Let's Go Shopping!

  It was Thursday July the Twenty-First. I rode up to Salt Lake City with my Mother. I was wearing a pair of cameo cargo shorts and a oversize t-shirt that is signature to my personality. I would be walking from my Mother's place of work to the nearest Trax station some Sixteen blocks away. I had someone to meet I hoped at the Pride Center.
  Why was I starting my Shopping Adventure this way? Why in clothes that screamed Metalhead and Boy? The day before the previous plans where canceled. Plans where I would have gone and bought a dress or some other outfit to change into before setting out as Alice for the first time in the world. But no, all I had was a hope another person that may possibly meet me later, would get back to me and what I had in my backpack at my side.
  Arriving at the Pride Center I ordered my Coffee and started smoking up a storm. I didn't know what I was going to do. If my friend didn't get back to me I may not go at all. For the other friend I was going to meet I had only known a couple weeks, and only on Facebook. While she is sweet I needed people I had known longer around me. After my I don't know how many cigarettes I had that morning i received a text around Eleven. It was my friend. She said she wold be out of class in twenty minutes and asked me if I still wanted her to come. My response, "HELL YES!" I finished my cigg and took my backpack into the restroom in the cafe.


   Inside my pack was my little bag of Makeup, my Breast Forms and a bra to go with them. I quickly did my makeup and put on the bra and forms. Keep in mind I was still wearing my Metalhead clothes. This didn't help my nerves. I was having extreme anxiety breakthroughs through my medication. When I came out all made up, well as best as I could be at this point. My friend was there and waiting. Talking with people she hadn't seen in a while. I went to go and have one last cigg and we hit the road to Fashion Place Mall!
  Arriving at the Mall I called my friend who lived nearby and told her we were there. She said they would be there shortly. Meanwhile my other friend said she had been to this mall before and there was a store that would be perfect to hit first. We waited a while for my other friends but it took a bit of time for them to get ready so we headed into the mall to find this store.
  Entering through Dillards we found ourselves in the Mall proper and didn't have to walk far before my friend spotted the store we were looking for. Torrids it was called. It had style it had class and it had clothes for big girls like me LOL!

   Immediately upon entering the store the clerks where helpful and understanding! My friend explained that we were there to get me some clothes so I could start dressing as me. I explained I am no sure all about my sizes. She looked at me and said that won't be a problem we can handle that too. Now lets find you things you would like to try on! We started at the front of the store and worked our way back. Trying to figure out my style so I could get a couple outfits together.
  As we went my other friends showed up and gave critiques on what may or may not look good on me. The clerk occasionally would call me He or Sir as well though it was not out of animosity. She quickly apologized and said I have some friends who are FtM and I am trying to adjust my terminology the other way I'm sorry. I shrugged and told her I understood and smiled. Finally with a pile of clothes in hand she shoved me into my own dressing room and wrote Alice on the board of its door! She said I will be back to check and we want to see you in full outfits!
  As I closed the door one of the most wonderful experiences in shopping of my life began! As my friends chatted outside, I picked at the clothes from the stores racks we had pulled of for me. I'd come out and my friends would give me a yea or a nay. Sometimes I'd come out and other groups would be there as well. Chatting away with my group giving advice as a horde to anyone that came out of the dressing room. And while I saw a few little smiles twitch from some of those others their advice was genuine. Weather it was in words or a head nod or two.
  Finally I decided on a couple outfits and managed to get some shoes as well. A pair of wedges. Leaving the Mall I went to my friends and changed into one of them. For we had our Adult Transgender Group that evening and this was my first time going as me as Alice in full! It felt Wonderful! I was ALIVE! At last I have emerged. I am Alice! These are my Journey's And They Are Only Gaining Momentum! Till Next Time.....HANG ON!