I might be back at square one but...

Man, I am blessed to have a few great people in my life.

I came out to my aunt yesterday, and it went so well. I had been waiting for a window the entire trip to come out to my cousin and my aunt. I kept on dropping hints like:

"Yeah, I got a bar put through my ear while my valentine was getting a tattoo."

No one bit. But then on the way to Fred Segal (Very Trendy/Gay Store in Hollywood) my aunt and I were having a convo about my gay friends. She then turns to me and says, "Honey, are you gay?" So, I fessed up. She said she's known since I was a little kid. Apparently, I was a little flammer. HOW CUTE, RIGHT? RIGHT?

... Right?

She told me she loved me and that she felt honored I told her. Then we began to talk about coming out to the rest of the family and how it wouldn't be a big deal because everyone loves me. I've had my reservations about telling my cousin's husband because he's a total guy's guy, but him and I are best buds. He's the one who introduced me to horror when I was a wee lad. He's the reason I couldn't sleep some nights down there because I thought Michael Myers was gonna come gut me. But my aunt reassured me he loves me for who I am, and probably because him and I talk about farting and shitting all the time.

SO YEAH! That was a big deal for me. Plus, I thought it was funny I came out to her while on our way to this high fashion store to look for celebrities, or Hammerheads as my aunt calls them.

FUNNY STORY!

So, my cousin, her husband, their 8-year-old son (Warren) and 6-year-old daughter (Ava) were watching Jaws and the scene where the severed hand on the beach was on and my lil cousin Ava started to scream in pure terror. My cousin was like, "Oh my God we are terrible parents for showing our little girl this." Amongst her crying fit Ava said, "I.... I dddiddn't get to se-ssseee what color nail polish she had on!" HOW CUTE, she is totally related to me.

I really missed my family and I already have confirmed I'll be down there for Thanksgiving.