Christmas Newsletter.

Here is our annual Christmas Newsletter from me and Markel. Written by yours truly. Enjoy!

Dearest Family, Friends, Acquaintances, Strangers, and whoever else may read this,

Even though we have moved out and are now living on our own, we didn’t want to break family tradition. So we decided to create our own little family newsletter to keep the world updated on the events happening in Happy Valley and good ol’ apartment C208. There is never a boring moment in our lives, which I am sure you will agree after reading about our many experiences. So without farther ado let me introduce the roommates…

Cami: is the older and wiser roommate. She is dubbed as the responsible one and is often seen carrying around Markel’s important documents. Cami is studying at Utah Valley University and is majoring in political science. She is hoping to run for president of the United States in 2026, so make sure you vote for her. As she has learned in her classes, it is never too early to start campaigning. Cami is also an ambassador of UVU, so if you want a free t-shirt she will hook you up.

Markel: will also respond to Martha May, Murkell, or Vaca Sucia. Markel is working at the Marriott Towneplace Suites in Orem. She was just named as Employee of the Quarter and won’t let anyone forget it. If you are ever in the Orem area stop by the hotel and check out her picture and plaque. She will even send out autographed pictures of herself if you ask. Markel is known as the home décor. She always has a new design plan up her sleeve. Markel is also known for her lack of sleep. For some odd reason she can run just fine off no sleep. That is definitely a talent.

Carlie: everyone in our apartment would starve without this woman. She is an excellent cook. Unfortunately she has decided she would rather run off and get married so this means that we are going to have to go back and resort to the good ol’ Ramen Noodles and Mac’n’cheese. Carlie has introduced us to this beautiful thing called Wafflecone Wednesday and Yozone which we have greatly appreciated. We all like Ike though, so I guess we will let her abandon us. She better visit though.

Kelli: the convicted felon who served in the relief society presidency. Yep, we didn’t stutter, we lived with a convicted felon for about four months. You can check out her mug shots in the Wanted Magazine if you want to learn what she looks like. It might come in handy so you know when to take extra precautions with your credit cards. She has finally found her soulmate and they plan to wed. We are all placing bets on how long the marriage lasts. If you want to add money to the pool and place a bet, feel free.

Na’Shaya: our soul sista friend. Thank goodness we escaped being roommates with this chica in July. She was known for her 3 am cooking of fried chicken, fried twinkies, and anything else in the kitchen she could fry. She was also known for her sketchy ways of throwing knives (at us), bringing her risky sorority sisters over, and smoking weed in her bedroom (opps, I meant just storing “scented beads” as she claimed).

Now no college experience is complete with random, absurd, and dangerous adventures. Here are a few…
The Utah Jazz: thanks to our trusty security guard friend Cameron F. we have had the opportunity to get to know all the jazz players. We are dedicated and loyal fans. If we aren’t at the game we are sitting on our couch, if we aren’t on our couch we are at Iggys watching it on the big screen, if we aren’t at Iggys we are getting 30 second updates sent to our phones. For lack of a better term, we are obsessed.
Disneyland: We were granted the opportunity to go to sunny California in June with our familia. We ran our bodies dead. We were first in line every morning and the last to leave the park. The employees always yelled at us because we had a tendency of running from ride to ride. We did discover a new favorite ride though, Dumbo! What can I say, we are young at heart.
PizzaPieCafe: our hangout spot. We are addicted. It doesn’t help they send out texts regularly with steal of deals. I highly recommend trying it out. The Spudalicious pizza is the best, as is the cookie dough one.
Concerts: some may look at us and thing we are concert junkies. The truth is we only go because we seem to have good luck and win free tickets. Hands down the best concert this year was Backstreet Boys. Nothing is better than sitting row 3 and jamming out to songs that remind me of my youth. Other favorite concerts we attended this year include Tim Mcgraw, Lady Antabellum, Jason Derulo, B.o.B, and Neon Trees.

Here is just a brief outline of our many experiences. Believe me, there were too many to name. If you want to learn more about us, stalk us. Befriend us on Facebook, follow us on twitter, or join our blog. We would also appreciate any advice you have on how to avoid psycho roommates. We seem to get a lot of them and the only normal one we have ever had (Carlie) is moving out. Bummer summer. May you all have happy holidays and an eventful new year. We are all excited to see what this new year brings us. Pray it is marriage (just kidding). If not we will be on leaving on missions or dead because we were stuck with yet another psycho roommate.

Peace, Love, and Happiness…

Cami & Markel