Dishwasher vs. Frivolous Surprise

For Valentines Day, Dan gave me a choice:

1. Go shopping for and purchase a dishwasher for me.

2. A frivolous surprise

Now, Dan does some pretty excellent frivolous surprises, and he can be so thoughtful with gifts. And he did say I would probably like the frivolous surprise more than the dishwasher, but it would be more fleeting.
I could keep and use the dishwasher for a long time and all I would keep from the frivolous surprise would be memories. Also I know the dishwasher isn’t very romantic so he said if I choose dishwasher he would still get me some SMALL frivolous surprise(i.e. candy or flowers I’m guessing)
Now I have been Jones-ing for a dishwasher for quite some time. I have no idea what the big frivolous surprise could be, but I’m pretty sure it would be awesome.
I already asked if I could have both and he said nope.

So after polling my sisters and a friend "frivolous surprise" won out. So thats what I chose. I think I made the right decision because Dan is super excited about how excited I will be about it. I honestly have no guess what it could be, but it's really cute to see him so excited.

I'll find out next Thursday what my surprise is. :)

Snow Day!

This is the snowcave we found in Irwin Park.




The radio said we got 6 inches of snow on Sunday! Can you believe that. We haven't had that much in the valley since 1996!



Dan scraping off the car to go to church, which ended up being cancelled after Sacrament meeting. We had fun doing doughnuts in the church parking lot. :)
Also I gave myself a new haircut. It's a little bit shorter.

Croquis

These are some drawings I have been working on called croquis. These are like templates of body forms and posture which are then used to create fasion design(like the drawings on the front of clothes patterns). I drew these from pictures of people I found in fashion magazines. I first sketched with pencil and then went over with a fine black Sharpie.

Ode to Krystine & Zack...Engagement Pictures

She is so beautiful..........

The Dress

Krystine is getting married in May and I get to make her dress! (In white of course)

Carina's Childhood Pictures

I put a bunch of Dan's pictures on here from his childhood so it seems like I should do the same. In no particular order:
1 – we called this “spider-jumping” and Treeva was very good at it. I couldn’t get up very far
2 – sisters (Tasha, Carina & Treeva)
3 – daddy pushing me and a very unhappy Treeva in the wheelbarrow
4 – circa 2nd grade
5 - Christmas at grandma’s house
6 – we called him “Long George”, the baby possum my grandma found
7 – me in pigtails, I think I look a lot like Dax in this picture
8 – me, Treeva and mommy
9 - me
10 – Treeva & I with our easter eggs
11 – me, Treeva & Tasha
12 – me and Bally
13 – me again
yeah that’s enough of me :)

Little Kicker Video

Dax is getting so big and playful. He was too cute in this rocker just kicking away.