We were both so nervous the day of our appointment. I was actually sweating on my way to meet her! I have this tendency to "google" everything and all I kept reading that morning was how much more a tattoo on your foot HURT compared to other places! Ugh. I was a wreck for someone who already has a tattoo! We went to see Matt Miskol at Yellow Rose Tattoo. It's in Sugarhouse and a very clean, attractive tattoo parlor. We had to wait over an hour until he was finished with our designs and ready to start work on us - that didn't help matters.
We finally go back to get our new ink and I end up going first - I did that with my last one too. Probably a good thing so I couldn't chicken out! Matt started on my tat and thankfully it wasn't nearly as bad as I had envisioned or as bad as I had read about. The worst part was when he got to the bottom side of my foot. Thankfully I didn't have a lot of ink down there!
I was so thrilled with how it came out. It's pretty close to my original design - we had to modify it a bit because I wanted it as small as possible without losing too much of the design elements.
I was inspired by Deuteronomy 31:6 for this tattoo: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." Hebrews 13:5 was also encouraging: For God has said, "I will never fail you. I will never abandon you."
I have often felt alone while living here in Utah (not something I've shared with many people). Part of it is because Andy's been gone so much of the time, but the other part is because I'm so much further away from my friends, my family and all that is familiar to me. It's not a feeling I'm comfortable with or use to. I am thankful for my many dear, sweet friends here, but it's difficult to overcome it somedays. Through a bible study I did at our church after I first moved here, I realized that no matter where God leads us on this journey, he will never leave us. This tattoo is a great reminder for me when I'm going through those moments of loneliness.
This was the worst part of it - that spot hurt the most
After I got home that night.
The night I got it was the worst for me. It was throbbing and I had to take some Advil and prop it up to sleep. The next morning I felt completely fine. I'm dreading the healing process when it starts itching like crazy! Sadly I can't wear shoes right now until it heals - and my new cowboy boots are scheduled to arrive in 3 days! Ugh!
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