Tattoo

I've always wanted to get a tattoo, but was never willing to take the final step. Then there was the issue of deciding what would be a permanent part of my body.

I was given the nickname Taz at a very young age, so I debated getting him, but didn't want to be 80 with a cartoon character somewhere on my person. I also considered having the name Taz worked into some sort of tribal or decorative art work, but never could figure out what I liked. I also contemplated getting a trinity knot, but again, never found one I liked (not that I looked too hard) I think I was subconsciously delaying it.

When my father passed away in August, I decided I was going to do it. I have a really good friend who had gotten a memorial tattoo when her father passed away, and I liked the idea. After much searching, I found something I really liked.

While it wasn't Taz, it does have a Celtic knot, similar to a trinity knot, and I liked that it represented my Irish heritage as well.

I was telling my sisters, Jen & Lisa, I was going to get it, and why, and we decided that we all wanted to get it together; a symbol of our sisterhood.

Now came the hard part. Where to get it. After much deliberation, I decided to go with the ankle. I still had thoughts of sometime in the future getting Taz somewhere. I went and talked to Brett, who will be doing our tattoos, and gave him the picture of the shamrock. I had the idea that he could make a ankle band with Taz as part of the band. He came up with a really cool ankle bracelet, and the shamrock as a charm, but was unable to work in Taz.

It was time to set the appointment. First Jen had conflicts with a date that worked for me and Lisa. Then Lisa's work schedule interfered with when Jen was free. We were finally able to get a day that worked for all of us, this upcoming Friday. With the date set in our minds, one last call from Jen started a whole new set of conflicts.

She had always wanted a four leaf clover, but said if we were getting the same thing, then she'd do that. I told her that she needed to make sure that she was really happy with what she got as it was a forever thing. I figured the meaning behind it would still be the same, even if they weren't identical. She liked the Celtic knot, and wanted to see if Brett could do a four leaf clover with the knots.

I called Pincushn to set up our appointment, and to talk to Brett about the possible change. He let me know that he had previously drawn a four leaf clover with the knot, and would put it in my file for us to look at on Friday.

Jen, meanwhile, had spent some time looking up different photos of four leaf clovers with the Celtic knots, and came up with this one, only as a four leaf.
She has also found a couple of others she likes really well, too. Now we have the dilemma of deciding what to go with.

I will be heading down tomorrow to see Brett and show him what we have found, and hoping he can get some sketches done before Friday. Be watching for a blog soon with pictures and the story of how it goes.

Until next time,
Chelle