i got my third tattoo yesterday...on my left leg right on the calf muscle it says: grove, my great aunt ardelle and uncle oscar's last name. the closest thing to granparents i ever had...my aunt passed away about 6 years ago and my uncle died yesterday morning. rip yaca, i know you're with you're beloved now, and you two will never be parted again. i'm sad, yeah, but it truly was his time. he went peacefully in his sleep-we should all be so lucky.
he wouldn't want me to be sad, so i plan to celebrate tomorrow just as i normally would...local music, watermelon, vendor food and the pool. fourth of july in my hometown has always been more of a social event than a national holiday...on a day we should be able to appreciate our independence, i fear i've grown a little jaded...being a bisexual and a woman in this country doesn't make me exactly free. however, i commend the efforts of those who have fought for my freedom as an american citizen. just because i disapprove of our overseas actions, does not mean i don't support the troops. my yaca (short for great uncle oscar- a mouthful for a three year old) was married to my aunt ardelle just a few weeks before he was dispatched to korea. two years later, he came home to find her there waiting for him. i have a profound respect for the partners of those in the armed forces...they're just as brave as their other half.
in other news,i made an appointment to get my phonebooth tattoo on the 19th! i've been so back and forth with it, and needless to say, i've probably pissed my artist off, but i'm glad i've been taking my time with it...its going on my body for life, right? i'm afraid gf is getting too many that don't mean a lot to her...her first was a banner that says "baby get what baby wants" entwined in between to handguns. the next was really sweet actually- her best friend's name written out in the friend's handwriting on her right arm. she just walked in from number three- a crow/raven/bird right above/between her left boob. i don't understand that one, i just think she's starting to get addicted haha...i'll probably end up that way too though.
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he wouldn't want me to be sad, so i plan to celebrate tomorrow just as i normally would...local music, watermelon, vendor food and the pool. fourth of july in my hometown has always been more of a social event than a national holiday...on a day we should be able to appreciate our independence, i fear i've grown a little jaded...being a bisexual and a woman in this country doesn't make me exactly free. however, i commend the efforts of those who have fought for my freedom as an american citizen. just because i disapprove of our overseas actions, does not mean i don't support the troops. my yaca (short for great uncle oscar- a mouthful for a three year old) was married to my aunt ardelle just a few weeks before he was dispatched to korea. two years later, he came home to find her there waiting for him. i have a profound respect for the partners of those in the armed forces...they're just as brave as their other half.
in other news,i made an appointment to get my phonebooth tattoo on the 19th! i've been so back and forth with it, and needless to say, i've probably pissed my artist off, but i'm glad i've been taking my time with it...its going on my body for life, right? i'm afraid gf is getting too many that don't mean a lot to her...her first was a banner that says "baby get what baby wants" entwined in between to handguns. the next was really sweet actually- her best friend's name written out in the friend's handwriting on her right arm. she just walked in from number three- a crow/raven/bird right above/between her left boob. i don't understand that one, i just think she's starting to get addicted haha...i'll probably end up that way too though.
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PS I AM a badass haha.