As in told all of ya'll (cos you know that is the plural of ya'll) that I was going to get the same tattoo as my daughter. Was on my way home from my SC home today to my NC home and had to make a side trip related to business # 2 which would have led me home through a town that has a reputable tattoo, what do you call them, shop?, parlor?, business?. Oh well at any rate gave them a call to see if they could do me (oh doesn't that sound naughty?) this afternoon. And of course with a $20.00 deposit they would be glad to fit me in. You know you have heard me say in the past there are those people that will talk, those who will talk about doing, and those who do. Made my mind up that it was time to quit talking about it and do it. So I now have my first tattoo. It looks very similar to my daughter's. My loop is bigger than her's and the tails are shorter. But the meaning is the same. Purple is the color of the awareness ribbon for gastro-intestinal cancers and for Alzheimer's Disease. As my father died of colon cancer, my husband and baby brother died of stomach cancer and my mother has Alzheimer's this speaks to my heart. It is a tribute and a reminder of what my family has lost and the memories we still cling to. It was worth every sting. These are some of the people who are so near and dear to my heart. I loved them dearly and cherish every moment that we had together. I am also reminded that, yes, life is for the living but we never forget those who have gone before us.
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