Let It Begin With Me...

Tattoo is about 2 weeks old, thank God the itching is over....it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but still annoying nonetheless.  It's funny, this time of year I usually get really sad and depressed since Adam's DOD is 6/10 but its different now.  I honestly didn't even realize the date was approaching until I actually looked at the calendar today.  When I did look and realized the date was approaching I wasn't sad or upset.  I finally found myself at peace.  Not saying I don't miss him and wish he were still here but some how those 23 stars on my foot make me feel so much closer to him, like my best friend is with me always, no matter what.  My heart is truly happy and at peace.  It's amazing what a little ink can do for the soul <3.

Finished Tattoo

I wanted to post a quick picture of my tattoo after it has been completed.  I love it more than words can say and the pain is so worth the ever lasting effect it has had on me already.  <3

Today is the Day

Today is a very important day in my life, I would argue it is almost as important as my Wedding day, almost.  Today is the day I get my first tattoo!  Why on earth would that be almost as important as my Wedding you ask?  Well my tattoo is very special, my tattoo is my way of paying homage to my BFF Adam who died almost 4 years ago, (I've written about him on here many times).  And before you ask, no its not a tattoo with his name in it or anything ridiculous like that.  It's a tattoo that has meaning to me and to the rest of you will just look like some cool artwork and designs.

This tattoo has been a long time coming and I've finally decided on the perfect design to make it exactly what I want.  I'm getting 23 stars and diamonds tattooed on the top of my right foot.  One Big star surrounded by the 22 other stars and diamonds in various sizes.  The reason for this is my BFF Adam and I are both huge, HUGE Beatles fans and the tattoo is a loose interpretation of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.  The part that really ties in Adam will be the 22 stars and diamonds.  There will be 3 different size Stars and 1 size diamonds.  The stars and diamonds will be of specific number, those numbers will represent Adam's birthday (3/6/76).  I wanted the numbers to represent his DOB and not his DOD because I want celebrate his life and not mourn his death.  His DOD is hard enough for me without dedicating a tattoo to it.

It's taken me almost 3 months and 2 different tattoo artists to get a tattoo appointment that has not been cancelled or changed.  Maybe it was Adam's way of telling me that other artist wasn't right for me, or it wasn't the right time.  I truly feel today is the perfect day to finally pay homage to my BFF who I miss more and more as the days pass and will forever be in my heart.

People ask, are you sure you want to live the rest of your life with that tattoo? And I respond, I can't believe I've lived this much of my life without it.