tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362136142011-04-21T17:18:03.387-04:00... And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. I Corinthians 13:13Charissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11994274625914180741noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36213614.post-9704113911611332652007-04-02T20:23:00.000-04:002007-04-03T22:23:28.221-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br />It's Spring Time in DC and what a glorious time of year it is!<br />Over lunch today I wandered around downtown trying to<br />capture the beauty of the day through my camera.<br />Here are a few shots for you to enjoy...<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wUQ5ecxKUks/RhGeoiNf2hI/AAAAAAAAAFM/4yPR70oW8EA/s1600-h/Photo007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wUQ5ecxKUks/RhGeoiNf2hI/AAAAAAAAAFM/4yPR70oW8EA/s160/Photo007.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wUQ5ecxKUks/RhGeoyNf2iI/AAAAAAAAAFU/MNLxsugwaoQ/s1600-h/Photo015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wUQ5ecxKUks/RhGeoyNf2iI/AAAAAAAAAFU/MNLxsugwaoQ/s160/Photo015.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wUQ5ecxKUks/RhGepCNf2jI/AAAAAAAAAFc/DBmKlG9da7M/s1600-h/Photo017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wUQ5ecxKUks/RhGepCNf2jI/AAAAAAAAAFc/DBmKlG9da7M/s160/Photo017.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">As I was enjoying the beautiful colors of nature today,<br />the words of one of my favorite hymns came to mind...<br /><em>"For the beauty of the earth,</em><br /><em>for the glory of the skies,</em><br /><em>for the love which from our birth</em><br /><em>over and around us lies;</em><br /><em>Lord of all, to thee we raise</em><br /><em>this our hymn of grateful praise."</em></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36213614-970411391161133265?l=charissaj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11994274625914180741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36213614.post-46955311676246404072007-02-13T22:26:00.000-05:002007-02-13T22:32:32.215-05:00So this news is a little old, but on January 13, Mr Stephen Johnson asked me to his bride. I gave a very enthusiastic yes!!!<br /><br />Since then, I've been busy planning a wedding and preparing for marriage. Thankfully its been really fun and relatively stress free.<br /><br />You can check out our wedding website for more details... <a href="http://www.charissaandsteve.weddings.com/">www.charissaandsteve.weddings.com.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36213614-4695531167624640407?l=charissaj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11994274625914180741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36213614.post-71327402641654274872006-12-29T01:46:00.000-05:002007-01-01T18:13:45.070-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wUQ5ecxKUks/RZS7Wd0xPnI/AAAAAAAAAAk/hqPAlDQb6tY/s1600-h/2006-12-10+049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wUQ5ecxKUks/RZS7Wd0xPnI/AAAAAAAAAAk/hqPAlDQb6tY/s320/2006-12-10+049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013838279807680114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I hope you all have enjoyed this wonderful season of celebration. Celebration of the greatest gift of all, the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ!<br /><br />One of the highlights of this Christmas season was attending an open house at the White House with my roommates, Erica, Skyla and Lindsay. The decorations were just beautiful!<br /><br />Another highlight was attending the Messiah with Steve at the Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis. The setting was just about as beautiful as the music itself. Whenever I hear the Messiah I am struck by awesome nature of the Gospel message.<br /><br />I can't wait for next Christmas!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36213614-7132740264165427487?l=charissaj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11994274625914180741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36213614.post-1162527446724905732006-11-02T23:04:00.000-05:002006-11-02T23:17:26.733-05:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6431/4042/640/IMG_0717.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6431/4042/320/IMG_0717.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>This past Sunday, Steve, Erica and I ran the Marine Corps Marathon 1oK. It was a gorgeous day, perfect running weather! It was amazing to watch the over 34,000 marathoners start their race. There were about 4,000 people running in the 10K portion with us.<br /><br />The picture above is of us BEFORE the race... all ready to go!! <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6431/4042/640/IMG_0722.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6431/4042/320/IMG_0722.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />And here, we've FINISHED... and looking a little weary!<br /><br />The race was a lot of fun, but I think I'll train a little bit harder next year!&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36213614-116252744672490573?l=charissaj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11994274625914180741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36213614.post-1161227763644676842006-10-18T23:12:00.000-04:002006-10-18T23:17:29.220-04:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6431/4042/640/IMG_0655.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6431/4042/320/IMG_0655.jpg" border="0" /></a> The other weekend, my roommates Erica and Skyla, and I hosted our annual October Party. It was so much fun to celebrate Autumn with yummy treats and drinks! <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36213614-116122776364467684?l=charissaj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11994274625914180741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36213614.post-1161137347967428552006-10-17T22:08:00.000-04:002006-10-17T22:40:41.090-04:00<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6431/4042/640/100_0490.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6431/4042/320/100_0490.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />This past weekend, I had the privilege of being my dear friend Karen's maid of honor. It was a delightful celebration of the beauty and mystery of marriage. And it was wonderful to see many old friends &amp; family and explore my hometown once again. And the fact that my boyfriend Steve was with me, made it extra special!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36213614-116113734796742855?l=charissaj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11994274625914180741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36213614.post-1161136058480151822006-10-17T21:46:00.000-04:002006-10-17T22:38:43.983-04:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6431/4042/640/100_0463.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6431/4042/320/100_0463.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Steve and I flew out to visit my family in LA over Labor Day weekend. It was a fantastic weekend!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36213614-116113605848015182?l=charissaj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11994274625914180741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36213614.post-1161135573073396272006-10-17T21:29:00.000-04:002006-10-17T22:39:42.953-04:00Hey friends and family!<br /><br />Welcome to my blog!<br /><br />With you all spread out across the country, I thought I'd create a space to keep you up to date on my life... with pictures &amp; thoughts!<br /><br />So here it goes....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36213614-116113557307339627?l=charissaj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11994274625914180741noreply@blogger.com0