I just started getting tats a lil over a year ago. People are surprised I get them, prolly cause they think I am a wuss. But I love the experience and none of it hurts much.

I got my first one, my daughters name and birthdate on my back right shoulder. Then last Oct I got my family friends name who passed away *he was like a grandpa mostly* on my back neck. There is a prayer hand symbol next to his name. Then my most recent done, this past friday..it is a treble clef inside a star with lil stars going around it. That one was on my foot. :)

I want to expand my foot one and put some color stars around my ankle. Like up and around and do rainbow ones and then fit in something fun with the orginal *sp?* tattoo itself. I also want to get like a collage of things my aunt did/loved who passed away. I love my name tattoos but I think for her it will have more meaning if I go with a symbolic one for her.

My tattoo artist is a family friend of mine. His daughter is almost covered and we did color guard/flag corp growing up. His name is Mark and the shop is Marked for Life. I really have no clue why I waited so long to get one done *I am 26 now*...there is just something about a tattoo shop though that makes me happpy lol.

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I have a few tattoos. They mean a great deal to me, I really don't care what people think or the looks I get. Most of the time, it's very positive. I love to see the looks on peoples faces when they first see my tattoos, I just smile and look at them back. Sometimes I get questions inquiring: "does it hurt?" "What does it mean?" "Who does your work?" I just tell people my tattoos are the places, people, family and cultures that mean a great deal to me.

I'm still in the process of completing my work. It's a life long process of learning about myself, the world around me, and the beautiful things I have experienced.

All my tattoos were done at Yonge Street Tattoo in Toronto. Once I have surgery, I'll get a few more. :)

I have a tribal tattoo on one arm and a name on the other, but I want to get the name covered up and was thinking of getting an Italian phase having to do with or about Family.

I wouldn't get this, but think its funny, Esse nufesso qui dice male di macaruni which means Who speaks badly of Macaroni is a fool.

http://www.kanji-tat2.com/bilder/kanji/tree.gif

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I have a couple and have been formulating my next one for the last few years. I have the concept in my mind, and have drawn it a few times. Now it's just a matter of right time, right place, right artist, etc for me to go through with it.

This is what I started with...

i just recently got a tatt on my neck symbolizing an Atlanta braves A with a vols hat hanging off the top of the A. Atlanta being where my son was born and we both have the same vols hat.

My next will come in a couple weeks. It will be Avery in chinese on my rt lower arm.

Sam, will pics will be posted somewhere and shared?

yeah i will upload them to photobucket and put the link up later tonight

I finally got around to making a slide show of my tats - well, MOST of them - I have several on my upper/lower back that I HATE that I didn't include. I'm having an artist work on a large back piece that will make me like my back better. Once that's done, I'll post pics.

http://www.picnik.com/show/id/925599.../t/tattoo-show