Leslie Langford
03-16-2015, 04:20 PM
I guess there is some truth to the old adage that good things happen to those who wait. Now if only I can keep old "Murphy" at bay, then this is shaping up to be an awesome week for me. :)
First things first - my wife will be out of town until next Saturday visiting family and friends, and my daughter (who lives nearby) and her family are off on a Disney cruise during the same time. That means that not only do I have a full week of "Leslie" time ahead of me, I will be able to live "en femme" for the duration as I have no other commitments and there will be no risk of anyone unexpectedly coming to the door to surprise me. No quick changes, no need to hide my stash, being able to leave all my clothes, wigs, cosmetics, accessories etc. around and in plain sight as I decide each day what to wear...in other words - just like a regular GG! Best of all, I'll even be able to keep my nail polish on for the week. :) This truly is a "first" for me as have never had such an uninterrupted spell of "Leslie" time at my disposal. In the past, it was typically 3 days max., and I usually had to break that up with some "guy" time in between because of other commitments.
So, what does a girl do with all this free time? Well, for starters, I'm spending the day getting organized for the days ahead, and have already made appointments for a bra fitting and a wig consultation later on in the week. Shopping is definitely on the radar screen for tomorrow, and there are some GG-centric events happening around town this week that I am looking into and will likely attend as well. Not only that, the weather promises to be reasonably decent in these parts after that long, harsh winter, so while boots will still be required most times, wearing just regular shoes and heels outside will also be an option occasionally.
But best of all, as luck would have it Dr. Oz had a segment on his show last week dealing with transgenderism, and in it featured a couple where the man had undergone SRS after years of internal struggle. We had this stored on the PVR (DVR, to my American friends) as my wife records all his shows, and thanks to a prior notification from one of our sisters here, I searched it out yesterday to ensure that not only was it still there, but also that my wife wouldn't be erasing it in a DADT-fueled snit before I had a chance to view it myself.
Now before I go on, let me state that my wife worships the ground that Dr. Oz walks on and follows all of his health and nutrition advice religiously - to the point where if Dr. Oz were to advise his audience to shave their heads, drink motor oil, and offer up their first-born to a pagan god as away of ensuring a long and healthy life, there is a good chance she would consider those options.
So imagine my surprise when she not only agreed, she suggested we watch it together (Say WHAT!!??) - and right now, to boot. As I was in the middle of something else at the time, I suggested that we reschedule for later, but my wife responded that this might not work for her. And so, I dropped the subject for the moment and went off to finish what I had been doing.
A couple of hours later as I re-entered the house from outside, she told me that she had watched the show herself while I was gone, and that she had been very impressed by the way the topic had been presented. Even more surprisingly, she again suggested that we watch it together so that we could discus it afterwards. She was especially impressed by "Tina" (the erstwhile male partner) and the way she described her internal struggles - not to mention the mature and realistic way in which the whole subject had been presented along with Dr. Oz' supportive, sympathetic approach and his empathetic questions.
Hearing "Tina" say the same things I had been expressing for years really resonated with my wife, but at the same time she also identified very strongly with Tina's spouse and the pain and agony she had put her through, even though both had emerged at the other end of this process happier, more committed to each other, and more in love - i.e. true "soul-mates" this time - than ever before. This part really troubled my wife, and she re-iterated that while she could perhaps see herself looking past my crossdressing, the thought of potentially living with "me-as-a-woman" would be "A Bridge Too Far" for her. No surprise there - we had had this conversation many times before, and I reassured her yet again that SRS and living full-time as a woman was not on my radar screen as I was quite content to continue on as a heterosexual male crossdresser as long as "Leslie" could emerge from time to time to come out to play. This made my wife feel much better, and having watched that show together and discussing it in such great detail brought us together in that moment of time in a way that we hadn't experienced in a long, long time.
Sorry if I've rambled a bit here, but I really can't separate this momentous (for me) breakthrough with my wife from my upcoming "Leslie" week...not only are both "firsts", but coming back-to-back as they did, for once my karma actually smiled upon me as opposed to smacking me upside the head as it usually does. I am ecstatic to be able to be "Leslie" for the rest of the week, my wife left on her trip happy and feeling more secure in both her marriage and her future than ever, and I am looking forward to her return so that we can continue build up on this good feeling that we were able to achieve here going forward...
And oh, yes - thank you Dr. Oz! May Oprah continue to smile down upon you, and your ratings increase... ;).
First things first - my wife will be out of town until next Saturday visiting family and friends, and my daughter (who lives nearby) and her family are off on a Disney cruise during the same time. That means that not only do I have a full week of "Leslie" time ahead of me, I will be able to live "en femme" for the duration as I have no other commitments and there will be no risk of anyone unexpectedly coming to the door to surprise me. No quick changes, no need to hide my stash, being able to leave all my clothes, wigs, cosmetics, accessories etc. around and in plain sight as I decide each day what to wear...in other words - just like a regular GG! Best of all, I'll even be able to keep my nail polish on for the week. :) This truly is a "first" for me as have never had such an uninterrupted spell of "Leslie" time at my disposal. In the past, it was typically 3 days max., and I usually had to break that up with some "guy" time in between because of other commitments.
So, what does a girl do with all this free time? Well, for starters, I'm spending the day getting organized for the days ahead, and have already made appointments for a bra fitting and a wig consultation later on in the week. Shopping is definitely on the radar screen for tomorrow, and there are some GG-centric events happening around town this week that I am looking into and will likely attend as well. Not only that, the weather promises to be reasonably decent in these parts after that long, harsh winter, so while boots will still be required most times, wearing just regular shoes and heels outside will also be an option occasionally.
But best of all, as luck would have it Dr. Oz had a segment on his show last week dealing with transgenderism, and in it featured a couple where the man had undergone SRS after years of internal struggle. We had this stored on the PVR (DVR, to my American friends) as my wife records all his shows, and thanks to a prior notification from one of our sisters here, I searched it out yesterday to ensure that not only was it still there, but also that my wife wouldn't be erasing it in a DADT-fueled snit before I had a chance to view it myself.
Now before I go on, let me state that my wife worships the ground that Dr. Oz walks on and follows all of his health and nutrition advice religiously - to the point where if Dr. Oz were to advise his audience to shave their heads, drink motor oil, and offer up their first-born to a pagan god as away of ensuring a long and healthy life, there is a good chance she would consider those options.
So imagine my surprise when she not only agreed, she suggested we watch it together (Say WHAT!!??) - and right now, to boot. As I was in the middle of something else at the time, I suggested that we reschedule for later, but my wife responded that this might not work for her. And so, I dropped the subject for the moment and went off to finish what I had been doing.
A couple of hours later as I re-entered the house from outside, she told me that she had watched the show herself while I was gone, and that she had been very impressed by the way the topic had been presented. Even more surprisingly, she again suggested that we watch it together so that we could discus it afterwards. She was especially impressed by "Tina" (the erstwhile male partner) and the way she described her internal struggles - not to mention the mature and realistic way in which the whole subject had been presented along with Dr. Oz' supportive, sympathetic approach and his empathetic questions.
Hearing "Tina" say the same things I had been expressing for years really resonated with my wife, but at the same time she also identified very strongly with Tina's spouse and the pain and agony she had put her through, even though both had emerged at the other end of this process happier, more committed to each other, and more in love - i.e. true "soul-mates" this time - than ever before. This part really troubled my wife, and she re-iterated that while she could perhaps see herself looking past my crossdressing, the thought of potentially living with "me-as-a-woman" would be "A Bridge Too Far" for her. No surprise there - we had had this conversation many times before, and I reassured her yet again that SRS and living full-time as a woman was not on my radar screen as I was quite content to continue on as a heterosexual male crossdresser as long as "Leslie" could emerge from time to time to come out to play. This made my wife feel much better, and having watched that show together and discussing it in such great detail brought us together in that moment of time in a way that we hadn't experienced in a long, long time.
Sorry if I've rambled a bit here, but I really can't separate this momentous (for me) breakthrough with my wife from my upcoming "Leslie" week...not only are both "firsts", but coming back-to-back as they did, for once my karma actually smiled upon me as opposed to smacking me upside the head as it usually does. I am ecstatic to be able to be "Leslie" for the rest of the week, my wife left on her trip happy and feeling more secure in both her marriage and her future than ever, and I am looking forward to her return so that we can continue build up on this good feeling that we were able to achieve here going forward...
And oh, yes - thank you Dr. Oz! May Oprah continue to smile down upon you, and your ratings increase... ;).