roga 219

norman is gone for good. he died and then we had a very informal burial service in the villa rose dumpster.

Graduation

The girls of 219 have moved on with their lives.

The president: moved into #344 for the summer. Not nearly as cool as #219.

The mascot: married Logan and moved to Colorado for the summer. Also not as cool as 219.

The historian: celebrating 6 months of wedded bliss this month. But missing 219.

The treasurer: living at home until her June 2 wedding with QUOOOOONG! also missing 219.

The vice president: moved into #343 for the summer. Not nearly as cool as #219.

The secretary: married. so married. living in a part of Provo that is not Roga 219.

That was attempted order-of-rank listing. But I've become confused with the hierarchy. but the most important thing is that the president comes first, I guess.

So, it's the end of an era. The girls of 219 all wrote about the era in their journals, so we hope all our millions of beloved readers did too. There are new girls in 219. they will probably be endlessly cool, too. How can you live amid all those beautiful memories and not be?

But they will probably not walk across campus in flying V formation and wear teal to restaurants.

a pretty worthless picture. but HYVAA PAVAA anyway.

how much happier can you get?

those are some attractive matching girls

do you know what that is? that is a MARRIED COUPLE.

Blair got MARRIED.

feliz cumpleanos. a special thank-you to blair's tia for sending the gorgeous golden angel candle.

Pesident Samuelson got some new ties, courtesy of 219 and friends.

bobbing for... whatever at Lindsay's 21st bday party

That is a PINATA. and Dani. and a pink door.

little baby David Sven Woodland is going to build the kindgdom in Finland!

OH WHAT RAIN!

the greatest face-painting artists IN THE WORLD!!! ten points for anyone who can decipher all the pictures.

who doesn't love the Cannon Center? Cameron certainly does, especially when he is surrounded by ten girls.

this is matching to the EXTREME. soon to be an olympic sport.

sometimes people like to come over and do our dishes. any more takers?

AAAAAAHHHH!!!

why is that man attacking a grapefruit with chopsticks, you ask? the world may never know.

LIndsay is good at being in charge of things, such as hula hooping and dodgeball.

and then blair and logan ran away together on motorcycles, but only after posing for this picture.

When I say "dearly departed," please do not automatically assume "dead."

There are pictures of Dani in the library.

Ever wonder what was the best blind date in the history of mank ind? just ask meghan deibel and michael lundberg-- they know all about it, thanks to Daniela Woodland.

There are pictures of Shane, too.

TOO CUTE.

how about a sunset?

There was this one time that Dominique got MARRIED. either that or she tried on a wedding dress in a wedding dress store... the memory is kind of vague, I can't remember which it was.

We got a new roommate to replace the dearly departed Rachel. Her name is Sho Sho, but some people call her Gillian. Her middle name is yet undetermined. Bio forthcoming.

GRRRRRR!

Roommate trip to Arizona!

Rachel had the most fun.

Rachel and Ben got MARRIED.

Blairel caught the bouquet. UH OH.

man do we miss her

this is old but good:

HURRAH! HURRAH! HURRAH FOR ISRAEL!

It’s the most wonderful time of year, and time for the annual (if annual means “anytime-Rachel-feels-like-reading-about-herself-in-print”) Christmas newsletter from 219! We like to keep our complex-mates up-to-date on each roommate’s life events to help improve community understanding of the strange rumors circulating about us. (Actually, I have not heard of any rumors, which is a little distressing because everyone knows that when there are rumors about you, you must be either the epitome of cool or really rich. Those are the two objectives of 219: epitome of cool and really rich. So far, Dominique is the richest and Dani is the coolest. But come on, where are the rumors??)

Since the last two Christmas letters from our apartment have been in standard life-summary format, how about something different?... But en realidad (which is Spanish for “actually”), I can’t think of something different, so I will press forward with what I know. Except instead of doing this in age order, I will do it in Rank of Officers order.

Daniela Nicole Woodland (known as “Dani” in most social settings) is the reigning PRESIDENT OF 219!!! She does not, however, wear a badge that says “President of 219,” so you would have to ask her to find out. She could probably beat you in a leg wrestling contest. Unless you were a guy. Or a girl stronger than her. But if you were a really weak guy, she could beat you.

Blair Christine Bury has the same middle name as the first name of the main character in Phantom of the Opera and is the mascot of 219. She really loves playing Skirt Kickball and does not think that it is a weird game at all. There was this one time when she couldn’t wait to get home to open the ice cream so she ate it with her finger in the car. YUM.

Rachel Mary Ca…ROCKETT!!! is the historian of 219, which is a very important office indeed. She will be leaving in November to fulfill her duty as a saint. If you ask really nicely and promise to sit by her for the whole time, she might let you wear her engagement ring for five minutes. But that would not mean that you get to marry Ben. Please see her for an application to be our roommate.

Colette Desta Gibby (known as “Colette Gibby” in most social settings) is our esteemed secretary. Her notes at roommate meetings are usually not very useful, if they exist at all. Colette only has one piercing in each ear, thank goodness, but she also has two holes in her nose that we fondly refer to as “nostrils.”

If Lindsay Elise Dahl, who is the Vice President of 219, could be any character in Ice Princess, she would be Teddy so she could ride the zamboni over the hill just at that moment when Casey needed the inspiration. And because he is hot. If she were a country, she would be HUNGARY. But she would not hold up a sign that said “HUNGARY” in Relief Society. Tell her you like her bangs, because we sure do!!

Dominique Marie Sudar is currently out with some guy whose last name is the best onomatopoeia that we know. Come to Colette for a sound byte. Hint: it is not GARBINSKY. But if you coated yourself in metal and jumped into a metal bowl, this is the noise you would hear. She is treasurer because she is the richest.

These girls are not freshmen (I am serious). Please stop by and visit either our physical apartment (RoGa 219) or our virtual one (roga219.blogspot.com). We love you and Merry Christmas! (But not Mary Christmas.) Oh and Nuit Blanche (October 21^st) is going to be AWESOME.

LOVE 219.