take me for a woman is the highlight of my day.

The other part of this is that I am buying a house.  It was an opportunity I could not pass up and found the right finance company to work with to  make that happen.  So, this coming Tuesday I will be closing on house that...well it has been a second home to me for a very long time, including me remembering when it was built and why it was built in a specific manor.  I bought my brothers house (well, he's like a brother). we have know each other since we were 7 years old.  His mom is probably laughing her head off at the irony of the situation.  I have a red(ish) jeep, buying the house I helped him and his ex-wife move into and now it won't just be a second home, it will be home.  Also, my second mom is probably laughing because I am out as trans.  I often wonder what she would say to me today knowing that I was going to work, shopping, and attending church as a woman.