So Hannah and I went last night out to Sid's Tattoo Parlor to get some ink by John, a friend who works there. He tattooed a crow on my right shin a few months ago and i was so pleased i had to get one more. This time Hannah and I both got a tattoo, her first one! He was very sweet with her, asking her if she was ok and if she needed a break at all but she beared through it. She is such a trooper! She got a small bicycle, that I drew, tattooed on her right wrist so that she can look at it while I'm away and think of me. Something to keep us together, even while I'm gone. He wrapped her up nice and neat, after about a 15 minute tattoo, and I had him give her the shpeal about keeping it cleaned and how to wash it. She had to get the full experience for her first one! It was also nice going in and seeing a couple of other buddies we both know just hanging out. It made the experience for her even that much more special.
Then on to mine. I wanted to get a couple telephone poles, on my lower left leg, connected by a bicycle chain as the wires. I wanted to get something I can potentially add to while I am on my trip and this was perfect. In different states/countries I can get silhouettes of birds on the wire to commemorate and remember this trip by. I gave him a couple print outs of the poles I wanted and..boom! There they were on my leg! B-E-A-utiful! I had the idea to wrap the chain(as the telephone cables) around the back and front of my leg, but as we were looking at it, we both couldn't figure out how it would work and look right. So I decided to just connect the poles with the chain in the front. Boy am I glad for that. He free handed the chain and it is so crisp. I honestly couldn't imagine it looking any better. I also asked if he would put a heart in one of the poles with the initials 'S + H' and he was able to do it. It is so small, but it looks just the way I wanted it to(like it was carved into the telephone pole).
The whole experience was just great. My girl, good friends and memories. It was awesome. We left with smiles on our faces and india ink in our skin. Some of you out there might cringe at the thought of the tattooing, but once you get one it is hard to not get another. So fun and meaningful!
Here are some of the pictures:
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