I currently have five tattoos, I love them all, and I am planning on more!
My first was done when I was 17, living as an exchange student in France. I got a shooting star on my lower back, which was perfect symbolism for that period in my life.
The next is the Chinese symbol for "joy" on my right inner ankle, done in NYC on my 18th birthday. Chinese was my first language (along with English) and Joy is my middle name.
The next are my angel wings, in between my shoulder blades (about 4" tall and 3" wide). I got them when I was 19. I really wanted something that I just thought was beautiful, and they are. The artist drew them, inspired by a book of Victorian angel art and tattooed them in shades of blue, grey and black. I love that I'm the only one in the world with that *exact* design. It drives me crazy when people (usually high school or college age girls) see my wings and say, "Oh, like Nicole Richie's!" No, not ANYTHING like Nicole Richie's. Not to mention, she was probably in middle school when I got mine done. Annoying.
Next up is a Celtic knot (triquetra, to be exact) taken from The Book of Kells, on my inner left ankle. It was a spur of the moment idea, when I was at Venice Beach with my best friend. She has a matching one on her bicep. We're both of Scottish and Irish ancestry so it's not just a random "cool" design.
The last one is a branch of cherry blossoms on the top of my right foot. It's a symbol of my and DH's marriage. I got it almost exactly a year ago, a week before our 3rd wedding anniversary.
I'm planning on a tiny classic Mickey head, probably on the backside of one of my ankles, or a Steamboat Willie Mickey on my shoulder, as well as my Scottish clan crest/motto in the future. I admit I'm addicted to tattooing, but I've never requested a design for its trendiness. All of my tattoos are completely meaningful to me, and easily hidden when I'm fully dressed!
