Check This Hand Cause I'm Marvelous

TODAY is SUCH a GOOD day!

First of all, I got my taxes paid! I feel like a real American!

I got the biggest Dr. Pepper that Wendy’s could offer!

I mailed off my transcripts!

I was late to every class today (I still got my favorite seat and missed no notes), but was actually early to work!

I’m looking forward to the rest of this week! Forbidden! Pride! Visitors! Yay!


But the best thing of all today….
I've always debated telling my dad's side of the family that I'm a fag. I mean I'm out, and not staying in the closet for anyone, but I just don't feel like telling them. If they hear rumors, I'll be honest with them.
Let me explain though. My father's side of the family is a little behind the times. Many of my cousins' trucks are adorned with the Confederate Flag and "gun control" might as well be a swear word. Not to mention, they are Mormon. Red neck and white trash are how they refer to themselves. I prefer to think of them as just closed-minded.
Well today my favorite cousin in the whole world gave me a call. I've been kind of ignoring her because I know that she has been very curious about why I'm not on a mission right now. Her and I have never kept any secrets from one another.... except my big one of course.
Today I called her back though.
We talked a lot about how I'm moving out of state in June. This lead her to ask how I was handling things with my family. She has seen how my family can be when people stray from "the straight and narrow". In order to explain everything I had to tell her.
First I made her promise to never tell any one what I was about to say. I got very dramatic about it. She promised of course and then I said it.
"Mellisa, I'm gay."
The line was silent for a few seconds and then she said,
"Austin, What if I were to say, 'no shit Sherlock'?"
I was able to exhale. She just laughed a little and then continued to say, "well you’re pretty cute so you'll do well out there."
We got a bit more serious after that and I explained why I didn't want to tell the rest of that side of the family. She, surprisingly, totally understood. She told me that no one needed to know. I didn't have to tell any one. I'm still Austin, the kid they all love so nothing really changes.
She told me multiple times that she is so proud of me she is and how brave I am to deal with something like this, especially in our family.
This is EXACTLY what I needed to hear from a family member.
I'm so ecstatic I cannot stop smiling!

Oh and Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” has played every single time I’ve gotten in the car. (That's were the title of this post comes from btw. I've got all the lyrics down now ;) Could it be any better?