As a mother of an athlete, date nights are rare. My husband and I spend so much time at our son’s functions, we have to consider those events as part of our couples engagements. My son is rarely around us during this time so we have time to talk, have a picnic style lunch and sometimes we even sneak away for smoothie dates.

Because we focus so much on our son, when we finally have an opportunity to go on what I consider a “real” date, I tear up my entire closet trying to find something appealing and fresh to wear. I always try to surprise him with something new and allow myself an opportunity to have fun dressing up.

We were invited to dinner with another couple and while I wanted to be appropriate; I also wanted to be intriguing. I opted for this sheer blouse I purchased at H&M and paired it with this cute little skirt from Amazon. BTW…I love zippers and buckles. Both pieces were exciting but respectable. These shoes from DSW finished off the outfit to give me a complete look of sass and class. Two thumbs up for this outfit and many more date nights to come.