What a Time!

So over the past weekend I had another of the best times I've ever had! Getting to see Monica, Jeff and Laura and Josh was as good as it gets. Throughout my life I've always hoped to find such wonderful friends, and now to have friends who really care about me for me is the best gift I could have in life. I am so blessed.

When I arrived on Friday, we went out for a delicious Sushi extravaganza at Sushi Tomo. This place has the absolute best sushi ever! There were volcano rolls, Philly rolls, and caterpillar rolls to be had by all. The volcano roll is simply to die for.

That evening we watched Let the Right One In and Deep Rising. Let the Right One In was simply one of the most subtle and best vampire movies I've seen. The girl and boy in the film do such an amazing acting job. Deep Rising....welll is Deep Rising! You can't beat a movie with an undersea monster that digests people alive.

The next day we enjoyed a wonderful morning of shopping for last minute stuff, and watched Wall-E and *REC. OMG *REC is so freaking scary. It really never lets up and the ending is so good. Wall-E was simply a great classic! There is no other way to put it. I can't believe I didn;t get to catch it in the theaters because it was so awesome.

That evening we went to Josh and Laura's and it was the best time ever! Needless to say there were lotsa gifts, lotsa fun, and Fallout 3 and Transformers seemed to be the themes of the night. Speaking of Fallout 3, I have been playing it and will review it very soon!

This Christmas made me realize how blessed I am. I love my friends beyond any words and can't wait to see them again.

Love and Acceptance

This past weekend I went to Arizona to visit with my family. I decided that this time I would meet with them as myself...just me and not try to wear various clothes to accommodate them. Normally, I went kinda boyish, but not this time.

Surprisingly, my parents were fine with it. Our relationship got many times better over the weekend and it was another fun time with them. I hadn't seen them since Novemeber of 2006, so there were lots of physical changes, and yet they saw and respected me for who I am.

I am so fortunate and the fact that my transition has been so much longer than normal has probably played a part in this. They understand it's not a passing phase after 5-6 years. It was so good to relate with them and not feel like either them or me was walking on eggshells.

I really look forward to getting to see them again and in fact they are planning some sort of 40th wedding anniversary get together sometime next year. It's bound to be an amazing time!