Birthday Tattoo

Happy Birthday to me!

The Big 30 and I decided to get a tattoo!

I have wanted a tattoo for a long time now.

I just didn't know what to get it of or where to put it on my body.

It's just so permanent.

And then it just came to me.

I wanted something pretty and something that involved rainbow colors.

Gotta show my gay pride.

I wanted to have the kid's initals in it somehow.

I decided on a vine with green leaves.

Intertwined in the vine are the initials A, L, B and L.

Ashlee, Leslee, BJ and Louis (that's my dad who died in 1989).

Drew, the tattoo artist, took my rough sketch and created awesome art.

I was so happy with his drawing.

I will admit to taking an old Codine from the gastric bypass days.

I think it helped with the pain a little bit.

It didn't really hurt as much as I thought it would.

It felt like someone was burning me, but it really wasn't bad.

Actually if I watched Drew work, it hurt less.

Some people would freak out at the sight of the needles.

Not me.

The entire tattoo took 3 hours to complete.

I love it.

Mom is less than thrilled with it, but oh well.

I'm 30 years old.

I thought about this for a while.

It's femine.

It's on my arm.

I love it.

It represents many aspects of ME.

I'm ready to get another one.

Who wants to go with me?