My Hallelujah

We all have our opinions on tattoos, ink, tats....what ever you might call it. I love tattoos, if they are presented in the right way. But, as I said, that is MY opinion.

I got my first tattoo when I was 18. I decided to go with the lower back, also known as the "tramp stamp". It's a black butterfly that is about the size of a quarter. My husband loves it. Not.

My second tattoo is on my right inner forearm. I was feeling "old" with turning 25, and my husband took me to a tattoo shop one night. We had been talking about me getting another anyways. Well, I wasn't going to let a woman that just finished smoking a bowl of crack (not sure if you even smoke crack, sniff it, or inject...HAHA), touch my arm with a damn needle! So....we went the following day and the kid that was doing it looked like it was his first tattoo EVER!! Aahhhhh Well, I chose what I wanted...and I now have a flower on my forearm. It's okay. Not my favorite. It reminds me of right before I got married, so that makes me happy inside.

Now, my FAV tattoo is the one I got recently. I had been thinking about it for months. I wanted something that really had meaning. I made an appointment with a girl that did an amazing job on my husbands, brought a great friend with me, and bam. Between the three of us, I have my favorite tattoo. Most are probably curious WHY I am writing about tats. Well, this is a good TIP!!!! Before getting a tattoo, do your research. Choose a well known shop and artist. Ask to see their work. Some people are better at portraits, shadowing, florals, animals, and make sure they are CLEAN!!! I knew about what I wanted, but not sure on the font. Well, my friend and the tattoo artist both said "well, write it out." So I wrote out what I wanted it to say. There we had it. That's exactly what I wanted. A piece on me that reminded me of my boys and husband, and original. And nothing more original than in your own handwriting.
Hallelujah is a beautiful song. My husband sings it to my boys every night, and now my 2 1/2 year old is singing it to us. I love it when people ask me why I got it and what it means. I also chose a place that I can see it (my left forearm). I don't understand why some people like to hide them. I understand that in some work environments, it's not professional. Some look down on others for them. Well, it's my body...I am not a low class, classless woman. I am a proud mother and wife that has class, and I wear my ink proud. :)