I got my first tattoo
It's only 3 days old now, the photos im putting up are of it day of like 2 minutes after it was done
and well.
I horrible at explaining things simply
so i've attached the facebook BOOK i wrote to tell all my friends why.
before that though
I have to learn to say no!
I almost had you are beautiful tattooed on my foot because i didnt haev the heart to tell the lad doing the print set up that i wanted something else not exactley like in the photo,,
I also felt horrible being like er no... I changed my mind i dont want script i really want the print like I said the first time before yuo suggested script..
That and the fact my friend kept telling me to change the placement / font/ size confusing the hell out of the poor guy lol
then the tattoo artist came out and it all settled down a bit.
the decision to get this and not the design i had planned for about a year was very last minute.
like day before last minute.
Thing is though , my gut told me to do it , and i havent been wrong yet!
alright ill shuddup till after the photos.
and for those of you with too much time
There's this place you see.
It's inside of me.
And all of us who worked or have been there.
It's our little sanctuary ,
of all our memories
and all our love for this place.
I've been there ,
6 summers as a camper
1 as a C.I.T
2 as a counselor
The one summer I didn't go,
I was heartbroken.
And it just fueled my love for that place.
It's a place where no matter who you are
How much your parents make
What you look like
Where you live
You are jsut as special as everyone else
It's a safe haven for kids
A place where they know the only thing they will ever feel is love
Dissapointments are impossible
And you can be who you really are.
This place gives me a feeling in my heart
That I don't get very often ,
only in moments of extreme peace
But there
I spend weeks ,
surrounded by it
surrounded by the fact that I am being a part of these kids lives
I am there to make their experience as enjoyable as it can be
St.Brigid's Summer Camp
or STB as all call it
or simply camp
is a place that no words can describe how much i love it in itself
and love how much we get to grow as indivuduals after our time there
and also how much we get to show these kids that there is a place where everyone can be safe
and its at camp
I just cant explain it any better than this
there is no other place
i feel as loved
i feel as safe
i feel as me.
there is no other place
i am as accepted for all my differences
i can count on others
i can make such a big difference
The tattoo isnt just for me
its for all of us
who've worked or gone there
most of you wont understand
most of you will think im nuts
but , if you ever had the chance to sit on the outdock and look back at the camp and out on the lake
or sit on your cabin steps before anyone else is awake
or sat around the fire with people you never knew you could get so close to
or if you've ever had a child look up at you and say thank you
run to you when they're hurt
or count on you to keep the monsters away at night
then maybe just maybe...
you can understand the feeling I get when I look at my foot.
The same feeling I get when I wear my camp stuff
or look at my bracelets on my wrist
my outdocks and my first ever handmade bracelet
or when I drink from my water bottle still sporting the green ribbon and camp atachments
or when I sleep with my hippo from Kelly.
All those things, will be gone over time,
as much as I want them to be with me forever
All those things can't go everywhere I do
But this
This will be with me forever
Dove tu sai en mondo, solo vedere in tuore cuore e tu posso trovare
wherever you are in the world, just look in your heart and you will find it
I wrot that on my shirt last year
These words on my foot
are lyrics to the only anthem I will always sing as loud and as prous as I can
They will take me back
to those moments I love
to the place I'm safe
and to the feeling camp gives .
Wherever I may be.
Must get back to posting.
And not lurking
Pirates don't lurk, they CONQUER