Elizabeth -- glad to hear you're getting close now!  As for any meeting, I am totally fine with that.  It would be lovely to meet you. ^^

Sandra -- Earlier in the day would make sense for me, too.  I'll have to organise travel, so it would be good to have some idea of when and where reasonably soonish.  I only really know the city centre, which would also be most convenient in terms of getting there from stations and stuff.  Don't know a great many specific places to suggest tho, or else I would PM with a suggestion... I'm also terribly indecisive. :3

Chrissy -- Congrats!  So glad to hear you got there in the end. x

I've sent the following peeps a message with some details on the meet up etc:

• Cat
• chrissydr
• Sandra_Dickinson
• Elizabeth1

Please read the message and get back to me ASAP about if you can/wish to attend, so I can book tables etc ^^

If there is anybody else lurking in the thread that wants to get in on the meet up, just add a reply or PM me soon.

Hi danniella , I am trying to make plans to meet up as arranged. Have sent private message with intentions to send further private message tonight or tomorrow. Hope I can manage. It will be great to meet up with all you girls :-)

Hi girls! <3  We just got home.  Sorry again for having to leave so abruptly! ;_;  We would have booked a later train if we'd realised (we thought we'd given ourselves lots of time for lunch, but we'd have liked to stay and chat for longer, even if the later trains were a bit more expensive).  We made our train, obv, but only just... another 2 or 3 minutes and we'd have missed it! :p

Sooo lovely to meet you all, though.  Hopefully we can do it again soon. ^^

x

Hiya! This is Elly from today. I don't actually post here, but Danniella mentioned the name of the forum you were all from after lunch, and when I drifted by I quickly stumbled across this thread. So I thought I'd register to thank you all for a lovely time. ^^ I have a couple of FTM friends, but I think today was possibly the first time I had ever met another MTF person in the flesh before, so it was an interesting experience for me, as well as one which made me painfully aware of just how little I've actually participated in the transgender and wider LGBT community, both offline here in Scotland and online. :'D Sorry for being a bit awkward and standoffish. I'm not very good with one stranger at a time, nevermind a whole bunch all at once. ^^'' But it was so lovely to meet you all! I'm not sure how much longer I'll be in Scotland for, but do let me know if you're meeting up again! If I'm about, I'd love to come along. And feel free to get in touch if you end up in Japan someday. ^^ Best of luck with everything. <3

Great to have met with you all today! Apologies for running late. Parking in Edinburgh can be a nightmare! It was a fun day despite the miserable weather! You all were looking great. Nice to be made most welcome despite my advanced years :-)
My enthusiasm was neither dampened by the weather or having to walk barefoot in the street because of ill fitting  heels -  .  Nice to hot soak my feet afterwards :-). 

Great meet up, lots of wine and laughs. I had such a good time, and I don't think I've laughed so much in a good long while. I'm happy to join in on any further meet ups. Glad I finally met you all in person xxx

Also, Paula was hilarious. I have stolen 'ding'

*EDIT* I'm also ashamed that I got too drunk to remember a group photo, something I really wanted to do! That's why we definitely need to do this again X

I am...so...hungover xD

The party just kept rolling! Poor Sam, having to drive Paula and myself home at silly o'clock, still drinking wine all the way back to Dundee ^^;

Speaking of Paula, she officially loved each and every one of you, saying that she had the best day in months and that each of you were "amazing ladies!"

Yo all left such an impression her that she now want's to help campaign for trans rights...so congrats girls! You made an ally today

I'm so glad that it went well, and that so many of you could show up. We shall definitely be doing it some time again before long

Now I am off to collapse on the sofa...Sam is bringing me baked goods and I have every intention of not moving and just playing Pokemon all day xD

Well, I better say hello in this thread, too. I'm the SO of Cat. I had such a fantastic time too, so thank you for letting me join in the fun. You were such great company, and we look forward to meeting up again soon. Sorry I didn't get to speak to everyone individually. I can be quite a shy person, and was a little intimidated by so many of you at the table! But you all made me feel very welcome. I'm just sorry we had to nip off so abruptly for our train! I could have happily chatted to Daniella for longer, since I seemed to have commandeered her for a time there (you're so lovely, D!).

Hopefully next time we can chat somewhere quieter, where we can all hear each other. And I do hope Nala can be there. Cat said she was lovely, so I'd love to properly speak to her.

In the meantime, I wish all you girls the best of luck with your transitions. And I hope Daniella's hangover clears up soon. ^_~

Quote from: Danniella on July 20, 2014, 06:35:30 AMSpeaking of Paula, she officially loved each and every one of you, saying that she had the best day in months and that each of you were "amazing ladies!" :D

Paula was lots of fun! When you tagged her on Facebook today and I hovered over her name, I realised that she's actually friends with my cousin! I don't know how / where they met, but I'll have to ask him next time we're together.

I hope the Pokeymans soothe your raging hangover. ;D Thanks again for the invite!

Quote from: Kitty. on July 20, 2014, 06:50:25 AMHopefully next time we can chat somewhere quieter, where we can all hear each other. And I do hope Nala can be there. Cat said she was lovely, so I'd love to properly speak to her.

Aww, the pleasure was all mine! ^^ Talking to her brought back so many memories, fond and otherwise, of when I first came out all those years ago, and felt a little like leafing back through the pages of my own history. And seeing the two of you together was really heartwarming. It's obvious that you mean so much to her, and I'm sure that your support has played no small part in helping her finding the strength to be who she really is. :) I hope I can be there next time too, but if I'm not, I wish you both all the best with everything on the road ahead. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if I can be of any help at all!

Nala, I'm so glad you registered! <3  I had lots of fun talking to you, and I wish we hadn't been forced to cut that short the way we did.  But you were not any more awkward and standoffish than I was, so don't worry about that.  It was almost inevitable in the circumstances, but we soon got over that, and we all had a great time.  I wish we could have talked some more. ^^

If we meet up again before you go to Japan, then please do come along!  You are more than welcome to email me at the address I have up on this forum, or drop me a PM here any time, too. 


It was so great to meet all of you on here, and Paula too!  She is hilarious, and she was brilliant at breaking the ice when we sat down and were all nervous and shy, too. We didn't get to say goodbye to her because of the train panic thingy, so please let her know we are sorry for that. :s 

I totally want one of those jackets she designed, btw.  And I have only been skiing once... when I was 11 years old... but, I... I still want one.... ;3

xx

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

So I just called Sandyford today for my random monthly "I just want to make sure I am still on the list I'm totally not paranoia why do you ask" test...only to find out that I had LITERALLY JUST REACHED THE FRONT OF THE WAITING LIST 5 MINS BEFORE I CALLED!!!

Number one on the list!!!

NUMBER ONE!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

I have an initial appointment date for September the 24th, but I made sure to let them know that if there were any cancellations...ANY CANCELLATIONS! That I would jump on them with a rabid desperation the likes of which they have never witnessed before!

Apparently cancellations happen fairly frequently, and I could in fact have gone today had I hit the front of the list yesterday instead...which is craaaaazy!

So I could be going any day now!

ANY DAY NOW!!!

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

WHY ARE NONE OF YOU GIRLS HERE TO HUG!?

Congratulations!! *hugs*

just out of curiosity, is it the appointment that you're supposed to have for your GRS examination? x

Omg, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!  *more hugs*

We are both crossing our fingers that something comes through immediately for you. <3

And ofc you'll let us know how it goes, so I hardly need to ask. :3

Best of luck!

x

Quote from: crowcrow223 on July 24, 2014, 12:21:07 PM
Congratulations!! *hugs*

just out of curiosity, is it the appointment that you're supposed to have for your GRS examination? x

Alas no. I'm sure that the subject of whether I desire SRS etc will come up, I won't have the official meeting to determine if I am "Suitable" for SRS for another 10+ months.

The first few meetings are psychological evaluations...just to give them a starting point and to make sure you are not crazy ^^;

But this will be my first ever meeting with anybody in the NHS who actually knows about Gender Dysphoria.

Quote from: Cat on July 24, 2014, 01:13:55 PM
Omg, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!  *more hugs*

We are both crossing our fingers that something comes through immediately for you. <3

And ofc you'll let us know how it goes, so I hardly need to ask. :3

Best of luck!

x

Thanks I will most certainly let you know!

I'm pretty sure I will be jumping at every phonecall I get for the next two months until i get my first appointment x'D

Hugs! Huuuugggsss!

That's brilliant to hear Danielle! You're close to the final stretch xxx

Keep us posted x

My much less exciting news is that I finally had my laser test today, after having to wait a few extra weeks because I'd had sun exposure and they were worried about side effects.  So... it feels a bit like being stung by a wasp, but it's tolerable.  Everything seems to be fine.  As long as I don't have any delayed reaction, I will have my first full session next week.  Yay! ^^

Quote from: Cat on July 25, 2014, 09:56:36 AM
My much less exciting news is that I finally had my laser test today, after having to wait a few extra weeks because I'd had sun exposure and they were worried about side effects.  So... it feels a bit like being stung by a wasp, but it's tolerable.  Everything seems to be fine.  As long as I don't have any delayed reaction, I will have my first full session next week.  Yay! ^^

Sounds...fun? >.>

I really need to get on the facial hair removal program...my facial hair may be all fine and not too noticeable to the naked eye...but I can feeeeeeeel it D:

...

Would also be nice to have that extra 5-10 mins every morning ^^

I've been holding off, as I

A: Hear that you get better/faster results when you have been on HRT for some time

B: Lacked the funds to do it >.>

But here is hoping that Sandyford can help with that!

Quote from: Sandra_Dickinson on July 25, 2014, 05:00:27 AM
Hugs! Huuuugggsss!

That's brilliant to hear Danielle! You're close to the final stretch xxx

Keep us posted x

Thanks ^^

Although "Final stretch" is a bit much I reckon...I see it more as the beginning of my official treatment

Paula and Sam are taking me out tomorrow night to celebrate...to metal bars...and gay clubs...

...

Help! D:

I never went to bars and clubs as a single person even BEFORE my transition!!!

QuoteI never went to bars and clubs as a single person even BEFORE my transition!!!

Not exactly a clubber myself, but you'll be fine. I get a little claustrophobic in them but that's probably just since transition - I always like to know my escape path. Just watch yourself when someone yells 'SHOTS!', or you'll wake up with no memory after that point