In My Shoes - Part I of III

[Stephanie Brooks]

Part I

I went out last night, Saturday October 8, 2005, to see the new movie, "In Her Shoes". It was excellent. Here's the account of how things went.

Normally I work 10 hours on Saturdays. It's no problem, and I do it by choice. This week I'd done most of my Saturday hours earlier, so I only needed to work 4. Following work, I created a packing list, and packed things to go to a hotel. Tracy doesn't want me leaving the house or returning en femme, so she allows that once a month I can go to a hotel for an evening. It works fine. Packing takes an hour, as I've become VERY efficient at it. Both Tracy and Alice were away, so discretion wasn't an issue; I didn't need to hide things from young eyes.

Originally I figured I go see the movie, "Serenity". While it had all of the elements of what should be a movie I'd enjoy, it didn't pique my interest. I saw a listing for "In Her Shoes", and thought of the possibilities, knowing it was probably just another boring movie. Then I read the description. It fit. I'd go see that.

I left the house around 2PM to first get a bottle of champagne for afterwards, and then go to the hotel. I thought I'd also go around the mall to try and find the best parking in case I attended a late showing. That was a total mistake. The mall just recently expanded, adding restaurants, a food court, movie theatres, and lots of shops. Getting around the Tysons Corner area yesterday seemed as it might on the day before Christmas. Problem is that the hotel is next door to the mall, so the traffic was unavoidable.

http://www.shoptysons.com/controller/site

Enter the UAV - urban assault vehicle.

End Part I

[Stephanie Brooks]

Part II

I don't believe in cutting people off in traffic, don't believe in doing things to surprise people. I do believe that people driving in heavy traffic are obliged to drive as if they meant it, moving when traffic moves, and not leaving holes. When people don't move and leave gaps of three and four car lengths, I take my little Acura (Honda) and squirt into said gaps. It got me around the mall area very quickly.

I checked into the hotel. The desk clerk recognized me (Steve) from past visits, and promptly upgraded me to a nicer room with free breakfast, all for the same low price. It was a nice room.

Time being what it was, I changed quickly to go to a 6:15PM show. I'd not eaten lunch or dinner, but I wasn't hungry.

This was the first night with the Veronica hip and butt foundation. I'd had one until the last purge, and forgot just how much I missed it, loved it, and hated it. On the down side, restroom activities with the Veronica is a supreme challenge in time. I can imagine a full girdle being as fun to manipulate. That said, I now have a girly figure again, albeit far from svelt. That's alright. I just want to safely pass.

I wore a sleveless knee length dress, black with white dots, cotton, with a black cardigan (sweater/jumper), and white strappy sandals.

I drove to the mall. Walking would have been easily a half mile, mostly in the rain. I parked and went into the mall.

The mall was brightly lit, and it was packed. I walked to the theatre, bought my ticket (wouldn't do it online, wanted to pay in person!), and went into the theatre.

End Part II

[Stephanie Brooks]

Part III

"In Her Shoes" is an excellent movie. Yes, it's a tear jerker, and I had tissues with me. Mostly I don't emote, but sometimes I do. I got caught a couple of times. Shirley MacLaine was excellent in this. Toni Collette, the brainy sister, was the complement to Cameron Diaz, the seeming loser sister. It's about real life dysfunction, and growth from same. It's about how sisters are.

I got a few "Pardon me, m'am"s as I sat on the end of the aisle, and that was it. I was just another person watching the movie.

Afterwards I went into the new Barnes and Noble bookstore. They have a little cafe, and I thought I might get something to munch as it was approaching 8:30PM. That place was packed too, however, and a few minutes in the store convinced me the evening was over. If I'd not been crossdressed, I'd have probably left also; I wasn't up for crowds.

I had some champagne - on an empty stomach - and watched a little television. Finally I undressed, cleaned up, showered, put some music on the radio, and went to bed. I slept in a long satiny nightgown.

This morning I got up, showered, and went for breakfast. While I'd not had that much champagne, I had a nasty little headache from the toxins. Breakfast was excellent - omlet, bacon, sausage, fruit, juice, and coffee. I packed and came home.

In closing, it wasn't a completely manic time. I hate that I can't dress at home and go out from here. I also hate that I'm in a body that doesn't match my mind. That said, I'm lucky I can go out, and very lucky that I can mostly pass.

Overall it was an excellent time. For November, I'll need to get another outfit. Hmmm... shopping...

The End

[MsEva]

Wow, so happy for you sister of the commonwealth! Tysons cornor is soooo huge..you are a really brave girl. That being said, you seem to have struck an "accord" (well it is close to an Acura is close to a honda) pardon my pun with your wife. She must be a real trooper! That really must have been fun to blend in with the other women out there just seeing a movie..Kudos to you!

[DanaJ]

Steph - wow, I felt like I was there with you! Great post, and those may be some of your best pix ever

[DonnaT]

Nice little outing Stephanie.

I'm with you on those gap leavers, seems like they do it on purpose just to make the folks behind them catch the change to red. That's why I like my wife's car, fast acceleration.

So they finally opened the theater at Tyson's eh? That should make getting around easier, NOT.

[Stephanie Brooks]

Hi Eva! Thanks!!!! We're still trying to Integra-te Stephanie into our family, somehow. (The Acura RSX is sold as the Honda Integra outside of the US.) And yes it was fun to blend into the crowd.

Hi DanaJ! Thanks!!!! I finally found a good location for the cell phone: the thermostat. It was at eye level, and the lighting, along with the sensitivity of the camera, just seemed to work. I'd set the timer and just take the pic! It was a fun evening.