Describe the tattoo which you are most proud of (ex. color, shape, style, etc.):

A Scottish thistle with a banner running across the bottom. There's a very special date printed on the banner, too.

What does it signify?


Why did you choose to tattoo?

Because tattoos are very meaningful in my family. We are very much a tattoo family. My uncle is completely covered... like head to toe. Even my ultra conservative aunt got one! It's just totally normal for me. I wanted to remember my wedding, so I got a tattoo. No one in my family thought anything of it.

How do you feel as a woman with a tattoos?

I don't think it changes me as a person at all. I think that if you want to get a tattoo to change the way people look at you, then don't get one. My tattoo is special to me and reminds me of my husband. That's all I need.

It did make me feel pretty tough to get it, though. I just laughed the whole time. I thought the process tickled. After I got mine, my husband got his from the same artist. The tattoo guy said to my husband, "Okay, you better not make a sound cause your wife just took the whole thing laughing and smiling. You'll look like a sissy."