Tatted up

I always said I would never get a tattoo. Haven't I realized by now that I should never..EVER..say never. Because my 'never' always happens.
A little over a year ago BD and I got matching tattoos. Its BD and My's name in a circle with 2 rings inside the name circle then bound by love on top and the date we got married below. Now, yes, I know the old wives tale, dont get your spouses name on you, you'll get divorced..ya..okay...well, I'll take the chance. A tattoo will NOT cause my husband and I to get divorced. Name tattoos just arent some people's cup of tea and I totally get that, no judging, but for us, thats what we wanted to do and it works for us.
My second is my absolute favorite! It's a hand with a thumbs up and the date April 23, 2002 It's a dedication to my grandma. The date is the day she died. The thumbs up, She had ALS and when she lost the ability to use her voice she would always give us a thumbs up when asked how she was. My grandma was a pivotal person in my life and this is my Lil dedication to her. I got it on my shoulder blade but I really wish I would have got it someplace that I could stare at it constantly. ha

Now, I've gotten a bit of criticismI always said I would never get a tattoo. Haven't I realized by now that I should never..EVER..say never. Because my 'never' always happens.
A little over a year ago BD and I got matching tattoos. Its BD and My's name in a circle with 2 rings inside the name circle then bound by love on top and the date we got married below. Now, yes, I know the old wives tale, dont get your spouses name on you, you'll get divorced..ya..okay...well, I'll take the chance. A tattoo will NOT cause my husband and I to get divorced. Name tattoos just arent some people's cup of tea and I totally get that, no judging, but for us, thats what we wanted to do and it works for us.
My second is my aboslute favorite! It's a hand with a thumbs up and the date April 23, 2002 It's a dedication to my grandma. The date is the day she died. The thumbs up, She had ALS and when she lost the ability to use her voice she would always give us a thumbs up when asked how she was. My grandma was a pivotal person in my life and this is my lil dedication to her. I got it on my shoulder blade but I really wish I would have got it someplace that I could stare at it constantly. ha
I've had numerous people come up to me and ask me "why did you get a thumbs up on you?" So I share the story with them and I kid you not, every one of them says something along the lines of "wow..that is really awesome" or "That is so special, I really like that"

Now, I've gotten a bit of criticism for my tattoos. Some folks I know don't agree with the fact that I've gotten tattoos. Can I just say once and for all, Tattoos don't mean I'm a heathen, They don't change who I am or what I believe, I am still the same person I was before, I will always be the same person, a loving mother, wife, daughter, friend. I will only get tattoos that mean something. Tattoos are my way to show the world who I am and what I believe. No judging those that do that, if that's your cup of tea then by all means, carryon! You just most likely won't find me with a Winnie the Pooh tattoo on my chest or where ever lol I plan to get 2 more tattoos, One for each of my girls and after that I'll probably be done. I'm not out to tattoo my whole body, I'm not out to have sleeves or whatnot. My tattoos are an outlet for me to share what I believe

I'd like to end this blog with a quote by Herman Melville:

It's only his outside; a man can be honest in any sort of skin."
- Herman Melvill