Inked

Yesterday, as a birthday present to moi, Will took me down to the Southside tattoo parlor on S. Congress Ave in Austin and I got my first tattoo.

I'm a sucker for old school Sailor Jerry tattoos. I love the hearts, I love the swallows, I love the scrolls... I just love 'em, and I'd had this tattoo idea in my head for ages now. It was nice to say to Jack (the artist), "I want a heart, a swallow with wings up, and a scroll saying "LOVE..." and have him whip up the perfect tattoo and color it in just for me. I think his work is amazing and I'm pretty smitten with my new tat - it's bold, bright, and classic, and suits me perfectly.

What do you think?

Will's birthday was a little over a week ago, and a new tattoo was my present to him as well. You can sort of see the Welsh dragon tattoo on his arm, which was my Christmas present to him a year ago - tattoos make the perfect gift).

He is a huge fan of rock and roll, both the history and the music, and our tour of Sun Studio in Memphis back in December was his favorite part of our anniversary road trip. Sun Studio is where Elvis, Johnny Cash, BB King and Albert King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ike Turner, Carl Perkins, ... (and the list goes on) all got their break, and Will (the ultimate Elvis and BB King fan) was completely wow'd.

Pretty awesome tattoos, huh?

Thank you all for my birthday wishes on Friday! I had a lovely day and all of your lovely comments made my day even better!

xoxo,