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On Monday I got inked!!

Here's a before picture.  The artist drew the tat onto a piece of carbon tracing paper and then put it on my back.  The picture was just the structure of the tree I wanted to get and he added a lot more detail as he went.  

Here it is, my first touch of tattoo.  

Pain level: 5 out of 10.  It was annoying, but not really that painful.  

As he went the excess ink got smeared all over my back, that's why I look kind of dirty.  

Two hours later, I was a changed woman.  

Here's the final product.  

And a close-up of my beautiful tree.  I've written some of the significance of trees in my life on my other blog.  Click here to read about some of what this means to me.  

And here's Rick and I.  

Thanks Michelle for an awesome day and a beautiful forever tattoo!!