November.

Hard to accept that it is November … ALREADYYY?!!!

October is my all time favorite month… then november.. (then april…if i continue the list ) and thats because i love anticipating things.. and i love fall!!!!!
Seasonal things tend to make me nostalgic.. and creative.. and inspired.. (clothes.. cooking… decorating..)

Sunday Jessica and I slept real late… made lunch and watched movies on my couch.
Then we went to soak in all the fall we could..
our street.. is gorg. the view to the city is awesome.. and the colors are breath taking (visit Luke’s blog for lots of fall inspired photos

Some of our good friends just got engaged this past week in Hawaii!!!
We love Joel and Raechel and are so excited for this love….

For some reason we have an excessive amount of Potatoes in our house right now…
our kitchen table centerpiece is actually a huge bowl of potatoes…
so this afternoon i made Pepperjack & Mozzerella (bc it was the only kind of cheese i had hah) stuffed potatoes skins!!!
They were delish!  and definately worth doing again.. and adding fun different things! like veggies.. etc.

The insides were basically just like mashed potatoes.. i just added a bit of brown sugar and nutmeg for interest, cream, s&p and the cheeses!

Im still trying to work on making my food pretty.. but believe me.. they were tasty!

Okay.. Here is another corner in our Home..

Luke’s new desk!
He is actually really proud of this thing.. and the other day filled all the drawers.. putting his laptop in the top drawer…
Later that day he was going crazy.. thinking he lost his laptop.
hah
boys.

He found this baby back stage at church.. and you know what He says..
“ask and you shall receive”

voila!

well… this day has turned out lovely..
tried hanging up all the clothes that have been collecting at the foot of our bed..
but somehow.. no matter how many times i buy them… i NEVER have enough hangers..

oh well..

Enjoy this season!
Wherever you are!
i feel like its going to be  a good one!

c.hill.

credit.

Monsier

Mrs. Hill

Well…  we got married..

There are too many “favorite’s” to truly satiate my wedded bliss in only  one blog post.. sooo
for all the rest… and to experience (again) our big day…visit the album.
Anna did an amazing job. and i love her!!!!! (Her Website)
she also has a really neat blog..::the colorful living project:: (which i happen to have been fortunate enough to make it on there from my bridal portraits

so the wedding, honeymoon… and my time off work is (almost) over..
but.. no worries.. im happy.. and excited to go back to work (kindof) and get the show back on the road.
I’ve spent this whole week.. “nesting” organizing gifts.. returning things… buying things no one got us.. baking brownies.. and just learning to be a wife.

Its been fun.. and i cant wait to finish getting our house settled and start our official Hill game night

heres pictures of the progress of our bedroom.. and kitchen.. if you saw it before i moved in.. this will be appreciated.. otherwise.. sorry its nothing fancy..

bedroom:

Well thats all for now..  im going to get a cup of chocolate chip mint icecream now

Enjoy your weekend!!

Charis Hill

luke

Luke said “take my picture” 

so… we did.

hahah

8days.

Well, considering it is 12:04 am… there are officially now only 8 days until our wedding day.
This is very hard for me to absorb.
yes, i am excited.
yes, i can not wait.

But it is so hard to have it be so close.. and so real.. when i have been pumping myself up for it.. for 9 months.

[having   a baby will be really freaky.] ( no i am not pregnant.. just comparing the fact our engagement is the same length of time as a baby being born) ha

9 months has been a really long engagement.
Im worn out.

Sometimes i think we shouldve pulled a Ruth and Boaz.. and just gotten it over with…
and sometimes i think “oh my goodness i am getting married.. and im only a little girl!!”

 Love can make you crazy.
Love can also make you GO crazy!
it can change your friends.
it can change your lifestyle.
it can affect your family.
it can change the world.. 

In love.. and in life we all have expectations.. whether we are aware of it or not.

relationships..(and Christ)… bring those out into the light. 

 Just being Luke’s “girlfriend”.. and “fiance’” has definately taught me a whole bunch about myself.. and my expectations.
some good… and some.. kindof disappointing. 

And its wild to think that in marriage (or so i’ve heard) it only gets more intense.. (the learning.. and exposing things about yourself)
its like molding yourself into who you are suppose to be!!

 

 

I am excited.. (sometimes scared).. Ready for our adventure.
im laying down my selfish desires..
willingly.. because of love.

Heres to the beginning of the rest of our lives.
i cant wait. 

Cheers.

 

CJM

60 days remaining.

Can you believe that??
60 days til im a married woman.

sometimes its weird for me to think about even being considered as a “woman” (rather than a little girl)
let alone..  a Married one.

 

Tonight we met with Kevin and Sarah..
Who will be our musicians at the wedding.
I think my excitement level raise 79% after chatting with them.

its going to be awesome.

i can’t wait!!!!!!!!!!

Today i passed my examination to receive my cosmetology license.
im really proud of myself.
thats the first time ive studied that hard for anything!
ever!

(i didnt go to college… so believe me. im serious)

 

this week is invitation week!

love to all

C

love.

i love being in love.
there is absolutely nothing else that compares!

stefa.zozokovich 

 

 

tomorrow is a historic day.
July 8

Sunday

I love holidays.
And friends.

trash this dress.

this video is fun to watch.. its from a trash the dress shoot that a couple did in time square.. 2 years after they got married.

we. are. family.