Me: Finally! Cat’s Out of the Bag...

After at least 22 years in the making, all the major players in my family know that I'm gay.

Yup, I just told Daddy and my stepmom over the Christmas break and it feels like the entire world has been lifted from my shoulders. I appreciate all my friends who have become something of my extended family and have helped me throughout the years.

Granted, this subject and this blog will be explained in excruciating detail over the coming weeks and months because of course there's a story to every tale of danger and intrigue. :) For now, just know that I had to intentionally leave some of my very best friends in the dark for various reasons; some selfish, some for self-preservation (read as "selfish".)

That leaves two brothers to find out, but I won't have to tell 'em cuz I know everybody and their momma will do it for me. Lol.

I wish I could introduce some handsome man to be the impetus for this announcement or to have acted as my rock through the years, but nope, I did this for me and there is no lucky guy. But I'm lookin'! :)

I'm supposed to be up in 4.5 hours to start a stint in the PICU, but I'll leave you with just a morsel of the stories to tell:

When I was coming out to my sister:
Sister: "so you like BOYS?"
Me: "technically no, I like men?"
Sister: "so you sleep with boys?"
Me: "again, no...men."
Hahahahaha...yeah, it wasn't funny at the time, but in retrospect, pure classic. :)