Mrs. Too Much Perfume Lady

Brad and I were invited out on a date night for Valentine's Day by Brad's parents along with two other couples.  We were going to dinner at a Japanese Steakhouse and then to the Jackson Symphony.  The minute I knew these fancy details I already had my outfit planned....know what I'm sayin', girls?   It was a red dress, black shrug sweater, black and silver necklace, and leggings with my black boots (I AM FROM MICHIGAN...so leggings and black books complete all my ensembles right now :)

Brad was running the girls to their ice-skating lessons while I was getting ready...so I had plenty of time (to get in trouble!).  I decided I wanted to wear some fancy perfume since I don't wear it very often, so I was rummaging through the box of different kinds and found one I used to LOVE in high school.  I actually think it was still in there from high school...haha!  It was the Liz Claiborne, red triangle kind....like this....

I was so happy to see it in the box and thought, "That's perfect....I always love that one!"  I sprayed a couple mists on myself and my dress and thought, "That's kind-of weird....it smells a little like black licorice"  but thought maybe that was just because I had not shaken it up....maybe it was just too concentrated or something, so I shook it and sprayed one more mist....NOPE, definitely a strong BLACK LICORICE smell.  I'm thinking the perfume was too old and had gone sour.  Then I was  walking around the house thinking, "I STINK...but I have the outfit on that I really want to wear tonight!"  WHAT SHOULD I DO?"

I tried to cover the stinky smell with a different perfume, but learned you really shouldn't mix perfumes.  Then, Brad got home, came into our room and was like, "EEEWWWW!  WHAT DID YOU DO?!  I AM NOT SITTING NEXT TO YOU... AND IF YOU SIT BY MY MOM SHE WILL COUGH!" I changed up my ensemble a little bit to make sitting next to me more bearable.  Then, when we got to the auditorium, Brad and I were walking to our seats and he showed me the tickets for us...they were numbered 26 and 28.  I said, "Seriously, after all that, you really are going to sit a seat away from me?!"But, we were in a section with all even numbered seating!...haha! (Isn't that odd? :)