Happy Holidays!

Hi everyone! I hope all you all are having a happy holiday. Here is what's happened with MINE so far! First a health update.

My pancreas sucks. I got two calls from my dr. on Sunday, which alarmed me somewhat. After all I had seen the results and the doctor I had seen said "no biggie, probably would never have bothered you if we hadn't found it."

Well MY Dr, who is very cool, took my results to a couple of specialists and called me back. All is not quite as rosey as doc one put it. Not horrible, at least not that I know of. But, I have to go in as soon as I get back and they'll take a look and discuss when to perform the stupid fucking surgery, which I am NOT looking forward to. Not only that, but my mother wants to come down and help. well up and help, during it. NO!!!!

So, that's that and for now I am told, yet again, not to worry.

On to funner topics. Okay, if you look at my website you will see that I am a curly top, right? That's all natural, all mine, and all over the place. A few months ago I emailed my brother, who is gay and loves to do makeovers. I told him that all I wanted for Christmas was a makeover. I did not tell him I'd lost weight, just that I wanted him to do a makeover on me.

He about died...he was so happy. HE's been calling me for months with plans and ideas. So Sunday he picked me up from the airport. He was stunned. He hadn't expected to pick up a size 4 Tory. He expected a size 22 Tory. He couldn't stop saying "Holy Shit! Oh my God! You look INCREDIBLE!" (Looks are very important to him.) He whisked me away to a salon where they do reverse perms and four hours later I went from hair like Bernadette Peters (we have almost the same type of hair, I had a former stylist of hers cut my hair once) to hair as straight as Jennifer Aniston's. Wowsa! What a difference a day (and $300) makes! Craig paid for all of it!

Monday he took me shopping in Santee Alley where I picked up some nice knock offs, he bought me a new pair of boots (my brother is not EVER this generous, and I was VERY touched), and my husband was tickled pink at the selection of bootleg DVDs. Craig then did my makeup...very dramatic, very wild. Definitely not something I'd wear in public during the day...but it looked really good. He took Roy, my mom, and I out to Spago in Beverly Hills for dinner. I looked GREAT! I mean okay, I looked great for ME...but I felt great. I had on my black suit (short skirt, reefer jacket) and my red and gold sleeveless turtleneck, the new boots, the new hair, the dramatic makeup. Heads turned. I am NOT kidding. Heads turned! (Probably just hoping I'd fall on my ass...but they DID turn.) Talk about feeling like Cinderella turned from an ugly stepsister!

My mom saw me for the first time since losing the weight that night. Roy videotaped it so I could see her reaction later on. Craig was SO excited he couldn't stand it...had it all planned. She looked all at once like she was going to cry and laugh all at the same time. It was pretty cool.

Christmas Eve was the "reveal" to the rest of the family. Tammy (next youngest sister) just hugged and hugged me. She has known all along but only has seen pictures. My Dad said, and I quote, "Doesn't look like you've been eating enough" and that was it. Kendra (youngest sister) couldn't get over how tiny my butt is and brought me a pair of leather pants that didn't fit her any more (unfortunately they are too big, not too small). She also took me jeans shopping earlier in the day and helped me pick out the perfect pair. My brothers-in-law were both respectfully complimentary.

My nieces and nephews were SO cute! Kanoe (can=oy) is four years old. He came into the bathroom where Craig was flat ironing my hair and says, "Wow Towee, you have wost a wot of weight!" Keala, who is 8, says, "Roy, your wife's a hottie!" Lauren, three, chatted and chatted and played with my hair pleased as punch. I was in little girl heaven when she brought me back to earth by saying, "Excuse me, can I ask you a question? Who are you?" LOL! Maile (my-lee) didn't recognize me at all, Jack (6 months) didn't care what I looked like, and Ryan (7) just wanted to hug me and get to the IMPORTANT person in the room, Roy. (Roy is his bestest friend.)

Craig is a character. He's gay and has a really great partner, Richie. He also likes to cross dress...he's not a transvestite, so to speak, but he has done a number of acting roles in drag so has a nice closet full of women's clothing. He gave me four really cute skirts, two sweaters, and this great, funky peasant shirt. Yes, he's worn them all. My brother is handing me down women's clothes.

I'm at my sister, Tammy's, for a few days and then off to Disneyland where I can't WAIT to get GOOD pictures of me with the characters! The family will join us on New Years Eve. It's going to be fun!

So other than the stupid pancreas news...I hate that something is growing inside of me and I can't do anything about it...my holiday has been great! I'll put pictures up on my site when I return.

posted by Unknown # 11:15 AM

Out of my head and onto the page

Friday, December 27, 2002

Happy Holidays!

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