Reality

I started sending out "save the date" magnets for the wedding next summer. As I dropped the envelopes into the mailbox it dawned on me that this is going to become a reality. In less than a year Matt and I will be legally wed. Over the past few weeks I've been making arrangements for the ceremony (the hotel, save-the-date magnets, centerpiece stuff, wedding party) and it really hadn't sunk in until I dropped the magnets in the mail.

My biggest challenge is yet to come. At some point in the next few weeks I will officially come out at school. I've been in my current position for 8 years now and I'm a respected member of the faculty. I have a feeling that coming out isn't going to be a shock to a lot of people. Almost all the faculty and staff members in my building know and I have to think that it's pretty well known among the students (they never ask if I'm dating anyone). I guess the thing that I'm worried about is any parents who will be like villagers at the castle wall with pitchforks and torches.

The wedding is the reason I'm coming out to my kids. A few of our staff members have kids in the district, and when the save the date magnets go out, I can imagine that the kids will talk. I'm fortunate in that my boss is supportive of me 100%. We're going to meet with our district superintendent to plan my "outing". My goal is to be proactive with this because in our district rumors can spread very quickly.

School starts in less than two weeks. ACK!