Saturday, July 24, 2010

July 24, 2010 - the Daisy Dukes party day!


the Daisy Dukes party day!
well the day has finally arrived for the Daisy Dukes party at lady ellens! yeaaa!





i was sooooo excited yet as usual when i look forward to such an event i couldn't seem to get out the door! the party was supposed to go from 12pm to 5pm.
although the weather was sunny it was exceedingly humid and about 95 outside!
but perfect weather for the a - for mentioned outfit of the gold lay-may bikini, the white ruffled see through halter top and the white jeans skirt!

when i arrived at about 3pm or after most of the girls where outside in the shade in the back yard. Ellen had suggested we could bring our unwanted extra clothing  and accessories to trade and swap. the only thing i had to bring was some jewelery as i had recently donated some stuff to the thrift store. agghhh

shortly after arriving i removed my white halter and skirt to show off my gold bikini. so that i could contribute to the "bling" of the daisy duke look. since i'm not sure how well this bikini would hold up in the pool or ocean i figured that this would be one of the few times i'd get to show this bikini off. :-)
Elen had set out a stand type sprinkler  which puts out a fine mist. and along with some fans  (yes fans outdoors LOL)  and an occasional hot breeze under the shade trees the bikini was the perfect thing to be wearing. in fact i hated to shange back into a to a strapless bra and reg panties along with the skirt and the halter since i had figured out that the halter wasn't the cotton it looked but rather  get this... RAYON! in 95 degree heat! but it looked soooo cute even if the elastic did cut a bit under my arms! i had brought a cotton white cami just in case and initially had changed into that but before i left after going into the air conditioned house i switched back as i needed to stop at wendys for a snack on the way home (now 9pm!) and of course i really wanted to show off the ruffled see - through halter *giggle giggle*  the woman manager came out to chat and see the outfit.
she said" ooooooh where did you buy it and how much? i want one!!!
i said "at the barefoot store" for $10.00. but remember it isn't cotton.
she said" doesn't mater the price is right as i try not to pay more than $10.00 for a shirt. ( himmm and i thought i was the only thrifty shopper *giggle giggle*)

when i got home i had "glistened" (woman don't perspire they "glisten") soooo much at the party that after wolfing down some of the wendy's snack ( i was so busy socializing i had forgotten to eat at the party and it had been quite awhile since breakfast. but with the heat i really wasn't interested in eating) i decided to jump into my little pool. i was now exceedingly humid even for new jersey so much so you could cut the air with a knife. i no sooner jumped in and the thunder started. after splish - splashing a bit back and forth and seeing a distant bit of lightening it was time to call it a night.

in thinking back to the party i had once again met some verrry interesting new people at the party . both the transgendered as well as some GG's (which was a pleasent surprise) some of whom had traveled quite a distance to get there.
all in all in spite of the heat it was a very nice event! and at least it wasn't raining ( although we need rain soooo bad these days) and unlike winter one didn't need to shovel there way out the front door to get to the event LOL! and with that cool thought of a snow shovel....  i'll call it a night!

hugs
Diana

Friday, July 23, 2010

July 23. 2010 - shopping for shorts for the daisy duke party


shopping for shorts for the daisy duke party
well today is the final day when i can shop for ultra short shorts for the daisy duke party at lady ellens party on sat.

after shopping in the juniors dept at numerious stores and ending up again at the kohls store , i found that most ultra short shorts are fine down on my legs but are to short for my hips. aggghhhh anyway i decided to wear my new gold la-may bikini with the new white ruffled halter top with my white jeans skirt.

meanwhile back at kohls i had decided to by a pink satin chemise (satin-polyester) and  started to chat with one of the store clerks.

she says " honey, i guess you haven't gone through menopause yet because i can't wear polyester to sleep in anymore it must be pure cotton these days"

i answered "no i haven't gone through menopause yet" (*te he* if she only knew!)

she said " you'll see when you go through it you won't want the satin - polyester eather".
himmmm i wonder if she is correct. himmmm we'll see.... *te he* but then again i am only 52 so it maybe awhile!....

hugs
Diana

Sunday, July 18, 2010

July 18,2010 - shopping for halter tops


shopping for halter tops
today i had a great time i went to the store called barefoot which is really a shoe store but is allso has really cute almost clubby like clothes very reasonable.
i had gone in to buy a gold somewhat gaudy bikini i had seen the other day when i was there. the interesting thing is that the top halves where cut bigger so a small sufficed and yet the boy short bottoms were all cut small so i needed an XL! strange since i wear a med or 5-6 on panties and wear  a 38b on the top! they were a bargan at 7.00 ea half!

but the best part is that the sales girl was having way to much fun with going and finding me dresses to try on.

i had started out the other day looking for cotton halters without the metal rings to burn one in the sun and came accross the gold bikini. i have wanted one for awhile and although i probably won't wear it to the beach ( i'll stick with my mallot or fuller 2 piece thank you ) i needed something to wear to lady ellens daisy dukes party. himmm i still have time to find a white cotton halter and some ultra short stretchy jeans shorts.....

meanwhile the sales girl kept having me try on cute dresses. a cute black short sheared gathered dress with a peek a boo neck which i might give some thought to going back for (24.00!) but after trying on the second lay top back sort dress i looked at my arms and realized the die had rubbed off on me! egads lucky i had removed my white cami or it would have been ruined! a 26 year old it turned out was trying on the same as the first dress which made me try it on but alas typically of a 26 yr old everything she tried on look great!
before i left i not only thanked the manager but tipped the sales girl for her kindness.

maybe it is me but has anyone else  noticed that as the economy gets worse the store clerks now seem to go out of their way to be helpfull?

meanwhile we continue to melt in the heatwave in nj in the high 90's. so i guess i'll stick with my camis and short skirts and my bass sandals.
i have set up my little sack with water type pool but even with that it has been to hot to be in it.and my little dogwood tree out front is looking burned. i have watered each night for several hours and it perks up by morning but by evening it looks burned again.
stay cool everyone
hugs Diana

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

July 7. 2010 - egads i'm melting or rather it's july in New Jersey


egads i'm melting or rather it's july in New Jersey!
egads i 'm melting . we are having the hotest july in record in new jersey.
today it was 108 degrees under the awning in the sun in the back of my house!
now mind you i have growen up in new jersey summers  but this is 10-20 degrees high even for new jersey!

unfortunatly i couldn't stay in the AC as my dad needed to be driven to the dentist and the oral surgion after breaking a tooth and bridge on sat when everyone was closed for the holiday. but even of i had had the time to be diana today  i decided it was just to hot to be in makeup and wig even if i wore a cami and usuall white jeans skirt it was just to hot today. but i did get to go out yesterday in the late afternoon to the foodstore and to get some lunch (a salad at wendys).
also i went to dots store to look for a halter top .  i tried on several dresses but non really worked for me but the sales clerk said that she always wears shorts under the shorter dresses becauses "one never knows what the guys are up to" LOL i don't think she had a clue that i am transgendered. LOL

we are supposed to have some continued hot days till at least thursday but a bit cooler LOL 90 degrees LOL

so for those out in the heat find a cool place and drink lots of clear water like fluids.
hugs diana

Sunday, July 4, 2010

July 4, 2010 - happy 4th of july


happy 4th of july
i just want to wish every oe a happy 4th of july!
hugs diana

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

june 30, 2010 - a milestone as diana


a milestone as diana
well today marks the 6 month point in which i have met my goal this year of haveing been able to get out "dressed pretty" on an average of  20 times per month. yeaaaaa!
see i told my male self i'd slowly take over his body * giggle giggle* this is not including the fact that i usually sleep pretty. minis the fancy hair though.

i don't usually get chance to note each event in my blog though but i do keep a hand written log though.

today i also had an interesting conversation with a gg in a department store.

since we kept bumping into each other through out the store in the womans clothes sections...

i said teasingly "i'm really not following you"

she says - get this " well i'm off to the mens clothing section so i doupt i'll bump into you again" LOL little did she know * giggle giggle" and believe me she was a cute blond GG that as my male self i would have liked to keep bumping into. LOL

so i nodded, smiled and said " i think you're right"

hugs
Diana

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

June 16, 2010 - wow the new yahoo blog look!

wow is it just me or did anyone else notice that yahoo has finally once again modified their blog site.
at least it's an improved look!
and now my photos appear properly so it is def. an improvement over the basic yahoo of the last 6 months.
let us hope it is more stable than the basic yahoo of the last 6 months!

now a bit more about me these days.
this year i have set a goal for my self to try to be diana 1/2 to 3/4 time. that means about 15 to 20 days per month. so far i have met that goal. in fact i have come out to more and more people. it seems the more i come out the easier it gets to come out! now remember i am not planning upon transiting. but the interesting thing is that for the most part people have been very accepting. most just say "so what you are still the same person within".
also you must remember that i am self employed,  schedule customers by appointment and that i am single. realistically i could easaly go out as diana at least 10-15 days per month but i must admit striving for 20 -23 days per month is even a challenge for me since my dad and i reside together. now mind you i love my father dearly but  he is "don't ask don't tell".  usually i ended upp as diana just for regular errends like the grocery store, lunch out and general shoppng. occasionally i get out to special events such as the dignity church servace, lady ellens group or some other GLBT event. at some year in the future i'll probably cut back to 1015 days per year. but until this point the more i dressed the more i wanted to dress. sort of like chocolete LOL.

as far as the people who have been acccepting  of diana , i am not sure if this comes from living so close to new york city (about 35 miles away) or what.  or weather the world in general is becoming more accepting.
what do you think"?

hugs
Diana