My first tattoo is a family tattoo. Both of my brothers and my dad have it too. Each of the tattoos are slightly different. Mine is much smaller than my brothers and dad's. My dad's is the only one in color, and mine is the only one without a rope. Also, my brothers and dad have theirs on their arm, mine is on my back.
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| Matt's tat |
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| my tat |
Why did we get it?? It pays tribute to our family's Navy background. My mom, dad, and my brother, Matt, were all in the navy. For me, I really like sharing it with my brothers. We've had our differences, but we've always stuck together.....We're family!!
My new tattoo is very simple, but holds a lot of meaning to me. I got it on the inside of my left wrist (which is the wrist I wear my watch on ).
It is the distance of a marathon, 26.2 miles. I have done two marathons to date, and I'm registered to run my third in November of this year. The reason I got the marathon distance tattooed onto me, is not just because I've completed two marathons, but as a reminder that I can do anything. Before I ever did a marathon, I never thought I could run that far at one time, I thought it was impossible and just plain crazy...but then I did it! I ran 26.2 miles! Impossible is nothing!! I can do anything!
Also, as you can see, the numbers are done just like digital numbers. The reason I did it this way is because of all the time that I put into running and training for the marathons. It always seems like there's not enough hours or minutes in the day to do everything you want or have to do, and it's a reminder that there's always time for the stuff that's important to you.
