So when I scheduled the building for our reception next week, I failed to look at the stake calendar. It ends up that Rio Rancho Stake Conference is next week, with the Adult Session at 7:00pm on Saturday. The same time as our reception. Uh oh!
So here is the plan - our reception will be at 6:00pm!! This gives people within this stake to come for a few minutes. Please make sure you pass the word along.
We are very excited for the party! (Oh yeah - we will be auctioning off dances with Ramses and I, and he doesn't want to risk going for cheap - so ladies, help us out... the goal is to auction him for at least $25!)
Thanks everyone! See you next Saturday!
And for those who need it - here is a map:
The address is 2807 19th Avenue SW, Rio Rancho, NM (some maps show it as Cabezon Blvd.
Last week a lady from work, Becky, asked if we could take her dog. She knew we've been looking for one and they decided they couldn't keep him anymore. We said yes, so here he is!
Becky's family called him Waddles, but we've decided to change it to Pepe. He is a 3 year old Pembroke Corgi. He is really sweet and is Darla's new best friend. Even Ramses is adjusting to the idea of his baby girl not getting all the attention in the house. In fact, except for running off and making Ramses chase him, I think Ramses likes the lil guy.
In the time since Ramses and I became engaged, it has been a roller coaster ride.
We had fabulous visits with nephews, a niece, and a sister with her dog.While Aden was here, she told me that if she were old enough, she would marry Ramses.Annette brought her dog, Ginny, who participated in “Darla’s Doggie Fitness Program” and lost 15% of her weight while staying with us for two weeks!
Rebekah moved out of my place and into Dad’s new house.We are excited that he is finally out of his old apartment.It has nice wood floors, a fireplace, and a yard for the dogs.Mary has also moved in with Dad, which is fitting since the house is on Mary Ellen Street.This does mean that he took back his grill that we’ve enjoyed having for a couple years.
Ramses met with the missionaries and made the decision to be baptized!He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on August 22, 2009.It all went well, mostly because I vetoed his idea of sticking alka seltzer in his pockets before entering the water.
And the most exciting of all – we got married!! My other roommate, Rachael, gave me her notice at the end of August. This made finances a bit sticky, so Ramses and I decided to eliminate bills at one house and get married now.
On Friday September 25th, 2009, we headed to Las VegasNevada.We arrived in town, got our marriage license, met up with my best friend, Leanna, and her husband, Jason, at our hotel, and headed to the chapel.We were married at the Little White Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip.
For anyone considering it, I highly recommend a Vegas wedding.All the stress went away and it was about us. We were not worried about entertaining guests, about decorations, about anything.
We kept it a secret until the next day, so we have definitely had fun telling people we are married.
We then spent the weekend in Las Vegas with Leanna and Jason before coming home.They also were gracious enough to get me a bouquet and us flowers, a cake, and family plaque.
So now, I am Mrs. Daisy Valle.I have an incredible husband who gives me reasons everyday to love him more and more.I don’t know how I got so lucky!
And no worries – we have decided to go ahead with the reception on November 14th.
About 5 years ago, a friend and I pulled the ultimate prank - a fake engagement.... Evil, maybe. Forgotten, no.
Well about 10 months ago I met a guy named Ramses. We talked, went out, dated, broke up, talked, got back together, dated... and eventually fell in love :)
So what do you do then? You get married! Ramses proposed this week! I said yes!
This time, it's totally for real!!
The basics of my fiance: His name is Ramses Valle, he is 29, originally from Acayucan, Veracruz, Mexico. He's been in the US for about 9(?) years. He is a cook and someday wants to open his own restaurant.
The wedding is going to be in October. We are very excited!
Well, I figured it was time for me to blog again :)
I now have two roommates! Back in March, Rachael moved in. I put an ad on the internet for a roommate and Rachael responded. She is 22, works at a call center, has a Chihuahua named Charlie, and a boyfriend named Don. She is a lot of fun to have around and I am definitely glad to have her!
Then just this week, my sister Rebekah moved in. She has decided that she wants to be a bit closer to family and that she wants to go to nursing school, so she has taken up residence in my house. Dad, Mary, and Josh (Mary’s beau) drove to San Francisco last week to pick her up and brought her back. There’s still a long way to go before the house is settled, but we’ll make it. We are extremely grateful to Josh, Ramses, and Amanda for coming and helping! Ramses was a real trooper, taking all those trips up to the attic!
Darla loves having the extra people around. She does great with Charlie. The two of them will play for hours! And when Rebekah walked in the door when she arrived Darla was so excited! She must have remembered her from her previous visits.
Darla is now a year old! We had a little mini-celebration for her. We went to Three Dogs Bakery and got her and Charlie a bunch of goodies! We got cookies, brownies, and even ice cream and cake! The ice cream was grass flavored, and she loved it. She also got a new collar and a new rawhide.
I finished another term of school. My GPA has dropped to 3.76 over the last couple of terms, but that’s still not too bad. I’ll be taking summer classes again. At the rate I am going, I still have about two and a half years until I am done. I cannot wait. I hope that I can pick up the pace by taking another class or two each term.
We are very excited to have Adrian and Jason come visit this summer. Adrian will come first in June for a few weeks, and then we will send him back home and take Jason for a while. It will be a lot of fun!
It’s a busy wedding season for my family. Eric was married in May to beautiful Stephanie. She has four kids and we are so glad to have them in the family!
Jeff is getting married in June to Gabrielle (Gabby). She has a little girl, so Adrian and Jason will finally have a sister! I don’t know Gabby very well, but she seems like she will be another great addition to the Bowman family!
There haven’t been any new injuries in a little while. I had bruised my shoulder, but that healed pretty fast. If y’all remember my curling iron burn back in October, I had actually burned a mole off and all these months later it is still really tender. I had the doc look at it yesterday and he decided to biopsy it. He said he thinks it’s ok but just wants to be sure. I am not worried at all.
As you can see, there have many great things happening in my world! Let’s hope it keeps up!
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