Taking The World On With A Smile!

What constitutes a once-in-a-lifetime experience?

I’ve been going back and forth on this for a while now, with my mom.….

…….and debated on whether or not to bring my kids.

But realized, this would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for them and me.

And my rather stubborn, 74-year old mother was not going to change her position anyway.

With or without me………………….

…………she was getting a tattoo!

Great job, Pepper -Thanks!

She – we, LOVE her first tat!

Not only did Pepper do a fantastic job on my mom’s tattoo. Everyone at Graceland was really nice to all of us. They let my kids sit on a couch close enough to be able to watch the process and they played Irish music in the shop while Pepper was inking Nana’s shamrock.

A little “shell-shocked”, they had no idea they were going to watch their Nana get a tattoo! Life is full of surprises!

When I asked my kids what was going through their minds while Nana was getting her tattoo, my daughter said:

I was thinking, ‘Oh great, now mom is going to want one, too!’

So maybe that will make for two “once-in-a-lifetime” experiences.  We’ll see.

Have you ever taken somebody to get a tattoo?

Photo Credits: ©Karen Szczuka Teich & http://www.takingtheworldonwithasmile.com