I got a tattoo. It's still surreal saying it - in part because I haven't really seen it since I got it so the reality hasn't quite sunk in. Justin had a good point too referring to my hesitance about my tattoodole - it usually takes a couple weeks just to like a new haircut so of course this one is going to take a minute to adjust to. I went with one of my best friends so we could get inked on her 30th birthday... I met Tora in my days with the Cavaliers and by far and away has been my closest confidant in Ohio since I moved here. She already had two tattoos and for years we've talked about going together to get one. We've also talked about trips to New York, Chicago and Las Vegas but up until a couple weeks ago, none of it ever happened. We were determined to see at least one of our ideas through!
I've had a plan in my head to get a tattoo behind my ear ever since I saw Rihanna sporting one years ago - it's an awesome combination of badass and sexy and I immediately knew that was where I was going to do it. Until I thought about how I just signed up to get a tattoo basically straight on the bone. no bueno.
If I was going to have something permanently inked on me I obviously wanted it to have significance. There's an old gospel song I've always loved His Eye is on the Sparrow from the verse in Matthew 10:29 "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care." I love the reminder of my significance from Christ in Christ - as always, there's more behind it but that's a longer story for a different day. Originally I hoped to have three sparrows to represent my three Littles, but clearly there's not a lot of space behind your ear so I was only able to get one. Justin wasn't left out from my tattoo experience, he drew it for me and seriously makes me love it even more.
I can't even explain how anxious I was when we walked in and Mr. Tattoo started getting the ink gun ready - I was just hoping I'd be able to find that happy place and remain there since I wasn't about to go against the big grizzly man when he told me I could in fact NOT have a little liquid encouragement at the bar next door. At first it really wasn't that bad, other than the horrible buzz right in my ear, I was even able to relax a little and shockingly breathe - but that only lasted for a little bit. a small tiny little bit - and then it began to hurt a lot more, and that of course lasted a lot longer. I grinned and bared it (read: clenched teeth and white knuckles) and I survived! Like I said, I'm anxious about it still, but I think that's because I've only seen it twice. I certainly love the idea of it and was super stoked to get it and knock something else off the list. YAY!
Bella doesn't quite get it yet - nor am I in any hurry to explain it since she's obviously never allowed to get one - because the other day she was brushing my hair and asked if she could color the pretty picture on my head. haha! NO.
