I totally overshot my target...

***Disclaimer: this blog post contains some vanity, bear with me***

Okay, so I strongly believe that ALL women should know how to use their charm. There are several circumstances in life, where it is vitally important for a woman to be able to persuade a man to do what she wants, and all women need to know how to 'work their magic.' Are you wondering what the heck I am talking about?

I got pulled over today for driving 15 miles over the speedlimit...aaahhhaa, you say. A quick glance to make sure the police officer was, in fact a male, I began the process of 'working my magic.' I looked into the rearview mirror to make sure my hair still looked good, planted on my best flirty smile & reminded myself to beef up the Texas accent a little bit when speaking to him. Here is what happened:

The officer walked up to my car...he was probably mid 30s and about average looking.
Officer: "M'am, do you know why I pulled you over?"
Why do they ask that...such a dumb question, here comes my sarcastic side...I flash him a smile.
Me: "Uh...because I won a million dollars?"
My answer totally took him off guard. He chuckled several times. He seemed REALLY nervous.
Officer: "You were going 70 in a 55. I see you have Texas plates...do you live here?"
Me: "Yes, we just moved here about a month ago. We will be living here for a year while my husband works on the pipeline."
Officer: "Wow. Did you keep your house in Texas? Are you renting or buying a place here?
I answer his questions, with a little flirtiness of course.
Officer: "Are you working somewhere in town or going to get a job here?"
Does he need to know this to give me a ticket...he hasn't even asked me for my license yet. Again, I answer his questions.
Officer: "So...where do you live?"
I did mention I was married didn't I? He seemed to realize he may have 'gotten off track' because then he quickly said....
Officer: "Oh, uh, can I see you license?"
Okay ladies, here is the clincher. The entire time we had been chating, the sky was overcast. When I went to hand him my license, the sun came out & was shining at me from directly behind his head. Now, I have blue eyes...and one thing I know about them is that they look fantastic in direct sunlight. So, I seized my moment. I kind of peek up at him from the corners of my eyes, give him my best flirty sly smile & held my license out to him. His response was hilarious. He actually began stuttering!
Officer: "I...uh...thank...you, uhm...did you...uh..." Then his face turned beet red, he shrugged his shoulds and said "I, uhm....completely lost my train of thought." At this point I was really trying not to laugh and he was looking at me kind of frantically.
Me: "That's okay...you were asking me where I lived..."
Officer: "Oh...right..."

He of course, just gave me a warning to slow down. But, I totally overshot my target with this one. I was just trying to flirt enough to get out of a ticket & I almost got a proposal for a second husband. Apparently I can tone down 'the magic' while living here in Minnesota.