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I seem to recall getting the paperwork we provided back with the actual passports. However take that with a grain of salt as this was like 8 years ago and I get confused about little details and Nikki didn't remember either way. I know I did get them back though as I would remember going through another round of the song and dance with the state department to get a copy of my birth certificate since I was navy born in Japan. I envy people who can just go to their birthplace and get the dang thing. The state department makes it such a production.

Today is day one in the 2nd step of my journey , I have offically started HRT as of 11:39 am eastern time . and this woman could not be happier right now as this is a long awaited step i wanted a waited for so many years , in disbelief i keep check to see that i really do have a transdermal patch on . I am a bit shakey and flushed but with excitement , soon other stuff will follow but for now one day at a time as i drive along this path of fulfillment in becoming the woman i have always been , love and hugs

Actually going outside is helping my mood swings considerably. I'm off the charts unpredictable with them when I'm stressed out, so Nikki never knows what he's walking into with me conversationally these last two months. Finding out in the middle of cabin fever probably did NOT help my emotional cycles. I can't go out much in the winter, the cold air even with a scarf on sets my lungs off like nothing else, and I literally can't breath. So my time outside in Ohio between November to March is pretty much limited to racing from the warmth to the car as fast as I can, and then racing from the car as fast as I can back to the warmth. But now the air outside is warm enough that we have been leaving the house in increasingly longer jaunts, and I feel way more relaxed. Other than the troublesome cough with the embarassing consequences. Nothing like trying to entice Nikki into some personal time upstairs and then losing lunch all over the floor the minute he turns to head for the stairs. I don't want to deal with me right now either after that one! LOL I ordered a new smaller girdle to reflect the weight I lost. Nikki was on me about it, it can only protect the vulnerable bits if I keep replacing it so that it's actually fitting. So while I was there I ordered him a set of pg's like I have that are a top and shorts, for the summer, so he doesn't roast to death trying to wear the ones he has now for winter. They're a cute teal set like my blue set with the moon and star pattern on it. Also got a set for me in the same pattern with capri's, so hwen we're on vacation in teh summer I don't have to worry about freezing to death because they are SERIOUS about the air conditioning at that cabin. But that's fun too, I share a blanket with one of my best friends N and we sit there being silly together.

About just under two months I applied for my passport, three weeks later I was informed my birth certificate was not good, so I called, asked what needed to be done which was provide another one (which I had) and sent it to them. I never changed my original so it still says M for gender. Today I am now a proud owner of a US passport with F for gender. There was never anything mentioned about my gender change, only a birth certificate not being correct because it did not have my mother and father names on them while the second one did. Last thing is getting my papers back as they are originals but they did send an email indicating my pass-book is still yet to come and hope that is when my documents are returned to me. So for those following the same or similar path as me all I can say is gender change is a non-issue with the right documents e.g. Marci Bowers supplied me with the proper document the week after surgery. I now want to travel to England, Canada and the Philippines this year.

I agree! There is something neat about the little blue( it was blue when I got mine) books. I have no stamps as I'd never gone anywhere that required Visas. I basically only have it because we go to Canada and the Carribbean often and they tightened the laws. We HAD to have it for a cruise to Alaska because it stopped in Canada for literally four hours. Lol

Hi Briannah, Thanks for your reply. In my case I think they have kept my documents because I also applied for a pass-book which has not arrived yet and in a recent email it was indicated I may have up to three packages. On a side note, I really don't need the pass-book but thought, what the heck, get one

Continuing from my last entry, today I received an email (sent w/o giving out my personal address) from one of the men who was admiring me last weekend. He gave his name but could not figure out between two of them which one it was. So I replied back and found out it was yet another man whom I did not expect to receive an email from. Then I looked at his user name "The Monster" and remembered the owner saying he might be a good fit for me. I was told he can go forever in bed and has a monster (you know what). So I replied back to him indicating that we should talk this Saturday night, see where things go and he agreed. Still at odds to disclose my background as there are all types of people there, there is even a unicorn or two there, people into BDSM too. Think I will wait to see how things go as thinking about to what the owner/president said "if it were me I would not disclose you were male prior" I go back and forth with this because I don't want to surprise people and this is one of the problems with passing well. I did order another sexy dress for this weekend as I don't want to go there in the same outfit yet do have something for the following weekend (just how us girls think, especially blondes). Anyways he appears to maybe want more than just sex but also some time of relationship so we will have to see.

Well, I hope he lives up to his reputation if you decide to give him a go around. That kind of sex can be so awesome! And as for disclosure, I think personally I would wait to see if you actually felt the same about a possible relationship. If you don't, why bother expsosing yourself to potential unpleasantness til you are more sure of the people around you when I believe you go there to just let loose and enjoy yourself as you are now and can just stop worrying about the bigger picture for a few hours? I apologize if I'm off base, this is just my thinking on what I would do in your place, but of course I don't know how that place feels.

I wish you all the joys you are looking for, a smooth ride during the changes, and all the hugs i can offer!

I'll be posting again starting this week.