Raulo likes to hook me up. She has a side mission to marry me off and be the godmother to all the little rugrats I’ll produce. Gotta love somebody who has the same vision for yourself that you do. LOL
 
This would be a good time to tell you why I call my cousin Raulo. Do you remember the show Sanford & Son? Lamont’s best friend was Raulo and that joker ALWAYS had a plan or a scheme or a trick up his sleeve. That’s my cousin. Nothing is ever as plain as she tries to make it on paper. There is definitely more to the story than that. So the hook up phone calls aren’t your usual “there’s someone I’d like you to meet.” OH NO….not that simple with Raulo. There’s always a story.
 

 
Raulo: Well…….I don’t know how you feel about recovering crack addicts.
 
Raulo: Well…….I don’t know how you feel about severely obese men.
 
Raulo: Well…….there’s a guy who doesn’t have all his teeth.
 
Nothing is ever simply with my cousin Raulo. That’s why you’ve got to love her so much. So a few weeks ago I got another phone call from Raulo…
 
“Well…..I don’t know how you feel about older men….”
 
“How old Raulo?”
 
“OLDER!….A lot older.”
 
“How old Raulo?”
 
“Mid 40’s”
 
“Mid 40’s is not an age. How old?”
 
“44″
 
“Girl that’s cool. Tell me about him.” I should have known then that there was more to the story. Why? Cause she’s Raulo. All of a sudden I hear her husband in the background yelling “Oh you’ll tell her he’s old but you won’t mention he’s white!” Raulo YELLS back “Diva doesn’t care about that. She’ll date anybody.”
 
“Whoooooooaaaaaa there ho. You’re making me sound easy. “
 
“That’s not what I mean Diva. But you’re open to dating white men. Matter of fact…..damn……..you’re open to dating any race aren’t you?”
 
“Get back to telling me about the man Raulo!”
 
Raulo went to the office of the builder for her house and saw a man she thought was cute. So Raulo (being Raulo) grilled him down real quick….name, status, kids, want kids, job, living situation, relationship with parents, like to travel, cooks, etc…. and then she pulls out a picture of me and proceeds to set us up on a lunch date. We had lunch at a sub shop (with Nestle Tollhouse cookies). I wore jeans and a cute top and we hung out and laughed. It was a real slow and easy lunch date.
 
A week later he took me out for an upscale dinner at a tapas restaurant. We dressed up in our big kids clothes, I chose a full bodied Pinot Noir, and we laughed and had the best time ever. That was our last date. See……..like I told you earlier, there’s always more to the story with Raulo. She told me that he was a land developer. I thought she meant builder. She kept correcting me but I still figured he was just a builder. I was wrong. He is a little more established (on the wealth scale) than I originally thought. He spends his summers in Italy. He’s currently in Turin vacationing. He called me today and said that he’d like me to join him boating on the Chesapeake Bay for a summer get together with some friends and business associates. He promised a great time on the water, fresh lobster, and lots of fun.
 
I’m getting alot more than I bargained for.
 
My other cousin (I don’t have a nickname for her) called me a month ago and told me what a success she was having with eharmony.com. Sounded good enough to make me want to try it. And then Memorial Day weekend came around and there was a eharmony.com special. You could communicate for free from Friday to Monday night…so I did. That was an excellent marketing ploy on behalf of the company. It was enough to inspire me to join when the free period ended. I’m not sure if I have anything to report on that end yet or not. I’ll keep you updated.