Oh what a night! I wanted to watch the Denver - New England game but didn't want to sit home alone. I'm from Mass but was a long time Denver fan in the John Elway days. I live in Florida and Tim Tebow is now the Denver QB...figured I'd be good with whomever won. So, I went to this local bar/restaurant close by my house. It's a great atmosphere, on the intercoastal waterway and they have great music on the deck, but tonight was inside for the game. I got there shortly after the game started and it was packed....turned into a sports bar for the night. I was lucky enough to find an empty table with no chairs but was able to borrow a chair from a couple at a nearby table that had extras. I ordered a beer and was sitting there by myself for about 15 minutes when a cis gendered girl, I'd say in her 30's, game over and introduced herself. She told that she had seen me last weekend and wanted to say hi. She was sitting at a table (actually 2 tables pushed together) with about 10 friends. We chatted for a few minutes when another cis gendered girl came over and introduced herself. She saw my freshly manicured french tip nails and asked where I had them done. She has acrylics and needed an infil. I told her I had their card in my car and went to get it for her. When I got back they had made room for me at their table and invited me over. So, I ended up joining this group of cis gendered men and women and watched the first half of the game. I chatted mostly with the two cis gendered girls, the second one was surely in her 40's but also interacted with the men. We all drank and laughed and watched (sort of) the game. Everyone introduced themselves to me and they were all great. All in all I spent about and hour and a half with them and had a great time. They were here from various places for a school and would be here for a few more weeks. At the half I told them I was heading home (they were planning to go dancing) but told them if they were there to watch next weekend games I might run into them. The first one told me that they go out sometimes during the week and asked for my phone number, which I provided.
I had a great night, it was so nice having people to talk with. I don't know if I'll see them again and they leave in a few weeks anyway so we're not talking about life long friends, but for a night.....it was a lot of fun.
So, the way I see it, if I can be invited by a cis gendered girl to join a group of cis gendered people and talk with the girls like I was one of them, and be treated like a lady by all.....I figure I pass. I go to lots of "normal" places, including the mall, Walmart, gorcery stores, Panera Bread, bookstores etc with no trouble but, to me, this was he ultimate evidence that I pass. And, the "girl voice" that I've found seems to be just fine too. What a confidence boost!
I am sincerely,
Laura Catherine
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