Ring out the "Old" and welcome in the "NEW"....

There's just a handful of hours left in 2010 before we all celebrate the new 2011 year in.

First of all I hope everyone celebrates they're New Year in a safe and happy manner and at worse will only be dealing with a a hangover and nothing more serious. Being a retired police officer I have worked my share of New Years Eves and have had to handle a number of serious crashes along the way and they're no fun at at all. So don't think your immune to driving with a significant level of intoxication and think "nothing will happen to me" attitude.

New Year's is always that time when the holidays whine down, football games galore and a time to turn in that old calender that's been hanging on the wall or door somewhere for the new calender.

It is also a time I have found to reflect back on the year that was and see how it went. What achievements were gained and what was lost. For most of us, it usually is within this parameter, that our or your year has been and for me and my wife was true.

We said goodbye to two of our long and faithful dogs Lobo, a Siberian Husky and Tiny, a Toy Rat Terrier. Lobo was a beautiful black and white with blue eyes boy that we had for about 13 and years and Tiny was my wife's favorite dog who was with us the longest at over 15 years. The last three she was blind and diabetic, but did remarkably well with those conditions. Both passed on us within 16 days of each other this past October. Lobo died at home here in my arms on October 12th and Tiny on October 28th when we rushed her to the Vet's after being up with her most of the nights while she began having seizures about every hour starting around 8PM the night before. There was nothing the Vet could to for her so it was time to put her down and and we did...and we both cried as we let her pass as we did when Lobo took his last breath and slide away from us.

We always knew someday our dogs would leave us but no preparing can ease the time when they do leave us and move on to the "Bridge" as in 'Rainbow Bridge' poem  ( http://www.petloss.com/rainbowbridge.htm )so eloquently describes. They will be missed, but they were loved greatly and will never be forgotten.

In 2010, however, we have several new pups in our lives now...Jake and Molly, two Beagles from one of our other dogs first litter, Chloe, a purebred Jack Russell Terrier (or is it terrorist???) who was given to us. Then there was Bear and Sparky from another dog we have..."CC" who had a little on the 24th of October in between Lobo's passing and Tiny's passing...and finally Noelle who was born on Dec 23rd just a bit over a week ago and the only surviving pup from a litter of 5 that Ginger had that went badly and she had to be rushed to the Vet's on the morning of the 23rd and have emergency surgery.

So you see, we have a few dogs and we've had a busy 2010 with some of them leaving us and others coming into our lives.

But with our dogs as an example so it is with life in general. There's good and bad in every one's life....there's joy and happiness as well as pain and sorrow. Very few of us have it either way exclusively now do we????

So I hope you take some time and look back at 2010 and reflect to what was....and then look forward to what 2011 will be for each one of you and hope it is filled with much happiness and little pain or sorrow...


So to one and to all I wish you a VERY healthy and Happy New Year for 2011....and look forward to getting to know you all better as the new your moves forward....

Hugs...

Stephanie

My Inagural Blog

Greetings...

To one or perhaps if I get lucky maybe to several who may take the time to ready my thoughts, comments or opinions. As the title of my blog says..."From Where I Sit" is just that....my thoughts, my opinions my views. I hope to share with you various perspectives on a variety of topics and subjects and not just on cross dressing. But a wide host of issues as they come about. I hope to stimulate conversation in both directions...from me as well as from each one of you with your comments and thoughts and opinions

I've thought for awhile about starting a blog...seems to be a trend that  has been well under way for some time now and since I don't jump into trends at the onset, but rather come along after they are well established I see blogging as no different.

Yes, I am a Cross dresser....A CROSS DRESSER???? One of those perverted weirdo's who like to wear women's clothes???? Yup...one of those folks!!!! And guess what I really enjoy it and for me it's a perfectly "normal" state of being. See from where I see it from being able to be both a male as well as a female takes a very large enlightened outlook not to mention a "Huge" leap of faith and belief in one's self in order to not only be a dressers but to step out of the closet and say to others..."Hi, I'm Stephanie and I'm a cross dresser".

Now did I ever expect to be where I am now when I first started dressing??? Hell NO!!! I never imagined going outside the house let along now going out to clubs, going and getting pedicures with the wife, shopping for my femme clothes, starting an online business catering to CD'ers and TG'ers and gender females as well. So going from the very first time I dressed enfemme to now has simply been an amazing journey.

But for me it's more of the "norm" because my life in general has been amazing considering....

I've gotten to do things that 99.9% of the general population would never get to do or ever experience. It covers my professional life as well as my personal life and has had it's shares of highs as well as some very deep valley's along the way, but one thing I will say is "it sure hasn't been boring"!!!!!

I have a very good friend who knew me very well for some 20+ years and he commented that he never knew anyone who enjoyed living on the edge like I did. I use to say back to him, that "while I was on the edge, I enjoyed doing back flips" and I guess looking back I did. But for me all of this was normal...either that or I didn't know any better and maybe That's closer to the truth....I just never knew any better...I was simply living my life.

So in the coming days, weeks and months I hope to share with those who will take a few moments to read this blog and hopefully take some time and share your thoughts, comments and opinions and we can engage in some good old conversation as time goes on.

Looks forward to seeing where this blogging goes....

Stephanie