no do rags and romance.

"Cherry had a gun pulled on her in the woods with that crazy whore Kareah and Larry wasn't even concerned or angry? Thank goodness they're broken up!"

haha. seriously, though. not here to bitch [right now]. i just have to say that i have the coolest tante in the world. i got all dolled up today against my wishes. mom really couldn't stand to see me wear the do-rag out of the house, so i opted for a nice, slick ponytail [that's getting ever farther down my back ;)] and a cute, flirty top. hop in the car for a bit of morning riding. there were comic book shops to hit up with my brothers. before i even get a chance to leave this side of town, my aunt calls and says that she wants me to meet someone and i think that she's crazy because i know that the carpet is being steam cleaned today, so whatever.

i get there, and sure enough, there are tubes falling out of the threshold with enormous sound and the carpet is all wet. i barely take off my shoes and my outrageous aunt hands me a folded paper with a number written in it. "here you go, niecie!" i read the name there before she even speaks it to me. everyone in the house is all giggly and smiling. it's an arranged marriage, already.

i look up and the guy steaming the carpet is a really cute man. he has a gorgeous face and long twists down his back. nice, nice smile and big pretty eyes. nice biceps! he had my number for a while [as in, like, the moment he asked about my photo]. i'll backtrack:

apparently, the steam cleaners [the guy and his mom] had arrived and were making conversation with my aunt and all. the guy let it slip that he was a young man with no tacky girlfriends and NO babies, which is always good! my aunt that that this was a near miracle for males of this generation and was becoming increasingly in love with his eyes and showed him and his mother a picture of myself because she thought that he simply HAD to meet me [on my way to go look at comics]. thank goodness my hair wasn't in that rag! the guy looks at the professionally taken photo and goes, "that's not a real photo! that's one of the pictures that comes with the frame when you buy it!" how cute. i come into the house minutes later and voila--i'm all real. his mom whispered to him, "i told you, she's pretty." i laughed and told her that yeah, your son is cute, too.

so there has been an old fashioned, arranged hook up for me. i think i win because when i tell you that the man is gorgeous, BELIEVE it. he must also have a wonderful relationship with his mother, which is noting short of a blessed change for me, AND he has a job which means nothing more than a sandwich every now and then [is that so much to ask for?] :)

now my grandmother, aunt, mouther, little cousins, and the friendly neighborhood steamer are all smiling and anticipating what will happen next! there's already talk of future events. went by a wedding shop on the way to the comics and all of the dresses were on sale for $40! i know! fourty bucks for a wedding gown!! they were all pearly and daintily shimmering in the pink lights. that's my type of frugality. if the shop hadn't been closing, i would have gone in, tried a few on, and purchased one just to hold on to it for a while until the big day [whoever it will be with--NOT larry.]. how awesome! that's not to say that i'm entertaining marrying some new Prince Charming that i've just met. that's not to say that i even LIKE this kid or that i want to see him again. it's just funny the way life works, and like momma said, "you dont get a second chance for a first impression."

so no more do-rags.