Tattoo Party!

Two:

1. Butterfly with the word "forgiven" underneath it on the back of my neck. Was making some changes in my life and it symbolized that, plus it reminds me of one of my favorite Bible verses 2nd Corinthians 5:17.

2. Large guardian angel on my mid back. (From Rose is Rose comic, :bigsmile: ) Story is too long for that one, lol.

Saving up money for my next one!

I've got four now. The first is a cross I designed on my right butt-cheek for my beliefs, second is a trinity knot on my left hip bone for my Irish heritage (very little of) and because it means the circle of life, the third is the tramp stamp of a fancy butterfly and the newest addition is on my left foot and says "Consectatio" which means dedication in Latin because, I am dedicated to doing anything I put my mind to such as working out and losing weight. They all are in odd places because, if I ever decide to work in a professional setting I wont have to hide them and can wear what I want.

I have a cross with 2 football helmets on my right arm. Says "God help the BEAST in me" because my nick name is lakebeast.... getting another tattoo on Saturday an eagle with the saying "American First, Irish Forever"

I have one, but I definitely want another. I have "I took the one less travelled by" It's from my favourite poem by Robert Frost. It has a lot of meaning for me. It's across my shoulder blades.

Oh, I love tattoos I'm posting photos because I never show them off irl.

Ignore how different I look in this first one. I was almost 3 years younger than now and I weighed only about 235 so I look a lot different. Its just one of the only pics I can find where you can see the tattoos on my shoulders. They are identical black stars. The significance is that I like star shaped things. lol.



The next two I got at the same time. This first one is on my wrist. Matty is my significant other, we're in year 8 of our relationship. We met in the beginning of our freshman year of high school and have been inseparable. After I got it done, my mom hated it and said I'd regret it if we ever broke up, but honestly I think that breaking up a family with 3 children would be more heartbreaking than a tattoo!



This last one my SO designed. We share a lot of passions, from music to video games to Doctor Who to comic books, so we had a hard time settling on something cool. I wanted to get a Starman forever, and he paired it up with one of my favorite Bowie tunes. Its on my lower back but its kind of an odd pic so its hard to tell lol. Both of these pics were from when they were fresh, thats why it is red.



So, none of them are insanely significant compared to other people who get them for loved ones and stuff. I just get what I like. I plan on getting my back tattoo expanded sometime with some more Mario themed characters. I also plan on getting a few more done in the future.

Edit to fix one of the pics so it aligned properly

I have two so far. On my upper, left arm, I have "Isaiah 41:10" which is my personal life verse and says, "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

On my right forearm I have the word "Forgiven" in a really cool script with 3 crosses at the end. It reminds me of the great price which was paid for my sins and thus allowing me to become who I am today.

1. Green shamrock in my middle back (didn't know at the time this is the symbol designating the Aryan brotherhood. WONDERFUL, but I'm Irish, so that's what it really stands for)
2. Butterfly on my right shoulder
3. Kanji symbol for 'Courage' on my right arm
4. Starburst on the back of my neck
5. MICHIGAN M on my left shoulder
6. Purple triskele in my upper middle back

I can't post mine here, since I'm on my phone now. But I have seven of them, and you can view them in my profile.

Praying Hands - for both my kids
Spider w/web - I've always liked spider tats
Dragon - I'm a BIG fan of them
Tribal - I saw a picture of it online, and really liked it.
Chinese writing which says, "too powerful to stop", which is in reference to me being mentally strong, and not necessarily physically.
Panther Head - my first tattoo from when I was 19. Always was a fan of them
Bad girl/ good girl - I like a woman who is a genuinely nice person, but can have that little "bad side" to them.

Left ankle - pink and blue crescent moon - because I love all things celestial.

Right ankle - two linked hearts - my best friend and I got this together, I'm really not sure why, I don't regret it and often forget we have matching tattoos.

Left shoulder blade - Heart with name banner with my dogs nickname in it, it also has stars around it.

Left wrist - angel wings - my fiance calls me angel. I won't get a person's name tattooed on me but I will get something symbolic that reminds me of them. This could be for my grandma as well who I guess was going to kill herself when I was really young, she came out in public to wherever my mom, brother and I were to "say goodbye" but I kept bugging and bugging her to take me home with her and she finally did, so she says I saved her life and am her angel.

Top of right foot - whimsical stars - again, I love all things celestial.

I want another tattoo on the inside of my left heel of a heart with an infinite symbol in it for infinite love.

My gift to myself for losing 40 pounds:

i have two. one on the inside of my right ankle that says "starkid" (with a yellow star for the a) for a friend of mine that passed away. i love it because i know fifteen of his other friends who have the same tattoo somewhere on them.

and i have a firefly on my shoulder blade. my friend and i got them together. it's a reminder to make the world a little bit brighter, even through the dark times.