Family Outing!

The deal was that my grandma was going to take me to get a tattoo of my choice for my 18th birthday. Well, the date kept getting pushed back until now, and more people wanted to join in. The more the merrier I figured. Soon it became a family outing. Coach Fortney thought we we're such an odd family when we told him we were all going to get tattoos together. He called it a "hillbilly outing." Which, whatever, I just wanted my ink. I was totally set on getting my song for a friend lyrics, but then, the night before, I kept reading and hearing the word gratitude, which was my other choice of a tat. I ended up deciding on that, because I also wanted the lyrics to match Laura's whenever she got hers. We went to Stephen's tattoo parlor in Perryville or something, it was a little sketchy, but whatever. My grandma went first, and didn't flinch at all. She got her Cardinals! Jami got a flore de le, my mom got our names, nathan got his last name, laura got last name, and I got gratitude. It was painful, but I now know that I can totally tolerate 11 words later in life. Oh, and I've decided that Laura and I are going to get our next tattoos on June 23, 2010 in honor of Jason. (He got his Be Love tattoo on my birthday, so it's only fair.) So anyway, we had a really fun time, and everyone's tattoos turned out really awesome. I was freaking out the entire time that mine was crooked, but it's most likely that the lines in my stomach aren't even. But keep in mind, this picture is definitely crooked as well. Anyway, I like that it isn't perfect because imperfections are like the coolest thing in the world to me. You might even say I'm grateful for them. The whole point of my tattoo isn't to show it off. It's to remind me of who I am and all the people in my life who make it so amazing. Also, every night before I go to sleep, I always play the, what I'm I thankful for? game. Also, it's my little way to honor Jason and the always awesome Beastie Boys!