My new tattoo - May 24, 2009

My new anklet. It is made up of the birth flowers for Ray, the girls, our 4 parents, and me. Also, Shavon added a heart charm and Precious. And, because you are probably thinking it - no, I have not lost my mind nor am I going through some kind of mid-life crisis. I admit that, at almost 50 and about to become a grandma, a second tattoo seems "out there". Since I got my dream catcher tattoo in January, I had been contemplating another, an anklet, for several months. For whatever reason, I kept coming back to that idea. I knew it had to be about family, which is the center of my very existence and extremely important to me. I just didn't know exactly how I wanted to express that. I spoke with Shavon and we agreed that a chain of the birth flowers would be meaningful and special. The heart was added to symbolize "love", and a Scottie was added for our special "girlie", Precious. The Precious charm is an exact copy of the one that Ray has on his tattoo. These pictures were taken within 2 hours of the tattoo being completed and the surrounding tissue is somewhat swollen and pink. It will only get better. I am delighted with the results; Shavon does amazing work.