I'm so excited, I just finished booking airfare and hotel for my younger sister and I to go visit our older sister for the weekend. It's going to be a girls' weekend. I'm going in full female presentation and will be packing only female clothing, no safety nets. This will be my first experience traveling by airplane in female presentation (flying pretty as the Crossdressers call it) and will also be the longest I've spent in a continuous female presentation. My sisters are already planning some meals and shopping while we're there, they seem to like the idea of getting to hang out with a new sister. We've got a solid three days for me to take it all in and really experience life as my authentic self.
The goal of this weekend for me is kind of a final confirmation that transition is the route I need to go. Getting out into an immersive situation like this is something that my therapists and others even here on this forum have recommended. I've ventured out to numerous "safe places" (church, friend & family's houses, my therapist's office) and a few general public places while dressed in various degrees of female presentation. However, this will be my first experience going full time in the real world. Barring some realization that this is not how I want to move forward, I'll be proceeding with HRT shortly after we return (I already have the Dr. Appt. scheduled).
As you can imagine I'm super excited but also have some anxiety as well. It's a trans-friendly city that we'll be in but of course things can happen anywhere. I also be with my sisters throughout the weekend so hopefully that will mean some added safety. Hopefully this all goes really well.
I obviously haven't done any name changes so my ID has my male photo and name. I've researched information on TSA so I think I'm good there. I have pre-check so going through the metal detector with breast forms should be fine, but I'll have to take off the boots I plan to wear (already checked them, they do indeed have a steel shank). My sister and I will be in a row together that only has 2 seats, so less concern about someone next to me being uncomfortable or worse yet outright rude or aggressive. I plan to contact the hotel in advance to make sure there won't be any issues checking in. Beyond that, I can't think of much else.
While I don't want this to be the focus of this thread as I'm sure traveling tips are covered in others, if you do have any specific tips you think I should be aware of, I'd certainly welcome hearing them.
