Hi guys,

I just recently got my 3rd tattoo on my foot/ankle on Tuesday. I absolutely love it! I was wondering if anyone else has any and if so what they are, where and the significance of them. My first one I got when I was 18 on my lower back. It is a dolphin with a moon going through it. I am a swimmer and was still competitively swimming then plus I love dolphins. My 2nd was on my lower hip and is a chinese sign for energy. My 3rd one winds around my right foot/ankle and is a flower with stars around it. Curious about everyone else....

~Liz~

banded 03/10/06

Dr.Ortiz

241 highest/237 surgery/203/150

5'7''

Hi,

I have two roses on my shoulders, one poppy on my inside ankle and a large orchid with tribal around it with my son's initials. My husband hates them. Told me if I got anymore I'd have to but it on my rear and say "this space for rent" :-). They're very addictive. I would like to get a gecko on my foot but I better wait awhile.

Sharon

I agree, they are addictive!! I have one on my right ankle, got it when I was 18. I do not regret getting it, however I wish I would have put more thought into what I got.....Minnie Mouse. What was I thinking!!! It is cute, but I wish it would have been a butterfly or something. I was with 2 of my friends and we were looking through some books, I felt rushed to pick something cuz we didn't go with enough time to really look and there were hundreds of books! Don't know why I chose Minnie Mouse.....I would love to get another one once I lose all my weight!!!

1 on my right ankle - dolphin w/ crescent moon & star

1 on my left shoulder blade - dolphins and tribal

Hi Guys! ( or girls...lol)

I have a Celtic lotus on my right ankle...its pretty large.

On my left calf...well..I have an entire sleeve. Ankle to knee. Its hard to describe but its a Koi fish in a bubble floating thru Water with cherry blossoms and traditional lotus flowers. Its pretty wild. Very bright.

If I can loose enough weight I want to get a backpiece of a very large mermaid.

Tricia,

Your dolphin/moon on your ankle looks almost identical to mine on my lower back!! I am thinking about getting another one, definitely not now..... maybe a tiger on my back someday if I get thin enough to want to show my back off again. I used to love showing off the one on my lower hip when I was thin in a bikini. Hopefully I will get back to that point eventually. They are so addicitive!!

~Liz~

No tattoos here. Wrong generation....but I have a funny story.

My daughter had mentioned that she wanted a tattoo and I had a serious meltdown. Flash forward a couple of years....she was in labor with her third child (hard labor) and the nurse decided that she needed a sonogram. So they bring in the machine and my daughter holds up her hand in the "stop" signal and says, "Wait....first I have to tell my mother something". Seems she had a tattoo on her stomach (of all places) and had successfully hidden it from me for over a year.

Hi! I have two...on one my right ankle (bonding with my son on a Saturday morning about 15 yrs. ago), and a flower above my left breast. I haven't decided on my third...........but I really, really need another one!!

Not yet. I'm too picky. I've had designs that I absolutely loved.. and was so sure I would get... but I told myself it was something I'd do when I lost weight. So, that's my plan. Maybe when I get to goal, I'll get a whole body piece! LOL

But seriously, I'm thinking that if my stomach is as huge of a mess as I think it will be when I'm all done, and plastic surgery can't remove ALL of my stretch marks, I'd see about getting something huge that'll cover it all. There's supposedly people out there who can do it, but it kinda grosses me out, imagining tattooing over scars and stretchmarks. :|

i have a mushroom with a butterfly on it. its on my ankle. my friend drew the mushroom.

i collect mushrooms. thats the signifigance! heres a picture...

I have a small colourful butterfly just above my right ankle....under it is the date my husband and I met.....it was the second time around for me and the day that truly changed my life.

Carol

http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=14345&highlight=tattoo is another thread on the subject...

I have a heart with wings on my low back. The heart is for my daughter (I got the tattoo a day before she turned one) and the wings are for my grandmother with whom I was very close. I had a tough pregnancy and I think my grandma was watching over my baby so she's our angel.

Julie

http://www.flickr.com/photos/julielu/64666231/in/set-824430/

I have a butterfly on my right calf - new begining for me. 1 year band anniversary.

DH and I were watching Miami Ink the other night, and they were doing tattoos that signified life changing moments. This guy got a picture of his cat that he had for 13 years tattooed on him, with the name and dates and in memoriam on it. Not my cup of tea. This other chick got a really pretty lizard on her back i think to symbolize her fiance that passed away.

It made DH and I think about what we would get if the one of the kids passed, or if one of us passed. I know..morbid...but it was interesting to talk about. He said that if I died he would get a little redheaded fairy with wicked wings sitting on a gardenia. Gardenias are my favorite flowers, andhe always calls me his wicked little fairy. If he died I would get a small pirate ship on a fair sea. That is just what he is. a smooth sailing pirate. For the kids it was pretty easy. For our son it would be a spider. he loves them, he loves spiderman, and he acts like a spider climbing on everyhting. For our daughter it would be a ladybug. When she was born this nurse came in and said "Her spirit guide is the lady bug". We thought, yeah, whatever, ok. Ever since then no matter where we live, we have issues with ladybugs. they find her. they are always around her. and she has loved them the whole time. they are the only bug she loves. and it is not like we fostered it. but she has become our little lady bug.

My tat is also my avatar (very bad photo). It is a double headed phoenix. One is looking to my past with an almost sad expression, the other is looking to my future with an expectant expression. I saw something like it on-line and made some changes to it so it was just right for me. For years I told my DH that for our 10 year anniversary, I wanted the 10 year diamond band. About a month or so from said anniversary, I decided to get something that had more meaning. My DH and I met when I was 17 and he was 18. At that time we were both into things that I hope and pray my children never do:pray: . We were going to get married as soon as I turned 18 and on the wedding day we both wanted to get tattoo’s. Thank the Lord that we didn’t get married at that time. I believe that God separated us so that we both could grow up. When we got back together, we both realized that now we were ready to make a commitment for life. We were married on the 10 year anniversary of the week we met and when we got our tats had been married 10 years. Mine is still not done. I decided that I want to add the sun and moon over it to represent my son and daughter. I also had the sign for a female above my ummmmm..... "hoo-hoo", but it was blown apart by a stretch mark:cry so now it is just a circle and a plus sign. I also have a cross on my hip. My DH has and eagle ripping out of his arm with the flag behind it.