Sunday, September 28, 2008

Camille and Atticus: The Story

Why or how it all began, i fear no one will ever know. But one day the stars aligned and all cosmic forces put two special souls together. Introducing (drum roll please) Camille Marie Christensen and Atticus Montreal Sherpa.
One Sunday afternoon, Camille and younger sister Hanna were having a discussion about the men in their lives. They made a deal that if one told, so would the other. It was Camille's turn. As the words graced the page, the greasy ink spelled out the story of two lovers, starting in the middle then working backwards.
Atticus and Camille met one summer afternoon as Camille was working at Diamond Peak. She was closing the shop, putting bikes away and sweeping the front walk. She turned around to go back inside, but blocking the door was a man. He was tall and slender with broad shoulders and abs like cement. They talked about bikes, the shop, and other harmless things, but then Josh Mortensen (Camille's second-in-command boss) came outside and took over the conversation. Camille clocked out and left, doubting but hoping she would see him again.
Hours turned into days, and days turned into weeks. Atticus visited her every day, whisking away any sign of boredom and helping with simple tasks. The hours they spent together were priceless.
Atticus was born in eastern Wales, living with his British dad and American mom. They moved from house to house, country to country, and finally ended up in a small A-frame house in Big Sky Utah. His mom, by then, had some very serious mental issues, and left her family only a few months after moving to Utah. She settled for a Taiwanese man in North Ogden, and they still live there to this day. Atticus and his dad have become very close, but his dad stopped going to church when his mom left, so Atticus spends Sundays with his insane mom and step-dad. (Hanna poised the question, "Why don't I ever see him at church then?" "Well Hanna, I see him at our church sometimes, but you just aren't looking hard enough." said Camille).
Together Camille and Atticus are a very happy couple. His accent sometimes catches her off guard, but they laugh away the awkward moments and press on in life with a smile.

11 comments:

Unknown said...

What a lovely story!! You are very lucky girl Cami and Atticus is a blessed man to have you. And i love his name. And i'm not really a member of your family so i don't know what's going on. Help!

Jayne said...

Neither do we, Katie, neither do we.

Camille said...

Atticus lives in the confounds of my mind.

Siege eh said...

Cami you're not supposed to tell people that, you'll make me look bad! Sorry folks! She's a little loopy...

Mac said...

Don't you mean "confines" cam? Hehehe.

Camille said...

Yes Mac... after i posted that, i was like Wait. Confounds isn't even a real word. Hehe, who cares
Cam

Unknown said...

Dang! He's not a live human!?!?! I really like him. I'm a bit confounded. Your post confounds me. It's all just a bit confounding. ;-)

Camille said...

thanks kate

Anonymous said...

Cousin Sara Says:

Sooo...I haven't wandered over to this blog-site lately! But, it looks like I've been missing out! What's going on? Does Cami really have a boyfriend named Atticus? What's going on?? Is this all part of the secret Christensen humor....???
Please, someone, enlighten me...for real!! : ) xoxo

Sara

Camille said...

Really sara, I thought it would be funny to make up a perfect guy. Actually, i think he's more real to my family than to me! The other day was really windy, and i was actually in california, but i guess the door in our house blew open, and my fam was like, "Hey! It's Atticus!" So... jokes!

Just Jenne said...

Cam - I miss you. Let's go to Italy with Kenz! I am peeing my pants laughing so hard. You have a gift. Keep writing!