Went to a store and got bitten..........

LOL, have to make you guys look! Anyway, i didn't really get bitten literally, but something funny happend yesterday. I was at the mall shopping with my girlfriend, she wanted to buy some hair products from Aveda. Even before we got into the salon, a wonderful smell came over me, it smelled like a steamed spa, with hair products plus some make-up. And then i was immediately reminded of a fragrance that i once had, though i didn't really recall what it was right away. We went into the store, and i kept on sniffing the air while gf was picking out stuff, i looked like a fool and was really embarrased for acting weird. So my gf asked me why i was sniffing all over the place, i told her the smell in the store reminded me of a fragrance that i once had. Since she pretty much knew my entire collection she helped me to recall which one it was, but neither of us could remember. I was so intoxicated by the smell, i wondered how a women's beauty store could smell like a men's fragrance. So my gf has finally picked the stuff she wanted and we left the store. After we left Aveda, i totally lost my concentration and i kept on thinking what the smell was, i even stepped on someone else's feet. After 10 more minutes of shopping around, my memory has suddenly hit me. Rive Gauche!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It cant be!!!!!!!! I really disliked it and traded it a long time ago, how could I have enjoyed the smell of Aveda?? I was so puzzled in this turn of event. I quickly told my gf that i'd be right back, and i ran back to Aveda, left my gf in another store, she was yelling and calling my name, but i was gone like superman. I finally went back to Aveda, made some more sniffing and acted as if i was ready to go to heaven, i was so enjoying that unbelievable air at the entrance amd got really carried away, then i noticed the sales people inside the store were giving me some strange looks, one welcomed me back and asked if i needed any help, i stopped zoning and left the store. I realized that the smell in Aveda could have been a bit more powdery, and just a bit sweeter than i remembered Rive Gauche, it was what i always wanted Rive Gauche to be, and now i've found that smell, unfortunately it's not bottled. I then went to a few department stores in the mall to find if any of them carried Rive Gauche, and i had no luck, so i planned to buy this one again else where. Then, i ran back to where my gf has been, but she wasn't there, i checked my cellphone, and it had 3 miscalls, i should never put it on vibrate again. So the calls were indeed from my gf, i called her back again and again, but she didn't pick up her phone. I became really really worried, and called my mom to see if she's called, but she didn't. I ran all over the mall hoping to find her, kept on calling her, but she was no where to be found. I felt like the sky had collapsed while i was leaving the mall. So i came home, my mom asked me why i came back alone and empty handed. And then i realized i've dropped the shopping bags i was carrying to my gf when i ran back to Aveda. I also realized that not only i left her alone and didn't tell her where i went, but i also left her with lots of stuff to carry by herself. I felt disgusted with myself and with my actions. She did not call me last night, and i couldn't sleep one bit. This morning she came over and i rushed to apologize. I asked her where she went, she told me she crashed in a friend's house, and she carried all the bags by herself, including my newly purchased Xbox 360, she told me since i left all the bags for her, she took it home and hid it so that i cannot play it until she lets me to. I could tell she was mad and i was being severely punished for being a bad bad bf, but i was so excited to open the Xbox and just play my days away, now i dont even have it, but i thought i really deserved the punishment. Then, i told her why i ran away all of a sudden, she said i was pathetic after i told her the Rive Gauche and Aveda incident. I apologized for a few hours, and she felt better and went home. She just came back an hour ago, and what was about to happen next completely surprised me and almost made me burst into tears...................................
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Anyway, those who guessed the Rive Gauche Purchase are obsolutely correct. I was really surprised, she came back with the Rive Gauche, and not just the bottle, it was a gift set, came with a body wash, i was stunned. I was stunned because she went beyond her abilites to make me happy while she was the one that was mad the whole time. What stunned me even more was where she got the gift set, i mean i've only seen bottles of it somewhere. She wouldn't tell me and just said she knew her way around, lol. But deep inside i have an idea of which place she has gotten it from. Nontheless, that was a good surprise, and i was really impressed. Then i took her out to dinner and we had a long walk along lakeshore, just came back in fact. And coincidentally i might have been bitten by misquitos while walking along the beach, i was itching all over the place, lol. Sadly i wasn't wearing the Rive Gauche, lol.

I felt like laughing and crying at the same time, i haven't had this feeling for a long time. I told her it wasn't really the Rive Gauche i wanted and i could care less about the Xbox. All i wanted her to know today was just how beautiful some things can be, and i dont mean it in a physical way. When someone sacrifices his/her own happiness for others, the true beauty of that person comes to life. The physical beauty diminishes, but the inner beauty remains forever. And it is that one person's beauty that affects how the other perceives life. Beauty is not in the eye of the beholder, it is through the eye of the beholder. At that moment, a person of amazing grace stood beside me, and made me realize that even beyond one's philosophical wisdom does not justify that kind of grace.

I'm sitting around while typing this, still somehow unable to sleep after resolving the issue, watching an angel-like figure sleeping peacefully, and holding in my hand a box that contains a can of cologne and a tube of body wash as if it were gold. I couldn't recall the last time i've held something that was so priceless, and at this very moment i just want to hold it forever.

Some final thoughts:
I will not use the gift set, this one goes into my treasure chest as the most valuable object. And i will tell her that this is officially not something to be opened because it contains something far more valuable than just what's inside. Sounds cheesy i know, but it's incredible how sometimes someone goes beyond his conscience to preserve something that is intangible.

Indie's was a classic! Anyway, there's no doubt i'm the luckiest person alive, and lucky just isn't the right word anymore. Thanks for the responses guys, and here's something more for you lovely Basenoters.


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She appreciated my thoughts, and she said nothing could replace what i told her, so as long as i really meant those words, that was the best i could offer her. I've given it some thoughts and she persuaded me to finally open the gift set. I sprayed away, i suddenly felt it was the best fragrance in the world. It is amazing how one person can change your perspectives in a fragrance. I admit i wasn't the biggest fan of the Rive Gauche, and all of a sudden this smells so darn good, almost orgasmic, like those ladies in the Herbal Essence shampoo commercials, i wouldn't even imagine what would happen with me and the shower gel if i were going to use it. But wow! It smells so much like that day at the Aveda store, i relived that heavenly moment.

The best part was my gf liked it too this time around. I remember the first time i got this one neither me or her was a fan, i thought it didn't suit my taste, and she said it smelled like something her father would wear. Now, after given it a thorough test, we both agreed that it does indeed reminisce of Aveda, and it somehow turned sweeter on my skin, it wasn't as damp and musty as i remembered. In fact, she said it smells better than Aveda, even she couldn't believe that she would really enjoy this one this time around, maybe because of the Aveda association. I thought to myself why didn't we just shop at Aveda long time ago. Good thing she started shopping there, otherwise i would've never found out about the connection, and certainly this turn of event couldn't have happend. So i told her i should go shopping with her more and see what other places are on her map, who knows what i'd discover next.

Due to the fact that Rive Gauche has turned me around, i also decided to go out to test Kouros today. And with no surprise i became a huge fan of Kouros as well, i dont know what's got into me these days. I didn't get any piss notes or urinal cakes, it reminded me of the time that i tested the Creed Orange Spice which i enjoyed, but Kouros is definitely more dirty, in a good way . It was really fabulous, i wanted a bottle of it badly, but then i realized i should plan my budget accordingly. For sure, the gift from the gods will be added into my wardrobe very soon.

P.S. I did not get bitten nor did i get the Xbox back, but that's what i derserved and i just have to accept it and be happy with what i already have.