Growing up,
everyone surrounding me had a tattoo, mom, dad, all their friends, and
well, I of course wore fake ones. =) Dad has a tattoo on his arm
with a heart and my name thru the ribbon, he got it when mom and him split
up...mom thought it was pen...needless to say the ink is still there after
several years. =) Still with me? Good.. okay, so now..for the good stuff. After joining the army back in Febuary of 98, I discussed it with mom (still being a minor and all) if I could get a tattoo, and she agreed. I couldn't dare go
alone to get this *forbidden* thing...so, who better to bring along than my best friend Jaime. She discussed it with her parents, and before we knew it we were there in the chair. I got my second tattoo in March of 99, and that's a purple daisy, with a VW symbol, it's small.. and on my tummy. I got my third tattoo in November of 2001 in Georgia and it's a nice lil piece on my lower back. The heart symbol means rememberance of the past. I went with several of my army buddies to get it, on our way home from Kosovo.
In September of 2003 in Milano Italy I went and had my fourth tattoo done. It was a spontaneous event, passing by a tattoo parlor.. went in and well, just HAD to get one. I got a sunflower with a tribal stem on my right foot. Pictures will be coming soon. I've always wanted one on my foot... now I want one on my left foot.
In July of 2004 I had nautical stars placed on the backside of both arms, right above the elbows, they are red with a yellowish hue in them as well. In March of 2005 I got a bird on my Right arm, it covers a good portion of my arm and well, it's quite colorful, with bright pinks and blues. It has a long feather tail that extends down to my elbows and intergrades with my nautical star on my right arm, this one by far is my favorite.