WELL I'M BACK AND IT WENT GREAT, I've never felt so feminine and confident before in my life!!!Originally Posted by KristinSkye
Anyway nothing about this story terribly interesting and I'm also very chatty right now so I'll try and keep the details to a minimum lol. For the most interesting parts, including where I got outed, skip to the bottom
So this morning I got up early as planned to get ready. This was the first time I've went all out. I:
- painted my toe nails and finger nails (for the first time I might add)
- planned my outfit (had to borrow a top from my wife, I hope she doesn't mind )
- did my makeup (once again I went out of my comfort zone and tried color for the first time)
- loaded up the handbag my wife was nice enough to lend me
- swapped out my tongue ring with a girly pink sparkly one
- and spritzed on some Britney Spears perfume from a tiny sample I found under the sink.
I then promptly posted this thread and took a nap; last night had me tossing and turning like today was Christmas Day, I was tired!
After the nap I headed out. My first stop was a gas station to fuel up for the trip. As I pulled in the 3-4 other people gassing up immediately looked my direction (they were looking at my Jeep most likely, happens a lot lol). As I was fueling this older balding man who had ridden a bike there just stared at me...Like you guys said to do, I kept my head and confidence up and didn't concern myself with his presence.
Next stop was this mall I hadn't been to before (to minimize the chance of being seen by someone I know). I got there an HOLY COW, I knew it was tax free weekend in FL but I had no idea how crowded it would be. I drove around and picked chose the store with the least crowded parking lot - Belk (it was still packed). I fixed my lips and hair and headed inside.
I immediately had to use the restroom..the first hurdle I wasn't looking forward to, especially once I saw how crowded the store was. Again on the advice of our community here I turned on the confidence and made it clear I was supposed to be there. After this first time using the Ladies room the other times were a snap.
I didn't spend a whole lot of time in the Belk just because their Juniors section had either been cleared out of the good stuff or just didn't have anything good. I left and decided to try another store at the Mall, but all the other ones looked so packed I didn't bother.
I just realized that I'm not at all living up to my promise to keep things short and sweet, I apologize..
Anyway feeling a little defeated I hopped back in the Jeep and left. I didn't want that to be the end of my day so I looked for a Kohls on my iPhone. There was one up the road so I went to check it out; unfortunately it was the most crowded store I had seen yet.
Back in the Jeep I decided to say screw it and just go to the mall near me hoping the crowds weren't as bad. Sure enough Sears was pretty much empty by comparison. I spent about an hour perusing the Juniors section, like Belk the selection wasn't very good :/
The only good part was half the stuff was clearance. I decided to try on a few pairs of jeans and denim short shorts. By this time I just walked into the ladies fitting room like I owned the place! Unfortunately none of the jeans cam in 7L and were all too short The shorts were cute, but I couldn't justify waiting in the long line just to purchase one item.
After that I packed up and went home with the biggest smile I've had on my face in a long time.
Now the quick list of the the more interesting parts:
- Throughout my adventure I noticed a few things. A lot of women will make eye contact with you and smile. I can't even remember how many times this happened.
- It surprised me that the younger GG's (children included) didn't make me nervous at all. Just a few days ago I said that this group would make me the most uncomfortable yet I was literally several feet away from these people and they didn't pay me any mind.
- The people that did make me feel uncomfortable were the male counterparts of the other female shoppers that were just sitting/standing around while their SO's shopped. On several occasions I noticed a handful of them eying me up like they were on to me.
- I had a little run in with the water fountain. I was pretty thirsty and in my haste I dangled the majority of my hair in the basin of the fountain as I was using it. I don't think anyone was watching but it was pretty embarrassing lol.
- Yes, I was outed! It was the kind of situation where a comment is made within earshot and not directly to my face. I was taking a look at some piece of clothing when I hear this black male in his mid to late 20s say to his SO "Man...that dude look like a female!" to which his So replied "Mmm-hmm". I just smiled
Whew....sorry for the long post, I know I made everything out to be a lot more exciting than it really was. Anyway I am kinda bummed I didn't get any new outfits. I'm thinking about going out again tomorrow to Sears and picking up a handbag of my own!
And now cruddy cell phone pictures: