something new..

When was the last time you did something for the first time? Well..over the weekend I got my first tattoo. Before getting it, I was so pumped and excited. Once the time grew closer and closer to the time my appointment was scheduled, I became more nervous. Upon arriving at the place,  was sweating bullets. When I got into the chair, I began shaking. I kept asking the tattoo guy, named Juan, if it was going to hurt. I really wanted to back out of it but everyone was rooting for me and waiting for me to let them know how it went, so I knew I couldn't back out now. I also thought about how so many other people have tattoos so it cant be as bad as I was thinking. I wanted the tattoo on my back, under my right shoulder. Then the time came..I heard the "zzzzz" of the needle and made sure my boyfriend was in reach so I could hold his hand. Once the needle touched my back, it was like a relief. It wasn't bad at all. All that worrying for nothing. I got "love yourself first" in Arabic so it only took like 12 minutes. So yeah, I think my biggest fear in this situation was not knowing what to expect; fear of the unknown. And now I'm ready for another one!