About
* I love art, reading, learning, knowing, loving, breathing.
* I have an amazing boyfriend & we've been together for 2+ years, we are so incredibly strong, even 555 miles apart. He's my best friend & my inspiration for all that I do.
* I go to Northern Kentucky University for graphic design. It's neat! :]
*** The reason why I am trying to win this contest for a tattoo, is because of the people who taught me to be everything that I am, and everything I wish to be; My grandparents as well as a best friend of mine, all of whom died in the past few years.
My grandparents raised me until I was 12, until I moved in with my dad, but I never lived far from them, just down the street actually. Anyway, they were always a large part of my life, my mentors, my parents.
My grandmother became deathly sick in 2006 at the age of 89, and was put into an elderly person's home soon after. During her stay there, the doctors found a brain tumor and wasn't very well taken care of during her stay. She passed away in June of 2006.
My grandfather, that brave soul he was, continued truckin' without his beloved by his side, for almost a year, until he was also put in the home where my grandmother stayed. Almost, but not quite a year after my grandmothers passing, did my grandfather fallow her with his broke heart.
They were both full of such soul and heart, they'd help anyone out if they could, give you the shirt off their back. My grandmother gave the biggest hugs and made Fasnaughts every February. Dozens & dozens would be fought over by friends and family. She made sure everyone had atleast one, she just loved to know she filled your belly.
My grandfather taught me that hard work will get you anywhere, and that kindness was the best card you could have in your deck. He always carried a sense of humor & always had a joke or a great story to tell.
The third person I would dedicate this tattoo to, is my best friend Rachel, who was killed in a car accident soon after she gotten her license in 2004. She taught me wondrous things about myself, like you could never love anyone enough, and that your heart isn't something you should just give away. She taught me to smile as much as possible & to never sweat the small stuff, there's bigger things ahead. She was a true friend, we never once had an argument, and we were always there for each other. Because of her death being such a traumatic experience for me, I have yet to get my license, but there's not a day that goes by that I don't admire her courage for getting behind the wheel in the first place. She's constantly a wake up call & teaches me life is so short & not to waste it on silly, meaningless-to-me things.
To sum this all up, I want a group of 3 flowers on my foot to represent these amazing characters that have blessed my life, so deeply & truly. I must have luck.