tattoo complete

here are multiple angles of the complete tattoo

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it's a phoenix

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for dad.

 I love it and can't wait for warmer weather to show it off!

tattoo

this one's for you dad.

phoenix.

In Greek mythology, a phoenix or phenix (Ancient Greek φοίνιξ phóinīx) is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn. Associated with thesun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. The phoenix was subsequently adopted as a symbol in Early Christianity. While the phoenix typically dies by fire in most versions of the legend, there are less popular versions of the myth in which the mythical bird dies and simply decomposes before being born again.- wikipedia

 tony, my artist de la tattoo

 phase 1 (before cleaned)

 phase 2

 phase 3

 phase 4

still needs to be colored in a bit and touched up.

i.love.it.

tattoos and motorcycles

last farmers market, hazel got tinkerbell

with sparkles of course

 is this not how you smile?

 hmmm

 that's better

 i-gram

 the strawberry rhubarb pie i made from kirstins blog

with a smitten kitchen 2 sticks of butter crust.

DELISH!

 oh yeah hazel, go with axel and ride a motorcycle

no big deal,

i'll be in the backyard...

the girl with the dragon tattoo

we headed to the farmers market

just a couple blocks away

and this awesome lady does free face/arm painting (tips appreciated)

hazel picked a dragon :)

i am not lying that she talked about the dragon ALL WEEK

and kept pointing to her arm saying dragon dragon, dragon bite

then we would ask, a real bit or pretend, and she would say pretend bite :)

 oh yeah, dont forget the SPARKLES

 the next day it was a little chilly,but we headed to the park.

this is what she kept doing, just like her aunt.

 then later we went on a walk, and the sky looked all tornadic

(this was the same time OK was getting hit with the 5/20 tornado)

 and 6 months later, i finally painted the fridge cam made her for xmas.

piercing

i've been feeling rebelious lately.

and i have been wanting to do this for a long time.

so today, i did it.

see story below.

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we made it to the tattoo shop.

my artist was Cami.

she offered me a sucker.

i took it.
(cami looks drunk, but she's not, she was super super sweet)

cami cleaning my nose

about to stab me

actually stabbing me with an 18 gauge needle.

OUCH!

tears came pouring out my eyes.

although it hurt really badly, it was over fast!

done!

cleaning the bloody mess!

my nose.

kinda red

a little bloody still.

my goody bag!

sea salt, soap, q tips, the hoop for later.
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thanks bethany for going with me!!!

tattoos & babies

So, I had planned this for awhile, but I was pumped it finally happened.

I was getting my second tattoo... Liz was getting inkd :)

I was going with my friend Tim, and he was getting my old tattoo on his wrist.

And I was getting a dove on my left foot.

Tim goes to school with cam, and during the break, he is working as a limo driver...

His new nickname is Lloyd Christmas... he kinda looks like him.

So Tim says he is gonna be a little late., but it's totally gonna be worth it.

And he pulls up in a limo!!!!!!!!!! Crazy huh?

The first pic was taken later after the tattoo.

We went to Celebrity Tattoo in Lodo on Market Street!!

Tim driving the limo :)
Tim aka Llyod Christmas after he got to our house

before shot of my foot... so clean and fresh

Mark mark my tat artist cleaning my foot and putting the design on it

Actually doing the tattoo with the very sharp needle. Boy did it hurt.... 45 min of

pretty excrutiating pain, nothing like Lo's childbirth, but I was seriously

wondering if it was as painful as childbirth.... it was so much worse than my

other tattoo. No pain no gain right? Some dude told me pain was just weakness leaving the body...

the after!!!! Isn't it awesome!

new and old tats

Then at our christmas party for our fellowship group, sara, brian and Odette's baby was there, and we made her hold up this book and it totally looked like she was for reals reading it!!!!

Sara Ellis reading the Cognitive Behavior Book :)

So cute isn't she. She's even sitting up on her own!

At our party we did a Dirty Santa, and I got candy, cameron got an easter mug, and there were some pretty crazy gifts such as: super girls steering wheel cover, carmal popcorn, 3 grass covered easter bunnies, a sewing kit.... and much much more ;)

That's all for now.... 8 days til christmas!!!!!