Oh My Garsh...We Got INKED!!!

I got my first tattoo on Sunday!!


How the heck did THAT happen?!?!?

Well, as my loyal readers know, our grandbabies live in another state and we don't get to see them very often. That kinda leaves this big ol' grandkid sized hole in our hearts.

Lucky for us, we've been blessed with our good friends, Danny and Michele, who are the parents of 5 terrific kids, whom they loan to us, to fill that hole up now and then. They range in age from 23, down to the baby, Julian, who just had his 1 year birthday last week.

Julian, or Juju as he's called, is funny and handsome and gives really terrific hugs and has stolen our hearts and he has Down's Syndrome.

The national symbol for DS is a little footprint, with a gap between the big toe and the rest of the toes, because this is a characteristic of most Down's babies. I don't remember how it started, but I think Michele was the first to say she wanted the footprint tattoo. Dave had been talking about getting his first tattoo but didn't know what he wanted, and when this came up...that was it. That's what he wanted. We both want something with our own grandbabies names, but we haven't figured out what it's going to be yet. But this one was nailed down, so when the opportunity arose, we went for it.

Here's how our day went, last Sunday when Michele's niece, the artist, arrived from Las Vegas:

Dave getting his stencil applied

Ink going on

ALL DONE!!

 

 

Dave did so good....he didn't whine or wince or make a face or cuss even once!!

Now here's mine:

OMG!!...What is she doing this with...WASPS?!?!?....I'm on FIRE!!!!.....HELP!!!!

 

 

Why are you so calm?!?!?...I'm dying here!!!!

Will this agony  never end?!?!?!?

All done....finally!!

Here we are, the super patient Vanessa and her victims...I mean happy clients.

They say you get addicted to tattooing and want more and more. Dave wants two more...one for Jacob and Adam and another with the Raincross symbol he likes.

Me??...I really want something for my grandbabies, but I'm hoping that tattooing is a little like giving birth. By the time you're ready for your second one, you've forgotten how much the first one hurt.

If not, there's always tequila.