The heart will never forget...

I did it! I got my first tattoo. And it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be.
I'm really proud of myself. I have wanted to do this since before my mom passed away, and decided it had to be done before the 2 year anniversary of her passing.

I have to give special thanks to my sister in law - she went with me and encouraged me from the start.
So, dankie sussa! Lief jou sommer baie!

I was very nervous, but Adri was amazing and quickly put me at ease. I can definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a tattoo artist.

So, without further ado, here are pics and videos of our adventures this morning.

Estie also had a tattoo done in remembrance of her two doggy kids that passed away recently.

These are pics of her tattoo:

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